— — One of the primary problems today’s filmmakers face with any swords and sandals epic is finding present-day actors that look believable in ancient times. With his two leads, director Ridley Scott seems to have overcome that in
PORT HUENEME — Over 100 pro-amnesty activists from Southern California traveled to Naval Base Ventura County on Tuesday to stage a demonstration outside the gates to demand “humane treatment” for illegal aliens who have been transferred there from Texas by
Why Gross-Out Comedies Reign: Rise of Cable TV, Collapse of DVD Sales In an otherwise terrific write-up about the rise of cut-rate, R-rated gross-out comedies, The Wrap fails to point to the risks (which I’ll get to) of relying on
Summer 2014 Box Office Down Whopping 20% Over Last Year Things were looking bad July 1, but as I said in my weekend box office piece, things are going to look a lot worse come Monday. The holiday weekend tanked
“X-Men” director Bryan Singer has officially filed for a dismissal of the sexual abuse suit brought by Michael Egan, the man accusing Singer and one other Hollywood player over allegations both men sexually abused and raped him as a teen.
George Osborne may be credited with leading Britain to a great economic comeback, but he is still not above refusing to do his times table, according to the Daily Mail. The Chancellor of the Exchequer told a group of school
On the occasion of the release of my E-Book on the James Bond film series–Bond Forever: A Film Buff’s Cinematic Analysis of the James Bond Series–I thought Breitbart readers would enjoy some thoughts on our expectations of masculinity in mass media, as portrayed
Why Buy Big Bulky Bigscreen TVs Instead of a Projector? The AP reports that lower prices have resulted in a big boost in sales for televisions that exceed 55 inches. Overall sales of televisions are still crashing 10% per year
HBO’s ‘The Leftovers’ – Please Tell Me It Gets Better Some reviewers who have seen the first three episodes in advance claim that creator Damon Lindelof (“Lost”) and Tom Perotta’s “The Leftovers” gets better and really comes together in the
Planned Parenthood, the women’s reproductive heath organization that also provides abortions, has reassured Californians that the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling Monday in the Hobby Lobby case does not apply to the Golden State. Beth Parker, chief counsel for the organization, told
On May 29 Breitbart News reported Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) offered an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, Science spending bill to be sure no funds in it were appropriated to Operation Choke Point, a DOJ operation used to pressure banks
Islamists! Hear ye, hear ye! The Caliphate has been declared! Rejoice amongst yourselves! Celebrate with champagne sparkling water, women loads of other blokes, and a great deal of glee confusion. Come on! It’s time to go! Hey guys, the Caliphate has been
Variety’s Ramin Setoodeh reports that “The View” is in so much trouble, “rumors are swirling” that Rosie O’Donnell might be brought back. After a ton of controversy, that included O’Donnell using the program to spread her 9/11 Trutherism with the
Something is rotten in the state of General Motors, the company that Barack Obama bailed out. GM announced this past week that they would have to recall nearly 500,000 more cars for a variety of reasons, including: Recalibrating the transfer
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fear of voting has gripped Democratic leaders in the Senate, slowing the chamber’s modest productivity this election season to a near halt. With control of the Senate at risk in November, leaders are going to remarkable
Heckling a Live Performance: Shia LaBeouf Is No Robert Downey Jr. Obviously 28-year-old millionaire movie star Shia LeBeouf has some kind of psychological and/or dependency problem. He needs help and is, in his own obnoxious way, crying out for it.
Rev. Jesse Jackson praised the “beauty” of Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) victory over “Confederate” Chris McDaniel in an interview on CNN’s “Wolf” on Thursday. In a discussion on the progress of civil rights Jackson said that one of the problems
Many who wanted to stream the U.S. vs. Germany World Cup game on Thursday afternoon on WatchESPN’s video-streaming service could not do so at kickoff because of “unprecedented demand” at noon eastern. ESPN said “viewership for the first half of the USA-Germany
Aereo Streaming Struck Down 6-3 In Supreme Court Aereo is officially and irrevocably toast. As I wrote earlier this week, once I learned that Aereo was using tiny little symbolic antennas at its main facilities to back up the claim
HOUSTON, Texas–The unemployment rate in Texas recently fell to a new five-year low, according to new statistics from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. As business booms in the Lone Star State, many companies are in need of trained workers–most notably employers in
John Nolte mentioned that Tim Burton’s epochal “Batman” film is now 25 years old, which immediately made every aching joint in my aging body flare up, and more of my remaining hair turn white. Twenty-five years ago? Really? The nifty
Limited edition Diane von Furstenberg Google Glass has finally gone on sale on fashion websites Net-A-Porter.com and MrPorter.com, enabling anticipatory and interested consumers to wear their smart technology in style. Google Glass goers can now purchase the spectacles in male or
Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ Turns 25 Fifty years after 1939, an unprecedented year of cinematic masterpieces, 1989 gave us an extraordinary year in popcorn cinema — just good old-fashioned entertaining movies. I spent that summer at the drive-in. Every Friday night
HOUSTON, Texas–Denton, a Texas city north of Dallas, is known as a gas city. Gas fields there have reportedly produced a billion dollars in mineral wealth and allowed the city to prosper. But now, the Denton City Council is considering
Hypocrites at Deadline Threaten All of Hollywood Over Nikki Finke A self-serving Sunday morning interview between Deadline’s Mike Fleming and Deadline’s Peter Bart at Deadline about how awful Nikki Finke is, is quite the lesson in pompous, passive-aggressive character assassination.
