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Liberals Rush to Condemn Sexual Assault Victim

This post isn’t about Hollywood hero Woody Allen, but my headline illustrates a point I want to make about the way the media treated Coke’s “America the Beautiful” Super Bowl ad.  The media was quick to write headlines purporting that

Golden Globes Honors Woody Allen

Golden Globes Honors Woody Allen

(AP) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.The Golden Globes honored Woody Allen on Sunday–minus Woody Allen. He won a lifetime achievement award for more than four decades of writing, producing and directing films. He didn’t attend Globes on Sunday, however, and actress Diane Keaton

Variety: Women Directors Still Rare in Hollywood

Variety: Women Directors Still Rare in Hollywood

The Hollywood community prides itself on speaking up for equal rights and diversity. The industry’s reality is far different from its rhetoric. Not only does Hollywood suffer from a severe lack of diversity, the number of women behind the camera

'12 Years,' 'Hustle' Lead Golden Globes Noms, 'Butler' Snubbed

'12 Years,' 'Hustle' Lead Golden Globes Noms, 'Butler' Snubbed

By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterThe searing historical epic “12 Years a Slave” and the con-artist caper “American Hustle” lead the 71st annual Golden Globes with seven nominations each. The nominations announced Thursday morning by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association suggested

NY film Critics Name 'American Hustle' Best Film

NY film Critics Name 'American Hustle' Best Film

By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterNEW YORKThe New York Film Critics Circle named “American Hustle” the best film of 2013, giving David O. Russell’s fictionalized Abscam tale an early jolt in Hollywood’s awards season. The film was also awarded best supporting

MSNBC Cans Alec Baldwin, Will Hollywood Do the Same?

MSNBC Cans Alec Baldwin, Will Hollywood Do the Same?

MSNBC has had enough of Alec Baldwin after less than two months’ worth of shows. Will Hollywood follow its lead? The liberal network brought Baldwin aboard for his celebrity cache as well as his knack for drawing headlines–for better and

Lou Reed, Iconic Punk Poet, dead at 71

Lou Reed, Iconic Punk Poet, dead at 71

By HILLEL ITALIEAP National WriterNEW YORKLou Reed, the punk poet of rock ‘n’ roll who profoundly influenced generations of musicians as leader of the Velvet Underground and remained a vital solo performer for decades after, died Sunday at 71. Reed

MSNBC Hires Mia Farrow's Son Ronan for Show

MSNBC Hires Mia Farrow's Son Ronan for Show

(AP) MSNBC hires Mia Farrow’s son Ronan for showNEW YORKA book deal, tabloid attention and now a new television show — it’s a busy time in the public eye for 25-year-old Ronan Farrow. MSNBC announced Wednesday that it had hired