Chip Hanlon at Red County: I have to admit, I automatically figure that every actor or musician is a political Lefty until shown otherwise. But, boy, that would be the wrong assumption to make of the iconic ’80’s punk band,
—– Since Whoopi Goldberg’s pretending to be all about specifics and facts — and I say pretending because what she’s trying to do is pull off an unconscionable debating ploy that allows her to assume the role of a moral
—– Once upon a time there were men. And one was born this very day in 1907. The Duke talks a little politics in 1973: “Hell yes, I’m a liberal. I listen to both sides before I make up my
CNN: Martin Scorsese has “‘demanded the immediate release’ of fellow filmmaker Roman Polanski, who was arrested in Switzerland on a U.S. arrest warrant related to a 1977 child sex charge.” The Smoking Gun [EXPLICIT content warning]: The teenager’s troubling [Ed.
One: How do the haters not understand that forgiveness and letting go, particularly after decades of natural healing and the universe having moved on, is an essential tenet of a humane and compassionate philosophy/attitude? Especially when the victim herself has
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Left-wing film site Cinematical: Here’s a film I expect to annoy some religious groups: Sweet Baby Jesus, which will star Bette Midler, Kim Cattrall and British actress/singer Pixie Lott (pictured) in a modernized telling of the Nativity. Well, it’s kind
September 29th, 2009: Amid all the noise, no one has yet to really mention the most unthinkable consequence overshadowing all of this: that Polanski, 76, could die in jail, either fighting his extradition in Switzerland or withering in a cell
The Wrap’s Sharon Waxman: Here are two names you don’t expect to see together: Moammar Gadhafi. Hollywood. But guess what – they’re in bed, making movies. Hollywood’s latest financial backer is the middle son of the Libyan dictator, Saadi Gadhafi,
—– Look fast for a nice shot across the now kinda-defunct ACORN’s bow. This video’s terrific. Stevens cleverly crams a lot of truth into just a few tuneful minutes and we laugh because it’s all true. Almost too true to
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September 27th, 2009: The same goes for the Polanski case, which is full of echoes of “Les Miserables,” the classic Victor Hugo novel about Jean Valjean, an ex-con trying to turn his life around who is being obsessively tracked and
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“It’s not about politics, it’s just the story of a boy.” Today’s Associated Press: The movie, produced by Multivision Plus, Indonesia’s largest production company, will premiere in Indonesia on June 17, the week of Obama’s anticipated visit to the country.
September 29th, 2009: Hours before Polanski was busted in Zurich, Ratner taped an interview for BlogTalkRadio’s “Movie Geeks United” show and announced he’ll be producing a sequel to Marina Zenovich‘s 2008 documentary, “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired.” “The family has
On the heels of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal article, our very own Jon Kahn went on Fox News with Megyn Kelly to discuss his music, his career and what it’s been like since he revealed himself as a conservative in
The left-wing film site did a year end round up on Dec. 30th, 2009: Though he’s already spent time in jail, as well as a number of years living with that one act of bad judgment, apparently law enforcement doesn’t
October 13th, 2009: “You recently signed the petition in support of Roman Polanski,” I asked. “Do you still support that decision?” “Yeah,” he replied, with confidence. IMDB page.
Rebecca Mead on Breitbart’s “Empire of Bluster.” Read the whole thing and make up your own mind. An excerpt: Conflict also has the useful function of driving traffic to his sites. Breitbart.com is currently looked at by an average of
HonestReporting: Currently appearing on Comedy Central’s website is a game called “I.S.R.A.E.L. Attack!”. The premise of this game has nothing to do with Israel and, as such, is nothing more than an insidious attempt at association. The game’s introduction begins
Not only did Michael Douglas tell a French radio station it would be “unfair” for him to sign the latest “Free Polanski” petition floating around Cannes for “somebody who did break the law,” he did so hours before the Charlotte
The Associated Press: Los Angeles County prosecutors have met with a British actress who claims she was sexually abused by director Roman Polanski in his Paris apartment when she was 16 — years before she appeared in one of his
Go ahead and file this in your “unlikely” drawer: You may have heard that Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor, but that was just liberal media propaganda. This Robin is no socialist bandit practicing freelance
—– Once again CNS asks the honest questions and the Totalitarians — for our own good, of course — reveal themselves. Is it November, yet? Can we at least get into line now? Those who are happiest when lodged firmly
—– Good to see Damon’s delivery still makes Victor Mature look like Sir John Gielgud. Wikipedia has the plot rundown. The story is loosely based on the Philip K. Dick short story, “Adjustment Team” and will feature a smooth-talking congressman
Sure, her Super Bowl Snickers commercial was pretty funny, but it’s been three months now and Betty White Mania seems to be getting only more maniacal: We haven’t covered this trend too much here at Big Hollywood on account of