Last night during the RightOnline Welcome Event, filmmaker Andrew Marcus previewed a 17-minute clip from his upcoming documentary “Hating Breitbart.” While not giving away too much of the film’s approach to representing the late rebel media mogul, the footage displayed
Last week, controversy over Barack Obama’s involvement with Chicago’s “New Party” unfolded on two fronts: the story itself and its coverage by Ben Smith, former Politico blogger/Journolister and now editor of BuzzFeed Politics. The Obama campaign in 2008 pilloried National
Elizabeth Warren’s Senate campaign has released a statement pushing back against incumbent opponent Scott Brown, who earlier today called on the Harvard Law professor to release her employment records to clear up ongoing questions about her professed Native American ancestry.
Elizabeth Warren can no longer count the Harvard University administrator who listed her as “Native American” among her advocates in the unfolding scandal of her professed minority heritage. In the reaction to the Boston Globe‘s controversial article on Harvard’s EEOC
The Guardian reports that members of the intelligence community are virtually apoplectic over the leaked underwear bombing plot foiled by a CIA informant who had infiltrated Al Qaeda: Mike Scheur, the former head of the CIA’s Bin Laden unit, said the
In the New York Times’ followup to Washington Post’s Thursday retrospective on Mitt Romney’s high school years, reporters Ashley Parker and Jodi Kantor relate an incensed statement from the family of John Lauber, the man reportedly given a forced hair
Hey girl, your staff isn’t funny. The Office of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi sent out a press release responding to the popularity of a Tumblr spinoff of the “Hey Girl” Ryan Gosling comedy meme, “Hey Girl, It’s Paul Ryan,” and
From the Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee: The DSCC had its most successful first quarter of fundraising ever. The DSCC raised more than $17.7 million in the first quarter, marking the largest first quarter haul in the history of the committee.
A spokesman for Media Matters for America, which communicates directly with the White House in a weekly “strategy call,” boasted in 2010 of President Obama’s mistreatment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a forum held by Al-Jazeera. The Daily
The New York Times has explained its double standard for running paid advertisements attacking different religions with concern for the safety of America’s soldiers. After running the atheist organization Freedom From Religion’s ad telling readers “It’s time to consider quitting
Talk about an apt illustration of the message of Occupy Wall Street; at SXSW in Austin, rich collegiate hipsters are powering their fancy smartphones literally off the backs of the poor. Ad agency BBH’s program “Homeless Hotspots,” which is not
What’s critical to understanding Andrew Breitbart is that he was a child of adoption. A major part of his identify seems to have been shaped by this facet of his childhood–at least, that’s the impression I got from the man.
Barack Obama coasted to electoral victory in 2008 on the phrases “Hope and Change” and “Yes We Can!”, but it appears that in 2012, his winning campaign slogans could instead be “I like the ability to fire people” and “I’m
On Monday evening, the political blogosphere was rocked by the unprecedented publishing of a 200-page opposition research book on Mitt Romney written by the John McCain campaign for the 2008 GOP presidential primary. Who decided to release this information to
Whatever happened to the protest song? Music stations and the Billboard charts of decades past were chock full of politically-themed songs, most notably during the Vietnam War and its many statewide protests. Recently, liberal filmmaker Adam McKay (“Anchorman,” “The Other
Here we have the entire album “Themes for an Imaginary Film” from Symmetry, yet another project by Italodisco revivalist Johnny Jewel, known for his involvement in Chromatics/Glass Candy/Desire/all of the “Italians Do It Better” music label. Word around the ‘net
Candy Claws, “Do You Ever Feel That Way?” (Starflyer 59 Cover) Of all the contemporary Christian bands in the genre’s mid-to-late ’90s boom period, Starflyer 59 was one of the few respectable acts, as they understood the difference between “Christian
Histamines, “Legit Wax” Legit Wax by Histamines I promise this is the last time I toot my own horn here, and this is a special exception, as it’s a collaboration with a longtime friend and talented young producer, Steve Chab.
The Morning Playlist is a new feature for Big Hollywood collecting new or notable music from around the web. Grab yourself some coffee, turn up your speakers, and start the day with a healthy assault on those ol’ ear drums.
It’s that time of year again–Top 10 music lists are out in force, and everyone’s got their own best and worst songs to showcase their wonderful taste. Well, what if you could do both–have a best worst songs list? Yes,
Reawakening Virtues, the latest book from Big Government contributor Armstrong Williams, seems an oddly timed release. As the Republican presidential primary kicks into gear, social issues have largely been placed on the backburner of our national dialogue in favor of
Before you click the “Play” button on this video, make sure your pants are literally sewn into the flesh of your pelvis. The euphoria you will experience just might make them spontaneously fly off your body if you fail to
Mic check! MIC CHECK! Okay, thanks. Listen up, everybody, this is like the worst thing since Modest Mouse got on the radio. Kurt Vile has sold out. I’m not just talking a commercial for some Bono charity or a restaurant
Last weekend at New York Comic Con, during a panel on the anime series Robotech, speaker Kevin McKeever played a clip from a new documentary on the making of the groundbreaking show, mostly culled from interviews with the series’ American
Confession time: I like Rage Against the Machine. Not liked, like. If an old single comes on the radio, I turn it up and tap my steering wheel to the beat. Writing this, I’ve made a Spotify playlist for them.
Over the past few weeks, journalists, pundits, and regular citizens have been clamoring to find the answer to one question: What is this whole “Occupy Wall Street” movement about? Who are the protesters? What brought them together? Do they hate
Yesterday, Barack Obama’s official Twitter account announced a new Obama for America website, AttackWatch.com. Billed as a way to “get the facts” and “fight the smears,” Attack Watch is the latest in a long line of attempts by the Obama
It’s been six years since Andrew Niccol seated himself in a director’s chair; after the powerful Gattaca (1997), misfire S1m0ne (2002), and sleeper Lord of War (2005), the inventive writer is headed back to the big screen with another original
Anders Behring Breivik’s manifesto, penned before his horrific mass murder in Oslo, contains 1,500 full pages of text, yet the New York Times has not asked readers to pore over it and help them find information relevant to their coverage
Amelia Hamilton, a communications consultant and writer in Colorado, recently announced a new venture of hers: her very first children’s book publication, One Nation Under God: A Book For Little Patriots. Between her constant travels and managing her small business,
Welcome to Big Hollywood’s monthly review of all things notable in the world of music. This is Vintage Now, released a few weeks ago, is a retro music compilation that isn’t designed to cash in on nostalgia– rather, it’s a
It’s hard to come out of Lt. Dan Band: For the Common Good without a healthy feeling of irony. You’ve just witnessed a prime example of man’s inhumanity and cruelty inspiring a display of man’s greatest virtues–honor, sacrifice, compassion, and
Last night, Jon Stewart addressed the fact check of his claim that Fox News viewers are consistently the most misinformed about politics compared to the audiences of other news networks and shows– in “every poll,” he said. Though much of
Well, here we go. Michele Bachmann’s impressive performance at Monday’s GOP Presidential debate, followed by her formal campaign launch, have kicked lefty smear merchants into gear, as evidenced by Michelle Goldberg’s latest piece in the Daily Beast. Titled “Bachmann’s Unrivaled