The reliably left-of-center Politico is so wedded to the Obama narrative – post-racial, healing, cool as ice and astoundingly bright – that it can’t smell a story right under its nose. Hollywood’s President has been a dud. The news site’s
“Sex and the City” wasn’t just HBO’s most iconic comedy. The series left an indelible mark on our culture as well as the pay channel’s coffers. That’s why Washington Times contributor Emily Esfahani Smith says HBO’s new series “Girls” is good
A comedy about an inept Vice President. I thought, wow – that could be funny. I’ll bet it’s about Joe Biden, as much time as his foot has been in his mouth these past three years. But then I tuned
I don’t know about your home, but at Castle Leigh, the first channel we always check out on ye olde flat-screen is Turner Classic Movies. (Just nod if you understand. To those who don’t have the habit yet, I can
If you’re wondering why America’s so-called satirists still haven’t found the fact that Obama ate a dog funny… In fact, if you’re wondering why no one in Hollywood will satirize Obama in any way whatsoever, this should help to explain a
The Left and the Right see eye to eye on very little these days. But they typically agree, on paper, that the children of politicians are off limits. HBO personality Bill Maher clearly didn’t get the memo. One week after
Let’s get the obvious question out of the way – is the main character in HBO’s new political comedy “Veep” based on Sarah Palin? The answer is a quick and firm, “no.” What’s equally refreshing is the show’s biting sense
Earlier this month, the U.S. Embassy in Singapore held a screening of HBO’s hyper-partisan, poorly sourced “Game Change” feature as a way to show how the American electoral process works. SarahPAC, former Gov. Sarah Palin’s political action committee, decided to
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UNIVERSAL DEVELOPS ‘THE ROCKFORD FILES’ FOR VINCE VAUGHN TO PLAY JAMES GARNER ROLE Universal can call it “The Rockford Files,” but it won’t be “The Rockford Files.” Vince Vaughn’s a good guy, but “The Rockford Files” IS James Garner —
—- While referencing the “War on Moms” started by Obama here and fumbled by Hilary Rosen here, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos said what many in the left-wing media are saying: “I tend to agree with you all that this particular dispute is
Bill Maher may have finally crossed the line even his artful defenders, the ones eager to gin up an alleged GOP “war on women,” can’t spin. Maher, the host of HBO’s weekly political chatfest “Real Time with Bill Maher,” routinely
On Thursday, the US Embassy in Singapore partnered with HBO and The American Club to screen the hyper-partisan movie “Game Change” an officially sponsored event. As Paul Karl Lukacs of The Nomad Lawyer blog reports, the airing of the movie
On his Real Time with Bill Maher HBO show Maher gave a intresting take about how Castro is realy not that bad.
In no way is this acceptable: Radar: Cult comedy Angry Boys aims to shock viewers with its mockumentary style humor, but one right wing group thinks the HBO hit has gone too far and accuses a recent episode of being
BATEFLIX LETS YOU SEARCH FOR NUDITY IN NETFLIX Tells you something about our culture that the article takes the position that this feature is a net-plus because it helps you find nudity as opposed to helping parents avoid it. ‘RED
Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus gamely made a fool of herself with her awkward dance moves on a classic episode of “Seinfeld.” Now, she’s throwing herself into a new role, that of an unprepared Vice President in the upcoming HBO comedy “Veep.”
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After HBO’s “The Wire,” creator David Simon had a tall order on his hands when it came to following up what many regard (including me) as the best drama ever produced for television. “Treme” is nowhere near as brilliant, but
Probably best known as the creator, writer and producer of the incredible HBO series “Carnivàle,” Daniel Knauf is looking to add “Internet innovator” to his resume. Knauf’s newest creation is the website bxxweb.com, which will launch its first production, titled
Aaron Sorkin is about to unleash his vision of what conservatives and Republicans are like in a new HBO series called “The Newsroom,” and it won’t be pretty, judging by the show’s trailer. It seems like more proof that liberal
THE NIMBLE EMPIRE: A DEFENSE OF CABLE TV Cable defenders are down to rationalizing piracy (also known as STEALING) and arguing that HBO as a standalone service is worth $20 a month, just so that we can enjoy the shared
ASHTON KUTCHER TO PLAY STEVE JOBS IN INDIE BIOPIC The resemblance is certainly there, it’s just that buying Kutcher as someone with an IQ above room temperature is a bit more belief than those of us not from the planet
Van Jones, the Obama administration’s disgraced former “Green Czar,” appeared on Bill Maher’s little-known HBO show to explain what happened with Solyndra, the green energy company that went bankrupt after absorbing hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. He said that
Appearing on HBO’s Bill Maher Show Obama’s former green job czar Van Jones attacks Supreme Court Justice Scalia over his questioning in the Obamacare SCOTUS arguments.
Andrew Breitbart knew he wouldn’t receive a hero’s welcome by appearing on the HBO show “Real Time with Bill Maher,” to put it mildly. The late Internet publisher frequented the show’s panel all the same. He realized it was one
The decision to cast Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan in a film scheduled for a 2013 release made headlines yesterday. “The Butler” tells the story of Eugene Allen, who served as the White House butler for eight different administrations. It
This is so disappointing. Like the late Christopher Reeve, Michael J. Fox is apparently under the pathetic impression that the unfortunate condition of his health gives him some sort of license to spout falsehoods. We saw this in 2004 with Reeve,
According to Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), HBO executives in New York were horrified at the thought of running a video she made depicting welfare recipients as, in her words, “freeloading welfare queens.” “I have offended
Alexandra Pelosi debuted a video she made for HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” last night. The video shows multiple welfare recipients in New York City proclaiming they were at the welfare office to get their “Obama bucks” and that
For those of you who don’t know, Raw Story is an openly left-wing site. If the falsehood about GM repaying their bailout is so glaring that even a Raw Story feels compelled to point it out, some re-shoots might be in
HBO CEASES PRODUCTION ON ‘LUCK’ IN WAKE OF HORSE DEATHS For a high-profile series headlined by a star like Dustin Hoffman and produced by the likes of Michael Mann and David Milch, this is an awfully extreme and rash decision.
When Dennis Miller listed 10 things that women can do to make men happy, number four was: “Would it kill you to watch ‘The Godfather’ with me for the 57th time?” How true is that? For going on two generations
It has been well established that HBO’s anti-Sarah Palin movie, “Game Change,” is full of distortions about the former vice presidential candidate. I covered some of them in a piece on Big Hollywood titled “Top 10 Lies of HBO’s ‘Game
HBO’s new horse racing drama “Luck” will cease production following the death of a third horse used in the series. Work on the show’s second season had already begun when the latest horse death occurred. HBO released a statement today
There are over 300 million people in America. Barack Obama attracted nearly 70 million votes in 2008. HBO has almost 30 million subscribers. And yet… Less than 10% of those subscribers bothered to tune into one of the most hyped
(AP) HBO racing drama ‘Luck’ hit by 3rd horse fatalityBy LYNN ELBERAP Television WriterLOS ANGELESA horse was injured and euthanized Tuesday during production of the racetrack drama “Luck,” the third death in connection with the series, and a humane group
More blowback from the White House’s cynical war on the non-existent war on women — this time it’s HBO’s Bill Maher and the White House’s own David Axelrod. Axelrod was set to appear on Maher’s weekly HBO comedy/talk show “Real Time,”
HBO’s anti-Sarah Palin film “Game Change” scored some pretty impressive ratings over the weekend – 2.1 million viewers, according to numbers released today. But while the cable network may be tempted to spike the football, it might want to do
As you read what’s below, don’t forget to connect the dots to Obama’s decision to run against Sarah Palin the day after the “Game Change” premiere. Not to mention all the dots that connect directly from those involved in the
Director Jay Roach of “Game Change” fame isn’t done trying to influence the upcoming presidential election quite yet. Roach’s movie eviscerating Sarah Palin with lies and misstatements aired on HBO over the weekend. But Roach’s next project promises to be
Actor Woody Harrelson just got finished trashing Sarah Palin in the new HBO film “Game Change.” Now, he’s taking on the rest of the GOP – and roughly half the people in the country at the same time – in
