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—– You have to love how matter-of-fact the above discussion is. Short version: “Yeah, the miniseries is fair and so we now know for a fact that Joel Surnow’s $30 million project was discriminated against because of his personal politics.”

With a movie based on the gossipy, mostly unsourced, pro-Obama, Palin- savaging “Game Change” already casting and likely timed to boost President Barack –War of Choice! — Obama’s re-election bid in 2012, it looks as though HBO’s decided to double

Editor’s note: Script reviews of upcoming projects have been around for as long as there’s been an Internet. Therefore it’s no secret that a film can evolve into something quite different from its screenplay. Please keep in mind that this

Tonight on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher March 11 (10pm), will feature political strategist Paul Begala, CNN contributor Dana Loesch, and former VA Rep. Tom Davis on the panel, with MN Rep. Keith Ellison and choreographer Bill T. Jones

DHD: “Julianne Moore is set to star in HBO Films’ Game Change. Directed by Jay Roach, the movie is based on Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s 2010 book about the 2008 Presidential elections and follows John McCain’s presidential campaign, from

It was the summer of 1996, and I remember it like it was yesterday. HBO aired Chris Rock in concert, “Bring the Pain” the one-hour special was titled, and I was sure after it was over that the future of

Like a lot of middle-aged family men who sometimes pine for their days of care-free bachelorhood, I find myself drawn to the HBO series Entourage as a vehicle through which I can vicariously channel my long-gone youth – this time

Ed. Note: Monday, HBO will air Eugene Jarecki’s documentary “Reagan.” The video embedded below is a 40 minute interview with the director that we’ve added to the Fox News piece. More on the great man here at Big Hollywood tomorrow,

On the night of June 5-6, 1944, a group of young men–boys many of them–embarked on an extraordinary mission. Hunched in the dark cabins against the sides of their C-47s and contemplating what fate had in store for them in

Editor’s note: Script reviews of upcoming projects have been around for as long as there’s been an Internet. Therefore it’s no secret that a television show can evolve into something quite different from its original script. Please keep in mind

“Is that why you’re here, Colonel? Some kind of post-Vietnam experience like you need a rerun or something? You pour a hundred twenty million bucks into this place, you turn it into a military zone, so what, so you can

– Director Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan (December 3rd) is getting good reviews from some reviewers I trust but it’s all so Oscar-baity and bloated with importance, especially the widely publicized and now seemingly obligatory (if you want Academy attention) lesbian

Are you watching what’s happening over at Netflix? Because what’s happening is seismic in terms of how America and the world will be receiving their movie and television entertainment in the near future. For years I’d speculated that eventually home

Upon reading “Would Sam Kinison Have Survived in Today’s Brave New PC World?“, as a stand-up comedian myself, I felt the need to opine on what was a very insightful question. Sam Kinison was a genius for his time and

Finding a conservative voice on HBO is like looking for a stable fiscal policy in Zimbabwe. That is until Friday night, when Dennis Miller made his triumphant return to the premium channel bandwidth, putting down a little heavyweight comedy on

—— Yesterday I wrote about Sam Kinison and how today’s rampant political correctness likely would’ve destroyed any opportunity he might have had at the same career today. Afterwards, while digging up the promo for Dennis Miller’s HBO special tonight, I

While surfing Facebook at work a couple weeks ago (ye who’s without that sin can cast the first stone), I found a status update from my 15 year old niece in Alabama that took me right back to my own

Zach Galifianakis was appearing on Bill Maher’s HBO show Real Time to discuss Proposition 19, a new law being considered in California that would legalize marijuana.

Dan Riehl writes: Gee, who might this be based upon? The Left is obsessed in this regard. While some might see it as just one more slap at Sarah Palin, just think about how much of their relatively rare mind-space

Breitbartians are crashing the gate of ABC’s election night coverage, while still other media outlets appear to be obsessed, as if the Right has gotten inside their heads. It’s great to see ABC inviting Dana and Andrew into their election

Radical philanthropist George Soros is bankrolling a documentary that celebrates left-wing terrorists who plotted to napalm Republicans at the 2008 GOP convention in Minnesota. Even worse, you too are bankrolling the film through your taxes. You can be sure that

#16: Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn (1987) “Groovy.” This masterpiece mix of horror and slapstick gave whole new meaning to the term “eye candy” and forever cemented co-writer/director Sam Raimi’s status as a unique talent on the rise. There

Looks as though the roundtable discussion will feature Dana Loesch with… Bill Maher, Obama-inspired musician John Legend, and Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos. Hrm. Dana Loesch all alone up against those three… They’re gonna need more guys. Details

Looks as though the roundtable discussion will feature Dana Loesch with… Bill Maher, Obama-inspired musician John Legend, and Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos. Hrm. Dana Loesch all alone up against those three… They’re gonna need more guys. Details

#21: Wolfen (1981) Someone or something is out stalking the beautiful people of New York City and burnt-out, big city detective Dewey Wilson (Albert Finney in fine rumpled form) isn’t quite sure of what exactly it is he’s been charged

Can an autistic boxer and an exotic dancer live happily ever after? It’s not that easy. And thank goodness, God’s Ears doesn’t portray it that way. God’s Ears represents the independent filmmaker at his finest. Michael Worth went “all in”

Ep. 190: September 24, 2010 – Overtime —– The above video is the after-show “Overtime” segment not shown on HBO. A continuation of the round-table segment with Andrew Breitbart, conservative talk show host Amy Holmes, “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane,

***REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER TONIGHT** ANDREW BREITBART, AMY HOLMES AND SETH MACFARLANE REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues its eighth season FRIDAY, SEPT. 24 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m.,

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER CONTINUES ITS EIGHTH SEASON SEPT. 24, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO; ANDREW BREITBART, AMY HOLMES AND SETH MACFARLANE ARE ROUNDTABLE GUESTS; ANN DRUYAN AND RICHARD TILLMAN ARE INTERVIEW GUESTS REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues its eighth

I am well able to separate artists from their art. In the entertainment world you have to, otherwise you’d deny yourself some quality product pumped out of the liberal asylum. And so I must exercise this discipline with one of

After years of being thought of mainly as the dedicatee of Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls, as well as the famous author’s third wife (and, oddly enough, his third consecutive wife from St. Louis), Martha Gellhorn has begun

On June 27, 1966, a serial drama on ABC started running that would remain as a force in pop culture for many years. That show, “Dark Shadows” created by my late friend Dan Curtis has either remained on TV or

This Sunday, the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be handed out to some of the best shows and actors from the past year. Although some shows and performances were snubbed, there are numerous nominees that are worth rooting for during

From CNN: Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Embattled radio talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger announced Tuesday she will not renew her contract that is up at the end of the year, telling CNN’s “Larry King Live” she wants to

There are several takeaways from Netflix’s announcement that it will have exclusive streaming rights to movies from Epix, the joint venture between MGM, Lionsgate, and Paramount. While the deal has generated a lot of press, however, I find the impact

The last thing I was worrying about was that The Other Guys would be too preachy. Sure, Will Ferrell has a long history of deep, thought-provoking critiques of society and culture, so that should have been my big concern. Also