In a shocking development, Jonathan Chait of New York magazine has finally admitted what I and other conservatives have been claiming for decades: Hollywood is a leftist town, and they ladle their leftism into their programming. As I wrote in
LOS ANGELES, July 31 (Reuters) – DreamWorks Animation, the studio behind the “Shrek” and “Madagascar”franchises, is talking with distributors about a new cable TV channel it may create with “Casper the Friendly Ghost,” “Bullwinkle” and other characters it recently acquired.
LOS ANGELES, July 6 (UPI) — Five former “Happy Days” stars will get about $65,000 apiece as part of an out-of-court-settlement with CBS and Paramount, The Hollywood Reporter said. Anson Williams, Marion Ross, Don Most, Erin Moran and the late
Have to say, I’m legitimately surprised “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” flopped. The reviews weren’t bad, the concept seemed like a no-brainer, and the trailers looked pretty good. Just goes to show, you never know. But I’m sure the film’s star,
By AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMMilitants crossed from Egypt’s turbulent Sinai desert into southern Israel on Monday and opened fire, killing an Israeli worker, defense officials said. Two assailants were shot dead in a gunbattle with Israeli troops responding to the ambush.
DHD: Contrast that with today’s newcomers which each should have earned over $20M this weekend because of their star power. But New Line/Warner Bros’ Rock Of Ages (3,470 theaters) is falling to earth with a thud. Which Hollywood expected because
The film that pops to mind when seeing “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” is another Marvel Knights effort, “Punisher: War Zone.” Like “War Zone,” this movie isn’t necessarily a sequel, but it doesn’t entirely ignore its predecessor either. Both are
LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) – Animated family movie “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” beat sci-fi thriller “Prometheus” to the top of weekend box office charts with $60.4 million in the United States and Canada, according to studio estimates released
DHD: My sources now say Universal’s PG-13 Snow White And The Huntsman (3,773 theaters) will climb to $21M for today and $55+M for this domestic weekend. That result is better than expected for the 2D original fantasy actioner that cost
What started out as a banner year for Hollywood is now not looking so hot. “Men In Black 3” is no flop, but it looks like a disappointment — Hollywood’s fifth in a row. A film budgeted at $300 million
(AP) ‘G.I. Joe’ gets new marching orders, moves to 2013LOS ANGELESG.I. Joe won’t be going into action on the big-screen this summer, after all. The Hollywood Reporter says Paramount Pictures yanked its sequel “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” from its June 29
(AP) LOS ANGELES – “The Avengers” continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival “Battleship” and other new releases. With $55.1 million domestically, Disney’s superhero sensation remained No. 1 for a third-straight weekend and
After a dismal 2011, Hollywood’s had an incredible run in 2012 with all kinds of unlikely hits. But this weekend is down 18% over last year because four seemingly sure-fire entries have tanked. “Battleship,” “The Dictator,” “What To Expect When
(AP) Gay marriage, abortion back in campaign spotlightBy DAVID CRARYAP National WriterNEW YORKAbortion and gay marriage. For years, they’ve been lumped together as the paramount wedge issues of U.S. politics _ hot-button topics in the vortex of sexuality, personal freedom
DHD: Yes, the biggest North American movie is getting still bigger and still setting records. Playing very wide in 4,349 theaters, The Avengers looks like around $28M for Friday and approaches a gargantuan $100M second weekend. This will be far-and-away
Somewhere, at an airport near you, TSA personnel are asking elderly women to remove their adult diapers for inspection, performing patdowns on children with cerebral palsy, and doing full body scans of grandpas whose only ties to terrorism are the
1. CABLE RATINGS: “THE FIVE” HUMILIATES COLBERT, NIPS AT STEWART’S HEELS “The Five” 1.505 million viewers #21: “Daily Show” — 1.623 million #47: “Colbert Report” 1.195 2. KYLE SMITH GIVES ‘AVENGERS’ THREE STARS Such is Whedon’s skilled playfulness that, without
FROM SENIOR MANAGEMENT: With today’s column by U.S. Representative Thaddeus McCotter, we begin a new initiative at the Breitbart News Network: weekly commentary by prominent figures in their fields on issues, events, and trends they feel relevant to the public
Wednesday, Breitbart News reported that DreamWorks, the film company co-founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, had received a $200 million bailout from India’s Reliance Entertainment, a company with a questionable history and ties to the Obama administration:
STEVEN SPIELBERG’S ‘JAWS’ DEBUTS ON BLU-RAY AFTER UNDERGOING FRAME-BY-FRAME RESTORATION In the summer of 1975 I was nine and therefore old enough to still remember the phenomenon today; what it was like to wait in that long line and see
Steven Spielberg’s failing film company DreamWorks is being bailed out by India’s Reliance Entertainment – to the tune of more than $200 million. DreamWorks has a troubled history; founded in 1994 by Spielberg, former Disney President Jeffrey Katzenberg and media
Other than the fact that there are 2.1 billion Christians in the world and Hollywood chose not to produce a single film aimed at that demographic during the holiest weekend of the year, there’s no real news here. Actually, that isn’t
Deadline doesn’t usually miss with their headlines, but in the case of this particular story, this headline… Netflix Could Undermine UltraViolet As Low Cost Rentals Trash Studio Profits …seems a little out of place with this blockbuster report: Moguls will need
DHD: My sources tell me that Titanic 3D opened to around $4.5M for today. That won’t be good enough to beat the #1 movie at the North American box office, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games. But James Cameron’s epic has a
(AP) Unsinkable James Cameron refloats ‘Titanic’ in 3-DBy DAVID GERMAINAP Movie WriterLOS ANGELESThere was a time when James Cameron’s career looked as though it might join Titanic, down in the lower depths. Before he became king of the modern blockbuster
(AP) Will Ferrell announces ‘Anchorman’ sequel NEW YORK Will Ferrell’s swashbuckling newscaster Ron Burgundy had his own breaking news to announce Wednesday night: A sequel to “Anchorman” is finally happening. Ferrell made a surprise, in-character appearance on “Conan” to regale
THR: Paramount is giving Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer a 21st century makeover. … The storyline is being kept under wraps, but the project is described as a re-imagining in the vein of Snow White and the Huntsman, focusing on
DHD: We’ve learned that deals are done for the big-ticket New Regency/Paramount co-production “Noah”, which Deadline has been scooping first for nearly a year now. A formal announcement should come next week. The once hoped-for spring start is now July, sources
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
Hollywood loves whistle blowers. Every year, several highly-acclaimed features emerge from the bowels of Tinseltown, telling the stories of some put-upon liberals who see the light and learn to rage against the machine. There’s only one problem: Hollywood is the
Banned from the Oscars for fear of an in-character red carpet stunt, British comedian Sascha Baron Cohen has taken to Youtube to slam the Academy with an in-character viral video stunt: [youtube QIrYdivBRss nolink] Though this is certainly a topic
NBC GIVES ‘HANNIBAL’ DIRECT-TO-SERIES ORDER This will be a series that revolves around Hannibal Lecter and FBI Agent Will Graham. But the question is, how will Lecter wear on audiences as the co-star of an hour-long weekly drama? The appeal
GEORGE LUCAS INSISTS IT’S POSSIBLE TO ‘NUKE THE FRIDGE’ Dear George, Please see: Holes, first rule of. Signed, America People wouldn’t have cared anything about the fridge thing had the rest of the movie not been so awful… and stupid.
UPCOMING BLU-RAY /DVD RELEASES: AWESOME BOND COLLECTION Bond 50: James Bond celebrates fifty incredible years with golden anniversary Blu-ray collection. The world’s most successful secret agent meets the world’s best home entertainment experience available for worldwide pre-order starting today. In
Like many of you, I started off 2012 with a new year’s resolution to work out. And, hopefully unlike many of you, two weeks into the new year … I’ve yet to do a single push-up. (sigh) “Where to find
The new “found footage” horror entry, “The Devil Inside,” has plenty of problems as a stand alone film. My colleague Christian Toto points out many of them here. Reportedly, Paramount purchased the exorcist story for somewhere around a million dollars,
‘LADY AND THE TRAMP’ ARRIVES ON BLU-RAY FEBRUARY 7 The link above is a hi-def clip from the upcoming Diamond Edition, which will be a three-pack that includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and digital copy. ‘TRANSFORMERS’ FANS REJOICE Coming Jan 31:
Jimmy Stewart was at times morose and insecure as filming began on the 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Since he went off to serve, Hollywood had found new leading men, such as Kirk Douglas and Gregory Peck, who both
Hollywood’s a little shell-shocked this morning. Not only was this the worst weekend of the year, it was worse than the post-September 11th Christmas season. The year-to-date news isn’t much better either. With only a few weeks left in 2011,
It is hardly surprising that pop culture protesters in zombie makeup are now intent on Occupying Wall Street. For the past decade, Hollywood has been casting financiers as the demonic villains of society. They have even replaced terrorists as villains.