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Harvey Weinstein is used to getting his way. The mega-producer behind Oscar winners such as “The King’s Speech” and “Shakespeare in Love” can usually muscle his movies into awards season conversations each fall.This year, Harvey watched as an interview with

For the past few weeks, the morning drive to my office has been accompanied by the sonorous voice of the now 67-year-old Pete Townshend, legendary rock composer, innovative guitarist and driving creative force behind The Who. It’s not Townshend’s music that

“Safety Not Guaranteed” features a first time director, writer, star and co-star, and all of the above should take a long, extended bow. The indie comedy, out Oct. 30 on Blu-ray and DVD, closes the loop on one very odd

On the “Chris Matthews Show” Joe Klein says that Romney has the better message going into the final week of the campaign (October 28, 2012).

Behold the New America Foundation (NAF), yet another Washington, D.C. entity laying claim to high-browed, high-minded non-partisanship. The New America Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next

“Saturday Night Live” is clearly disinterested in tweaking President Barack Obama. You know, the most powerful man in the world, the figure past “SNL” casts mocked with alacrity – from Presidents Gerald Ford to Bill Clinton. Now, with the presidential

This year’s Oscar race may start – and stop – on Friday. Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” hits theaters this weekend, bringing with it an all-star cast, feverishly positive festival reviews and the kind of award season luster that

Christopher Mintz-Plasse shot to fame playing McLovin, the uber-nerd in the rude comedy “Superbad.” And he looked the part, with a gangly frame and expressions that captured a young man on the outskirts of the cool cliques. So naturally directors

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Saturday named Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential running mate.  Their private sector experience – and the policy agenda they champion – makes them far and away the better choice in November. 

Lifetime’s “Army Wives” has often walked up close to anti-American plots without stepping too far over the line. This weekend’s episode crossed right over into the left’s famous — and famously bogus — favorite theme: turning patriotic Americans into villains.

Confusion abounds about where the government should and should not be involved with the Internet. It really isn’t that complicated.  Apply old principles to these new problems, and the government’s proper Web role becomes readily apparent. Where Government Has No

The Domestic Diva doesn’t need the Green Party, apparently. Roseanne Barr, the far-far left sitcom alum, lost her fight to represent the Green Party in the upcoming presidential elections. Barr is still running for the highest office in the land.

We have examined many facets of the omni-directional terrible-ness that is Network Neutrality. It is illegal for the federal government to unilaterally impose Net Neutrality.  Before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can do anything, Congress must first write a law

Oops. Concerns that Chevrolet Cruzes could catch fire have caused General Motors (GM) to recall more than 475,000 of the popular compact sedans, the automaker said Friday… All (Cruze) cars manufactured from September 2010 to May of this year are

This can’t be happening. It can’t. But it is. ABC News, the same network and news department that gave us Charles Gibson’s on-camera sandbagging of Sarah Palin, is calling Barack Obama an elitist. The hell you say. You must be

One of the most laughable moments in the history of Hollywood was this unforgettable “Vanity Fair” profile of George Clooney, who was still riding high among the bubbled elites after his box office flop, “Good Night and Good Luck,” won

The new documentary “U.N. Me” takes the world body to task for ignoring genocides, aiding despots and failing to stop theocratic regimes from developing nuclear bombs. Many of the tales told in the film, available now in theaters and via

The eminent presidential historian and Lyndon Johnson biographer Robert Caro has always said that “power reveals.” And it is becoming more evident that President Barack Obama is revealing himself more and more as a typical Chicago politician.  When he was

Sacha Baron Cohen can’t trick total strangers into becoming part of his shtick as he did with both “Borat” and “Bruno.” That leaves him tied to conventional film comedy, and the results aren’t pretty based on his latest film, “The

Fresh off his Top 1% Hollywood fundraising windfall, aided in large part by a cynical decision to stop lying about his position on same-sex marriage, President Obama enjoyed a game of basketball the morning after with actors George Clooney and Tobey Maguire. HuffPo: President

By JAMEY KEATENAssociated PressPARISWhen Nicolas Sarkozy bounded up the steps of France’s presidential palace in jogging shorts and shoes on his first day in office five years ago, many French instantly sensed they were in for something new. In a

Not everyone is dying to see “The Dark Knight Rises,” “The Avengers” and “Prometheus.” Summer movies are often big, loud and proud of it, but the season is prime time for smart counter-programming moves. And sometimes they pay off. Remember

A funny thing has happened to the Democrats’ plan to oust Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in next month’s recall election; they’ve decided to have themselves an all-out civil war. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who narrowly lost to Walker in 2010,

There isn’t a documentary filmmaker alive who wouldn’t kill for all the free publicity handed to the recent film “Bully.” The documentary, a cause celebre for the same anti-bullying movement employing uber-bully Dan Savage, received buckets of news stories about

The above banner has the folks over at Mediaite in an uproar. You see, according to them, the caption “Obama Isn’t Working” has myriad meanings. To start: It’s on a black canvas, which signifies that all blacks are at the

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

In 2012 reelection mode, President Obama has routinely chastised Mitt Romney and us Conservatives for wanting General Motors (GM) and Chrysler to go through bankruptcy…bailout-free. In 2009, President Obama finished handing GM and Chrysler $85 billion in bailout money and then…had them

Jonah Hill is all of 28 years old, and he’s already at a career crossroads. The star of “Superbad” recently said he wants to cut back on comedic roles and concentrate on dramas like his recent hit “Moneyball,” the role

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee is convening a hearing on the pending Verizon purchase of broadcast spectrum from a cable company consortium. The Committee has called but six witnesses for the hearing.  And two of them are radical Leftists – Joel Kelsey and Tim Wu. 

Faye Dunaway once told me that to play a role she had to commit to the character with all her heart and soul. She needed, she explained, to love the character. In terms of performance this means the actor has

Harvey Weinstein knows how to cajole Oscar voters come awards season. His resume is chockablock with Oscar-winning films, and while he has a nose for talented fare he’s also gifted in persuading the right people to vote his way. Now,

On this week’s HomeVideodrome podcast, Jim talks about the upcoming headache that is SXSW, Hunter reviews “John Carter,” and we run through this week’s considerable line-up of releases.  Head over to The Film Thugs to listen! “The Three Musketeers” is a book

Uber-liberal Julianne Moore, who plays Sarah Palin in the upcoming anti-Palin HBO hit piece Game Change, has decided to mouth off about the inspiration for her role: Julianne, 51, told Capitol File magazine: ‘She wasn’t qualified to be vice president. She