UPDATE: By “war movie” I of course mean a movie about the battles in the War on Terror. I thought that was obvious in the piece, some comments show that wasn’t clear enough. Between documentaries and narrative feature films, Hollywood
The thousand-page document dump released Friday on Chris Christie’s political bridge-closing scandal revealed just which journalists began knocking on the Port Authority’s door the week of the “traffic study.” The first to cover it, John Cichowski, found an angry, perplexed Fort
The thriving Afghan opium trade–which has grown dramatically during the ongoing U.S.-led occupation, reaching record highs–may turn Afghanistan into a criminal state if left unabated, experts warn. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 8, Nasir
(AP) Business lobby seeks major push on immigrationBy JIM KUHNHENNAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe president of the US Chamber of Commerce says the nation’s biggest business lobby intends to “pull out all the stops” to pass an overhaul of immigration laws. That would
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents and U.S Attorneys held secret meetings with drug trafficking organizations, especially the Sinaloa cartel, on Mexican soil, revealed Mexico-based newspaper El Universal. The DEA and the U.S. Attorney’s office are both components of the
Newly minted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to fund universal pre-Kindergarten by taxing the rich is proving too far left even for some big-name Democrats. The latest of these to back away from endorsing the program is
With the inaugural behind him, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio begins the push to implement his signature campaign promise: taxing the rich to fund a universal pre-kindergarten program. To do so, he will face opposition far and wide–
By CHRIS TALBOTT and ROBERT JABLONAssociated PressLOS ANGELESThere is no more beautiful sound than the voices of siblings swirled together in high harmony, and when Phil and Don Everly combined their voices with songs about yearning, angst and loss, it
New York City Mayor Bill Deblasio put forth his progressive vision in his inauguration speech on Wednesday. De Blasio reiterated his mission to among other efforts: tax the wealthy, establish universal pre-k, expand affordable housing, “reform” the NYPD’s stop and
One of President Obama’s constant refrains during the battle over health reform has been that expanding coverage would reduce inefficiency in the system. In particular, he often cited expensive expensive emergency room visits as something that reform could help reduce.
Michael Moore calls ObamaCare “awful” in today’s The New York Times, part of a blistering op-ed attacking the president from the far left. The progressive pines for socialized medicine, and he says so does President Barack Obama despite the health care
In October of 2012, Salon veteran, art historian, culture critic, and provocateur Camille Paglia returned to Salon for an interview in which she raved about Bravo’s Real Housewives series because, to her, the episodes were “authentic old-time soap opera,” a
(AP) De Blasio becomes face of NYC progressive movementBy JONATHAN LEMIREAssociated PressNEW YORKTwelve years ago, Bill de Blasio attended New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s inauguration as a newly-minted city councilman, unknown to most outside his Brooklyn district and a
A new step has been taken on the path toward making education universal, electronic, and modern – and perhaps just a little bit dehumanized. A group of researchers at Stanford University has engineered a computer program which can process thousands of
Every historical documentary about Hollywood includes a moment where the end of the Production Code in the 1960s is hailed as progress — the end of stodgy, ugly censorship. Except the Production Code was self-censorship – created, funded, and supported by
By JESSICA HERNDONAP Film WriterLOS ANGELESOver the bustling post-Christmas weekend, Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continued to lead the box office, landing in the No. 1 slot for the third weekend in a row. The Warner Bros.
Rifle and shotgun sales are up “30 to 50 percent” in California during the last week of 2013 as residents race to beat a new long gun registry that goes into effect in the new year. The registry will require
Socialist Venezuelan President “Saint” Nicolás Maduro officially declared that Christmas started November 1 and lasted until he said so. Perhaps this made him feel it was excusable to leave his nation on Christmas week proper to spend it with Raúl Castro,
While members of Congress are now allowed to say “Merry Christmas,” “Happy Hanukkah,” “Happy New Year,” or other holiday greetings, a victory against the politically correct “War on Christmas,” Breitbart News has learned members and staff are still not allowed
The fraudsters at PolitiFact have struck again, this time at Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. In a phony fact-check published at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the left-wing fact-check site rates an anecdote in Walker’s new book “Unintimidated” as “false” because no
(AP) UK finally pardons computer pioneer Alan TuringBy RAPHAEL SATTERAssociated PressLONDONHis code breaking prowess helped the Allies outfox the Nazis, his theories laid the foundation for the computer age, and his work on artificial intelligence still informs the debate over
(AP) NEW YORK–Universal Pictures has delayed the release of “Fast & Furious 7” for almost a year following the death of star Paul Walker. The studio announced Monday that the “Fast & Furious” sequel will be released in April 2015,
A poll conducted by McKeon & Associates and released on December 23 by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) shows that “53 percent” of Americans oppose expanding background checks at gun shows. The percentage of Americans who support expanding background
Reading the patriarch of cable television’s most-watched reality program spouting forth in Drew Megara’s piece enraged some and enthused others. It gave me a sense of déjà vu. I had not only read the article before, I had been in it—back in October
Questionably legitimate Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro geared up last week to announce an officially plummeting crime rate in the deadly capital of Caracas. Suspiciously, that announcement coincided with a demand for an injunction to prevent a major newspaper from reporting on
Beginning January 1, all Washington, D.C. gun owners are being required to re-register any guns that were registered “between 1976 and 2010.” According to NBC Washington, this re-registration will take place every three years from this point forward. Every three years,
Jeffrey Goldberg has an opinion piece in Bloomberg today which should be required reading for gun control advocates. Goldberg makes five points about why the Newtown tragedy did not become the inflection point that many gun control advocates hoped it
During a December 15 appearance on Face the Nation, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) said the gun control laws that have cost at least two state senators their political careers did not make “a difference at all” in the Arapahoe
By JESSICA HERNDONAP Film WriterLOS ANGELESUndaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex. Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. “Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” was No. 1 at the weekend box office with $73.7 million, besting last weekend’s No. 1
On Saturday, Apple CEO Tim Cook showed up at the United Nations to talk about American politics. Cook, who is openly gay, talked in vague terms about facing discrimination, stating that after seeing a cross burning as a child, his life
With the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary murders arriving tomorrow, more terrible news hit today with another school shooting, this time at a high school in Centennial, Colorado. Early reports indicate that a shooter injured two students before shooting
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 10 (UPI)–A 4-hour miniseries based on Ira Levin’s 1967 suspense novel, “Rosemary’s Baby,” is to begin shooting in Paris next month, NBC announced. The project will be produced by Lionsgate Television, with Joshua Maurer, Alix Witlin
(AP) World Bank sets goal for access to health careBy ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business WriterTOKYOEnsuring greater access to affordable health care is a crucial factor in alleviating poverty and promoting economic growth, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said Friday in
By JAKE COYLE and JUSTIN PRITCHARDAssociated PressNEW YORKUniversal Pictures has shut down production on “Fast & Furious 7” indefinitely following the death of its star, Paul Walker. The studio announced Wednesday that the film will shut down “for a period
By MARCELA ISAZAAssociated PressLOS ANGELESBefore his death, “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker was drawing parallels between his real-life role as dad to 15-year-old daughter Meadow and his part as an unexpected father to a newborn baby in the upcoming
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and JAKE COYLEAssociated PressLOS ANGELESThe neighborhood where “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker died in a one-car crash is known to attract street racers, according to law enforcement officials. Walker and his friend and fellow fast-car enthusiast
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 (UPI)–Production on the seventh installment of Hollywood’s “The Fast and the Furious” film series will be delayed following Paul Walker’s death, Variety said. The blockbuster franchise’s 40-year-old star died as the passenger in a car crash
Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press with David Gregory, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York said that the Catholic Church ideally would have backed Obamacare but for President Obama’s attempt to cram down violations of the First Amendment on Obamacare’s
What started out a dozen years ago as a mid-budget B-film followed by two equally unambitious (but enjoyable) sequels, is now a six picture mega-franchise worth billions of dollars to Universal Pictures. It is also a franchise just getting started.
