Peyman Moaadi Kristen Stewart movie Camp X-Ray reportedly gets leading man: Peyman Moaadi June 24 update: Two Kristen Stewart movie projects were announced a couple of weeks ago: Olivier Assayas’…
Political Films
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While focused on anti-gay bigotry in Uganda, Call Me Kuchu is a reminder that bigots and their potentially deadly hate are found all over the planet.
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Behind the Candelabra with Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as Scott Thorson. ‘Behind the Candelabra’ HBO Hit: Liberace movie starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon nearly breaks record…
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Robert Pattinson: Mission Blacklist. Robert Pattinson Mission: Blacklist movie: Filming in August? Mission: Blacklist is not the upcoming fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise starring Tom Cruise. For the…
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All the President’s Men revisited: Robert Redford with Carl Bernstein, Ben Bradlee, Bob Woodward. ‘All the President’s Men’ revisited: Robert Redford & Ben Bradlee + Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward…
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Robert Greenwald’s political documentary War on Whistleblowers works as an indictment of the U.S. government in its fight to keep its dirty secrets.
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Jennifer Lawrence: Oscar red carpet. Jennifer Lawrence Best Actress Oscar acceptance speech Jennifer Lawrence’s Best Actress Oscar 2013 acceptance speech: “Thank you. You guys are just standing up because you…
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This Is Not a Film with Jafar Panahi and the iguana Igi. Under house arrest[1] following accusations of spreading “propaganda against the Islamic Republic” of Iran, filmmaker Jafar Panahi (Cannes…
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Zero Dark Thirty poster: Kathryn Bigelow’s mystery movie about the story everyone (sort of) knows The Zero Dark Thirty poster has just come out. Plot details about the upcoming Kathryn…
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Atlas Shrugged Part 2 box office: Still (barely) there on weekend no. 4 Nov. 4 update: Atlas Shrugged: Part II, the critically panned second installment in a planned movie trilogy…
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Marsha Hunt. Marsha Hunt: Former MGM actress and social activist turns 95 Note from the editor: “Marsha Hunt: On Making Lemonade When Life Handed Her Lemons” was originally published on…
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2016 Obama’s America: Organized misinformation campaign against 2016 movie as box office grosses plummet? Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan’s 2016 Obama’s America was down 53 percent at the North American…
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Innocence of Muslims. Innocence of Muslims: Cast and crew repudiate anti-Islam ‘film’ Innocence of Muslims, an amateurish, rabidly anti-Islam ‘film’ – actually, more like a homemade video made three decades…
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Clint Eastwood chair speech. Clint Eastwood chair speech at Republican National Convention It was less a bizarre “Clint Eastwood Chair Speech” than a bizarre “Clint Eastwood Chair Performance Artwork” at…
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Eddie Murphy dead? Then who’s hawking Beverly Hills Cop TV series? Eddie Murphy dead? Hoax continues unabated via social media outlets If Eddie Murphy were dead – according to online…
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2016 Obama’s America poster. Barack Obama movie 2016 about to end its run Oct. 6 update: 2016 Obama’s America is on its last legs at the domestic box office. Despite…
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‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ The Dark Knight Rises right-wing politics? July 27 update: In Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, Who represents You People? (Did you read the remarks by…
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Mitt Romney Our Idiot Brother (Paul Rudd) Mitt Romney Our Idiot Brother / Barack Obama The King’s Speech says Harvey Weinstein. With the blessing of the U.S. Supreme Court, the…
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Janet Leigh movies: The Manchurian Candidate 1962, with Frank Sinatra. Janet Leigh would have turned 85 on Friday, July 6. In her honor, Turner Classic Movies is showing eight Janet…
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Samuel L. Jackson, The Avengers The Avengers actor Samuel L. Jackson, whose self-righteous Nick Fury looks like an amateur next to Tom Hiddleston’s brilliantly wicked Loki, has gone the James…
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Susan Sarandon Under US Government Surveillance? Susan Sarandon has been removed from a guest list for a White House event next week. Why? “I was denied security clearance and I…
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Sarah Palin: ‘The Undefeated’ star to be featured in ‘Carrie’ remake. Sarah Palin to star in ‘Carrie’ remake On April 1, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced that former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah…
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The Muppets Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy took a well-deserved swipe at Fox News while taking part at a press conference at London’s May Fair Hotel this past Jan.…
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Rick Santorum puts choir kids to sleep: Far-right Republican presidential candidate was in Florida. Mia Farrow: ‘Gem’ picture of Rick Santorum boring whole choir to sleep Mia Farrow is a…
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A hammy Andy Griffith + Budd Schulberg’s didactic screenplay hinder Elia Kazan’s 1957 sociopolitical drama A Face in the Crowd costarring Patricia Neal.
Marvel’s otherwise solid superhero movie sequel Iron Man 3 is marred by its pandering to the overseers of the Chinese market. Robert Downey Jr. stars.
Zero Dark Thirty controversy: Jessica Chastain star in Kathryn Bigelow’s political thriller. Zero Dark Thirty: Controversy boosts weekend box office Familiarity may breed contempt (if you’re around the wrong person),…
2016 Obama’s America free on demand: Anti-Obama movie used as political tool? 2016 Obama’s America, Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan’s anti-Obama documentary, has been derided by the vast majority of…
Jane Fonda Nancy Reagan + ‘Brazil’ Director’s Cut + Texas State Board of Education & Christian Right
Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan in The Butler, also featuring Oprah Winfrey and directed by Lee Daniels. Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan + Jane…
D.W. Griffith Father of Film, controversial figure. To say that the movies wouldn’t be what they are today without D.W. Griffith is probably inaccurate. I mean, someone – or “someones”…
The Bourne Legacy trailer with Jeremy Renner. The Bourne Legacy trailer The Bourne Legacy trailer offers lots of action, murders, and senseless brutality to entertainment the whole family. However murky…
Serbian gay movie hit: Srdjan Dragojevic’s The Parade Srdjan Dragojevic’s black comedy Parada / The Parade has become the biggest box office hit “in the former Yugoslavia in years,” according…