World War Z with Brad Pitt as a zombie-fighter. Unenthusiastic reviews. ‘World War Z’ reviews Several World War Z reviews are in, and for the most part they have been …
Political Films
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Kristen Stewart Guantanamo Movie Gets Handsome Muslim Inmate
6 minutes readPeyman 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’ …
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Call Me Kuchu (Movie 2012): Deadly Anti-Gay Hate
5 minutes readCall Me Kuchu (movie 2012) review: Though focused on anti-gay bigotry in Uganda, this well-made documentary is a reminder that deadly hate is a global plague.
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‘Behind the Candelabra’: Liberace Movie Near-Record Ratings + Tunisia Islamic Government Congratulates ‘Blue’ Filmmaker
5 minutes readBehind 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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Iron Man 3 (Movie 2013): Chinese Pandering Mars Sequel
11 minutes readIron Man 3 (movie 2013) review: Otherwise worthy Shane Black and Robert Downey Jr. collaboration is irritatingly marred by its pandering to the overseers of the Chinese market.
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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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War on Whistleblowers (Movie 2013): Democracy in Disarray
7 minutes readWar on Whistleblowers (movie 2013) review: Robert Greenwald presents an indictment of the United States government and its eagerness to maintain its dirty secrets hidden from view.
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Zero Dark Thirty Box Office: Controversy Sells
5 minutes readZero Dark Thirty controversy: Jessica Chastain stars in Kathryn Bigelow’s political thriller. Zero Dark Thirty box office: Controversy surrounding Kathryn Bigelow real-life-inspired thriller likely boosted its commercial appeal *Jan. 11–13 …
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‘Miserable Failure’: Michael Moore Revamps Best Documentary Oscar + ‘Subversive’ Iranian Filmmaker In
8 minutes readBest Documentary Oscar: Michael Moore Changes Miserable Failure? + ‘Subversive’ Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi in despite house arrest and smuggled movie.
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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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2016: Obama’s America: Armstrong Cable Election Year Freebie
2 minutes read2016 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 …
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Marsha Hunt Actress Turns 95
13 minutes readMarsha 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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Jane Fonda Nancy Reagan + ‘Brazil’ Director’s Cut + Texas State Board of Education & Christian Right
11 minutes readJane 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 …
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Clint Eastwood Chair Speech Flops + Jon Voight vs. Liberals
8 minutes readClint 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? Hoax Continues Unabated + Michael Douglas Is Ronald Reagan in Iceland
5 minutes readEddie 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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Lincoln: Daniel Day-Lewis’ Third Best Actor Oscar?
6 minutes readDaniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln: Daniel Day-Lewis for Oscar 2013? Ever since it was announced that Steven Spielberg was going to direct an Abraham Lincoln biopic, film pundits, bloggers, …
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D.W. Griffith The Birth of a Nation Director: Q&A
12 minutes readD.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” …
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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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Janet Leigh Movies: The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
3 minutes readJanet 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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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 …
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Samuel L. Jackson Goes After Film Critic’s Job
11 minutes readSamuel 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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Sarah Palin Movie Debut: Carrie Remake
2 minutes readSarah Palin Movie Debut: ‘Carrie’ Remake Starring Chloë Grace Moretz for MGM, as the studio wanted a Person of Faith to play Carrie’s Mom.
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Serbian Gay Movie + Sleeper Hit Unites Yugoslavia
3 minutes readSerbian 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 …
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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. …
Robert Pattinson Three ‘Summer Movies’?
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 …
Jennifer Lawrence Oscar Speech + Obama Campaign Manager Plugged Best Picture Nominee?
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 …
Atlas Shrugged Part 2 with Samantha Mathis as Dagny Taggart. Atlas Shrugged: Part II box office: Censorship-induced box office bomb? Well… Four weekends ago, Atlas Shrugged Part 2 had one …
Innocence of Muslims: Actors Repudiate Anti-Islam ‘Film’
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 …
2016 Obama’s America Box Office: Bomb or Arthouse Hit?
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 …
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 …
Government Surveillance & Susan Sarandon? + 1st (Openly) Gay Studio Chair Resigns + 48fps Problem
Susan Sarandon Under US Government Surveillance? Liberal activist and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking, 1995) has been removed from a guest list for a White House event next …