It seems pop culture maven Jonah Goldberg is not particularly fond of the idea that conservatives should try to take over Hollywood, as if that were really possible.
It seems pop culture maven Jonah Goldberg is not particularly fond of the idea that conservatives should try to take over Hollywood, as if that were really possible.
The big reveal in 'Promised Land' comes in the opening credits, when Image Nation Abu Dhabi is listed as a producer. Follow the money. The anti-fracking message that follows is an international conspiracy against the U.S. domestic natural gas industry by Hollywood and the oil-rich United Emirates. I'm only half-joking about the conspiracy part, but when a Middle Eastern company helps fund a movie that throws its natural-resource competitor under the bus you do have to wonder just a bit. Especially since the film was…
I've always had a fondness for tales of early Hollywood. It was an amazing time and place in history, in a sense the culmination (as author Loren D. Estleman himself argues in this novel) of the American Wild West. There, in the dusty hills of sleepy Los Angeles, a dysfunctional aggregation of eastern Jewish businessmen, stage actors, vaudevillians, European artistes, and ordinary cowboys improvised like mad to create an art form that had never existed before, and so had no rules or traditions to which…
The U.S. cinema box office continues its long decline. New release Tower Heist finished below expectations, coming in second behind returning champ Puss in Boots.The Brett Ratner-directed Tower Heist got relatively good reviews—69 percent positive, according to Rotten Tomatoes—but the good reviews and star power of Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy failed to propel it to the top spot, earning just $25 million while Puss brought in $33 mil.
Here’s a classic “humble brag” for you. What’s a humble brag, you ask? It’s a clever observation from the most recent episode of NCIS: Los Angeles, designating when a person compliments him- or herself by pretending to complain of a difficulty. The actor-filmmaker-politico-egomaniac George Clooney has just provided us with a classic, hilarious example of a humble brag in his interview with Newsweek magazine (h/t to USA Today), in explaining why he won’t run for political office: “I didn’t live my life in the right…
By Mike D’Virgilio I’m not a big fan of reality TV, unless of course it’s “Sarah Palin’s Alaska.” Can’t get enough of that (that’s to tweak you lefty Palin haters and you righty elitist Palin haters). But my daughter seems to have a thing for “The Bachelor,” and since she’s home from college on break it’s being recorded on the DVR. Really annoys me. She offered, being the well raised-kid she is, to turn it off as I fixed dinner last night, knowing it annoys…
The son and I, actually one of them, the eight and very eager to be nine year old, saw “Unstoppable” a few days ago. I don’t go to many movies, time, popcorn and soda prices you know, but this got such great reviews for the kind of movie I would not expect such great reviews, that I had to check it out. It even got an 85% at Rotton Tomatoes, which I gather is pretty darn good. And it lived up to the hype. It…
You’ve spent hour after hour, day after day, week after week fashioning your contribution to the literary world. Deep down inside you not only hope it will wow book reviewers, but that Hollywood will also come knocking, seeking to translate your words into images. Then, one day, lightning is captured in a bottle and your book is optioned for a movie. What happens next? Novelist T. M. Wright’s experiences when his well-received novel A Manhattan Ghost Story was optioned for film shed some light on…
You Are What You See is a good introduction for Christians at their wits' end trying to figure out what to do about popular entertainment. You won't be given a hard-and-fast formula, but you'll come away with some maps and compasses to help you find your own way.
Hollywood Witches is a commendable effort, which will entertain readers with strong stomachs.
The internet has one more venue for conservative thinkers. It’s an interesting entrepreneurial experiment, in that visitors must pay-to-play. Reading the conversations is free for all, but if you want to contribute a comment, you must buy the site’s subscription service. Former Reagan speechwriter and Uncommon Knowledge host Peter Robinson joined with National Review contributor, Hollywood producer and screenwriter Rob Long to create Ricochet. The site debuted in late May and has attracted a solid following, among conservatives at least, during its first few weeks.…
In a compelling interview with Patheos.com, a website designed “to engage in the global dialogue about religion and spirituality,” Barbara Nicolosi-Harrington shares opinions that Christians who want to affect the cultural influence professions should take very seriously. Barbara is a screenwriter, author, professor at Pepperdine University, and the founder of Act One, “an organization that seeks to nurture the next generation of Christian artists and media pioneers.” Concerning breaking into the cultural influence professions, Barbara notes that Hollywood is “the major league.” If you want…
Bill Whittle is a clever, erudite and indefatigable proponent ofliberty and limited government. His latest PJTV video, entitled “Support Your Local Tea Party: Vigilance & The Siren Song of the State,” is a must-see, especially if you’re on the fence about attending a Tax Day Tea Party near you. Whittle’s video and the political movement it endorses are incredibly important. At the 2 minute 30 second mark, however, note his list of fields “the enemies of freedom have … taken over.” “Things have gotten this…
… at least on Fox come May after the conclusion of it’s eighth “day,” otherwise known as a season. From The Hollywood Reporter: Tick, tick, tick … and done. After eight seasons, Fox’s “24” is coming to an end. The groundbreaking action drama will air its final real-time episode in May, the victim of a confluence of circumstances: a swelling budget, declining ratings and creative fatigue. BOOOOO!!!!! Apparently, due to the fact that salaries spiral upward dramatically the longer a show is on television (especially…
“Heterosexism” is becoming the term of choice among Leftists dominating the Entertainment Industrial Complex. The Writers Guild of America gave its imprimatur to a group of Leftist True Believers at a panel titled “Flipping the Script: Beyond Homophobia in Black Hollywood.” “Homophobia,” however, doesn’t properly capture the “institutional bias that affects jobs and advancement,” according to Jasmine Love, a writer on “Moesha,” “The Division,” and “The District.” Apparently “heterosexism” hasn’t hurt her advancement, but logic is not the strong point of this movement. Examining the…
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