Biggest Documentary Film Festival Bows to Anti-Israel Protesters
The film industry, by and large, has stood down as the battle for free speech rages worldwide. Actors stay mostly silent on the subject. Studio heads do the same. Award shows lash out at Fake News memes like, “Don’t Say Gay” but won’t spare a syllable about warning labels, sensitivity readers, Big Tech censorship, The …
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SHOCK: Disney’s ‘Wish’ Trashes Big Government, Hails Free Will
At this point seeing an animated Bernie Sanders in a Disney film wouldn’t shock us. The studio’s Leftward lurch, both in its battles with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and woke agenda, is Hollywood’s worst-kept secret. It’s sent the mega studio into a fiscal tailspin and left apolitical fans wondering when the studio will rediscover that …
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Michael Rapaport Open to Voting for ‘Pig D***’ Trump Over Biden
Few anti-Trump celebrities are as colorful as Michael Rapaport. The character actor known for his work on “Justified,” “Atypical” and “Beautiful Girls” uses social media to rage against the former president early and often. Much of what Rapaport says can’t be repeated here without content warnings or typewriter symbols. All of which means he’ll be voting …
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Dan Aykroyd on ‘The Blues Brothers’ – ‘You’d Never Make It Today’
Dan Aykroyd will forever be known as a “Ghostbuster.” The “Saturday Night Live” alum created plenty of memorable characters during his sketch TV days, but the 1984 sci-fi comedy remains his calling card for many. Some insist his 1980 film “The Blues Brothers” remains his finest hour as a comic actor. The musical comedy featured …
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Theo Von, Dana White Mock Peloton for Silencing RFK Jr.
Theo Von is getting a crash course in Cancel Culture, with a minor in Big Tech censorship. His unexpurgated chat with Roseanne Barr got censored by YouTube for Barr’s Holocaust-themed crack a few months back. Barr, who is Jewish, doesn’t hold back with her comedy, and the Google-owned company pretended her joke meant she didn’t …
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Alyssa Milano Demands Ceasefire (No Mention of Israeli Hostages)
Alyssa Milano just had to weigh in on the current Israel/Hamas war. Of course. The former “Charmed” and “Who’s the Boss” star remade her career as an activist in the Trump era, with some success. Now, she’s part of the podcast revolution with her “Sorry Not Sorry” showcase and can flip-flop with the best of …
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Beltway Letter Makes Perfect Sense on Possible China Censorship
Jon Stewart’s shtick leans relentlessly to the Left, but he got some rare bipartisan support this week. A letter from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party featured a blistering question for Apple CEO Tim Cook. Are you censoring Stewart’s satire because it targets China? Lawmakers Press Apple on Whether Jon Stewart's Show …
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‘Patriot Awards’ Comic Jimmy Failla Salutes Real-Life Heroes
Jimmy Failla will obey the cardinal rule of awards shows when he opens the Patriot Awards Thursday. No jokes about Will Smith’s wife. Yes, that’s a Failla wisecrack, but the funny man gets serious when talking about the gala, now in its fifth year. “The real celebrities in this country are the names you don’t …
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Is ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel a Bust Already?
When you can’t make a sequel, try a prequel. It worked for Norman Bates and the “Psycho” franchise. AMC’s “Bates Motel” ran for five seasons and spun a credible tale from the tortured soul’s teen years. “Hannibal Rising,” the precursor to “Silence of the Lambs?” Not so much. Now, we have “The Hunger Games: The …
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Can’t-Miss Sports Drama ‘Next Goal Wins’ Comes Up Empty
Taika Waititi’s moment didn’t last long. The quirky talent behind “The Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” “What We Do in the Shadows” and, most importantly, “Jojo Rabbit” offered a fresh take on staid Hollywood formulas. His “Thor Ragnarok” doubled down on his twee aesthetic, blending MCU heroics with big belly laughs. Then he gave us “Thor: …
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