Et tu, Clooney? July 10, 2024Monica Showalter
George Clooney, who held a $28 million fundraiser for Biden less than a month ago, now wants Biden out of the presidential race.
Lizzo – what was she thinking? April 1, 2024M.B. Mathews
The heavy-set exhibitionist is seemingly shocked that not everyone is a fan of her antics, so she’s taking her ball and going home.
The Sisyphean struggle for social media relevance March 17, 2022Alireza Gharagozlou
As I watch the coverage of Ukraine, I wonder if President Zelensky is like those social media folks I've met in Los Angeles, in that he overvalues the power of likes and retweets.
What #MeToo obscures... December 2, 2018Monica Showalter
#MeToo is just a smokescreen for lefty politics compared to the real sex-grooming rackets that Hollywood is getting away with.
The hypocrisy of Linda Bloodworth-Thomason October 19, 2017Monica Showalter
Jumping on the #MeToo bandwagon, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason denounces Hollywood sex harassment while saving a soft spot for her old pal Bill Clinton. Oh, spare us.
Hollywood does Stalin September 16, 2017Thomas Lifson
The good news is that movie industry middleweights have made a movie about the terror that followed the death of Joseph Stalin...
Hollywood’s October Surprise May 2, 2016Bruce Thompson
It is predictable that in the end phases of the 2016 election Hollywood will try to shape public perceptions. But in a big budget/big star vehicle film, we can guardedly take heart.
The unbearable weight of privilege January 21, 2016Patricia McCarthy
Talented, wealthy, privileged African-Americans who are members of the Academy are so angry they are going to boycott the Oscar awards this year.
How Hollywood Can Fight Putin April 19, 2014Bruce Walker
There is a sharp attack that the American media establishment could take, and whose ripples could sting and harass Russian oligarchs in ways no government action could reach.
The Hypocrisy of Hollywood January 10, 2014Derrick Wilburn
The entertainment industry has a very high pulpit from which to preach and habitually uses is to its full advantage.
Acting Intelligent December 1, 2012Glenn Fairman
Poets, cinematographers, screenwriters, and actors have within their fingertips the ability to sway the moral imagination into opaque corners of the human conscience.
Celebrity Fetal Bumps October 14, 2012Jamie A. Hope
Why is it that celebrities such as Natalie Portman and Jessica Alba promote the abortion lobby and yet call their unborn babies just that -- a baby?
