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Category Archives: Politics

Oliver Stone Has 5 Months To Finish His Bush Movie

May 9, 2008 – 2:31 pm

And no, he still hasn’t started shooting it.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Hollywood | Comments (0)

Political Groundhog Day

May 9, 2008 – 9:38 am

Your Blogger is having some computer issues this morning. While I get sorted, check out this blog post from Roger Ebert , in which he ponders the never ending Democratic primary in cinematic terms. “It must have been a species of torture for the anchors at CNN, who seemed caught in a Groundhog Day loop… The [...]

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Video | Comments (0)

Battle for Haditha is the Best War Film in Years

May 8, 2008 – 4:04 pm

And by best I mostly mean it’s the most entertaining, exciting and enjoyable war films in years.

By Christopher Campbell | Also posted in Documentary | Comments (1)

Brolin as Bush

May 8, 2008 – 8:45 am

…and Giamatti as Cheney?

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Hollywood | Comments (5)

Kumar on Keith Olbermann

May 7, 2008 – 10:00 am

Jeff Wells points to the above clip of Kal Penn talking about Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and it’s worth watching just for the spectacle of seeing an actor on a cable news program explaining the “dual purpose” of poop jokes.
But I must do a bit of fact [...]

By Karina Longworth | Comments (1)

John Cusack Baits Celeb Friends To Support WAR, INC

May 6, 2008 – 3:00 pm

John Cusack seeks celebrity endorsements for his anti-war debacle; hip girl celebrities who should know better find they can’t say no to a pleading Lloyd Dobbler.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Stars, Video | Comments (0)

SAG Strike Approaching: Trade Roughage 05/01/08

May 1, 2008 – 9:01 am

Fitting for May Day, Variety has the latest on the AMPTP and SAG negotiations, and things don’t look good. The majors are quite upset with the demands of the union, delivering the message that “Unless SAG backs off its demands on DVD and new media soon, it can forget about a deal even if thesps [...]

By Christopher Campbell | Also posted in Business, Documentary, Hollywood, Technology & Web | Comments (1)

Tribeca 2008: War, Inc

April 29, 2008 – 12:01 am

The John Cusack “comedy” (generic term used loosely) gives anti-war filmmaking a bad name.

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Film Reviews, Film festivals, Tribeca 2008 | Comments (8)

Michael Moore for Obama

April 21, 2008 – 4:17 pm

Actually he’s “more for Obama The Movement than it is for Obama the candidate.”

By Christopher Campbell | Also posted in Documentary | Comments (0)

Expelled: People Don’t Like It!

April 17, 2008 – 4:15 pm

The vast left wing conspiracy against Expelled has kicked into high gear! Behold the arguments from heretics, like Scientific American! And, um, Fox News!

The Onion’s Amelie Gillette mocks Ben Stein for equating intelligent design to punk-rock rebellion. You know, just like we did two whole months ago. Flattering!
Scientific American has put together a list of [...]

By Karina Longworth | Also posted in Documentary | Comments (2)