http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/activistactors/ en-us Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:40:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848986/posts Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) "hates" George Bush (Vanity) Yet another DUmmie actor speaks out. Yesterday's "Inside the Actor's Studio" featured Kyra Sedgwick, who, when asked "what sound do you hate the most?" responded "George Bush's voice." (Paraphrased from memory) My wife is a big fan of "The Closer." I can tolerate it because it's important to Mrs. MarineBrat. I mentioned to Mrs. MarineBrat just how ignorant it is for an "actor" to inject political beliefs into a discussion about acting. When it becomes more important to get a dig in than it is to avoid insulting half of the audience...... Inside The Actor's Studio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848986/posts#comment Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:40:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1764139/posts With "Children of Men," Alfonso Cuaron, who directed the last Harry Potter movie, has liberated himself from the demands of children's fiction, serving up a forbidding futuristic drama that offers only the faintest glimmer of hope. Evansville Courier & Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1764139/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:27:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1757877/posts HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Former U.S. vice president Al Gore was named winner of the "Celebration Honor" this week by Hollywood's Jim Henson Company. While Gore and celebration might not often be linked in the minds of most people, the Henson firm said in a release that the 2000 Democratic presidential nominee was chosen as the person who in 2006 "makes the world a better place by inspiring people to celebrate life." Gore was cited specifically for his tireless campaigning on behalf of slowing global warming. UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1757877/posts#comment Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:18:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1754517/posts WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- In an interview in Washington, actor Matt Damon suggested that President George W. Bush's daughters "maybe" should join the military. Damon and actor Robert De Niro were guests on the MSNBC cable show, "Hardball with Chris Matthews," promoting their upcoming movie, "The Good Shepherd." Directed by De Niro, the film is an account of the early history of the CIA. During the interview, scheduled to air Monday, Damon talked about the fairness of fighting the war in Iraq with a volunteer Army. "I don't think that it's fair as I said before, that it seems... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1754517/posts#comment Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:34:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1701059/posts TORONTO (CP) - Tell these feisty chicks to "shut up and sing" and they'll make a movie. The Dixie Chicks have rebounded from death threats, stinging political attacks and radio station battles with "Shut Up and Sing," a moving documentary that debuted this week at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was three years ago that front woman Natalie Maines told a London audience that the Texas band was embarrassed U.S. President George W. Bush was from their home state. Since then, the trio has weathered a firestorm of controversy to create a new album, discover new fans, have a... Canadian Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1701059/posts#comment Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:05:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1685978/posts Neil Young has played on some of the peace movement’s greatest songs but last night at the Tweeter Center, he alienated more folks than he has in perhaps his whole career. Unabashedly unleashing the scathingly unpopular “Let’s Impeach the President,” the Canadian guitar icon turned the packed venue on its ear, splitting the liberals and conservatives right down the middle with his take-no-prisoners lyrics. The same folks who moments earlier were cheering him on CSN classics such as “Deja Vu” and the engaging drug dealer tale “Tree Top Flyer” turned like a top when Young unveiled his in-your-face, anti-Bush mantra.... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1685978/posts#comment Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:02:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1684010/posts More than 20,000 Dixie Chicks fans in Houston bought the band's latest album, the 1.5 million-selling Taking the Long Way. That much is clear, along with the fact that the Dixie Chicks' Houston concert date was canceled. The promoter blames the radio stations. Initial reports cited slow ticket sales. But tickets for the Toyota Center show never went on sale. The country radio stations credit their listeners with the cancellation and blame the Chicks for a bad attitude. The fans will have to book trips to Dallas or Austin. Louis Messina, president of the Messina Group, the Houston-based concert promoter... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1684010/posts#comment Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:31:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681311/posts SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Heavy metal singer Chris Barnes didn't know what people would think of "Amerika the Brutal," an anti-war song he wrote after his cousin deployed to Iraq in 2003. He heard a number of complaints - but also received supportive e-mails from American troops in the war zone. Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681311/posts#comment Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:35:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679757/posts NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Several concerts on the Dixie Chicks' "Accidents & Accusations" tour have been canceled after slow ticket sales, but the group says it has replaced them with other dates. Kansas City, Houston, St. Louis, Memphis and Knoxville are among 14 cities no longer on the original schedule released in May, according to a revised itinerary posted Thursday on the Dixie Chick's Web site. Other shows, including Nashville, Los Angeles, Denver and Phoenix, have been pushed back to later dates. The North American leg of the tour kicked off July 21 in Detroit. Billboard magazine and other trade publications... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679757/posts#comment Tue, 8 Aug 2006 11:33:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1677396/posts Click the link below to access a video that lasts about 5 minutes of Janeane Garofalo and some Metrosexual zot bait (that visits FR frequently) give their opinion of what goes on at FR and what FReepers are all about!! Click Here then click the image of Jeanine Garafalo! Registered's HD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1677396/posts#comment Fri, 4 Aug 2006 00:43:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656318/posts Hollywood agent-turned-documentary maker Pat Dollard has attacked George Clooney's outspoken anti-war stance. Dollard - the former agent of regular Clooney colleague Steven Soderbergh - is currently making a pro-war documentary about Marines fighting in Iraq. He was furious when Clooney urged more Democrats to speak out against the war and 'congratulated' himself for doing so. He tells PageSix.com, "I read something on the Internet in which someone was patting himself on the back for having the courage to oppose the war. They actually equate bravery with speaking out against the president because (losing fans) might cost them one less servant... IMDB.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656318/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:39:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655083/posts Haggard and Going Strong An outlaw country pioneer takes a break from touring and recording to discuss his political incorrectness, the Dixie Chicks and a Merle Haggard miniseries. msnbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655083/posts#comment Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:26:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1653792/posts Henry Winkler won fame on the old "Happy Days" comedy. He played Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli, also know as Fonzie or the Fonz. In real life, Winkler certainly isn't the tough guy he portrayed. He is an ardent liberal who over the years has made campaign contributions to Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, John Kerry and many of the usual suspects. Wednesday night on CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck show he made an appearance to plug his new movie. He was asked by the host: "So now if you saw -- I mean, if you had, you know, a remote control, like... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1653792/posts#comment Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:22:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1649953/posts "A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism." "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism," Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. "Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country… I don't see why people care about patriotism." UK Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1649953/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:57:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1647596/posts CHICAGO (AP) - John Cusack's motivation for his latest film grew out of something he did not see - flag-draped caskets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Pentagon policy bans media coverage of America's war dead as their remains are returned. The administration of U.S. President George Bush has strongly enforced the ban, something Cusack describes as "one of the most shameful, disgraceful, cowardly political acts that I've seen in my lifetime." So the actor started looking for a project that would illustrate "what happens when the coffins come home." While Cusack's motivation for taking the part are political, he insists... CANOE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1647596/posts#comment Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:14:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1635075/posts Looking at daily headlines, you'd think the radio would be filled with songs of revolution and protest. President Bush's approval ratings recently dipped below 30 percent — the third lowest of any president in the past half-century. Gas "It's like Public Enemy and N.W.A were warring for the heart of the hip-hop nation, and a gentrified version of N.W.A won out. The blingy version." -- Audioslave's Tom Morello prices have more than doubled since he took office. Plus, the Iraq conflict is more unpopular (nearly 60 percent of those polled say sending troops was a mistake) after three years than... MTV - Viacom (Parent corp of SeeBS News) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1635075/posts#comment Fri, 19 May 2006 18:14:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1625556/posts ...some others had heard that Ben has also been talking to Paramount about possibly playing a lead role ina new Star Trek film from J.J. Abrams. Apparently Abrams is coming down to visit the set in a few weeks, to visit Michelle Monaghan, whom he directed in Mission: Impossible 3, so that might add some more fuel to the fire. If it comes off, he's apparently playing the hero. Don't know if that's Captain Kirk or some other protagonist...but that's the gist of it. Cinescape http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1625556/posts#comment Tue, 2 May 2006 22:34:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1617130/posts "Desperate Housewives" vixen Eva Longoria is stepping out of the house with her political views on immigration, saying it's "unfortunate" some American lawmakers are looking to deport illegal aliens and build a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. "Mexicans contribute an enormous amount to our society, economically and socially," the Texas-born Mexican-American actress told Reuters. "I don't think this administration can afford to have things end badly." In an interview published in Ireland Online, the actress who worked with the John Kerry presidential campaign in 2004, accepted the fact she has become a role model for the Latin community, and is... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1617130/posts#comment Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:43:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1608727/posts Movie-maker OLIVER STONE has blasted media groups who "slander" celebrities for their political comments - because intelligent stars have every right to question their leaders. The Vietnam veteran, who is a fierce opponent of the US leadership, is appalled every time a celebrity is rudely mocked for making his or her thoughts about PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH and the war in Iraq public, and he urges journalists to be more supportive. The NATURAL BORN KILLERS director says, "We're Hollywood wackos and all that stuff, left-wing... (It's) an easy and facile dismissal. "I'm still a citizen, I've served my country as... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1608727/posts#comment Tue, 4 Apr 2006 04:14:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1601829/posts Artists Speak Out Against the War Michael Stipe, Bright Eyes, Steve Earle, Moby and more play New York anti-war event R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, Bright Eyes, Steve Earle, Rufus Wainwright, Fischerspooner, Moby, Peaches and Devendra Banhart all performed at Monday night's Bring 'Em Home Now! concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. The event, to benefit a number of anti-war groups, could be seen as an anti-war rally at the third anniversary of the United States' invasion of Iraq, bringing together an array of musical styles -- hip-hop, country, rock, pop, indie and electronica -- with one shared view: It's time... Rolling Stoned http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1601829/posts#comment Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:01:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1592578/posts The Oscars may be over, but parents still need to teach their kids to laugh at Tinseltown's left-wing celebrities, says best-selling children's author Katharine DeBrecht. Her highly anticipated new book lampoons stars Streisand, Madonna, and Cruise, and was given out in Oscar gift bags. It is available in stores today.LOS ANGELES, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- With Academy Awards being handed out to movies about racist cops, gay cowboys, and communist sympathizers, Hollywood has declared an outright war on traditional values. But instead of getting angry at the movie business, parents should teach their kids to laugh at it, this according... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1592578/posts#comment Wed, 8 Mar 2006 19:31:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589048/posts WASHINGTON -- Nothing tells you more about Hollywood than what it chooses to honor. Nominated for best foreign film is ``Paradise Now,'' a sympathetic portrayal of two suicide bombers. Nominated for best picture is ``Munich,'' a sympathetic portrayal of yesterday's fashion in barbarism: homicide terrorism. But until you see "Syriana,'' nominated for best screenplay (and George Clooney, for best supporting actor) you have no idea how self-flagellation and self-loathing pass for complexity and moral seriousness in Hollywood. "Syriana's'' script has, of course, the classic liberal tropes such as this stage direction: "The Deputy National Security Advisor, MARILYN RICHARDS, 40's, sculpted... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1589048/posts#comment Fri, 3 Mar 2006 05:34:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1586349/posts Actor and director George Clooney says he is proud to be denounced as unpatriotic for questioning US policy because he wanted to be on "the right side of history". Interviewed on BBC television about his latest films Syriana and Good Night, and Good Luck, Clooney said that not only did he accept the right to be attacked for his views but he even relished them. Clooney, who has weathered attacks since opposing the 2003 Iraq invasion, said at one point that it was "frustrating" to be listed as a "traitor" on a set of playing cards, but he also accepted... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1586349/posts#comment Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:07:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1585969/posts Let the campaigning begin! No, not the Oscars. That race is almost over. The next big campaign is Election 2006. And who in D.C. is enjoying the entertainment biz's largesse this election year? According to the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan watchdog group, it's -- no surprise -- Hillary Clinton, who has taken in $213,645 so far from movie, TV and music industry sources. Second place is closely contested by two Teds: Ted Stevens, Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee ($100,500), and Ted Kennedy, of the Democratic family dynasty ($94,600). Clinton has been a Hollywood favorite almost from... Variety http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1585969/posts#comment Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:19:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1584232/posts Morrissey was questioned by the FBI and British intelligence after speaking out against Bush and Blair, the singer has revealed. Mozza, a famous critic of the war in Iraq, has previously branded the US President a “terrorist”. He said: “The FBI and the Special Branch have investigated me and I’ve been interviewed and taped and so forth. They were trying to determine if I was a threat to the government, and similarly in England. But it didn’t take them very long to realise that I’m not. “I don’t belong to any political groups,” he continued, “I don’t really say anything... MTV UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1584232/posts#comment Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:49:13 GMT