http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hollyweird/ en-us Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:39:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066595/posts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVi4rUzf-0Q As a person who is partly of african american descent, I just want to say the comparisons between MLK and Obama are pathetic. youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066595/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:39:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064224/posts Brangelina fan, she isn't. Roseanne Barr came out swinging against Angelina Jolie and her partner, Brad Pitt, over the weekend. The comedienne called Jolie an "evil spawn" and labeled Pitt as "vacuous" on a blog posted on her Web site, Roseanneworld.com. According to Barr, the power couple, "make about $40 million a year in violent psychopathic movies and give away three of it to starving children trying to look as if they give a crap about humanity as they spit out more dunces that will consume more than their fair share and wreck the earth even more." NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2064224/posts#comment Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:09:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059529/posts Hollywood A-lister George Clooney is planning to bring the story of Osama bin Laden's driver to the big screen. The actor's production company, Smokehouse, has bought the rights to a book about Osama bin Laden's driver, Salim Hamdan, according to The Observer newspaper. The Challenge by journalist Jonathan Mahler chronicles Hamdan's capture and imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay and his subsequent trial, defended by a US navy lawyer, Lt.-Cmdr. Charles Swift. Hamdan, from Yemen, was sentenced last week to 5 1/2 years in jail. It was the first sentence handed down to a Guantanamo Bay detainee by a U.S. military tribunal.... CBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059529/posts#comment Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:15:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056665/posts I hadn't heard gushing like this since the Flood of '92 was lapping at my second-story windows. Only this time the gusher was not the Mighty Mississippi, but someone nearly as wide, i.e., the film director Rob Reiner (Misery, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men) in an interview with the Politico. Asked how things might be different when Obama wins the presidency, Reiner gushed: There'd be love and respect, but I think you'd have it even bigger than Clinton. With someone like Obama, I think the whole country, the whole world will coalesce. Every election is about change,... The American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056665/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 07:43:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2055395/posts Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (Movie) is not just a bad movie, it is blatently racist. It teaches little white girls that black people think it is ok to steal (Kit asks a black doctor point blank if it is ok to steal from rich people - he simply says "yes"). The overall theme of the movie is - steal from the rich unless they are your friends. But stealing from poor people who are your friends is bad. The movie creates nuances pertaining to when it is ok for white people to steal. However, the movie gives the overall... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2055395/posts#comment Sat, 2 Aug 2008 16:47:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2052539/posts The first trailer for Oliver Stone's upcoming movie, a controversial take on the life of George W. Bush, has been released. By News Video News Radio 1290 WJNO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2052539/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:50:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049647/posts WASHINGTON, July 22, 2008 – After matching servicemembers re-entering the civilian work force with military friendly employers, “Hire a Hero” is stepping outside its box and trying some matchmaking of a different kind. The troop-support organization has teamed with Dreamworks Television and Mark Burnett Productions to help two deserving military couples have their dream weddings. The gesture is a thank you for their service and commitment to the country, according to the Hire a Hero Web site. “Providing something like this is just great,” said Rob Barr, a Hire a Hero representative. “It’s showing support for the troops, and... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049647/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:37:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046395/posts Andrew Breitbart, CEO of Breitbart.com, had a great op ed in the Washington Times yesterday about how Hollywood oppresses Republicans and conservatives in La La Land. Detailing the travails of Republicans in Hollywood -- including destruction by Hollywood's liberals of personal property owned by identified Republicans -- Breitbart laments the "bullying" the self-proclaimed tolerant lefties mete out to those who walk the Republican side of the street. Breitbart says of this ideological inbreeding: But Los Angeles is a one-company town. And because of bullying (or what Democrats would call blacklisting or “political discrimination” if the shoe were on the other... Publius' Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046395/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:10:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046361/posts Pauline Kael & trash cinema Will Smith's films are the endgame of a critic's take on Bonnie and Clyde Robert Fulford, National Post Published: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Happy as a clam, rich as a minor Rockefeller, Will Smith turned up recently on a 60 Minutes update of an item from last December. He was there to promote his current movie, Hancock, but his main theme was his huge success and the way he's engineered it. He left me thinking sad and rueful thoughts about, of all people, the late Pauline Kael, the most passionate, stimulating and argument-starting critic in... The National Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046361/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:09:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044102/posts Don’t tell Hayden Panettiere, but her boyfriend, Milo Ventimiglia, is planning to propose! The actor, 31, recently confided to a friend that even though Hayden is only 18 years old, he wants to get engaged, preferably this year. “Milo was looking at rings in late June,” the pal says. “He really likes Cartier and intends to spend around $200,000.” Hayden and Milo, who met on the set of Heroes, reportedly began dating in January. InTouch weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2044102/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:56:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043769/posts LOS ANGELES, July 10 (UPI) -- A group of Hollywood TV and film producers said the Screen Actors Guild declined to accept its final offer for a new contract Thursday. "Today's meeting demonstrated that SAG's Membership First contingent unreasonably expects to obtain more in these negotiations than directors, writers and other actors obtained during their negotiations," the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said in a statement Thursday.AMPTP said its final offer included more than $250 million in additional compensation, important new media rights and protection for pension and health benefits."The refusal of SAG's Hollywood leadership to accept this... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043769/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:05:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042470/posts For those familiar with the antics of shock comic Sacha Baron Cohen , it was a case of déjà vu, all over again. On May 28, he outraged a crowd of unsuspecting guests at a Carrollton office park by luring them to what they thought was a new talk show on "family values." [Click image for a larger version] Hello, Arkansas. As an encore early last month, he outraged a crowd of 1,600 by luring them to what was billed as cage fighting. Police say the show was designed instead to capture the reactions of the unsuspecting to the sight... DallasNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2042470/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:23:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036167/posts I'm an Iowan. My feet are dry.. all Praise to God. So, I will say what is on the minds of a lot of Iowans that are busy trying to hold their families together right now. These flood victims are no less worthy of help than New Orleans residents. To totally ignore them is like an elephant in the room. Why are you ignoring us? Are we too humble? Are we too unworthy because we help ourselves and each other? Are we the wrong class? The wrong color? The wrong location? Are we too quiet? Or are we not something... Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036167/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:11:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033606/posts Los Angeles(Reuters) - Many Hollywood celebrities who had supported Hillary Clinton are rallying behind Barack Obama, pledging money and star power to the Democrat's U.S. presidential bid before a big fundraiser next week. Experts say that since Clinton conceded defeat this month after a grueling Democratic nominating contest, celebrities have quickly united behind Obama. The result, they said, could be a campaign cash windfall for the senator from Illinois, but star support doesn't necessarily translate directly to votes. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a senior scholar at the University of Southern California, said that once a politician becomes known, voters look for... reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2033606/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:49:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032981/posts A movie adaptation of Dan Brown’s book, Angels and Demons, is now in production; it is the prequel to the film, “The Da Vinci Code.” There are reports today that the Vatican has banned those associated with “Angels and Demons” from shooting in Catholic churches in Rome or in the Vatican itself. This is important because there are scenes in the movie that are supposed to take place in the Vatican and in two churches in Rome. “Angels and Demons” stars Tom Hanks in his role as Robert Langdon, the symbologist. This time he is trying to unravel a plot... Catholic League http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2032981/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:02:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2032543/posts Rupert Everett, a British film actor, stunned fans when he referred to soldiers as “wimps.” “In my book, unless you’ve taken a hard, hot one up your bum, you’re a wimp,” Everett insisted. The flagrantly gay actor conceded that most people wouldn’t see things his way. “Ordinary men don’t appreciate the risks we have to face on a routine basis,” he complained. “What’s getting your head blown off by a jihadi compared to a slow agonizing death from AIDS?” Everett also lamented the fact that “while soldiers get medals, our courage goes unrecognized. There are G.I. Joes to glorify militarism,... AZCONSERVATIVE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2032543/posts#comment Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:16:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027902/posts Gay Pride Parade to Bring Out Hundreds of Thousands June 7, 2008, 12:42 PM PDT WEST HOLLYWOOD -- More than 400,000 people are expected to line Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood Sunday for the 38th annual LA Pride Parade, which celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Crescent Heights Boulevard and head west to Robertson Boulevard. It will feature more than 125 entries, including floats, bands, marching community advocacy groups and convertibles with honored guests, including Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Radio talk show host Stephanie Miller will serve as grand marshal.... KTLA LOS ANGELES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027902/posts#comment Sun, 8 Jun 2008 16:11:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2026931/posts Embracing Spirituality Q: “After you had a heart attack and a nervous breakdown at age 38, on the set of Apocalypse Now, you went to India and found spirituality. Is that when you embraced Catholicism?” A: “I did, yeah. I was raised Catholic, but it was a religion, not a way of life. [After the heart attack] I came back to a faith more than a church. I came back with joy and with freedom and thanksgiving rather than with fear or trembling or worrying about eternity. I decided that what I really loved the most about the faith was... aarp http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2026931/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:13:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024386/posts Trailer Because it's billed as a more personal project for Mark Pellington after a string of interesting, idiosyncratic thrillers ("Arlington Road," "The Mothman Prophecies"), "Henry Poole Is Here" is all the more disappointing. Pic's tendency to lecture on the power of faith and religion and on the demerits of science seems to assume an almost childlike audience that needs to be spoon-fed Pablum. This tale of a single man whose medical death sentence is reversed in part by a neighborhood of believers won't advance the profile of the always-likable Luke Wilson, and Christian moviegoers will have to show up in... Variety http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024386/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:00:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2023560/posts SUSAN SARANDON, who appeared in three films last year and won kudos for her TV movie "Bernard and Doris," is still not a contented soul. She says if John McCain gets elected, she will move to Italy or Canada. She adds, "It's a critical time, but I have faith in the American people." New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2023560/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 15:44:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018721/posts US actor George Takei is to wed his long-term partner after California lifted its ban on same-sex marriage. Takei, 71, best known for playing Mr Sulu in Star Trek, said he and Brad Altman were going through the "delicious dilemma" of where to marry. The actor and 54-year-old Mr Altman have been together for 21 years. "We can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily," Takei wrote on his website. BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018721/posts#comment Tue, 20 May 2008 17:19:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018534/posts George Takei is going ring shopping. The Star Trek helmsman and his partner of 21 years, Brad Altman, are engaged to be married. "This is something we've been passionately committed to, so, no, there's no cold feet," Takei told E! News today. ...Altman proposed last Thursday, shortly after the California Supreme Court struck down a state law banning same-sex unions. Takei, who publicly came out in a magazine interview in 2005, announced his plans in a blog post Friday, the same day Ellen DeGeneres took to her talk show to announce her engagement to actress Portia de Rossi. Takei, 71,... E! Online/Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018534/posts#comment Tue, 20 May 2008 10:01:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2016836/posts LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show. DeGeneres was taping the episode of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday, the day the state's high court struck down California laws against gay marriage, and it was to air Friday, a person close to the production said. Citing the court's ruling, DeGeneres said she and girlfriend de Rossi ("Ally McBeal," "Nip/Tuck") would be getting married. De Rossi, 35, who was in... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2016836/posts#comment Fri, 16 May 2008 13:31:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016482/posts A federal jury has found Los Angeles private detective Anthony Pellicano guilty of racketeering and conspiracy. The verdict, which could mean a penalty of eight to 10 years in federal prison, effectively brings to a close the career of the most infamous private eye in Los Angeles -- a man who insinuated himself into the loftiest legal and entertainment circles in town and even consulted on law enforcement cases, until he became the subject of one. Pellicano sat grinning and looking around room before the verdicts were read. But when he realized the jury had found him guilty, he crossed... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016482/posts#comment Thu, 15 May 2008 20:05:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010895/posts NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Cusack is outraged over the Iraq war, so the U.S. actor channeled his anger into a low-budget political satire -- complete with a chorus line of scantily clad female amputees -- that he hopes will offend. Inspired by anger about the war and questions about the political power held by global corporations, "War, Inc" is set in Turaqistan, a fictional nation occupied by a private U.S. company called Tamerlane and run by a former American vice president. Cusack helped write the screenplay and also stars with Sir Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei and Hilary Duff in... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010895/posts#comment Sun, 4 May 2008 02:10:38 GMT