Get ready to kick off the holiday season with a star-studded extravaganza from the nation’s capital! The National Christmas Tree Lighting will take place on the Ellipse at The White House and President’s Park in Washington, D.C. on Friday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. Et and will be broadcast on CBS. Hosted by country music star Mickey Guyton the event will feature performances by some of the biggest acts in the country, from music icons to up-and-coming stars. With just 10 days until Christmas, there’s no better way to get into the holiday spirit than checking out the festivities and enjoying holiday songs from some of the best singers in America. You can watch CBS with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Paramount Plus, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.
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- 12/15/2023
- by Thomas Waschenfelder
- The Streamable
Update: This was the last debate of 2023 and, with polling showing Donald Trump still holds a commanding lead, it doesn’t appear that he has paid any price for bypassing these events.
He’s dismissed the debates as irrelevant, but save for a few mentions from Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis, none of his rivals have really gone full throttle in attacking him for skipping the events. Trump was the topic of discussion at points on Wednesday night, but those moments were largely overshadowed by the candidates attacking each other.
When moderators asked about the former president’s statement that he would be a dictator on day one of a second term, Christie attacked Trump, but Vivek Ramaswamy seemed to want to out-Trump Trump. Rather than attacking the former president, Ramaswamy labeled Nikki Haley a “fascist” for saying that she wanted verification of social media accounts.
In an interview with...
He’s dismissed the debates as irrelevant, but save for a few mentions from Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis, none of his rivals have really gone full throttle in attacking him for skipping the events. Trump was the topic of discussion at points on Wednesday night, but those moments were largely overshadowed by the candidates attacking each other.
When moderators asked about the former president’s statement that he would be a dictator on day one of a second term, Christie attacked Trump, but Vivek Ramaswamy seemed to want to out-Trump Trump. Rather than attacking the former president, Ramaswamy labeled Nikki Haley a “fascist” for saying that she wanted verification of social media accounts.
In an interview with...
- 12/7/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS presents ‘National Christmas Tree Lighting’
Four-time Grammy Award winning Country music star Mickey Guyton is hosting the 2023 National Christmas Tree Lighting special set to air on CBS on December 15th at 8pm Et/Pt. Guyton will also perform on the holiday special which takes place at the Ellipse at The White House and President’s Park in Washington, D.C.
Joining Guyton to perform holiday classics are Darren Criss, Samara Joy, Ledisi, Reneé Rapp, St. Vincent, Joe Walsh, and Dionne Warwick. The United States Coast Guard’s Guardians Big Band will also help viewers celebrate the holiday season.
“First celebrated in 1923 by President Calvin Coolidge, the National Christmas Tree Lighting continues to inspire people everywhere to pause to enjoy cherished traditions and memories made with family and friends in national parks during the holiday season,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “The CBS special offers a unique opportunity for friends and...
Four-time Grammy Award winning Country music star Mickey Guyton is hosting the 2023 National Christmas Tree Lighting special set to air on CBS on December 15th at 8pm Et/Pt. Guyton will also perform on the holiday special which takes place at the Ellipse at The White House and President’s Park in Washington, D.C.
Joining Guyton to perform holiday classics are Darren Criss, Samara Joy, Ledisi, Reneé Rapp, St. Vincent, Joe Walsh, and Dionne Warwick. The United States Coast Guard’s Guardians Big Band will also help viewers celebrate the holiday season.
“First celebrated in 1923 by President Calvin Coolidge, the National Christmas Tree Lighting continues to inspire people everywhere to pause to enjoy cherished traditions and memories made with family and friends in national parks during the holiday season,” reads CBS’s synopsis. “The CBS special offers a unique opportunity for friends and...
- 11/22/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
This article contains spoilers for "Killers of the Flower Moon."
Martin Scorsese's new film "Killers of the Flower Moon," based on true events, takes place in the Osage Nation just after World War I. The Osage people have a vast reservoir of oil on their land and have, very quickly, become some of the wealthiest people on the planet.
The movie mostly surrounds a man named Ernest (Leonardo DiCaprio), a weak-willed former soldier who is just looking for a job. Ernest falls into the employ of his uncle, William King Hale (Robert De Niro), a real-life local politician who claimed to speak for the Osage people and to be a friend of the community, but who was in fact bilking the community for their money, murdering its citizens, and doing everything in his power to rearrange Osage wealth so that it flowed toward white men. Hale even encouraged white...
Martin Scorsese's new film "Killers of the Flower Moon," based on true events, takes place in the Osage Nation just after World War I. The Osage people have a vast reservoir of oil on their land and have, very quickly, become some of the wealthiest people on the planet.
The movie mostly surrounds a man named Ernest (Leonardo DiCaprio), a weak-willed former soldier who is just looking for a job. Ernest falls into the employ of his uncle, William King Hale (Robert De Niro), a real-life local politician who claimed to speak for the Osage people and to be a friend of the community, but who was in fact bilking the community for their money, murdering its citizens, and doing everything in his power to rearrange Osage wealth so that it flowed toward white men. Hale even encouraged white...
- 10/20/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
A star-studded lineup will take the stage to mark the 100th National Christmas Tree Lighting.
This beloved American tradition, presented by the National Park Service (Nps) and the National Park Foundation (Npf), will now also feature musical performances by Yolanda Adams and Ariana DeBose. The official lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in President’s Park will take place on Nov. 30.
The Nps and Npf had previously announced that LL Cool J will host for a second consecutive year, joined on stage by Gloria Estefan, Andy Grammer, Joss Stone, and Shania Twain performing holiday classics. The event will also feature performances by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band.
In partnership with Npf, CBS will broadcast the 2022 ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 11 on the CBS Television Network. The broadcast event offers a special opportunity for friends and families across the country to tune in and celebrate this...
This beloved American tradition, presented by the National Park Service (Nps) and the National Park Foundation (Npf), will now also feature musical performances by Yolanda Adams and Ariana DeBose. The official lighting of the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse in President’s Park will take place on Nov. 30.
The Nps and Npf had previously announced that LL Cool J will host for a second consecutive year, joined on stage by Gloria Estefan, Andy Grammer, Joss Stone, and Shania Twain performing holiday classics. The event will also feature performances by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band.
In partnership with Npf, CBS will broadcast the 2022 ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 11 on the CBS Television Network. The broadcast event offers a special opportunity for friends and families across the country to tune in and celebrate this...
- 11/29/2022
- Look to the Stars
There was quite a lot that went down in 1924 to make the year a memorable one. From the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House by President Calvin Coolidge to the rolling out of the last Rolls Royce Silver Ghost in London, there were quite a few different events that made the year a historical one for people from different walks of life. But the one thing we are interested in is how the year 1924 would have been different for you if you were to choose a night out at the movies! And do we have an
What A Night Out At The Movies In 1924 Would Have in Store For You...
What A Night Out At The Movies In 1924 Would Have in Store For You...
- 4/3/2022
- by Stanley Anto
- TVovermind.com
Walt Disney, Frank Capra, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash and Alex Trebek are among the entertainment industry figures who have been added as proposed honorees in the National Garden of American Heroes monument project unveiled by President Donald Trump in July.
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
- 1/18/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Orson Bean, the prolific character actor known for his work in “Being John Malkovich,” “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” and a host of TV shows, died Friday after being hit by twice by cars while walking in Los Angeles. He was 91.
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office told the Associated Press that Bean’s death was under investigation as a traffic-related fatality. The industry veteran was walking in the Venice area on Friday night when he was hit by a car and fell, after which he was hit by a second car, according to the AP. Bean’s survivors include his wife, actor Alley Mills, who he married in 1993.
Bean was a co-founder of the non-profit actors collective Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, where he also lived. Bean’s official bio on the theater’s website concludes with the observation: “He is one lucky son of a bitch.”
Bean was...
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office told the Associated Press that Bean’s death was under investigation as a traffic-related fatality. The industry veteran was walking in the Venice area on Friday night when he was hit by a car and fell, after which he was hit by a second car, according to the AP. Bean’s survivors include his wife, actor Alley Mills, who he married in 1993.
Bean was a co-founder of the non-profit actors collective Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice, where he also lived. Bean’s official bio on the theater’s website concludes with the observation: “He is one lucky son of a bitch.”
Bean was...
- 2/8/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Charlie Matthau is developing a six-part television series on the 1920 presidential election and hopes to have it air during the home stretch of the 2020 election, Variety has learned exclusively.
“I was struck at how similar the 1920 election was and how it contained so many parallels to the current political environment,” Matthau told Variety.
Matthau, son of the late Walter Matthau, has optioned David Pietrusza’s book “1920: The Year of the Six Presidents” through his Matthau Company. He noted that the series would run concurrently with the 100-year anniversary of the 1920 election.
“1920 is considered the first modern election and one of the most dramatic,” Matthau said. “Six once and future presidents — Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt — jockeyed for the White House. Amazing characters, amazing roles for actors.”
Harding, a Republican Senator from Ohio, defeated Democratic Governor James M. Cox of Ohio in the election,...
“I was struck at how similar the 1920 election was and how it contained so many parallels to the current political environment,” Matthau told Variety.
Matthau, son of the late Walter Matthau, has optioned David Pietrusza’s book “1920: The Year of the Six Presidents” through his Matthau Company. He noted that the series would run concurrently with the 100-year anniversary of the 1920 election.
“1920 is considered the first modern election and one of the most dramatic,” Matthau said. “Six once and future presidents — Woodrow Wilson, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt — jockeyed for the White House. Amazing characters, amazing roles for actors.”
Harding, a Republican Senator from Ohio, defeated Democratic Governor James M. Cox of Ohio in the election,...
- 7/16/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Not only is she one of the world's most famous princesses, but Princess Diana had tons of famous relatives. And she's not alone — many of the other British royals have fascinating celebrity relations, too. For starters, Casablanca star Humphrey Bogart was Diana's seventh cousin. "Lady Diana's relationship to Mr. Bogart is a pretty remote linkup, but it is definitely there," Hugh Peskett, senior genealogist of the aristocracy guide Debrett's, once told Upi. And the late princess's ancestry also links her to Little Women writer Louisa May Alcott, silent film stars Rudolph Valentino and Lillian Gish, financier J. Pierpont Morgan, and American World War II general George Patton. So cool, right?! Humphrey Bogart in 1940. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Plus, as Time reported in 1981, Diana could count many world leaders as family members, including former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Across the pond, George Washington was Diana's eighth cousin seven times removed…...
- 3/18/2018
- by Dan Clarendon
- Closer Weekly
“Bob, we need to talk.”
Those are normally not words I dread. I like a good conversation as well as the next guy and a good deal better, if the next guy happens to be Calvin Coolidge. But, as I studied the room full of people in front of me — family, friends, even editors — all trying desperately not to catch my eye, I knew this wasn’t going to be a good conversation.
“Is this an intervention?” I asked. I didn’t need an answer. Their expressions screamed: this is an intervention.
“We think you’re spending too much time on Civil War II.”
“I’m spending too much time on it. The series ran for nine extra-sized issues, plus eighty-eight or so tie-ins in other comics. I’ve seen beached whale carcases that were less bloated.
“That’s seventy-nine or so issues to tell one story! Did you know...
Those are normally not words I dread. I like a good conversation as well as the next guy and a good deal better, if the next guy happens to be Calvin Coolidge. But, as I studied the room full of people in front of me — family, friends, even editors — all trying desperately not to catch my eye, I knew this wasn’t going to be a good conversation.
“Is this an intervention?” I asked. I didn’t need an answer. Their expressions screamed: this is an intervention.
“We think you’re spending too much time on Civil War II.”
“I’m spending too much time on it. The series ran for nine extra-sized issues, plus eighty-eight or so tie-ins in other comics. I’ve seen beached whale carcases that were less bloated.
“That’s seventy-nine or so issues to tell one story! Did you know...
- 3/3/2017
- by Bob Ingersoll
- Comicmix.com
Update The White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner will go on as planned, Trump or no Trump. Whca president Jeff Mason issued a statement, taking note of Donald Trump’s refusal to attend, while explaining that the dinner “will continue to be a celebration of the First Amendment and the important role played by an independent news media in a healthy public spotlight.”
Here is the statement in full:
Whca statement on 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner pic.twitter.com/mMOXaozwHj
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) February 25, 2017
Previous President Donald Trump has tweeted his regrets to the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, but wishes “everyone well and have a great evening.” (See the tweet below.)
Trump’s decision to break with tradition and skip the politico-press schmoozefest comes after a number of big-league news organizations have yanked their usual parties. Bloomberg L.P., Vanity Fair and The New Yorker ditched the glitzy affairs they usually stage.
Here is the statement in full:
Whca statement on 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner pic.twitter.com/mMOXaozwHj
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) February 25, 2017
Previous President Donald Trump has tweeted his regrets to the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, but wishes “everyone well and have a great evening.” (See the tweet below.)
Trump’s decision to break with tradition and skip the politico-press schmoozefest comes after a number of big-league news organizations have yanked their usual parties. Bloomberg L.P., Vanity Fair and The New Yorker ditched the glitzy affairs they usually stage.
- 2/25/2017
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
How is Michael Keaton's performance as McDonald's self-proclaimed founder Ray Kroc? I gotta say, I'm lovin' it. Keaton is firing on all cylinders in The Founder and he makes this electrifying film something to see. Kroc was a hustler down to his fingertips, but he never found the product he was born to sell until he eyeballed those golden arches. That's right: Everything about this fast-food franchise, from the pickle to the bun, was already there when Kroc drove out from his Illinois base in 1954 to see what Dick...
- 1/18/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Fly over the moon. Sing in the rain. Fasten your seatbelts. Make an offer no one can refuse. See classic movies on the big screen!
Gene Kelly will sing in the rain, Bette Davis will fasten her seatbelt for a bumpy night, Marlon Brando will make an offer no one can refuse, Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint will scurry across Mount Rushmore, and Elliott and E.T. will fly over the moon – and they’ll do it all on the silver screen in 2017. Today, Fathom Events and TCM announce their continuing partnership to bring monthly screenings of their “TCM Big Screen Classics” series to movie theaters nationwide throughout the year.
For the second consecutive year, “TCM Big Screen Classics” offers film fans an amazing journey into the magic of movies year-round. Beginning in January, the series presents one or more films each month in movie theaters – all accompanied by specially...
Gene Kelly will sing in the rain, Bette Davis will fasten her seatbelt for a bumpy night, Marlon Brando will make an offer no one can refuse, Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint will scurry across Mount Rushmore, and Elliott and E.T. will fly over the moon – and they’ll do it all on the silver screen in 2017. Today, Fathom Events and TCM announce their continuing partnership to bring monthly screenings of their “TCM Big Screen Classics” series to movie theaters nationwide throughout the year.
For the second consecutive year, “TCM Big Screen Classics” offers film fans an amazing journey into the magic of movies year-round. Beginning in January, the series presents one or more films each month in movie theaters – all accompanied by specially...
- 12/13/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The other day I was talking with editor Mike Gold about the political state of our country – Mike and I have marathon conversations about politics – and I asked him if he had seen and/or heard the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit Court by President Obama for a seat on the Supreme Court. “He’s into comics,” I said. Or was.
So how do I know about the comics connection? Just in case you missed the nomination or haven’t read it somewhere, here is the relevant part – at least for readers of comics and ComicMix – of the transcript of President Obama’s introduction of Judge Garland to us, the general public:
“He was born and raised in the Land of Lincoln, in my home town of Chicago, my home state of Illinois. His other volunteered in the community. His father ran a small business out of their home.
So how do I know about the comics connection? Just in case you missed the nomination or haven’t read it somewhere, here is the relevant part – at least for readers of comics and ComicMix – of the transcript of President Obama’s introduction of Judge Garland to us, the general public:
“He was born and raised in the Land of Lincoln, in my home town of Chicago, my home state of Illinois. His other volunteered in the community. His father ran a small business out of their home.
- 3/21/2016
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Despite the raindrops, the first women of the White House brought sunny style along for their first official trip to Cuba. Clad in black, white and floral-print sundresses, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha Obama, 14, and Malia Obama, 17, were a breath of fresh fashionable air as the family descended the steps of Air Force One on Sunday to take their historic first steps in the nation's colorful capital, Havana—the first of any presidential family in nearly nine decades. Their ensembles for the day were a far cry from that of former First Lady Grace Coolidge when she made the trip with former President Calvin Coolidge in 1928. Gone are the days of flapper-inspired drop waists and...
- 3/21/2016
- E! Online
This story first appeared in the March 18 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Calvin Coolidge was in the White House. F. Scott Fitzgerald was writing The Great Gatsby. Ziegfeld ruled Broadway. And here in Hollywood — in 1924, the silent-movie capital of the world — a 4-year-old child star nicknamed Baby Peggy (real name: Peggy-Jean Montgomery) was presented with a film contract worth $1 million a picture (that's the equivalent of about $14 million today). "People said my performances changed their lives," says Peggy, 97, who
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- 3/4/2016
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you have been living and routinely interacting with other human beings over the last month, you’ve probably heard one or two words involving this year’s Academy Awards and the heated controversy over the startling lack of both films and people of color among the nominees. Personally, I think that the real focus of concern ought to be less on the back end-- awards handed out for films which were financed and/or studio-approved, scheduled for production and filmed perhaps as much as two or three years ago-- and more on addressing the lack of cultural and intellectual and experiential diversity among those who have the power to make the decisions as to what films get made in the first place. This is no sure-fire way to ensure that there will be a richer and more consistent representation of diverse creative voices when it comes time for Hollywood...
- 2/6/2016
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
U.S. presidents are usually quotable, but they're not always funny. A prez like Calvin Coolidge, who reportedly would wake up every morning and ask his aide, "Is the country still there?", is blue rare. Thankfully Barack Obama, who turns 54 on August 4, has got a well-honed sense of dry humor too. Here are his five funniest moments on the small screen. 5. Obama's decree Stephen Colbert doesn't just hand over decreeing duties to any old president. Here, the 44th prez took over punditry duties for the Comedy Central host and earned plenty of serious laughs. 4. That State of the Union duet with Keegan-Michael Key. Keegan-Michael Key's hammy, Zero Mostel-type reactions embellish Barack's traditional diplomacy here. I wouldn't hate if they collaborated on, say, their own IFC series in the future. 3. "I know because I won both." Every good comedian knows there's only one way to respond to a heckler: dry authority.
- 8/4/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson will co-host the 92nd Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4. Wilson will perform during the show, along with Ne-Yo, Steve Miller, Chely Wright, Fifth Harmony, Patti Labelle, Nico & Vinz and The Tenors. The festivities kick off at 4:30 p.m. Et with a pre-show on the Ellipse at President's Park. The national tree lighting tradition was started by President Calvin Coolidge in 1923 and is presented by the National Park Service. Support is provided by the National Park Foundation, the fundraising arm for the
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- 11/26/2014
- by Diana Swartz
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Musicals have been tap dancing their way into moviegoers' hearts since the invention of cinema sound itself. From Oliver! to Singin' in the Rain, here are the Guardian and Observer critics' picks of the 10 best
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10. Oliver!
Historically, the British musical has been intertwined with British music, drawing on music hall in the 1940s and the pop charts in the 50s – low-budget films of provincial interest and nothing to trouble the bosses at MGM. In the late 60s, however, the genre enjoyed a brief, high-profile heyday, and between Tommy Steele in Half a Sixpence (1967) and Richard Attenborough's star-studded Oh! What A Lovely War (1969) came the biggest of them all: Oliver! (1968), Carol Reed's adaptation of Lionel Bart's 1960 stage hit and the recipient of six Academy awards.
• Top 10 documentaries
• Top 10 movie adaptations
• Top 10 animated movies
• Top 10 silent movies
• Top 10 sports movies
• Top 10 film noir
• More Guardian and Observer critics' top 10s
10. Oliver!
Historically, the British musical has been intertwined with British music, drawing on music hall in the 1940s and the pop charts in the 50s – low-budget films of provincial interest and nothing to trouble the bosses at MGM. In the late 60s, however, the genre enjoyed a brief, high-profile heyday, and between Tommy Steele in Half a Sixpence (1967) and Richard Attenborough's star-studded Oh! What A Lovely War (1969) came the biggest of them all: Oliver! (1968), Carol Reed's adaptation of Lionel Bart's 1960 stage hit and the recipient of six Academy awards.
- 12/3/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
The Crowd
Directed by King Vidor
Written by King Vidor and John V.A. Weaver
USA, 1928
The Crowd is that rarest of all Hollywood productions – a studio-made film that was never intended to make money. Released by industry leader MGM in March 1928, this magnificent cinematic treatise on the pitfalls of American Dreaming was greenlit by F. Scott Fitzgerad’s “Last Tycoon” himself, wunderkind Irving Thalberg, who believed that true success in the entertainment industry entailed tossing the occasional “pure prestige” production at the public, whether they wanted it or not. Made at the height of America’s dizzying 1920s business boom, The Crowd is perhaps even more timely today than it was 85 years ago, and Saturday’s Tsff screening (endlessly enhanced by the improvisational piano work of accompanist Laura Silberberg) proved that it has lost none of its capacity to dazzle and unsettle contemporary viewers, in equal measure.
King Vidor’s...
Directed by King Vidor
Written by King Vidor and John V.A. Weaver
USA, 1928
The Crowd is that rarest of all Hollywood productions – a studio-made film that was never intended to make money. Released by industry leader MGM in March 1928, this magnificent cinematic treatise on the pitfalls of American Dreaming was greenlit by F. Scott Fitzgerad’s “Last Tycoon” himself, wunderkind Irving Thalberg, who believed that true success in the entertainment industry entailed tossing the occasional “pure prestige” production at the public, whether they wanted it or not. Made at the height of America’s dizzying 1920s business boom, The Crowd is perhaps even more timely today than it was 85 years ago, and Saturday’s Tsff screening (endlessly enhanced by the improvisational piano work of accompanist Laura Silberberg) proved that it has lost none of its capacity to dazzle and unsettle contemporary viewers, in equal measure.
King Vidor’s...
- 4/7/2013
- by David Fiore
- SoundOnSight
Christian Slater is engaged.
The actor confirmed Brittany Lopez is now his fiancee on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" earlier this week, after the talk show host congratulated him on the show.
"Yeah, that's true," the actor said after Jimmy shared his well-wishes over the engagement.
Christian joked though, that the pair very nearly didn't actually have an engagement party after he scared Brittany with "Stiffy" -- a stuffed raccoon -- for Christmas.
"She wanted a pet raccoon," Christian said. "She had seen something about Grace Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge's wife, had a pet raccoon that would ...
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The actor confirmed Brittany Lopez is now his fiancee on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" earlier this week, after the talk show host congratulated him on the show.
"Yeah, that's true," the actor said after Jimmy shared his well-wishes over the engagement.
Christian joked though, that the pair very nearly didn't actually have an engagement party after he scared Brittany with "Stiffy" -- a stuffed raccoon -- for Christmas.
"She wanted a pet raccoon," Christian said. "She had seen something about Grace Coolidge, Calvin Coolidge's wife, had a pet raccoon that would ...
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 3/1/2013
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
by Vadim Rizov
A third of the way through director Gus Van Sant's Promised Land, natural gas company representative Steve Butler (Matt Damon) stands in front of a gigantic American flag and tells the residents of McKinley (fictional flyover country in an unnamed state) that fracking is basically safe and signing over all their land for drilling is the only plausible fiscal stop-gap to the end of agrarian America. Butler's a true believer in what he's selling: growing up in Eldridge, Iowa, he saw how a community's "delusional self mythologizing" as a strong, Real America of "football Fridays, tractor pulls, cow tipping" collapsed when the Caterpillar manufacturing plant closed. Steve knows that these kinds of communities haven't got long to live and sincerely believes any anti-fracking information is just so much stoner hippie propaganda.
What's this shot of Damon and flag supposed to signify, precisely? The most obvious meaning...
A third of the way through director Gus Van Sant's Promised Land, natural gas company representative Steve Butler (Matt Damon) stands in front of a gigantic American flag and tells the residents of McKinley (fictional flyover country in an unnamed state) that fracking is basically safe and signing over all their land for drilling is the only plausible fiscal stop-gap to the end of agrarian America. Butler's a true believer in what he's selling: growing up in Eldridge, Iowa, he saw how a community's "delusional self mythologizing" as a strong, Real America of "football Fridays, tractor pulls, cow tipping" collapsed when the Caterpillar manufacturing plant closed. Steve knows that these kinds of communities haven't got long to live and sincerely believes any anti-fracking information is just so much stoner hippie propaganda.
What's this shot of Damon and flag supposed to signify, precisely? The most obvious meaning...
- 1/3/2013
- GreenCine Daily
Washington -- President Barack Obama and his family will flip the switch for the 90th annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree.
This year's host is "How I Met Your Mother" actor Neil Patrick Harris. Scheduled performers include singers Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Ledisi, Jason Mraz and James Taylor and the band The Fray. ABC's "Modern Family" actor Rico Rodriguez will also appear for the ceremony that begins at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
President Calvin Coolidge started the tradition by lighting a live, 48-foot fir decorated with 2,500 electric bulbs in 1923.
This year's giant blue spruce is new, transplanted in October on the Ellipse, south of the White House.
The previous tree died after just a year from transplant shock. Before that, a tree that stood for more than 30 years was destroyed by winds in February 2011.
This year's host is "How I Met Your Mother" actor Neil Patrick Harris. Scheduled performers include singers Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Ledisi, Jason Mraz and James Taylor and the band The Fray. ABC's "Modern Family" actor Rico Rodriguez will also appear for the ceremony that begins at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
President Calvin Coolidge started the tradition by lighting a live, 48-foot fir decorated with 2,500 electric bulbs in 1923.
This year's giant blue spruce is new, transplanted in October on the Ellipse, south of the White House.
The previous tree died after just a year from transplant shock. Before that, a tree that stood for more than 30 years was destroyed by winds in February 2011.
- 12/6/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
This story first appeared in the Nov. 2 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. As election day approaches Nov. 6, some of the biggest players in Hollywood, led by DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, have thrown their lot behind Barack Obama. From MGM co-founder Louis B. Mayer, who courted Republicans like Calvin Coolidge, to McA mogul Lew Wasserman, who backed Democrats like Lyndon Johnson, industry executives have cultivated Washington power brokers out of both political idealism and practical business concerns. Photos: 10 Presidents and Their Famous Hollywood Pals Hollywood liberals may support Obama because of his stance on social issues,
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- 10/26/2012
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Those behind Prohibition saw a ban on the sale of 'intoxicating liquors' as a crusade against a moral evil. But the big winners were Al Capone and the mob
On Saturday, 17 January 1920, the Manchester Guardian reported with mild incredulity on one of the most extraordinary experiments in modern democratic history. "One minute after midnight tonight," the story began, "America will become an entirely arid desert as far as alcoholics are concerned, any drinkable containing more than half of 1 per cent alcohol being forbidden." In fact, the Volstead Act – which prohibited the sale of "intoxicating liquors" – had come into operation at midnight the day before. But the authorities had granted drinkers one last day, one last session at the bar, before the iron shutters of Prohibition came down.
Across the United States, many bars and restaurants marked the demise of the demon drink by handing out free glasses of wine, brandy and whisky.
On Saturday, 17 January 1920, the Manchester Guardian reported with mild incredulity on one of the most extraordinary experiments in modern democratic history. "One minute after midnight tonight," the story began, "America will become an entirely arid desert as far as alcoholics are concerned, any drinkable containing more than half of 1 per cent alcohol being forbidden." In fact, the Volstead Act – which prohibited the sale of "intoxicating liquors" – had come into operation at midnight the day before. But the authorities had granted drinkers one last day, one last session at the bar, before the iron shutters of Prohibition came down.
Across the United States, many bars and restaurants marked the demise of the demon drink by handing out free glasses of wine, brandy and whisky.
- 8/25/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Economix
By Michael Goodwin and Dan E. Burr
304 pages, $19.95, Abrams ComicArts
Having never taken economics in college, I find the world of high finance needlessly complicated and confusing. You spend what you need to make a good; you sell it for a reasonable profit. Repeat. The problem, though, is that the world makes it far more complicated to determine how those goods are made or what a reasonable profit might be. And as globalization has altered the way everyone on Earth lives and works, things have grown ever more complex.
Thankfully Michael Goodwin saw the need for a basic primary on how the economy currently works and how we got here. Better, he decided to really make it easy to follow thanks to using the comic format, hence the graphic novel Economix. Nicely illustrated by Dan E. Burr, best known for Kings in Disguise, the book from Abrams starts off...
By Michael Goodwin and Dan E. Burr
304 pages, $19.95, Abrams ComicArts
Having never taken economics in college, I find the world of high finance needlessly complicated and confusing. You spend what you need to make a good; you sell it for a reasonable profit. Repeat. The problem, though, is that the world makes it far more complicated to determine how those goods are made or what a reasonable profit might be. And as globalization has altered the way everyone on Earth lives and works, things have grown ever more complex.
Thankfully Michael Goodwin saw the need for a basic primary on how the economy currently works and how we got here. Better, he decided to really make it easy to follow thanks to using the comic format, hence the graphic novel Economix. Nicely illustrated by Dan E. Burr, best known for Kings in Disguise, the book from Abrams starts off...
- 8/3/2012
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
-- Close your eyes and picture it: small-town America.
It has a little post office, of course. A general store, too, and a fishing hole. There's a barber who knows everyone – and knows about everyone. There's a friendly auto mechanic. The picture wouldn't be complete without several women who could be anyone's favorite older sister or aunt.
Kids scurry around at reasonable paces, making low-grade mischief while dirtying their short-sleeve plaid shirts or striped T-shirts. Quirky characters wander about in a landscape of picket fences and healthy storefronts. And the police officer in charge? He's tough but fair, community minded, the Solomon of his entire, geographically limited jurisdiction. He's Atticus Finch without any of the racial tension.
This is, today, the comforting script America often reaches for when it summons the vanished rural nation that so many say they long for. Not coincidentally, it is also the state of mind...
It has a little post office, of course. A general store, too, and a fishing hole. There's a barber who knows everyone – and knows about everyone. There's a friendly auto mechanic. The picture wouldn't be complete without several women who could be anyone's favorite older sister or aunt.
Kids scurry around at reasonable paces, making low-grade mischief while dirtying their short-sleeve plaid shirts or striped T-shirts. Quirky characters wander about in a landscape of picket fences and healthy storefronts. And the police officer in charge? He's tough but fair, community minded, the Solomon of his entire, geographically limited jurisdiction. He's Atticus Finch without any of the racial tension.
This is, today, the comforting script America often reaches for when it summons the vanished rural nation that so many say they long for. Not coincidentally, it is also the state of mind...
- 7/5/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
This is a parody sketch created by Ian MacIntyre and his crew which they did recently called "Calvin Coolidge: Mummy Slayer". Decades after president Abraham Lincoln hunted vampires, president Calvin Coolidge fought his own battles against the evil Mummy hordes! Be the first to watch the (conspicuously low-budget) trailer for next summer's presidential monster-fighting sequel to Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter! Source: HorrorBid...
- 6/22/2012
- Horrorbid
With Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter headed to theaters this summer, Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov may have found their next project - Calvin Coolidge Mumy Slayer. The short film was written and edited by Ian MacIntyre and shot and directed by Jon Blair. It stars MacIntyre, Dan Hershfield, Jocelyn Geddie, Blair, and Andy Auld.
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Decades after president Abraham Lincoln hunted vampires, president Calvin Coolidge fought his own battles against the evil Mummy hordes!
Be the first to watch the (conspicuously low-budget) trailer for next summer's presidential monster-fighting sequel to Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter!
Check out the short below, it is so bad it may actually be good.
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Source: YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmnM5-86K8&feature=player_embedded)...
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Decades after president Abraham Lincoln hunted vampires, president Calvin Coolidge fought his own battles against the evil Mummy hordes!
Be the first to watch the (conspicuously low-budget) trailer for next summer's presidential monster-fighting sequel to Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter!
Check out the short below, it is so bad it may actually be good.
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Source: YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmnM5-86K8&feature=player_embedded)...
- 6/17/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
A couple make small talk at dinner, interspersed with flashes of what is about to befall them. Their home is invaded and the husband is killed presumably during the attack. It was apparent their marriage is over. Flack (Eddie Cahill) says the wife called for help which must have been a feat itself considering she was bound, gagged and in the bedroom. There were two intruders and both wore ski masks, what we'd call balaclavas. The daughter Megan, (Heather Sossaman) was at the movie theatre. Mac (Gary Sinise) questions all the houses in the neighbourhood to find out "why the attackers chose this one?" Lindsay (Anna Belknap) processes the Cs as we get more flashes of the events from the night. She finds a ski mask under the husband, Ron's (Vincent Ventresca) Db and the empty box that was delivered. Jo (Sela Ward) finds a hair from a slashed painting.
- 4/10/2012
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
In the midst of an extraordinarily divisive Gop Primary that will assuredly lead into an even more divisive Presidential Election, sometimes us regular American (professionally blogging) shmoes are left to wonder if rival politicians really can ever agree on anything. It turns out, there is, in fact, one – and Only one – issue on which nearly every president of the last hundred years has seen perfectly eye-to-eye regardless of their politics, platform, or party affiliation: Dogs are awesome. Because we strongly agree with this sentiment as well, we’ve compiled the following playfully subjective list of the 12 Most Adorable Presidential Dogs of the last hundred years (sorry, William Henry Harrison’s pneumonia-retriever). Enjoy it now, cause it’s the last time we’ll all be agreeing on something vaguely political for the rest of 2012 (click any for Full Size): 12. Liberty, Gerald Ford’s Golden Retriever 11. Millie, George H. W. Bush’s Springer Spaniel 10. Rob Roy,...
- 1/11/2012
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
Washington — The new National Christmas Tree is settling into its new digs just south of the White House.
President Barack Obama and his family officially marked the start of the Christmas season by lighting the tree in a ceremony just after dark Thursday.
The 26-foot Colorado blue spruce was planted in March on the Ellipse, a park that lies between the White House and the National Mall. Strong winds in February toppled the previous tree, which stood in the park since 1978.
In remarks delivered during the tree-lighting ceremony, Obama urged the crowd to be generous and to help others in need during the holidays.
"In this season of hope, let's help those who need it most: the homeless, the hungry, the sick and shut-in," he said. "In this season of plenty, let's reach out to those who struggle to find work or provide for their families."
Obama welcomed troops returning...
President Barack Obama and his family officially marked the start of the Christmas season by lighting the tree in a ceremony just after dark Thursday.
The 26-foot Colorado blue spruce was planted in March on the Ellipse, a park that lies between the White House and the National Mall. Strong winds in February toppled the previous tree, which stood in the park since 1978.
In remarks delivered during the tree-lighting ceremony, Obama urged the crowd to be generous and to help others in need during the holidays.
"In this season of hope, let's help those who need it most: the homeless, the hungry, the sick and shut-in," he said. "In this season of plenty, let's reach out to those who struggle to find work or provide for their families."
Obama welcomed troops returning...
- 12/2/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
The Black Eyed Peas will help Us president Barack Obama light the National Christmas Tree at the White House tonight (December 1). The 'Just Can't Get Enough' group will be joined by The Muppets star Kermit the Frog and the Us first family at the Washington DC ceremony. Ellie Goulding, Big Time Rush, One Republic and Rodney Atkins will also be in attendance at the tree lighting, which is to be hosted by The Voice's Carson Daly. President Calvin Coolidge began the tradition of publicly lightning the White House's Christmas tree in (more)...
- 12/1/2011
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Washington -- The Black Eyed Peas and Kermit the Frog are joining the lineup of performers who will help light the National Christmas Tree near the White House.
Carson Daly will host the lighting ceremony Thursday. Performers will also include Big Time Rush, Ellie Goulding, the band OneRepublic, country star Rodney Atkins and singer Marsha Ambrosius.
President Barack Obama and his family will officially light the tree. This will be the 89th year for the holiday tree lighting. The tradition began with President Calvin Coolidge in 1923.
This is the first lighting of a new National Christmas Tree that was planted in March. It's a 26-foot-tall Colorado blue spruce from a New Jersey tree nursery. Strong winds in February toppled the last tree that had stood on the Ellipse since 1978.
Carson Daly will host the lighting ceremony Thursday. Performers will also include Big Time Rush, Ellie Goulding, the band OneRepublic, country star Rodney Atkins and singer Marsha Ambrosius.
President Barack Obama and his family will officially light the tree. This will be the 89th year for the holiday tree lighting. The tradition began with President Calvin Coolidge in 1923.
This is the first lighting of a new National Christmas Tree that was planted in March. It's a 26-foot-tall Colorado blue spruce from a New Jersey tree nursery. Strong winds in February toppled the last tree that had stood on the Ellipse since 1978.
- 11/30/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Dead almost 40 years, J. Edgar Hoover returns to the spotlight as the Clint Eastwood biopic "J. Edgar" opens in theaters this week. Hoover served as director of the FBI for 48 years, holding the job under eight presidents from Calvin Coolidge to Richard M. Nixon. But ask most people about J. Edgar Hoover, and the subject turns to sex. Let's separate fact from fiction in Hoover's legacy.
- 11/14/2011
- by The Washington Post
- Huffington Post
Chicago – Much of history is determined by the petty quirks and strange psychosis of “great leaders.” J. Edgar Hoover, FBI director for 48 years, worked hard to hide his very nature by squelching the nature of others – enemies, friends and perceived enemies. Leonardo DiCaprio is Hoover in “J. Edgar.”
Rating: 4.0/5.0
This is director Clint Eastwood’s history of J. Edgar Hoover the man, and Hoover as the director of a shadow government of the United States through the FBI. Using U.S. tax dollars, Hoover built an impenetrable wall of power, based on his concept of law and order, with no repercussions toward himself, despite a closeted life of vague sexuality. Leonardo DiCaprio captures all the duality, hypocrisy and fear that Hoover possessed, in a performance that unabashedly communicates the multi-faceted megalomaniac.
The film begins with an older J. Edgar Hoover (DiCaprio, in all ages), around the time of the John F. Kennedy administration.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
This is director Clint Eastwood’s history of J. Edgar Hoover the man, and Hoover as the director of a shadow government of the United States through the FBI. Using U.S. tax dollars, Hoover built an impenetrable wall of power, based on his concept of law and order, with no repercussions toward himself, despite a closeted life of vague sexuality. Leonardo DiCaprio captures all the duality, hypocrisy and fear that Hoover possessed, in a performance that unabashedly communicates the multi-faceted megalomaniac.
The film begins with an older J. Edgar Hoover (DiCaprio, in all ages), around the time of the John F. Kennedy administration.
- 11/9/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The G.I. Joe franchise was invented back in the pre-Revolutionary era of Colonial America, when Li’l Tommy Jefferson spent the best summer vacation of his life at sleepover parties with Li’l Georgie Washington and Li’l Johnny Adams, where they would re-enact famous battles from the French and Indian War using wooden figurines cut into human form. Johnny, predictably, would always ruin the fun by accusing Georgie and Tommy of sedition, at which point their cool older cousin Ben Franklin would give Johnny a wedgie. (Kids: This is all true history, as far as you know.) Since then,...
- 6/29/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 26 May 1956
Shepperton, Friday
Mr Charles Chaplin tonight had honours heaped on him by the British industry. But during the formal proceedings in the Shepperton Studios he remained deliciously in the character of "Charlie" of the good old days — he hardly spoke at all.
But before the speeches language flowed from him in neatly rounded drops. With his eldest daughter tugging at his classic blue suit, he held brief court among a huddle of journalists and film technicians. "What about the old Charlie — will he ever appear on the screen again?" cried one. "Never," said Mr Chaplin. "If he did he would have to talk and to talk he would have to step off his pedestal, the pedestal of the silent film. The orientals have gods, but they never take them out of their shrines."
He then walked on to the platform and sat...
Shepperton, Friday
Mr Charles Chaplin tonight had honours heaped on him by the British industry. But during the formal proceedings in the Shepperton Studios he remained deliciously in the character of "Charlie" of the good old days — he hardly spoke at all.
But before the speeches language flowed from him in neatly rounded drops. With his eldest daughter tugging at his classic blue suit, he held brief court among a huddle of journalists and film technicians. "What about the old Charlie — will he ever appear on the screen again?" cried one. "Never," said Mr Chaplin. "If he did he would have to talk and to talk he would have to step off his pedestal, the pedestal of the silent film. The orientals have gods, but they never take them out of their shrines."
He then walked on to the platform and sat...
- 5/26/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Filed under: Columns, Cinematical
We're back in our time machine with the broken dial, and this time we land in 1927.
What Was the Story?
Calvin Coolidge was president, and enjoyed a good strong decade, doing a better job than his predecessor, and presiding over the "Roaring Twenties," before the Great Depression hit in 1929. Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs and the Yankees won the World Series. The first transatlantic telephone call was made, and the world population was a measly 2 billion. Popular music of that year included tunes by Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy," Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust," and Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Matchbox Blues." Louis Armstrong's legendary Hot Five and Hot Seven bands were also recording during this time. People were reading things like Agatha Christie's 'The Big Four,' Virginia Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse,' Upton Sinclair's 'Oil!' and B. Traven's...
We're back in our time machine with the broken dial, and this time we land in 1927.
What Was the Story?
Calvin Coolidge was president, and enjoyed a good strong decade, doing a better job than his predecessor, and presiding over the "Roaring Twenties," before the Great Depression hit in 1929. Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs and the Yankees won the World Series. The first transatlantic telephone call was made, and the world population was a measly 2 billion. Popular music of that year included tunes by Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy," Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust," and Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Matchbox Blues." Louis Armstrong's legendary Hot Five and Hot Seven bands were also recording during this time. People were reading things like Agatha Christie's 'The Big Four,' Virginia Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse,' Upton Sinclair's 'Oil!' and B. Traven's...
- 1/10/2011
- by Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Moviefone
Filed under: Columns, Cinematical
We're back in our time machine with the broken dial, and this time we land in 1927.
What Was the Story?
Calvin Coolidge was president, and enjoyed a good strong decade, doing a better job than his predecessor, and presiding over the "Roaring Twenties," before the Great Depression hit in 1929. Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs and the Yankees won the World Series. The first transatlantic telephone call was made, and the world population was a measly 2 billion. Popular music of that year included tunes by Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy," Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust," and Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Matchbox Blues." Louis Armstrong's legendary Hot Five and Hot Seven bands were also recording during this time. People were reading things like Agatha Christie's 'The Big Four,' Virginia Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse,' Upton Sinclair's 'Oil!' and B. Traven's...
We're back in our time machine with the broken dial, and this time we land in 1927.
What Was the Story?
Calvin Coolidge was president, and enjoyed a good strong decade, doing a better job than his predecessor, and presiding over the "Roaring Twenties," before the Great Depression hit in 1929. Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs and the Yankees won the World Series. The first transatlantic telephone call was made, and the world population was a measly 2 billion. Popular music of that year included tunes by Duke Ellington's "Black and Tan Fantasy," Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust," and Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Matchbox Blues." Louis Armstrong's legendary Hot Five and Hot Seven bands were also recording during this time. People were reading things like Agatha Christie's 'The Big Four,' Virginia Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse,' Upton Sinclair's 'Oil!' and B. Traven's...
- 1/10/2011
- by Jeffrey M. Anderson
- Cinematical
Sarah Palin's new book, America by Heart, goes after President Obama's insufficient patriotism, his health-care bill, and Hillary Clinton's "bra-burning militancy." Shushannah Walshe says it's an early look at Palin's messaging for the 2012 campaign.
Sarah Palin's new book, America by Heart, comes out Tuesday, and she will hit the book tour trail the same day in support of her newest work. If Palin decides to get into the 2012 race for president, America by Heart, which lays out her views of the nation and how to make it better while also going after President Obama, is sure to be her handbook.
Related story on The Daily Beast: What If McCain and Palin Won?
Although she praises Obama for parts of the 2008 speech on race he delivered as a candidate for president, she is scathing in her criticism, setting up plenty of future talking points and arguments. "We have a president,...
Sarah Palin's new book, America by Heart, comes out Tuesday, and she will hit the book tour trail the same day in support of her newest work. If Palin decides to get into the 2012 race for president, America by Heart, which lays out her views of the nation and how to make it better while also going after President Obama, is sure to be her handbook.
Related story on The Daily Beast: What If McCain and Palin Won?
Although she praises Obama for parts of the 2008 speech on race he delivered as a candidate for president, she is scathing in her criticism, setting up plenty of future talking points and arguments. "We have a president,...
- 11/22/2010
- by Shushannah Walshe
- The Daily Beast
School's out for Harry, Hermione and Ron – and so is any sense of wit or warmth, writes Xan Brooks
Funeral wreaths at the ready, for Harry Potter is bowing out. The record-breaking film series, adapted with a stentorian reverence from the Jk Rowling bestsellers, totters towards the exit door at the end of a nine-year, seven-picture marathon, as its total running time nudges 20 hours and its inhabitants age before our eyes.
It's going, going, almost gone, and yet its long goodbye comes in two separate instalments: a prolonged death rattle that begins with tonight's London premiere of part one, and won't conclude until the release of part two in July 2011. Only then can the wake begin.
"How can they tell?" quipped Dorothy Parker when told of the death of Calvin Coolidge, and it's tempting to ask a similar question about this, the boy wizard's last hurrah. It's not so much...
Funeral wreaths at the ready, for Harry Potter is bowing out. The record-breaking film series, adapted with a stentorian reverence from the Jk Rowling bestsellers, totters towards the exit door at the end of a nine-year, seven-picture marathon, as its total running time nudges 20 hours and its inhabitants age before our eyes.
It's going, going, almost gone, and yet its long goodbye comes in two separate instalments: a prolonged death rattle that begins with tonight's London premiere of part one, and won't conclude until the release of part two in July 2011. Only then can the wake begin.
"How can they tell?" quipped Dorothy Parker when told of the death of Calvin Coolidge, and it's tempting to ask a similar question about this, the boy wizard's last hurrah. It's not so much...
- 11/12/2010
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
The relationships between rappers and presidents have always been tenuous at best. Or at least so we thought. This week, there have been two incidents that have united the worlds of hip-hop and presidential politics in ways that nobody really saw coming. Earlier this week, George W. Bush declared that the moment that Kanye West announced "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a telethon was the lowest point of his presidency. West responded in typical fashion, saying that he related to Bush because they both have been under the same kind scrutiny.
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton tipped his hat to Lil Wayne earlier this week in anticipation of the Mc's release from Rikers Island. "This guy's smart. And he's got abilities," Clinton said. "And he's got a new chance now. And what I hope is that this is not just something to brand him as a cool guy, but...
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton tipped his hat to Lil Wayne earlier this week in anticipation of the Mc's release from Rikers Island. "This guy's smart. And he's got abilities," Clinton said. "And he's got a new chance now. And what I hope is that this is not just something to brand him as a cool guy, but...
- 11/4/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Episode 3, “Broadway Limited,” picks up where 2 left off, with a bloody disoriented man stumbling out of the woods and scaring the Hj couple. Turns out, he’s one of the New York gangsters who survived Jimmy’s liquor ambush, and not, as I had falsely predicted, a wisecracking Yiddish zombie who wandered down from the Zombie Catskills to take this show in a very different direction. Nucky and his Sheriff bro start panicking because the survivor can pin Jimmy to the shooting, and the last thing they need is Arnold Rothstein showing up and being all “I make really calm threats. Watch me chalk this pool cue for an hour.” While a doctor operates on the survivor, Sheriff Eli asks everyone in the room to leave so he can “Smother him, whoops I mean smother him, whoops said the same thing again I mean, do whatever the opposite of smother him is.
- 10/5/2010
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
Episode 3, “Broadway Limited,” picks up where 2 left off, with a bloody disoriented man stumbling out of the woods and scaring the Hj couple. Turns out, he’s one of the New York gangsters who survived Jimmy’s liquor ambush, and not, as I had falsely predicted, a wisecracking Yiddish zombie who wandered down from the Zombie Catskills to take this show in a very different direction. Nucky and his Sheriff bro start panicking because the survivor can pin Jimmy to the shooting, and the last thing they need is Arnold Rothstein showing up and being all “I make really calm threats. Watch me chalk this pool cue for an hour.” While a doctor operates on the survivor, Sheriff Eli asks everyone in the room to leave so he can “Smother him, whoops I mean smother him, whoops said the same thing again I mean, do whatever the opposite of smother him is.
- 10/5/2010
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
Developer Pop Quiz is a weekly interview series in which we ask developers from around the industry the same 10 questions and post their responses.
It's always inspiring to see someone go from playing a game that they love, to working on it, and that's exactly what happened for Firaxis Games' Brian Wade. "Civilization" is one of the most sprawling, robust games ever released, and it just keeps getting bigger with each iteration, and the latest release, "Civilization 5," is leaps and bounds different from the "Civ 3" closed beta that was Wade's break into the industry, and his story of how he got there is proof that persistence pays off.
Name: Brian Wade
Title: Lead Programmer
Company: Firaxis Games, a 2K studio
Job Description: Lead the programming team for "Civilization V"
First title worked on: "A Force More Powerful"
Most recent title worked on: "Sid Meier’s Civilization V"
What game has most influenced you,...
It's always inspiring to see someone go from playing a game that they love, to working on it, and that's exactly what happened for Firaxis Games' Brian Wade. "Civilization" is one of the most sprawling, robust games ever released, and it just keeps getting bigger with each iteration, and the latest release, "Civilization 5," is leaps and bounds different from the "Civ 3" closed beta that was Wade's break into the industry, and his story of how he got there is proof that persistence pays off.
Name: Brian Wade
Title: Lead Programmer
Company: Firaxis Games, a 2K studio
Job Description: Lead the programming team for "Civilization V"
First title worked on: "A Force More Powerful"
Most recent title worked on: "Sid Meier’s Civilization V"
What game has most influenced you,...
- 9/24/2010
- by Jason Cipriano
- MTV Multiplayer
On last night's O'Reilly Factor, Glenn Beck took a break from fighting his usual wars against Woodrow Wilson and the Progressive movement to answer Bill O'Reilly's questions on why he so rarely covers "culture war issues." An example of why is Beck's brand new upcoming special on Calvin Coolidge, but beyond that, Beck doesn't seem too terrified by the prospect of same-sex marriage.
- 8/12/2010
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Over the course of any given day, I surf through a lot of websites. Like, a lot a lot. And sometimes those twisty journeys lead to pure Internet gold, which is what happened when I found myself on the IMDb entry for Flashdance this afternoon and discovered what I believe is a new high (low?) in IMDb keyword categories: Female to Male Foot in Crotch. There are 146 titles! You’re welcome, fetishists!
This set off a quest to discover more strange or delightfully weird categories, like “reference to Calvin Coolidge” (a mere two entries), “sole black character dies cliché” (62 entries...
This set off a quest to discover more strange or delightfully weird categories, like “reference to Calvin Coolidge” (a mere two entries), “sole black character dies cliché” (62 entries...
- 8/4/2010
- by Margaret Lyons
- EW.com - PopWatch
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