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  • Opinion:Sex Doesn't Necessarily Sell at the Movies

    By Baptist Press January 27, 2010

    NASHVILLE, TN -- Contrary to popular belief, sex in movies doesn't sell. That's the conclusion of a study by two researchers who examined the content of 914 movies made between 2001-05 and found that films containing nudity are less likely to be successful at the box office or to win awards and...

  • Opinion:Pro-Animal Rights Films Get Oscar Nominations

    By PETA February 02, 2010

    By Logan Scherer Bleary-eyed and barely out of bed, I woke up to this morning's Oscar nominations delightfully unsurprised. Every year, the nominees for the Best Documentary Academy Award manage to reflect concerns that stir Americans most, so I wasn't shocked to see that two of this...

  • Opinion:Matthew Modine Says Cars and Cigarettes Both Cause Cancer!

    By Reason Foundation May 27, 2009

    Via the increasingly indispensable Big Hollywood comes a link to a Huffington Post post by actor and self-identified "self-propulsion and self-motivation" zealot Matthew Modine. As much as I admire Modine as an actor (and I do!), what a limousine liberal to the max! Or, more precisely, a...

  • Opinion:What About the Right-Leaning Celebs? Some May Surprise You

    By Suzanne Venker June 14, 2009

    Just in case you think there's no one in the media who isn't a raging liberal...below is a list of conservative-minded celebrities: Clint Eastwood Britney Spears Adam Sandler Kelsey Grammer Angie Harmon Chuck Norris Dennis Hopper Tom Clancy Naomi Judd Danny Aiello Sara Evans Marie Osmond Mel...

  • Opinion:Michael Jackson - Mourning the Loss of a Great Capitalist

    By The Cato Institute June 26, 2009

    While the big news of the day wouldn’t seem to have a public policy angle, Michael Jackson’s death allows us to remember that such phenomenal career achievements can only be possible in an economic system that rewards and harnesses talent. The King of Pop’s creativity allowed him and his...

  • Opinion:"G.I. Joe" Unconvincing Imperial American Propoganda

    By Reason Foundation August 09, 2009

    By Noah Berlatsky One of the special effects set-pieces in the middle of G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra involves a terrorist attack in a major city upon one of the most famous buildings in the world. Said building is struck in its center, and then catastrophically collapses, killing...

  • Opinion:Surprise! Nudity Does Not Translate into Box Office Success

    By Reason Foundation November 22, 2009

    By Peter Suderman You might think that movies featuring bare-breasted starlets are more likely to blow up at the box office. But as Tom Jacobs notes in Miller-McCune , that perception suggests you might not be "keeping abreast* of the latest research." Analyses of 914 films released...

  • Opinion:2009's Best & Worst Movies, From a Christian Perspective

    By Baptist Press December 30, 2009

    KANSAS CITY, KS -- Crude comedies and end-of-the-world actioneers dominated the box office in 2009. Missing was the spiritual poignancy found in past dramas like "Schindler's List" and "Dead Man Walking." Absent were guileless comedies such as 1965's sight gag festooned "The Great Race," or the...

  • Opinion:Anti-Smoking Advocate Criticizes "Avatar" for Cigarettes

    By Reason Foundation January 06, 2010

    By Jacob Sullum Anti- smoking activist Stanton Glantz thought Avatar was "a great movie," except for the one detail that moved him to launch a publicity campaign against it: Grace Augustine, the environmental scientist played by Sigourney Weaver, has a cigarette habit. "This...

  • Opinion:Asinine CDC Report on Movies & Child Safety

    By Reason Foundation January 11, 2010

    By Tim Cavanaugh You'd think the essentials of safety have by now been absorbed by all movie viewers: If there's an explosion, just walk or jump toward the camera and you'll be fine. Don't get killed in virtual reality or you'll die in real life. Don't show anybody pictures of your wife and kids...

  • Opinion:Liberal & Libertarian Values Invade Hollywood Movies and TV

    By Reason Foundation January 12, 2010

    By Peter Suderman IBD has an article that asks the question "why are so many sci-fi films left-wing?" and goes on to look at a number of science fiction movies and TV shows with a lefty bent: Hollywood films tend to be liberal, sure. But science fiction in particular lends itself to...

  • News:Oscar Nominations Announced, Ex Spouses Battle for Best Picture

    By Mark Berman Opposing Views February 02, 2010

    The Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and they set up a battle never seen before in Academy Award history. James Cameron's "Avatar" and Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" led the way with nine nominations each. They will also go head-to-head in the Best Director...

  • Opinion:What Will Happen to Michael Jackson's Kids?

    By Jill Stanek June 26, 2009

    Yesterday two icons, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, died. Jackson's death in particular was a sobering reminder of Ecclesiastes 9:12, "Man does not know his time." This morning I watched a Fox News report that the custody of Jackson's 3 children , Prince Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., 12...

  • Opinion:Meryl Streep Portrays Julia Child in Film, Then Trashes Her

    By Competitive Enterprise Institute September 07, 2009

    In the new movie “Julie & Julia,” Meryl Streep does well portraying the late Julia Child, but one can say Streep also benefits from her subject. The much-loved food author and pioneering television chef had a vibrant personality and passion about preparing food that made millions of...

  • Opinion:Where is Hollywood's Liberal Outrage Over Roman Polanski?

    By Heritage Foundation September 30, 2009

    by Rory Cooper Whoopi Goldberg decided America needs two definitions of rape. First there is the rape of women that is tolerated by the left because it is committed by someone creative. And then there is everything else. When asked about Roman Polanski’s arrest and potential extradition to...

  • Opinion:Sarah Silverman Explains Why She Does Not Eat Meat

    By PETA October 15, 2009

    Wherever Sarah Silverman goes, she seems to leave a stream of puzzled people in her wake. Are she and longtime beau, Jimmy Kimmel, on or off today ? Is she really getting it on with Matt Damon ? Is she Tom Selleck's long-lost sister ? But there is one thing that Sarah makes very clear: She...

  • Opinion:Law & Order's Abortion Episode - Is Pro-Life the New Gay?

    By Jill Stanek October 26, 2009

    Unable to watch Friday night's "ripped from the headlines " Law & Order episode about the murder of an abortionist in church , I thought I'd view it on the Internet tonight. Unfortunately, I found NBC does not air full episodes of L&O . I'll have to see if past shows...

  • Opinion:FRC Praises Maine for Rejecting Gay Marriage

    By Family Research Council November 04, 2009

    WASHINGTON --- Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins today praised the citizens of Maine for exercising their right to a "People's Veto" and affirming marriage as the union of a man and a woman. "Yesterday the voters of Maine exercised their right to a 'people's veto' and joined...

  • Opinion:Law & Order Equates Killer with Fans of Limbaugh, Glenn Beck

    By FrontPage Magazine January 07, 2010

    By Jamie Glazov Almost every time I tune in to the show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (SVU) , there is some kind of grotesque and pathetically cheap leftist message being perpetuated. Recently, as most of us know, the show had a character verbalize a connection between a...

  • Opinion:American Idol Judges Set Bad Example by Mocking Contestants

    By Dr. Gwenn January 14, 2010

    A new season of America Idol started this week. True to form, we’ve seen some amazing talent, some people who impress by their ability to put themselves out there even though they can’t sing, and some people who defy explanation because they truly can’t sing but honestly have no clue!...

  • Opinion:Why is Hollywood Silent About North Korean Death Camps?

    By FrontPage Magazine July 26, 2009

    By Lloyd Billingsley North Korea is in the news again, but not over missiles. This time it’s a horror story with a show-business sidebar. On July 20, the Washington Post ran “North Korea’s Hard-Labor Camps: On the Diplomatic Back Burner,” by Blaine Harden. The North Korean gulag has been...

  • Opinion:Fox Refuses to Air "Family Guy" Abortion Episode

    By Jill Stanek August 03, 2009

    For only the 2nd time since it began airing in 1999, the controversial animated sitcom Family Guy has had an episode canceled by parent company Fox . The 1st stifled episode, censored in 2000 but later aired in 2004 and available on DVD, was "When you wish upon a Weinstein,"...

  • Opinion:Plot Spoiler of Censored "Family Guy" Abortion Episode

    By Jill Stanek August 10, 2009

    According to Live Feed , August 6: The controversial Family Guy abortion episode that Fox has declined to air next season features matriarch Lois Griffin acting as a surrogate mother for an infertile couple. The couple is then killed in a car crash, leaving Lois with a tough decision. The...

  • News:Charles Darwin Film Finds Distributor, Will Be Seen in U.S.

    By American Atheists September 24, 2009

    After weeks of being unable to find an American distribution company, the creators of a forthcoming biopic on the life and work of Charles Darwin hit pay dirt and announced that -- yes -- the film will be shown in the U.S. Indie movie distributor Newmarket announced today that it has closed a deal...

  • Opinon:On 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' Larry David Urinates on Jesus

    By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights October 27, 2009

    Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on last night’s episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” the HBO show where Larry David plays himself: Mention Larry David in a word association game and “Seinfeld” rolls off the lips. That show, which David created, wrote and produced, was...

  • Opinion:Actress Natalie Portman Explains Why She Became a Vegan

    By PETA October 29, 2009

    In an essay posted on HuffingtonPost.com , Natalie Portman explains that after reading an advance copy of Jonathan Safran Foer's new book , Eating Animals , she went "from a twenty-year vegetarian to a vegan activist." Whoa, props to you, Jonathan (and to Portman, too, of course).

  • News:SAG President Ken Howard Elected to AFL-CIO's Executive Council

    By AFL-CIO November 09, 2009

    The AFL-CIO Executive Council today welcomed a new member, Ken Howard, president of the Screen Actors ( SAG ). Howard, who was elected to lead the actor’s union in September 2009, replaces former SAG President Alan Rosenberg. Convening for a one-day meeting in Washington, D.C., the council...

  • Opinion:Hollywood Uses Radical Muslim to Supervise Muhammad Film

    By FrontPage Magazine November 22, 2009

    The producer of the blockbuster trilogies “The Matrix” and “The Lord of the Rings,” Barrie Osborne, is now working on a $200 million movie about the founder of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed. Helping to guide the project is Sheikh Yousef al-Qaradawi, a radical Muslim Brotherhood...

  • Opinion:Sarah Palin Could be the Next Oprah if She Does it Right

    By Family Research Council January 12, 2010

    By Chris Gacek The news came yesterday that Sarah Palin has agreed to become a commentator on the Fox News Channel. I agree with Andrew Breitbart (“Big Hollywood ”) that Sarah Palin could become a cultural force via TV on a par with Oprah Winfrey. Palin just connects with large numbers...

  • News:Sources Dispute Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie Breakup

    By Mark Berman Opposing Views January 24, 2010

    Rumors are swirling that Hollywood glamour couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are going their separate ways. But while some sources confirm a split, others are saying it's much ado about nothing. "Totally false" and "everything is fine" are what several sources are saying about a report in...