Scroll to Top

You Are Browsing ‘Politics and Cinema’ Category

It’s looking increasingly likely that Ashley Judd is ready to make a run for the Kentucky Senate seat now held by reptilian Mitch McConnell, one the most despicable do-nothings ever to slither up Capitol Hill. Howard Fineman writes today at HuffPo: Judd told one close ally that she plans to announce...

Jon Stewart will take a 3-month break from The Daily Show this summer to make his feature film debut. (Deadline)Stewart has written the script, and will...

A funny Facebook chat we had after the election you might like: ...

The highlight of Louis CK’s appearance this weekend on SNL. ...

Nothing’s riding on this except the, uh, first amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country. What I’ve learned about the Oscar race from watching the 2012 election There are many similarities between the Oscar race and the US presidential election. Pundits are generally divided up into teams, much like the Democrats...

...

But oh how they huffed and puffed! Oh how they wagged their fingers at Dunham for daring to — um — use a funny metaphor? There is nothing the slightest bit filthy in what Dunham has said. She says “my first time” and she means it’s supposed to be about voting. If Ann Romney were saying the exact same thing no one would draw the conclusion...