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Hollywood used to understand something that seems almost quaint now: people buy movie tickets because they want to see a good movie. Not a two-hour lecture. Not a corporate DEI statement with a $200 million budget. Not a beloved character dragged back from retirement so the studio can attach whatever esoteric cultural message happens to … The post Audiences Want to Be Entertained Again appeared…
Get woke, go broke. Hollywood has learned that lesson the brutal way. Consider how trusted franchises like “Doctor Who,” “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” cratered after embracing the “woke mind virus.” Disney dropped its “not-so-secret gay agenda” after several woke projects bombed with audiences. Think “Lightyear” and “Snow White” as two stark, startling examples. Yet … The post Is Uber-Woke ‘Camp…
Poor Taylor Lautner. The young actor made a splash via the “Twilight” series, but his acting career never took flight. He hasn’t distinguished himself outside the vampire saga. Hollywood can be brutal, and his career is proof of just that. Making matters worse? He’s been overshadowed by the saga’s co-leads. Both Kristen Stewart and Robert … The post These ‘Twilight’ Alums Are on Radically…
Bill Maher sounds more like Rush Limbaugh with every new “Real Time” broadcast. The liberal pundit has turned his HBO showcase into a treatise on everything wrong with today’s Democratic Party. The problem? “Real Time with Bill Maher” only has 60 minutes to spare in any given week. Meanwhile, “The Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart makes … The post It’s Bill Maher vs. Jon Stewart for Democrats’ Soul…
The Legacy Media is celebrating Rosie O’Donnell’s “comeback” tour. Anyone shocked? Rosie O’Donnell Crushed Her ‘Kimmel’ Monologue by Doing What Jimmy Kimmel Doesn’t https://t.co/eP0M36OnHq — The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 18, 2026 The hard-Left comic fled America for Ireland last year, fearing a second Trump administration above all else. She recently compared her exit to … The post Rosie…
The “buy physical media” argument grew again this week … with a caveat. We’ve seen examples of classic works getting tinkered with for several reasons. The work itself is no longer “woke” The artist in question had second thoughts The art wasn’t up to snuff, creatively speaking A prime example? The 1971 Best Picture winner … The post These 6 Artists Censored Their Own Work appeared first on…
You don’t have to like the late Anthony Bourdain to love his origin story. It might even help to go in cold. “Tony” shares what the world-famous chef was like as a young man, and it’s far from pretty. Rude. Entitled. Arrogant. Duplicitous. We shouldn’t root for such a figure. We do, thanks to a … The post ‘Tony’ Turns Flawed Chef Into Compelling Anti-Hero appeared first on Hollywood in Toto .
Luke Wilson hears a familiar refrain from fans on the street. Why don’t they make great movie comedies like “Old School” anymore? And he can’t disagree. Wilson starred in that 2003 comedy classic alongside Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn. They played 30-somethings who create an adult fraternity to relive their college days. And, of course, … The post Luke Wilson Shares Crazy Studio Reaction to Joke…
“South Park,” in its prime, was ahead of the cultural curve. Take “Board Games,” a 2019 episode that poked fun at trans female athletes competing against biological women. A “strong women” athlete, who looked and sounded suspiciously like wrestler Randy “Macho Man” Savage, stormed the competition. One competitor spoke glowingly of including trans athletes in … The post Release ‘Lady Ballers’ on…
Al Gore did more than win an Oscar for 2006’s “An Inconvenient Truth.” The former Vice President unleashed a wave of Climate Change movies that have yet to let up. Documentaries. Sci-Fi fables. Action flicks. Here’s but a partial list: “Chasing Coral” “Snowpiercer” “Merchants of Doubt” “Don’t Look Up” “The 11th Hour” “How to Blow … The post Hollywood’s Climate Change Campaign Falls Flat with…
