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The fall of mega-producer Harvey Weinstein did more than usher in Hollywood’s #MeToo era. The industry embraced a woke revolution catering to the far-Left’s demands regarding diversity, equity and more. Weinstein’s fate, and the 2020 death…
Sigourney Weaver is defying Hollywood ageism. The industry can be cruel to women over 40, something “Inside Amy Schumer” famously roasted via her Comedy Central showcase. Warning: Adult language. Weaver is busier than ever 43…
Actor/activist Tim Robbins hasn’t been as vocal as in the past. Robbins, 64, spoke out early and often during President George W. Bush’s presidency, savaging the war in Iraq and what he saw as chilling…
I was four years old, and I had wanted to go to the movies my whole life (well, it was probably only a year or two, but it felt like a really long time). My…
Steve Miner’s “Friday the 13th Part III” (also known as “Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D”) has a few milestones to declare, the first of which being that Miner is the only director to…
No one stirs controversy like Kanye West. The rap icon’s personal and professional lives generate headlines ’round the clock, and he did just that earlier this week. He wore a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt meant to…
Joe Concha and Rob Schneider have something in common. No, the popular media pundit didn’t star on “Saturday Night Live” like Schneider, but they both recoiled in horror when the NBC sketch series jumped the…
Director James Gray says an old friend advised him to tune out the daily headlines to improve his mood. Gray, who previously gave us “The Yards,” “Ad Astra” and “We Own the Night,” couldn’t do…
There’s a broadening market for cultural criticism on streaming platforms like YouTube, Rumble and Odysee. Fans outraged by the wokening of their favorite childhood properties like “Star Wars” (Disney) and “The Lord of the Rings:…
Actor Lucas Black starred in 1996’s “Sling Blade” as a lad, but he didn’t inspire tabloid headlines like other child stars. That’s no accident. Black says he was raised in a “good Christian home,” and…