Two producers who attempted to make a biopic about Roberto Clemente are now suing the baseball legend’s sons, alleging that the family twice sold the rights to Clemente’s life story.
Producers Jonah Hirsch and Angel Munoz announced plans in March 2023 to adapt the family-written biography, “Clemente: The True Legacy of an Undying Hero,” into a feature film. But after the announcement, the pair discovered that Thomas Tull, the former CEO of Legendary Pictures, was developing his own Clemente feature.
Legendary, which produced “42,” starring Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson, had optioned Clemente’s life rights in 2015, intending to produce a film based on the David Maraniss biography “Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero.”
According to the suit, the Clemente family initially claimed that Legendary had failed to make a payment, causing the life rights to revert back to the family. But that turned out to be untrue,...
Producers Jonah Hirsch and Angel Munoz announced plans in March 2023 to adapt the family-written biography, “Clemente: The True Legacy of an Undying Hero,” into a feature film. But after the announcement, the pair discovered that Thomas Tull, the former CEO of Legendary Pictures, was developing his own Clemente feature.
Legendary, which produced “42,” starring Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson, had optioned Clemente’s life rights in 2015, intending to produce a film based on the David Maraniss biography “Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero.”
According to the suit, the Clemente family initially claimed that Legendary had failed to make a payment, causing the life rights to revert back to the family. But that turned out to be untrue,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Jack Dunn and Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Negro Leagues statistics will become part of the official Major League historical record today, May 29. More than 2,300 players who played in the seven iterations of the Negro Leagues from 1920-1948 will be integrated into MLB’s database, a move that comes several years after MLB first announced it would elevate the Negro Leagues.
Black players were barred from MLB until Jackie Robinson broke the league’s color barrier in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
“We are proud that the official historical record now includes the players of the Negro Leagues,...
Black players were barred from MLB until Jackie Robinson broke the league’s color barrier in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
“We are proud that the official historical record now includes the players of the Negro Leagues,...
- 5/29/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Major League Baseball has the precise problem it doesn’t want to have right now. Shohei Ohtani, the Japanese two-way superstar who is the most interesting baseball player in modern memory, is at the center of a gambling scandal. The gist of what’s known: someone wired $4.5 million from Ohtani’s bank account to a sports betting operation run by Matthew Bowyer, an Orange County bookmaker whose operations have attracted the attention of the FBI.
From here, it gets murky. Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s longtime friend and now-former translator, claimed...
From here, it gets murky. Ippei Mizuhara, Ohtani’s longtime friend and now-former translator, claimed...
- 3/31/2024
- by Corbin Smith
- Rollingstone.com
Ty Cobb, the former White House attorney for Donald Trump, warned that Trump is a serious threat to democracy.
“I think you have to take Trump seriously because he poses the gravest threat to democracy that we’ve ever seen,” Cobb told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “On the other hand, I think his legal arguments are, you know, interposed solely for delay. I think as the government’s lawyer and special counsel’s lawyer argued today that, at the end of the day, it would be very scary if there was no accountability.”
“As Trump’s counsel has argued, for the types of conduct that have been charged here, when a president tries to prevent the peaceful transfer of power and uses the levers available to him to subvert the democratic republic and the electoral system,” Cobb said.
“I think the lack of accountability that he desires which Putin has,...
“I think you have to take Trump seriously because he poses the gravest threat to democracy that we’ve ever seen,” Cobb told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “On the other hand, I think his legal arguments are, you know, interposed solely for delay. I think as the government’s lawyer and special counsel’s lawyer argued today that, at the end of the day, it would be very scary if there was no accountability.”
“As Trump’s counsel has argued, for the types of conduct that have been charged here, when a president tries to prevent the peaceful transfer of power and uses the levers available to him to subvert the democratic republic and the electoral system,” Cobb said.
“I think the lack of accountability that he desires which Putin has,...
- 1/20/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Donald Trump thought he crushed his Fox News interview. The rest of the world thinks he bumbled it miserably.
In the hours after his interview with Bret Baier aired on Monday, Trump privately boasted about how well he thought he performed. As he asked others if they had caught the interview and what they thought of it, the former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner said the tension and parrying with Baier made him look tough, creating buzzy, attention-grabbing television, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell Rolling Stone.
During the televised sit-down,...
In the hours after his interview with Bret Baier aired on Monday, Trump privately boasted about how well he thought he performed. As he asked others if they had caught the interview and what they thought of it, the former president and 2024 GOP frontrunner said the tension and parrying with Baier made him look tough, creating buzzy, attention-grabbing television, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell Rolling Stone.
During the televised sit-down,...
- 6/20/2023
- by Asawin Suebsaeng
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump has privately told confidants that, should he be re-elected president, he could pardon any of his allies if they face charges from the Biden-era Justice Department in two major probes, two people familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone.
Since last summer, the former president has been telling some of those close to him that the pardons would be for higher-level people and could come early in his time in office, effectively wiping away a multi-year effort to hold powerful people and their cohorts legally accountable for their...
Since last summer, the former president has been telling some of those close to him that the pardons would be for higher-level people and could come early in his time in office, effectively wiping away a multi-year effort to hold powerful people and their cohorts legally accountable for their...
- 3/8/2023
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Patrick Reis
- Rollingstone.com
Almost immediately after the House Jan. 6 committee announced it would subpoena Doanld Trump, the ex-president began telling people close to him that he’d love to testify before the congressional panel — if he got to do it on live television. Even the idea of it sent Trump’s advisers scrambling to convince him it would be a disaster.
“Absolutely fucking not,” one of Trump’s advisers on legal matters tells Rolling Stone, succinctly summarizing the advice they gave Trump regarding Capitol Hill testimony — televised or otherwise.
Several of Trump’s...
“Absolutely fucking not,” one of Trump’s advisers on legal matters tells Rolling Stone, succinctly summarizing the advice they gave Trump regarding Capitol Hill testimony — televised or otherwise.
Several of Trump’s...
- 10/25/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Maury Wills, whose long tenure with the Los Angeles Dodgers began the year after the team moved to the West Coast in the late 1950s and included three World Series championships, died September 19 at his home in Sedona, Az, the team said Tuesday. He was 89.
Wills, a five-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop, was a prolific base-stealer credited with helping to bring the craft back to baseball as an offensive strategy. After stealing 50 bases in 1960 in his first year with the Dodgers, in 1962 he became the first player in the modern age to reach 100 steals in a season, finishing with 104 to break Ty Cobb’s record that had stood for 47 years, earning him the Nl Mvp Award. He is 20th on baseball’s all-time steals list.
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Wills was born Maurice Morning Wills on October 2, 1932, in Washington D.C., where he was a three-sport athlete in high school.
Wills, a five-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove-winning shortstop, was a prolific base-stealer credited with helping to bring the craft back to baseball as an offensive strategy. After stealing 50 bases in 1960 in his first year with the Dodgers, in 1962 he became the first player in the modern age to reach 100 steals in a season, finishing with 104 to break Ty Cobb’s record that had stood for 47 years, earning him the Nl Mvp Award. He is 20th on baseball’s all-time steals list.
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Wills was born Maurice Morning Wills on October 2, 1932, in Washington D.C., where he was a three-sport athlete in high school.
- 9/20/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump’s lawyers are preemptively preparing a legal defense against criminal charges from the Justice Department, as the former president’s lawyers are increasingly anxious that their client will be prosecuted for his role in the attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
Members of the ex-president’s legal team have already begun brainstorming strategy and potential defenses, according to three people familiar with the matter and written communications reviewed by Rolling Stone. Trump himself has been briefed on potential legal defenses on at least two occasions this summer, two of the sources say.
Members of the ex-president’s legal team have already begun brainstorming strategy and potential defenses, according to three people familiar with the matter and written communications reviewed by Rolling Stone. Trump himself has been briefed on potential legal defenses on at least two occasions this summer, two of the sources say.
- 8/1/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
When Donald Trump formally declares his 2024 candidacy, he won’t just be running for another term in the White House. He’ll be running away from legal troubles, possible criminal charges, and even the specter of prison time.
In recent months, Trump has made clear to associates that the legal protections of occupying the Oval Office are front-of-mind for him, four people with knowledge of the situation tell Rolling Stone.
Trump has “spoken about how when you are the president of the United States, it is tough for politically motivated prosecutors to ‘get to you,...
In recent months, Trump has made clear to associates that the legal protections of occupying the Oval Office are front-of-mind for him, four people with knowledge of the situation tell Rolling Stone.
Trump has “spoken about how when you are the president of the United States, it is tough for politically motivated prosecutors to ‘get to you,...
- 7/18/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
As she opened the House Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday, Republican Rep. Liz Cheney ticked through a list of names of people Donald Trump’s legal team have attempted to pin the blame for the Capitol attack, naming the president’s lawyers, Maga-friend lawmakers, and others.
Mark Meadows, Trump’s former White House chief of staff, didn’t make the list — yet.
Trump’s inner circle increasingly views Meadows as a likely fall guy for the former president’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Members of Trump’s legal team are...
Mark Meadows, Trump’s former White House chief of staff, didn’t make the list — yet.
Trump’s inner circle increasingly views Meadows as a likely fall guy for the former president’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Members of Trump’s legal team are...
- 7/13/2022
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
There’s a new member of one of Major League Baseball’s most exclusive clubs. Detroit Tigers designated hitter Miguel Cabrera joined the 3,000 hits/500 home runs club today with a first inning single against the Colorado Rockies.
He is the 33rd player in MLB history to get 3,000 hits, virtually ensuring a ticket to the baseball Hall of Fame.
Cabrera’s ground ball single to right field came against fellow Venezuelan Antonio Senzatela and set off a celebration around the Tigers’ Comerica Park. The crowd gave him a standing ovation and chanted his name, as fireworks erupted and teammates ran out to hug him.
He later scored that same inning on a three-run home run by rookie Spencer Torkelson, who has largely taken over first base duties as the older Cabrera shifted to Dh.
At the end of the inning, the scoreboard flashed, “Congratulations Miggy,” as Cabrera emerged from the dugout to wave to fans.
He is the 33rd player in MLB history to get 3,000 hits, virtually ensuring a ticket to the baseball Hall of Fame.
Cabrera’s ground ball single to right field came against fellow Venezuelan Antonio Senzatela and set off a celebration around the Tigers’ Comerica Park. The crowd gave him a standing ovation and chanted his name, as fireworks erupted and teammates ran out to hug him.
He later scored that same inning on a three-run home run by rookie Spencer Torkelson, who has largely taken over first base duties as the older Cabrera shifted to Dh.
At the end of the inning, the scoreboard flashed, “Congratulations Miggy,” as Cabrera emerged from the dugout to wave to fans.
- 4/23/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Welcome to this week’s Nxt UK review, right here on Nerdly. I’m Nathan Favel and Jim Jarmusch is a happy weirdo. Ghost Dog, damn it! Well, like Stephen Lang in f—me pumps, let’s cross our eyes and squeal, because it’s wrestling time. Also, wash your hands, don’t touch your face and you’ll be fine. The coronavirus is no reason to panic…AIDS is though…wear a condom.
Match #1: Pretty Deadly def. Dan Moloney & Dereiss Gordon The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley used a mix of undeniable beauty, high-octane tag team precision and unyielding grit to pick up the dominant win over Dan Moloney & Dereiss Gordon with Deadly Pretty.
My Opinion: 2.4 out of 5 – This was a fun opener that was nothing special, but it twern’t nuttin’ either. There were some moves and some holds, but I wouldn...
Match #1: Pretty Deadly def. Dan Moloney & Dereiss Gordon The following is courtesy of wwe.com:
Sam Stoker & Lewis Howley used a mix of undeniable beauty, high-octane tag team precision and unyielding grit to pick up the dominant win over Dan Moloney & Dereiss Gordon with Deadly Pretty.
My Opinion: 2.4 out of 5 – This was a fun opener that was nothing special, but it twern’t nuttin’ either. There were some moves and some holds, but I wouldn...
- 3/15/2020
- by Nathan Favel
- Nerdly
A Ty Cobb baseball card more than One Hundred years old just sold for -- are you sitting down??? -- a whopping $504k!!! ... TMZ Sports has learned. The card is Ty Cobb's 1915 Cracker Jack card ... and it's one of only three of its kind to ever receive a Mint 9 rating from PSA ... which is just one step below the perfect Gem Mint 10. If you think coughing up half a milli for a baseball card is insane,...
- 4/23/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Happy 72nd Birthday, Tommy Lee Jones! Though he has played his share of rednecks in films, the Oscar, Golden Globe and SAG Award winner is in real life a top-notch polo player and famously was Vice President Al Gore‘s roommate while both were studying at Harvard. Jones is an actor who is always full of surprises.
Having gotten his start acting in soap operas and independent films, Jones quickly moved up the ladder, earning his first Golden Globe nomination as singer Loretta Lynn‘s husband in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (opposite Academy Award champ Sissy Spacek). As his work continued to grow, so did Jones’ trophy case. In his film career of over four decades, Jones earned four Oscar nominations three Golden Globe nominations (also including a win for “The Fugitive”) and four Screen Actors Guild nominations (including two SAG trophies for 2007’s “No Country For Old Men” and 2012’s “Lincoln”).
So,...
Having gotten his start acting in soap operas and independent films, Jones quickly moved up the ladder, earning his first Golden Globe nomination as singer Loretta Lynn‘s husband in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (opposite Academy Award champ Sissy Spacek). As his work continued to grow, so did Jones’ trophy case. In his film career of over four decades, Jones earned four Oscar nominations three Golden Globe nominations (also including a win for “The Fugitive”) and four Screen Actors Guild nominations (including two SAG trophies for 2007’s “No Country For Old Men” and 2012’s “Lincoln”).
So,...
- 9/15/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
John Dean was the White House’s legal counsel under President Nixon. When Nixon was forced to resign in 1974, it was in part because of information Dean provided to investigators regarding Nixon’s efforts to cover up his involvement in the Watergate scandal — or, in other words, how the president obstructed justice. The Trump White House has a legal counsel, too. His name is Don McGahn, and over the weekend the New York Times reported that he has been a fully cooperative and “fruitful” witness for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation,...
- 8/20/2018
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
A version of this interview with Christine Baranski first appeared in The Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
More than perhaps any other fictional show on TV, “The Good Fight” not only reflects the era in which we live, it’s every bit as obsessed with the man in the Oval Office as Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah are.
The second season has featured episodes on the potential impeachment of Donald Trump and on the possible existence of the much-rumored “pee tape” — but more than that, it has found the lead character of Diane Lockhart, played by Christine Baranski, in a complete tailspin because she can’t cope with the outcome of the last election.
In “The Good Wife,” Lockhart was a high-powered and highly successful lawyer who worked with star Julianna Margulies’s Alicia Florrick, but in the CBS All Access spinoff, she’s a mess. And...
More than perhaps any other fictional show on TV, “The Good Fight” not only reflects the era in which we live, it’s every bit as obsessed with the man in the Oval Office as Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah are.
The second season has featured episodes on the potential impeachment of Donald Trump and on the possible existence of the much-rumored “pee tape” — but more than that, it has found the lead character of Diane Lockhart, played by Christine Baranski, in a complete tailspin because she can’t cope with the outcome of the last election.
In “The Good Wife,” Lockhart was a high-powered and highly successful lawyer who worked with star Julianna Margulies’s Alicia Florrick, but in the CBS All Access spinoff, she’s a mess. And...
- 6/1/2018
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
As befits a week that was as completely unhinged and bizarre as the one we just experienced, the opening portion of this week’s Weekend Update on “SNL” was a frantic race through the what felt like 900 different scandal updates that we got in the Trump administration the last few days. As always, hosts Michael Che and Colin Jost were up to the task.
You can view this portion of Weekend Update from the latest episode of “SNL” in the video above. And below you can read the transcript of that opening chunk.
Colin Jost: “Well, the clock might be running out on Trump’s presidency. so you know what that means — they’re finally putting in Rudy! But instead of making a great play, this Rudy immediately tackled his own quarterback. Giuliani appeared on Fox News and straight-up admitted that Trump knew about the Stormy Daniels payment, which was maybe the best confession I’ve seen on TV that didn’t end with ‘created by Dick Wolf.’ This Stormy Daniels payment has turned out to be the loudest hush money in history. And during his ‘Kings of Dementia’ comedy tour, Giuliani also said that the hush money was, quote, funneled through a law firm. Dude, ‘funneled’ is not typically a word innocent people use when talking about money. No one says, ‘Yeah, my grandma funneled me $5 on my birthday card.’ “
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Michael Che: “Rudy Giuliani is claiming that President Trump only learned a week ago that he was reimbursing Michael Cohen’s payments to Stormy Daniels in $35,000 installments. I have a couple of questions. Like, what kind of billionaire pays for stuff in installments? You’re the president of the United States. Why are you paying for sex like it’s a NordicTrack? And how did y’all land on $130,000? That’s such an oddly specific number. I asked Stormy to come on ‘Update’ and explain it, but her agent said no because if she’s seen on camera with a black guy, her price goes down.”
Colin Jost: “Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, said that he was speechless after Giuliani said that Trump reimbursed Michael Cohen. In fact, Avenatti was so speechless that night, he only appeared on 20 shows on six different networks.”
Michael Che: “The New York Times has published a list of 49 questions that Robert Mueller reportedly wants to ask President Trump. The first one is, ‘Colluder says what?’ Trump is calling this probe a trap, but questions are only a trap if you’re lying. if you were to ask your husband, ‘where were you last night?’ and he said, ‘bitch, you trying to trap me?’ he’s probably lying.”
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Colin Jost: “But let’s be clear about this, Trump and his legal team are clearly the ones who leaked these questions. And I figured out why. Trump’s been so desperate to find a decent lawyer that at this point he’s just crowd sourcing his legal strategy. He’s just throwing the Mueller questions out there like, ‘How do you guys think I should respond?’ It’s basically the same strategy Lay’s used to pick a new potato chip flavor. Which could be a smart approach for Trump, or he could end up like Lay’s with Biscuits and Gravy.”
Michael Che: “And if I may ask the FBI directly: why is this taking so long? I mean look at Trump’s team. You can’t beat them? They look like they have a commercial that goes, ‘Have you been hurt in a triple fall?’ Even if you don’t have enough evidence, just frame them. Whatever happened to that? Are there different FBIs for white people than black people? Because if the FBI was this incompetent against us, a Martin Luther King would have died a lot later, peacefully in his bed, on top of his mistress.”
Colin Jost: “This week, President Trump’s former doctor — who, by the way, I loved on ‘Twin Peaks’ — said that the 2015 letter which described Trump as the healthiest individual ever elected president was dictated by Trump himself. Which also explains why Trump’s blood pressure was listed as ‘haters over losers.’ White House lawyer Ty Cobb has announced that he’ll be stepping down at the end of May. Cobb will return to his own job of challenging you to a hot air balloon race around the world.”
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Again, you can watch “SNL” Weekend Update’s rundown of the news in the video embedded at the top of this post.
Read original story ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Host Colin Jost: Trump Is Now ‘Crowd Sourcing His Legal Strategy’ (Video) At TheWrap...
You can view this portion of Weekend Update from the latest episode of “SNL” in the video above. And below you can read the transcript of that opening chunk.
Colin Jost: “Well, the clock might be running out on Trump’s presidency. so you know what that means — they’re finally putting in Rudy! But instead of making a great play, this Rudy immediately tackled his own quarterback. Giuliani appeared on Fox News and straight-up admitted that Trump knew about the Stormy Daniels payment, which was maybe the best confession I’ve seen on TV that didn’t end with ‘created by Dick Wolf.’ This Stormy Daniels payment has turned out to be the loudest hush money in history. And during his ‘Kings of Dementia’ comedy tour, Giuliani also said that the hush money was, quote, funneled through a law firm. Dude, ‘funneled’ is not typically a word innocent people use when talking about money. No one says, ‘Yeah, my grandma funneled me $5 on my birthday card.’ “
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Michael Che: “Rudy Giuliani is claiming that President Trump only learned a week ago that he was reimbursing Michael Cohen’s payments to Stormy Daniels in $35,000 installments. I have a couple of questions. Like, what kind of billionaire pays for stuff in installments? You’re the president of the United States. Why are you paying for sex like it’s a NordicTrack? And how did y’all land on $130,000? That’s such an oddly specific number. I asked Stormy to come on ‘Update’ and explain it, but her agent said no because if she’s seen on camera with a black guy, her price goes down.”
Colin Jost: “Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, said that he was speechless after Giuliani said that Trump reimbursed Michael Cohen. In fact, Avenatti was so speechless that night, he only appeared on 20 shows on six different networks.”
Michael Che: “The New York Times has published a list of 49 questions that Robert Mueller reportedly wants to ask President Trump. The first one is, ‘Colluder says what?’ Trump is calling this probe a trap, but questions are only a trap if you’re lying. if you were to ask your husband, ‘where were you last night?’ and he said, ‘bitch, you trying to trap me?’ he’s probably lying.”
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Colin Jost: “But let’s be clear about this, Trump and his legal team are clearly the ones who leaked these questions. And I figured out why. Trump’s been so desperate to find a decent lawyer that at this point he’s just crowd sourcing his legal strategy. He’s just throwing the Mueller questions out there like, ‘How do you guys think I should respond?’ It’s basically the same strategy Lay’s used to pick a new potato chip flavor. Which could be a smart approach for Trump, or he could end up like Lay’s with Biscuits and Gravy.”
Michael Che: “And if I may ask the FBI directly: why is this taking so long? I mean look at Trump’s team. You can’t beat them? They look like they have a commercial that goes, ‘Have you been hurt in a triple fall?’ Even if you don’t have enough evidence, just frame them. Whatever happened to that? Are there different FBIs for white people than black people? Because if the FBI was this incompetent against us, a Martin Luther King would have died a lot later, peacefully in his bed, on top of his mistress.”
Colin Jost: “This week, President Trump’s former doctor — who, by the way, I loved on ‘Twin Peaks’ — said that the 2015 letter which described Trump as the healthiest individual ever elected president was dictated by Trump himself. Which also explains why Trump’s blood pressure was listed as ‘haters over losers.’ White House lawyer Ty Cobb has announced that he’ll be stepping down at the end of May. Cobb will return to his own job of challenging you to a hot air balloon race around the world.”
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Again, you can watch “SNL” Weekend Update’s rundown of the news in the video embedded at the top of this post.
Read original story ‘SNL’ Weekend Update Host Colin Jost: Trump Is Now ‘Crowd Sourcing His Legal Strategy’ (Video) At TheWrap...
- 5/6/2018
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
The seemingly neverending stream of upsetting news about the Trump administration seems to have finally gotten to Jimmy Kimmel. On his show Wednesday night, Kimmel’s monologue briefly took a bit of a nihilistic turn as he pondered the apparently very real possibility now that Donald Trump will shut down Robert Mueller’s investigation, as well as the idea that there will be plenty of people in the U.S. government who will let it happen.
“This morning on Twitter, President Trump — did you know he has a Twitter account? So this morning, the Washington Post reported that special counsel Robert Mueller is floating the idea of subpoenaing the President. After that Trump ominously tweeted a quote from a former U.S. Attorney who said, ‘the President has unfettered power to fire anyone.’ And then in another tweet, he threatened to use ‘the powers granted the presidency’ to stop this investigation if it keeps going much longer. And I guess some people are Ok with that. With the President threatening to squash an ongoing investigation into his own possibly illegal actions,” Kimmel said.
“But hey, you know what? Democracy had a good run. Maybe it’s time for us to try something else. We don’t want to get all clingy.”
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The audience took the joke in stride, laughing briefly before bursting into applause in response to the comment.
Kimmel then tried to lighten the mood by cracking wise about Trump’s revolving door of lawyers.
“Trump lost another lawyer today. Ty Cobb, who is the main man dealing with the special counsel for all this time, decided ‘that’s it, I’m retiring.’ And the guy stepping in for him is best known for being one of Bill Clinton’s impeachment lawyers,” Kimmel said. “His name is Emmet Flood. When your lawyer is named after a natural disaster you know you’re in good hands.”
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Kimmel closed this thread with a synergistic “Avengers” joke.
“Ty Cobb is now out, and Emmet Flood is in. At this point, there are more Trump lawyers than there are Avengers. There are a lot.”
You can watch this portion of the monologue from Wednesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in the video above. The video also includes a new edition of “Drunk Donald Trump,” in which “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” slows down a video of Trump speaking to make it sound like he’s slurring his speech.
Read original story Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Democracy Had a Good Run and Maybe It’s Time for Us to Try Something Else’ (Video) At TheWrap...
“This morning on Twitter, President Trump — did you know he has a Twitter account? So this morning, the Washington Post reported that special counsel Robert Mueller is floating the idea of subpoenaing the President. After that Trump ominously tweeted a quote from a former U.S. Attorney who said, ‘the President has unfettered power to fire anyone.’ And then in another tweet, he threatened to use ‘the powers granted the presidency’ to stop this investigation if it keeps going much longer. And I guess some people are Ok with that. With the President threatening to squash an ongoing investigation into his own possibly illegal actions,” Kimmel said.
“But hey, you know what? Democracy had a good run. Maybe it’s time for us to try something else. We don’t want to get all clingy.”
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The audience took the joke in stride, laughing briefly before bursting into applause in response to the comment.
Kimmel then tried to lighten the mood by cracking wise about Trump’s revolving door of lawyers.
“Trump lost another lawyer today. Ty Cobb, who is the main man dealing with the special counsel for all this time, decided ‘that’s it, I’m retiring.’ And the guy stepping in for him is best known for being one of Bill Clinton’s impeachment lawyers,” Kimmel said. “His name is Emmet Flood. When your lawyer is named after a natural disaster you know you’re in good hands.”
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Kimmel closed this thread with a synergistic “Avengers” joke.
“Ty Cobb is now out, and Emmet Flood is in. At this point, there are more Trump lawyers than there are Avengers. There are a lot.”
You can watch this portion of the monologue from Wednesday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in the video above. The video also includes a new edition of “Drunk Donald Trump,” in which “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” slows down a video of Trump speaking to make it sound like he’s slurring his speech.
Read original story Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Democracy Had a Good Run and Maybe It’s Time for Us to Try Something Else’ (Video) At TheWrap...
- 5/3/2018
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
On Wednesday’s episode of “Late Night,” host Seth Meyers spent a new “A Closer Look” segment examining the latest developments in the many scandals involving Donald Trump — well, almost the latest news, anyway, since Rudy Giuliani’s appearance on Hannity came after “Late Night” taped.
And Meyers concluded the segment by noting that even if special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation ends up taking down Trump, we still might have Mike Pence to deal with.
“You can’t blame Trump for focusing on space when Earth has been such an a–ache for him recently,” Meyers said, after leading into this portion of “A Closer Look” by making fun of Trump for his comments about the “Space Force” to the Army football team when they visited the White House this week.
Also Read: Colbert Clowns 'Uncle Off-His-Meds' Donald Trump for Nonsensical Tweet Threatening Mueller (Video)
“And no earthling has been more problematic than the special counsel in the Russia investigation, Robert Mueller. In fact, today it was reported that yet another member of Trump’s legal team, White House lawyer Ty Cobb, is leaving his position and would be replaced by a veteran Washington lawyer who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment. And that news comes just a day after it was reported that Mueller has raised the possibility of a presidential subpoena. Wow!”
That’s when Meyers brought up what Pence has been up to this week, to try to put all of this in perspective.
“Who knows where all these investigations will end up. But if by some chance they do lead to Trump’s downfall, it’s worth checking on America’s plan B, Vice President Mike Pence. Now you might be tempted to think, ‘Hey, Pence doesn’t tweet insults. He doesn’t scream at rallies. He must be better than Trump, right?’ In which case I would direct you to a Pence appearance in Arizona last night, where he was joined by a convicted criminal and notorious racist, ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio,” Meyers said. “Arpaio racially profiled Latinos and when a judge told him to stop he refused and was convicted of contempt of court. So what did Pence have to say when Arpaio showed up at his event last night?”
Also Read: Jimmy Kimmel: 'Democracy Had a Good Run and Maybe It's Time for Us to Try Something Else' (Video)
“Late Night” then played a clip of Pence saying he was “honored” to have Arpaio present, and described him as “a great friend of this president” and “a tireless champion of strong borders and the rule of law.”
“I swear to god, this guy’s reading his Bible upside down,” Meyers quipped. “Mike Pence is a guy who leaves a football game when players take a knee during the anthem in an exercise of their first amendment rights, but is honored to be in the presence of a man found guilty of criminal contempt of court.”
You can watch all of the “A Closer Look” segment from Wednesday’s episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in the video embedded at the top of this post.
Read original story Seth Meyers Wants to Remind You That Mike Pence Sucks Just as Much as Trump Does (Video) At TheWrap...
And Meyers concluded the segment by noting that even if special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation ends up taking down Trump, we still might have Mike Pence to deal with.
“You can’t blame Trump for focusing on space when Earth has been such an a–ache for him recently,” Meyers said, after leading into this portion of “A Closer Look” by making fun of Trump for his comments about the “Space Force” to the Army football team when they visited the White House this week.
Also Read: Colbert Clowns 'Uncle Off-His-Meds' Donald Trump for Nonsensical Tweet Threatening Mueller (Video)
“And no earthling has been more problematic than the special counsel in the Russia investigation, Robert Mueller. In fact, today it was reported that yet another member of Trump’s legal team, White House lawyer Ty Cobb, is leaving his position and would be replaced by a veteran Washington lawyer who represented Bill Clinton during his impeachment. And that news comes just a day after it was reported that Mueller has raised the possibility of a presidential subpoena. Wow!”
That’s when Meyers brought up what Pence has been up to this week, to try to put all of this in perspective.
“Who knows where all these investigations will end up. But if by some chance they do lead to Trump’s downfall, it’s worth checking on America’s plan B, Vice President Mike Pence. Now you might be tempted to think, ‘Hey, Pence doesn’t tweet insults. He doesn’t scream at rallies. He must be better than Trump, right?’ In which case I would direct you to a Pence appearance in Arizona last night, where he was joined by a convicted criminal and notorious racist, ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio,” Meyers said. “Arpaio racially profiled Latinos and when a judge told him to stop he refused and was convicted of contempt of court. So what did Pence have to say when Arpaio showed up at his event last night?”
Also Read: Jimmy Kimmel: 'Democracy Had a Good Run and Maybe It's Time for Us to Try Something Else' (Video)
“Late Night” then played a clip of Pence saying he was “honored” to have Arpaio present, and described him as “a great friend of this president” and “a tireless champion of strong borders and the rule of law.”
“I swear to god, this guy’s reading his Bible upside down,” Meyers quipped. “Mike Pence is a guy who leaves a football game when players take a knee during the anthem in an exercise of their first amendment rights, but is honored to be in the presence of a man found guilty of criminal contempt of court.”
You can watch all of the “A Closer Look” segment from Wednesday’s episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in the video embedded at the top of this post.
Read original story Seth Meyers Wants to Remind You That Mike Pence Sucks Just as Much as Trump Does (Video) At TheWrap...
- 5/3/2018
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
Ty Cobb, President Donald Trump’s handle-bar mustachioed White House attorney, is leaving just as Trump has started really spitting Twitter fire over Robert Mueller’s hotted-up Russia probe.
Replacing Cobb, Emmet T. Flood, the D.C. lawyer who saw former President Bill Clinton through his impeachment. File that under “rich.”
Nothing to see here, folks, the White House said in its statement on Cobb’s departure: “For several weeks Ty Cobb ha been discussing his retirement and last week he let Chief of Staff Kelly know he would retire at the end of this month.”
Cobb is the second major member of Trump legal team to bow out in last several weeks, following the exit of John Dowd. Today’s news comes as Special Counsel Robert Mueller has signaled he may resort to subpoena to get Trump to answer that list of 49 questions in his Russia probe.
Dowd packed his bags in mid March,...
Replacing Cobb, Emmet T. Flood, the D.C. lawyer who saw former President Bill Clinton through his impeachment. File that under “rich.”
Nothing to see here, folks, the White House said in its statement on Cobb’s departure: “For several weeks Ty Cobb ha been discussing his retirement and last week he let Chief of Staff Kelly know he would retire at the end of this month.”
Cobb is the second major member of Trump legal team to bow out in last several weeks, following the exit of John Dowd. Today’s news comes as Special Counsel Robert Mueller has signaled he may resort to subpoena to get Trump to answer that list of 49 questions in his Russia probe.
Dowd packed his bags in mid March,...
- 5/2/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Walt Whitman once said, ‘I see great things in baseball. It’s our game, the American game. It will repair our losses and be a blessing to us.’ You could look it up.” — Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon) in Bull Durham
Bull Durham, Ron Shelton’s beloved ode to the piquant ambience and perhaps more elusive spirituality of baseball, especially the minor league variety, is staring down its 30th anniversary—the movie debuted on June 15, 1988, and upon its release almost instantly entered among the ranks of the best movies ever made about the game.
One of the things that made it seem so fresh in 1988, and why it doesn’t seem date or stale even now, is that Bull Durham dismantled over a decade of post-Rocky expectations as to what audiences wanted out of a sports movie—there are no big-game, all-or-nothing scenarios played out on the field, just comedy, disappointment,...
Bull Durham, Ron Shelton’s beloved ode to the piquant ambience and perhaps more elusive spirituality of baseball, especially the minor league variety, is staring down its 30th anniversary—the movie debuted on June 15, 1988, and upon its release almost instantly entered among the ranks of the best movies ever made about the game.
One of the things that made it seem so fresh in 1988, and why it doesn’t seem date or stale even now, is that Bull Durham dismantled over a decade of post-Rocky expectations as to what audiences wanted out of a sports movie—there are no big-game, all-or-nothing scenarios played out on the field, just comedy, disappointment,...
- 4/15/2018
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Stephen Colbert got a break on Monday, with the late-breaking news that the FBI raided the office and home of Donald Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen happening just early enough that “The Late Show” writing staff could slip in some jokes about it.
“The Late Show” was coming off of hiatus, and it was clear that the imminently topical jokes were late additions to a bit he was doing to catch up on some of last week’s big news regarding the Stormy Daniels situation. Colbert started this part of his monologue with the video from last week of Trump denying he knew anything about the hush agreement Cohen had set up with Daniels.
“Trump trusts his lawyer so much, he lets him do stuff he doesn’t know about in his name for reasons he doesn’t understand. That’s like saying, ‘Doc, just put me under and take out whatever organs you want. Dealer’s choice. You want a lung? You take it,'” Colbert joked. “So he said on camera, ‘You’ll have to ask Michael Cohen.’ Well, guess who watches TV? Robert Mueller.
Also Read: Kimmel on FBI Raid of Trump's Attorney: 'It's Never a Great Sign When Your Lawyer Needs a Lawyer' (Video)
“Because, today, on a tip from Mueller, ‘The FBI raided Cohen’s office, seizing records related to several topics including payments to a pornographic-film actress.’ They got everything. All of his information about porn in a folder marked ‘finances,’ and all of his information about finances in a folder marked ‘porn.'”
After slipping in a joke about the FBI “taint team” that will have to review Cohen’s correspondence with Trump that was taken in the raids to make sure that the taking of it doesn’t violate laws regarding attorney-client privilege, Colbert suggested Cohen had reasons to be optimistic.
“But all hope isn’t lost, Michael Cohen. I’m sure the FBI will keep this whole thing quiet for $130,000,” Colbert joked. “Of course, if Trump really knew nothing about this, Cohen was already in trouble, because entering into an agreement on behalf of a client who doesn’t know about that agreement is ‘grounds for disbarment in New York. And if that happens, Trump’s legal team will be down to Ty Cobb, Jay Sekulow, and a DVD of ‘Matlock.’ He’s a good lawyer, that Matlock.”
Also Read: Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Gloats After FBI Raids Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen
Colbert then discussed Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti’s assertion that Trump’s denial that he knew about the agreement would be “like Christmas and Hanukkah all rolled into one” for Daniels because “you can’t have an agreement if one party claims they knew nothing about one of the principal terms of the agreement.”
I don’t remember the part in the Christmas story where one of the wise men hooks up with a porn star,” Colbert said, though he was less skeptical about it being part of Hanukkah lore. “Hannukah, I believe. ‘And, lo, the massage oil lasted eight nights.'”
You can watch Colbert’s Monday “Late Show” monologue in the video embedded at the top of this post.
Read original story Stephen Colbert Offers Michael Cohen Some Advice: ‘I’m Sure the FBI Will Keep This Whole Thing Quiet for $130,000’ (Video) At TheWrap...
“The Late Show” was coming off of hiatus, and it was clear that the imminently topical jokes were late additions to a bit he was doing to catch up on some of last week’s big news regarding the Stormy Daniels situation. Colbert started this part of his monologue with the video from last week of Trump denying he knew anything about the hush agreement Cohen had set up with Daniels.
“Trump trusts his lawyer so much, he lets him do stuff he doesn’t know about in his name for reasons he doesn’t understand. That’s like saying, ‘Doc, just put me under and take out whatever organs you want. Dealer’s choice. You want a lung? You take it,'” Colbert joked. “So he said on camera, ‘You’ll have to ask Michael Cohen.’ Well, guess who watches TV? Robert Mueller.
Also Read: Kimmel on FBI Raid of Trump's Attorney: 'It's Never a Great Sign When Your Lawyer Needs a Lawyer' (Video)
“Because, today, on a tip from Mueller, ‘The FBI raided Cohen’s office, seizing records related to several topics including payments to a pornographic-film actress.’ They got everything. All of his information about porn in a folder marked ‘finances,’ and all of his information about finances in a folder marked ‘porn.'”
After slipping in a joke about the FBI “taint team” that will have to review Cohen’s correspondence with Trump that was taken in the raids to make sure that the taking of it doesn’t violate laws regarding attorney-client privilege, Colbert suggested Cohen had reasons to be optimistic.
“But all hope isn’t lost, Michael Cohen. I’m sure the FBI will keep this whole thing quiet for $130,000,” Colbert joked. “Of course, if Trump really knew nothing about this, Cohen was already in trouble, because entering into an agreement on behalf of a client who doesn’t know about that agreement is ‘grounds for disbarment in New York. And if that happens, Trump’s legal team will be down to Ty Cobb, Jay Sekulow, and a DVD of ‘Matlock.’ He’s a good lawyer, that Matlock.”
Also Read: Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Gloats After FBI Raids Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen
Colbert then discussed Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti’s assertion that Trump’s denial that he knew about the agreement would be “like Christmas and Hanukkah all rolled into one” for Daniels because “you can’t have an agreement if one party claims they knew nothing about one of the principal terms of the agreement.”
I don’t remember the part in the Christmas story where one of the wise men hooks up with a porn star,” Colbert said, though he was less skeptical about it being part of Hanukkah lore. “Hannukah, I believe. ‘And, lo, the massage oil lasted eight nights.'”
You can watch Colbert’s Monday “Late Show” monologue in the video embedded at the top of this post.
Read original story Stephen Colbert Offers Michael Cohen Some Advice: ‘I’m Sure the FBI Will Keep This Whole Thing Quiet for $130,000’ (Video) At TheWrap...
- 4/10/2018
- by Phil Owen
- The Wrap
President Trump’s lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation, John Dowd, resigned on Thursday, according to the New York Times. But people on Twitter are pointing out that on March 11 — just 11 days ago — Trump sent a tweet citing Dowd by name, saying he was “Very happy” with his legal team. The Failing New York Times purposely wrote a false story stating that I am unhappy with my legal team on the Russia case and am going to add another lawyer to help out. Wrong. I am Very happy with my lawyers, John Dowd, Ty Cobb and...
- 3/22/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The tide may finally be turning for Pete Rose ... with a former Mlb star telling TMZ Sports it's finally time to put Charlie Hustle in Cooperstown. We spoke with former Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones -- 5-time All Star, 10-time Gold Glove winner -- who says it's about time the Commissioner finally Lifted Rose's lifetime ban. "It's all about what you did on the field, not off the field," Jones explained about the man who...
- 3/19/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Everyone knows Woody Allen. At least, everyone thinks they know Woody Allen. His plumage is easily identifiable: horn-rimmed glasses, baggy suit, wispy hair, kvetching demeanor, ironic sense of humor, acute fear of death. As is his habitat: New York City, though recently he has flown as far afield as London, Barcelona, and Paris. His likes are well known: Bergman, Dostoevsky, New Orleans jazz. So too his dislikes: spiders, cars, nature, Wagner records, the entire city of Los Angeles. Whether or not these traits represent the true Allen, who’s to say? It is impossible to tell, with Allen, where cinema ends and life begins, an obfuscation he readily encourages. In the late nineteen-seventies, disillusioned with the comedic success he’d found making such films as Sleeper (1973), Love and Death (1975), and Annie Hall (1977), he turned for darker territory with Stardust Memories (1980), a film in which, none too surprisingly, he plays a...
- 1/24/2015
- by Graham Daseler
- The Moving Arts Journal
Skip to the 55 minute mark to listen Riddle me this, riddle me that, why did Jim Carrey's Batman Forever co-star Tommy Lee Jones hate the funnyman so much? Before the two actors began working on Joel Schumacher's 1995 Batman film, the two sort of competed at the box office. In December of 1994, Jim Carrey had Dumb and Dumber coming out the same weekend Tommy Lee Jones had his Ty Cobb biopic Cobb coming out. Carrey's film pulled in $16M in its opening weekend and went on to gross $247M. While Tommy Lee Jones' Cobb opened in limited release, pulling in only $63,786, and would end up grossing just north of a million. Above is audio of Jim Carrey's appearance on the Howard Stern Show, in which he discusses the matter, or you could read the transcription that fashionnstyle.com have written. Howard Stern asked: "When you wre doing 'Batman Forever,...
- 10/29/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
Michael Douglas. Anthony Hopkins. Just two actors who've returned to play the parts that won them Oscars...
When Oscar glory comes knocking for a successful Hollywood actor, it must be hugely tempting when the chance arrives for them to reprise that award-winning role. But while sequels and reboots are a common enough sight in the movie industry these days, examples of stars who've returned to their Oscar-winning roles are relatively few and far between.
The reason, perhaps, is because it's so difficult to recapture the creative lightning in a bottle that led to the Oscar win in the first place. Nevertheless, some actors do occasionally take up the offer and return to the filmmaking well. And as the list below proves, the results can sometimes be highly accomplished - though seldom quite as powerful and fresh as the films they're following...
Gene Hackman
Won for: The French Connection
Played the...
When Oscar glory comes knocking for a successful Hollywood actor, it must be hugely tempting when the chance arrives for them to reprise that award-winning role. But while sequels and reboots are a common enough sight in the movie industry these days, examples of stars who've returned to their Oscar-winning roles are relatively few and far between.
The reason, perhaps, is because it's so difficult to recapture the creative lightning in a bottle that led to the Oscar win in the first place. Nevertheless, some actors do occasionally take up the offer and return to the filmmaking well. And as the list below proves, the results can sometimes be highly accomplished - though seldom quite as powerful and fresh as the films they're following...
Gene Hackman
Won for: The French Connection
Played the...
- 8/26/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
There are few topics that get baseball fans more riled up than the question of who should (or should not) be in the Hall of Fame. People tend to take that shit extremely personally, as if denying your pet case for induction a plaque in Cooperstown — or giving one to an "undeserving" player ahead of him — is somehow tantamount to negating your fandom, your childhood or even your very existence as a human being.
Farewell to the Captain: Can Anyone Replace Derek Jeter?
We've all got our top five or...
Farewell to the Captain: Can Anyone Replace Derek Jeter?
We've all got our top five or...
- 7/25/2014
- by Dan Epstein
- Rollingstone.com
Odd List Ryan Lambie Simon Brew 17 Oct 2013 - 06:29
Here are 25 more great, unsung films - this time, from the year 1994...
Yes, 1994. The year cinemas were dominated by such whimsical wonders as The Lion King, Forrest Gump, The Mask and, erm, True Lies. It was also the year Gump dominated the Academy Awards, and Four Weddings And A Funeral loomed large at the Baftas.
As ever, there was so much more to the year's cinematic landscape than Tom Hanks' park bench ramblings or Hugh Grant mithering from beneath his gorgously crafted hair. To prove it, here's a list of 25 films that, in our estimation, are among its most underappreciated. There's much horror, drama, tears and laughter, plus a couple of classic documentaries, too.
25. Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead
The Phantasm series was quite unusual, in that writer and director Don Coscarelli made all four of them. This means that,...
Here are 25 more great, unsung films - this time, from the year 1994...
Yes, 1994. The year cinemas were dominated by such whimsical wonders as The Lion King, Forrest Gump, The Mask and, erm, True Lies. It was also the year Gump dominated the Academy Awards, and Four Weddings And A Funeral loomed large at the Baftas.
As ever, there was so much more to the year's cinematic landscape than Tom Hanks' park bench ramblings or Hugh Grant mithering from beneath his gorgously crafted hair. To prove it, here's a list of 25 films that, in our estimation, are among its most underappreciated. There's much horror, drama, tears and laughter, plus a couple of classic documentaries, too.
25. Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead
The Phantasm series was quite unusual, in that writer and director Don Coscarelli made all four of them. This means that,...
- 10/16/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
Warning: Spoilers all up in the conference room.
Never trust an organized entity, especially if it has a 401K plan.
As this week's new thriller "The East" chronicles a former FBI agent's transition to a private job at a sinister intelligence agency, we thought we'd look back at the rich history of evil movie corporations and separate the maniacally, outrageously, inexcusably evil from the "Aw, that's cute, look at them trying to be evil" evil.
Our extensive audit resulted in the following cinematic analysis. Proceed with caution, employees and non-employees alike.
15. Initech ('Office Space')
Peter Gibbons' corporate hell, personified in the passive-aggressive overtime demands of Lumbergh and stapler-fetishizing mumblings of Milton, wasn’t bent on world domination or the complete destruction of humanity. The evil here was much more subtle, realistic and soul-crushing. Thankfully, Peter escaped with a swanky blue collar job cleaning up filth — a better...
Never trust an organized entity, especially if it has a 401K plan.
As this week's new thriller "The East" chronicles a former FBI agent's transition to a private job at a sinister intelligence agency, we thought we'd look back at the rich history of evil movie corporations and separate the maniacally, outrageously, inexcusably evil from the "Aw, that's cute, look at them trying to be evil" evil.
Our extensive audit resulted in the following cinematic analysis. Proceed with caution, employees and non-employees alike.
15. Initech ('Office Space')
Peter Gibbons' corporate hell, personified in the passive-aggressive overtime demands of Lumbergh and stapler-fetishizing mumblings of Milton, wasn’t bent on world domination or the complete destruction of humanity. The evil here was much more subtle, realistic and soul-crushing. Thankfully, Peter escaped with a swanky blue collar job cleaning up filth — a better...
- 6/3/2013
- by Adam D'Arpino
- NextMovie
Spoiler Alert! If you haven’t watched this week’s episode of Justified, stop reading now. In addition to our regular weekly postmortem with showrunner Graham Yost, we’re having a freewheeling conversation with Raymond J. Barry, 73, whose character Arlo got in a serious prison skirmish with Hunter Mosley (Brent Sexton), who’d heard from Raylan (Timothy Olyphant) that Arlo was set to take a deal and reveal Drew Thompson’s identity.
Entertainment Weekly: What was your reaction when Graham told you Arlo would die?
Raymond J. Barry: I kinda knew that I was hitting a dead-end, because I...
Entertainment Weekly: What was your reaction when Graham told you Arlo would die?
Raymond J. Barry: I kinda knew that I was hitting a dead-end, because I...
- 2/27/2013
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
Chicago – Mention “documentary,” in word association, and the next response is often “Ken Burns.” Burns brought a new voice to the documentary, and re-engineered the art form so much, that his technique is the “Ken Burns Effect.” His latest feature film, “The Central Park Five,” was co-directed by his daughter Sarah Burns and his son-in-law David McMahon.
The film is about a severe miscarriage of justice. In New York City in 1989, a female jogger was sexually assaulted in Central Park. Five men of color – Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Kharey Wise and Yusef Salaam – merely boys at the time, were in proximity of the incident and arrested for the crime. Despite no evidence that they committed the assault, confessions were coerced and used against them at a hastily assembled and highly publicized trial. When the inevitable guilty verdict was rendered, the boys were unjustly incarcerated during a crucial period in their lives.
The film is about a severe miscarriage of justice. In New York City in 1989, a female jogger was sexually assaulted in Central Park. Five men of color – Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana, Kharey Wise and Yusef Salaam – merely boys at the time, were in proximity of the incident and arrested for the crime. Despite no evidence that they committed the assault, confessions were coerced and used against them at a hastily assembled and highly publicized trial. When the inevitable guilty verdict was rendered, the boys were unjustly incarcerated during a crucial period in their lives.
- 12/4/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
★★☆☆☆ Outside Academy Awards hopeful Trouble with the Curve (2012), helmed by Clint Eastwood's longstanding producer and friend Robert Lorenz who now directs the aforementioned American cinema icon, is a token sports-cum-family drama about the woes of a legendary, ailing baseball scout now entering the twilight years of his illustrious career. Protagonist Gus Lobel (Eastwood) is under threat of being put out to pasture by the Atlanta Braves as his eyesight starts to fail him. Despite his ocular woes, Gus is determined to stay in the game and goes on a final scouting tour to examine a young Ty Cobb in the making.
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- 11/28/2012
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Atlanta — Ice-t is infatuated with the clever wordplay associated with rap music.
So the rapper-actor takes offense when people – including his wife Coco – only pay attention to the beat of song and not its lyrics. He says spewing out rhymes for several minutes is not as easy as it looks: There's more to the craft of rap.
That is why Ice-t wants to show the importance of lyricism in rap music through his new documentary, "Something From Nothing: The Art of Hip-Hop."
In the documentary, Ice-t goes from New York to Los Angeles to Detroit to talk-one-on-one with acts ranging from Run-dmc, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Krs-One, Melle Mel, Kanye West to Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def). The result is an insightful, insider take on the rap game.
In advance of the film's Friday film opening in 150 theaters, Ice-t sat down to talk about rap's greats, respect, and even...
So the rapper-actor takes offense when people – including his wife Coco – only pay attention to the beat of song and not its lyrics. He says spewing out rhymes for several minutes is not as easy as it looks: There's more to the craft of rap.
That is why Ice-t wants to show the importance of lyricism in rap music through his new documentary, "Something From Nothing: The Art of Hip-Hop."
In the documentary, Ice-t goes from New York to Los Angeles to Detroit to talk-one-on-one with acts ranging from Run-dmc, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Krs-One, Melle Mel, Kanye West to Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def). The result is an insightful, insider take on the rap game.
In advance of the film's Friday film opening in 150 theaters, Ice-t sat down to talk about rap's greats, respect, and even...
- 6/15/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Here at the Film Experience we probably complain too often about Oscar's absolute obsession with the biopic genre. One reason we hate this that we don't talk about much is that the films don't tend to age well. If you don't believe me try watching all the Oscar nominees from any particular year in a single lead acting or Picture category. Guarantee that 9 times out of 10 the bio in the mix is the one most likely to cure your insomnia.
Because of annual biographical awards love it's easy to forget early in each new film year that Oscar history is littered with bios that didn't catch on. I was just thinking about this because today is the Centennial of the Ty Cobb related Detroit strike. Cobb (1994), which you can watch on YouTube, was Tommy Lee Jones' chaser to his Oscar winning turn in The Fugitive. Come to think of...
Because of annual biographical awards love it's easy to forget early in each new film year that Oscar history is littered with bios that didn't catch on. I was just thinking about this because today is the Centennial of the Ty Cobb related Detroit strike. Cobb (1994), which you can watch on YouTube, was Tommy Lee Jones' chaser to his Oscar winning turn in The Fugitive. Come to think of...
- 5/19/2012
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Brad Pitt is at his best as a baseball manager who pursues a less conventional route to success
In a classic essay in his 1954 book God's Country and Mine, the French-born but American-by-choice Jacques Barzun wrote: "Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball… That baseball fitly expresses the powers of the nation's mind and body is a merit separate from the glory of being the most active, agile, varied, articulate and brainy of all group games. It is of and for our century." This is probably one of the reasons why it has inspired so many remarkable Hollywood movies, a list now joined by the cynically or realistically named Moneyball.
Baseball is the quintessential national game, with its own mystique and built-in traditions, but it is also a cut-throat business where change and innovation are important. Moneyball brings these elements together in a...
In a classic essay in his 1954 book God's Country and Mine, the French-born but American-by-choice Jacques Barzun wrote: "Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball… That baseball fitly expresses the powers of the nation's mind and body is a merit separate from the glory of being the most active, agile, varied, articulate and brainy of all group games. It is of and for our century." This is probably one of the reasons why it has inspired so many remarkable Hollywood movies, a list now joined by the cynically or realistically named Moneyball.
Baseball is the quintessential national game, with its own mystique and built-in traditions, but it is also a cut-throat business where change and innovation are important. Moneyball brings these elements together in a...
- 11/27/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
One of the absolute best things about gay pop culture in 2011 is the existence of not just out gay celebrities, but of out gay celebrity couples. After all, seeing two men in love strolling down the red carpet holding hands sends an incredibly powerful message that us gay and bi folks really are no different from everyone else. (Okay, maybe we do dress a little better.) Even more importantly, it sends a message to Glbt youth that their future holds the promise of meeting that special someone they can share their life with. Trust me, when I was a kid I would've killed for a single image showing gay men could actually fall in love with each other.
And right now, no couple better embodies all that is wonderful about out gay celebrities than Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his boyfriend and Justin Mikita.
Justin Mikita and Jesse Tyler Ferguson...
And right now, no couple better embodies all that is wonderful about out gay celebrities than Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his boyfriend and Justin Mikita.
Justin Mikita and Jesse Tyler Ferguson...
- 5/3/2011
- by Michael Jensen
- The Backlot
Charlie Sheen sat down with "Today Show" correspondent Jeff Rossen and by now, his antics have become infamous across the 'net. We wanted to help those of you who have viewed the interview and have some questions.
Sheen mentions at one point that he won't struggle with addiction any more because he's not weak, like a person who doesn't have "tiger blood and Adonis DNA," implying that he does, in fact, possess those things.
Tiger blood, one has to assume, means blood running through his veins of an actual tiger and not, for example, stashed vials in his mansion containing the blood of Ty Cobb or Jim Leyland. Charlie's father is Martin Sheen and while Martin's not a literal tiger, we'd buy that he's a figurative tiger.
Adonis DNA, for all of you who are Googling that, is not a real thing. Again, Charlie Sheen is implying that he has the genetic makeup of Adonis,...
Sheen mentions at one point that he won't struggle with addiction any more because he's not weak, like a person who doesn't have "tiger blood and Adonis DNA," implying that he does, in fact, possess those things.
Tiger blood, one has to assume, means blood running through his veins of an actual tiger and not, for example, stashed vials in his mansion containing the blood of Ty Cobb or Jim Leyland. Charlie's father is Martin Sheen and while Martin's not a literal tiger, we'd buy that he's a figurative tiger.
Adonis DNA, for all of you who are Googling that, is not a real thing. Again, Charlie Sheen is implying that he has the genetic makeup of Adonis,...
- 2/28/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The film about Pete Rose's record-setting baseball career, "4192 - The Crowning of the Hit King" has a nationwide DVD release date of February 22, 2011 This documentary on the career of Pete Rose, one of professional baseball.s most compelling personalities, is narrated by actor (Juno, Jennifer's Body) J.K. Simmons. In his 23 years as a player for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos, Pete Rose established records that will probably never be broken, including. 4,256 hits (all time major league record) He broke the record held by Ty Cobb, one of the greatest players ever. 3,562 games played (major league record) 14,053 at bats (major league record) 3,215 singles (major league record) 5,752 total bases...
- 2/20/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
1. Cup Cake Wars (Food Network) Cupcake Wars is a Food Network show in which contestants go head to head to see who can make the best cupcakes. Basically, whoever doesn’t make a dry cupcake wins. And If you’ve ever watched the show, you for sure hate the host. But, for those of you who haven’t ever watched the show, let’s see if you can hate the host just from looking at a picture of him. Yup! You can! And way to hop on the cupcake trend in a timely manner, Food Network. I hope Pannini Fracases is a big hit for you guys next season. 2. Teach: Tony Danza (A&E) This A&E reality show followed Tony Danza as he attempted to teach a high school English class in Philadelphia. It was a nightmare. And while it was fascinating to watch exactly one time, is one...
- 12/27/2010
- by Noah Garfinkel
- BestWeekEver
Here’s Giants first baseman Aubrey Huff riling up San Francisco fans at the World Series celebration by pulling his “rally thong” out of his pants and presenting it to the crowd. Somewhere, Ty Cobb is rolling over in his grave, but only because there’s black players now, not because of the thong. Even he enjoys the Zoolander reference. I was still really hoping Huff was just gonna pull out his penis and be like “What? We won.” (via Deadspin. Not Huff Po, surprisingly.)...
- 11/4/2010
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
Baseball legend Pete Rose is coming to a theater near you. "4192 - The Crowning of the Hit King," the documentary film featuring J.K. Simmons about Pete Rose's playing career is currently playing in Cincinnati and Philadelphia, expanding nationwide on November 5. Despite a betting scandal, Rose is considered one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game. In his 23 years as a player for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, Rose established records that will probably never be broken. 4,256 hits (all time major league record) He broke the record held by Ty Cobb, one of the greatest players ever. 3,562 games played (major league record) 14,053 at bats (major league record) 3,215 singles (major...
- 11/2/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
How do Detroit's Comerica Park and New York's Yankee Stadium measure up?
By James Montgomery
New York's Yankee Stadium
Photo: Dave Gillum/ Diamond Images/ Getty Images
On Thursday night, Eminem and Jay-z will kick off their Home and Home concert series with a pair of shows at Detroit's Comerica Park. Since he's representing the home team, Em will headline both Comerica concerts, and when the series switches to New York's Yankee Stadium on September 12-13, Jay will get top billing.
Though we could spend endless hours discussing the two men who made these shows possible, it makes equally as much sense to take a look at the stadiums they'll be playing in since, like Em and Jay themselves, they're both icons of their respective cities. The similarities don't stop there: Both Comerica and Yankee Stadium replaced beloved venues that played host to Major League Baseball for decades (the old Tiger...
By James Montgomery
New York's Yankee Stadium
Photo: Dave Gillum/ Diamond Images/ Getty Images
On Thursday night, Eminem and Jay-z will kick off their Home and Home concert series with a pair of shows at Detroit's Comerica Park. Since he's representing the home team, Em will headline both Comerica concerts, and when the series switches to New York's Yankee Stadium on September 12-13, Jay will get top billing.
Though we could spend endless hours discussing the two men who made these shows possible, it makes equally as much sense to take a look at the stadiums they'll be playing in since, like Em and Jay themselves, they're both icons of their respective cities. The similarities don't stop there: Both Comerica and Yankee Stadium replaced beloved venues that played host to Major League Baseball for decades (the old Tiger...
- 9/1/2010
- MTV Music News
Lollapalooza has been known for presenting the latest and greatest in cutting edge music since its inception way back in 1991, and while I am excited about seeing what's new in the world of rock, I'm most excited about the return of Soundgarden. Though Nirvana were more iconic and Pearl Jam sold more albums, Soundgarden will always be the band that best represented what "grunge" was supposed to sound like. The sludgy metal riffs, punked-up rhythms, angsty bellows and big hooks all added up to a brew that was a little bit of the past and — in 1992, at least, when Soundgarden first played Lollapalooza — a lot of the future.
After a 13-year hiatus, Soundgarden are back together for another run. I'm dubious of reunions, as most of the time they are designed to be a cash-grab that exploits the nostalgia of a group's biggest fans. So when I made my way...
After a 13-year hiatus, Soundgarden are back together for another run. I'm dubious of reunions, as most of the time they are designed to be a cash-grab that exploits the nostalgia of a group's biggest fans. So when I made my way...
- 8/6/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
This documentary is screening as part of the All Sports La Film Festival and will be screening this Saturday. Information can be found on the website. In the interest of full disclosure, I was afforded press passes to attend this screening.
These days, Pete Rose looks like a Reno televangelist. Decked out in a striped dress shirt with "Hit King" embroidered on the collar (a design which he owns in several different color variations), unnaturally darkened hair, spangled boots, and a flashy gold watch, Rose and that famous gap-toothed grin weeps at adulation and preaches the gospel of baseball with fiery bluntness. He is not here to preach a loving and embracing sport but that of damnation and hellfire. Like a scarred and weathered Fred Flinstone, Rose is doing everything he can in his waning days, beseeching all who will listen to accept him into the hallowed gates of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
These days, Pete Rose looks like a Reno televangelist. Decked out in a striped dress shirt with "Hit King" embroidered on the collar (a design which he owns in several different color variations), unnaturally darkened hair, spangled boots, and a flashy gold watch, Rose and that famous gap-toothed grin weeps at adulation and preaches the gospel of baseball with fiery bluntness. He is not here to preach a loving and embracing sport but that of damnation and hellfire. Like a scarred and weathered Fred Flinstone, Rose is doing everything he can in his waning days, beseeching all who will listen to accept him into the hallowed gates of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 7/9/2010
- by Brian Prisco
Take this one with every grain of salt that resides in the Dead Sea: TMZ, those wonderful kings of everything wrong with this amazing country, is reporting that Sylvester Stalone is in talks with "Junior" John Gotti to portray the late John "The Dapper Don" Gotti in a new biopic. Before he died in 2002, Gotti Sr. was a notorious mobster who was convicted back in 1992 on 13 counts of murder. The film would follow the life of John Jr. growing up and "his tumultuous relationship with his dad." As wrong as inside sources for movie blogs may be on occasion, in comparison they have a batting average that makes Bill Bergen look like Ty Cobb. You're literally better off getting movie news from the deer that occasionally wanders into your backyard then TMZ. Yes, Stallone may be on the verge of reinvigorating his career with The Expendables later this summer, but...
- 6/25/2010
- cinemablend.com
Chicago – Timed perfectly for both the start of the 2010 Major League Baseball season and with Father’s Day only a few months away, Mlb’s “The Essential Games of the Detroit Tigers” box set is the perfect gift idea for the member of your family who follows America’s pasttime, even if they’re not the biggest fan of one of the most popular sports teams of the last century.
DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0
Baseball has been played in Detroit since 1901 and featured such legendary stars of the sport as Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, Al Kaline, Kirk Gibson, Hal Newhouser, Mickey Lolich, Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell, Justin Verlander, and Miguel Cabrera. The Detroit Tigers have been a part of hundreds of memorable games, four of which have been deemed “essential” by “Major League Baseball Productions” and included in their entirety in a spectacular box set.
Selected by readers of tigers.com, at...
DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0
Baseball has been played in Detroit since 1901 and featured such legendary stars of the sport as Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, Al Kaline, Kirk Gibson, Hal Newhouser, Mickey Lolich, Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell, Justin Verlander, and Miguel Cabrera. The Detroit Tigers have been a part of hundreds of memorable games, four of which have been deemed “essential” by “Major League Baseball Productions” and included in their entirety in a spectacular box set.
Selected by readers of tigers.com, at...
- 4/7/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Erik Cardona, a 28-year-old bartender who recently started a production company in Los Angeles called Carson Brothers Creations, was the first post-merge cast-off on Survivor: Samoa despite being a member of the dominant Galu tribe. He spoke with People about the unexpected turn of events and why he didn't play that darn idol. --Carrie Bell You have joined an elite club of players who find their tiki torches snuffed despite having an idol in their pocket. You put me in that exclusive club with guys like Ozzie, James and Brendan and that’s a hell of a compliment. I’m proud, but it’s bittersweet because everyone would rather not be in that club in hindsight. Why didn’t you play it? Was it truly a blindisde? The whole thing was done in five minutes. It was an idea that caught fire and morphed into more than the truth. It...
- 11/9/2009
- by StyleWatch
- People.com - TV Watch
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The fact that Bob Dylan is recording a Christmas album is disconcerting. Rumor has it that Bob had his band listen to Andy Williams’ Christmas music for inspiration. This cannot turn out well. If the band manages to capture the schlockmeister’s uniquely saccharine approach, then the album will suck. And if they are unsuccessful, it’s still Bob Dylan singing “Here Comes Santa Claus.” This has got to be the most wrongheaded Dylan venture since Firesign Theater’s early ‘70s album Bob at the Met. And that was an intentional parody.
The fact that Bob Dylan is recording a Christmas album is disconcerting. Rumor has it that Bob had his band listen to Andy Williams’ Christmas music for inspiration. This cannot turn out well. If the band manages to capture the schlockmeister’s uniquely saccharine approach, then the album will suck. And if they are unsuccessful, it’s still Bob Dylan singing “Here Comes Santa Claus.” This has got to be the most wrongheaded Dylan venture since Firesign Theater’s early ‘70s album Bob at the Met. And that was an intentional parody.
- 8/27/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
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