Collecting My Thoughts

Rob Reiner, now 76, played to type in the 1970s, Meathead, a thickheaded liberal who if he didn't jump to conclusions or fall for lies, ...

"Another writer, who, like most of the writers we interviewed, was afraid to speak openly for fear of never working again, said: “I get...

https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/hollywoods-new-rules? "Hollywood had always pushed boundaries—from the 1947 “Gentleman’s Agreement,” w...

 Saturday morning TV/radio is rather. . . boring and bland.  Rehashes of the week's news and garden shows.  So while riding my indoor cy...

The latest was Jeff Daniels who hasn’t been seen since Full House emptied. What is it about smaller government, lower taxes, a vibrant eco...

Nick Searcy who both directed and acted in the Gosnell movie writes, "I realize, looking back, that I was quite naïve about how t...

Hollywood (film, TV, indies) told us that adultery was exciting and OK, that religious values were out of date and stuffy, that marriage was...

For decades the entertainment industry has been pushing and eroding respect for sexuality, parenthood, women, men, children, family, and chu...

Tinseltown Travelogue is a three-part series exploring Hollywood's stunning hypocrisy and institutionalized bigotry. This story, months ...

"We need to educate people on the right" said some Hollywood actor (never heard of him). Like having all broadcast media and cabl...

Ohio State University and the Annenberg Public Policy Center surveyed gun violence in top-grossing movies, finding that the frequency of gun...

I was reading the Columbus-Dispatch Week-ender this morning—looking for movies I’ll probably not see.  Here’s what I found in the Now Screen...

One such film is Warner Brothers' 1979 film "Jesus." Based on the Gospel of St. Luke, the film, funded in part by money raised...

I love to watch HGTV--programs are "reality shows" just a tad unreal if you've ever owned, remodeled or purchased a house, but...

My little converter box here at the lakehouse works great--except I get programs I'd never watch at home. This morning in the backgroun...

Hollywood lefties will change their tune when Obama tries to cap and trade their salaries and spread their wealth. Although, he probably wo...

The Politics of Hollywood Chris Matthews observed in an interview this morning that since the beginning of the Cold War in 1947, Hollywood h...

The Greening of the Rich Andie MacDowell (movie star, 50) is taking a page from the home and gardening handbook of Al Gore and John Edward...

I'm at risk of sounding like Mama Obama, but I'm not proud of my country when I experience our entertainment industry, which seems ...