2015-03-18T09:14:55-08:00

Last updated on: March 18, 2015 at 9:14 am   By

From today’s The Hollywood Reporter: Gosnell, a movie about an infamous abortion doctor convicted of murder that is being financed via a crowdfunding campaign, has hired, as its director, Nick Searcy. The actor is best known for his role as chief deputy U.S. Marshal Art Mullen in Justified, now in its sixth and final season on FX. Gosnell has raised $2.3 million at Indiegogo, more than any other movie at the crowdfunding site. Originally planned as a TV movie, producers Phelim McAleer, Ann McElhinney and Magdalena Segieda now say it... Read more

2015-03-18T07:42:55-08:00

Last updated on: March 18, 2015 at 7:42 am   By

In an interview today (Wednesday, March 18) with CNN, Italian fashion-designer partners (and former couple) Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana clarified comments they made about traditional families and especially in-vitro fertilization, which set off protest, especially on Twitter, from Elton John, who insisted on a boycott of Dolce & Gabbana luxury goods. Yesterday, over at CatholicVote, I outlined the controversy so far — click here for the full rundown, including quotes from both sides, and other celebrities who weighed in —... Read more

2015-03-16T16:27:35-08:00

Last updated on: March 16, 2015 at 4:27 pm   By

I’m off in a little bit to watch auditions for Fox’s reality-competition show “So You Think You Can Dance,” and this caught my eye. Those who decry technology and constantly want people to put down their smartphones don’t think about all the wonderful things these miraculous little devices can do, for a fraction of the cost of doing the same thing even a few years ago. For example, take the slow-motion video feature on the iPhone 6: Heres more on... Read more

2015-04-23T11:22:40-08:00

Last updated on: April 23, 2015 at 11:22 am   By

On April 24, Open Road Films releases “Little Boy” in theaters nationwide (trailer embedded at the bottom). Executive-produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey (“The Bible,” “Son of God,” the upcoming “A.D.: The Bible Continues”), the feature film stars newcomer Jakob Salvati as Pepper, a k a “Little Boy,” a diminutive 7-year-old who follows his priest’s (Tom Wilkinson) advice and, armed only with “faith the size of a mustard seed,” goes on an odyssey to fulfill the “ancient list” — which Catholics... Read more

2015-03-15T22:12:50-08:00

Last updated on: March 15, 2015 at 10:12 pm   By

From Variety, Sunday, March 15: “Shonda Rhimes Talks of ‘Normalizing TV at HRC Gala”: When a viewer complained last fall that the “gay scenes” on “Scandal” and “How to Get Away With Murder” were “too much,” creator Shonda Rhimes shot back, “There are no GAY scenes. There are scenes with people in them.” On Saturday, Rhimes was among the honorees at the Human Rights Campaign’s Los Angeles Gala, and she explained her approach to TV as simply trying to be normal. “I... Read more

2015-03-15T22:19:42-08:00

Last updated on: March 15, 2015 at 10:19 pm   By

Finally, there might be a chance of justice for “Mafia princess” Susan Berman — and in the end, it may come down to the sin of pride. Back in 1996, I did a telephone interview with Berman, daughter of a man involved in the Las Vegas mob, about an A&E documentary made about her experiences growing up in that world and her realization, late in life, about her father’s criminal activities. We hit it off, bonding over telling stories of Meyer Lansky... Read more

2015-03-14T09:23:13-08:00

Last updated on: March 14, 2015 at 9:23 am   By

The scorn of the world hasn’t defeated Bristol Palin, and it looks like she just scored a big romantic win. From her mother’s vice-presidential bid in 2008 to “Dancing With the Stars” to her own Lifetime reality-TV show until today, America has had a front-row seat to the saga of the single mother, daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. It’s been a hard road for the 24-year-old, whose unplanned teen pregnancy became instant worldwide news when Sen. John McCain tapped her mother as his... Read more

2015-03-13T15:58:02-08:00

Last updated on: March 13, 2015 at 3:58 pm   By

I’ll be writing more about USA Network’s event series “Dig,” airing Thursdays, after you guys get to see tonight’s episode — but I will say, I’ve seen three, and so far I like it — but the story of how it got made is pretty interesting as well. It’s the creation of Gideon Raff, the Israeli writer behind Showtime’s “Homeland” and FX’s “Tyrant,” and Tim Kring, best known for NBC’s “Heroes” and Fox’s “Touch.” One of Kring’s favorite themes is... Read more

2015-03-12T14:22:24-08:00

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 2:22 pm   By

Over at my other home, CatholicVote: After years of featuring her as a commentator on several of its shows, Fox News Channel has signed pro-life advocate Alveda King, niece of civil-rights luminary Dr. Martin Luther King, as a regular contributor, discussing social and cultural issues across FNC’s daytime and primetime programming. King — who has an honorary Doctorate of Laws Degrees from the Benedictine Saint Anselm College, and often goes by “Dr. King” — is the daughter of civil-rights activist... Read more

2015-03-12T09:36:09-08:00

Last updated on: March 12, 2015 at 9:36 am   By

    TLC, once upon a time called The Learning Channel (those days are long gone), is fighting for viewers in a crowded cable-TV field, and for better or worse, controversy sells. And, like anyone else, TLC execs want to be thought well of in the industry and be acclaimed as pioneers (and thereby keep their jobs). So, if there’s a shiny new cause they can champion that accomplishes all those things, they’re on it. From today’s The Hollywood Reporter “Transgender Teen... Read more

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