First Look: 'W,' Oliver Stone's Bush Biopic
''Where is George Bush's bedroom?'' Oliver Stone is flinging open French doors inside an enormous brick man¬sion in Shreveport, La., inspecting loca¬tions for his new film about the 43rd President of the United States. ''This one is too small,'' he says. ''This one looks like George Tenet's bedroom. Where did we decide to put Bush's bedroom? It's around here somewhere, isn't it?'' Shooting begins in less than two weeks on W (or dub-ya, as it's spelled out in the initial sketches for the poster), but

Police Used 'Aggressive' Force In Brolin Brawl?
Police who arrested Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright in a recent bar brawl have been accused of "aggressive" behavior, according to a new report. The cast and crew were celebrating the wrap of filmmaker Oliver Stone's forthcoming George Bush biopic "W" on Saturday when they allegedly got involved in a fight between revelers at the Stray Cat bar in Shreveport, La. Now a witness has revealed to the New York Daily News the squad of 10 police officers attending the incident "got aggressive," even blinding o

From American gangster to George Bush: Josh Brolin's transformation into the President
He's the leader of the free world – and one of the most controversial presidents the USA has ever seen. And now George W Bush is to be immortalized on celluloid – in an Oliver Stone film. Named simply W (pronounced Dubya) Stone promises the film will be a “fair, true portrait” of the Republican and his time in the White House.

Brolin to play Snake Plisskin?
This is PURELY a rumor, understand that, but it's a good rumor, one that works for me, so I'll run it... Coming from a French Spielberg fansite is the gossip that Josh Brolin might strap on the eyepatch to play the legendary SNAKE PLISSKIN in the remake of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. "I thought you were dead," you might say to this movie... Think again. Now you won't be able to read the whole article unless you're French, but apparently when translated the juicy part goes something like this: "It is our scoop

Brolin, fellow film figures arrested in bar brawl
Actor Josh Brolin, in Shreveport starring in director-producer Oliver Stone's "W.", was arrested early today during a bar fight at a downtown Shreveport nightspot. According to Shreveport Police patrol report, officers were called to the Stray Cat bar in the 200 block of Travis Street just after 2 a.m. to deal with a rowdy patron. As more officers arrived, several other patrons at the bar, including Brolin and fellow actor Jeffrey Wright, 42, tried to impede the officers, the report said. In all, the

Oliver Stone to trace George W. Bush's path from 'alcoholic bum' to president in controversial new biopic
Director Oliver Stone is set to make his most controversial film yet - a biopic of U.S. President George W. Bush. The liberal film-maker, who caused a storm with his study of John F Kennedy's assassination in JFK in 1991, and also upset many Americans four years later with his verdict on Richard Nixon, titled simply Nixon, is to give his film the shortest title yet, W. An outspoken critic of Bush's policies and the war in Iraq, he has cast No Country For Old Men star Josh Brolin as the man who becom

Rumor Mill: Has Terminator 4 been Terminated?
Has Terminator 4 been Terminated? UGO’s Movie Blog claims that a crew member “was recently overheard discussing his newfound free schedule due to the production shutting down.” For now we’ll mark this rumor as unconfirmed and hope for clarification, confirmation, or denial from the Halcyon Company in the coming days. I was actually pretty excited for the fourth film in the franchise. The producers involved seemed to have a clearly laid out plan for a new trilogy. And while many have prune-faced d

Richard Dreyfus Is Dick Cheney in W
Josh Brolin, meet your new Vice-President. According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Richard Dreyfus has signed on for the role of Vice-President Dick Cheney in Oliver Stone's George W. Bush biopic, W. This is the last major role to be cast, with Dreyfus joining an administration that includes Josh Brolin as current President George W. Bush, Thandie Newton as Condoleeza Rice and Elizabeth Banks as the First Lady Laura Bush. Filming will begin this month in Shreveport, Louisiana. The production has re

Tom Hanks vs. Nicholson, Mortensen, Brolin, Nolte and More...
Just yesterday I posted an article about the SAG/AFTRA strike potential for the very first time and one thing I mentioned was how Tom Hanks added his name to a petition calling on actors to endorse a deal reached by AFTRA. "The Hollywood Reporter" made a big deal about it, but I guess Hanks's pull in Hollywood may not be what it used to be, or what THR thinks it may be as USA Today is now reporting that Jack Nicholson, Viggo Mortensen, Nick Nolte, Josh Brolin, and Rosanna and Patricia Arquette and other act

Video: The Daily Show - Intro - Apology de Mayo
Jon offers a dual apology to his neighbor for weekend shenanigans and for missing President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" anniversary.

Video: Lil' Bush - Friendship Sauce
The kids try to get along with their "babies" while Lil' George tries diplomacy with Lil' Vladimir Putin.

Video: The Daily Show - Quit It!
John Hodgman addresses President Bush's addiction to oil and John McCain's addiction to being president.

Video: Seth Rogen Says Kevin Smith's 'Porno' Is Having Trouble Getting An R Rating Instead Of NC-17
MTV News recently caught up with fast-rising funnyman Seth Rogen, who is busy these days making his first Judd Apatow-free films since the super-producer aided his "Knocked Up"/ "Superbad" breakthrough. And while he always stays true to his reputation as one of the nicest guys in Hollywood, the star admitted that it's been a little bit harder lately to keep that famous smile on his face. "The MPAA is gunning for us, I think," sighed Rogen, discussing the current difficulties he and director Kevin Smith

Kucinich: Impeachment Not "Off The Table"
Thursday 19 June 2008by: Christopher Kuttruff, t r u t h o u t | ReportCongressman Dennis Kucinich spoke Tuesday to Truthout about his impeachment resolution. (Photo: Getty Images) While Congressional leaders silently opt to table impeachment articles against President Bush, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) vows to speak out and keep the articles alive and in the public conscience. Kucinich spoke on Tuesday to Truthout about his resolution. Last week the House voted 251-166 to refer Kucinich's art

Video: New Zack and Miri Make a Porno R-Rated Teaser!
QuickStopEntertainment.com has just posted the first teaser for Kevin Smith's new film, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, which is set to hit theaters on October 31. We must warn you though, this video is chocked full of vulgar and profane language so if that's not your cup of tea, you might want to mute this. Otherwise, check out this outlandish teaser trailer below. Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks star as the title characters who team up to resolve their financial troubles in an unorthodox way: making a porno

Zach and Miri Make a Porno Given an NC-17 Rating... for Now
Just because it's about making a porno, doesn't mean it is a porno, or so the producers of Kevin Smith's new film claim. According to News Askew, Kevin Smith's upcoming film Zack and Miri Make a Porno has been granted an NC-17 rating by the MPAA "for some graphic sexuality." The rating is currently under appeal, though, which means the producers have asked the MPAA to take a closer look at the film for consideration of an R rating. This isn't the first time Smith's View Askew Productions has been thro

Bush: "Send Jessica Simpson" to Democratic Convention
President Bush wants to send the "Jessica jinx" to this summer's Democratic National Convention in Denver. "We're going to send Jessica Simpson to the Democrat National Convention," he joked in front of members of the Super Bowl-winning New York Giants who were visiting the White House Wednesday. Simpson was widely blamed for beau Tony Romo's worst performance of his career as a Dallas Cowboys quarterback in December. "Right now, Jessica Simpson is not a fan favorite – in this locker room or in T

Moore: `Fahrenheit 9/11' follow-up is not a sequel
With his follow-up to "Fahrenheit 9/11," Michael Moore wants to examine America as an empire, study its standing since the Sept. 11 attacks and present revelations to surprise audiences as much as the first film did. But he doesn't want to make a sequel. "To just say it's a sequel is so wrong," Moore told The Associated Press on Friday at the Cannes Film Festival, where he met with potential international distributors for the film, due out in 2009. The documentary announced this week at Cannes wi

CHOMSKY: BUSH & CHENEY SAW IRAQ AS A SWEETHEART OIL DEAL
originally posted on By Noam Chomsky, Khaleej Times Online. Posted July 12, 2008.U.S. war planners want an obedient client state that will house major U.S. military bases, right at the heart of the world's major energy reserves. The deal just taking shape between Iraq's Oil Ministry and four Western oil companies raises critical questions about the nature of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Iraq -- questions that should certainly be addressed by presidential candidates and seriously discussed in the U

President Bush: An 'Awfully Special' Wedding Weekend
As tiny Crawford, Texas, and surrounding towns emptied of wedding guests on Sunday, President Bush pronounced the weekend an "awfully special" one. And, by all accounts, an emotional one for the First Family. "Our little girl, Jenna, married a really good guy," the president told reporters on the tarmac before boarding Air Force One with First Lady Laura Bush and his parents for the return trip to Washington, D.C. The ultra-private wedding on Bush's gated ranch was the president's first turn at playi

Video: John Cusack Links John McCain to George Bush in New Advocacy Ad
Actor John Cusack links Republican presidential nominee John McCain to President Bush in a new advocacy ad for MoveOn.org. The ad – airing on Bravo and CNN – prompts viewers to compare the records of the two politicians with a "challenge" on MoveOn.org that 500,000 people have taken since it launched last month.

Bush Signs "Russert Highway" Into Law
ABC News' Matt Jaffe reports: President Bush Wednesday signed a law designating a stretch of Route 20A in upstate New York as "Timothy J. Russert Highway," in honor of the late NBC News journalist. Tim Russert, NBC's Washington Bureau Chief and host of their Sunday interview program "Meet the Press," died of a heart attack on June 13. The portion of Route 20A that will bear his name is located in Orchard Park, New York, just outside of Buffalo, Russert's hometown. The road is near Ralph Wilson Stadi

Video: President George Bush On Deal Or No Deal
President George W. Bush comes on Deal or No Deal and thanks Iraq war vet.

Boy George Is Denied Visa + Pens Obama Song
How excited we were when the New York Post reported that our good friend Boy George would be returning to New York and performing in a series of concerts over the summer. You may remember George's unceremonious exit from New York after having to perform five days of community service sweeping the park for the Department of Sanitation in 2006. In a gesture of appreciation to the Sanitation Dept., the now clean and sober George had agreed to stop at the DSNY's Family Day on Aug. 17 at Floyd Bennett Field in B

'Stone Angel' flies to Vivendi
Vivendi Entertainment has picked up domestic rights to "The Stone Angel," starring Ellen Burstyn. Helmed, written and produced by Kari Skogland, pic also stars Ellen Page and tyro thesp Christine Horne. Plot hews to Margaret Laurence's novel, which follows a rebellious woman who's at odds with her family and friends but trying to reconcile the choices she made as she looks back on her life and faces the prospect of entering a nursing home.