“Through a friend of a friend, I heard [Dick and his wife, Lynne Cheney] saw the trailer, though, and they both laughed quite a bit,” McKay said on a recent afternoon in Beverly Hills, sitting beside the film’s star, Christian Bale, who plays Cheney. “Dick’s comment was apparently, ‘Well, if that movie about the fish […]
Blog: The three comedy names that broke ground in 2018: Hannah Gadsby, Drew Michael and Donald Trump
And while there were many standout stand-up performances in 2018 — John Mulaney, Iliza Shlesinger, Cameron Esposito, W. Kamou Bell and, inexplicably, Adam Sandler — rarely have two performers raised as many questions about the form as Michael and Gadsby. Though Netflix’s deluge of stand-up releases from around the world at times felt like a […]
Blog: In environmentally conscious ‘Aquaman,’ the villain has a point
“It makes this surreal world — this hyper-reality — grounded, and makes it relevant to us,” she said. “King Orm, for instance, is justifying wanting to start this world war and referencing reasons that give you pause and make you think, ‘Well, actually, we are poisoning our waters and dumping plastics and trash into the […]
Blog: Big Bear Lake is home to a growing tourist economy and a small band of bald eagles. But for how long?
Tourists driving bumper-to-bumper up the mountain for a weekend in the snow. Bald eagles perching in scraggly pines and swooping down to feed on fish. Both are staples of Big Bear Lake — for now. But as the tourist economy grows and development spreads in this San Bernardino Mountains town, bald eagles find themselves cornered […]
Blog: Adam McKay and Christian Bale on launching their Dick Cheney biopic ‘Vice’ into today’s polarized climate
“Through a friend of a friend, I heard [Dick and his wife, Lynne Cheney] saw the trailer, though, and they both laughed quite a bit,” McKay said on a recent afternoon in Beverly Hills, sitting beside the film’s star, Christian Bale, who plays Cheney. “Dick’s comment was apparently, ‘Well, if that movie about the fish […]
Blog: America’s psychologists want you to understand how racism holds our country back
The nation’s psychologists want us to talk about race. Not in the hushed confines of a therapist’s office, but in classrooms, church basements and workplaces. If that feels like a daunting task, don’t worry. The mental health experts have launched a video series to get you started. The first installment… Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles […]