Bill Maher can’t understand what has happened to the world he once knew, as he lamented during Friday’s Real Time on HBO.
Several times during the show, an exasperated Maher threw up his hands and questioned the craziness of life in these United States. Cases in point: “It used to be a liberal thing to be suspicious of defense contractors,” he said during a discussion of the decision to send 40 billion to Ukraine. Later, during a discussion about the kvetching over Elon Musk’s Twitter bid, “Free speech was important to liberals in this country at one time.”
In his closing rant, he complained about “The audacity of it all,” noting it appears there are no lines that can’t be crossed, like running on stage during a live show (a la Dave Chappelle’s recent brush with a nut), or messing with Mike Tyson. “Who needs the...
Several times during the show, an exasperated Maher threw up his hands and questioned the craziness of life in these United States. Cases in point: “It used to be a liberal thing to be suspicious of defense contractors,” he said during a discussion of the decision to send 40 billion to Ukraine. Later, during a discussion about the kvetching over Elon Musk’s Twitter bid, “Free speech was important to liberals in this country at one time.”
In his closing rant, he complained about “The audacity of it all,” noting it appears there are no lines that can’t be crossed, like running on stage during a live show (a la Dave Chappelle’s recent brush with a nut), or messing with Mike Tyson. “Who needs the...
- 5/14/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell became the face of cable news' over-zealous coverage of the Justin Bieber arrest story last week, after she cut away from a discussion with former Democratic Rep. Jane Harman to go to live video of the pop singer's arraignment in Florida. In an interview with CNN media reporter Brian Stelter, Mitchell defended the "obviously awkward and unplanned moment."...
- 1/27/2014
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
"D.C. has always been sexy!"
That's what "Scandal" star Kerry Washington said when I asked if she thinks D.C. is especially hot right now, given the convergence of buzz-worthy television shows set here now.
In addition to "Scandal," there's "House of Cards," "Homeland," "The Americans" and "Veep," and their stars roamed the well-appointed rooms and terraces of the French Ambassador's Residence for the Vanity Fair-Bloomberg post-White House Correspondents Dinner party late Saturday night.
They mingled with a glittering crowd of fellow actors, media heavyweights and real-life power brokers, among them New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, White House press secretary Jay Carney, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, former Rep. Jane Harman, Sen. Joe Manchin, Ambassador Susan Rice, Hhs Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Mark Warner and HuffPost guest Gov. Chris Christie.
[See photos from the event at vanityfair.com]
Topic A among the Hollywood crowd was President Barack Obama's masterful speech at the dinner.
"He landed 100 percent of his jokes,...
That's what "Scandal" star Kerry Washington said when I asked if she thinks D.C. is especially hot right now, given the convergence of buzz-worthy television shows set here now.
In addition to "Scandal," there's "House of Cards," "Homeland," "The Americans" and "Veep," and their stars roamed the well-appointed rooms and terraces of the French Ambassador's Residence for the Vanity Fair-Bloomberg post-White House Correspondents Dinner party late Saturday night.
They mingled with a glittering crowd of fellow actors, media heavyweights and real-life power brokers, among them New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, White House press secretary Jay Carney, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, former Rep. Jane Harman, Sen. Joe Manchin, Ambassador Susan Rice, Hhs Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Sen. Mark Warner and HuffPost guest Gov. Chris Christie.
[See photos from the event at vanityfair.com]
Topic A among the Hollywood crowd was President Barack Obama's masterful speech at the dinner.
"He landed 100 percent of his jokes,...
- 4/28/2013
- by Michael Hogan
- Huffington Post
A panel debate on Fox News Sunday between Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol and former Rep. Jane Harman (D-ca) exploded over the nature of the threat posed by militant Islamic radicals and whether the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are representative of that threat. They battled over whether Dzokhar Tsarnaev deserves due process in an American court without being declared an enemy combatant in the war on terror.
- 4/21/2013
- by Noah Rothman
- Mediaite - TV
At Saturday evening's 25th USC Scripter Awards, THR spoke with former U.S. Rep. Jane Harman, a Democrat who served nine terms in Congress on behalf of California's 36th district, about the depiction of torture in best picture Oscar nominee Zero Dark Thirty (which was ineligible for the Scripter because it used an original screenplay). Harman, who spent time on all three of the House committees connected to national security -- six years on Armed Services, eight years on Intelligence and four years on Homeland Security -- before resigning last May to head a think-tank in Washington, said that she has
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- 2/10/2013
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The family of the late Sidney Harman has stopped ponying up cash for Newsweek Daily Beast, leaving Barry Diller's Iac/InterActiveCorp in control, a spokeswoman for Iac told TheWrap on Tuesday. Though the Harmans have stopped investing further, Harman's widow, former California Rep. Jane Harman will remain on the company's board, the spokeswoman said. Billionaire Harman, who died in April 2011, acquired the money-losing magazine from the Washington Post in 2010 for a dollar and the assumption of its debts. Months later, he announced that the news weekly would merge with the Beast, a...
- 7/24/2012
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Washington-- Hollywood A-listers swarmed the nation's capital this weekend for Saturday night's 92nd White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Before the annual event, which former Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) described to HuffPost as "the Academy Awards of Washington," celebrities, along with political and media figures, gathered at Tammy Haddad's signature Garden Brunch.
HuffPost's Christina Wilkie caught up with Arianna, "Glee" star Matthew Morrison, Kerry Washington, who stars in the ABC drama "Scandal," and other big names on Saturday. Check out what they had to say in the video above.
Before the annual event, which former Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) described to HuffPost as "the Academy Awards of Washington," celebrities, along with political and media figures, gathered at Tammy Haddad's signature Garden Brunch.
HuffPost's Christina Wilkie caught up with Arianna, "Glee" star Matthew Morrison, Kerry Washington, who stars in the ABC drama "Scandal," and other big names on Saturday. Check out what they had to say in the video above.
- 4/28/2012
- by Sara Kenigsberg
- Huffington Post
Welcome to The CoF Weekend Preview where we take a look at what’s going on this weekend in entertainment. Check back Monday for The City Strip. Don’t forget to check out the The City of Films Fall & Holiday Movie Guide to see what else is coming out over the next few weeks and months.
Moneyball – IMDb – Rt (94%)
With names like Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sokin on your script, you don’t have too much work to do to make a great movie I assume. Bennett Miller (Capote) has a hit on his hand by the sounds of it, but will non-sports fans flock to the theater to see this one?
Abduction – IMDb – Rt (6%)
I was following this movie for a few days on Rotten Tomatoes where I swear it had a 0% rating; I was so excited to share that. Then some attention whores came by and “liked” the movie.
Moneyball – IMDb – Rt (94%)
With names like Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sokin on your script, you don’t have too much work to do to make a great movie I assume. Bennett Miller (Capote) has a hit on his hand by the sounds of it, but will non-sports fans flock to the theater to see this one?
Abduction – IMDb – Rt (6%)
I was following this movie for a few days on Rotten Tomatoes where I swear it had a 0% rating; I was so excited to share that. Then some attention whores came by and “liked” the movie.
- 9/23/2011
- by Graham
- City of Films
This Friday night Bill Maher hosts John Avlon, Jane Harman, Michael Moore, Tom Morello and Ron Suskind. HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" continures in its ninth season, and airs September 23 at 10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt, exclusively on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m. following the live presentation. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviews with in-studio and satellite guests. The roundtable guests this week are columnist John Avlon, former Cal. Rep. Jane Harman and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore; musician Tom Morello and journalist Ron Suskind are interview guests. A favorite of subscribers since his first special on the network...
- 9/22/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Tonight's Real Time with Bill Maher, Friday, June 10 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live Et/tape-delayed Pt), exclusively on HBO, sees guests Janeane Garofalo, journalist Joshua Green and journalist Sharon Waxman. The Wrap's Waxman recently reported on the odd move to ban male circumcision in Santa Monica, where anti-semitic ephemera and a villain named "Monster Mohel," were used to promote the proposed ballot measure. Former Cal. Rep. Jane Harman and actress Jane Lynch are also interview guests. Maher was the creator and host of .Politically Incorrect,. which was produced by HBO Downtown Productions and debuted on Comedy Central in 1993. The series moved to ABC in 1997 and ran through 2002. His 2005 book, .New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid...
- 6/10/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Democrat Dan Adler's running for Congress, for the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Jane Harman. The Los Angeles area district, you should know, has a significant Korean population, and that's why Adler's produced a campaign ad that addresses the concerns of Korean-Americans. And you'd be forgiven for thinking it was produced by the folks at College Humor. Set in a Korean woman's cleaners, she says to Adler "I have issues!" Later, she proclaims, "I'm Korean," and Adler says--channeling Bill Clinton--he knows what that's like. "Actually, my wife is Korean, too." The common ground leads the cleaning store lady to quickly endorse a fellow minority: "we minorities should stick together."...
- 5/12/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
Calling it a "Rosa Parks moment," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan put a momentous stamp on the upcoming release of Davis Guggenheim's education-reform documentary "Waiting for Superman."
The occasion was the film's Wednesday night Washington premiere, organized by distributor Paramount Vantage, with a screening at the Newseum followed by a Q&A with notables involved in the film. That it will have the impact on public policy Parks' actions ultimately had on the civil rights movement might be unlikely, but a good portion of Washington's political class attended the event to further investigate the subject matter.
In addition to Duncan and several others from his Education Department staff, David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Obama; Melody Barnes, head of the president's Domestic Policy Council; Heather Higginbottom, deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy; Rep. Jane Harman; Rep. Mary Bono Mack; Sen. Al Franken; Sen. Scott Brown; Sen. Christopher Dodd; and Sen.
The occasion was the film's Wednesday night Washington premiere, organized by distributor Paramount Vantage, with a screening at the Newseum followed by a Q&A with notables involved in the film. That it will have the impact on public policy Parks' actions ultimately had on the civil rights movement might be unlikely, but a good portion of Washington's political class attended the event to further investigate the subject matter.
In addition to Duncan and several others from his Education Department staff, David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Obama; Melody Barnes, head of the president's Domestic Policy Council; Heather Higginbottom, deputy assistant to the president for domestic policy; Rep. Jane Harman; Rep. Mary Bono Mack; Sen. Al Franken; Sen. Scott Brown; Sen. Christopher Dodd; and Sen.
- 9/16/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The New York Times and Politico report that the Washington Post Co will sell Newsweek to Dr. Sidney Harman, a 91-year old stereo equipment magnate, philanthropist, and husband of U.S. Rep Jane Harman (D-Calif.). The Nyt reports that Harman began selling FM radios in the 1950s. Now, he'll have to prove that a print newsweekly isn't the equivalent of the phonograph. He'll do it without longtime editor Jon Meacham, who's going to leave. Harman is paying $1, and absorbing Newsweek's "considerable financial liabilities". Newsweek, which has been redesigned as it switched from hard news to trends and analysis, lost nearly $30 million last year alone, and the Washington Post Co has spent a considerable amount of time trying to unload it after almost 50 years. Politico says Donald E. Graham, chairman of The Washington Post Co, personally chose Harman from among several well-heeled bidders because of his centrist politics and because he would provide the most continuity.
- 8/2/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Interesting exchange on Meet the Press yesterday regarding the increase in "revolutionary talk" around the country in the aftermath of the health care vote. In a discussion about home grown terror and the level of incendiary rhetoric plaguing parts of Washington Rep Jane Harman (D-ca) noted that one of the most troubling things about the Hutatree Militia's plans was that they were "going to import the terror tactics used by al-Qaeda and other groups."...
- 4/5/2010
- by Glynnis MacNicol
- Mediaite - TV
Jeff Stein’s explosive report on Rep. Jane Harman (D-ca) has veteran poli-bloggers scratching their heads. Is this scandal the real deal, they’re wondering, or is somebody in the intelligence community sticking it to Harman as payback for some obscure past offense? To be perfectly honest, most of what Harman did sounds harmless enough, given the carpet-sucking ethical standards of Washington, D.C. She reportedly told a “suspected Israeli agent”—or, if the blogosphere’s best guess is to be believed, some rich Egyptian-Israeli-American who made a killing on the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers craze—that she’d talk to someone at the Justice Department about possibly reducing the “espionage-related charges” facing two former members of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee. In exchange, the “suspected Israeli agent” allegedly offered to talk to Nancy Pelosi, then the House minority leader, about making Harman the head of the Intelligence Committee,...
- 4/20/2009
- Vanity Fair
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