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Christian Bale Says Dick Cheney Called Him “A Dick” For His Performance As The Former VP In ‘Vice’

November 13, 2019 12:01 pm

As an actor, you have to imagine that there’s added pressure when you sign on to portray a real-life person when that inspiration is actually alive and well. Who knows what they might think of it? Maybe, such a...

‘Vice’: Adam McKay Talks Trump Vs. Cheney & Christian Bale Explains Why He Wasn’t Allowed To Meet The Former VP

Charles Barfield

November 19, 2018 11:07 am

News

Every awards season, there’s that late-comer that ends up getting a lot of hype and throws all the other contenders for a loop. This year, it appears that film is Adam McKay’s “Vice.” And in a new interview, we...

Sacha Baron Cohen Has Dick Cheney Autograph A Waterboard Kit In Teaser For Upcoming TV Series

Charles Barfield

July 9, 2018 10:36 am

News, Television

UPDATED: Our powers of deduction were right again! Showtime just released a new teaser for Sacha Baron Cohen's latest series, "Who is America?" set to premiere July 15. Watch the teaser below! Original story...

Christian Bale, Amy Adams & Steve Carell To Star In Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney Biopic

Rodrigo Perez

April 5, 2017 8:51 pm

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Best known for "The Anchorman" series, writer/director Adam McKay had been threatening to make a "serious" film for many years during his comedy heyday. And his first time at bat, the filmmaker knocked it out o...

Premature Oscar Predictions: 2018 Best Picture & Best Director Nominees

Oliver Lyttelton

March 1, 2017 12:17 pm

Features, News

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Well, the 2016-2017 Oscar season is finally done after a remarkable twist ending led to a genuinely groundbreaking and thoroughly deserved Best Picture winner in “Moonlight.” But before we put the awards season...

The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2017

Oliver Lyttelton

December 5, 2016 1:39 pm

Features, News

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There’s now less than a month until Christmas, and after a start last week with our look at the Best Posters and Best Trailers of the year, this week commences in earnest our annual smorgasbord of movie love th...

Adam McKay’s Next Film Will Be Dick Cheney Biopic

Kevin Jagernauth

November 22, 2016 12:55 pm

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It's been pretty remarkable to see Adam McKay —best known for "Step Brothers" and "Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy"— pivot into a career as a filmmaker with more serious issues on his mind. "The Big Short...

‘Quantum Of Solace’ Subversively Political? Not A Fan Of Bond Politics? Director Says 007 Reminds Him Of Dick Cheney

Rodrigo Perez

November 5, 2008 1:13 pm

News

It feels weird to post this now considering the momentous event of last night, but hey, he said it.Despite having his right arm tied around his back by the notoriously controlling Bond producers (“It’s like I ...

Despite Playing Dick Cheney In “W”, Richard Dreyfuss Calls Oliver Stone A Fascist

Rodrigo Perez

October 29, 2008 4:37 pm

News

Ok, so Richard Dreyfuss may have signed on for Oliver Stone's "W" to play Vice President Dick Cheney, but now it seems the actor is doing his own form of political backpedaling. Dreyfuss was on the soccer-mom t...

Does ‘The Dark Knight’ Reflect The Bush/Cheney Policy?

Spencer Martin

July 23, 2008 6:22 pm

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Just when we thought it was safe to escape to the movie theater to see our favorite hero fight crime and leave behind the American life that has had us so bummed us out this year, we find out that Chris Nolan's...

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