Free Republic

This time, conservatives in Tinseltown have collaborated to communicate their ideas, but they’re doing it in jocular way. The movie has a cast that includes veteran stars Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, James Woods, Dennis Hopper, Robert Davi, and Leslie Nielsen. With this kind of lineup, you’d expect some great performances. And there are, under the master comedy direction of Zucker. The plot loosely follows Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” with Kevin Farley playing the character of Michael Malone, a modern-day Scrooge who wants to abolish the July Fourth holiday. Paris Hilton, who happens to be a Sen. Barack Obama supporter,...

When it comes to entertainment, 2006 has all the earmarks of being a revolutionary year. 1. On-demand Delivery Technological progress promises to continue to realign the show business pecking order. The iPod phenomenon forever altered the music business by placing maximum control into the individual's hands. When President Bush and Vice President Cheney are sporting iPods, we know that any generation gap that previously existed has dissolved, and entertainment autonomy has got the momentum. Now some techno relatives are poised to revolutionize the film and TV industries as well. Video podcasting and Web-based on-demand technology are set to peel off...