watch it: “Kitten and his box”
Jon Stewart showed part of this video this week on The Daily Show. As he indicated, it is almost overwhelming in its cuteness:
Jon Stewart
question of the day: Should Jon Stewart change his name back to Jon Leibowitz?
Ron Rosenbaum in Slate suggests, in an open letter to the Daily Show host, that Jon Stewart revert back to using his real name, Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz: So please know I’m writing as an admirer, someone who thinks you have the courage as well as comedic smarts to take the simple but radical step I’m … more…
question of the day: Who should be our most trusted newsperson, if not Jon Stewart?
A Time magazine poll this week asked “Now that Walter Cronkite has passed on, who is America’s most trusted newscaster?” The results: Jon Stewart: 44% Brian Williams: 29% Charlie Gibson: 19% Katie Couric: 7% What scares me more than the fact that the state of journalism is so pathetic these days that court jester Jon … more…
watch it: Jon Stewart’s unedited interview with Cliff May, Part I
Did you see The Daily Show last night? Jon’s guest was Cliff May, an unaplologetic supporter of torture (though he doesn’t think he is). They had a more comprehensive and rational discussion about torture and America’s use of it than I’ve seen on any so-called news network. Most of it did not end up on … more…
question of the day: Huh? What? “Glenn Beck comedy show”?
Words fail: NEW YORK (AP) — Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel’s latest sensation, is taking a comedy show on the road for six live performances over six days during the first week of June. Beck calls his act a “poor man’s Seinfeld” and intends to mix topical humor with his modern-day reimagining of Thomas Paine’s … more…
question of the day: Was Jon Stewart unfair to CNBC when he lambasted Jim Cramer?
It’s hard to believe that someone so prominent would be so willing to out himself in public as a big ol’ crybaby: NEW YORK, March 18 (Reuters) – NBC Universal Chief Executive Jeff Zucker fired back at comedian Jon Stewart on Wednesday, saying it was “unfair” and “absurd” for the funnyman to criticize CNBC and … more…
the whole Jon Stewart/Jim Cramer interview — uncut and uncensored
I have new awe for Jon Stewart. He’s the only actually doing journalism on TV these days, actually asking tough questions and insisting that people account for themselves. Cramer genuinely looks abashed here. It would be funny if it weren’t so sad. And how the hell impressive is it to see Stewart nearly shaking with … more…
Oscar after party
My luck at predicting the Oscar may not have been so hot this year — though I’m not sure it ever is — but I did get one thing sorta right. I said over at Film.com on Friday that if there was going to be an upset this year, it would be in the Best … more…
Lord of War movie review: sympathy for the devil?
Funny? Sure, *Lord of War* is funny. Funny like how you’re not sure whether that headline is from Reuters or The Onion. Funny like how Jon Stewart has to insist that what he’s about to tell you really happened and is not the invention of his team of political wagsters. Satirical? Sure, *Lord of War* is satirical. Satirical like the front page of *The New York Times* is satirical. Satirical like how, at the end of Andrew Niccol’s black comedy about a relatively small-time freelance arms dealer, he tells us that the biggest arms dealers in the world are the nations that are the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
Death to Smoochy and Panic Room (review)
A movie is never more of a crushing disappointment than when you’ve gotten your hopes up, when against your better judgment you’ve bought into the hype and the advertising and the how-can-it-miss high concept. Imagine how sad the entire geek community is going to be if Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man sucks. (But it can’t suck, right? Right? I mean, it’s Sam Raimi. It’s Spider-Man. Please, whatever movie gods there are, don’t make it suck. Don’t do that to us.)
