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Nancy Reagan was really upset when her son listened to The Beatles’ “Happiness Is a Warm Gun.”Ronald Reagan Jr. said The Beatles were part of the excessive side of the 1960s.George Harrison and John Lennon both made public statements about Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan and Ronald Reagan | Bettmann / Contributor
Nancy Reagan was upset when her son listened to The Beatles‘ “Happiness Is a Warm Gun.” On the other hand, George Harrison wasn’t a big fan of Ronald Reagan. John Lennon made a more general statement about the president.
Ronald Reagan Jr. listening to The Beatles’ ‘Happiness Is a Warm Gun’ ‘really bothered’ Nancy Reagan ‘a lot’
According to the 2014 book The Beatles: Paperback Writer, Ronald Reagan Jr. discussed his experience with “Happiness Is a Warm Gun.” “I remember once, when I was about thirteen, I borrowed The White Album from [my sister] Patti [Davis], and my mother got...
Nancy Reagan was really upset when her son listened to The Beatles’ “Happiness Is a Warm Gun.”Ronald Reagan Jr. said The Beatles were part of the excessive side of the 1960s.George Harrison and John Lennon both made public statements about Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan and Ronald Reagan | Bettmann / Contributor
Nancy Reagan was upset when her son listened to The Beatles‘ “Happiness Is a Warm Gun.” On the other hand, George Harrison wasn’t a big fan of Ronald Reagan. John Lennon made a more general statement about the president.
Ronald Reagan Jr. listening to The Beatles’ ‘Happiness Is a Warm Gun’ ‘really bothered’ Nancy Reagan ‘a lot’
According to the 2014 book The Beatles: Paperback Writer, Ronald Reagan Jr. discussed his experience with “Happiness Is a Warm Gun.” “I remember once, when I was about thirteen, I borrowed The White Album from [my sister] Patti [Davis], and my mother got...
- 1/26/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The children of presidents are part of an exclusive and usually genteel club — but that hasn’t stopped one of them from speaking out against the highest-profile latest occupant of that role. On Saturday’s episode of “Am Joy” on MSNBC, Ron Reagan, the son of President Ronald Reagan, called Ivanka Trump her father’s “security blanket” and blasted the president for having Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner in prominent advisory roles. During a panel discussion that also included attorney Lisa Bloom and Politico’s Annie Karni, host Joy-Ann Reid turned to Reagan, saying he’s the only person...
- 3/25/2017
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Together, Nancy Reagan and her husband, 'Ronnie,' wrote a White House love story worthy of Old Hollywood. Subscribe now for an inside look at their extraordinary journey and 52-year marriage, only in PEOPLENancy Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis, delivered a heartfelt eulogy at her mother's funeral Friday before the former First Lady was laid to rest beside the love of her life, former President Ronald Reagan. Davis, who has opened up in recent days about the complicated relationship she had with her mother, shared poignant memories and funny stories about the former First Lady. "As her own health declined,...
- 3/11/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Together, Nancy Reagan and her husband, 'Ronnie,' wrote a White House love story worthy of Old Hollywood. Subscribe now for an inside look at their extraordinary journey and 52-year marriage, only in PEOPLENancy Reagan's daughter, Patti Davis, delivered a heartfelt eulogy at her mother's funeral Friday before the former first lady was laid to rest beside the love of her life, former President Ronald Reagan. Davis, who has opened up in recent days about the complicated relationship she had with her mother, shared poignant memories and funny stories about the former first lady. "As her own health declined,...
- 3/11/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Together, Nancy Reagan and her husband, 'Ronnie,' wrote a White House love story worthy of Old Hollywood. Subscribe now for an inside look at their extraordinary journey and 52-year marriage, only in PEOPLENancy Reagan's funeral service was underway at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Friday, where family and longtime friends including Larry King and Gary Sinise gathered to pay their final respects to the former first lady. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived with ex Maria Shriver as the Santa Susana High School Choir performed "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and other patriotic songs. Other celebrities among...
- 3/11/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Together, Nancy Reagan and her husband, 'Ronnie,' wrote a White House love story worthy of Old Hollywood. Subscribe now for an inside look at their extraordinary journey and 52-year marriage, only in PEOPLENancy Reagan's funeral service was underway at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Friday, where family and longtime friends including Larry King and Gary Sinise gathered to pay their final respects to the former first lady. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arrived with ex Maria Shriver as the Santa Susana High School Choir performed "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and other patriotic songs. Other celebrities among...
- 3/11/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Together, Nancy Reagan and her husband, ‘Ronnie’, wrote a White House love story worthy of Old Hollywood. Subscribe now for an inside look at their extraordinary journey and 52-year marriage, only in PEOPLEBefore she is laid to rest on Friday beside the love of her life, Nancy Reagan and her extraordinary life will be celebrated in a funeral ceremony that the former First Lady planned herself - "from the program participants to the flowers, peonies, her favorite," an official from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation tells People. "We did add one thing to the program that she hadn't specifically requested...
- 3/10/2016
- by Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, @sswestfall
- PEOPLE.com
Together, Nancy Reagan and her husband, ‘Ronnie’, wrote a White House love story worthy of Old Hollywood. Subscribe now for an inside look at their extraordinary journey and 52-year marriage, only in PEOPLEBefore she is laid to rest on Friday beside the love of her life, Nancy Reagan and her extraordinary life will be celebrated in a funeral ceremony that the former First Lady planned herself - "from the program participants to the flowers, peonies, her favorite," an official from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation tells People. "We did add one thing to the program that she hadn't specifically requested...
- 3/10/2016
- by Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, @sswestfall
- PEOPLE.com
Nancy and Ronald Reagan were inseparable. The former President and first lady's son, Ron Reagan Jr., spoke to the Today show on Monday, in the wake of his mother's death, recalling his parent's unfailing love. "Once they had bonded together they really were inseparable. I mean, it sounds cliché," the 57-year-old said. "I don't think that they ever spent a day a part where they didn't call, speak on the phone. He wrote her letters all her life, all his life. They were in love and they stayed in love for 52 some odd years." Nancy died of congestive heart failure on Sunday.
- 3/7/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
Nancy and Ronald Reagan were inseparable. The former President and first lady's son, Ron Reagan Jr., spoke to the Today show on Monday, in the wake of his mother's death, recalling his parent's unfailing love. "Once they had bonded together they really were inseparable. I mean, it sounds cliché," the 57-year-old said. "I don't think that they ever spent a day a part where they didn't call, speak on the phone. He wrote her letters all her life, all his life. They were in love and they stayed in love for 52 some odd years." Nancy died of congestive heart failure on Sunday.
- 3/7/2016
- by Char Adams, @CiCiAdams_
- PEOPLE.com
Nancy Reagan has died at age 94. The widow of late former President Ronald Reagan and one of the most influential first ladies in United States history passed away Sunday at her home in Los Angeles after suffering congestive heart failure, her office announced in a statement to E! News. Nancy was born Anne Frances Robbin in New York City in 1921. Like her husband, Nancy used to be an actor. She went by the name Nancy Davis and appeared in films such as The Next Voice You Hear and The Dark Wave in the 1950s. She and Ronald wed in 1952. They had two children, Patti Davis and Ron Reagan. "Nancy Davis Reagan has led a remarkable life—as an adoring daughter,...
- 3/6/2016
- E! Online
Here’s my Top Ten films and other treats from 2015 (in no particular order):
Best Movies 1) Fury Road
After 15 minutes I turned to my wife and said I was exhausted… Thankfully I got my breath back and Fury Road refused to let up. True to the originals, Tom Hardy’s Max says very little and through Charlize Theron’s Furiosa we arguably got our first feminist action movie – or so it seemed according to the lunatic fringe of fanboy culture as they whipped themselves into a frenzy on many a blog.
2) Carol
Todd Haynes adapted Carol from Patricia Highsmith 1952 novel: The Price Of Salt. The sumptuous period style, stunning cinematic storytelling and stand out performances from Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and American Horror Story’s Sarah Paulson combine to make a film experience of a forbidden lesbian love affair – that’s akin to an Edward Hopper painting coming to life.
Best Movies 1) Fury Road
After 15 minutes I turned to my wife and said I was exhausted… Thankfully I got my breath back and Fury Road refused to let up. True to the originals, Tom Hardy’s Max says very little and through Charlize Theron’s Furiosa we arguably got our first feminist action movie – or so it seemed according to the lunatic fringe of fanboy culture as they whipped themselves into a frenzy on many a blog.
2) Carol
Todd Haynes adapted Carol from Patricia Highsmith 1952 novel: The Price Of Salt. The sumptuous period style, stunning cinematic storytelling and stand out performances from Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and American Horror Story’s Sarah Paulson combine to make a film experience of a forbidden lesbian love affair – that’s akin to an Edward Hopper painting coming to life.
- 12/25/2015
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
On the heels of Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson using a sadistic parable to underscore his bigoted belief system and compare and contrast non-believers to his religious bent, CNN and Comedy Central are bravely airing a 30-second TV spot for the Freedom From Religion Foundation recorded by the son of “Saint Ronnie” to conservatives, Ron Reagan. Former president Ronald Reagan’s son, Ron Reagan, Jr, is completely out of the closet about his atheism, and it is his tongue in cheek remark about burning in hell that has the other networks refusing to air the spot. Not surprising, many requests for […]...
- 3/27/2015
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
The issue of marriage equality has again taken a prominent position in the news cycle following Vice President Joe Biden's recent remarks supporting gay marriage. On Tuesday's Hardball, Ron Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan, voiced his opinion of President Obama's position on the issue. Obama, he said, is "taking more time evolving on this issue than humans took evolving from apes."...
- 5/8/2012
- by Meenal Vamburkar
- Mediaite - TV
Chris Matthews was discussing the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations with his guests Eugene Robinson and Ron Reagan when he made a curious statement about The O'Reilly Factor. Theorizing that Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann is actually calling the shots on the Republican debt ceiling position, Matthews reviewed her interview last night with Bill O'Reilly and concluded that O'Reilly's show is "where you go when you want to speak their religion . . . when you want to go far right, I think you go over to Bill."...
- 7/12/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
Larry King's first special for CNN as an ex-host was announced on Monday. "CNN Presents: A Larry King Special -- Unthinkable: the Alzheimer’s Epidemic" is set to air Sunday, May 1st and will include interviews with an eclectic group of people whose lives have been touched by the disease: former First Lady Laura Bush; California’s former First Lady and Alzheimer’s activist Maria Shriver; actors Seth Rogen and Angie Dickinson; TV host Leeza Gibbons; football star Terrell Owens; Ron Reagan, the son of former President Ronald Reagan. CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay...
- 4/18/2011
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
Chris Matthews: Michele Bachmann Running For President Would Add To “Showcase Of Cartoon Characters”
Chris Matthews suggested that the topic of Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann taking steps to seriously consider running for President was like "shooting fish in a barrell." With the help of Howard Fineman and Ron Reagan, Matthews wondered if he should feel guilty for helping to build Bachmann into the force she has become and Reagan said, in a word, "yes."...
- 3/24/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
Just as a good Ronald Reagan quote will always inspire warmth in the heart of conservatives, a quote from his younger son, Ron Reagan, is sure to piss them off. The folks at ABC's webcast Top Line set him up from the beginning of their interview yesterday, leading off with the question of whether his father was more like Barack Obama or Sarah Palin. From the moment Reagan started his response with "Just on the basis of intelligence...," you knew this would be another quotable interview.
- 2/10/2011
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
Filed under: Documentaries, Sundance Film Festival, Cinematical
One of the quickest films to reach a wide audience following its Sundance premiere last month, Eugene Jarecki's 'Reagan' debuts on HBO tonight (fittingly, a day after Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday). And it's a must-see for fans of non-fiction film, fans of the 40th president, and even those critical of the man for whatever reason. Jarecki, whose last feature was the magnificently comprehensive 2005 military-industrial-complex history, 'Why We Fight,' may still surprise you with just how fair and lucid a portrait he has made about such a controversial and complicated figure.
He "was both smarter and better than the left think he was," Ron Reagan Jr. says in the film, "and less the giant than many on the right think he was." The son of Ronald and Nancy is a consistent presence throughout 'Reagan' (Michael Reagan...
One of the quickest films to reach a wide audience following its Sundance premiere last month, Eugene Jarecki's 'Reagan' debuts on HBO tonight (fittingly, a day after Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday). And it's a must-see for fans of non-fiction film, fans of the 40th president, and even those critical of the man for whatever reason. Jarecki, whose last feature was the magnificently comprehensive 2005 military-industrial-complex history, 'Why We Fight,' may still surprise you with just how fair and lucid a portrait he has made about such a controversial and complicated figure.
He "was both smarter and better than the left think he was," Ron Reagan Jr. says in the film, "and less the giant than many on the right think he was." The son of Ronald and Nancy is a consistent presence throughout 'Reagan' (Michael Reagan...
- 2/7/2011
- by Christopher Campbell
- Moviefone
Filed under: Documentaries, Sundance Film Festival, Cinematical
One of the quickest films to reach a wide audience following its Sundance premiere last month, Eugene Jarecki's 'Reagan' debuts on HBO tonight (fittingly, a day after Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday). And it's a must-see for fans of non-fiction film, fans of the 40th president, and even those critical of the man for whatever reason. Jarecki, whose last feature was the magnificently comprehensive 2005 military-industrial-complex history, 'Why We Fight,' may still surprise you with just how fair and lucid a portrait he has made about such a controversial and complicated figure.
He "was both smarter and better than the left think he was," Ron Reagan Jr. says in the film, "and less the giant than many on the right think he was." The son of Ronald and Nancy is a consistent presence throughout 'Reagan' (Michael Reagan...
One of the quickest films to reach a wide audience following its Sundance premiere last month, Eugene Jarecki's 'Reagan' debuts on HBO tonight (fittingly, a day after Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday). And it's a must-see for fans of non-fiction film, fans of the 40th president, and even those critical of the man for whatever reason. Jarecki, whose last feature was the magnificently comprehensive 2005 military-industrial-complex history, 'Why We Fight,' may still surprise you with just how fair and lucid a portrait he has made about such a controversial and complicated figure.
He "was both smarter and better than the left think he was," Ron Reagan Jr. says in the film, "and less the giant than many on the right think he was." The son of Ronald and Nancy is a consistent presence throughout 'Reagan' (Michael Reagan...
- 2/7/2011
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
Eugene Jarecki's documentary Reagan-debuting Monday on HBO-tries to illuminate the popular president. Lloyd Grove on whether there is anything left to say-or is Reagan just impossible to really know.
Ronald Reagan was plainspoken and sunny in public-a Great Communicator to hundreds of millions around the world. "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" he famously exhorted at the Brandenburg Gate-the battle cry of the Cold War that prefigured the collapse of the Berlin Wall and, in turn, Soviet Communism.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Will Natalee's Father Find Her?
But, at his private core, America's much-celebrated 40th president was unknowable and unreachable, even to his official biographer. After spending hours with the man, Edmund Morris was so perplexed by the impenetrability of his subject's inner life that felt forced to invent a fictional Reagan confidant in Dutch, his authorized biography, in a rash attempt to explain it. Morris...
Ronald Reagan was plainspoken and sunny in public-a Great Communicator to hundreds of millions around the world. "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" he famously exhorted at the Brandenburg Gate-the battle cry of the Cold War that prefigured the collapse of the Berlin Wall and, in turn, Soviet Communism.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Will Natalee's Father Find Her?
But, at his private core, America's much-celebrated 40th president was unknowable and unreachable, even to his official biographer. After spending hours with the man, Edmund Morris was so perplexed by the impenetrability of his subject's inner life that felt forced to invent a fictional Reagan confidant in Dutch, his authorized biography, in a rash attempt to explain it. Morris...
- 2/6/2011
- by Lloyd Grove
- The Daily Beast
Reviewed by Jeremy Mathews
(from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival)
Directed by: Eugene Jarecki
Early in Eugene Jarecki’s “Reagan,” we hear Ronald Reagan talk about how images aren’t always the same as the truth, especially in the case of presidents. And, he could have added, especially in the case of himself. Conservatives who have taken him as their mascot treat the president’s eight years in the Oval Office as a period of hallowed perfection. Others see him as a man whose economics crippled the country and whose administration crushed unions and broke laws. One montage, in a four-panel split-screen, shows the barrage of Reagan name-dropping that makes up our modern political discourse.
One group may have more facts in its corner, but Jarecki (“Why We Fight”) isn’t quite willing to take sides in the matter. He weaves together evidence that’s quite damning of Reagan with worship...
(from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival)
Directed by: Eugene Jarecki
Early in Eugene Jarecki’s “Reagan,” we hear Ronald Reagan talk about how images aren’t always the same as the truth, especially in the case of presidents. And, he could have added, especially in the case of himself. Conservatives who have taken him as their mascot treat the president’s eight years in the Oval Office as a period of hallowed perfection. Others see him as a man whose economics crippled the country and whose administration crushed unions and broke laws. One montage, in a four-panel split-screen, shows the barrage of Reagan name-dropping that makes up our modern political discourse.
One group may have more facts in its corner, but Jarecki (“Why We Fight”) isn’t quite willing to take sides in the matter. He weaves together evidence that’s quite damning of Reagan with worship...
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Jeremy Mathews
(from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival)
Directed by: Eugene Jarecki
Early in Eugene Jarecki’s “Reagan,” we hear Ronald Reagan talk about how images aren’t always the same as the truth, especially in the case of presidents. And, he could have added, especially in the case of himself. Conservatives who have taken him as their mascot treat the president’s eight years in the Oval Office as a period of hallowed perfection. Others see him as a man whose economics crippled the country and whose administration crushed unions and broke laws. One montage, in a four-panel split-screen, shows the barrage of Reagan name-dropping that makes up our modern political discourse.
One group may have more facts in its corner, but Jarecki (“Why We Fight”) isn’t quite willing to take sides in the matter. He weaves together evidence that’s quite damning of Reagan with worship...
(from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival)
Directed by: Eugene Jarecki
Early in Eugene Jarecki’s “Reagan,” we hear Ronald Reagan talk about how images aren’t always the same as the truth, especially in the case of presidents. And, he could have added, especially in the case of himself. Conservatives who have taken him as their mascot treat the president’s eight years in the Oval Office as a period of hallowed perfection. Others see him as a man whose economics crippled the country and whose administration crushed unions and broke laws. One montage, in a four-panel split-screen, shows the barrage of Reagan name-dropping that makes up our modern political discourse.
One group may have more facts in its corner, but Jarecki (“Why We Fight”) isn’t quite willing to take sides in the matter. He weaves together evidence that’s quite damning of Reagan with worship...
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
If Meghan McCain was looking to put her name in the mouths of pundits for at least the foreseeable end of this news cycle, chalk up one victory to her. Her comment that Rep. Michele Bachmann was little more than a "poor man's Sarah Palin" fronted The O'Reilly Factor tonight, where guest Laura Ingraham seemed frustrated about having to discuss McCain at all, finally concluding that it was she who was a "poor man's Ron Reagan."...
- 1/28/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Of all the presidents in the last 30 years, none seem to evoke the same level of iconic recognition as Ronald Reagan. In Eugene Jarecki‘s (Why We Fight) insightful documentary Reagan, the talented filmmaker dissects the myth behind the legendary political figure. Breaking down the history of each chapter in his life with commentary from a multitude of politicians and people who knew him personally, Jarecki weaves together an intimate portrait of a complex personality. The highlight with this documentary is the revelation of subtle characteristics in Reagan’s persona that shaped the man who became one of Americas most loved presidents.
Beginning with his early life as a near sighted small town lifeguard, the stories in Reagan paint a different picture than what you might expect from the 40th president. There are the obligatory stories of Reagan’s acting career that give perspective on why his public persona was so damn charming.
Beginning with his early life as a near sighted small town lifeguard, the stories in Reagan paint a different picture than what you might expect from the 40th president. There are the obligatory stories of Reagan’s acting career that give perspective on why his public persona was so damn charming.
- 1/27/2011
- by Raffi Asdourian
- The Film Stage
Ron Reagan is sharing his opinions on former vice president Dick Cheney, who recently gave an interview to NBC. Reagan told Hln's Joy Behar that Cheney was a "Gollum-like figure" popping up everywhere and called Cheney's opinion that President Barack Obama is not as committed to fighting terrorism and protecting the U.S. as his predecessor George W. Bush was "an offense of stupidity."...
- 1/21/2011
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
Under attack from his half-brother Michael, the rebel son tells Lloyd Grove why he's standing by his memories of President Reagan's White House days in his new book, My Father at 100.
Those battling Reagans are at it again.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Nice Rhetoric, but Need Real Results
Ever since Ron Reagan's revelation, in his new memoir My Father at 100, that America's 40th president might have had incipient Alzheimer's disease in the White House, his older brother Michael has been waging jihad against him.
"I haven't talked to Mike in a long time-i should write him a thank-you note for helping me sell my book," the younger Reagan tells me.
He's referring to the recent full-frontal Twitter attack by the 65-year-old adopted son of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman-the latest episode in a long-running soap opera of first-family dysfunction, played out in public.
Those battling Reagans are at it again.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Nice Rhetoric, but Need Real Results
Ever since Ron Reagan's revelation, in his new memoir My Father at 100, that America's 40th president might have had incipient Alzheimer's disease in the White House, his older brother Michael has been waging jihad against him.
"I haven't talked to Mike in a long time-i should write him a thank-you note for helping me sell my book," the younger Reagan tells me.
He's referring to the recent full-frontal Twitter attack by the 65-year-old adopted son of Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane Wyman-the latest episode in a long-running soap opera of first-family dysfunction, played out in public.
- 1/21/2011
- by Lloyd Grove
- The Daily Beast
Episode Number: 7011 (January 19, 2011)
Guests: Ron Reagan
Segments: Black-Tie Dinner for Hu Jintao, Tip/Wag – Four Loko & Horoscopes, Shout Out – Preston Pysh
Videos: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Can I ask a favor of you Zoners please? If you ever have the blessed fortune to be able to make it to a live taping of the “Colbert Report”, please don’t ululate. It’s very distracting for the home audience. And it makes the viewing experience about you being a jagoff, not about Stephen. Thank you.
The description of “Stephen Colbert Hair-Alike” to describe China’s President Hu Jintao was a fantastic joke to start off the show. I think Stephen’s impression of John Boehner has got to be the best “orange” reference yet. And I giggled quite a bit at the character breaks during the Tip/Wag segment. The little character Magic 8 Ball Character break – “I didn’t like that one” – was sweet,...
Guests: Ron Reagan
Segments: Black-Tie Dinner for Hu Jintao, Tip/Wag – Four Loko & Horoscopes, Shout Out – Preston Pysh
Videos: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Can I ask a favor of you Zoners please? If you ever have the blessed fortune to be able to make it to a live taping of the “Colbert Report”, please don’t ululate. It’s very distracting for the home audience. And it makes the viewing experience about you being a jagoff, not about Stephen. Thank you.
The description of “Stephen Colbert Hair-Alike” to describe China’s President Hu Jintao was a fantastic joke to start off the show. I think Stephen’s impression of John Boehner has got to be the best “orange” reference yet. And I giggled quite a bit at the character breaks during the Tip/Wag segment. The little character Magic 8 Ball Character break – “I didn’t like that one” – was sweet,...
- 1/20/2011
- by DB
- No Fact Zone
Filed under: TV Previews
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
A surprisingly busy Thursday night with the return to the schedule of 'Bones,' 'Royal Pains' and the new Thursday night comedy lineup on NBC. Plus, the premiere of a new USA show -- 'Fairly Legal.' By the way, look for a number of new times for many of these returning shows.
8:00 to 9:00
ABC: 'Wipeout'
CBS: 'The Big Bang Theory' and '$--! My Dad Says'
Fox: 'American Idol'#
NBC: 'Community' and 'Perfect Couples'*
Hgtv: 'My First Place'
NatGeo: 'Naked Science'
And now the late night talk shows. Scheduled guests can change without notice.
9:00
'Piers Morgan Tonight'* (CNN): Condoleezza Rice...
Here's tonight's lineup of new shows and events (all times Eastern). Check your local TV listings for additional information.
* = Series/Season Premiere
** = Series/Season Finale
# = New Day/Time
A surprisingly busy Thursday night with the return to the schedule of 'Bones,' 'Royal Pains' and the new Thursday night comedy lineup on NBC. Plus, the premiere of a new USA show -- 'Fairly Legal.' By the way, look for a number of new times for many of these returning shows.
8:00 to 9:00
ABC: 'Wipeout'
CBS: 'The Big Bang Theory' and '$--! My Dad Says'
Fox: 'American Idol'#
NBC: 'Community' and 'Perfect Couples'*
Hgtv: 'My First Place'
NatGeo: 'Naked Science'
And now the late night talk shows. Scheduled guests can change without notice.
9:00
'Piers Morgan Tonight'* (CNN): Condoleezza Rice...
- 1/20/2011
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
Can I tell y'all something? I hate the term "hump day." Really, truly, passionately. It doesn't sound sexy, or appealing, it just sounds like a bad time at a middle school dance or what you call a day when your male dog is particularly amorous towards part of your body or an inanimate object. And I hate that every Wednesday I inevitably hear it. It just makes me feel icky. And then makes me feel like I have no sense of humor. That's my little confession for the evening. Here's your Wednesday night TV:
8:00pm: "American Idol" on Fox. Two hour tenth season premiere. The kinder gentler version with Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez debuts. I hope it fails miserably and puts this damn franchise out of it's misery. When was the last time the winner went on to become a legitimate star anyway? I can never keep straight...
8:00pm: "American Idol" on Fox. Two hour tenth season premiere. The kinder gentler version with Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez debuts. I hope it fails miserably and puts this damn franchise out of it's misery. When was the last time the winner went on to become a legitimate star anyway? I can never keep straight...
- 1/19/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Ron Reagan got a lot of press for his new book about his father but, perhaps, not the press he intended. The media jumped on the claims made inside that his father may have been suffering from Alzheimers while in office and his own brother called him an "embarrassment" to the family. This morning, Reagan went on Good Morning America to clarify the book's assertions as well as address the criticisms. During the interview, he did admit one factual inaccuracy in the book.
- 1/18/2011
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
Hello, Zoners! Welcome to a new week of wonderfulness.There’s a lot of politics coming to the ‘Colbert Report’, wth Cornel West, Ron Reagan, and Chris Matthews all slated to visit; Ms. Turkle will bring science, psychology, and technology to the mix and she is the sole guest never to have previously appeared on either The Daily Show or the Report. I had fun looking back at the old videos, and I hope you will too.
January 17th: Sherry Turkle
How does our online communication affect the way we relate to each other in real life? Are today’s youngsters losing the ability to deal with each other face to face? How can living in a cyberworld help and harm us? Those are just a few of the questions tacked by eminent sociologist and author Sherry Turkle. Turkle, the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT,...
January 17th: Sherry Turkle
How does our online communication affect the way we relate to each other in real life? Are today’s youngsters losing the ability to deal with each other face to face? How can living in a cyberworld help and harm us? Those are just a few of the questions tacked by eminent sociologist and author Sherry Turkle. Turkle, the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT,...
- 1/18/2011
- by Karenatasha
- No Fact Zone
Last week, in connection with a new book by former President Ronald Reagan’s youngest son, Ron Reagan, Ron previewed one startling revelation: his father may have had Alzheimer’s Disease while he was still President. Ron's brother Michael Reagan immediately called Ron an "embarrassment" on Twitter and appeared on The Early Show this morning to further discuss his disgust with his brother's actions and to promote his own book The New Reagan Revolution.
- 1/17/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
Here's "Extra's" roundup of talk show guests for the week of Jan. 17 - 21, including Seth Rogen on "Ellen" and Betty White stopping by "The View." Natalie Portman stays up late for "Conan," and Cameron Diaz checks-in at the "Lopez Tonight."
Daytime
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Mon 1/17: Seth Rogen, Deena Nicole Cortese, Bruno Mars
Tues 1/18: Jennifer Lopez, Matt Bomer
Wed 1/19: Natalie Portman, Eric Ross
Thurs 1/20: Amy Poehler
Fri 1/21: Dr. Drew Pinsky...
Daytime
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Mon 1/17: Seth Rogen, Deena Nicole Cortese, Bruno Mars
Tues 1/18: Jennifer Lopez, Matt Bomer
Wed 1/19: Natalie Portman, Eric Ross
Thurs 1/20: Amy Poehler
Fri 1/21: Dr. Drew Pinsky...
- 1/16/2011
- Extra
Washington - The son of the late conservative president Ronald Reagan suggests in a new memoir and on a television news programme that his father may have shown signs of Alzheimer's while he was still in the White House. Ron Reagan's book, 'My Father at 100,' goes on sale Tuesday ahead of what would have been the president's 100th birthday. Reagan died in 2004 at age 93 from complications of Alzheimer's, a disease of dementia that gradually destroys memory and cognitive functions. Two years after president Reagan left office in 1989, the first signs of Alzheimer showed up in a brain study, Ron told ABC News TV show 20/20 on Friday. But even while president Reagan was still in...
- 1/15/2011
- Monsters and Critics
Washington - The son of the late conservative president Ronald Reagan suggests in a new memoir and on a television news programme that his father may have shown signs of Alzheimer's while he was still in the White House. Ron Reagan's book, 'My Father at 100,' goes on sale Tuesday ahead of what would have been the president's 100th birthday. Reagan died in 2004 at age 93 from Alzheimer's complications. Two years after president Reagan left office in 1989, the first signs of Alzheimer showed up in a brain study, Ron told ABC News TV show 20/20 on Friday. But even while president Reagan was still in office, his son said he saw 'something that was off. I couldn't...
- 1/15/2011
- Monsters and Critics
In the 1985-86 season of Saturday Night Live, comedian Terry Sweeney made history by becoming the first (and still the only) openly gay cast member of the landmark late-night comedy show.
But the achievement was more notable even than that: Sweeney was also the first out actor with a regular role on broadcast television ever.
And what did he get for his bravery? Despite the fact that Sweeney had performed one of SNL's bonafide break-out characters (a parody of a particularly vapid Nancy Reagan), he was unceremoniously fired, along with most of the rest of a cast that also included Robert Downey, Jr., Joan Cusack, and Randy Quaid, at the end of a season that was widely regarded as a failure.
As an out gay actor at the height of the AIDS crisis, Sweeney didn't work again for ten years.
But Sweeney was a survivor, eventually finding work as his first love,...
But the achievement was more notable even than that: Sweeney was also the first out actor with a regular role on broadcast television ever.
And what did he get for his bravery? Despite the fact that Sweeney had performed one of SNL's bonafide break-out characters (a parody of a particularly vapid Nancy Reagan), he was unceremoniously fired, along with most of the rest of a cast that also included Robert Downey, Jr., Joan Cusack, and Randy Quaid, at the end of a season that was widely regarded as a failure.
As an out gay actor at the height of the AIDS crisis, Sweeney didn't work again for ten years.
But Sweeney was a survivor, eventually finding work as his first love,...
- 1/5/2011
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
From Donald Rumsfeld's memoir to David Foster Wallace's posthumous novel, here are the 21 books that you won't want to miss in 2011.
The mistletoe has been put away, the presents unwrapped, the New Year's Champagne uncorked, and you still haven't quite finished Franzen's Freedom. But new books on how to run the world, turn around Starbucks, deal with a famous father, and even join a club are all coming out in the next few months. So get ready for the new literary season.
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Hot Reads
Here is The Daily Beast's picks of the most controversial, intriguing, and just best reads for the first few months of 2011.
January
How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next RenaissanceBy Parag Khanna
From the author of Second World comes a guide to the future of international relations in an increasingly chaotic and fractured world.
The mistletoe has been put away, the presents unwrapped, the New Year's Champagne uncorked, and you still haven't quite finished Franzen's Freedom. But new books on how to run the world, turn around Starbucks, deal with a famous father, and even join a club are all coming out in the next few months. So get ready for the new literary season.
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Hot Reads
Here is The Daily Beast's picks of the most controversial, intriguing, and just best reads for the first few months of 2011.
January
How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next RenaissanceBy Parag Khanna
From the author of Second World comes a guide to the future of international relations in an increasingly chaotic and fractured world.
- 1/3/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Fans of Congresswoman Michele Bachmann should cover their ears because last night on Hardball, host Chris Matthews and liberal guests Ron Reagan and former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown threw every insult in the book at her and laughed hysterically while doing it. Depending on your politics, you'll likely view this as a sophomoric and arguably chauvinistic conversation that would be more appropriate for a bar, or possibly as an enjoyable discussion filled with well-deserved jabs.
- 12/18/2010
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
Last night Chris Matthews had on regular Hardball panelists Pat Buchanan and Ron Reagan to discuss comments made by Michelle Bachmann regarding President Obama's nuclear strategy. The Minnesota Senator may have misspoke when she decried that under Obama's new policy, if another nation "launches a cyberattack, well then aren't going to be firing back with nuclear weapons." The clip only became more absurd when Matthews needed to explain cyberattacks to his expert panelist.
- 4/8/2010
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
Film productions need to see "green" in Florida once again!
This week, Florida's entertainment industry and the overall state economy, has a chance for a rebirth and climb back to its rightful place at the top. House Bill 697 (Entertainment Industry Economic Development) is going to the floor before the House in the next few days. If passed, the entire state of Florida stands to benefit.
Rep. Kevin Ambler has been one of the driving forces behind getting this bill into legislation as co-sponsor. A former entertainment lawyer, Ambler has shown since 2003, that he knows the value of the film industry and how it can help Florida's economy. Speaking at numerous film festivals, and taking part in an array of conferences over the last year. Ambler's passion and knowledge has been contagious to the other House members as well as film industry professionals all over the state.
“If you don’t...
This week, Florida's entertainment industry and the overall state economy, has a chance for a rebirth and climb back to its rightful place at the top. House Bill 697 (Entertainment Industry Economic Development) is going to the floor before the House in the next few days. If passed, the entire state of Florida stands to benefit.
Rep. Kevin Ambler has been one of the driving forces behind getting this bill into legislation as co-sponsor. A former entertainment lawyer, Ambler has shown since 2003, that he knows the value of the film industry and how it can help Florida's economy. Speaking at numerous film festivals, and taking part in an array of conferences over the last year. Ambler's passion and knowledge has been contagious to the other House members as well as film industry professionals all over the state.
“If you don’t...
- 4/5/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)
Q: Oh wingéd primate, can you answer my query? I have often heard about celebrities that "everybody" knows are gay, but are not out to the public. Is "everybody" ever right, or is it all rumor? How does "everybody" even know? In respect to your policy, any example you give can be of celebrities who are now officially out. — Kaci, Kentucky
A: Is “everybody” right when they say someone is gay, or are they just repeating rumors? It kinda depends.
To be fair, there are plenty of closeted celebrities who are quite open in their private lives — on movie sets and at semi-private Hollywood parties. (Many of these celebrities used to be completely open even in Hollywood restaurants, West Hollywood streets, but that's changed in the era of Perez.
Q: Oh wingéd primate, can you answer my query? I have often heard about celebrities that "everybody" knows are gay, but are not out to the public. Is "everybody" ever right, or is it all rumor? How does "everybody" even know? In respect to your policy, any example you give can be of celebrities who are now officially out. — Kaci, Kentucky
A: Is “everybody” right when they say someone is gay, or are they just repeating rumors? It kinda depends.
To be fair, there are plenty of closeted celebrities who are quite open in their private lives — on movie sets and at semi-private Hollywood parties. (Many of these celebrities used to be completely open even in Hollywood restaurants, West Hollywood streets, but that's changed in the era of Perez.
- 3/17/2010
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
Yesterday’s announcement that liberal radio network Air America is folding was surprising not so much for its content as for its timing. Sure, most observers knew that it was destined to fail, but few expected it to happen so soon. When I interviewed the network’s top brass for a Vf.com story last March, they were optimistic about their prospects and had just begun to embark on a hiring spree, signing such big-name (or at least medium-sized-name) talent as Ron Reagan, Montel Williams, and Ana Marie Cox. I thought the management trio (chairman and lead investor Charlie Kireker, C.E.O. Bennett Zier, and head of programming Bill Hess) would keep at it a little longer before deciding to throw in the towel—after all, they had only been on the job for a year and a half. The factors that contributed to Air America’s demise are almost too many to enumerate,...
- 1/22/2010
- Vanity Fair
After a few days of speculation, the news is now official: NBC confirmed that Jay Leno will be leaving his 10 o'clock time slot and returning to late-night. The last prime-time episode of "The Jay Leno Show" will air on February 12. There is currently no word on how the shake-up will effect Conan O'Brien (the host of "The Tonight Show," which airs in the 11:30 slot that Leno will be once-again assuming) or Jimmy Fallon (whose show airs after Conan's).
Though Leno ruled late night for years as the host of "The Tonight Show," he did not enjoy the same dominance when his new show launched back in September 2009. Though the show started strong, the ratings quickly bottomed out. The low numbers upset local affiliates, whose 11 p.m. newscasts were tanking because the lead-in audience was so low.
"The Jay Leno Show" joins an elite club of spectacular talk show disasters.
Though Leno ruled late night for years as the host of "The Tonight Show," he did not enjoy the same dominance when his new show launched back in September 2009. Though the show started strong, the ratings quickly bottomed out. The low numbers upset local affiliates, whose 11 p.m. newscasts were tanking because the lead-in audience was so low.
"The Jay Leno Show" joins an elite club of spectacular talk show disasters.
- 1/11/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns. Known for his progressive views and politics, Ron took a few moments to discuss some of the more pressing issues of our time and gave a shoutout to Elvis Perkins. Mike Ragogna: When did The Ron Reagan Show begin broadcasting on Air America? Ron Reagan: It would have been a year ago September, we started with an hour show. Mr: How did that come about? Rr: I had been at the republican convention in Minneapolis, they (Air America) asked me to come there and be part of their coverage. I'd been doing some things with Mark Green who had a weekend show, a wrap-up kind of thing. I did some...
- 11/12/2009
- by Mike Ragogna
- Huffington Post
ABC news veteran and Nightline anchor Ted Koppel will join NBC's Jeff Zucker, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Ron Reagan, Electronic Arts' Bing Gordon and G4's Charles Hirschhorn in opening the 2005 PROMAX&BDA conference in New York on June 22. "We are pleased to present this lineup of high caliber speakers who are sure to leave a lasting impression on our membership," said PROMAX&BDA CEO Jim Chabin. "From start to finish, this year's PROMAX will present an impressive lineup of top speakers and panels designed to help local promotional managers and graphic artists produce winning campaigns in an increasingly fragmented and complicated media world."...
NEW YORK -- MSNBC's new daytime talk show will pair a former president's son with a foreign-policy aide to another. Connected: Coast to Coast will debut Tuesday with twice-daily live shows: from noon-1 p.m. ET and again from 5-6 p.m. The co-hosts are Ron Reagan Jr., who will appear live from MSNBC.com headquarters in Redmond, Wash., and Monica Crowley, who will work at MSNBC's studios in Secaucus, N.J. The network said Wednesday that Connected will feature political and pop-culture debate, with a dose of buzz from the online community. MSNBC executives say the noon hour will provide analysis and debate of the news of the day; five hours later, the show will be informed and shaped by viewers' interactivity.
- 2/10/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former President Ronald Reagan, whose career as an actor preceded his highly successful run in politics, died Saturday after a long bout with Alzheimer's disease; he was 93. Reagan died at his home in California, after his health reportedly took a swift turn for the worse, and word of his death was given to news sources on condition of anonymity by a family friend, who also said the Reagan family was currently making funeral arrangements and would issue an official statement later Saturday. "Dutch" Reagan, as he was known in his younger years, started his career as a radio sportscaster in Chicago and moved to Hollywood in 1937, where he became a contract player for Warner Bros., making his debut in Love Is on the Air. Numerous Warner films followed through the 30s and 40s, most notably a supporting role opposite Bette Davis in Dark Victory and the iconic part of George Gipp, aka "the Gipper," in Knute Rockne All American. 1942's Kings Row (where Reagan uttered the memorable line, "Where's the rest of me?") marked a turning point for the actor, and after completing military service during World War II and returning to Hollywood, well-received roles in The Voice of the Turtle, The Hasty Heart, and Storm Warning followed. Alas, most of his post-war films were less than memorable . though Bedtime for Bonzo, in which Reagan was paired with a monkey, became something of a comedy classic . but 1957's Hellcats of the Navy paired him with his second wife, Nancy Davis, whom he married in 1952 (he had previously been married to Oscar-winning actress Jane Wyman from 1940-1948).
TV work followed, though Reagan also began pursuing a career in politics, serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild twice; he also made a notable turn from liberal to conservative in the 60s. Reagan made his last film in 1964 . the acclaimed The Killers opposite Lee Marvin . and successfully ran for governor of California in 1966, a post he held for eight years. Though he lost the Republican party's candidacy for president in 1976, he successfully ran again in 1980, and his eight year term as President, in which he survived an assassination attempt, defined the 80s; the rest, as they say, is history. After his presidency, Reagan's health quickly declined due to Alzheimer's, and was said to have contributed to his rapidly deteriorating mental condition; he lived the rest of his life in seclusion, tended to by his wife. According to news reports, Reagan's body is expected to be taken to his presidential library in Simi Valley, CA, and then flown to Washington to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. A funeral is expected to be at the National Cathedral, with his body to be returned to California for a sunset burial at the library. Living longer than any US President, Reagan is survived by his wife, Nancy, and three children: Michael Reagan, Patti Davis and Ron Reagan Jr. --Prepared by IMDb staff...
TV work followed, though Reagan also began pursuing a career in politics, serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild twice; he also made a notable turn from liberal to conservative in the 60s. Reagan made his last film in 1964 . the acclaimed The Killers opposite Lee Marvin . and successfully ran for governor of California in 1966, a post he held for eight years. Though he lost the Republican party's candidacy for president in 1976, he successfully ran again in 1980, and his eight year term as President, in which he survived an assassination attempt, defined the 80s; the rest, as they say, is history. After his presidency, Reagan's health quickly declined due to Alzheimer's, and was said to have contributed to his rapidly deteriorating mental condition; he lived the rest of his life in seclusion, tended to by his wife. According to news reports, Reagan's body is expected to be taken to his presidential library in Simi Valley, CA, and then flown to Washington to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. A funeral is expected to be at the National Cathedral, with his body to be returned to California for a sunset burial at the library. Living longer than any US President, Reagan is survived by his wife, Nancy, and three children: Michael Reagan, Patti Davis and Ron Reagan Jr. --Prepared by IMDb staff...
- 6/6/2004
- IMDb News
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