Bill Maher closed out the 500th episode of his HBO series Real Time with Bill Maher with a bruising appraisal of the Democratic Party’s feckless options for 2020 and a point-by-point explanation of why there is one (and only one) “sure-thing winner” for the opposition party: Oprah Winfrey.
“I am telling you, at this particular moment in history and in this particular election year, she is the only candidate who is a sure-thing winner for the Democrats,” Maher said, adding as an aside: “No pressure.”
Maher noted several times that he wasn’t urging Winfrey to run (he said that would be for others to do) and he expressed doubts that she would ever enter the race. And, with more exasperation than excitement, Maher explained that Winfrey’s media position and her stature with women are among the reasons she could take the White House from President Donald J. Trump.
“I am telling you, at this particular moment in history and in this particular election year, she is the only candidate who is a sure-thing winner for the Democrats,” Maher said, adding as an aside: “No pressure.”
Maher noted several times that he wasn’t urging Winfrey to run (he said that would be for others to do) and he expressed doubts that she would ever enter the race. And, with more exasperation than excitement, Maher explained that Winfrey’s media position and her stature with women are among the reasons she could take the White House from President Donald J. Trump.
- 6/22/2019
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
Are you there, grand jury? It’s us, America.
On Wednesday, Twitter was overrun with queries on the status of Robert Mueller‘s special investigation into ties between Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia following the president’s controversial Tuesday press conference in which he said “both sides” were to blame for the violence at the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville over the weekend.
Wrote CNN commentator Ana Navarro, “Dear Robert Mueller, Sir, please hurry the hell up! Signed, An American – Ana Navarro.”
Former FBI director Mueller is the Justice Department’s special counsel overseeing the investigation into the Trump campaign.
On Wednesday, Twitter was overrun with queries on the status of Robert Mueller‘s special investigation into ties between Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia following the president’s controversial Tuesday press conference in which he said “both sides” were to blame for the violence at the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville over the weekend.
Wrote CNN commentator Ana Navarro, “Dear Robert Mueller, Sir, please hurry the hell up! Signed, An American – Ana Navarro.”
Former FBI director Mueller is the Justice Department’s special counsel overseeing the investigation into the Trump campaign.
- 8/16/2017
- by Lindsay Kimble
- PEOPLE.com
Years after President Obama produced his long-form birth certificate, there is still a sizable portion of the population that insists on questioning his legitimacy to hold the office. On The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann last week, liberal host Thom Hartmann confronted one such doubter, Imperial Wizard of the Confederate White Knights Richard Preston, who thinks "Barack Hussein Obama is an illegal president," and cited Glenn Beck's website TheBlaze as evidence.
- 12/24/2013
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Free Speech TV is available for free viewing on FilmOn! The channel is a one-of-a-kind channel for and fueled by people who love staying abreast of the news, important perspectives and more. Here’s more about Free Speech TV: “Free Speech TV is an independent, 24-hour television network and multi-platform digital news source with news, stories and perspectives you won’t find anywhere else. A non-profit, public interest network, Fstv is publically supported by its viewers and by philanthropic foundations.” According to the network’s site, Free Speech TV has tons of informative programs including seven hours of live weekday news and analysis–”Democracy Now!,” “The Thom Hartmann Program” and “The Bill Press Show”–current [ Read More ]
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- 12/18/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
Rush Limbaugh will leave major Am radio stations in Los Angeles and San Francisco in order to help anchor some lesser-known channels in those markets that will be rebranded as conservative talk, people familiar with the plans from Clear Channel Media and Entertainment said Thursday. The strategy could leave some left-wing talkers, such as Stephanie Miller, Bill Press and Thom Hartmann, without a home in a couple of very large, liberal-skewing markets. In Los Angeles, Limbaugh's top-rated show will no longer be heard on Kfi Am 640 beginning on Jan. 2 and instead be on Ktlk
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- 12/5/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Another movie based on a conspiracy behind the assassination President John F. Kennedy is going into development. The movie will be called Legacy of Secrecy, and it will be written and directed by David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook).
The movie is being set up at Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way production company by his dad George DiCaprio. Apparently, the movie will "blow the lid off of what really happened in Dallas in November 1963." It's looking like DiCaprio and Robert De Niro could star in the film as well. The movie is based on a book of the same name written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann.
The news comes from showbiz411, who says it follows "the saga of FBI informant Jack Laningham. DeNiro would play Mafia kingpin Carlos Marcello, who confided to Langingham that he ordered the hit on Kennedy. Marcello died in 1993. But back during the days following the assassination,...
The movie is being set up at Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way production company by his dad George DiCaprio. Apparently, the movie will "blow the lid off of what really happened in Dallas in November 1963." It's looking like DiCaprio and Robert De Niro could star in the film as well. The movie is based on a book of the same name written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann.
The news comes from showbiz411, who says it follows "the saga of FBI informant Jack Laningham. DeNiro would play Mafia kingpin Carlos Marcello, who confided to Langingham that he ordered the hit on Kennedy. Marcello died in 1993. But back during the days following the assassination,...
- 5/18/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
In the fall of 2010, news surfaced that Leonardo DiCaprio was going to star in and produce Legacy of Secrecy, an adaptation of Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann's non-fiction book of the same name. The actor's father brought the book to his attention which includes new and recently disclassified information from the FBI and National Archives which hypothesizes a motive behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Since then we haven't heard anything about the project, but Showbiz 411 caught up with DiCaprio's father at Cannes, and reportedly David O. Russell is going to write and direct the film now. In the film, DiCaprio would play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham who apparently witnessed the confession of Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello for the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The confession came about after a dangerous and long-secret undercover operation, wherein the FBI positioned Van Laningham to become confidant to Marcello, who...
- 5/17/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Long-gestating JFK assassination conspiracy film "Legacy of Secrecy" is reportedly finally coming to fruition, with director David O. Russell at the helm. First announced in 2010 by Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way banner, the film centers on FBI informant Jack Laningham and Mafia kingpin Carlos Marcello (to be played by Robert De Niro) who confided to Laningham that he ordered the hit on Kennedy. No specific word on who would play Laningham, but the Playlist understandably presumes it would be DiCaprio. The film is based on the book by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann, and adapting it has long been a passion project for DiCaprio's father, George. November of this year marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination, and a number of JFK-oriented projects have wheels spinning. "Parkland," starring a sprawling cast including Paul Giamatti, Jacki Weaver and Billy Bob Thornton, and produced by Tom Hanks, went into production in January,...
- 5/17/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
David O. Russell is set to write and direct the long-developing "Legacy Of Secrecy".
Based on the book by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann, the story posits the theory that Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello told FBI informant Jack van Laningham that he was behind the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in November 1963.
Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to the project a few years ago and is seemingly still onboard to play van Laningham. Russell is also bringing his "Silver Linings Playbook" star Robert DeNiro on to play Marcello.
Source: Showbiz 411...
Based on the book by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann, the story posits the theory that Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello told FBI informant Jack van Laningham that he was behind the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in November 1963.
Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to the project a few years ago and is seemingly still onboard to play van Laningham. Russell is also bringing his "Silver Linings Playbook" star Robert DeNiro on to play Marcello.
Source: Showbiz 411...
- 5/17/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
With the 50th anniversary coming up this November, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas in November 1963 is clearly capturing the attention of filmmakers again, more than twenty years after the release of Oliver Stone's "JFK." Tom Hanks is producing the ensemble drama "Parkland," set on the day of the assassination, and only a few days back, it was announced that Cate Blanchett would star in David Mamet's "Blackbird," a contemporary thriller about a woman who discovers her father may have had a part in the conspiracy. But they appear to have some serious competition. A few years back, it was announced that Leonardo DiCaprio was developing "Legacy Of Secrecy," based on the book by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann, which posits the theory that Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello told FBI informant Jack van Laningham that he was behind the assassination. Now the film (a passion...
- 5/17/2013
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Years ago, Leonardo DiCaprio announced his plans to adapt Legacy Of Secrecy, a 2009 book by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann, which surmised that mob boss Carlos Marcello told FBI informant Jack van Laningham that he ordered the hit on President John F. Kennedy. DiCaprio's father, George, has been helping to develop the "passion" project with his son and it was confirmed via the real-life van Laningham's son (still with me?) that the adaptation was being written by Silver Linings...
- 5/17/2013
- by Paul Shirey
- JoBlo.com
Business Insider Editor Says Mitch McConnell Enforcing Gop Obstruction ‘From Now Until The Election’
Buried in Friday night's Real Time with Bill Maher was a stunning revelation by Business Insider political editor Michael Brendan Dougherty, one which might just serve to wake the political press up to the fact that calling out Republican obstructionism is not only their job, but it's a slam-dunk, smoking gun, blueberry-on-the-face case that voters need to know about. Duly noted by liberal radio and TV host Thom Hartmann, Dougherty revealed that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is enforcing a do-nothing order in order to avoid the "risk" of the economy improving before November.
- 6/14/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
As the general election heats up, Republican obstructionism has become an increasingly hot topic, traced to an Inauguration Day meeting of Gop lawmakers, along with pollster Frank Luntz and former Speaker Newt Gingrich, detailed in Robert Draper‘s Do Not Ask What Good We Do. Liberal radio and TV host Thom Hartmann makes the case that the Republicans (and Fox News, by virtue of Luntz's involvement) are guilty of "treason, or sedition, or whatever it was," and makes a nice smoking-gun catch from Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher.
- 6/14/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
James Wolk might be cheating on Max. The sexy, furry star has been cast in Greg Berlanti's Political Animals on USA. But the good news is that this is a miniseries, so he should still be free to make out with Max on Happy Endings at will.
The U.S. Navy has announced plans for the USS Gabrielle Giffords, a shallow-water combat ship named in honor of the retired Congresswoman, who they say exemplifies bravery.
Real Men and Pink Suits
Five prominent editors and journalists from Rupert Murdoch's The Sun have been arrested in connection with police bribery in what appears to be an ever-widening probe of Murdoch's media empire. Sadly, I don't think the FBI is up to investigating Fox News during an election year.
Angelina Jolie confirmed that her next project is a kids movie for Disney. She's going to play the lead in Maleficent. I...
The U.S. Navy has announced plans for the USS Gabrielle Giffords, a shallow-water combat ship named in honor of the retired Congresswoman, who they say exemplifies bravery.
Real Men and Pink Suits
Five prominent editors and journalists from Rupert Murdoch's The Sun have been arrested in connection with police bribery in what appears to be an ever-widening probe of Murdoch's media empire. Sadly, I don't think the FBI is up to investigating Fox News during an election year.
Angelina Jolie confirmed that her next project is a kids movie for Disney. She's going to play the lead in Maleficent. I...
- 2/12/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
One overlooked effect of Politifact's naming "Republicans Voted To End Medicare" their "Lie Of The Year" is that it gives the false impression that Paul Ryan's original plan to end Medicare as we know it was nothing to worry about, and paves the way for acceptance of the newer Ryan-Wyden Medicare "reform" plan. In an interview with Fox Business's David Asman, liberal radio and TV host Thom Hartmann slammed Sen. Ron Wyden (D-or) and Politifact for their assault on Medicare.
- 12/25/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Just in time to help shill for the ill-conceived Ryan-Wyden Medicare "reform" plan, fact-checking website Politifact.com has nominated Democratic claims about Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-wi) Medicare-destroying budget for its "Lie of the Year" award. Liberal radio and TV host Thom Hartmann called the Pulitzer Prize-winning site out over the move, applying a blowtorch to the site's trousers on Wednesday's The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann.
- 12/16/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Liberal radio and TV host Thom Hartmann took on the gang at Fox & Friends this week over the stimulative properties of food stamps and unemployment benefits. Fox & Friends, along with other conservative media, criticized Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's remarks that food stamps are "the most direct stimulus you can get in the economy during these tough times." Hartmann responded with the usual bag of tricks: facts and logic.
- 8/21/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
The political world is still reeling from the intense Congressional debate that pushed America to the brink of default, and trying to find just who to blame to make sure it doesn't happen again. On last night's The Big Picture, Mediaite's Tommy Christopher took on the subject with host Thom Hartmann, arguing that the Democrats were "cute" in their naivete and could never pull off such a stunt because, with Republicans, "there's nothing you can threaten them with."...
- 8/3/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
On Thursday night's The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, the liberal host continued his lonely effort to challenge the myth that wealthy individuals and corporations are "job creators," arguing that the real job creators are working Americans who spend money and create demand. Hartmann and AlterNet's Joshua Holland discussed the results of a recent ABC/WaPo poll which shows that large majorities of Americans are in on the secret that a free ride for the wealthy hasn't helped, and won't help, "create jobs."...
- 7/23/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
With a national debt default teetering dangerously near, the spirit of compromise seems to elude both parties, both within and without Congress. On The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann this week, Mediaite's Tommy Christopher joined host Thom Hartmann and his panel to debate how the President was handling the debt crisis, whether News Corporation will survive the hacking scandal, and what's going on with those "porno" scanners the Tsa uses at airports.
- 7/17/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
On Friday, we reported that Economist and Rutgers associate business professor Susan Feinberg busted Rep. Paul Ryan’s chops over his dinner tab at Washington’s Bistro Bis, confronting the Congressman after his meal for partaking in $350-a-bottle wine, while his party seeks painful cuts to government programs for senior citizens and the poor. On Monday, liberal radio and TV host Thom Hartmann interviewed Ms. Feinberg about her wine-sleuthing, meal-interrupting ways.
- 7/12/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
The immediate media reaction to the "not guilty" verdict presented to Casey Anthony yesterday has been one of utter disbelief-- how could the jury and the media not see eye-to-eye from the same evidence? On today's Thom Hartmann Radio Show, Mediaite's Tommy Christopher argued the disconnect lay in what evidence was permissible in a court of law versus the court of public opinion, but that a responsible media cannot be expected to shield potential jurors from their own reporting.
- 7/7/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Radio and TV host Thom Hartmann cut against the popular misconception that liberals are "godless" by taking on Rick Wingrove, Virginia State Director for American Atheists, on Tuesday's edition of The Big Picture. At issue was a 4th of July campaign that involved airplane banners that said "God-less America" and "Atheism is Patriotic," a campaign which Hartmann sees as "evangelical," and part of a pattern that, he argues, is no different than any other religion.
- 7/6/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Obama impersonator Reggie Brown's appearance at the Republican Leadership Conference reignited concerns about what constitutes appropriate racial humor and whether there is a double standard over what cannot be said on the left and the right. On last night's The Big Picture on Rt America, Mediaite Political Editor Tommy Christopher chatted with host Thom Hartmann about Brown's performance, racial humor, and the difference between Eric Bolling and Bill Maher.
- 6/21/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
While we were all enthralled by the epic Weinergate saga, a different tale of unsecured weaponry went virtually unnoticed. On Thursday's The Big Picture, liberal radio and TV host Thom Hartmann discussed a recent call by Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn for aspiring terrorists to exploit weak Us gun control laws. Hartmann debated the topic with The Weekly Standard's Daniel Halper and Jamie Weinstein of The Daily Caller, who didn't object to closing the loophole, but weren't that fired up about it, either.
- 6/10/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Liberal radio and TV host Thom Hartmann isn't taking Fox Business Network's weeklong series of "Makers vs. Takers" segments lying down, branding the theme an extension of the Republican "war on the middle class." On his TV show, The Big Picture, Hartmann calls out the meme, "a war that pits the rich - or the makers - against the poor - the takers," but his most revelatory insight is his debunking of the myth that wealthy individuals and corporations "create jobs."...
- 5/27/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Although conservatives like Rush Limbaugh currently dominate talk radio, there are a few liberals, like Bill Press, and Ed Schultz, who have managed to break that stranglehold and maintain a beachhead in the format. Perhaps the best kept secret in progressive talk radio, though, is that Thom Hartmann sits atop the pack, and he does it with a minimum of the antagonism that is de rigeur in today's political media. With a recent move to Washington, DC, and a move into television, is Hartmann poised to break out?...
- 5/24/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
And from beyond the grave, Thomas Jefferson gives a fist pump. In a fairly surprising-but-not bit of news, CBS and Warner Bros. Television announced that production on Two and a Half Men has been stopped for the remainder of the season because of Charlie Sheen's "statement, conduct and condition." Any bets on what random radio show Sheen will call up next to blast this latest development? I'll take The Thom Hartmann Show. Developing... [TVLine]...
- 2/25/2011
- Movieline
Jaume Collet-Serra is attached to a spec horror script called Bram Stoker’s Dracula Project, by Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevy.
Info is still considered to be held, but relates information told by a second party that’s being produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s company Appian Way. Jaume Collet-Serra is attending a junket for Unknown today and if someone follows up on this they’ll link back.
Shipman and McGreevy seem to focus on eccentric interpretations such as King Arthur origin movie, Pendragon, which has Sylvain White attached to direct. They have also worked on script rewrites for upcoming Captain Blood Sci-fi remake.
According to the working title “Bram Stoker’s Dracula Project”, script is based on a 1897 novel by the same name, written by Irish author Bram Stoker. Even if Stoker did not originate the vampire, the novel’s affect on the popularity. Besides, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way...
Info is still considered to be held, but relates information told by a second party that’s being produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s company Appian Way. Jaume Collet-Serra is attending a junket for Unknown today and if someone follows up on this they’ll link back.
Shipman and McGreevy seem to focus on eccentric interpretations such as King Arthur origin movie, Pendragon, which has Sylvain White attached to direct. They have also worked on script rewrites for upcoming Captain Blood Sci-fi remake.
According to the working title “Bram Stoker’s Dracula Project”, script is based on a 1897 novel by the same name, written by Irish author Bram Stoker. Even if Stoker did not originate the vampire, the novel’s affect on the popularity. Besides, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way...
- 2/6/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
Books: They’re just like movies, only without CGI.
So it’s no wonder that over the past century, Hollywood has consistently turned to books to provide the basis for some of its best works. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” for instance, was based on a book, while “Gigli” wasn’t. See how that works?
With that in mind, then, we decided to put together a sneak peak of all the coolest books currently being turned into major motion pictures (like “The Help,” left). Because these days, the best library you can go to is your local Cineplex.
‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’
Attached: Georgie Henley, Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Liam Neeson
Status: The third book from the classic C. S. Lewis series to make it to the big screen, “Voyage of the Dawn Treader” has flown a bit under the radar thanks to the media...
So it’s no wonder that over the past century, Hollywood has consistently turned to books to provide the basis for some of its best works. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” for instance, was based on a book, while “Gigli” wasn’t. See how that works?
With that in mind, then, we decided to put together a sneak peak of all the coolest books currently being turned into major motion pictures (like “The Help,” left). Because these days, the best library you can go to is your local Cineplex.
‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’
Attached: Georgie Henley, Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Liam Neeson
Status: The third book from the classic C. S. Lewis series to make it to the big screen, “Voyage of the Dawn Treader” has flown a bit under the radar thanks to the media...
- 11/23/2010
- by Scott Harris
- NextMovie
Leonardo DiCaprio is to star in and produce a conspiracy film about the assassination of John F Kennedy. DiCaprio would play Jack Von Laningham, the FBI informant who obtained a confession from Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello claiming to have ordered the assassination of the former Us president. Deadline reports that the Inception star will also co-produce the film - which is based on Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann's book, Legacy Of Secrecy - with his father George, who brought it to his attention.
- 11/23/2010
- Sky Movies
Leonardo DiCaprio will produce and star in a film about John F. Kennedy’s assassination, based on the non-fiction book Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination.
DiCaprio, 36, would play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who obtained the confession of Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello to having ordered the 1963 hit on the 35th U.S. President. Marcello controlled Louisiana’s gambling network from the late ’40s through the ’70s, which embroiled him and his organized crime organization in a battle with the Kennedy family. Following the assassination, the Warren Commission concluded Marcello was not involved and did not have a connection to Dallas night club owner Jack Ruby, though a 1979 Congressional Committee acknowledged Marcello had the means and the motive for such a hit.
The book, written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann, uses recently declassified documents from the National Archive to detail a cover-up after JFK’s...
DiCaprio, 36, would play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who obtained the confession of Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello to having ordered the 1963 hit on the 35th U.S. President. Marcello controlled Louisiana’s gambling network from the late ’40s through the ’70s, which embroiled him and his organized crime organization in a battle with the Kennedy family. Following the assassination, the Warren Commission concluded Marcello was not involved and did not have a connection to Dallas night club owner Jack Ruby, though a 1979 Congressional Committee acknowledged Marcello had the means and the motive for such a hit.
The book, written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann, uses recently declassified documents from the National Archive to detail a cover-up after JFK’s...
- 11/23/2010
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
In a press conference for the Fighter, Mark Wahlberg -- discussing his fondness for Amy Adams -- was refreshingly honest about his assessment of The Happening. Fucking trees, man. (Movieline)
I was such a huge fan of [Amy Adams]. We'd actually had the luxury of having lunch before to talk about another movie, and it was a bad movie that I did. She dodged the bullet. I don't want to tell you what movie... All right, The Happening with M. Night Shyamalan. It is was it is. Fucking trees, man, the plants. Fuck it. You can't blame me for wanting to try to play a science teacher. You know? I wasn't playing a cop or a crook.
Lindsey Lohan was kicked from the potentially career-saving Linda Lovelace biopic, Inferno, and now Malin Ackerman has been replaced as the woman who starred in Deep Throat. (The Wrap)
Two of those 13 Prolific Screenwriters Whose Faces You'd Never Recognize,...
I was such a huge fan of [Amy Adams]. We'd actually had the luxury of having lunch before to talk about another movie, and it was a bad movie that I did. She dodged the bullet. I don't want to tell you what movie... All right, The Happening with M. Night Shyamalan. It is was it is. Fucking trees, man, the plants. Fuck it. You can't blame me for wanting to try to play a science teacher. You know? I wasn't playing a cop or a crook.
Lindsey Lohan was kicked from the potentially career-saving Linda Lovelace biopic, Inferno, and now Malin Ackerman has been replaced as the woman who starred in Deep Throat. (The Wrap)
Two of those 13 Prolific Screenwriters Whose Faces You'd Never Recognize,...
- 11/22/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
DiCaprio to play FBI informant said to have heard mafia confession over John F Kennedy assassination
Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play an FBI informant who is said to have uncovered new evidence that the mafia murdered John F Kennedy in the latest drama to focus on the mystery surrounding the death of the late Us president.
DiCaprio will take the role of Jack Van Laningham in Legacy of Secrecy, based on the similarly titled book by authors Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann about the 1963 assassination. The Oscar-nominated actor is also producing, along with his father, George, through his production company Appian Way. Variety reports that it was George who first brought his son's attention to the book.
Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination used declassified information from FBI files in the Us National Archives and suggested that mafia godfather Carlos Marcello confessed to Van Laningham...
Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play an FBI informant who is said to have uncovered new evidence that the mafia murdered John F Kennedy in the latest drama to focus on the mystery surrounding the death of the late Us president.
DiCaprio will take the role of Jack Van Laningham in Legacy of Secrecy, based on the similarly titled book by authors Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann about the 1963 assassination. The Oscar-nominated actor is also producing, along with his father, George, through his production company Appian Way. Variety reports that it was George who first brought his son's attention to the book.
Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination used declassified information from FBI files in the Us National Archives and suggested that mafia godfather Carlos Marcello confessed to Van Laningham...
- 11/22/2010
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The assassination of Us president John F Kennedy is one of those subjects that never seem to stop cropping up like a whack-a-mole in our culture. But it’s been a while since someone really tackled it cinematically, so now Leonardo DiCaprio’s having a crack, nabbing the rights to Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann’s book Legacy of Secrecy, which digs into one explanation for that fateful day in Dallas.Variety reports that DiCaprio first learned about the book from his father, George, and got to work with his Appian Way production company to lock in a film deal.Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination researches the idea that Mob boss Carlos Marcello was the man who ordered the hit, having confessed as such to confidant Jack Van Laningham. Unfortunately for Marcello, Van Laningham was a deep-cover informant for the FBI. Waldron and Hartmann dug...
- 11/21/2010
- EmpireOnline
Leonardo DiCaprio must have one of the busiest slates in the movie business. The Inception star is set to shoot Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Hoover biopic early next year, has serial killer flick The Devil in the White City lined up, and he's also been workshopping Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby. Now Variety are reporting that the actor will star in and produce an adaptation of Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann's non-fiction JFK book Legacy of Secrecy. The book's Usp is some newly-unearthed evidence that suggests a mob link to the beloved...
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- 11/21/2010
- by Matt Maytum
- TotalFilm
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio will star in a feature film based on the non-fiction JFK assassination book "Legacy of Secrecy" written by author Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann.
DiCaprio will also be producing on behalf of his production house, Appian Way. Warner Brothers, who previously released the feature "JFK", plans to release the DiCaprio film in time for the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination in 2013.
DiCaprio will play FBI informant 'Jack Van Laningham', who obtained the confession of crime boss 'Carlos Marcello', to having ordered JFK's assassination.
"...As part of a dangerous and long-secret undercover operation, the FBI positioned Van Laningham to become the confidant of Marcello, who ruled organized crime in Louisiana and most of Texas for decades. The FBI's clandestine operation with Van Laningham and the full story behind Marcello's JFK confession remained secret for decades, until Waldron and Hartmann published the declassified FBI files from the National Archives in 2009's 'Legacy of Secrecy'.
DiCaprio will also be producing on behalf of his production house, Appian Way. Warner Brothers, who previously released the feature "JFK", plans to release the DiCaprio film in time for the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination in 2013.
DiCaprio will play FBI informant 'Jack Van Laningham', who obtained the confession of crime boss 'Carlos Marcello', to having ordered JFK's assassination.
"...As part of a dangerous and long-secret undercover operation, the FBI positioned Van Laningham to become the confidant of Marcello, who ruled organized crime in Louisiana and most of Texas for decades. The FBI's clandestine operation with Van Laningham and the full story behind Marcello's JFK confession remained secret for decades, until Waldron and Hartmann published the declassified FBI files from the National Archives in 2009's 'Legacy of Secrecy'.
- 11/20/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Leonardo DiCaprio is keeping very busy these days. Warner Bros. and DiCaprio’s production company Appian Way have optioned a John F. Kennedy assassination movie based on a non-fiction book called, “Legacy of Secrecy,” written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann. A press release indicated DiCaprio will star in the film with a release date of 2013 in time for the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. DiCaprio will play the FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who obtained the confession of Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello to having ordered JFK’s assassination. In this real life story undercover operation, it remained a secret for decades until the publication of the non-fiction book in 2009. According to Deadline, another press release by DiCaprio’s public relations firm stated that “an acclaimed director who has previously worked with Leonardo has expressed interest in directing the film.” Gig Patta’s Take: This is exciting. Another acclaimed...
- 11/20/2010
- LRMonline.com
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Over the years, many theories have been put forth purporting that there was some sort of conspiracy involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, with supposed participants ranging from the CIA, FBI, Kgb, Cuban Exile Groups and a joint Chef Boyardee-Betty Crocker coup d’etat.
Now there’s a new historical figure involved… Jack Dawson. Well, Leonardo DiCaprio, anyway. Leo has issued a press release announcing that he will star in and produce a film based on the book “Legacy of Secrecy,” written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann.
The film is being shepherded by Leo’s Appian Way in partnership with Warner Brothers, who also made Oliver Stone’s controversial 1991 film “JFK,” and it is being earmarked for a 2013 release, the 50th anniversary of the assassination.
According to the statement, “DiCaprio will play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who obtained the confession of Mafia godfather...
Over the years, many theories have been put forth purporting that there was some sort of conspiracy involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, with supposed participants ranging from the CIA, FBI, Kgb, Cuban Exile Groups and a joint Chef Boyardee-Betty Crocker coup d’etat.
Now there’s a new historical figure involved… Jack Dawson. Well, Leonardo DiCaprio, anyway. Leo has issued a press release announcing that he will star in and produce a film based on the book “Legacy of Secrecy,” written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann.
The film is being shepherded by Leo’s Appian Way in partnership with Warner Brothers, who also made Oliver Stone’s controversial 1991 film “JFK,” and it is being earmarked for a 2013 release, the 50th anniversary of the assassination.
According to the statement, “DiCaprio will play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who obtained the confession of Mafia godfather...
- 11/19/2010
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Leonardo DiCaprio will star in and produce the film adaptation of "Legacy of Secrecy," based on the book about the John F. Kennedy assassination by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann. The full title of the book is "Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination."According to Variety, DiCaprio will produce through his Warner Bros.-based Appian Way company with his father, George. Warners, which distributed Oliver Stone's "JFK" in 1991, is looking at a possible 2013 release of "Legacy," which would coincide with the 50'th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination. DiCaprio will play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham. The FBI positioned Van Laningham to become confidant to Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello, who ruled organized crime in Louisiana and most...
- 11/19/2010
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
Already getting ready to play J. Edgar Hoover in the upcoming Clint Eastwood’s biopic, Leonardo DiCaprio has committed to another historical project dealing with political conspiracies. He will produce (on behalf of his production house, Appian Way) and star in “Legacy of Secrecy” based on the book by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann (2008), which revealed lots of new information [...]...
- 11/19/2010
- by Alexandra
- MoviesOnline.ca
Leonardo DiCaprio is planning to star in a story about the conspiracy theories behind the murder of John F. Kennedy, but the news itself has started another mystery all its own. We know DiCaprio will be starring as FBI informant Jack Van Laningham and producing, and that Warner Bros. is releasing the film in 2013, but as for the director, it's kind of a guessing game. According to the press release announcement (via Deadline), "an acclaimed director who has previously worked with Leonardo has expressed interest in directing the film." Ooh, let's play along! Well, first here's the relevant information from the press release; we'll get into the guessing game afterward: Leonardo DiCaprio will star in a feature film based on the non-fiction JFK assassination book "Legacy of Secrecy," written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann. DiCaprio will also be producing on behalf of his production house, Appian Way. Warner Brothers,...
- 11/19/2010
- cinemablend.com
We just found out about the menacing project that Leonardo DiCaprio lined up with an adaptation of The Devil in the White City. The actor is getting ready to shoot Clint Eastwood's Hoover biopic in the spring, but DiCaprio has already lined up yet another project. Variety reports the actor will star in and produce Legacy of Secrecy, an adaptation of Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann's non-fiction book of the same name. Apparently DiCaprio's father brought the book to his attention which includes new and recently disclassified information from the FBI and National Archives which hypothesizes a motive behind the JFK assasination. In the film, DiCaprio would play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham who apparently witnessed the confession of Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello for the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Apparently the confession came about after a dangerous and long-secret undercover operation, wherein the FBI positioned Van Laningham...
- 11/19/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
As if there aren't enough crackpot conspiracy theories out there regarding the JFK assassination, now Warner Brothers and Leonardo DiCaprio have optioned yet another book about it. Bad enough that Warner Bros made Oliver Stone's nutty 1991 movie JFK. But shame on the studio for this latest project claiming proof that the Mafia was behind it timed to the 50th anniversary of JFK's murder in 2013. Leo's PR firm issued this press release this morning: Los Angeles, CA (November 18, 2010) – Leonardo DiCaprio will star in a feature film based on the non-fiction JFK assassination book "Legacy of Secrecy," written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann. DiCaprio will also be producing on behalf of his production house, Appian Way. Warner Brothers, who is responsible for the success of the celebrated film "JFK," plans to release the DiCaprio film in time for the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination in 2013. DiCaprio will play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham,...
- 11/19/2010
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
As if portraying the first director of the FBI, America's first serial killer and the great Gatsby isn't enough for one man, Leonardo DiCaprio is now adding another role to his already heaping plate of cinematic awesome. According to EW.com, DiCaprio is set to play an FBI informant helping to solve the murder of President John F. Kennedy in "Legacy of Secrecy," an adaptation of the 2008 book in which Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann reexamined the assassination of JFK.
DiCaprio will play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who befriends the southern mafia leader, Carlos Marcello, a man the book fingers as the potential mastermind of the 1963 murder (he reportedly even confessed involvement). The film will probably be released in 2013 on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death, so filming shouldn't conflict with DiCaprio's other projects. There's no word yet on who will play Marcello.
Before he gets to work on "Legacy of Secrecy,...
DiCaprio will play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who befriends the southern mafia leader, Carlos Marcello, a man the book fingers as the potential mastermind of the 1963 murder (he reportedly even confessed involvement). The film will probably be released in 2013 on the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's death, so filming shouldn't conflict with DiCaprio's other projects. There's no word yet on who will play Marcello.
Before he gets to work on "Legacy of Secrecy,...
- 11/19/2010
- by Terri Schwartz
- MTV Movies Blog
Leonardo DiCaprio will star in and produce "Legacy of Secrecy", a film adaptation of Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann's book about the John F. Kennedy assassination reports Variety.
The book follows FBI informant Jack Van Laningham (DiCaprio) who was part of a dangerous and long-term undercover operation in which he became confidant to Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello, a man who ran much of the organized crime throughout Louisiana and Texas.
The book claims Marcello confessed to Van Laningham to having ordered JFK's assassination and includes a bunch of information from declassified FBI files dealing with the clandestine undercover operation. Marcello's name did not appear in the 1964 Warren Report on the assassination.
DiCaprio and his father George will produce through their Appian Way production banner at Warners. A 2013 release is likely to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the assassination.
The book follows FBI informant Jack Van Laningham (DiCaprio) who was part of a dangerous and long-term undercover operation in which he became confidant to Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello, a man who ran much of the organized crime throughout Louisiana and Texas.
The book claims Marcello confessed to Van Laningham to having ordered JFK's assassination and includes a bunch of information from declassified FBI files dealing with the clandestine undercover operation. Marcello's name did not appear in the 1964 Warren Report on the assassination.
DiCaprio and his father George will produce through their Appian Way production banner at Warners. A 2013 release is likely to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the assassination.
- 11/19/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
As if we didn’t have enough upcoming Legacies with Tron and Bourne, you can add another to the list. Variety is reporting that Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star and produce Legacy of Secrecy, based on Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann‘s novel surrounding the JFK assassination.
Update: Deadline confirms the director will be “an acclaimed [one] who has previously worked with Leonardo [and] has expressed interest in directing the film”. With Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, and James Cameron busy, one can start guessing. Could it be Martin Scorsese or Ridley Scott? Let the games begin.
DiCaprio would play the FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who is part of the conspiracy that “asserts that Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello confessed to Van Laningham to having ordered JFK’s assassination. As part of a dangerous and long-secret undercover operation, the FBI positioned Van Laningham to become confidant to Marcello, who ruled organized crime...
Update: Deadline confirms the director will be “an acclaimed [one] who has previously worked with Leonardo [and] has expressed interest in directing the film”. With Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, and James Cameron busy, one can start guessing. Could it be Martin Scorsese or Ridley Scott? Let the games begin.
DiCaprio would play the FBI informant Jack Van Laningham, who is part of the conspiracy that “asserts that Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello confessed to Van Laningham to having ordered JFK’s assassination. As part of a dangerous and long-secret undercover operation, the FBI positioned Van Laningham to become confidant to Marcello, who ruled organized crime...
- 11/19/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Leonardo DiCaprio will star in and produce a movie about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The Inception actor's Appian Way company has snapped up the film rights to Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann's book Legacy Of Secrecy: The Long Shadow Of The JFK Assassination, says Variety. It suggests that Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello ordered the killing of JFK in Dallas, TX in 1963. FBI informant Jack Van Laningham allegedly became a confidant of Marcello and heard his confession during his extended undercover investigation. Marcello was not (more)...
- 11/19/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Variety is reporting that Leonardo DiCaprio will play FBI informant Jack Van Laningham in the feature Legacy of Secrecy from the book by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann about the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Legacy of Secrets will be produced by DiCaprio's Appian Way and Warner Bros. with his father, George, who brought the book to his son's attention. Earl Katz will serve as executive producer for Appian Way. Warner Bros. is looking towards a target release in 2013 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination.
The full title of the book is Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination. The book asserts that Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello confessed to Van Laningham to having ordered JFK's assassination. The story will follow Van Laningham during his deep undercover operation in which he becomes confidant to Marcello, who ruled organized crime in Louisiana and most of Texas for decades.
Legacy of Secrets will be produced by DiCaprio's Appian Way and Warner Bros. with his father, George, who brought the book to his son's attention. Earl Katz will serve as executive producer for Appian Way. Warner Bros. is looking towards a target release in 2013 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination.
The full title of the book is Legacy of Secrecy: The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination. The book asserts that Mafia godfather Carlos Marcello confessed to Van Laningham to having ordered JFK's assassination. The story will follow Van Laningham during his deep undercover operation in which he becomes confidant to Marcello, who ruled organized crime in Louisiana and most of Texas for decades.
- 11/19/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Leonardo DiCaprio will produce and star in Legacy of Secrecy, based on the 2008 book by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann that reexamined the assassination of President Kennedy. According to the actor’s publicist, DiCaprio would play Jack Van Laningham, an FBI informant who befriended Carlos Marcello, the southern Mafia kingpin who the book claims confessed to involvement in the 1963 murder of JFK. Warner Bros., which released Oliver Stone’s JFK in 1991, would like to release Legacy of Secrecy in 2013, the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death.
- 11/19/2010
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
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