Tag Archives: Jeff Daniels

Lionsgate: Goodnight and Good Luck 2005- Edward R. Murrow vs. U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Derik Schneider

Source: Lionsgate: Goodnight and Good Luck 2005- Trailer If I had to rate Goodnight and Good Luck on a scale of 1-10 with ten being the highest, I would give it a 9-9.5. And I saw the movie again a couple … Continue reading →

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HBO: ‘The Newsroom Season 1: Jim Harper – News Night Senior Producer’

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Derik Schneider

“HBO presents “The Newsroom,” a new original series from Aaron Sorkin, premiering Sunday, June 24. For more on The Newsroom, go to:HBO.” From HBO Similar to yesterday, this sounds like a hard news report, what is important, get the facts, report … Continue reading →

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Pesman: Video: HBO’s The Newsroom: The Numbers Man

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. That whole scene sounded like two hard news veterans like Peter Jennings, for all you kids out there, he anchored ABC’s World News before he died ten-years ago, or Tom Brokaw, former anchor of NBC’s Nightly News, versus some … Continue reading →

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Chris Rabideau: Video: HBO’s The Newsroom: Gun Control

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Don’t get me wrong, I’m in favor of what I call and others on the center-left call common sense gun control. And no that doesn’t mean gun prohibition and outlawing the second amendment. It means prohibiting stupid and crazy … Continue reading →

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HBO: Video: The Newsroom: The Greater Fool Broadcast

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. This is my first satire about voter id and that is because this is a very serious issue. Because we literally talking about perhaps the most anti-democratic pieces of legislation that America has ever seen at least going back … Continue reading →

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Blake Wood: The Newsroom- Rick Santorum

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Blake Wood– Jeff Daniels as Newsroom anchor Will McAvoy. “In this scene from Season 1 Episode 6: Bullies, news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) goes on the attack about gay rights. While he believed that Santorum was being the bully, … Continue reading →

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Kittens McTavish: Video: HBO’s The Newsroom: Spreading Lies, Right-Wing Propaganda at it’s Worst

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. I’m going to start this post off with a few expressions that may sound cheesy today, but explain what I’m getting at perfectly. “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. And the other one … Continue reading →

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HBO: The Newsroom- Jane Fonda and Sam Waterson

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Derik Schneider

“Jane Fonda as Leona Lansing on HBO’s The Newsroom tells a joke about Jesus and Moses playing golf.” From Jarrod Lorch Keep in mind, I’m not a regular viewer of The Newsroom. Actually, all I’ve seen from this show, is what … Continue reading →

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Josh Glass: Video: HBO’s The Newsroom: The Tea Party Explained

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Derik Schneider

. Will McAvoy with an interesting explanation of the Tea Party. I would put it differently because similar to the Left in America, where I am on the center-left as a Liberal and New Democrat, the Tea Party is a … Continue reading →

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Nat Bishop: The Newsroom- Will McAvoy: New Kind of Republican

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source: Nat Bishop: The Newsroom- Will McAvoy: New Kind of Republican I’m not sure that you can describe Republicans who’ve been in the GOP since the mid to late 1970s, people like former Senator Jess Helms of North Carolina as ‘New … Continue reading →

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