3Rd Update, 3:40 Pm: Psy is the only act to get 1 billion hits on YouTube with his “Gangnam Style” video, and his follow-up video “Gentleman” is already past 232M views. He has been tapped to join CBS News’ table at tomorrow’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner alongside the likes of Homeland‘s Claire Danes and her husband, Hannibal‘s Hugh Dancy. Related: Conan O’Brien Is Obama Press Secretary For The Day 2Nd Update, 8:10 Am: One day before the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Fox News Channel has said who from Hollywood it is bringing to the event — and it’s a big list. While Greta Van Susteren is passing on this year’s dinner, Fox News stars Bill O’Reilly, Chris Wallace, Geraldo Rivera and Bret Baier will be in attendance, as will the likes of Oscar-winner screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and a contingent from sister studio Fox’s...
- 4/26/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
It's Sunday afternoon — your last chance to read all that stuff you were too distracted to read last week before Monday brings a new deluge of things you will want to read. Below, some of our recommendations: "Afterlife" by Chris Wallace (The Paris Review): Christopher Wallace may be dead, but Biggie is always with us (some more than others). "John le Carré Has Not Mellowed With Age" by Dwight Garner (The New York Times Magazine): A profile of the world's most famous living spy novelist. "Beautiful Oblivion" by Wesley Morris (Grantland): Much like Tom Cruise himself, today's sci-fi movies look better than they should. "Bikini, Kill" by Ayesha A. Siddiqi (The New Inquiry): On why Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers heroines really are special, just like Alien said. For more in-depth weekend readings, visit our friends at Longreads.
- 4/21/2013
- by Caroline Bankoff,Deila Paunescu
- Vulture
The longer the networks reported on the Boston manhunt on Friday afternoon, the less we knew about what was actually going on. Before the bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was finally caught that night, the confusion around the case had already raised some troubling questions about the power of TV news in general.
At a time when social media offers quicker updates than the anchors, most people only turn to the networks when they need a singular, authoritative voice — one that waits to report the news until it’s been triple-confirmed, sorting out the rumors from the facts. But as police closed in on Dzhokhar,...
At a time when social media offers quicker updates than the anchors, most people only turn to the networks when they need a singular, authoritative voice — one that waits to report the news until it’s been triple-confirmed, sorting out the rumors from the facts. But as police closed in on Dzhokhar,...
- 4/20/2013
- by Melissa Maerz
- EW - Inside TV
The longer the networks reported on the Boston manhunt on Friday afternoon, the less we knew about what was actually going on. Before the bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was finally caught that night, the confusion around the case had already raised some troubling questions about the power of TV news in general.
At a time when social media offers quicker updates than the anchors, most people only turn to the networks when they need a singular, authoritative voice — one that waits to report the news until it’s been triple-confirmed, sorting out the rumors from the facts. But as police closed in on Dzhokhar,...
At a time when social media offers quicker updates than the anchors, most people only turn to the networks when they need a singular, authoritative voice — one that waits to report the news until it’s been triple-confirmed, sorting out the rumors from the facts. But as police closed in on Dzhokhar,...
- 4/20/2013
- by Melissa Maerz
- EW - Inside TV
During a discussion on Fox News Thursday afternoon that linked President Obama's latest round of fundraising for the 2014 midterm elections with his efforts to pass stricter gun control laws, contributor Charles Krauthammer suggested an idea that appeared to shock his fellow panelists as well as host Chris Wallace. Now that it looks like he won't get a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate that includes the provisions he wanted, Krauthammer said, "All he wants now is the money."...
- 4/5/2013
- by Matt Wilstein
- Mediaite - TV
Ann Romney on Sunday partially blamed media bias for her husband’s losing bid to become U.S. president, complaining that liberal journalists didn’t give him “a fair shake and people weren’t allowed to really see him for who he was.” Ann and Mitt Romney were speaking to Chris Wallace on the Fox News Channel during the couple’s first interview since Barack Obama was reelected to a second presidential term in November. “I’m happy to blame the media,” she said with a chuckle. “Do you think the media was in the tank for Barack Obama?” Wallace asked. "I think that
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- 3/3/2013
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York — The second inauguration of President Barack Obama gave television networks a chance to bask in the majesty of a Washington event that unites Americans of all beliefs and ideologies – at least for a moment.
Then it was back to business as usual: the dissemination of widely divergent views on what people had just seen for themselves.
ABC, CBS and NBC, along with the cable news networks, cast aside regular programming on Monday to carry the ceremonial swearing-in and Obama's inaugural address. It didn't carry the same sense of history that Obama's first inauguration did. In 2009, even Espn and MTV covered the swearing-in. This year, Espn stuck to talk about the upcoming Super Bowl, and MTV aired "Catfish: The TV Show."
Until the ceremony actually began, the networks were all challenged with the television equivalent of vamping for time. On MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell interviewed singer John Legend, who noted...
Then it was back to business as usual: the dissemination of widely divergent views on what people had just seen for themselves.
ABC, CBS and NBC, along with the cable news networks, cast aside regular programming on Monday to carry the ceremonial swearing-in and Obama's inaugural address. It didn't carry the same sense of history that Obama's first inauguration did. In 2009, even Espn and MTV covered the swearing-in. This year, Espn stuck to talk about the upcoming Super Bowl, and MTV aired "Catfish: The TV Show."
Until the ceremony actually began, the networks were all challenged with the television equivalent of vamping for time. On MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell interviewed singer John Legend, who noted...
- 1/21/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Following President Obama's inauguration ceremony, Fox News' panel of Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, and Brit Hume reacted largely by pointing out the president's outward stating of left-leaning goals for a second term. "If you were a supporter of Barack Obama -- and particularly, a liberal supporter of Barack Obama -- I think you were very pleased by this speech," Wallace said. "I thought it was a real call to arms for a liberal agenda."...
- 1/21/2013
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
The Fox News team had some awkward moments during their 2012 election night coverage, not the least of which was an unexpected outburst by contributor Karl Rove -- who runs a conservative super Pac -- when the network called the election for Barack Obama.
Despite the other networks and wire services making the same call, Rove interjected, "We gotta be careful about calling things when we have like nine-hundred-ninety-one votes separating the two candidates, and a quarter of the vote yet to count."
Rove batted about figures while furiously checking his notes, leaving Chris Wallace stunned, and another pundit to sheepishly defend the call of the "Decision Desk." After seconds of painful silence, Wallace broke the ice with some nervous laughter saying, "Well, folks ... so maybe, not so fast."
Megyn Kelly spoke up to state the obvious, saying, "That's awkward."
After a commercial break, Kelly took cameras on a long, uncomfotable...
Despite the other networks and wire services making the same call, Rove interjected, "We gotta be careful about calling things when we have like nine-hundred-ninety-one votes separating the two candidates, and a quarter of the vote yet to count."
Rove batted about figures while furiously checking his notes, leaving Chris Wallace stunned, and another pundit to sheepishly defend the call of the "Decision Desk." After seconds of painful silence, Wallace broke the ice with some nervous laughter saying, "Well, folks ... so maybe, not so fast."
Megyn Kelly spoke up to state the obvious, saying, "That's awkward."
After a commercial break, Kelly took cameras on a long, uncomfotable...
- 11/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Karl Rove refused to accept that Obama won the presidential election on Tuesday night. Rove, former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff to President George W. Bush, spent a lengthy amount of time on Fox News Channel -- which had already called the election -- arguing that it was too early to declare a winner. Photos: Hollywood Hits the Campaign Trail for Obama, Romney MSNBC called Ohio -- and subsequently the election -- for Obama at around 8:15 p.m., followed soon after by Fox. But not long after that, Fox News' own Chris Wallace expressed doubts about the call. “Well, I have
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- 11/7/2012
- by Kimberly Nordyke , Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Looks like Alex Trebek has a little bit more time to ponder retirement: "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel Of Fortune" have both been renewed through 2016.
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek and "Wheel Of Fortune" hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White recently signed new contracts, keeping them with the shows. The new deal will take "Wheel Of Fortune" to Season 33 and "Jeopardy!" through Season 32.
“The ABC Owned Stations have been a fantastic broadcast partner for 'Wheel Of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy!' for the last few decades, and we look forward to many more years of this prosperous relationship,” Joe Disalvo, president of sales for CBS Television Distribution, said in a statement. “'Wheel' and 'Jeopardy!' continue to hit prime-time size ratings every night and truly prove the power that syndicated programming brings to a station’s lineup."
“Our ABC-owned stations have been the local destinations for 'Wheel Of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy!
"Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek and "Wheel Of Fortune" hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White recently signed new contracts, keeping them with the shows. The new deal will take "Wheel Of Fortune" to Season 33 and "Jeopardy!" through Season 32.
“The ABC Owned Stations have been a fantastic broadcast partner for 'Wheel Of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy!' for the last few decades, and we look forward to many more years of this prosperous relationship,” Joe Disalvo, president of sales for CBS Television Distribution, said in a statement. “'Wheel' and 'Jeopardy!' continue to hit prime-time size ratings every night and truly prove the power that syndicated programming brings to a station’s lineup."
“Our ABC-owned stations have been the local destinations for 'Wheel Of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy!
- 10/29/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
President Barack Obama and Republican contender Mitt Romney cut off moderator Jim Lehrer 30 times during Wednesday night's presidential debate in Denver, a newly released study shows. The candidates interrupted the veteran PBS newsman three times as often as Obama and Sen. John McCain did during the first presidential debate in 2008, when they interjected just 10 times, according to the study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University. Lehrer was widely ridiculed -- even by fellow news anchors like NBC's David Gregory and Fox's Chris Wallace...
- 10/6/2012
- by Alexander C. Kaufman
- The Wrap
For the third time, the Fox News Channel has made Chris Wallace part of its team covering the presidential nominating conventions for the two parties. Before heading to Tampa for the Republican National Convention, he talked politics with The Hollywood Reporter’s Paul Bond. THR: There are 15,000 journalists in Tampa. Is that overkill? Wallace: What else better could they be doing in the last week of August? I know people complain that the convention has turned into a TV show, but it’s better than reruns. And if conventions aren’t the battle for the soul of the party like they
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- 8/27/2012
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Clooney gave his girlfriend, Stacy Keibler, a hand yesterday as they boarded a boat in Lake Como. The couple are enjoying an August getaway to George's Italian home, and are hosting their latest rounds of friends. Earlier this week, Stacy tweeted a photo of herself hanging out with her fellow WWE star, Torrie Wilson, who's been dating Alex Rodriguez. Alex, Torrie, George, and Stacy aren't strangers to vacationing together - they've also logged time South of the Border in Cabo. George and Stacy are also presently giving the grand Como tour to Fox anchor Chris Wallace and his wife, Lorraine. George and Chris have been friends for a while, with the actor even consenting to a Fox interview about his work in South Sudan earlier this year. View Slideshow ›...
- 8/10/2012
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
Media watchers are having some laughs today over New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman's loss on "Jeopardy" last week. He lost to Anderson Cooper during the show's visit to Washington, D.C. for Power Players week. But speaking to TheWrap on Monday, Alex Trebek said the loss shouldn't cause us to doubt the intelligence of Friedman, a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. (MSNBC's Chris Matthews also fared poorly last week, while Fox News' Chris Wallace won. On Friedman's episode, NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell came in second.) At the Peabody Awards ceremony, where "Jeopardy"...
- 5/22/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Washington -- Who was the winner of Monday night's "Jeopardy!" Power Players game?
It's former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs, currently an adviser to President Obama's re-election campaign, beat out CNN correspondent Lizzie O'Leary and MSNBC's Chris Matthews in the first of the "Jeopardy!" 2012 Power Players series matches, filmed in April at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in the nation's capital.
Gibbs won $50,000 for Pine Hills Literacy Project, an organization that works in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club in Auburn, Ala. O'Leary won $10,000 for 826Dc, which teaches writing to D.C. students. Matthews won $10,000 for La Salle College High School (he also won ridicule from blogger Noel Sheppard on the conservative website Newsbusters for what Sheppard sees as Matthews' lackluster performance).
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, CNBC anchor David Faber and Fox News contributor Dana Perino will square off in Tuesday night's Power Players match.
Wednesday...
It's former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs, currently an adviser to President Obama's re-election campaign, beat out CNN correspondent Lizzie O'Leary and MSNBC's Chris Matthews in the first of the "Jeopardy!" 2012 Power Players series matches, filmed in April at D.A.R. Constitution Hall in the nation's capital.
Gibbs won $50,000 for Pine Hills Literacy Project, an organization that works in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club in Auburn, Ala. O'Leary won $10,000 for 826Dc, which teaches writing to D.C. students. Matthews won $10,000 for La Salle College High School (he also won ridicule from blogger Noel Sheppard on the conservative website Newsbusters for what Sheppard sees as Matthews' lackluster performance).
Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, CNBC anchor David Faber and Fox News contributor Dana Perino will square off in Tuesday night's Power Players match.
Wednesday...
- 5/15/2012
- by Arin Greenwood
- Huffington Post
Jeopardy! has announced the line-up of celebrities who will participate in the special “Power Players Week” tournament. Silver fox Anderson Cooper, New Girl cameo maker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lewis Black are just a few names on the eclectic roster of competitor, who each stand to earn $10,000 for their charity (winners earn a minimum of $50,000). Click through for the full list of celebrities and their causes.
Monday, May 14
Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (Competing for Pine Hills Literacy Project)
Hardball host Chris Matthews (La Salle College High School)
CNN correspondent Lizzie O’Leary (826Dc)
Tuesday, May 15
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Skyhook...
Monday, May 14
Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs (Competing for Pine Hills Literacy Project)
Hardball host Chris Matthews (La Salle College High School)
CNN correspondent Lizzie O’Leary (826Dc)
Tuesday, May 15
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Skyhook...
- 5/9/2012
- by Lanford Beard
- EW - Inside TV
After 28 years as the host of Jeopardy!, Alex Trebek is contemplating a question whose answer he doesn’t know – for sure, anyway. Photos: 10 Broadcast and Cable TV Show Most Watched By Men Speaking to Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday evening, Trebek couldn’t answer definitively whether he would be retiring before he reaches a 30-year milestone as host of the popular game show. “Yes, I have been thinking about retiring," the 71-year-old said in an interview. “I'm torn because I enjoy doing the show so much.” Trebek revealed to Wallace that confidants
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- 5/8/2012
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
What is, "Two"? This is the number of years Alex Trebek may have left as the host of "Jeopardy," he told Fox News' Chris Wallace. Trebek, 71, says he has been "thinking about retiring" after 28 years with the game show phenomenon. Trebek said he may spend his remaining years on charity work. He is active with the humanitarian group World Vision and has embarked on several U.S.O. tour to support troops overseas. "But I'm torn because I enjoy doing the show so much," he told Wallace. "A lot of people have been...
- 5/7/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
During an interview set to air Sunday (May 6) on Fox News, longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek reveals to Chris Wallace that he's considering retiring after 28 years of having all the answers on the famous game show.
"Yes, I have been thinking of retiring," he says. "But I'm torn because I enjoy doing the show so much. A lot of people have been telling me, 'Alex, you've got to go for at least 30. You've just done 28. Now at least do two more.' So that has a nice ring to it. Put in your 30. And go help people."
Trebek, 71, has been the face of "Jeopardy!" since 1984. A reboot of the original hosted by Art Fleming in the '60s and '70s, "Jeopardy!" was expected to only last for six or seven seasons, according to its late creator Merv Griffin, and now 28 seasons, 6,000 shows and 13,000 contestants later, the quiz-show and its host are household names.
"Yes, I have been thinking of retiring," he says. "But I'm torn because I enjoy doing the show so much. A lot of people have been telling me, 'Alex, you've got to go for at least 30. You've just done 28. Now at least do two more.' So that has a nice ring to it. Put in your 30. And go help people."
Trebek, 71, has been the face of "Jeopardy!" since 1984. A reboot of the original hosted by Art Fleming in the '60s and '70s, "Jeopardy!" was expected to only last for six or seven seasons, according to its late creator Merv Griffin, and now 28 seasons, 6,000 shows and 13,000 contestants later, the quiz-show and its host are household names.
- 5/4/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Is Alex Trebek retiring from "Jeopardy!"? The longtime game show host told Fox News's Chris Wallace that the thought has crossed his mind.
“Yes, I have been thinking of retiring," Trebek told Wallace in an interviewing airing on Sun., May 6 as part of "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace." "But I’m torn because I enjoy doing the show so much. A lot of people have been telling me -- 'Alex, you’ve got to go for at least 30. You've just done 28. Now at least do two more.' So that has a nice ring to it. Put in your 30. And go help people.”
In 2010, "Jeopardy!" was renewed for four more years, keeping it on the air until 2014 and Trebek extended his deal with Sony, which seemingly aligns with his wishes of reaching 30 years.
In February 2011, Trebek hinted to Newsweek that his time with the series may be coming to a close.
“Yes, I have been thinking of retiring," Trebek told Wallace in an interviewing airing on Sun., May 6 as part of "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace." "But I’m torn because I enjoy doing the show so much. A lot of people have been telling me -- 'Alex, you’ve got to go for at least 30. You've just done 28. Now at least do two more.' So that has a nice ring to it. Put in your 30. And go help people.”
In 2010, "Jeopardy!" was renewed for four more years, keeping it on the air until 2014 and Trebek extended his deal with Sony, which seemingly aligns with his wishes of reaching 30 years.
In February 2011, Trebek hinted to Newsweek that his time with the series may be coming to a close.
- 5/4/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
Is Alex Trebek retiring from "Jeopardy!"? The longtime game show host told Fox News's Chris Wallace that the thought has crossed his mind.
“Yes, I have been thinking of retiring," Trebek told Wallace in an interviewing airing on Sun., May 6 as part of "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace." "But I'm torn because I enjoy doing the show so much. A lot of people have been telling me -- 'Alex, you've got to go for at least 30. You've just done 28. Now at least do two more.' So that has a nice ring to it. Put in your 30. And go help people.”
In 2010, "Jeopardy!" was renewed for four more years, keeping it on the air until 2014 and Trebek extended his deal with Sony, which seemingly aligns with his wishes of reaching 30 years.
In February 2011, Trebek hinted to Newsweek that his time with the series may be coming to a close.
“Yes, I have been thinking of retiring," Trebek told Wallace in an interviewing airing on Sun., May 6 as part of "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace." "But I'm torn because I enjoy doing the show so much. A lot of people have been telling me -- 'Alex, you've got to go for at least 30. You've just done 28. Now at least do two more.' So that has a nice ring to it. Put in your 30. And go help people.”
In 2010, "Jeopardy!" was renewed for four more years, keeping it on the air until 2014 and Trebek extended his deal with Sony, which seemingly aligns with his wishes of reaching 30 years.
In February 2011, Trebek hinted to Newsweek that his time with the series may be coming to a close.
- 5/4/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
New York (AP) — Chris Wallace turned and blew a kiss to a giant portrait of his father, "60 Minutes" journalist Mike Wallace, after memorializing him Tuesday as "the best journalist I have ever known."
The Fox News anchor also told of when his father tried to steal an interview from him and, when his infuriated son called to confront him, paused when told he had to choose between Chris Wallace and Chris Rock. Mike Wallace didn't take the interview, but handed if off to Ed Bradley of "60 Minutes" instead.
Former colleagues, friends and family members swapped stories about Wallace in an auditorium a few blocks from where he worked, before an audience that included Gop presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Donald Trump and journalism luminaries like Roger Ailes and Carl Bernstein. The public face of TV's most enduring newsmagazine for nearly four decades, Mike Wallace died at age 93 on April 7.
Some of the stories were flattering,...
The Fox News anchor also told of when his father tried to steal an interview from him and, when his infuriated son called to confront him, paused when told he had to choose between Chris Wallace and Chris Rock. Mike Wallace didn't take the interview, but handed if off to Ed Bradley of "60 Minutes" instead.
Former colleagues, friends and family members swapped stories about Wallace in an auditorium a few blocks from where he worked, before an audience that included Gop presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Donald Trump and journalism luminaries like Roger Ailes and Carl Bernstein. The public face of TV's most enduring newsmagazine for nearly four decades, Mike Wallace died at age 93 on April 7.
Some of the stories were flattering,...
- 5/1/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
New York (AP) — Chris Wallace turned and blew a kiss to a giant portrait of his father, "60 Minutes" journalist Mike Wallace, after memorializing him Tuesday as "the best journalist I have ever known."
The Fox News anchor also told of when his father tried to steal an interview from him and, when his infuriated son called to confront him, paused when told he had to choose between Chris Wallace and Chris Rock. Mike Wallace didn't take the interview, but handed if off to Ed Bradley of "60 Minutes" instead.
Former colleagues, friends and family members swapped stories about Wallace in an auditorium a few blocks from where he worked, before an audience that included Gop presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Donald Trump and journalism luminaries like Roger Ailes and Carl Bernstein. The public face of TV's most enduring newsmagazine for nearly four decades, Mike Wallace died at age 93 on April 7.
Some of the stories were flattering,...
The Fox News anchor also told of when his father tried to steal an interview from him and, when his infuriated son called to confront him, paused when told he had to choose between Chris Wallace and Chris Rock. Mike Wallace didn't take the interview, but handed if off to Ed Bradley of "60 Minutes" instead.
Former colleagues, friends and family members swapped stories about Wallace in an auditorium a few blocks from where he worked, before an audience that included Gop presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Donald Trump and journalism luminaries like Roger Ailes and Carl Bernstein. The public face of TV's most enduring newsmagazine for nearly four decades, Mike Wallace died at age 93 on April 7.
Some of the stories were flattering,...
- 5/1/2012
- by AP
- Aol TV.
New York – Chris Wallace – who for many television viewers of a certain vintage embodies the bulldog interviewing style of the famous father he had an early, rocky relationship with – delivered an emotional final tribute to Mike Wallace at a memorial service Tuesday at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall. Choking up at a podium set up underneath a giant portrait of the 60 Minutes stalwart who died April 7 at 93, Chris Wallace recalled his own “Mike Wallace moment.” It was the fall of 1997, and he was about to conduct a high-profile interview with
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- 5/1/2012
- by Marisa Guthrie
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
News personalities, including Anderson Cooper and Larry King, politicians, and others expressed their condolences via Twitter and official statements following the death of legendary 60 Minutes interviewer, Mike Wallace, who passed away on Saturday, April 7, at the age of 93.
Ann Curry: Tough questions are being asked in Heaven today. Rip Mike Wallace
Anderson Cooper: Just heard of the death of Mike Wallace. A true original. What an amazing career and remarkable man.
Diane Sawyer (via statement): Mike’s energy and nerve paced everyone at Sixty Minutes. His was the defining spirit of the show. He bounded through the...
Ann Curry: Tough questions are being asked in Heaven today. Rip Mike Wallace
Anderson Cooper: Just heard of the death of Mike Wallace. A true original. What an amazing career and remarkable man.
Diane Sawyer (via statement): Mike’s energy and nerve paced everyone at Sixty Minutes. His was the defining spirit of the show. He bounded through the...
- 4/8/2012
- by Nuzhat Naoreen
- EW - Inside TV
Condolences and remembrances of Mike Wallace have been pouring in today from friends and colleagues in the news industry. On Fox News earlier, network chief Roger Ailes talked about the newsman's legacy, the qualities he shares with his son Chris Wallace, and even shared an anecdote explaining why President Richard Nixon and his family, despite not being big fans of the press, respected and admired the man greatly.
- 4/8/2012
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
George Clooney has gotten a lot of attention in the media over the last week, and no, it's not for the DVD release of The Descendants. The actor stopped in D.C. to bring national attention to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Of course, Clooney and his father were arrested outside the Sudanese embassy, thus bringing more attention to it, but before his arrest, Clooney and activist John Prendergast sat down with Chris Wallace to talk about their commitment to the cause.
- 3/18/2012
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
In an interview on The Mike Gallagher Show, Fox News host Chris Wallace defended MSNBC's decision to fire longtime contributor Pat Buchanan, calling the conservative pundit out for saying "some very incendiary things about Israel, about Jews, about Blacks, about other minorities," and disputing Buchanan's assertion that he was "blacklisted." Wallace also compared Buchanan's departure to that of Glenn Beck from Fox News, calling the former Fox superstar "irresponsible."...
- 2/17/2012
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
The 17th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Unifrance Films, will open on March 1 with Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano's The Intouchables (Intouchables), "an unprecedented box-office phenomenon in France, where it shattered records to become the second most successful French film of all time." Back in November, John Lichfield and Agnès Poirier floated theories as to why in the Independent and Guardian, respectively. The festival closes on March 11 with David and Stéphane Foenkinos's Delicacy, featuring Audrey Tautou, and in between, there'll be over two dozen New York premieres, new work by André Téchiné, Benoît Jacquot and Alain Cavalier, and the Centerpiece: Pathé's newly restored version of Marcel Carné's Children of Paradise (1945). I posted a roundup in November when the restoration hit London.
Reading. Abel Ferrara screened 4:44 Last Day on Earth at Emir Kusturica's Küstendorf Film and Music Festival last month and,...
Reading. Abel Ferrara screened 4:44 Last Day on Earth at Emir Kusturica's Küstendorf Film and Music Festival last month and,...
- 2/7/2012
- MUBI
One of the biggest questions Ron Paul is facing from the media is his controversial remarks on the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Namely, that he isn't a big fan of it. Paul has been dogged by the media with this question for weeks now, and today it was Chris Wallace's turn to give Paul a chance to clarify or expand upon his past thoughts on the matter. The congressman, who defended himself against charges of racism at last night's debate, continued to defend his position by insisting he was promoting liberty first.
- 1/8/2012
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Well, this should be fun.
Callista Gingrich has hovered in the background as her husband, Newt Gingrich, pursues the American presidency. Some have speculated that because Callista is Newt's third wife -- and was, before that, his mistress -- she's hovered in the background, making effort not to call attention to herself.
Well, no more! Callista has been a rather quiet presence on Twitter for a while now, but it's only recently that she's taken to stirring up some controversy with her tweets. Or, to be more specific - her retweets.
For those of you who are not particularly Twitter-savvy, a "retweet" is the term for what is, essentially, a forwarded tweet. When you retweet someone's comments, you amplify them to your own followers and, in most cases, imply that you agree with them.
Recently, Callista (or Cally, as she calls herself on Twitter) has retweeted two odd attacks on Newt's opponent,...
Callista Gingrich has hovered in the background as her husband, Newt Gingrich, pursues the American presidency. Some have speculated that because Callista is Newt's third wife -- and was, before that, his mistress -- she's hovered in the background, making effort not to call attention to herself.
Well, no more! Callista has been a rather quiet presence on Twitter for a while now, but it's only recently that she's taken to stirring up some controversy with her tweets. Or, to be more specific - her retweets.
For those of you who are not particularly Twitter-savvy, a "retweet" is the term for what is, essentially, a forwarded tweet. When you retweet someone's comments, you amplify them to your own followers and, in most cases, imply that you agree with them.
Recently, Callista (or Cally, as she calls herself on Twitter) has retweeted two odd attacks on Newt's opponent,...
- 12/23/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
On Monday morning's America's Newsroom, host Bill Hemmer was speaking on Mitt Romney's viability as a candidate. Hemmer mentioned that Romney was interviewed by Chris Wallace on Sunday, and, in the course of the discussion, Hemmer noted that, "at the end of that interview, Chris gave Romney the opportunity to talk about his personal life, which is frankly something we don't hear an awful lot about. Here is Romney on his relationship with his best friend..."...
- 12/19/2011
- by Nando Di Fino
- Mediaite - TV
The seven remaining Republican candidates gathered for a final televised debate in Sioux City, Iowa, three weeks before the state’s Jan. 3 caucuses formally kick off the 2012 presidential race. The debate was co-sponsored by the Iowa Republican Party and Fox News, with the channel’s anchors Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, Neil Cavuto and Megyn Kelly acting as moderators. Photos: 10 Entertainers Democrats and Republicans Love to Hate With his recent surge in the polls, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich attracted the most attention from other candidates, with Michele Bachmann raising the large consulting fees he received
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- 12/16/2011
- by Andy Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In preparation for the Fox News Republican Debate tonight, Megyn Kelly sat down with Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, and Neil Cavuto to preview what viewers should expect (Kelly, Cavuto, and Wallace are moderating, with Wallace hosting). Noting the seating arrangement -- with Kelly on one side facing the three men -- the four decided to play off a Dating Game theme, throwing in jokes alongside the serious analysis.
- 12/15/2011
- by Nando Di Fino
- Mediaite - TV
We sensing a trend today? This evening on Fox News, Sean Hannity echoed (and added to) a thread begun by Chris Wallace and supplemented by Bill O'Reilly and guest Dick Morris: Electing Ron Paul as the Gop candidate will result in Barack Obama's re-election. Hannity brought on Bill Bennett, radio host and former director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, to discuss what the future may hold for Ron Paul.
- 12/15/2011
- by Alex Alvarez
- Mediaite - TV
With the Iowa caucuses right around the corner, some people are saying that the victor may actually end up being Ron Paul. Yeah, you know, the guy who's had steady numbers in the polls this whole time despite some people seeming to want to ignore that fact. So, what does that mean if he wins? Well, according to Fox News' Chris Wallace, it will "discredit the Iowa caucuses."...
- 12/14/2011
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
Cable News personalities are known for, at times, revealing an inflated sense of self-worth and influence on the field of public opinion. While it is hard to quantify who actually holds more sway than the next opiniotainer, the clashing of egos is always more entertaining than the egos themselves. Take for example the recent back and forth between MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Fox News Chris Wallace, who find themselves in a bit of a fairly public and still blossoming feud.
- 12/12/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
President Obama has been arguing recently that not only is the economy going to take more time to come away from the crevasse, but that it would take more than one term and even more than one president to deal with the problem. Chris Wallace reminded viewers that Obama said himself he would be a one-term president if the economy didn't turn around, and discussed Obama's handling of the crisis with the panel.
- 12/11/2011
- by Josh Feldman
- Mediaite - TV
Fox News' Shep Smith feels a bit more genuine than many of his cable news brethren, and there is good reason for that evidence by the following clip. At the end of a segment in which Chris Wallace and he were discussing Herman Cain's embattled campaign, Wallace turned to something very near and dear to Smith's heart, the embattled football campaign of his Ole Miss Rebels. Smith was having none of Wallace's teasing, and tried to give as good as he got, but instead turned turtle and cut to commercial.
- 12/2/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
When news broke earlier this morning that a U.S. missile had reportedly killed Anwar al-Awlaki most reporters were focused on the details (and ethical questions) surrounding the news. But by this afternoon, cable news analysts started to consider what sort of impact this story has on the word of politics. Case in point, Fox News Chris Wallace suggested to Studio B host Shep Smith that the so-called "war on terror" is a political strength for the Obama campaign, noting his administration has taken down the "two greatest threats to America."...
- 9/30/2011
- by Colby Hall
- Mediaite - TV
At Thursday night's Republican debate on Fox News, moderator Chris Wallace asked Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-mn) about the uproar surrounding her false claims about the Hpv vaccine at, and following, last week's CNN/Tea Party debate. Wallace asked Bachmann if she still believed the vaccine to be dangerous, and whether she felt she should be more careful about what she says. Bachmann replied by claiming that she had never made any claims about the vaccine herself, which is untrue.
- 9/23/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Chris Wallace appeared on Friday's Fox and Friends and assailed NBC's Brian Williams over his question to Rick Perry about whether he ever struggled to sleep at night over the potential innocence of one of his many executed inmates, calling it an example of a "liberal bias." "Would you ask a liberal politician about sleeping at night if they favored abortion or choice? " Wallace argued. "It is so built into the drinking water, if you will, in some of these liberal outlets that they don't even understand it happens."...
- 9/9/2011
- by James Crugnale
- Mediaite - TV
In a reprise of his dressing-down of Fox News' Chris Wallace at last month's Republican Debate, polling blip Newt Gingrich scolded Politico's John Harris Wednesday night over his choice of questions at the NBC/Politico debate. Asked to weigh in on the "genuine philosphical difference" between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney over the individual health care mandate, Gingrich responded by (I'm not kidding) scolding Harris for "trying to get Republicans to fight with each other."...
- 9/8/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Earlier, we wrote that many in the press seemed to be impressed with the debate presentation last night by Fox News and moderators Bret Baier and Chris Wallace. Well, according to Rush Limbaugh, who was not such a fan, that's exactly what the network wanted. He accused the network of helping the Gop candidates fight each other instead of President Obama because they wanted approval from the mainstream press.
- 8/12/2011
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
For someone who used to work at Fox News, Newt Gingrich seems to have a real problem with the way people at Fox News do their interviews. After going at it for a bit with co-moderator Chris Wallace for asking about his campaign's disorganization, he took offense at a question from Bret Baier on his stance on Libya, rather than going after other candidates.
- 8/12/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
Perhaps the most heated exchanges of tonight's Fox News debate happened 20 minutes into the show, and, shockingly enough, it involved some sharp barbs from typically placid Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty. Moderator Chris Wallace, perhaps noting that Iowa was Pawlenty's to lose to Rep. Michele Bachmann, turned the two against each other, resulting in an exchange where Rep. Bachmann called Pawlenty "a lot like President Obama," only to have her "record of distorting facts and misstatements" thrown back at her.
- 8/12/2011
- by Frances Martel
- Mediaite - TV
While his fellow Gop presidential candidates were busy zinging each other, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich livened up Thursday night's Fox Presidential Debate by throwing some haymakers at moderator Chris Wallace. Wallace dared to ask Gingrich about his faltering campaign, and Gingrich responded by asking Wallace to "put aside the 'Gotcha!' questions," and accused Wallace of "playing Mickey Mouse games!" Wallace was having none of it, though, firing back at Newt "If you think questions about your record are Mickey Mouse, I'm sorry, I think those are questions a lot of people want to hear answers to, and you're responsible for your record."...
- 8/12/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Despite persistent questioning from Chris Wallace, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner refused to acknowledge what his plans were just in case the debt ceiling is not raised before August 2nd. Insisting that his plan was only to get Congress to raise the debt ceiling, Geithner seemed to demonstrate just how fearful he is of what might happen by hesitating to even discuss the possibility of any contingency plan.
- 7/24/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
Chris Wallace spoke with Don Imus this morning and shared his thoughts on Michele Bachmann's headaches and the News Corp. phone hacking scandal. While Imus found some laughs in each story, Wallace said Bachmann's migraines should not disqualify her from running for President and insisted Fox News is giving plenty of attention to the controversy with its parent company.
- 7/21/2011
- by Matt Schneider
- Mediaite - TV
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