Ben Stiller

Why is Ohio Retarded but Connecticut Isn't?

Kim Stagliano | Posted 08.21.2008 | Living


Kim Stagliano

As a writer, and the mother of three girls with autism, I choose my words carefully when writing about people with disabilities.

Memo to Obama: Hire the Terminator!

Steven Denlinger | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics


Steven Denlinger

Democratic leaders are not-so-privately wondering if Obama has the cojones to beat John McCain in the election. They fear he's just a kitty cat, and ...

Ben Stiller Talks Tom Cruise And Kids On 'The Daily Show': (VIDEO)

Daily Show | Posted 08.15.2008 | Entertainment


Ben Stiller appeared on "The Daily Show" to promote his movie "Tropic Thunder." After Stewart talked about how funny Stiller's movie, each talked abou...

Tropic Thunder -- Colossal Blunder

Timothy P. Shriver | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment


Timothy P. Shriver

I joined hundreds of protestors at the recent premiere of the film Tropic Thunder to denounce its unfortunate and humiliating portrayal of people with intellectual disabilities.

Mental Disability Groups Picket "Tropic Thunder" Premiere

AP | DERRIK J. LANG | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — "Tropic Thunder" is pushing the boundaries of good taste too far for groups representing the mentally disabled. Dozens of people ...

"Tropic Thunder" Boycott Call From Disability Groups

New York Times | Posted 08.11.2008 | Entertainment


A coalition of disabilities groups is expected as early as Monday to call for a national boycott of the film "Tropic Thunder" because of what the gro...

Advocates For The Disabled Plan Boycott Of New Ben Stiller Movie

New York Times | Michael Cieply | Posted 08.10.2008 | Entertainment


A coalition of disabilities groups is expected as early as Monday to call for a national boycott of the film "Tropic Thunder" because of what the grou...

"Tropic Thunder" Stars On Fame, Comedy And Blackface

Entertainment Weekly | Posted 08.08.2008 | Entertainment


NTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: This movie mercilessly ridicules the self-important aspects of acting. Ben, you were telling me earlier that there's nothing acto...

Ben Stiller: Owen Wilson's Pain "Impossible To Understand"

Playboy via Us | Posted 07.18.2008 | Entertainment


Tropic Thunder director and star Ben Stiller has opened up about pal Owen Wilson's suicide attempt last August. "It's impossible to understand that k...

Will Ben Stiller Ever Be Funny Again?

Alex Remington | Posted 06.03.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

Ben Stiller sucks. But he didn't used to.

Is Malin Akerman the Next Big Thing? She Should Be.

Darrell Hartman | Posted 04.30.2008 | Entertainment


Darrell Hartman

Neither Watchmen or The Proposal is out until 2009, but I mention Akerman now because when she's big-time next year, you can say you heard it here first.

Idol Gives Back, and Then Some

Michelle Kung | Posted 04.10.2008 | Entertainment


Michelle Kung

Three things I learned from watching "Idol Gives Back" last night: Heart still rocks, Teri Hatcher has a decent voice, and Fergie can do one-handed cartwheels. While singing in leather pants. For that, I say props, woman.

Happy B-day Vitamin V

Jamie Reidy | Posted 03.27.2008 | Living


Jamie Reidy

Oh, Viagra, I'd love to wish you another successful decade, but that's probably not realistic. In the next few years, your patent will expire, after which you'll be known by your given name, Sildenafil Citrate.

Robert Downey Jr. Plays Black Man In New Film

Entertainment Weekly | Adam B. Vary | Posted 03.05.2008 | Entertainment


If you don't recognize that African-American actor standing between Jack Black and Ben Stiller, there's a good reason: He's white. In Tropic Thunder, ...

John Travolta Booted From "Dallas" Film

NY Post | Page Six | Posted 12.17.2007 | Entertainment


John Travolta has been dropped from the "Dallas" movie after being promoted as the project's anchor for more than two years. Insiders tell Page Six t...

Celebrities Fill Writers' Picket Line On Strike Day 9

LA Times | John Horn | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment


A day ago, the WGA picket lines weren't crowded, the media attention almost nonexistent. On Tuesday, more than 2,000 strikers turned out at Universal ...

"Halo 3" Blamed For Stiller Film's Poor Box Office Receipts

Advertising Age | Claude Brodesser-Akner | Posted 10.14.2007 | Business


The joystick has brought Ben Stiller nothing but sorrow. Industry expectations for "The Heartbreak Kid," the date movie that re-teamed him with the F...

Top Earning Comedians: Who Makes What

Forbes | Lacey Rose | Posted 10.11.2007 | Entertainment


Jerry Seinfeld's television series hasn't served up a new episode in almost a decade. And still he's America's top-earning comedian because of it. Th...

Heartbreak For DreamWorks: Ben Stiller Flick Tanks

AP | David Germain | Posted 10.07.2007 | Entertainment


There's something about a reunion of Ben Stiller and the Farrelly brothers that audiences didn't want to see. Stiller and the Farrellys' "The Heartbre...

Watch: Ben Stiller Talks About His Friend Owen Wilson's Health

Huffington Post | Posted 09.28.2007 | Entertainment


On today's "Ellen", Ben Stiller comments on the health of longtime friend and frequent co-star Owen Wilson, who was hospitalized in August after attem...

Matthew McConaughey Steps Into Owen Wilson's Film Role

AP | Posted 09.19.2007 | Entertainment


Matthew McConaughey is taking Owen Wilson's role in the comedy film "Tropic Thunder." Wilson dropped out of the DreamWorks movie after an apparent su...