Tropic Thunder

'Dark Knight' Passes $500M, 'Thunder' Wins Weekend

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 09.01.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Batman's rich alter-ego Bruce Wayne has added half a billion dollars to his riches. "The Dark Knight" on Sunday became the second ...

"Tropic Thunder" Rules Again

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 08.25.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" clung to the top spot again at the weekend box office with $16.3 million, while the campus romp...

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.

Inside Hollywood Jokes Kill Tropic Thunder

Sergio Mims | Posted 08.19.2008 | Entertainment


Sergio Mims

Hollywood is a place so insular and self-centered that it's convinced that everyone else on the planet is as enraptured as they are about themselves and the going-ons behind the scenes.

"Tropic Thunder" Beats "Dark Knight," But Batman Beats Star Wars

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 08.18.2008 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES (AP) _ It took four of Hollywood's biggest stars to take down Batman. The DreamWorks-Paramount comedy "Tropic Thunder" _ with Ben Stiller,...

Robert Downey Jr On "The Dark Knight": "Fuck DC Comics"

Moviehole.com | Posted 08.17.2008 | Entertainment


Robert Downey Jr gave a lengthy interview, promoting his hilarious turn in "Tropic Thunder," to moviehole.net. Later in the interview, via a discussio...

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...

Tom Cruise Reborn? Raves For "Tropic Thunder" Role

Observer | Posted 08.06.2008 | Entertainment


Tropic Thunder, the latest from writer-director-actor Ben Stiller, doesn't open till August 13, but the trailer has been playing in theaters (and on l...

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...

Tom Cruise's Fat, Bald Cameo Steals Show At Industry Screening

NY Times | MICHAEL CIEPLY | Posted 04.03.2008 | Entertainment


Take that, Sumner Redstone. At an industry screening Tuesday night of the forthcoming comedy "Tropic Thunder" from Paramount Pictures and its unit Dr...

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, ...

Tom Cruise Dons Bald Patch And Fat Suit For New Role

Just Jared | Posted 11.18.2007 | Entertainment


Here are the first pictures of Tom Cruise in a fat suit and bald cap shooting his cameo for Ben Stiller's new comedy Tropic Thunder. Tom is believed ...

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...