Jon Stewart to leave Comedy Central’s The Daily Show by the end of 2015

Posted 11 years ago

Jon Stewart will leave The Daily Show when his contract expires at the end of 2015, after hosting the late-night show for almost 17 years. Stewart announced the news during Tuesday's taping, and Comedy Central later confirmed he is stepping...

Review: Rosewater

Posted 12 years ago

ROSEWATER was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2014 coverage. PLOT: The true story of Iranian journalist Maziar Bahri (Gael Garcia Bernal) who, while covering the 2009 presidential election in Iran, was imprisoned for five months, with the government...

Powerful first trailer for Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater

Posted 12 years ago

Jon Stewart has had a long career as a writer and performer, almost all in the realm of comedy. When he made the jump to hosting THE DAILY SHOW on Comedy Central, Stewart became much more active in the political...

Images and a release date drop for Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater

Posted 12 years ago

Things have been quiet for the past year in regards to Jon Stewart's directorial debut, ROSEWATER, but it looks like may start to pick up as Entertainment Weekly has dropped a few images from production, as well as a theatrical...

Gael Garcia Bernal cast in Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater

Posted 13 years ago

Who knew that this was the path that Jon Stewart would take? Parts in HALF BAKED and BIG DADDY always made me love Stewart, no matter how big or small. Then when THE DAILY SHOW slowly but surely started its...

Jon Stewart taking a hiatus from The Daily Show to make his feature film directorial debut

Posted 13 years ago

The Daily Show is one of the best ways to unwind on a nightly basis. It is the combination of excellent writing and talented on air staff that makes the show so much fun to watch. But, it is also...

The UnPopular Opinion: Death to Smoochy

Posted 14 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We’re hoping this column...