New Hollywood Politics: Entertainment Weekly in 60 seconds

by Bob Sassone Nov 28th 2005 // 5:30PM

On the cover: George Clooney in Syriana, and a feature story about all of the serious political flicks we seem to be getting nowadays (most of them from Clooney).
Odd question of the week: why do so many reviews reference old or obscure movies?
New movie reviews: EW gives Syriana a B-, Rent an A-, Yours, Mine, and Ours a C, and The Ice Harvest an A-.
New DVD reviews: War of the Worlds gets a C+, while the new deluxe King Kong (which I must pick up this week!) gets an A.

Star-Less Movies That Became Blockbusters Film Fixation Podcast: '2012,' 'Fantastic Mr. Fox,' 'The Messenger' Lea Thompson Talks 'Splinterheads,' 'Back to the Future 4' and Choosing Family First	Morris Chestnut on 'V' Not Being a Porno, Alien Love Babies and Being a Pro Football Loser - VIDEO Joe Biden to Appear on 'Daily Show' Sarah Palin on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show': A Preview and Primer
Remembering the most famous exploded whale in TV history Review: Monk - Mr. Monk is the Best Man Review: Smallville - Idol	Naked or Not, Famous Vegetarians Are a Passionate Bunch Oprah Gets an Earful From Robin Givens Over Tyson 'Sock' Interview 'Hills' Star to Tackle Month of Rehab
Lemondrop's Week That Was Amazing Retro Hair -- How-To Quiverfull Wives Confess -- Putting Birth Control in 'God's Hands'	Last Shot - Nice Bike Sip Bubbly at the World's Only Underwater Restaurant Curb Your Duckface PLEEZ
Nicolas Cage Money Problems: Balling Without a Budget Mo'Nique Talking to Moviefone and Speaking About Academy, Negative Press Pam Grier: Blaxploitation Icon to Join Cast of TV's 'Smallville'	The Great Asylum Roundup -- Victoria Secret Models and an Angel of Death Scientists Working on Invisibility Cloak The Mona Lisa Once Had Eyebrows