Chrysler Group may have tried to inspire a nation with its "Halftime in America" Super Bowl commercial, but it also inspired the wags at "Saturday Night Live." The variety show featured a series of spoofs of the two-minute spot on its Feb. 11 broadcast,

Sunday’s Times had a fascinating and disturbing lead story about the pattern of government dependency around t

"I really wanted to be part of 'As Luck Would Have It.' It says something that is very important for me," Salma Hayek said Wednesday in Berlin, where she is promoting the latest film by Alex de la Iglesia ("The Last Circus"), screening as a Berlinale Spe

Perhaps the biggest political puzzle of our time is why, as the lives of working-class whites have descended from the stability and comfort of “All in the Family” to the chaos and despair of “Gran Torino” and “Winter’s Bone,” these same Americans have vo

It's been a couple days, but we had to show you a pair of Saturday Night Live parodies of Chrysler Group's Super Bowl halftime ad in case you missed it. Cast member Bill Hader takes on the role of Clint Eastwood, sounding more annoying than inspiring lik

He once said that a man’s got to know his limitations. But, when you’re Clint Eastwood, perhaps there are no limits. He is Dirty Harry. He is The Man With No Name. And now he is the man who stole the Super Bowl. Unless you’re a New York Giants fan, Ameri

The panelists included Arthur Cartwright, actor best known for his role in “Gran Torino”; Anton Chastang, president of 100 Black Men of Greater Detroit; Charles Pugh, president of Detroit City Council; David Rutledge, Michigan representative for Washtena

A lone lean figure strides purposefully through a dark tunnel, maybe a highway underpass. There’s no fear. A familiar husky voice whispers that “it’s half time—both teams are in their locker rooms, discussing what they can do to win this game in the seco

Lover Come Back, 1961 Sunday, 11:45 a.m. , TCM One of the funniest of the zany Doris Day/Rock Hudson (left) collaborations. A female advertising exec (a big deal in 1961 as we all know from “Mad Men”) fights the big boys by attempting to steal an account

In my minutely partitioned movie collection, there is a little section I like to call “old men kicking ass.” The subgenre hit its peak in 2008 when Hollywood realized the youth demographic revered the aging action stars from the 70s and 80s (Chuck Norris

Royal Oak's Sam Bartelotti (with ball) and the rest of the Ravens will be in action against Oak Park Friday night. (Daily Tribune photo by Liz Carnegie) I’ve always been a big Clint Eastwood fan. He is the quintessential tough guy. Anyone who can cause g

Clint Eastwood proved he still had it with his fantastic performance in the 2008 film Gran Torino. And this weekend, he proved it again by lending his talent through voice and brief appearance in Chryslers Halftime commercial. His next big screen venture

I don't consider his ad political — I consider it insulting to Americans who are not enjoying any "halftime." It might have occurred to Mr. Eastwood and the Chrysler honchos they should have spent their advertising dollars and creative talent thanking U.

DETROIT (MainStreet) -- For the second year in a row it appears Chrysler has the dominant ad of the Super Bowl, passing the role of spokesman from Eminem to Clint Eastwood. Last year the automaker topped most tabulations of the best Super Bowl ads with i

So apparently, there were several Michigan-related commercials at The Superbowl. Let’s discuss the Clint Eastwood Chrysler ad: I'll admit, Clint Eastwood makes my blood boil. In a good way. Anytime I see him, I turn into a worshipful and insane six year

Each week, we’ll ask our stable of scribes to weigh in on the three most important NBA topics of the day — and then give you a chance to step on the scale, too, in the comments below. Steve Aschburner: Normally I like to answer right up front and expound

Suddenly things are going so well for President Obama that people are saying Clint Eastwood practically endorsed him in a television commercial during halftime of the Super Bowl. Fox “News” got so worried that it rang up Eastwood. The iconic actor said t

Wouldn't you know, it was a Super Bowl ad that wasn't selling beer, soda or sex that created this year's Super Commercial controversy. The honor goes to Chrysler and its ad narrator, Clint Eastwood. Ostensibly the two-minute, $12 million ad was simply se

You know it's a hyper-partisan age when GOP svengali Karl Rove professes offense at a Super Bowl ad extolling American resilience. Judging by the howls of protest over a TV commercial featuring Clint Eastwood, you would have thought President Barack Obam