Over the decades, the Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC has hosted Presidents, Vice presidents, and influential figures, evolving into a must-attend event for Republican hopefuls seeking to gauge grassroots support for a Presidential bid. This year’s announcements, however, break from that pattern. They alienate parts of the Republican core base and undermine its moral credibility by placing in the forefront a newly exposed and famously disingenuous figure, Steve Bannon—the convicted fraudster whose betrayals of trust and shameless associations have repeatedly exposed him as a grifter preying on conservative ideals. After attacking Jeffrey Epstein and the Global Elite Bannon is revealed in recently released e-mails from the DOJ to be coaching the convicted Pedophile and undermining and mocking Trump.Not the…
Warner Bros.’ $80 million monster film The Bride! opened to a disastrous $13.6 million worldwide this weekend, delivering one of the studio’s weakest debuts in recent years and signaling what industry insiders say could become a loss approaching $90 million after its full release cycle. The film, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, brought in just $7.3 million domestically—ending Warner Bros.’ nine-film streak of No.…