http://dir.salon.com/topics/chris_rock/?source=rss&aim=chris_rock en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/09/good_hair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/09/good_hair/index.html?source=rss Burning relaxers, expensive extensions, African-American identity: Chris Rock covers it all, and keeps us laughing By Pam Spaulding Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/11/chris_rock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/11/chris_rock/index.html?source=rss Finally, a funny -- and long-overdue -- film on this taboo topic. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/01/24/chris_rock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/01/24/chris_rock/index.html?source=rss The comedian talks about why African-Americans spend so much money on their hair, the political ramifications of the weave, and his new documentary. By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/01/15/sundance_preview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/01/15/sundance_preview/index.html?source=rss I'm off to the mysteriously non-cold Utah slopes to see Jim Carrey go gay, Ashton Kutcher play a gigolo and Paul Giamatti sell his soul. Did somebody say recession? By Louis Bayard Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/11/03/black_presidents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2008/11/03/black_presidents/index.html?source=rss What does it look like to have an African-American in the White House? Pop culture has offered versions awful and great, from Sammy Davis Jr. to Chris Rock. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/16/wife/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/03/16/wife/index.html?source=rss Chris Rock contemplates sex and marriage in this sort-of remake of Rohmer's "Love in the Afternoon." By Andrew O'Hehir Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/05/27/longest_yard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2005/05/27/longest_yard/index.html?source=rss It's no touchdown, but this prison-football remake -- starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock -- isn't a total fumble, provided you overlook the rampant homophobia. By Dan Kois Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/09/21/bruce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2004/09/21/bruce/index.html?source=rss 40 years after Lenny Bruce began his dark descent, here are the top 10 true heirs to his outlaw legacy. By Charles Taylor Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/03/28/head_state/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/03/28/head_state/index.html?source=rss Chris Rock for president? Well, maybe. Just don't let him direct another movie. By Karen Croft Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/03/28/fix_fri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/03/28/fix_fri/index.html?source=rss Chris Rock threatens Drudge, Madonna's feelings are hurt and Jon Stewart uses dirty words. Plus: Lisa Marie regrets marrying Michael! By Karen Croft Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/03/27/fix_thu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/03/27/fix_thu/index.html?source=rss Chris Rock told to shut up, Martin Sheen tapes his own mouth and Adrien Brody pals around with P. Diddy! Plus: What Michael Moore might have said instead ... By Charles Taylor Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/06/07/bad_company/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2002/06/07/bad_company/index.html?source=rss This cookie-cutter spy thriller depends on the chemistry between Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock. Um, wait, there isn't any. By Amy Reiter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/05/31/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/05/31/npfri/index.html?source=rss Diana Ross heads to rehab; Schiffer sues over topless photos; Mel Gibson: Surrounded by hormones; Aguilera booted from hotel for wild partying. By Amy Reiter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/05/28/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/05/28/nptues/index.html?source=rss Material Girl chews scenery in London stage debut; Swank, Witherspoon get career wanderlust; Chris Rock pans Giuliani. Plus: World's sexiest woman? J. Lo's not going to like this. By Amy Reiter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/09/24/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/09/24/npmon/index.html?source=rss Foot-in-mouth police snag a Backstreet Boy; scads of terror-themed entertainment pushed back; Bob Hope feeling healthier, sadder. By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/08/22/jay_bob/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/08/22/jay_bob/index.html?source=rss Even if it's a second-rate joke, and even if Kevin Smith knows it, these two lazy dipweeds really are just a third-rate Bill and Ted. By Joyce Millman Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/07/16/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/07/16/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Monday, July 16, 2001 By Joyce Millman Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/07/03/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/07/03/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, July 3, 2001 By Amy Reiter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/06/11/npmon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/06/11/npmon/index.html?source=rss Tonya Harding puts her breast skate forward; Nerve.com party gets sexy -- what a shocker! Plus: David Duchovny says, "My butt is so good." By Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/02/16/down_earth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2001/02/16/down_earth/index.html?source=rss Chris Rock, reborn as a white guy, blazes through a perfectly pleasant "Heaven Can Wait" rip-off. By Joyce Millman Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/02/12/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2001/02/12/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Monday, Feb. 12, 2001 By Amy Reiter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/11/07/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/11/07/nptues/index.html?source=rss The enlightened actress takes it up with other celeb moms; Rosie O'Donnell fights the power for Babs and Gore. Plus: Monica reveals what wasn't hard, and Chris Rock figures out Bush's real problem. By Joyce Millman Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/09/12/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/09/12/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2000 By Charles Taylor Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/09/08/nurse_betty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/09/08/nurse_betty/index.html?source=rss Neil LaBute's elitist pretense and cold, self-serving characters snuff out fantasy, romance and a perfectly sweet script. By Amy Reiter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/09/05/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/09/05/nptues/index.html?source=rss Drea De Matteo talks dirty; Michael Douglas says wedding is not impending; and it's splitsville for Quaid and Ryan -- again.