John Berman

Debut feature director Jay Berman (Christopher Guest), steers cast and crew through a typically tumultuous independent film Home for Purim, an intimate period drama about a Jewish family's turbulent reunion on the occasion of the dying matriarch's favorite holiday. When Internet-generated rumors begin circulating that three of Purim's stars -- faded luminary Marilyn Hack (Catherine O'Hara), journeyman actor and former hot dog pitchman Victor Allan Miller (Harry Shearer), and ingenue Callie Webb (Parker Posey) -- may be perpetrating Award-worthy performances, a rumble of excitement rattles the cast. Once 'Hollywood Now' anchors Chuck Porter (Fred Willard) and Cindy Martin (Jane Lynch) pick up the buzz, Award fever infects the entire production. Unit publicist Corey Taft (John Michael Higgins), talent agent Morley Orfkin (Eugene Levy), and producer Whitney Taylor Brown (Jennifer Coolidge) all smell the sudden potential for a sleeper hit. As does Sunfish Classics President Martin Gibb (Ricky Gervais), who suggests some last-minute changes to the film that he feels will broaden the film's appeal. Meanwhile, Purim's screenwriters, Lane Iverson (Michael McKean) and Philip Koontz (Bob Balaban) grow steadily more horrified as they watch the first film adaptation of their work diverge from their original story. As the hopeful Purim team careens toward the end of production and the upcoming Award season, tenuous relationships and brittle dreams play out in unexpected ways...

Simply put, New York Rangers coach John Tortorella doesn't like to give news conferences. The CBC asked D.J. Steve Porter to have some fun with Tortorella's non-answers. And Len Berman says Tortorella has a chance join former NFL coaches Jim Mora of the Colts and Dennis Green of the Cardinals in the "Coach Quote Hall of Fame."

The GOP primary isn't over yet and at the end of the day, it comes down to the magic number 1,144. Newsweek & The Daily Beast's John Avlon interviews Jeff Berman, author of 'The Magic Number: Inside Obama's Chase for the Presidential Nomination,' for a closer look at how the coveted digits are ruling the Republican race.

John Berman discusses his views on the presidential primaries!