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Showbiz bible 'Variety' Up for Sale

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood trade paper Variety, one of the oldest and most respected sources of information for the entertainment industry, is being put up for sale, owners Reed Business Information said on Friday.

'Bully' Fallout: More Studios Protest MPAA Ratings

'Bully' Fallout: More Studios Protest MPAA Ratings

Who didn’t see this coming? From The L.A. Times: When the Motion Picture Assn. of America voted to uphold the R rating for the documentary “Bully” several weeks ago, the film’s distributor, Harvey Weinstein, kicked up a dust storm of

NY Times

NY Times

“Oh, the horror.” No, this is not an homage to Francis Ford Coppola and “Apocalypes Now”; it’s the reaction of New York Times film reviewer Jeannette Catsoulis to the pro-life movie “October Baby.” On the verge of mild hysteria, Catsoulis writes:

New Game Show Tests Your Bible Knowledge

New Game Show Tests Your Bible Knowledge

Comedian Jeff Foxworthy is going from grilling fifth graders to asking contestants how much they know about the Good Book. Foxworthy will host the upcoming show “The American Bible Challenge,” to air on The Game Show Network. “Challenge” lets contestants

Gay Patriot Defends Kirk Cameron From NBC's Ann Curry

Gay Patriot Defends Kirk Cameron From NBC's Ann Curry

Writing at Gay Patriot, Dan Blatt makes an excellent point about the recent dust-up between NBC’s Ann Curry and Christian actor Kirk Cameron: [T]here is a difference between expressing a view colored by a fundamentalist faith and manifesting animus to

Bob Barker Funds $880K Elephant Private Plane Ride

Bob Barker Funds $880K Elephant Private Plane Ride

(AP) Bob Barker funds $880,000 elephant flight to CA By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES Three elephants will travel from the Toronto Zoo to a sanctuary in California aboard a private plane thanks to longtime animal activist Bob

The Politics of 'Hunger Games'

The Politics of 'Hunger Games'

Terrific piece from Paul Bond at THR: With 26 million books in “The Hunger Games” trilogy sold thus far, one hardly needs to look further for reasons why the first film installment is bound to open huge Friday (on Thursday,

Ready for Another 'Hangover?'

Ready for Another 'Hangover?'

Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures are re-teaming with Todd Phillips for “The Hangover Part III,” the third installment in the record-breaking comedy franchise, which is slated for release on May 24, 2013. The announcement was made today by Jeff

Left-Wing 'Onion' Ceases Print Publication in DC, Philly

Left-Wing 'Onion' Ceases Print Publication in DC, Philly

Obviously, no one is going to point to the elephant in the room, most especially the hopelessly left-wing BuzzFeed Politics, but due to their unwillingness to go after Obama and Democrats with the same sharp satire it uses against Republicans,

Drowning, Drugs Killed Houston

Drowning, Drugs Killed Houston

(AP) Drowning killed Houston, but drugs took high tollBy ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESDrugs took many things from Whitney Houston _ her pristine voice, clean image and her career _ and coroner’s officials revealed Thursday that cocaine also played a

Game sales overtake DVDs in Britain

Game sales overtake DVDs in Britain

LONDON, March 22 (UPI) — Computer game sales in Britain have surpassed those of DVDs and other video formats for the first time, industry figures suggest. Sales of $3.05 billion in 2011 made the video game industry the country’s biggest