Netflix is trying to lure adults with original fare like the new drama House of Cards and the upcoming season of Arrested Development. The streaming giant isn’t forgetting about the kiddies. Netflix is prepping a new animated series called Turbo
Amazon’s move into original streaming content got a boost today as the company solidified one of the more promising pilots across the media landscape. Sundance breakout Tyler Ross, star of indie Milkshake, and up-and-comer Izabela Vidovic have been cast as two of the four leads
A trilogy of mystery novels from award-winning writer Andrew Klavan will be making its way to the big screen. Fox Hill Productions has optioned development and production rights to Andrew Klavan‘s mystery trilogy Dynamite Road, Shotgun Alley and Damnation Street. Klavan has adapted the trilogy into
The confirmation of former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) as President Barack Obama’s new Secretary of Defense has hit new snags, according to a story broken by Foreign Policy on Tuesday evening, including an allegation of sexual harassment among staff in
On Monday, President Barack Obama missed the legally-required February 4th deadline to submit his annual budget. Four out of five of Obama’s budgets have been submitted late. Republicans pounced. “President Obama missed a great opportunity today to help our economy,” said
Today we’ve got two stories about national security that provide a nice contrast: the drone strike program Obama has been keeping secret, and the cyber-war program that was suspiciously “leaked” last summer, just in time to polish up the President’s
February 4 is here, and surprise of surprises, Barack Obama, for the fourth time in five years, has missed the deadline for submitting a budget. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who is in the middle of submitting a budget of his
After one of the most expensive congressional races and recounts of 2012 between Rep. Allen West (R) and now Rep. Patrick Murphy (D), Houston-based True the Vote has committed to exposing exactly what happened in St. Lucie County–including hauling Elections
We’ve already heard from film critics, actors and politicians regarding Zero Dark Thirty, the film depicting the successful hunt for Osama bin Laden. A trio of senators scorched the film for allegedly showing enhanced interrogation tactics helped nab bin Laden.
That’s right. Rapper, 50 Cent is about to get animated for Fox. Soon your children could be watching a show based on the childhood of gangsta rapper 50 cent (Curtis Jackson). Soon to be slated for a pilot, the project follows a
Julian Assange, the famed head of the website WikiLeaks, is not happy with the upcoming DreamWorks film based on his famous document-leaking website. As far as Assange is concerned, the film is just “massive propaganda.” Via videolink, Assange recently told a
CNN will debut a sports program during the weekends that former ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols will anchor. Jeff Zucker, in his fourth day in his official capacity as network’s president, announced the hiring. Nichols is Zucker’s first official hire at the
Thanks to the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, Hollywood is taking a faux look at violence in movies and video games. There is little to no chance that Hollywood will actually tone down such violence, but at
For years, Hollywood has been engaging in monopolistic practices in an attempt to fight the coming obsolescence of its business model. Hulu, the online television website, relies on the television studios colluding to avoid handing out their product for free
One of America’s most famous patriots is slated for a little attention on the AMC cable network–perhaps regrettably so. There may soon be a bit of hate going around for him with a new AMC sitcom in development called “We
The owners of the Sacramento Kings (the Maloof family) have sold the team to an ownership group that will move the team to Seattle. The Kings will become the Sonics, the name of Seattle’s old team before the team relocated
On Friday, House Republicans unveiled a plan to avert a potentially perilous game of political brinksmanship over raising the debt ceiling and to force Democrats to pass a budget for the first time in nearly four years. The plan: pass
Al Pacino and Brian De Palma made cult movie history when they joined forces for the 1983 gangster epic “Scarface.” Their latest collaboration finds them examining a far different character, someone beloved by many until his supporting role in a
In what is now known as the “Richard Windsor” lawsuit, named after the false identity I discovered outgoing administrator Lisa Jackson had created for herself, the Environmental Protection Agency hand-delivered a CD to me a few minutes before 5 PM on
The man who helped bring the “Die Hard” franchise to life might not be able to see the fifth installment in the action franchise when it opens next month. John McTiernan, the veteran Hollywood director who shot the first film
Legendary performer Jerry Lewis isn’t the retiring type. The man behind “The Nutty Professor” and the fabled Martin & Lewis comedy team may be 86, but he’s signed on to star in a new independent feature to be shot in
Today, Vice President Joe Biden’s will release the policy recommendations of his White House-mandated task force on guns–on time. Yesterday, the White House informed House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) that it would not meet its legal deadline
President Barack Obama will not have his budget completed in time to meet the legally-required February 4th deadline. “The administration was forced to delay some of its FY 2014 budget preparations, which in turn will delay the budget’s submission
Why should it be permissible for President Barack Obama to threaten the nation with default by accusing the Republicans of doing so, when they have not? Why should it be tolerable for President Obama to accuse the Republicans of wanting
Prior to the fiscal cliff deal, President Barack Obama scolded Congress for cobbling together a plan at the last minute. “America wonders why it is in this town why you can’t get stuff done in an organized timetable,” said Mr.
