(AP) Activists: 43 killed in ongoing Syria offensivesBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed at least 43 civilians across the country on Saturday, activists said, as the U.S. posted online satellite images of troop deployments
WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) —The U.S. Energy Department said it is preparing to approve more federal loan guarantees for green energy projects. The development comes amid controversy over the Obama administration’s clean energy investments, after California solar-panel firm Solyndra, recipient
Fighting raged on Friday between army deserters and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, monitors said, as activists called for massive protests in support of arming the rebellion. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that fierce battles were taking
(AP) Syrian troops attack Damascus suburbBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTSyrian troops launched a fierce assault on a Damascus suburb Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around
DHD: My sources tell me that Titanic 3D opened to around $4.5M for today. That won’t be good enough to beat the #1 movie at the North American box office, Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games. But James Cameron’s epic has a
Fierce clashes erupted after Syria’s regime sent reinforcements into rebel areas despite a truce pledge, as the UN said it was rushing a team to Damascus to pave the way for peace monitors. The surge in violence on Tuesday killed
COURT UPHOLDS EVIL THAT IS BUNDLED CABLE Well, this sucks: The U.S. Court of Appeals in Pasadena would have turned pay TV upside down today if it had sided with consumers in a suit that took on virtually every major
We have to assume the Navy and the USO have either seen the film or at least read the script, so it’s great news that both have — along with a number of corporate sponsors — enthusiastically joined the film’s promotional
Just like everyone else in America, I went to see “The Hunger Games” over the weekend. My ADHD prevented me from getting through the book until just a day before the movie, but I quickly powered through the other two
IS THERE A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON SPOILER WARNINGS? My review of 1974’s “Chinatown” opens by revealing the answer to the story’s mystery. A commenter complained: Geez, John: How about a spoiler alert for those who never saw Chinatown? At
WHITNEY HOUSTON: DROWNED BY COCAINE It’s difficult to write about the death of someone–to make sense of something so senseles, to attempt to explain or comprehend the loss of a complete and total human being. I’m old enough to remember
UNIVERSAL HIRES NEW SCRIBES FOR ‘MIDNIGHT RUN 2,’ BRETT RATNER WILL DIRECT Robert De Niro’s already on board and Charles Grodin seems willing to temporarily suspend the awful work he’s doing now — fighting to release criminals into neighborhoods other
A bad month is getting much worse for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network. From Deadline: Research and investment firm SNL Kagan is the source authority for the kinds of financial information about cable channels that everyone wants to know, and that
DHD: We’ve learned that deals are done for the big-ticket New Regency/Paramount co-production “Noah”, which Deadline has been scooping first for nearly a year now. A formal announcement should come next week. The once hoped-for spring start is now July, sources
DHD: Welcome to another weekend of strong box office. numbers for the #1 movie, Sony Pictures/MGM co-production’ 21 Jump Street, showed an opening of $13M Friday and $35M weekend from 3,121 theaters. “Great news for Jump Street as it keeps
Looks like Rosie O’Donnell will have plenty of time on her hands to reconsider whether fire can melt steel. “The Rosie Show,” the balleyhooed chat show meant to stabilize the new OWN network, has been canceled. The final new episode
There’s only one comedian to call if your sitcom needs an actor who can play someone described as “surgical with his cut downs.” Dennis Miller just re-upped his contract for his nationally syndicated radio show, but soon he’ll be moonlighting
Mike Fleming at DHD: I’m hearing that fans of the Fox series 24 are going to have to continue waiting for the long awaited 24 feature film. 20th Century Fox isn’t going forward with the film this year. It hadn’t
(AP) Israel-Gaza violence ebbs as truce takes effectBy AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael halted its airstrikes against Gaza Strip militants early Tuesday and rocket fire from the Palestinian territory ebbed as a cease-fire ending four days of clashes appeared to be taking
(AP) Senate rejects GOP environment, energy proposalsBy JOAN LOWYAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate killed Republican-backed attempts to overturn several of President Barack Obama’s environmental and energy policies Thursday as lawmakers worked against a March 31 deadline to keep aid flowing to more
After watching last night’s Oscars, one thing is clear: the show is played out. Everybody agrees. Nikki Finke’s take on the Academy Awards was absolutely brutal: “Is the show over yet? It’s dragged on almost 2 1/2-hours. Kill me now.”
HUGE NEWS: ‘THE ARTIST’ WILL MAKE PAY CABLE DEBUT ON NETFLIX STREAMING Now can I say “I told you so?” Actually, things are happening faster than even I expected. The studios have to go to where the customers are going.
This confused me. Just last week before Attorney General Eric Holder testified the media had no problem acting like Representative Darrell Issa was being unfair and asking too much of Mr. Holder & the DOJ when it came to releasing
Having an Oscar on your shelf is hardly career insurance these days. Just ask Forest Whitaker, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Adrien Brody, three recent winners who find their work going straight to DVD of late. [youtube 0Wn544fBnS0 nolink] Now, it’s Halle
