Though the overall box office has been way down, Summer 2014 could at least brag about the fact that there had been no pricey box office bombs. Then August came along, the box office picked up, but now we have
Iran will not give UN nuclear inspectors access to a military base outside Tehran that they have been seeking to visit since 2005, Defence Minister Hossein Dehgan said on Saturday. Dehgan’s comments, reported by the ISNA news agency, came just
Over and over, we are told that Hollywood’s only agenda is making money. It’s not about ideology or social engineering, it’s about chasing the bucks. There’s no doubt that Hollywood love things that make money–it just doesn’t love everything that
CAIRO (AP) — A Palestinian negotiator said Sunday his side is “less optimistic” about indirect talks with Israel over the Gaza war as a deadline on a temporary cease-fire looms. The Palestinian team reassembled in Cairo on Sunday after members
Three newcomers failed to do much at this weekend’s box office. “Expendables 3,” “Let’s Be Cops,” and “The Giver” all failed to crack $20 million or jump ahead of their older competition. In week two, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” held
A report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) think-tank has cast doubt on Scottish leader Alex Salmond’s 2020 deadline for a ‘nuclear Free Scotland’ and suggests a British enclave in Faslane could save the taxpayer up to £3.5 billion.
The Dog is on his trail. Wanted mixed-martial artist War Machine has another worry today. Dog the Bounty Hunter’s deadline for the fighter to turn himself in has passed. Las Vegas police seek to put the cage fighter in a
At midnight last night, the Department of Health finished its final six-week consultation on whether to implement plain packaging for cigarettes. In response, Simon Clark of the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco (FOREST) personally delivered 53,196
Sony Pictures Classics will bring a new documentary to theaters in the coming months that attacks those who scrutinize the latest global warming headlines. Will film critics label the finished product “one-sided” or “propaganda” as they so often do with
AUSTIN, Texas — Attorneys for Michael Quinn Sullivan, the head of the Empower Texans organization, have filed a legal challenge against the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) regarding the complaint filed against him alleging that he had improperly failed to register
Entertainment Weekly delivers a dose of soft-left bias along with the standard Hollywood content. Sometimes the magazine wholly embraces its liberal slant. Consider how it let one film critic slam 2016: Obama’s America as racist–and much worse. EW typically reserves
The Associated Press reports that contrary to popular perception, Donald Trump’s attempt to buy the NFL’s Buffalo Bills is not a publicity stunt. It’s the real deal. Trump, along with Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula, has been selected
The bases full in a one-run game already plays as high drama. But a peculiar, mid-at-bat defensive substitution in yesterday’s Tigers-Cubs game eclipsed the bases-loaded situation in the drama department. Detroit manager Brad Ausmus walked onto the field in the
Baseball fans were still trying to sort out the dizzying deals for postseason aces Jon Lester and John Lackey, Home Run Derby champ Yoenis Cespedes and All-Star shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera when they were treated to a most curious sight Thursday.
Baseball’s dealing deadline has passed, but not before one of the most coveted players on the trade market switched uniforms in a three-team swap. David Price, the hard-throwing ace of the Tampa Bay Rays staff, has been traded to the
President Obama is practically shouting from the rooftops that he’s about to grant a new unilateral amnesty to as many as six million illegal aliens, but the topic of immigration does not come up in a new op-ed from Speaker
Though no title did well enough to lift the box office out of its stunning summer slump, in their weekend debuts, both “Lucy” and “Hercules” are doing better than expected. Scarlett Johansson’s “Lucy” easily snatched first place with a $43
— Looks like the Cartoon Network is more interested in courting controversy than laughs. Other than portraying Jesus in a highly offensive way (that has zero to do with his skin color), the trailer is a terrible stereotyping of
The Los Angeles Police Department has put out a strong warning for residents that there will be severe traffic congestion in several Los Angeles neighborhoods as a result of a two-day fundraising jaunt by President Obama. The LAPD warning includes
Writers Alex Kurtzman (“Transformers,” “Star Trek,” “Amazing Spider-Man”) and Chris Morgan (“Fast and Furious’ series) will oversee the franchising and reboot of Universal Studios classic monsters, Deadline reports. The idea is to not only revive Dracula, The Frankenstein Monster, The
(AFP) US President Barack Obama signaled Wednesday that talks with Iran on its nuclear program may need to extend beyond a weekend deadline, saying negotiations have shown a “credible way forward.” Obama said he was consulting with Congress — where
America may still be torn on whether to fully embrace soccer, but it’s clear plenty of viewers are more than eager to watch the World Cup every four years. How dominate did the just-wrapped soccer contest prove? Even people soaring
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) —Forty undocumented immigrants were deported to Honduras from a New Mexico detention facility Monday, the first since a spike in Central American immigrants became a burgeoning political crisis in recent months. The Department of Homeland Security
With the controversial, six-month “interim” nuclear deal between Iran and the group of Western powers known as the P5+1 formally expiring a week from Sunday, western diplomats, including US Secretary of State John Kerry, are gathering in Vienna for what
A breakthrough in Vienna talks between world powers and Iran over the latter’s nuclear programme is “unlikely” on Sunday because of big divergences, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said as he arrived in the Austrian capital. “There are very significant
