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Regulators, Hollywood Cover Up Plague of Animal Abuse

Regulators, Hollywood Cover Up Plague of Animal Abuse

According to an in-depth and potentially game-changing expose’ in The Hollywood Reporter, the credit  you see at the end of movies and television shows that reassures with “No Animals Were Harmed,” is nothing close to reliable. Corruption, cover-ups, and outright

R2-D2 to Appear in 'Star Wars' Sequel

R2-D2 to Appear in 'Star Wars' Sequel

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI)–Hollywood’s Disney and LucasFilm have confirmed the iconic robot R2-D2 will appear in the upcoming “Star Wars: Episode VII,” Variety.com reported Tuesday. The long-awaited sequel is in preproduction at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom and

Obama Sets More Fundraising Records

Obama Sets More Fundraising Records

Since April, President Obama has set a torrid fundraising pace, accumulating $40 million for fellow Democrats. Breaking all previous fundraising records by a president in the first year of a second term, Obama attended 30 fundraising events for wealthy donors in ten

Miley Cyrus Dons Nude Body Paint in Rap Video

Miley Cyrus Dons Nude Body Paint in Rap Video

Miley Cyrus is reinventing herself…again! This time as a sparkly naked alien in rapper Future’s new music video ‘Real and True.’ The 20-year-old former Disney star is covered only in body paint and gets pretty intimate with Future!

'Thor' Sequel Smashes Mortal Competition with $86 Million Haul

'Thor' Sequel Smashes Mortal Competition with $86 Million Haul

By JESSICA HERNDONAssociated PressSuperheroes continue to defeat their foes at the box office. Disney’s “Thor: The Dark World,” earning $86.1 million, dominated the weekend box office as it opened domestically at No. 1, according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Chris

Boycott Bust: 'Ender's Game' Blasts to Top of Weekend Box Office

Boycott Bust: 'Ender's Game' Blasts to Top of Weekend Box Office

By JESSICA HERNDONAP Film WriterLOS ANGELESWeekend moviegoers chose sci-fi over slapstick. Lionsgate’s “Ender’s Game,” based on the novel by Orson Scott Card, stars Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford as intergalactic soldiers. Comments made by Card expressing opposition to gay marriage

Disney's Fusion Tries to Exploit Divide That Doesn't Exist

Disney's Fusion Tries to Exploit Divide That Doesn't Exist

This week, Disney is opening a new front in the culture wars with the launch of Fusion, a news network targeted to hipster, English-speaking Hispanic millennial’s. Yeah, that’s how splintered the cable market has become. To ease the opening of

GLAAD: 42% Gay TV Characters Is Merely 'Good'

GLAAD: 42% Gay TV Characters Is Merely 'Good'

Brent Bozell: In the 2012-13 TV season, GLAAD found a record number of LGBT characters — 4.4 percent, or at least double their actual percentage of the population. Fox was honored for having these characters in 42 percent of their

ABC and Univision's love child bursts to life

ABC and Univision's love child bursts to life

(AP) ABC and Univision’s love child bursts to lifeBy LAURA WIDES-MUNOZAssociated PressMIAMIThe long-awaited DNA exchange between ABC and Univision emerges from the test tube this month, aiming to stretch the limits of traditional network programming. The English-language television network, called

Hollywood to Give Obamacare Starring Role in TV Shows

Hollywood to Give Obamacare Starring Role in TV Shows

Hollywood’s desperate attempt to bolster President Barack Obama has taken on new dimensions; now Obamacare will be featured or supported in upcoming Hollywood products. The USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s Hollywood Health & Society program has been given $500,000 to

Browns QB Hoyer's Season Ended by Knee Injury

Browns QB Hoyer's Season Ended by Knee Injury

(AP) Browns QB Hoyer’s season ended by knee injuryBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDBrian Hoyer’s story, seemingly pulled from a Disney movie script, took a cruel turn. The Cleveland quarterback’s season is over. A lifelong Browns fan living out his boyhood

Disney and 'Pirates' Producer Bruckheimer to End Film Deal

Disney and 'Pirates' Producer Bruckheimer to End Film Deal

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Walt Disney Co and Jerry Bruckheimer, the producer behind the blockbuster “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise and the summer flop “The Lone Ranger,” will end their long-running film deal next year, the media company announced

8 Scary Sinkhole Videos From Around the Country

Florida – A 60 foot sinkhole opens up in Florida near Disney World:   California – Homes swallowed by sinkholes in May. Some believe a dormant volcano is the cause: Illinois – A sinkhole swallows 3 cars on a residential

Vin Scully to Be Grand Marshal of 2014 Rose Parade

Vin Scully to Be Grand Marshal of 2014 Rose Parade

(AP) Vin Scully to be grand marshal of 2014 Rose ParadeBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterPASADENA, Calif.Vin Scully will usher in 2014 as grand marshal of the 125th Rose Parade, an honor the Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster initially wasn’t sure he

Michigan Gives 'Man of Steel' Sequel $35M Tax Credit

Michigan Gives 'Man of Steel' Sequel $35M Tax Credit

While California desperately tries to keep film and TV production in-state, Hollywood’s production companies are raking in the dough elsewhere. Michigan’s film office has announced it will offer $35 million to Warner brothers for shooting parts of Man of Steel