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Rihanna Sues Ex-Accountants, Claiming Millions Lost

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pop star Rihanna has sued her former accountants for mismanaging the singer’s finances, including claiming they earned huge commissions from concert tours that resulted in her losing millions of dollars. In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan

Story Behind the 'Spider-Man' Reboot

Story Behind the 'Spider-Man' Reboot

(AP) Rebooting ‘Spider-Man,’ in a flash By JAKE COYLE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK On a weekend in January of 2010, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios pivoted faster than even Spider-Man would dare. A fourth installment of the hugely popular

Nora Ephron (1941-2012): She Brought Joy to the Masses

Nora Ephron (1941-2012): She Brought Joy to the Masses

Had she not ventured into Hollywood, there’s little doubt Nora Ephron — who died too young yesterday of leukemia at 71 — would still be fondly remembered, but mainly among the media and cultural elite for her left-wing politics, feminist

Obamacare: the 'Racists' Were Right

Obamacare: the 'Racists' Were Right

One of the causes Andrew Breitbart cared about most passionately was disproving the lie that Tea Party members had hurled the “N-word”–not once, but more than a dozen times–at black members of Congress as they marched through a large crowd

Box Office: New Titles Flop, 'Madagascar' Holds #1

Box Office: New Titles Flop, 'Madagascar' Holds #1

DHD: Contrast that with today’s newcomers which each should have earned over $20M this weekend because of their star power. But New Line/Warner Bros’ Rock Of Ages (3,470 theaters) is falling to earth with a thud. Which Hollywood expected because

Film Returns Travolta to Spotlight, Amid Bad Press

Film Returns Travolta to Spotlight, Amid Bad Press

By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESJohn Travolta will soon be back on the big screen, but weeks of negative headlines have focused on his personal life and not on the return of one of Hollywood’s top stars. Travolta plays a

Global Governance, Utopianism, and the Threats to Freedom

Global Governance, Utopianism, and the Threats to Freedom

It does not take much to trace the lineage of the global governance movement.  Beginning with the very first work on international law, written by Herman Grotius in 1623, down through the philosophical writings of Immanuel Kant and Karl Krause

'Madagascar 3' Cruises to Box Office Win

LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) – Animated family movie “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” beat sci-fi thriller “Prometheus” to the top of weekend box office charts with $60.4 million in the United States and Canada, according to studio estimates released

Illegals Cannot Be Put in Jail in France Anymore

Illegals Cannot Be Put in Jail in France Anymore

The state of Arizona requests identification of any person whom the police have “reasonable suspicion” is in the country illegally. Arizona then throws illegal immigrants behind bars. For that, it is being sued by the federal government, which chooses not

Weekend Box Office: 'Snow White' #1, 'MIB 3' #2

Weekend Box Office: 'Snow White' #1, 'MIB 3' #2

DHD: My sources now say Universal’s PG-13 Snow White And The Huntsman (3,773 theaters) will climb to $21M for today and $55+M for this domestic weekend. That result is better than expected for the 2D original fantasy actioner that cost

'E.T.' Set For October Blu-Ray Release

'E.T.' Set For October Blu-Ray Release

In celebration of its 100th anniversary, Universal Studios has picked thirteen select titles for a spectacular Blu-ray release. This latest announcement was just released this morning. — As part of Universal Studios’ 100th anniversary, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial comes to Blu-ray