What a busy month in the world of internet media streaming boxes what with Jeff Bezos announcing the Amazon ‘Fire’ device and fresh rumors swirling now about a relaunched Android TV device. Where these little boxes were niche and esoteric
Aereo’s Day of Reckoning In the Supreme Court What are the stakes today as the Supreme Court hears arguments about Aereo TV today? Other than the very survival of Aereo TV, we’re going to learn if our society is still
A few weeks ago I was at an event at my hair salon and I had the opportunity to talk to a local jewelry designer. Like many Americans, she doesn’t pay attention to politics every day. She had recently seen
Latest News In the Bryan Singer Sexual Abuse Lawsuit THR reports that in 2000 director Bryan Singer’s accuser, Michael Egan, filed a suit claiming to have been sexually abused at a 1999 party involving Singer associates. Egan didn’t name Singer
The Nasdaq Composite Index plummeted wildly on Thursday, posting its biggest drop in almost 2½ years and strongly affected the broader stock market. The Nasdaq index fell 129.79 points, which amounted to a 3.1% drop, landing at 4054.11. Two major
Venezuela’s Chavista government has always prided itself on having friends in Hollywood, most notably Sean Penn and Oliver Stone. That tide has begun to turn. After condemning Nicolás Maduro during the Oscars, actor Kevin Spacey wrote a post on his
Malkin Rips Colbert: ‘Me So Stupid. You So Funny!’ Over at Townhall, Michelle Malkin brutalizes Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central’s left-wing golden boy, who has been dealing for the better part of a week with charges of racism from the political
Support Independent Film about Abortion Doctor and Serial Killer Kermit Gosnell Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer are best known for their well-received, fact-based documentaries that bust left-wing narratives wide open. Their most recent film, “FrackNation,” thoroughly debunked the dishonest, anti-fracking
Amazon is denying they will do this, but that’s what big companies do in these situations. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is looking at a FREE streaming service of licensed and original content that will be advertiser-based. In
1. Holy Moly! Amazon Considers Free Streaming Service Amazon is denying they will do this, but that’s what big companies do in these situations. The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon is looking at a FREE streaming service of licensed
I’m nothing close to a tech geek, but I am a liberty geek and the way in which technology can give power back to the people and strip it from the dual menace of Big Government and Big Business has
Nick Cannon has a new album called White People Party Music coming out next month, and he’s taking an unusual marketing approach to promote the project. Cannon, a comedian who hosts America’s Got Talent, created the album under the pseudonym Connor
For six glorious seasons, between 1988 and 1993, on “The Wonder Years,” Jason Hervey owned the franchise for playing obnoxious older brothers. Via Twitchy, today Hervey is loving life in Tennessee and all my neighboring state has to offer —
While defending a female reporter under attack by the left-wing blog FireDogLake, the Washington Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg dismisses the criticism of the female reporter with the words, “The evidence? A single tweet.” Fair enough. But Rosenberg then proceeds to use
1. Andy Serkis to Direct ‘Jungle Book’ for Warner Bros You gotta give it to this guy. Andy Serkis makes his name as a performance-capture actor and works his way up to directing an A-picture for Disney. While playing Gollum
Hollywood continues to plead with state officials to broaden California’s existing tax incentives. This week, a new, favorable talking point for the industry fell in its lap. The Hollywood Reporter says the state’s current tax breaks added about $4.3 billion
1. Actually, Russell Crowe Did NOT Meet with Pope Francis Yesterday it was made to sound as though after weeks of stalking Pope Francis, “Noah” star Russell Crowe and director Darren Aronosfsky had wrangled some sort of awkward meeting with
According to the research firm SNL, for the first time ever the number of Americans who pay for bundled cable and satellite fell by a net total of 251,000 subscribers. Previously the industry has faced bad quarters and an alarming
Netflix’s latest original series will unite two veteran actresses and a theme you might expect from an HBO production. Grace and Frankie features Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two rivals forced to get to know each other better when
1. Zombies Vs. Boy Scouts According to The Hollywood Reporter “Scouts vs. Zombies” is a real thing that will involve boy scouts and will begin production in a couple of months. What’s the line in Vegas for the number of
NEW YORK (AP) — In the past year, Netflix, with its online, all-at-once D.C. thriller “House of Cards,” has jolted the medium we used to know as “television.” Now TV could be rocked by another game changer. Say hello to
The US Justice Department said Thursday it has launched an antitrust probe of the mega merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The $45.2 billion tie-up would unite the largest US cable companies, which also are among the largest broadband
Another *Yawn* Alec Baldwin Meltdown Just when you think being rich, handsome, enormously talented, married to a beautiful young woman and the father of a new baby might help Alec Baldwin find some inner-peace and stop him from baring his
Netflix has reached an agreement with cable and internet giant Comcast so that the US video-streaming service’s programming can be viewed more smoothly, the two announced Sunday. The companies “have established a more direct connection between Netflix and Comcast, similar
It seems like nothing can stop the cultural juggernaut known as Netflix’s House of Cards series. Nothing, perhaps, besides a fight over tax credits. Hollywood once more is scrambling for every tax credit it can grab. This time, the battle
Amazon Streaming Box Set for March Release This might not seem like big news. After all, Roku and Apple TV already offer a similar product that allows you to stream the Internet on your TV. What makes the news big,
House of Cards star Kate Mara toyed with David Letterman this week on the subject of her red-hot Netflix drama. The series, which co-stars Mara as a dogged reporter, offered up a big shock in the first episode of season
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said he could only laugh at what could be Hollywood’s “caricature” of him in season two of Netflix’s House of Cards. Appearing on The Michael Berry Show on Wednesday, Cruz said that he has watched season
Netflix’s “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey talks politics on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” with host Jon Stewart…
Streaming Wars: Broadband/Cable Providers Make Netflix ‘Unwatchable’ The Wall Street Journal reports that Internet/cable providers are attempting to extort more money from Netflix and/or kill off their customer growth by making it increasingly difficult for Netflix consumers to stream: Netflix
98% of Faith-Driven Consumer Not Satisfied with ‘Noah’ Variety reports more trouble for director Darren Ornofsky’s “Noah,” the $125 million Paramount tent-pole scheduled to be released next month. A religious organization called Faith Driven Consumers found that 98% of its
In his opening monologue for Fox News Channel’s “The Five” on Monday, co-host Greg Gutfeld criticized Netflix’s “House of Cards” and ABC’s “Nashville” for its portrayal of social conservative and suggests that this misrepresentation is a result of these show
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” host George Stephanopoulos asked actor Kevin Spacey about his Netflix’s drama series “House of Cards” mirroring the reality of Washington D.C…
Paul Bond of The Hollywood Reporter reports that “Partisans Agree: Comcast-TWC Merger Is Terrible Plan” and quotes everyone from Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) to Breitbart News in support of that. Franken is concerned that the merger will only further monopolize
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) —U.S. President Barack Obama is urging viewers of the second season of Netflix’s Washington series “House of Cards” to avoid putting plot spoilers online. Obama’s Twitter account noted Thursday he series second season was about to
Today is Valentine’s Day, or as it’s known for those with Netflix memberships, House of Cards Season 2 Day. The second season of Netflix’s political potboiler is now available, meaning fans can stream the first new episode or all 13
Ralph Waite Dead at 85: One Magnificent Actor For as long as I have been alive (and that’s a long time) Ralph Waite has enjoyed a fruitful big-and-small screen acting career. His first feature film was the 1967 masterpiece Cool
No One Shows Up for Shia LaBeouf’s Public Performance Art The Hollywood Reporter found no one waiting to see Shia Le-what’s-his-name’s performance-art exhibit, that apparently was meant to apologize for his shocking and well-documented acts of plagiarism: The #IAmSorry show,
Comcast has made an official bid to purchase Time Warner Cable for $159 per share, or $45 billion. THR reports that the merger would mean that this one company would now “command three-quarters of the market” and that the motive
“Disguised in a black robe, Michelangelo hid behind that pillar as his sculpture was unveiled,” the tour guide said. “When he heard one of the Cardinals say that no one would ever believe The Pieta had been sculpted by someone
