1. Streaming Catching Up with Pay Channels The entertainment multi-nationals that make an obscene fortune forcing hundreds of millions of Americans to pay for dozens of cable channels they will never watch are as terrified of online streaming as the
In a fairly positive review of “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” Paramount’s latest reboot of Tom Clancy’s CIA hero, The Hollywood Reporter’s Todd McCarthy reveals that this origin story depicts a young Jack Ryan (Christopher Pine) as inspired to serve his
With the inaugural behind him, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio begins the push to implement his signature campaign promise: taxing the rich to fund a universal pre-kindergarten program. To do so, he will face opposition far and wide–
The Marine Corps has delayed implementation of its new fitness plan requiring women do three pull-ups because a majority of female recruits failed to pass the standard. Why not delay the roll out of women in combat instead? “I don’t
Even a legendary director like Martin Scorsese is used to receiving some sour reviews. The Goodfellas auteur likely wasn’t expecting one up close and personal after the screening of his newest film, The Wolf of Wall Street. The comic drama,
By JAKE COYLEAP Film WriterNEW YORKOn busy pre-Christmas weekend at the box office, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” held off a very different sequel, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” sequel took in $31.5 million in its
With director Kenneth Branagh’s Jack Ryan reboot (this will be #4) set for release in early 2014, Paramount has released a nifty Bluray boxed-set of the four Jack Ryan movies that came before, and has done so just in time
(AP) Study finds most US silent films have been lostBRETT ZONGKERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe vast majority of feature-length silent films made in America have been lost due to decay and neglect over the past 100 years, allowing an original 20th century art
The push for a nationwide thunderous protest by Walmart employees against their employer on Black Friday turned out to be no more than a tiny drizzle. Walmart estimated the number of its employees protesting nationwide at 20. The activist group
There is nothing wrong with “blowing the whistle” on someone doing something corrupt or unethical. In fact, it is our moral obligation to be the “rat” in such instances. For example, whistleblowers regarding the cover-up on Benghazi and the harassing
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELESFans outraged that a sequel to a beloved holiday film is in the works are no longer out in the cold. A spokeswoman for Paramount Pictures, who owns the rights to “It’s a Wonderful
The state of California is trying to bring movie production back to the Golden State, but one prominent studio executive is unimpressed with its efforts to date. Randy Baumberger, President of the Studio Group of Paramount Pictures, says the state’s
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
Another night, another breathless live account of a lone gunman loose in a highly-populated public area. Unlike the many terrifying episodes of the past couple of years, however, Monday night’s incident at Garden State Plaza doesn’t lend itself to the
(AP) NEW YORK–The release of Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street” has been pushed to Dec. 25. Paramount Pictures made the widely expected announcement Tuesday. Scorsese’s Wall Street epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio had previously been scheduled for release Nov.
Hollywood is starting to embrace faith-based content, witness a wave of new projects aimed at church-going crowds. The risk, of course, is that those projects won’t accurately reflect the source material or, worse, prove downright offensive. So plenty is riding
By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES In the new take on the supernatural coming-of-age story out Friday, beleaguered high school student Carrie White’s torment doesn’t merely occur within the gym showers or on stage at the prom. It’s also
It’s the second script in as many weeks for Wikileaks. Last week, the organization dropped what it alleges to be the script of an HBO-funded film on Julian Assange and Bradley Manning, one the leaking organization claims received aid from the
The sissification of America continues: a middle school in Long Island, New York in Nassau County has banned footballs, baseballs, soccer balls, playing tag or doing cartwheels without a coach during recess because the school is concerned middle-schoolers will get
By TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterAUBURN HILLS, Mich.When you’ve got the smallest marketing budget of the Detroit Three automakers, you have to take risks to get your TV spots noticed. That’s why Olivier Francois, Chrysler’s marketing chief, gambles a lot. He’s
We keep hearing how much better the economy is getting under President Barack Obama, yet all we see and hear is bad news. The facts just don’t support the administration’s claim, unless they are influenced in various ways to look
The Los Angeles Unified School District is halting the home use of Ipads after it took students at Theodore Roosevelt High school only one week to hack the devices. 300 students were able to bypass the security so they could
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 25 (UPI)–Martin Scorsese’s eagerly awaited drama “The Wolf of Wall Street” won’t be ready for its scheduled Nov. 15 release, The Hollywood Reporter said Wednesday. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey and Jonah Hill, the film could be
(AP) 49ers prepare to move forward without Aldon SmithBy JANIE McCAULEYAP Sports WriterSANTA CLARA, Calif.The San Francisco 49ers are prepared to go forward without star linebacker Aldon Smith for as long as it takes for him to get clean, healthy
(AP) Pope warns church must find new balance or failBy NICOLE WINFIELD and RACHEL ZOLLAssociated PressVATICAN CITYPope Francis is warning that the Catholic Church’s moral edifice might “fall like a house of cards” if it doesn’t balance its divisive rules
The back story of director Marc Forster’s “World War Z” should have been the recipe for a calamity of the kind that would replace “Heaven’s Gate” as the shorthand for bloated, way-over-budget, star-driven box office disaster. But moviegoers didn’t watch
The plot for the upcoming Christopher Nolan film Interstellar is a hush-hush affair. All we know is that it will star Matthew McConaughey, be set in the future and likely flash some serious special effects. A small paper out of
Director Christopher Nolan cagily denied his Batman film trilogy had a conservative streak. The trilogy’s take on terrorism and an Occupy Wall Street-styled foe spoke to GOP-friendly audiences all the same. Nolan’s next feature, a hush-hush project set for a
With a secular retooling of Christianity’s concept of the immaculate conception, NBC is set to offer a show billed as a “supernatural mystery” featuring not one, but dozens of “immaculate conceptions.” As the show unfolds, we will see the lives
Television shows like Modern Family, which feature a gay couple with an adopted child, represent a rising wave of content with same-sex stories. The same doesn’t hold true for feature films, according to GLAAD. GLAAD released its latest findings on film
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 12 (UPI)–Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures says Brad Pitt’s zombie apocalypse film “World War Z” has passed the $500 million worldwide gross milestone. The figure surpasses the $497.3 million of “Troy” to become Pitt’s highest grossing film ever, Deadline.com
Hollywood has changed, and it will never be the same thanks to the arrival of the Internet and the fragmentation of content distribution. Producer Lynda Obst’s new book, Sleepless in Hollywood, chronicles the author’s transition from what she terms the
The Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel are engaging once again in peace negotiations. Disconcertingly, the Obama Administration pressured Israel to agree to the release of more 104 hardened terrorists as a presage to the commencement of these talks. These prisoners, prevented from harming
A bombshell book set to hit stores this fall reveals the unholy alliance between Hollywood and Nazi Germany in the years leading up to World War II. Ben Urwand’s book, The Collaboration: Hollywood’s Pact with Hitler, is based on archival
In one of the more bizarre interpretations of justice to emerge in a terrorism trial in the West, Dutch courts have blocked the extradition of Dutch-Pakistani terrorism suspect Sabir Khan from the Netherlands to the United States, citing concerns about the
Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic Noah isn’t quite ready to hit theaters, but the director screened the film recently at ECHO, a progressive church conference being held in Dallas, Texas. After Aronofsky’s “exclusive sneak peek,” several viewers took to Twitter all coincidentally
In the trial of Jeffrey Sterling, a former CIA officer who is accused of leaking classified information to New York Times reporter James Risen, a federal appeals court has ruled that Risen will have to testify. The court stated: The
Vanderbilt’s football team has dismissed four players who may also be a part of an investigation by Nashville police about whether a sex crime happened in a campus dorm. According to the Associated Press, the players were dismissed for violating
By JOCELYN NOVECKAP National WriterNEW YORKSo this was the deal: For $50, you got to see Brad Pitt’s hotly anticipated zombie thriller “World War Z” before all your friends. You also got 3D glasses to keep, popcorn and sodas, a
This weekend’ summer box office race has an unprecedented three films securing over $50 million in a single weekend. Pixar’s “Monster University” is expected to come in first, with $73 million. “Man of Steel,” already a hit after its monstrous