Web Exclusive: Early signs have been mixed — When Saudi Prince Waleed bin Talal upped his stake in Lebanese satcaster LBC to a controlling 85% in July and merged the popular net with his own multimedia titan Rotana, the billionaire maven could lay claim to having created one of the Arab world’s most powerful media […]
Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are about to rock for Barack. It was announced today that the two music superstars will co-headline “Change Rocks,” a concert for the campaign of democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Thursday October 16 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Obama himself will also take part in the […]
Web Exclusive: ‘Boer soek ‘n vrou’ features 10 lonely farmers — A local version of FremantleMedia reality format “Farmer Wants a Wife” debuted Tuesday on KykNet, the Afrikaans-language channel on MultiChoice’s DStv satellite service.
Brian Lowry: TV’s changing landscape alters Letterman, Leno — Having met David Letterman and Jay Leno only briefly, I’d normally hesitate to put them on the couch. But hey, watch someone on TV long enough and you feel like you know them.
Legit Reviews: Wig Out!” is a fierce drag show, but it’s wobbly theater. Set in the world of drag houses, where gay and transgender folks compete for trophies at elaborate balls, the show sizzles with style, turning out better production numbers than many Broadway musicals.
Legit Reviews: For all its yearning, “Flip Side” plays like a romp. Tough questions about personal identity are wrapped in visual wit and endearing performances, making the show, from avant-garde staples the Talking Band, a light entertainment that rewards closer inspection.
Legit Reviews: At last, a play for the Moldovan balloon wrangler in all of us. Saviana Stanescu’s “Aliens With Extraordinary Skills” is about as structurally sound as an old cobweb, but, like a cobweb, it’s hard not to take a little of it with you when you leave.
Legit Reviews: The best parts of Stephen Belber’s “Fault Lines” are enjoyed with your lips clamped tightly shut around that guilty snicker that will probably get out, egged on by the excellent Dominic Fumusa as a ridiculous sex fiend and Josh Lucas as his supercilious straight man. But the locker room humor is just gateway […]
Business News: Activist pledges to match $500,000 donation — Jonathan Lewis, entrepreneur and political activist and scion of the Cleveland-based Progressive Insurance fortune, said on Tuesday that he is pledging to chip in $500,000 to defeat Proposition 8 if the entertainment industry does the same.
Fox Searchlight is asking for your help in choosing the best poster for their upcoming film Notorious. If you need a refresher, it’s the upcoming movie about the life and death of rapper Notorious B.I.G. We launched a teaser trailer for it about a week ago. Even if you’re not a big fan of the […]