Here are the official 2011 Oscar nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards. BEST PICTURE127 HOURS (Fox Searchlight Pictures)BLACK SWAN (Fox Searchlight Pictures)INCEPTION (Warner Bros Pictures)THE FIGHTER (Relativity Media/Paramount Pictures)THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT (Focus Features)THE KING'S SPEECH...
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Discovery Communications has agreed to almost double the funding commitment to its cable network venture with US television talk show host and celebrity Oprah Winfrey.In the agreement, Winfrey has agreed to increase her on-air commitment to The Oprah Winfrey Network, which is a Los Angeles-based...
The news of Michael Jackson's death rocked the world on June 25, 2009. Since his death all of the major television networks have aired special tributes highlighting his musical legacy. Those tributes are fitting for the man who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice and whose 1982...
Walt Disney Co.'s ABC Television is cutting back on its workforce by 5 percent. Two hundred employees will lose their jobs, and another 200 open positions with the company will remain unfilled. The cuts will affect the ABC network, ABC Family, ABC News, SoapNet, and the Disney Channel. Disney's...
Political Correctness: the Oxford American Dictionary defines it as "the avoidance... of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, or insult groups of people." Okay, we can get behind that. But what does it actually mean in reality?
Political commentator Glenn Beck has announced that he is leaving FOX News. The often controversial entrepreneur, radio host, and television personality announced on April 6, 2011 his plans to "transition" from FOX News into "other platforms." The announcement follows a joint statement issued by...
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
It is interesting to look back at the various ways that technology has been advertised to consumers over the past several decades. It is particularly interesting to look back at these advertisements when the featured products have been made obsolete. From the BetaMax to the HD DVD the following...
Even as little as seven years ago, trying to obtain video on the Internet, much less watching a movie, was a complete nightmare. With much of the Internet still on dialup, it could take hours to download even a three minute music video, days for a feature-length film. Furthermore, the video-watching...
