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The … truth … will … be … revealed … November 22 … on … the SCI FI Channel. The cable channel sent a team of archeologists to Roswell, New Mexico, site of the most enduring UFO controversy, to see what they could see: In an effort to verify once …
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A Long, Long Way From Cleopatra
Egytian satellite TV channel talks sex and nation’s youth reveal they don’t know their lingam from their yoni. The government disapproves either way: A risque mix of sex and politics has got a ground-breaking Egyptian satellite TV channel into hot water with the government. Dream TV has been asked to …
Read More »Reduced Comdex Reconvenes
DVD technology the big buzz.
Read More »Spacey’s Spot for Fledgling Filmmakers
In what sounds like a kind of StarPolish for film, Kevin Spacey’s TriggerStreet.com debuts today: Trigger Street Productions, Inc., was formed in 1997 by Kevin Spacey to develop and produce entertainment in a variety of mediums. Realizing that the path to his own success would have been much rockier without …
Read More »The Truth of Parody
Phil Donahue is not long for this TV world.
Read More »Al Jazeera Update
Arab TV network al Jazeera comes under scrutiny once again for its broadcast of the latest bin Laden bile-fest. An update to our coverage can be found here.
Read More »Stogies Are Forever
A couple of days ago we mentioned the campaign against smoking in films. Horrors! James Bond puffs cigars in the new Die Another Day, which is set in Cuba: The decision to feature cigars in the film, which premieres in London Monday, has outraged the anti-smoking lobby. Bond, better known …
Read More »More Freaks in Hollywood
Actors Paul Reubens and Jeffrey Jones arrested on child sex charges, though Ed Rooney would appear to be in far more trouble than Pee Wee. CNN reports the tawdry news: Los Angeles police Thursday arrested actor Jeffrey Jones, best known for his role as the smarmy principal in the movie …
Read More »PETA vs. Victoria’s Secret = No Contest
Victoria’s Secret “Christmas Dreams and Fantasies” fashion show was interrupted by a PETA protest: Activists for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals rushed the stage as Gisele Bundchen strutted down the runway in a beaded bra and panties, thigh-high black stockings and red strappy heels. The four female protesters, …
Read More »“Rated R for Butt Puffing”
I was just railing against TV irresponsibility, but what about film responsibility? Variety reports that the AMA and the World Health Organization have called for movies that “glamorize” smoking to be rated R: “As countries worldwide grapple with the devastating and increasing impact of tobacco use, the entertainment industry must …
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