The Vatican is condemning the film “Elizabeth: The Golden Age. A Vatican-backed historian says that the film formed part of a “concerted attack on Catholicism” by atheists and “apocalyptic Christians”.
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Will The Web Benefit From Writers’ Strike?
“Faced with a long drought of fresh scripted material on network and cable TV, are we all going to end up junkies for the junk on YouTube? Hey, catch you later on MyDamnChannel.com! FunnyOrDie.com — it’s alive again!”
TV Targeted At Adults (And It’s Working)
“The maverick, year-old channel bears a name that embraces its mission: Retirement Living TV. It targets viewers 55 and up with original shows about health, finance, politics and entertainment as well as news.”
It’s Official – Hollywood Writers On Strike
“The first strike by Hollywood writers in nearly 20 years got under way Monday with noisy pickets on both coasts — a walkout that will disrupt everything from late-night talk shows to soap operas.”
Writers Deal Will Lead The Way For Hollywood
“The battle has broad implications for the way Hollywood does business, since whatever deal is struck by the Writers Guild of America will likely be used as a template for talks with actors and directors, whose contracts expire next June.”
The New War Movies
“Filmmakers, apparently undeterred, continue to take on stories about the metastasizing effects of terrorism and the war. A number of these projects feature major Hollywood names.”
Surprise – CBC Radio Chief Quits
“A major force in Canadian radio, Jane Chalmers said Friday she is simply tired and felt it was time for her to leave the hectic job.”
Iraq War Movies Are Different From Those Old War Movies
“The war in Iraq, the one where the prosecuting myth keeps changing, has reached our movie screens with record speed, faster and more critically than in any previous conflict, and far faster than the war it’s most often compared to, the quagmire in Vietnam.”
BBC Chief: BBC Needs To Change
“Audiences are telling us the BBC is too London-centric, and that has to change.” The chairman also “voiced worries that sums paid to stars were out of control because the BBC was bidding too much.”
Why Hollywood’s Writers Are Striking
“The Writers Guild of America is asking the mega-corporations that own the entertainment industry in America and the galaxy to compensate its members fairly for this highly desired product they create. Just a piece, that’s all. More than nothing. And without sounding greedy, more than nineteen cents.”