Television Review: Steven Van Zandt in Norwegian Netflix Series ‘Lilyhammer’
“Lilyhammer,” starring Steven Van Zandt as a wiseguy in witness protection in Norway, is the first original series on Netflix and is available via streaming video.
News Junkies Are Well-Informed — And Much Healthier?
Can people who indulge in mass media also be making more healthful decisions based on the information they consume?...
Tim Bennett: The Secret Is Out: Gays Watch Football
Since 1992 I have watched every year for the ads and some of the game. The parties I have attended, just like this year, have a cross section of America: gay, straight, black, white, and everything in between.
Yvette Kantrow: A Look at Reuters, the Magazine
As of now, it's not clear if Reuters magazine is just a one-off or not, though Impoco in Capital New York called it a "proof-of-concept exercise" to see if Reuters can "do a print product as part of our consumer-facing push." Consumer-facing? At Davos?
Television Review: ‘Smash,’ on NBC, With Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston
“Smash,” NBC’s series about backstage Broadway, comes with New York and Hollywood names off screen (Steven Spielberg, Therese Rebeck) and on (Debra Messing and Brian d’Arcy James).
$800 Million Chinese Fund to Back Film Projects
Sun Media Group is joining Harvest Fund Management to create Harvest Seven Stars Media Private Equity, which will back entertainment ventures in China and abroad.
Kia Makarechi: What Nicki Minaj Can Learn From M.I.A.’s Middle Finger
If Minaj wants to achieve real staying power, she needs to slow down to M.I.A.'s pace. Every year or so, the London-born singer does something that's provocative enough to gain exposure but not obnoxious enough to alienate her fans.
Chrysler Scrubbed Pro-Union Signs From Footage Used In Super Bowl Ad
Chrysler's "Half Time in America" Super Bowl ad touts economic recovery in Detroit, but scrubs recognition for union activists in Wisconsin. The highly-praised spot, which...
Q. and A. With Stuart Elliott
A J. C. Penney “teaser” campaign has a viewer begging for mercy, or earplugs.
