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Larry Wilmore Makes His Comedy Central Bow to Promising Reviews

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 21, 2015 Stephen Colbert has a tough act to follow in replacing David Letterman on the "Late Show" later this year -- but then again, following Stephen Colbert is no easy feat either. The latter job fell to Comedy Central's newest host, Larry Wilmore, on Monday night. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Is North Korea Behind Hack Attack on Sony?

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 10, 2014 As top brass at Sony Pictures Entertainment scramble to contain the considerable fallout from last month's cyberattack by a hacking collective calling itself Guardians of Peace, investigators still haven't pinpointed the geographical source of the online onslaught. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Larry King Set to End His Show

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2010 Turns out the rumors are true: CNN is soon going to drop "Larry King Live" from its lineup. The Suspendered One announced Tuesday that he'll retire this fall after 25 years with the show to spend more time with his family. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cameron Puts His Money Down for ‘Hiroshima’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2010 James Cameron, that visionary mega-director of historic oceanic tragedy and, more recently, virtual blue puma-people, has dug into his giant pockets to option a book for a possible film project that's quite different in subject and tone from his latest blockbuster, "Avatar." Variety reported Friday that Cameron now has movie dibs on Charles Pellegrino's nonfiction book "The Last Train From Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Want to Reach Moviegoers? Go Online

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2009 It's official: Movie marketers can no longer afford to ignore social networking sites. This may strike some as a foregone conclusion (i.e., duh), but those in the industry who are still resisting the all-consuming pull of online vortexes like Facebook and Twitter are doing so at their own peril, according to the new "Moviegoers 2010" report. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Clash of the TV Titans

Staff / Truthdig Jun 28, 2008 When two big TV pundits with larger-than-life egos play out their personal grudge match on their shows, and their respective parent networks join in the fray, guess who loses? In the case of Keith Olbermann v. Bill O'Reilly, just about everybody loses, according to this piece from Variety. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )