Topic: Aaron Sorkin

Culture Cafe NBC orders full seasons: Which shows made the cut?

NBC ordered full seasons of three of its freshman shows. Will your favorite air a full season?

Culture Cafe 'The Newsroom': Looking back on season one

'The Newsroom' pushed viewers' buttons throughout its first season, and a second is on the way.

Obama campaign: 'If we don't step it up, we're in trouble'

For the third month, Mitt Romney's campaign has out-fundraised Obama's. But with three months until election day, the Obama campaign is not changing tack. 

Culture Cafe 'Ruby Sparks' brings life to a predictable story

'Ruby Sparks' demands suspension of disbelief, but the film is worth it.

Culture Cafe Aaron Sorkin's 'The Newsroom' gets off to a shaky start

Aaron Sorkin's new series has the expected great dialogue, but needs more than that.

Top Picks: An alligator app, great commencement speeches, and more

John Mayer's musicianship is first-rate on his new album, National Geographic explores the unusual animals of America, and more top picks.

'Moneyball' starring Brad Pitt: movie review

Brad Pitt's great, but the movie, 'Moneyball,' glorifies baseball strategy a little too much.

Fall 2011 movie preview

The 2011 Fall Movie Season is here, and we have your guide to all the films keeping you warm at the theater, complete with images, release dates, and our recommendations!

Aaron Sorkin casts Dev Patel in 'More As This Story Develops' pilot

Aaron Sorkin has added 'Slumdog Millionaire' star Dev Patel to the cast of 'More As This Story Develops.' 'More As This Story Develops' is Sorkin's HBO pilot about the world of cable news with an ensemble cast of Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Alison Pill, Sam Waterston, and recently Dev Patel.

A king's speech, an Arab movement's voice

Past weeks at times have seemed like a standoff between autocrats and Facebook. But Oscar-winner 'The King's Speech,' rather than 'The Social Network,' may have more resonance for Arabs.

The Oscars 2011: How real are the reality-based Best Picture nominees?

Oscar has always loved films based on true stories – 100 out of 485 Best Picture nominees since 1927 would qualify – but never more than this year. Four of the 10 features on the Best Picture slate are based on real characters and events: “The King’s Speech,” “The Fighter,” “The Social Network,” and “127 Hours.” Eavesdrop on departing moviegoers and you will inevitably hear, “I’d love to know what really happened.” Here are some facts behind the “true-life” stories contending for this year’s Best Picture Academy Award.

Rahm Emanuel: Will big bucks decide the Chicago election?

The race for Chicago mayor has never seen this level of fundraising. Rahm Emanuel has raised almost $12 million – and former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun less than half a million.

Academy Award nominees include Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush for 'The King's Speech'

Academy Award nominees were announced Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. Natalie Portman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Bale, and Helena Bonham Carter are also Academy Award nominees for acting.

Top Picks: American Idol returns, 'The Social Network' on DVD, French film online, and more

A new season of Idol (minus Cowell,) 'The Social Network' released on DVD, the first French online film festival, and more recommendations

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, named TIME Person of the Year 2010

Mark Zuckerberg, who's been portrayed in a Hollywood movie this year and has seen his social media empire grow ever larger, has been named TIME magazine's 'Person of the Year' for 2010. Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004.

HFPA announces Golden Globe nominations 2011

Golden Globe nominations 2011: The King's Speech and The Social Network took the most nominations.

Sarah Palin hunting: Why the world shakes when she shoots a caribou

Sarah Palin hunting: Some commentators see a political commentary in Sarah Palin hunting caribou on 'Sarah Palin's Alaska,' calling the caribou, 'Obambi.' Others see animal cruelty. To hunters, though, the furor shows that urban America doesn't understand rural life.

Obama on 'The Daily Show' with Jon Stewart: heavy on issues, hold the comedy

'The Daily Show' host Jon Stewart grilled President Obama on his campaign promises in a remarkably somber 23 minutes for the comedy program Wednesday night.

Parker/Spitzer struggles through good intentions and weird moments

CNN's debut of its latest prime-time news magazine show, with Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker, was very earnest about trying to be serious and bipartisan. But it hit some jarring notes.

The Social Network: Four things the movie got wrong

'The Social Network,' a new film directed by David Fincher, and based on a book by Ben Mezrich, topped the box office charts in the US over the weekend. But critics of the film say Fincher and Mezrich got plenty of things wrong, from the history of Facebook to the portrayal of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

The Social Network hits top slot at box office

The Social Network racked up $23 million in ticket sales over the weekend. What does that mean for the world's most popular social network – and Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO?

The Social Network: movie review

'The Social Network:' A story of betrayal on the road to glory. The knockabout beginnings of Facebook gets a fast-paced spin in the new movie 'The Social Network.'

Facebook movie casts Timberlake, Eisenberg

The long-awaited Facebook movie begins production in Boston next month.

Facebook, the movie: the Facebook group