Topic: Kevin Spacey

Emmy nominations make history as online-only 'House of Cards' receives major nominations

The Emmy nominations were led by 'American Horror Story: Asylum' and 'Game of Thrones,' which scored 17 and 16 nods, respectively. The Emmy nominations also honored series such as 'Mad Men' and 'Downton Abbey.'

Palin: 'Nerd prom' slam targets White House press dinner (+video)

Palin: 'Nerd prom' denigrates the White House Correspondent's dinner, where President Obama joked Saturday. Sara Palin wasn't invited, and according to The Atlantic, she wasn't the first to label the event a 'nerd prom.'

Netflix, riding success of 'House of Cards,' welcomes 2 million new users

Netflix logged $1 billion in revenue in the first fiscal quarter of this year. 

Australian Open: Djokovic trounces Murray, makes history

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, won his match against friend and rival, Britain's Andy Murray Sunday night, to take his third consecutive Australian Open title. 

Culture Cafe 'Arrested Development' creator Mitchell Hurwitz discusses season 4

The 10 new episodes being released at the same time will allow for more clues and connections in the plots, says Hurwitz.

Margin Call: movie review

'Margin Call' is entertaining with a good cast, but somewhat formulaic.
10/21/2011 12:18 pm

Culture Cafe 'Margin Call' trailer hints at a taut Wall Street thriller

The movie about dealings on Wall Street will have to make tedious tasks interesting to watch, but it looks like a thriller with mainstream appeal.
10/19/2011 11:04 am

Verbal Energy Pronouncing Ralph Fiennes

Preparing for a London theater outing, the Monitor's language columnist stumbles upon a YouTube clip purporting to help her get the leading man's name right – but maybe not.
10/04/2011 11:01 am

Netflix stock nosedives 19 percent after company ticks off customers

Netflix stock took a wallop after Netflix predicted 1 million US customers would cancel their subscriptions.
09/16/2011 03:50 am

Horrible Bosses: movie review

'Horrible Bosses' takes frat humor to the work place, in this crude comedy that resurrects the 'Hangover' formula.
07/08/2011 04:52 pm

Culture Cafe Horrible Bosses: Blogger movie review

'Horrible Bosses' is amusing and funny, but falls short of the movie it obviously parallels, 'The Hangover.' The ragtag group of friends in 'Horrible Bosses' can't compare to Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis in 'The Hangover.'
07/07/2011 02:04 pm

Horizons Netflix CEO: Unlimited streaming video is unrealistic, for now

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings warned today that the Netflix streaming library is unlikely to expand anytime soon.
06/01/2011 11:40 pm

Obama lavishes praise on Britain for its post-9/11 support

In an address at a state banquet last night, President Obama highlighted the strength and substance of the bond the US and the Britain share.
05/25/2011 08:31 am

Netflix changes the game again

Netflix has a history of surprising the industry. After progressing from red envelopes in the mailbox to streaming movies, Netflix may become a premiere network like HBO and Showtime.
03/23/2011 09:58 am

Netflix announces first exclusive TV series deal

Netflix will be the only place to watch 'the most sought after premium series.' Competing more directly than ever with pay TV channels like HBO, Netflix is flexing its muscles with the new 26 episode deal.
03/19/2011 12:55 am

Horizons Netflix: The next HBO?

Netflix reportedly wants first rights to House of Cards, a new television program starring Kevin Spacey.
03/16/2011 09:58 pm

Sundance Film Festival: Oprah, Belafonte, and some indie gems in drama and documentary

Oprah launched her documentary film club and Belafonte carries on his social activism full tilt at the Sundance Film Festival, which was abuzz with talk about the digital future of film as much as the indie films themselves.
01/28/2011 01:57 pm

In Pictures Sundance Film Festival 2011

Casino Jack: movie review

Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff comes across has sleazily sophisticated in 'Casino Jack,' as Kevin Spacey burnishes the sleaze to a fine polish.
12/21/2010 07:23 pm

Robert De Niro earns DeMille lifetime honor at Globes

Robert De Niro will receive the honor at the Golden Globes awards ceremony Jan. 16, actor Kevin Spacey announced at a news conference Tuesday.
11/10/2010 02:37 pm

Can 'The Town' be top of the Hub? Top 5 Boston-based movies

The Red Sox may be struggling to make the playoffs this season, but Boston is a perennial box-office favorite. The latest Boston-based film to hit silver screens is "The Town," starring and directed by local boy Ben Affleck. The top 10 Boston-based films, ranked by US box-office receipts, includes the Sox-centered "Fever Pitch," according to Turner Classic Movies and IMDB.com. Also on the list is the 1968 version of "The Thomas Crown Affair" starring Steve McQueen, which was shot on Boston's Beacon Hill. Do your favorite Boston films make the top 5?
09/17/2010 08:34 pm

Review: 'The Men Who Stare at Goats'

George Clooney and Jeff Bridges star in this goofy comedy about a battalion of psychic soldiers perfecting their craft.
11/07/2009 12:00 am

The Accidental Billionaires

How an asocial loner created the Internet’s greatest social network.
07/23/2009 01:00 am

Review: 'Moon'

An astronaut winds up his three-year contract on the moon only to face creepy existential twists including meeting a younger, angrier version of himself.
06/12/2009 01:00 am

Horizons Facebook, er, book arrives in July

05/22/2009 01:00 am