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Tom Tangney
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By day, you can hear Tom on Seattle's Morning News, and by night, he sits in the dark, making snide comments about what he sees on the silver screen.
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March 13, 2013 @ 8:40 am
Iran sues Hollywood over 'unrealistic portrayal' of revolutionaries in 'Argo'
Iran just can't get over "Argo." The Iranian government has been mad ever since the film premiered last fall and it's only getting angrier by the day. And this week, it's been announced that Iran is actually planning on suing Hollywood. Continue reading > -
March 13, 2013 @ 6:28 am
NFL GMs Buddy Nix, Mark Dominik caught shooting the breeze during prank phone call
People have been making prank calls since not long after the telephone was invented. The latest trend involves conference calls. Continue reading > -
March 12, 2013 @ 12:56 pm
Conclave underway as cardinals gather in Sistine Chapel to vote for next pope
The 115 cardinals have made their way into the Sistine Chapel where they will begin the process of choosing a new pope. Continue reading > -
March 11, 2013 @ 11:08 am
Object of softball coach's affection on why she turned the high school coach in
Katherine Aagard thought she was helping out some teenage girls with a scavenger hunt. So not thinking much of it at the time, she agreed to give them her phone number and let them taker her photo. Continue reading > -
March 11, 2013 @ 8:45 am
Watch: Mila Kunis interview straddles the line between endearing, embarrassing
As part of her publicity duties for her movie "Oz the Great and Powerful," actress Mila Kunis who plays one of the witches did a round of junket interviews. She's received a lot of positive reaction to the way she handled a nervous rookie reporter for the BBC, Chris Stark. Continue reading > -
March 11, 2013 @ 8:34 am
History Channel's 'The Bible' entertains before trying to convert
The premiere of "The Bible" on the History Channel the biggest cable hit of the year so far. It pulled in a surprising 13.1 million viewers. Those are better numbers than even the major networks' lineup last week. The 10 hour miniseries aired its second episode on Sunday and we're waiting to see if the ratings will hold. Continue reading > -
March 8, 2013 @ 7:27 am
After 75-year wait, 'Oz the Great and Powerful' is saved in the nick of time
The 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz is reportedly the most watched film in the history of movies. It's taken Hollywood almost 75 years to come up with a big-budget prequel. Continue reading > -
March 7, 2013 @ 7:37 am
Praise and disappointment for Roger Ebert's Catholic confession
Roger Ebert is the best known movie critic in America. But lately he's been branching out a lot, writing personal essays for the Chicago Sun-Times in addition to his weekly film reviews. Continue reading > -
March 6, 2013 @ 8:11 am
Steven Spielberg to revive dream of Stanley Kubrick's with Napoleon miniseries
America's most popular movie director plans to revive the work of one of cinema's greatest directors and turn it into a TV miniseries. It's Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick. Continue reading > -
March 5, 2013 @ 6:54 am
Trappings of the Dark Ages make 'Vikings' a must-watch
The History Channel scored big with its miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys." Now it returns with an even more ambitious epic, "Vikings." Continue reading >