Hacker Kim Dotcom to be Featured on this Weekend's 60 MINUTESJanuary 3, 2014He's known as Kim Dotcom, and this former hacker-turned Internet entrepreneur lives in a lavish mansion on a vast estate outside Auckland, New Zealand. He leads a lifestyle that is part tech mogul, part Bond villain – and he says, in many ways, his life was inspired by the movies. “Some characters had private islands and super tankers converted into yachts… underwater homes… I got inspired by that,” he tells Bob Simon.
Smithsonian Channel Added to Time Warner Cable's Preferred TV PackageJanuary 3, 2014Smithsonian Channel has launched on Time Warner Cable's widely distributed Preferred TV Package throughout TWC's footprint effective immediately. This allows Time Warner Cable's Preferred TV subscribers to see the channel in both standard and high definition. Smithsonian Channel was previously only available for an additional subscriber fee through the TWC HD tier. The announcement was made today by Tom Hayden, President of Smithsonian Channel.
SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway, Part Four: Broadway Run & The Future - Litigation, Celebration & VegasJanuary 3, 2014Today's final edition of 'SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway' chronicles the production's three-year run, eclipsing the expectations of critics and naysayers that claimed Spidey would fail to weave his web on the Great White Way. From Taymor's notorious legal battle with the show's producers, to an official closing notice, SPIDER-MAN has managed to remain at the Foxwoods night after night, providing audiences with a never-before-seen evening of theatre - and the promise of a Las Vegas venture in the near future.
MTV to Air TEEN WOLF Marathon Leading Up to Season Three Premiere, 1/6January 2, 2014MTV will debut the highly anticipated second half of 'Teen Wolf' season three on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT directly followed by the new half-hour talk show 'Wolf Watch' at 11:00 p.m. ET. To get fans revved up before the series premiere, MTV will create a viewing spree by devoting the entire day to a 'Teen Wolf' marathon airing the most recent episodes with limited commercial interruption from 4:00p.m. - 10:00p.m. ET sponsored by upcoming release 'That Awkward Moment' in theatres January 31st.
SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway, Part Three: The Opening Night - Bows, Red Carpet & Taymor's ReturnJanuary 2, 2014Today's edition of 'SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway' showcases the show's highly anticipated and much-delayed opening night on the Great White Way. Spidey first 'officially' wove his web for an all-star audience on June 14, 2011 - over five months behind schedule - with an altered book, additions to the electric rock score, and a slew of new high-flying aerial feats, in hopes of puting an end to the criticism once and for all.
SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway, Part Two: The Previews - Delays, Departures & InjuriesJanuary 1, 2014Today's edition of 'SPIDER-MAN Swings Off Broadway' features Spidey's time in previews, recalling the show's journey from its first performance in November 2010, until the revamped edition opened on Broadway 183 previews Later. From late 2010 through June 2011, all eyes were on the Foxwoods, as numerous actors sustained severe injuries, and on-and-offstage drama between the creative team and producers emerged, eventually forcing visionary Julie Taymor to walk away, and leave SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK in the hands of others.
STAGE TUBE: Cast of West End's ONCE Performs Spotify SessionDecember 30, 2013You can now hear the entire four song exclusive Spotify Session performed by the cast of Once, at the Spotify Offices in November. The cast performed pre-show tracks 'The Chandler's Wife' and 'Raglan Road' as well as 'Gold' and 'Falling Slowly'. Check it out below!
VIDEO: New York Times' Cairo Bureau Chief David Kirkpatrick Talks Benghazi on MEET THE PRESSDecember 29, 2013On this morning's MEET THE PRESS, New York Times' Cairo Bureau Chief David Kirkpatrick spoke with David Gregory on the publication's recent Benghazi reveal, saying 'I don't think I'm out on a limb there... There's just no chance that this was an Al Qaeda attack if, by Al Qaeda, you mean the organization founded by Osama bin Laden.' Check out his interview in full below!
STAGE TUBE: New Trailer for A.R.T.'s THE LIGHT PRINCESS, Now Playing Through 1/5December 29, 2013Following previous seasons sold-out holiday hits, The Snow Queen and Hansel and Gretel, the A.R.T. Institute, in association with the Loeb Drama Center, brings another children's story to life - The Light Princess, by Lila Rose Kaplan with music by Mike Pettry, directed by Allegra Libonati, with choreography by Jeff and Rick Kuperman. Performances are held at Loeb Drama Center through January 5, 2014. Check out a new trailer for the production below!