Retail giant Target is facing calls to revamp its political campaign contribution policies after shareholders learned of a recent $150,000 donation to Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer, who campaigned on an anti-gay-rights platform. A recent Supreme Court decision removed restrictions on corporate donations to election campaigns and Target is the first company to face a backlash for its contributions. Target is facing a boycott from MoveOn.org and strong criticism from gay rights advocates. Would you shop at a store who donates to causes or candidates you oppose? Does Target’s situation present a way to provide public oversight of corporate campaign contributions after the Supreme Court’s decision?
The Associated Press reports that America's latest folk-hero flight attendant might be Beverly McCurley, the Southwest Airlines employee who took a baby from her parents after the mother slapped the crying child across the face. The details are still murky, but the incident raises the question: did the flight attendant do the right thing? And when and how should bystanders intervene when a parent seems to be acting in an abusive way towards a child?
Film critics Wade Major of boxoffice.com and Tim Cogshell of Boxoffice Magazine review the week’s new releases including The Switch, Lottery Ticket, Nanny McPhee Returns, The Tillman Story and A Film Unfinished, among others. The 14th annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival started Thursday. LALIFF, which continues through August 25th, will showcase feature films, documentaries, shorts, discussions, and industry panels. Festival founder Marlene Dermer joins us to share the highlights. TGI-FilmWeek!
The 14th annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival started Thursday. LALIFF, which continues through August 25th, will showcase feature films, documentaries, shorts, discussions, and industry panels. Festival founder Marlene Dermer joins us to give us the highlights.
We’ve had our prefabricated blockbusters, an installment of a vampire franchise and the usual romantic comedy fare, but the summer of 2010 has felt… well… uneventful at the local cinema. Maybe even dismal. With a struggling economy and soaring temperatures this is a summer when we need air conditioned escapism the most. Inception and the latest Toy Story adventure doth not a summer movie season make. Has Hollywood left us hanging? Will the summer movie season end with a bang or a whimper? What kinds of films should Hollywood be making that they aren’t?
