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At Fox News, based in D.C., Barber reported in the U.S. and in international hotspots, including a trip to Colombia last May to report on the political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela. She reported from the Simón Bolívar International Bridge as gunfire erupted, as contraband groups sought control of illegal routes that Venezuelan refugees use to cross into Colombia. Barber spent days reporting from those routes and was one of the first American journalists to report from the UNHCR refugee center in Maicao, Colombia. She returned to the region in August of last year as an embedded journalist on the USNS Comfort, where Venezuelan refugees were treated. … [Read more...] about Ellison Barber Joins NBC News and MSNBC As Correspondent

On HBO's new Aaron Sorkin-penned drama The Newsroom – which was just renewed for a second season – Jeff Daniels plays Will McAvoy, a disgruntled anchor who's mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore. The combination leads him and his team to stop reporting to grab ratings, and start telling the stories that matter. Recently, Daniels sat down with Rolling Stone for a chat that touched on the good and bad in cable news, the difference between a journalist and those putting on a show, and Sorkin's storytelling skills. "Guys like that should be writing about things that matter," Daniels says of writers like Sorkin and David Mamet, "because it's a great use of their unique and extraordinary talents." … [Read more...] about Jeff Daniels Talks Cable News

The Purge siren was used by Crowley, Louisiana law enforcement to signal curfew hours. The horror sound effect was not something that residents were very happy to hear over the weekend. As most of the world remains indoors, some counties in North America are fining people who break curfew or who are out in public and not shopping for essential items. So far, it's been pretty hard for many to remain indoors, which is why the siren from the hit horror franchise was used. … [Read more...] about The Purge Siren Used by Louisiana Police to Signal Curfew and Residents Aren’t Happy

After dominating at the box office this summer, with a whopping $1.1 billion haul during its theatrical run, Marvel is getting ready to bring Captain America: Civil War home with a Digital HD release on September 2 ahead of the Blu-ray and DVD debut on September 13. Earlier today, we showed you a deleted scene and two new previews that shed some light on Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Vision (Paul Bettany), who make up a small part of this massive ensemble cast. As it turns out though, directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo revealed that two different Marvel Comics characters were almost included in the movie. … [Read more...] about Captain America: Civil War Almost Had Iron Spider & Red Hulk

There are three newer movies that are still being tracked at the box office. These include the hit horror movie The Invisible Man from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse, which debuted before the movie theater business went belly up and proved to be a commercial hit. It has since debuted on Digital release. It played at 7 of the drive-ins this past weekend, as well as The Epic, bringing in $36.6K. … [Read more...] about Only 14 Movie Theaters Were Open This Past Weekend, and 13 of Them Were Drive-Ins