An award-winning documentary that denounces the crimes committed by armed thugs in the Democratic Republic of Congo is drawing new praise since fighting in Congo intensified in August. Read More »
A new study by the American Medical Association Alliance, the volunteer branch of the AMA, finds that over the past six years more than half of the movies geared toward children feature characters smoking. Read More »
Liz Swanson of Atlanta was happy to be among the first in her neighborhood to get tickets to The Dark Knight for herself and her 13-year-old son. The PG-13 rating didn't concern her because, "This was Batman; how harmful could that be?" It didn't take her long to bolt from the theater in disgust with her son in tow. Read More »
Home entertainment trendsetters Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. are finally joining forces to deliver more movies and old TV episodes to their mutual subscribers. Read More »
Samsung Electronics is equipping Blu-ray DVD players so they can retrieve movies and TV shows from Netflix's Internet streaming service, accelerating Netflix's push to develop more delivery methods beyond the mail. Read More »
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center’s Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Research Center have shown that watching violent programs can cause parts of your brain that suppress aggressive behaviors to become less active. Read More »
The digital television transition is right around the corner, so high-definition TVs — with their built-in digital tuners — will top many gift lists this holiday season. But before you buy, make sure you're getting the biggest bang for your buck. Read More »
In its annual ranking of the 20 most popular prime time broadcast television shows among children ages 2-17 based on Nielsen Media Research data, the Parents Television Council found that reality and game shows continue to grow in popularity and are often the most family-friendly fare for children to watch. Read More »
TV viewers have already weighed in on the fall TV season: The big networks continue to lose viewers, only two new shows are successes, and there's not much excitement among fans. Read More »
Following in the footsteps of Nintendo's popular "Wii Fit," the video game publisher known for the "Madden" football games is jumping into fitness software targeted mostly at women. Read More »
Data from three long-term studies in the US and Japan shows that otherwise peaceable kids first played violent games — and then months later became more aggressive in school, more likely to get into fights. Read More »
Tweens and teens can play two new video games that let kids relive the musical highs of this song-and-dance film. Read More »