iPhone app iPad app Android phone app Android tablet app

Universal

PAN! The Universal Call of the African Drum

Jessica Joseph | Posted 05.16.2013 | Entertainment
Jessica Joseph

The film tells the story of the notoriously ingenious, multicultural people of Trinidad and Tobago, who fought to hold on to their African drum and in the process created the steel-pan, the only new instrument to be invented in the 20th century.

HBO And Universal Team Up To Fight Netflix

The Huffington Post | Betsy Isaacson | Posted 01.08.2013 | Technology

For another 10 years, Universal Pictures content will not be seen on Netflix. Universal inked a deal with HBO on Monday that gives HBO exclusive r...

Why Republicans Are in the Driver's Seat on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

James Marshall Crotty | Posted 02.01.2013 | Politics
James Marshall Crotty

President Obama, you must lead. It is you who must "settle." Or it will be you who gets blamed for the second credit downgrade and second recession in five years, not your oft-blamed predecessor, George W. Bush.

The Universal Golden Rule

Donna Henes | Posted 12.23.2012 | Healthy Living
Donna Henes

The Golden Rule teaches that we should treat others as we, ourselves, would wish to be treated. This basic ethic is repeated in a multitude of variations in the texts of all the great religions of the world.

Zach Carter

FTC Gives Major Music Merger The All-Clear

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 09.21.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission on Friday voted to approve Universal Music Group's controversial acquisition of EMI with no strings attach...

Zach Carter

Universal-EMI Merger Expected To Clear FTC Vote On Friday

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 09.20.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission plans to vote on the controversial merger between Universal Music and EMI on Friday, and is currently expec...

Zach Carter

The Day The Music Died? The Dangers Of A Universal-EMI Merger

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 12.12.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Today, music lovers have more ways than ever before to access their favorite songs and discover artists they've never heard of. Can't li...

'Preposterous And Embarrassing': J.J. Abrams Talks Movie Budgets

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 08.14.2012 | Entertainment

J.J. Abrams directed big-budget spectacles like "Mission: Impossible 3" and "Star Trek," but even he knows movie costs are out of control. "It is p...

What's in It for Me?

Irene Tanner | Posted 09.23.2012 | Healthy Living
Irene Tanner

Altruism is a lofty aspiration. The do-gooders of the world are widely revered for their pureness of heart, selflessness and generosity. Could it be that they have an ulterior motive? Even if their reward is simply to feel good about themselves?

Movie Review: Ted

Scott Mendelson | Posted 08.27.2012 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

Seth MacFarlane's Ted joins the ranks of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and Observe and Report among razor-sharp cultural satires cleverly disguised as dumb comedies.

CEO Admits 'Battleship' Is One Big Fail

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 06.01.2012 | Entertainment

When "Five-Year Engagement" flopped at the box office, Universal seemed to be disappointed but not crushed by the film's performance. But then "Battle...

Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 07.31.2012 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

Snow White and the Huntsman is a failure both as a reinvention and a movie. It earns points for production value, Theron and Hemsworths' respective star turns, and for a promising initial reel that makes promises the film can't keep. But it goes nowhere.

Movie Studio Asks Fans To Submit Sexy Mom Photos

Posted 03.15.2012 | Entertainment

Universal Pictures tweeted a controversial request to its 178,325 followers, asking them to send photos of themselves or other "hot moms" to Break.com...

The 10 Most Amazing Tales of Animal Rescue (VIDEO)

Posted 02.03.2012 | Home

We hear and read stories about these kinds of heroic acts all the time. Whether it's our fellow man helping out man's best friend or people putting as...

Weekend Box Office: Real Steel and Footloose Square Off to a Near-tie

Scott Mendelson | Posted 12.16.2011 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

In a somewhat surprising turn, Real Steel repeated at the top of the box office, defeating a Footloose remake and a prequel to The Thing.

Is It Time for a National Film Commission?

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 11.12.2011 | Entertainment
Hoyt Hilsman

A national film commission could have a positive impact on the creative potential of the American film community by connecting it more directly to other national film commissions and thereby to the global marketplace.

Weekend Box Office: X-Men First Class Pulls a Batman Begins, Grosses $56 Million, Bridesmaids and Kung Fu Panda 2 Cross $100m, Fast Five Crosses $200m

Scott Mendelson | Posted 08.05.2011 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

X-Men was used to being near the top of the box office charts, but now has to rebuild from the ground up, emphasizing quality and character over big-budget spectacle.

YouTube Reportedly Planning Imminent Launch Of Major New Service

The Wrap Movies | Posted 06.25.2011 | Technology

YouTube will imminently launch a movie-on-demand service charging users to stream movies off the world's largest video sharing site, TheWrap has learn...

'American Idiot' On Its Way To Hollywood

Posted 06.13.2011 | Entertainment

From Grammys to Tonys to perhaps even Oscars? "American Idiot," the hit Broadway play based on the Grammy-winning Green Day concept album, is in ta...

HuffPost Review: Your Highness

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.05.2011 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

Your Highness is fatally-stymied by a script that still thinks that smoking weed is inherently funny, the "f-word" is by-itself comic gold, and homosexuality is automatically repulsive.

The Shot Heard Round the Industry... Studios' doomed plan for pre-DVD Video On Demand.

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.05.2011 | Business
Scott Mendelson

Fox, Warner Bros, Sony, and Universal have announced this week that they will begin offering 'first-run' theatrical features on Video On Demand through DirectTV just sixty days after their theatrical release.

Weekend Box Office: Hop Scores $38m, Source Code and Insidious Open Well, Sucker Punch Crashes

Scott Mendelson | Posted 06.03.2011 | Entertainment
Scott Mendelson

Until tomorrow's final numbers are released, Hop has the top opening weekend of 2011. Universal didn't even bother hyping the celebrity voices, instead selling the various cuddly characters.

The Adjustment Bureau: WIN Free HP Mini Notebook, Trip To NY, Or $2,500 Gift Card

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Universal and The Huffington Post have teamed up to offer you the chance to win some incredible prizes in anticipation of the March 4th release of the...

Enter 'The Adjustment Bureau' Sweepstakes

Ben Bell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Ben Bell

Universal and Huffington Post have teamed up to offer you the chance to win some incredible prizes as excitement builds for the March 4th release of t...

Gay Slur REMOVED From 'The Dilemma' Trailer

Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Universal has agreed to remove the line "that's so gay" from the trailer for 'The Dilemma' under pressure from GLAAD. GLAAD's press release follows:...