With the much-anticipated Academy Awards ceremony less than a week away, we profile the official Oscar screenwriting competition for new writing talent – the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program. In addition to prize money, the winners also get the chance to participate in Academy events and seminars leading up to the coveted Oscar awards ceremony being held this Sunday …

Secret truth about ancient Egypt–from the Sphinx true age, to dating of the pyramids to thousands of years before the traditionally held scientific belief–are explored. The Egyptian hieroglyphic depictions of helicopters, and UFOs, plus going inside the tomb of Osiris and answering the riddle of the Sphinx is all discussed with Egyptologist John Anthony West. Animalistic depictions of men, and …

Rosanna Arquette discusses her experience staying up all night filming After Hours and working with all women on Desperately Seeking Susan. We also talk about her relationship with Martin Scorsese and Griffin Dunne, in this short clip from the full length interview of Talk Show with Harper Simon. Watch the full Talk Show episode: http://ift.tt/1vrTgIO http://thelip.tv The Lip News playlist: …

The church of Scientology and their intolerant views of LGBT people are looked at with investigative journalist and author Mark Ebner. Are celebrity Scientologists like John Travolta and Tom Cruise forced to suppress their homosexuality? We discuss it, in this short clip from the full length Crime Time interview with Allison Hope Weiner. Watch the full length Crime Time episode …

Hybrid human-animal embryos are being attacked by Georgia State Representative Tom Kirby who introduced a bill, which would prohibit the creation of an in vitro human embryo by any means other than fertilization of a human egg by a human sperm saying, “We need to get out in front of the science and technology, before it becomes something no one …

The Bill Cosby rape accusations keep piling up and we talk with investigative journalist and author Mark Ebner about his efforts trying to get the story out in the open. We also discuss how Cosby attorney Martin Singer is denying the allegations and attempting to discredit the victims. We also take a look at Cosby’s Playboy mansion days with Hugh …

Bruce Jenner’s status as a public figure and how it played into the release of his phone records to authorities is discussed with criminal defense attorney Mike Cavalluzzi. We look at the way negligence, including texting while driving, could have played into the accident and how Jenner could be charged since someone died in the accident, in this Crime Time …