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AD UNIT 1 /AD UNIT 1 I recently watched Adam McKay’s Oscar-winning film “The Big Short.” For those who are unfamiliar with the film, “Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of…
Image: Logo for the now defunct Federation Rising from the Star Trek: Horizon Facebook page Following on the heels of CBS’ extremely detailed lawsuit against the fan film Axanar, we now hear that another Star Trek fan film has been told that it should probably stop. This time, it’s Star Trek: Federation Rising. Federation Rising…
New films are constantly building on the tropes and ideas of the films that came before them, and great films can be creative fuel for decades and decades of movies. Although these may not be direct homages to what’s come before, the scenes are nonetheless delightfully alike. The video above juxtaposes famous movie scenes with…
Sarah Connor is no more—or at least, the version of her that looks like a certain Mother of Dragons. Emilia Clarke has confirmed that if there are future movies in the Terminator franchise (something that remains to be actually confirmed), she will have no part in them. Tyrminatyr Gynysys was a huge flop in the…
Last Updated Apr 21, 2016 1:05 PM EDT MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota sheriff’s office is investigating a death at the recording studio for the artist Prince, CBS station WCCO-TV reports. According to Carver County Sheriff Chief Deputy Jason Kamerud, deputies responded to Paisley Park at 9:43 a.m. on the report of a medical situation. Later, authorities confirmed…
Let’s be honest: national leadership is a cakewalk when you’ve already got a government and infrastructure in place. As long as you don’t interfere with the integrity of an established system for determining succession or base your entire mission statement on stopping anything from getting done, you can’t screw up too badly. (Personal note to…
Every couple of months, some think-piece or study or list or viral video comes out, claiming to “explain” what millennials are. In a nutshell, millennials have “helicopter” parents who coddled us in our youth and turned us into “trophy children” and now we are whiny, entitled, and live in our parents basements because we can’t…
A tally by TheWrap found 22 consecutive films from Fox — not counting Fox Searchlight — and 25 from Paramount had no women directors in sight Female directors in Hollywood have spoken out about gender discrimination again and again and again. So it is surprising that not a single female director appears on the upcoming release slate…
noteaser In July 2015 I suggested that the average web page weight would equal that of the Doom install image in about 7 months time. In about 7 months average web page size will be same as Doom install image. Well done us! Onwards & upwards! pic.twitter.com/xtSAtZjPGl — ronan cremin (@xbs) July 30, 2015 Well,…
You could truly become Twitter royalty if you’re accepted for a gig posted recently by the British Monarchy.In the hopes of expanding the internet coverage of the British Royal Family, the monarchy is searching for a new Head of Digital Engagement for Queen Elizabeth II. The job pays roughly $71,000 a year, but you can’t…