Jack the Ripperface- New on DVD: 'A Serious Man,' 'I Hate Valentine's Day' March 11, 2010A Serious Man is this week's platinum pick. Also new this week: I Hate Valentine's Day, Couples Retreat, The Time Traveler's Wife. […]
- 'A Serious Man' is a seriously good departure for Coens March 11, 2010After spending a quarter-century making intriguingly edgy, smart films that have little to do with their own experience, the Coen brothers have gone back to their roots. And getting personal suits them. […]
- Toronto Film Festival pulls star power up north March 11, 2010In its 34th year, the Toronto International Film Festival is slightly less of an Oscar oracle and more of a jump-start platform for early fall releases, as economy-conscious studios are hard-pressed to shell out marketing bucks to keep the buzz alive from now until awards season. […]
- Tilda Swinton drinks deep for role as 'super-wrecked' Julia March 11, 2010For someone who so convincingly embodies a ferociously dedicated alcoholic in Julia, Tilda Swinton has a surprising confession to make. […]
- 'Slumdog,' 'Button' lead field for British Academy awards March 11, 2010Underdog-turned-favorite Slumdog Millionaire picked up 11 nominations Thursday for the British Academy film awards, Britain's version of the Oscars. Batman thriller The Dark Knight received nine nods, including a best supporting actor nomination for the late Heath Ledger. […]
- 'Dark Knight' bags WGA screenplay nomination March 11, 2010Add writing to Batman's bag of tricks. The Dark Knight has earned a nomination for best adapted screenplay from the Writers Guild of America. […]
- New on DVD: 'Third Man,' 'Chungking,' 'Burn After Reading' March 11, 2010This week's platinum picks: Orson Welles in comic mystery Third Man, Chungking Express dreaming, and the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading. […]
- The Globes stage is set for a triple threat of nominees March 11, 2010It was a good day to be Tom Cruise and James Franco. And not so good to be Clint Eastwood or the makers of Milk. For The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon and Doubt, it was a draw: Each collected a leading five Golden Globe nominations Thursday. […]
- 'Button,' 'Frost/Nixon,' 'Doubt' grab 5 Golden Globe bids March 11, 2010It's a three-way tie at the Golden Globes as Doubt, Frost/Nixon and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button collected five nominations each. […]
- Tilda Swinton to lead Berlin film festival jury March 11, 2010British actress Tilda Swinton will head the jury at the Berlin film festival in February. The 48-year-old Swinton this year won a best supporting actress Oscar for her part in Michael Clayton. She also starred in the Coen brothers' latest movie, Burn After Reading. […]
- New on DVD: 'A Serious Man,' 'I Hate Valentine's Day' March 11, 2010
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- Top 10 NBA Rookie Point GuardsTyreke Evans is the top rookie point guard, but just barely over Stephen Curry. Brandon Jennings is fourth. […]
- So Fat You Can Taste ItAustralian scientists claim they've stumbled upon a sixth sense -- but not the kind where you see dead people. No, researchers down under have found a new flavor sense: fat. […]
- (Wonderful, Awesome) Study Says Porn is Socially Beneficial"And in every region investigated, researchers have found that as pornography has increased in availability, sex crimes have either decreased or not increased." […]
- 2 Sons Push 81-yr-old Mom in Cart on 4500-km Tour to TaiwanIt was up to her sons to carry out their father's promise. The carriage is fitted with three beds, windows and heat-retaining panels to make mom comfortable. On the road, Wang Kai pulls the carriage from the front while younger brother Wang Rui, 57, pushes it from behind. The brothers' love for their mother has moved thousands of people. […]
- Google Launches Google Reader Play for Apple's iPadGoogle Reader Play is a full-screen treatment that shows you an image, video, or text from websites that are popular on Google Reader. You can navigate from page to page with right and left arrows at the sides of the screen, or by selecting a site from the assorted options below. You don't even have to be signed in to use it. […]
- Bicycling Directions, Trails Comes to Google MapsThere's nothing worse for a bicyclist than finding yourself a mile in to a two-mile stretch of shoulder-less, busy, highway-speed traffic with no alternative route. Before today, this was a common occurrence if you went to trusty Google Maps to get bicycling directions, but starting today, that has all changed. […]
- Oldest Known Flying ‘Car’ Up For AuctionIt doesn't look like a car, and it doesn't look like it would fly, but what is believed to be the world's oldest roadable aircraft is for sale. […]
- Tracking When, Where and How People Have Sex in Real-TimePart Twitter, part Google Maps, IJustMadeLove.com is the brainchild of Cyprian Cieÿkiewicz, a 26-year-old programmer in Poland who got the idea for the site in May. While driving home one night, he started wondering what it would take to create a Web site with flashing notifications representing where people have exchanged bodily fluids. […]
- EFF: Ending the EU Data Retention DirectiveThe German Constitutional Court issued a much-anticipated decision, striking down its data retention law as violating human rights. It was an important victory for Europe’s Freedom Not Fear movement, which was formed to oppose the EU Data Retention Directive. But it was also a reminder of the political work which remains to be done to defeat it. […]
- Sony's Motion Controller Is PlayStation MoveThroughout product stipulation, Sony hasn't said much about the device. However, during the companies development programing presentation at GDC, the console-maker released all the "need to know" information about its motion controller device, something that they call Move. […]
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