Source: Guardian Unlimited
In 1999, Keanu Reeves made what many people regard as his most memorable film: the Wachowski brothers' The Matrix. Now, he is making his directorial debut – and his martial arts trainer from the Matrix films is to take the starring role in the tril ...
Full article at: Guardian Unlimited
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Source: The Burning Platform
If Obama’s Rose Parade of scandals gives you a headache, here’s why: This is your brain on Big Government.The deteriorating developments on Benghazi, the IRS, the Justice Department’s Associated Press probe, health secretary Kathleen Sebelius’s Obamacare ...
Full article at: The Burning Platform
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Source: Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish
You can find a striking contrast to Rome, Open City in Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, which compresses over a decade of action into a single narrative. By doing so, it reduces the breadth of its moral questions (such as the use of torture) from t ...
Full article at: Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Dish
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Source: The Telegraph UK
Across the 100 highest-grossing films at the American box office in 2012, only 28.4 per cent of speaking characters were female. Just 6 per cent of the films featured a cast where the split of speaking roles was roughly 50/50, men to women. Extr ...
Full article at: The Telegraph UK
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Source: I Watch Stuff!
Just as J.J. Abrams has been given the keys to all our best space nerdery, it seems Christopher Nolan is getting handed all the action guys with cool toys and suits. The Daily Mail reports that, with Sam Mendes leaving the 0 ...
Full article at: I Watch Stuff!
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Source: The Huffington Post: UK Edition
A week is a long time in politics. It means, as Westminster watchers never tire of telling us, that things can change dramatically in the volatile political ecosphere. On the other hand, I reckon a week can also confirm a political trend ...
Full article at: The Huffington Post: UK Edition
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Source: Daily Paul
Though rare, letters sent to prisoners of war are usually scrubbed clean of any potentially helpful information and sterilized, so to speak, prior to being delivered to the captive soldiers. A useful message may make it through if it is targeted to ...
Full article at: Daily Paul
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Source: Stuff.co.nz
Another prestigious honour at the Cannes Film Festival has added further weight to Jane Campion's legendary status in cinema. But the fact there aren't more female directors at the top still irks the Australian-based, New Zealand-born film m ...
Full article at: Stuff.co.nz
More like this May 16 2013, 6:52pm CDT
Source: The Huffington Post
'Star Trek Into Darkness' Premiere BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 29: Alice Eve attends the 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Premiere at CineStar on April 29, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images for Paramoun ...
Full article at: The Huffington Post
More like this May 16 2013, 8:54am CDT
Source: The A.V. Club
DRM—an initialism for “digital rights management” copy protection—has a lousy reputation, and it’s well-earned. Most players have encountered onerous DRM that punishes paying customers while doing little to deter pirates (who often find ways to c ...
Full article at: The A.V. Club
More like this May 15 2013, 11:01pm CDT