Новости за 15.12.2014

Merry Christmas! While we thought we might have to wait until next year to get our first serving of Terrence Malick's "Knight Of Cups" after it was announced as part of the Berlin Film Festival earlier today, the holidays have come early with a brand new trailer. So turn off your phone for a couple of minutes and check it out. Yes, visually, this is the Malick we've seen across his last two pictures, with lots of beautiful people looking into the middle horizon. But here, the director launches his lead Christian Bale into an urban... Читать дальше...

The Oscars are coming up, the Sundance and Berlin film festivals are just around the corner, and Hollywood is already taking the long distance view of the movies that will wow us in years to come. But it all starts with a good script, and today the annual The Black List is upon us, highlighting the very best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. Voted on by executives and insiders, winding up on the list can lead to a tremendous career boost. Since 2005, Black List scripts have gone on to earn 196 Oscar nominations, resulting in 37 wins. Читать дальше...

A $1.3 billion study that was supposed to track the health of 100,000 kids has been shut down.

Elliott and JANA are set to gain on the buyouts of Riverbed and PetSmart that they pushed for.

The Senate is running short of time to extend a terrorism insurance program vital to the business world...and particularly sports.

Monday is the deadline for most Americans to sign up for Obamacare plans that take effect Jan. 1.

A 40% fall in price might not be good news for global economy

Ethan Siegel, Starts with a Bang!

But we are not quite at the end of time yet! Itâ??s only the end of the week, which means itâ??s time for another Ask Ethan, and to give away another 2015 Year In Space Calendar! After another great week of questions and suggestions (and there were many good ones), congratulations are in order for last-minute submitter Joe Latone,...

'He wanted the teacher to do something stupid and cause her to get fired.'

Gaby Scanlon nearly died in the incident.

Deal will succeed or fail on how much operating costs can be squeezed while selling the new quad-play to customers

Inflation and strong dollar could curb global economic impact

FTSE retreats after failure of oil rally

We toil, we slave, we burn the midnight oil in several different time zones to bring you meaty features (like all our Best of 2014 coverage), instant news reports, big-name interviews, and a multitude of reviews and what thanks do we get? The average ‘Hunger Games’ character poster will get many times the clicks of our labors of love and craft. But before you get out your tiny violins, this year, we’ve decided if we can’t beat the pressures of corporate promotional activity, we’re damn well gonna rank them. Читать дальше...

Puts pressure on monetary policy makers who will miss targets

Investing in online shopping is essential for retailers, but there are a number of ways it can dent their sales and profits.

He described it as silly.

Harry Pattison has admitted to attacking ex-soldier Tom Lawlor.

Shoppers can take some proactive steps to make sure their packages arrive on time, TODAY reports.

McDonald's menu has become so unwieldy that even the chain's U.S. president doesn't know how many items it contains.

German carmakers look to cash in on biggest automotive boom in industrial history

Iconic. Rousing. Pure fucking geek magic. Such are some of the choice adjectives we’d use to describe John Williams' immortal “Star Wars” theme, a piece of music that sends fanboys into a collective spasm of joyous exuberance upon its very first notes. With the internet positively abuzz from that scintillating first teaser for J.J. Abrams' upcoming 'The Force Awakens'—which George Lucas still claims not to have seen—many have chosen to look back at the original “Star Wars” films and their enduring influence on today’s pop culture (indeed... Читать дальше...