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13Feb/18

The science of escaping from a vicious predator

February 13, 2018ScienceAcinonyx, Biological pest control, Botswana, Cheetah, Death, Environment, Felids, Fiction, Human Interest, Lion, Mammals, NEXT MEDIA, Predation, Predator, Pursuit predation, Throat clamp, Zebrasmbale

A years-long study has revealed how predators hunt in the African wild, and what tactics their prey use to outmaneuver them. Continue reading →

13Feb/18

Black Panther cast talks power of fashion in New York

February 13, 2018FilmsAfrofuturism, Black Panther, Comics, Company: Marvel Studios, Disney, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Fictional characters, Lititia Wright, Marvel Comics, Marvel Comics characters, Marvel Studios, New York, New York City, Ruth E. Carter, Ryan Coogler, Shuri, United States, Wakanda, White Tiger, World of Wakandasmbale

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 12, 2018) (REUTERS) – Marvel Studios transported New York fashionistas on Monday (February 13) to the mythical African nation of Wakanda where its highly-anticipated Superhero movie “Black Panther” takes place. Continue reading →

14Dec/17

Star Wars fans attend premier of ‘The Last Jedi’

December 14, 2017FilmsBolivia, City: La Paz, Country: Bolivia, Creative works, Culture, Darth Vader, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Film, Films, Films using computer-generated imagery, George Lucas, Human Interest, Jedi, La Paz, Magic in fiction, Salar de Uyuni, Star Wars, Star Wars video games, Star Wars: The Last Jedismbale

LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (DECEMBER 13, 2017) (REUTERS) – On Wednesday (December 13), hundreds of Star Wars fans dressed up as movie characters to attend the premier of “The Last Jedi,” in Bolivia, where certain scenes of the movie were filmed.
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10Nov/17

Naomi Campbell says the new Pirelli calendar comes with a great message

November 10, 2017FashionAlice, Alice in Verse: The Lost Rhymes of Wonderland, Alice in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Arts, British films, Combs, Company: Pirelli and C, Creative works, Djimon Hounsou, Duckie, Duckie Thot, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Films, Human Interest, Lewis Carroll, Literature, Lupita Nyong, Lupita Nyong'o, Naomi Campbell, New York City, Pirelli, Sean ', Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Surreal comedy, Through the Looking-Glass, Tim Walker, United States, Whoopi Goldberg, Wonderland, Works based on Alice in Wonderlandsmbale

The 45th edition calendar gives Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland a twist with an all black cast. Continue reading →

08Oct/17

‘Blade Runner’ win top spot but falls short of expectations

October 8, 2017FilmsBiorobots in fiction, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, Cinema of the United States, Company: Golden Circle, Creative works, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Film, Films, Genetic engineering in fiction, GOLDEN CIRCLE, Idris Elba, It, Kate Winslet, Kingsman, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, My Little Pony: The Movie, Neo-noir, The Mountain Between Us, Warner Bros.smbale

(WARNER BROS PICTURES) – “Blade Runner 2049” won the North American box office over the weekend (October 6-8), netting $31.5 million in ticket sales,— far short of the $45 million many expected it to make. Continue reading →

29Sep/17

Denis Villeneuve gets Ridley Scott approval for ‘Blade Runner 2049’

September 29, 2017FilmsBiorobots in fiction, Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049, BR, Company: RIDLEY SCOTT, Company: Warner Bros, Creative works, Cult film, Denis Villeneuve, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Draft:Blade Runner, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Film, Films, Genetic engineering in fiction, Harrison Ford, Neo-noir, Ridley Scott, Roger Deakins, Royal Photographic Society, Ryan Gosling, Speculative fiction, United States, Warner Bros.smbale

(WARNER BROS) – Social media reactions to press screenings of the highly anticipated ‘Blade Runner 2049’ appear to have consolidated the film as a worthy sequel to the 1982 cult classic, although formal reviews are embargoed until the morning of Friday (September 29).
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18Sep/17

“It” scares off competition at the box office for second week

September 18, 2017FilmsAmerican Assassins, bodyguard, Cinema of the United States, Company: Warner Bros, Creative works, Dylan O'Brian, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Film, Films, Home Again, Human Interest, Indian films, It, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Keaton, Mother!, Stephen King, The Hitman's Bodyguard, United States, Warner Bros.smbale

(WARNER BROS) – After shattering September records, last week in it’s debut, “It”, a horror film based on the Stephen King novel of the the same name topped the North American box office for the weekend ending September 17. The movie brought in $60 million in weekend gross brining its total gross up to some $219 million. Continue reading →

14Aug/17

‘Annabelle’ sequel scares off competitors with $35 million debut

August 14, 2017FilmsAnnabel, Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation, Christopher Nolan, Cinema of the United States, Company: Warner Bros, Creative works, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Film, Films, Human Interest, It, James Wan, Matthew McConaughey, Open Road Films, Sony, Stephen Kings, The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2, The Conjuring Universe, The Dark Tower, The Emoji Movie, Warner Bros.smbale

(WARNER BROS.) – Warner Bros.’ horror film “Annabelle: Creation”, a prequel to the 2014 ‘Annabelle’ and the latest in the Conjuring film series, made a $35 million debut to top the weekend box office in North America. Continue reading →

07Aug/17

Chinese robots taken down after rogue outburst

August 7, 2017InternetAnita Li, Asia, Chatbot, China, Chinese Communist Party, Companies, Countries, Country: China, East Asia, Fiction, Government of China, Instant messaging, Internet bot, Jinping, Natural language parsing, Robot, Rogue, Technology/Internet, Tencent, United States, Worldsmbale

China has taken down two online robots that appeared to go rogue, responding to users’ questions with one saying its dream was to travel to the United States and the other admitting it wasn’t a huge fan of Chinese Communist Party. Grace Lee reports. Continue reading →

06Aug/17

‘The Dark Tower’ takes top spot at U.S. weekend box office

August 6, 2017FilmsChristopher Nolan, Company: Sony Pictures, Creative works, Electric vehicle industry, Emoji, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fiction, Film, Films, Girls Trip, Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Sony, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Speculative fiction, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The Emoji Movie, Videotelephonysmbale

(SONY PICTURES) – Sony Pictures’ “The Dark Tower” – based on the popular series by author Stephen King – hit the top spot of this weekend’s US box office, according to box office site boxofficemojo.com. Continue reading →