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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 →

25Sep/17

Computer says no – beauty not in the eye of the beholder

September 25, 2017ScienceAesthetics, Beauty, Beholder, Bradley Cooper, Dungeons & Dragons, Eye of the Beholder, Face, Fashion, Geometry, George Clooney, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Idris Elba, Interpersonal attraction, Julian De Silva, London, McDill, Medicine, Perception, Physical attractiveness, Plastic surgery, Role-playing video games, Stuart McDill, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but now a computer facial mapping technique is proving geometry also plays an important part and the ancient Greeks knew all about it, as Stuart McDill 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 →

08Nov/16

Idris Elba talks press intrusion at ‘100 Streets’ premiere

November 8, 2016Films100 Streets, Battersea, British films, British musicians, British people, English people, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Film, Films, Gemma Arterton, Harry, Human Interest, Idris, Idris Elba, Jourdan Dunn, Leon Butler, London, Luther, Madonna, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Meghan Markle, Musicians, United Kingdomsmbale

Actor Idris Elba comments on press speculation into celebrities’ private lives at the premiere of new film ‘100 Streets’ in London
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23Jan/16

British actress Charlotte Rampling

Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling calls awards boycott racist

January 23, 2016Films45 Years, Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Actors, Awards, BBC Radio, Berlin, Charlotte Rampling, Discrimination, FACEBOOK INC., Germany, Hannah, Hannah and Her Sisters, Idris Elba, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Caine, Racism, Rampling, Southern California, Spike Leesmbale

Charlotte Rampling says the boycott of the Oscars protesting the absence of black actors and directors is racist toward whites.
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19Jan/16

Spike Lee, Pinkett Smith boycott Oscars, Academy promises more diversity

January 19, 2016Films88th Academy Awards, Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, African-American people, Beverly Hills California, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Chris Rock, Culture of Los Angeles, Idris Elba, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kevin Hart, Martin Luther King Jr., Musicians, Pinkett, Reginald Hudlin, Singers, Spike Lee, Will Smithsmbale

Director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith vow to boycott the Academy Awards ceremony after black actors are shut out of the nominations. The Academy says it needs to do more to promote diversity.

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14Jan/16

Oscar Voters Are Still Overwhelmingly White & Male

Oscars get a sequel – ‘so white’ for a second year

January 14, 2016FilmsAbraham Atta, Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, American film directors, American films, Beasts of No Nation, Benicio Del Toro, English-language films, Films, Germany, Idris Elba, Jason Mitchell, Jeanne Wolf, Kyle Buchanan, Lexi Alexander, Matthew Cherry, Michael B. Jordan, Mya Taylor, Oscar, Samuel L. Jackson, Straight Outta Compton, Tessa Thompson, the Oscars, United States, Will Smithsmbale

Oscar nominations once again shut actors of color out of the industry’s biggest honors.

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16Sep/15

“The Jungle Book” given a high-tech update

September 16, 2015FilmsBagheera, Baloo, Ben Kingsley Bagheera, Bill Murray, British films, Christopher Walken, Creative works, Disney, Disney's The Jungle Book, English-language films, Films, Idris Elba, Jon Favreau, Jungle Book: Origins, Kaa, King Louie, Louie, Lupita Nyong, Mowgli, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Neel Sethi, Oscar, Raksha, Rudyard Kipling, Scarlett Johansson, Shere Khan, The Jungle Book, Walt Disney Picturessmbale

Disney releases the first trailer of “The Jungle Book,” a live action-CGI hybrid adaptation of the classic Kipling tale of a jungle-raised boy-cub.
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17Feb/15

Stars shower Sean Penn with praise for his performance in action film ‘The Gunman’

February 17, 2015FilmsActor, Actors, American film directors, Andrew Rona, Barcelona, Charlize Theron, Che, Cinema of the United States, Creative works, Democratic Republic of Congo, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Films, Haiti, Human Interest, Idris Elba, It, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem, Jim Terrier, Liam Neeson, London, Mark Rylance, Milk, Noah, Pierre Morel, Ray Winstone, Ray Winstone (Noah), Ron Halpern, Sean Penn, The Gunman, United Kingdom, Yousmbale

Stars brave the rain for the world premiere of ‘The Gunman’ in London, and shower Sean Penn with praise for his performance in what is his first leading role in an action film.
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