Survey names It’s A Wonderful Life as top Christmas film – what’s yours? 1:20pm Monday 23rd December 2013 in News James Stewart stars in Christmas classic It’s A Wonderful Life OLD favourite It’s A Wonderful Life has been voted the best Christmas film of all time. The 1946 movie, starring James Stewart as suicidal George […]
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Why You’re Better Off Exchanging a Faulty Xbox One Console In-Store
An example of a buzz kill is waking up on Christmas morning to find an Xbox One sitting under the tree, only to later discover that it doesn’t work because of a disc drive malfunction. Gamers first started complaining about the issue in November, with several YouTube videos showing the disc drive making a grinding […]
Marty and Leo team up again for ‘Wolf of Wall Street’
NEW YORK (AP) — “Anything goes” was the guiding ethos for Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio in making their extravagant dark comedy of Wall Street excess, “The Wolf of Wall Street.” “We would look at each other and ask, ‘Are we going too far?’” says DiCaprio. Rarely was the answer “yes.” The two longtime collaborators […]
‘American Hustle’ a portrait of swank ’70s fashion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — From Christian Bale’s burgundy velour blazer to Amy Adams’ plunging sequin halter dress, “American Hustle” is a cinematic romp through the over-the-top styles of the 1970s. Set in New York and New Jersey in 1978, the film tells the story of a pair of con artists (Bale and Adams) forced to […]
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ can’t kick ‘The Hobbit’ at Christmas Day box office
By Todd CunninghamTheWrap “The Wolf of Wall Street,” Martin Scorsese’s searing take on the sex-and-drug-fueled excess of the 1980s stock market boom, couldn’t top reigning champ “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” in its debut at the Christmas Day box office. The black comedy starring Leonard DiCaprio came close, taking in $9.1 million Wednesday, just […]
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang revs up for 2014
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang revs up for 2014 at Brooklands Museum, Weybridge 4:20am Friday 20th December 2013 in News By Christina Michaels We love: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang A car which starred in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be one of the vehicles showcased at the classic vehicle event on News Year’s Day. Brooklands Museum, […]
Ricky Gervais named PETA’s Person of the Year
Ricky, you disappoint me. PETA sucks.
Kiwi game makers make it to international best lists
Five New Zealand video game makers have been lauded in major international best of 2013 lists. Path of Exile by Grinding Gear Games has won GameSpot’s PC Game of the Year Award, Turbo Racing League by PikPok was the runner-up for Apple’s Best of 2013 Game of the Year, and indie developer Michael Brough was […]
Jimmy Stewart museum rebounds from adversity
INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — For a time it looked like the Jimmy Stewart Museum wasn’t going to make it. It’s in the actor’s hometown of Indiana, Pennsylvania — an hour’s drive from Pittsburgh and off the radar of many fans who might want to attend. And the pool of fans is shrinking as those who […]
IBM gets fast file transfers with Aspera acquisition
Continuing to bulk up on its cloud software portfolio, IBM is acquiring Aspera, a company with an Emmy-award-winning, high-speed bulk data transfer protocol. IBM said it will use the technology to help customers more effortlessly copy their data to IBM cloud services, building on the company’s purchase of the SoftLayer cloud service in June. The […]