By Todd CunninghamTheWrap The horror movie “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones” opened at No. 1 Friday, taking in $8.7 million despite winter storms and extreme cold throughout much of the Midwest and East. Photos: The ‘Paranormal Activity’ franchise That puts paramount’s low-budget chiller, the only wide opener, on course for a first weekend in the […]
‘Absolutely Fabulous’ Movie is Happening, Jennifer Saunders Says
By Brent LangTheWrap Get ready for your close-ups, sweetie, darlings, because “Absolutely Fabulous” is headed for the big screen. The British sitcom, known affectionately as “Ab Fab,” chronicled the evenings out and mornings after of drug abusing, booze swilling Patsy and Edina. It became a cult sensation in the U.S. when Comedy Central began airing […]
Village stars in Christmas film
Village stars in Christmas film 2:00pm Saturday 21st December 2013 in News STAGE TO SCREEN: Singing sensation Susan Boyl makes her movie debut in A Christmas Candle. BROADWAY is set to burst on to the big screen in a new film starring singing sensation Susan Boyle. As we exclusively revealed, the former Britain’s Got Talent […]
Producers Guild nominates ‘Gravity,’ ‘American Hustle,’ ’12 Years a Slave’
By Steve PondTheWrap “Gravity,” “American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” are among the films nominated for the top feature-film award by the Producers Guild of America. The other nominees: “Blue Jasmine,” “Captain Phillips,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Her,” “Nebraska,” “Saving Mr. Banks,” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Although the nominations included most of the […]
Shia LaBeouf’s peers are turning against him
There is no way this can be spun as a publicity stunt. The small boy has been plagarizing for years. Can’t get over the fact he ripped off that article in his email to Alec B. Oh god, then there was the sad video he made for Marylin M.. His entire existence is plagued with […]
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ breaks F-word record
Entertainment Tonight “The Wolf of Wall Street” has broken a record. Martin Scorsese‘s latest film now sets the “all-time record” for the use of the F-word, Variety reports. According to the film’s Wikipedia page, “The Wolf of Wall Street” uses the word 506 times in 180 minutes. Spike Lee’s 1999 “Summer of Sam” previously held […]
Self-Learning Processors To Pave Way For Crash-Proof Biological Computing
In the quest to build a processor that’s an order of magnitude more efficient than what we have available today, the brain is the first thing looked at. Scientists would love nothing more than to fully understand how the brain works, because with that knowledge, not only could things improve on the healthcare side, but […]
Is Netflix removing your favorite movie in 2014?
Netflix is a damn good deal for the money … I can always find something on there to watch .. often things I had never heard of … I mean after all how many times does a person with a life want to watch Titanic and Top Gun if you do, buy the dvd Netflix […]
War over ‘Wolf of Wall Street’: Scorsese’s latest ignites online brouhaha
By Alonso DuraldeTheWrap If your social media networks contain film critics, film fans or filmmakers, it’s likely you spent the week after Christmas reading less about what people received from Santa and their resolutions for 2014 and more heated posts about “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Martin Scorsese’s latest epic of male bad behavior, starring […]
Burnley mill gets Grade I listed status
Burnley mill gets Grade I listed status 10:30pm Saturday 28th December 2013 in News THE former Queen Street Mill has become only the fourth building in Burnley to be given the highest-possible heritage rating. English Heritage has confirmed that the complex, home to the last working steam-powered mill engine in the world, has been given […]