Every year there’s a couple of films that make me want to blockade the multiplex, and shout at the queues to forget about what-ever over-produced under-souled rubbish they’re about to pay for, and go see a complete gem instead.
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It’s time to play Cast the Clintons!
It’s time to play Cast the Clintons! US broadcaster NBC says it will soon air Hillary, a major miniseries starring Diane Lane as the first lady-turned-secretary of state. Not to be confused with Rodham, the still-in-development movie about Hillary in her 20s, with a bevy of young stars in play for the lead role.
Facebook and Labor Laws: Can Internet Posts Get You Fired?
Dawnmarie Souza’s comments on her Facebook page didn’t win her any points with the boss, but the rest of us owe her a debt of gratitude. In a rare test of old law on a new medium, she helped us understand just how little the online world differs from the land of bricks and mortar.
The Last Concert: Indie Icons LCD Soundsystem Bid a Brilliant, Bizarre Adieu
LCD Soundsystem knows how to throw a party. The dance rock brainchild of 41-year-old James Murphy has been shaking things up for over 10 years, first in the form of house parties 9:13 p.m.
Berlusconi seeking Afghan exit for Italian troops
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said it would be “best” for the country’s troops to leave Afghanistan as soon as possible after six were killed in a car bombing in Kabul. Berlusconi, speaking to reporters Thursday, gave no timeline for a withdrawal and said any pullout would have to be coordinated with Italy’s allies
Can the Enemy Build a Super-Soldier?
Imagine bad guys able to fight without sleep. Or enemy soldiers with hardware implanted in their brains that makes them better able to target U.S. troops than U.S