Some genres were never meant to cross. Joe Slade is a detective with a hot lead and a warm gun. He no longer believes in happy ever afters, but his faith in plot twists is devout. Good thing. He is about to discover the biggest twist of all. Joe Slade is not real. He is
Lisa Cooke has been re-elected chair of the Visual Effects Society, and for the first time in the organization’s 25-year history, women now serve in its top five elected posts. Emma Clifton Perry was re-elected first vice chair, Susan O’Neal was elected 2nd vice chair, Rita Cahill was re-elected secretary, and Laurie Blavin has been
Toonami hasn’t just spent years introducing fans in the West to new and old anime series that they might not have seen otherwise, but the Cartoon Network programming block is trying its hand at creating original anime series of its own. With last year seeing the arrival of Fena: Pirate Princess, the first collaboration between
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Ivory Aquino has been cast to portray Alysia Yeoh, the roommate and best friend of the titular superhero also known as Barbara Gordon, in upcoming HBO Max film Batgirl, as Variety reports. Aquino’s character first appeared in a DC Batgirl issue by Gail Simone and artist Ardian Syaf in 2011. She will star opposite Leslie
A skateboarder rolls by as the the former aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk makes a stop as it sits anchor off of Long Beach CA, harbor Monday, Jan 24,2022. (Photo by Gene Blevins/Contributing Photographer) The former aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sits off the coast of Long Beach, CA, on the way from Bremerton, WA, to
A six-month-old baby has been killed after getting caught in the crossfire of a gunfight in Atlanta. The shooting happened near a convenience store and a school in the northwest of the city. The child’s mother told WSB-TV that she was driving when she saw people in two cars firing at each other. Image: The
The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into “a number of events” in Downing Street and Whitehall over potential breaches of coronavirus regulations. “I can confirm that the Met is now investigating a number of events that took place at Downing Street and Whitehall in the last two years in relation to potential breaches of
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday took the wraps off a multi-stage espionage campaign targeting high-ranking government officials overseeing national security policy and individuals in the defense industry in Western Asia. The attack is unique as it leverages Microsoft OneDrive as a command-and-control (C2) server and is split into as many as six stages to stay as
What would’ve been Lauren Smith-Fields’ 24th birthday celebration was instead a day of protest to demand answers and justice in her mysterious death. Today, approximately 100 family, friends, and activists gathered together in front of the Bridgeport, Connecticut, police department to march to the Margaret E. Morton Government Center, where they chanted “Happy Birthday, Lauren”
Consumer goods giant Unilever has confirmed plans to cut 1,500 jobs under a shake-up of its global operations. The maker of Dove soap-to-Marmite, which made the announcement after details were apparently leaked on Monday evening, said the cuts to senior and junior management roles were the result of a new, simpler organisational structure. The company
But wait, there’s more… Turnpike is LOADING up on some country music festivals this year. Today, we learned that the Turnpike Troubadours are co-headlining the Windy City Smokeout with Willie Nelson this year, and headlining the Jackalope Jamboree in Pendleton Oregon as well. Of course, these announcements are in addition to the back to back
This The Gilded Age review contains spoilers for “Never the New, Part 1” and “Never the New, Part 2.” The Gilded Age‘s two-part premiere episode is 90 minutes of epic period drama world-building. In the new HBO series, creator Julian Fellowes melds many of the storytelling tropes and elements that made Downton Abbey a worldwide
Realme 9 Pro and Realme 9 Pro+ smartphones are inching towards their launch in India. Ahead of the official debut, the renders of the handsets have surfaced online, suggesting the colour options for the two phones. Realme is said to bring the new smartphones in three distinct colour options, namely Aurora Green, Midnight Black, and
One of the people involved in Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s multi-car wreck couldn’t believe her eyes … not only because of the movie stunt-like crash, but because she’s a huge fan of his. Habiba Muminova was one of the drivers who had a close encounter with Arnold’s SUV in Friday’s crash, and she tells TMZ … she
Just as the Omicron wave may have broken across the U.S. comes word of another version of the more transmissible variant, dubbed BA.2. It’s been nicknamed by some “stealth Omicron” because it seems to evade identification better than its predecessor. While other new variants that seemed worrisome — like Mu or Lambda — have had
Guillermo del Toro animated version of Pinocchio, inspired by Gris Grimly’sillustrated edition of the book, was announced in 2018. It stars Ewan McGregor as Cricket (the narrator), and other announced cast members include Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton. Geppetto will be voiced by David Bradley and Pinocchio by Gregory Mann. [embedded content][embedded content] The trailer
In the beginning, there was only the video camera and the birthday party. Long before the endless album delays and perpetually in-progress tracks, before the eclipsing-the-main-event listening parties, before the beautiful dark twisted fantasies, before the tabloids and tantrums and meltdowns and fashion lines and presidential bids (but not before the ego trips — let’s
The smell of savory chicken legs, endless wacky carnival games and the sight of hogs racing. For the past two years, these enduring hallmarks of the Los Angeles County Fair have taken a back seat to the coronavirus pandemic. Fairplex in Pomona, home to the fair, shifted gears in March 2020 from funnel cakes, expos
Boris Johnson has warned that “gloomy” intelligence suggested Russia was planning a lightning raid on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv as fears grow of an invasion – with NATO sending additional ships and jets to its deployments in eastern Europe. The alliance said it could also add additional combat units in response to Russia’s military build-up on