Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences selects the very best in cinema from the previous calendar year. This group of industry professionals and insiders is considered by some to be the authority on the subject, and thus the Academy Award is the highest honor a film can receive. But sometimes it’s an honor just to be nominated, and indeed when the Oscar nominations roll around, each […]
As the week draws to a close, it’s definitely been a long one for Apple’s software engineers. The nightmare started on Tuesday, after a Twitter user disclosed a critical security vulnerability for macOS High Sierra that allowed anyone with physical access to a Mac to gain system administrator privileges without even entering a password. As software bugs go, this one was embarrassing and critical, but Apple managed to fix it less than 24 hours […]
Disney-Pixar’s animated comedy “Coco” easily repeated as the winner of the North American box office with a solid $26.1 million at 3,987 locations during a moderate weekend. The third weekend of Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment’s “Justice League” finished second with $16.7 million at 3,820 sites, with the superhero tentpole dropping 60%. Lionsgate’s “Wonder” continued to perform well with $12.5 million at 3,449 venues to come in third followed by Disney-Marvel’s fifth […]
Kelly Clarkson took a break in the middle of her Carpool Karaoke segment with James Corden to have one awkward backseat date with husband Brandon Blackstock. After belting out “Since U Been Gone,” “Love So Soft,” “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” and “Because of You,” the newly minted Voice coach mentioned how difficult it can be to spend time with Blackstock, who’s also her manager, outside of a work environment. “I feel like you might need to reconnect […]
Is it too early to start speculating about Thanos' gauntlet and what that means for 'Avengers 4'? The trailer for one of the most ambitious blockbusters of all time has finally arrived, and Heat Vision is here to take a closer look. Does the Avengers: Infinity War trailer live up to the hype? Is it surprising that Thanos only has two stones in his Infinity Gauntlet? And is someone going to die? Aaron Couch: This successfully puts […]
The cast and director of 'The Last Jedi' on the story's secrets, a disaffected Skywalker and a death in the family A long time ago, a grade-schooler got his hands on a spaceship. He followed the assembly instructions as best he could, snapping on the cannons, the landing gear, the tiny interstellar-chess table. Soon enough, Rian Johnson was holding his very own Millennium Falcon. "The first thing I did," he […]
U2, Foo Fighters and SZA will all serve as musical guests on Saturday Night Live's final three episodes of 2017. U2 will appear on the December 2nd episode of SNL, guest-hosted by Lady Bird actress and fellow Irishwoman Saoirse Ronan. U2's performance, which arrives one day after the band releases their new album Songs of Experience, marks Bono and company's fourth time on SNL and first since a 2009 episode hosted by Megan Fox. SZA – who in June […]
There seems to be a major flaw in Apple’s macOS High Sierra operating system that allows anyone with physical access to a Mac to gain system administrator access without so much as entering a password. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on Twitter this afternoon; it’s not clear whether the problem was privately reported to Apple ahead of time, which is the encouraged practice when security vulnerabilities are uncovered. (The company […]
2018 Grammy nominations are here! On Tuesday (Nov. 28), Andra Day revealed the Big 4 categories -- best new artist, record of the year, song of the year, and album of the year -- live on CBS This Morning, and shortly thereafter, the Recording Academy announced the nominees in all 84 categories. JAY-Z leads the pack with eight nominations this year, including nods for album of the year, record of the year, […]
