Pixies announced a series of U.S. performances in the spring to support Head Carrier, their 6th studio LP, which came out last fall. The tour starts April 21st in Pomona, CA and loops across the southern half of the country. Black Francis and co. finish the tour with a pair of dates in New York City on May 24th and 26th. The band heads to Europe in July. The pre-sale […]
Seven people of color were among the 20 acting nominees, while 'La La Land' earned a record-tying 14 noms and Mel Gibson landed a best director nod. As it unveiled its nominees for the 89th Oscars on Tuesday morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took to the dance floor with Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land, showering it with 14 nominations – a record for most nominations […]
Sony yesterday announced update for PlayStation Virtual Reality. Now, users can watch YouTube 360 videos on the virtual reality headset. The PlayStation Virtual Reality which since its release has received excellent reviews. PlayStation Virtual Reality despite its good reviews has not been able to sell. PlayStation VR already has a large number of Virtual Reality games. Now, Users can enjoy YouTube videos in Virtual Reality. YouTube has a ever increasing […]
Elsewhere over Inauguration Weekend, Michael Keaton's 'The Founder' and Christian dramedy 'The Resurrection of Gavin Stone' falter, 'Xander Cage' wins the foreign race with $50.5 million and 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' crosses $1 billion globally. Horror and split personalities ruled the Inauguration Weekend box office. M. Night Shyamalan's latest horror-thriller, Split, easily topped the chart after trumping the competition with a far-better-than-expected $40.2 million from 3,015 theaters in […]
The European Union is currently considering the need to redefine the legal status of robots, with a draft report last week suggesting that autonomous bots might, in the future, be granted the status of “electronic persons” — a legal definition that confers certain “rights and obligations.” It sounds like science fiction and that’s because it is: any engineer will tell you we’re a long way from seeing robot marches for […]
The people have spoken! Who won the popular vote at the 2017 People's Choice Awards? The prizes were all handed out Wednesday night (Jan. 18) in Los Angeles. Justin Timberlake was among the night's big winners, taking home two awards for favorite male artist as well as favorite song for his Trolls soundtrack tune "Can't Stop the Feeling." Blake Shelton won favorite male country artist and favorite album after performing […]
The Sundance Film Festival has been the launching pad for some of the greatest indie films ever made. The likes of “Reservoir Dogs,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” and last year’s “Manchester by the Sea” all got their starts at the mountainside festival. That track record of finding new talent and fresh stories is what keeps studio executives and fan lovers flocking to Park City. So as Sundance gets ready to kick […]
Johnny Depp won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Icon at a ceremony in Los Angeles Wednesday night. The honor followed a tumultuous period in the actor's life during which he went through an ugly divorce from his wife, actress Amber Heard, and suffered the death of his beloved mother, Betty Sue. "I came here for one reason tonight and one reason only. I came here for you, the […]
After Superman's defeat, the game has changed — and the new trailer for Injustice 2reveals just how much, as Wonder Woman faces off against Supergirl, and two new threats to the DC gaming universe are teased. The follow-up to the hugely successful 2013 NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment game was initially announced last summer with the introduction of Supergirl, with a second trailer introducing two new playable characters to the […]
