Investors wondering where Facebook 'sFB -1.26% advanced tech research money is going got an update. Facebook said it designed and built a high-altitude solar-powered plane in 14 months, and that tests will begin later this year. Add that to the social network’s other big bets on virtual-reality hardware and networking infrastructure. The drone — dubbed Aquila — is part of Internet.org, Facebook’s plan to extend Web access to what it […]
What do YOU want to see in the next (and final) Wolverine solo film starring Hugh Jackman? That's what he wants to know. Jackman took to social media to share a promotional image from the forthcoming sequel, along with a fairly straightforward question: What do the fans want? My last time putting on the claws. What do you want to see happen? 50 words or less. I'll read as many as I […]
Matt Damon starrer 'The Martian,' Cary Fukunaga's Ghana-shot Netflix film 'Beasts of No Nation' and Eddie Redmayne's transgender movie 'The Danish Girl' will also screen in September. The Toronto Film Festival unveiled its first selections Tuesday, with Wild director Jean-Marc Vallee's romance drama Demolition, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts, set to open the event on Sept. 10. The 2015 edition of the festival will also host world premieres for […]
Tom Cruise may be promoting Mission: Impossible -- Rogue Nation, but it was Top Gunthat was on his mind - and lips - Monday night. Cruise and Jimmy Fallon went head to head for an epic Lip Sync Battle on The Tonight Show, re-creating Goose and Maverick's famous Top Gunduet for the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." In addition to the ballad, Cruise, 53, did solo takes on The Weeknd's […]
It's one of the biggest decisions any band will face: what to call themselves. And yet, so many get it so wrong. Fortunately, for every group that comes up with a terrible name and sticks with it, there's a band that comes up with a terrible name, plays a few shows under it, maybe releases a demo or even an album or two but then finally comes to its senses. Many well-known and […]
The new family-friendly Adam Sandler alien invasion comedy “Pixels” topped the box office on Friday, coming out ahead of other newcomers “Paper Towns” and “Southpaw.” Directed by Chris Columbus, “Pixels” materialized an estimated $9.2 million at the box office and earned a B grade from audiences via Cinemascore despite largely negative reviews from critics. Last week’s No. 1 movie, the Marvel superhero story “Ant-Man,” still looks like it will nudge […]
Production on Season 3 of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. began this week. The show is to return to ABC with fresh episodes, starting Sept. 29. "The series will begin introducing new friends and foes inspired by the critically acclaimed Secret Warriors comic series, as well as the Inhuman Lash," the Marvel website said. "In the aftermath of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s battle with Jiaying and the Inhumans, Director Coulson will search the world […]
The pioneering rock’n’roller on how John Lennon embarrassed him by kissing his feet, how a handgun habit felt normal, and flipping his Rolls-Royce. Hi, Jerry. How are you feeling? (1) Well, I really feel great. Where are you? I’m presently relaxing at my home. Do you still live in Nesbit, south of Memphis? Yes, I still live right south of Memphis. And you’ve still got the piano-shaped pool, and a […]
Stars Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, among others, attended the European premier of Ant-Man at the Odeon Leicester Square theater in London Wednesday night. Rudd, 46, plays the film's smaller-than-life superhero and donned a memorable white-tie paired with a gray suit to the event. Co-star Douglas, who plays Ant-Man's mentor, showed off his stunning family. The 70-year-old actor and his kin dressed to the nines for the glamorous […]
