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Four centuries after Caravaggio mysteriously died at the age of 38, scientists claim they have determined what killed the famous Italian painter. Over the years the baroque painter’s death has been shrouded in mystery and conspiracy theories, ranging from lead poisoning, to syphilis and even to murder. Now, a group of French scientists based at […]
Ever felt like you need a career change? So does Barry, a low-rent assassin who finds a new calling: acting! Bill Hader stars in the upcoming HBO comedy series as a hitman-turned-actor, with a cast that includes Henry Winkler and Stephen Root. Hader directs the series, which will arrive on HBO next year. The first Barry trailer […]
The year 1972 was a heavy one. America already had the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. under its belt. Same with the Manson killings, and Vietnam was three years from ending. College students had been shot to death at Kent State, and a few years before, there were riots […]
Published time: 25 Nov, 2017 16:56 A woman who posted an improvised explosive device (IED) to former US President Barack Obama has been identified after cat hair from the package matched with hair from the 46-year-old Texan’s pets. Julia Poff has also been accused of sending the same type of homemade bomb to Texas governor, […]
The trailers for American Assassin are a tad generic, but the filmmaker behind the thriller doesn’t make generic movies. Michael Cuesta knows how to craft a drama with some real firepower. The director of 12 and Holding and Kill the Messenger has never made a thriller quite like his adaptation of Vince Flynn‘s novel, which stars Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton. The trailers paint […]
The game is on a knife edge. Sri Lanka requires 40 runs from only 18 balls. From the South African side comes Lungi Ngidi, a 20-year-old bowling his second over of international cricket. Tall, lithe, athletic, at 6-foot-4 and 213 pounds, Ngidi powers into the crease and has Seekkuge Prasanna caught behind for 12. Three […]
Earlier this year, I was surprised to learn just how many details of 20th Century Women came from writer/director Mike Mills’ own life. It’s always fascinating when films intersect with the real world in ways that color our view of them. But the one that really messes with my understanding of the picture is White […]
Baseball’s gaze weighs heavy on José Quintana. The 28-year-old left-handed White Sox ace never asked for the attention. But this March, in leading his native Colombia to its first World Baseball Classic, Quintana bears on his shoulders the aspirations of a nation. His next order of business? Restore glory to Chicago’s South Side. This season, […]
French filmmaker Luc Besson may be best known for directing visually dazzling sci-fi films like The Fifth Element and the upcoming Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, but he’s also built up quite a career as a writer. He’s written screenplays for a handful of movies he didn’t direct, including Taken, The Transporter, and Colombiana. His latest […]
