Law & Order: Annabella Sciorra to Reprise Criminal Intent Role on SVU

Carolyn Barek is back on duty. Annabella Sciorra will bring her Law & Order: Criminal Intent character to Law & Order: SVU this season, TVLine has learned exclusively. Sciorra played Det. Barek, a Major Crimes officer and partner to Chris Noth’s Det. Mike Logan, in Season 5 of Criminal Intent. She left at the end of […]

Xi Jinping declares China’s intent to be a ‘leading power’ by 2050

REUTERS/Jason Lee Chinese President Xi Jinping says China will be a leading nation in terms of national power and global impact by 2050. Xi announced a two-stage plan to become a “great modern socialist country”, split between 2020 to 2035 and 2035 to 2050. Xi’s comments came as part of his “work report” speech that […]

This Week In Trailers: A Ciambra, Intent to Destroy, Radius, Flesh and Blood, Bill Nye: Science Guy

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week […]

Voice search must identify user intent before it can make sales

GUEST: Personal digital assistants have taken the world by storm. We have Siri and Google Assistant on our phones, and many of us have Amazon Echo and Google Home, as well. Voice user interfaces, which have been available to consumers since the 1990s, have finally gone mainstream as a way to play music, set timers, […]

Liverpool intent on signing Manchester United and Chelsea target Benjamin Mendy

Mendy, 22, has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League with Manchester United and Chelsea said to be interested in him.  However, Gianluca Di Marzio claim Liverpool have entered the race to sign Mendy as Jurgen Klopp looks to bolster his ranks ahead of a potential Champions League campaign next season. It […]

Mercedes-AMG GT Concept: Four Doors, 805 HP, Production Intent

– It all started innocently enough. A couple of former Mercedes-Benz engineers plucked a few unsuspecting M-B sedans from slumber and took them back to their workshop to massage the cars’ innards well past the point of reason. A lot has happened in the ensuing 50 years, but AMG—despite having been wholly absorbed by Mercedes-Benz […]