Tag: Spike

21 NOV

Officials confirm ‘high pollution’ after spike in radioactivity in Urals, say no health risk

The Russian meteorological service confirmed “extremely high pollution” in the Urals in October after a spike in radioactive isotope ruthenium-106 levels. There is no health risk for the local population, authorities stressed. “Probes of radioactive aerosols from monitoring stations in Argayash and Novogorny [villages in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region in the Urals] contained radioisotope Ru-106” in the […]

28 SEP

The Mist Cancelled at Spike

Don’t expect to see any more fog in the forecast: Spike TV has cancelled The Mist after one season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The creepy sci-fi drama — based on a Stephen King novella that also inspired a 2007 film — starred Morgan Spector (Boardwalk Empire), Alyssa Sutherland (Vikings) and Emmy nominee Frances Conroy […]

14 SEP

Spike Jonze Created a Live Dance Film With Mia Wasikowska and Lakeith Stanfield on the Set of ‘The Tonight Show’

Spike Jonze is a multi-talented writer, director, and now, a dance show producer. The award-winning director behind such fare as Her and Being John Malkovich tried his hand at creating a “live dance film” for the first time, on the set of The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. And the result is a short film as abstract and eccentric as […]

11 SEP

Spike Lee and Jordan Peele Teaming Up for ‘Black Klansman’ Crime Thriller

Director Spike Lee is one of the most prominent African-American filmmakers, making some of the most poignant and relevant films that are full of rich social commentary about class, racism and more. Meanwhile, Jordan Peele just started his directing career by bringing us the powerful horror thriller Get Out, rife with themes and metaphors about […]

05 SEP

Oil inventories are set to spike in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

Thomson Reuters The people along the coast of Texas are trying to assess the implications of the toxic stew that Hurricane Harvey unleashed, with exploding chemical plants and flooded superfund sites threatening long-term environmental damage to the region. The extraordinary concentration of oil and gas facilities along the coast of Texas has long been trumpeted […]