Новости за 19.03.2015

You gotta feel a little bit for Terry Gilliam. First, SyFy turns "12 Monkeys" into a TV series without his input, and now the director's 2005 effort "The Brothers Grimm" is also headed to the small screen, but once again it looks like he won't be involved. Miramax has announced they've hired Ehren Kruger —who penned Gilliam's film as well as other "notable" works like the last three 'Transformers' movies— to create a TV series that will build off the origin story introduced in his screenplay for... Читать дальше...

As stocks rebounded in one week, the retail trader snapped up their most-loved, cult stocks.

The Planetary Society helped organize a community response to the latest NASA budget at the 2015 meeting of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.

State Attorney General Kamala Harris / Jae C. Hong, Associated Press A Southern California attorney’s “shoot the gays” initiative is not destined to become law — for one thing, it’s clearly unconstitutional. But Attorney General Kamala Harris is scheduled to clear it for circulation in May, and she may not have any choice. Matt McLaughlin, a lawyer from Huntington Beach in Orange County, paid his $200 filing fee Feb. 26 to submit the “Sodomite Suppression Act” to the voters. Declaring it is “better... Читать дальше...

Faye Gregson, 26, was found twice over the drink-drive limit.

The software will address concerns about reaching a charging station before Tesla cars run out of battery, as well.

Court order granted in arbitration case with Zhang

Fox’s hit series Empire refreshingly flipped the traditional TV script by featuring a predominantly black cast and placing white actors in throwaway roles. And we’re not just talking about poor Rhonda. Whether it was a random notary public, a dude who happens to pipe up during Cookie’s speech at the shareholders meeting, or an angry bagel lady at a photo shoot, the white people of Empire served many vital but fleeting roles. Now that Season 1 is over, we’re really looking forward to how Empire will use white actors and actresses in Season 2. Читать дальше...

CNBC's Morgan Brennan checks on the health of energy stocks as the price of Brent and WTI trade lower.

The euro just had a big move against the dollar. But despite the rally, one technician thinks it’s going lower.

Never involve your mother in your lies.

Jacob T. Swinney is back at it. This time, the prolific supercut editor analyzes 55 films, comparing their first frames to their last. Although the results aren’t unanimous, it’s fascinating to see over four dozen films’ bookends analyzed this way. Swinney hasn’t set out to prove one sole concrete rule in filmmaking, but the patterns they call out are definitely worth further consideration. For example, it’s an old saying that “movies end where they began.” No matter what happens over the course... Читать дальше...

Germany’s biggest lender is looking to bolster returns

There are winners and losers from the tumble in oil prices — and U.S. consumers are definitely the former, billionaire investor Wilbur Ross told CNBC.

A gadget linked to Watson is unlikely to turn your child into Sherlock, writes Anjana Ahuja

While we eagerly await Sarah Polley to get back behind the camera and direct another movie, she's been busy on the screenwriting front. Last summer, she was hired by Paramount to adapt "The Fault In Our Stars," based on author John Greene's "Looking For Alaska." Now, she's been tapped by Amy Pascal to pen a new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" for Sony. The book has already seen a few iterations on the big screen, the most recent being the 1994 outing featuring Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes, Christian Bale, and more.

Wilbur Ross, Chairman & CEO of WL Ross & Co. LLC, says that the cheap oil prices add an extra $90 a month into each U.S. family's pocket.

Despite Apple's stellar stock performance, it could add some volatility to Dow Jones industrial average.

The Luc Besson action thriller cottage industry (aka Besson’s EuropaCorp) just keeps churning ‘em out. What’s that? Jason Statham is done with the “Transporter” series and doesn’t want to star in them anymore? No matter, Besson and his co-writer Robert Mark Kamen (who also co-wrote and co-conceived of Besson’s “Taken” franchise) just decided to reboot the whole thing and start over ala “Spider-Man” only six years after “The Transporter 3.” This time Frank Martin, the former Special Forces operative... Читать дальше...

Jim Cramer praised Fed Chair Janet Yellen and the central bank for the statement after this month's FOMC meeting.

Harvard won't win this year's tournament, but it does win for fashion, according to data from Polyvore.

A worthwhile lesson was learnt by all involved - STOP TAKING SELFIES!

Jana Duggar is reportedly considering parting ways with her devout family’s long-running television series “19 Kids and Counting” in favor of attending a Christian college, but is there any truth to the rumors?

Socialist machine and anger at Madrid fuel unbroken 30-year grip on power in Spain’s poorest region

Companies moving to this Southern city are boosting housing demand, resulting in rising prices.