In this Oct. 3, 2013 file photo, filmmaker Steven Spielberg poses at the Museum of Natural History before the Ambassadors For Humanity Gala in New York. Spielberg is scheduled to deliver the commencement speech at Harvard University.
Actor Harry Dean Stanton faces an alien creature in a scene from the 1979 sci-fi-horror film "Alien," in this photo. "Alien" begins slowly, with a methodical, restrained pace and some self-conscious interplay among its cast, but once the alien itself is introduced the movie takes as firm a hold as the alien does on its victims.
So, you ask, what's all this internetting doing to me, anyway? You're not alone in questioning the effects of advanced communications tech on the human brain that evolved basically to find food and a mate and create strategies to the get the food and have sex. But you may be surprised to learn that one of the most potent explorations of the question of our relationship to technology was made in 1983.
If you've ever passed by a Toronto building and felt the urge to learn more, then this weekend is the chance to explore that curiosity. Many of Toronto's most well-known buildings-and hidden architectural treasures-will open their doors to the public this weekend for the 17th annual Doors Open Toronto.
A poet once said, "tis better to have watched on Netflix and lost than to have never watched at all." That's pretty profound, when you consider that perhaps the most popular film leaving the service this June is Dude, Where's My Car? That doesn't stop us from finding a few gems amid the losses each month.
"Is that guy a writer? Get 'em out a 'eeeeeere. I've written books, best sellers actually.
Actor Sam Neill arrives ahead of the New Zealand premiere of Hunt For The Wilderpeople on March 30, 2016 in Auckland, New Zealand. Picture: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Sam Neill is still kicking himself for turning down a starring role in the 1994 Australian hit film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Netflix giveth and Netflix taketh away. Every month sees a long list of movies ant TV shows depart the streaming service, but each month also brings a new line-up of content to binge at your leisure.
George A. Romero's Day of the Dead was already remade by Steve Miner back in 2008, but it was such an epic fail that another remake is currently being developed. As we learned earlier this month, remake #2 sounds way different than the original, and today brings an update in the form of casting news.