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‘Lawrence of Arabia’ star Peter O’Toole is dead at 81

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As reported on The Verge. By Kwame Opam Peter O’Toole, best known for his legendary role in the classic 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, died this weekend at a hospital in London. He was 81. O’Toole announced his retirement from his 50-year acting career last year, something he later attributed to his failing health. “I bid the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell,” he said at the time. The actor had been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor…

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YouTube rounds up the biggest videos of 2013

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As reported on The Verge. By Josh Lowensohn 2013 is almost over, which means it’s time for self-reflection — and Jean-Claude Van Damme, of course. His “epic splits” video (pictured above, and part of an advertisement for Volvo) is just one of many YouTube’s compiled as the top trending videos on the service during the year. That’s different from the most-viewed list, and perhaps even more interesting because it tracks views, shares, and searches from users, which has led to…

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First Trailer for the Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending Looks Good

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As reported on Wired. BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER First Trailer for the Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending Looks Good In the future, Mila Kunis is a janitor who might hold the key to the universe. And Channing Tatum is a genetically engineered former soldier tasked with coming to Earth to save her. That’s the general run-down of Jupiter Ascending, the latest sci-fi brain-buster from Lana and Andy Wachowski. And even though it sounds nuts, based on this first trailer it looks like…

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Architect Bradley Rothenberg Does 3D-Printed Fashion At The Annual Victoria’s Secret Show

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Eliza Brooke The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is about so much more than lingerie. Over the years the annual event, which took place in Manhattan in mid-November and airs December 10, has grown into a mega-beast of elaborate outfits, wings, glitter, and musical performances. Of course, all the images of this year’s show have leaked. One that caught our eye was of a delicate, snowflake-inspired, 3D-printed bustier. I caught up with…

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‘Fast & Furious 7’ production will proceed despite Paul Walker’s death, report says

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As reported on The Verge. By Adi Robertson The seventh installment of the Fast & Furious series may not have been entirely derailed by star Paul Walker’s sudden death yesterday. Sources have apparently told The Hollywood Reporter that although production has been delayed, Universal executives and director James Wan met this morning to discuss how to proceed with the film while being respectful of Walker’s death. The film was set for a release date of July 11th, but TMZ has reported that Walker was supposed to…

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Chromecast stand-in CheapCast now beams browser tabs to your display

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As reported on Engadget. BY TIMOTHY J. SEPPALA  CheapCast is a great way to get some of Chromecast’s functionality for free, sure, but it’s been lacking a few of the Google dongle’s features since the app launched. If you’ve been hankering to beam browser tabs to your TV (via an HDMI-or-WiFi-connected mobile device, of course), CheapCast’s latest update enables just that.Android Police notes that this seemingly only works with tabs and not fullscreen casting, while DRM’d services like Netflix and Google Play Movies “actually…

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The Director of Catching Fire Reveals What’s Coming in Mockingjay

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As reported on Wired. BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Image: Murray Close/Lionsgate   The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opened over the weekend with a new director, Francis Lawrence, at the helm of the popular movie franchise. He’s now slated to make two more sequels based on the final book,Mockingjay, a novel that differs drastically in tone from its predecessors and focuses on propaganda wars, a proletariat guerrilla movement, and PTSD – essentially not the easiest stuff to make blockbusters…

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Watch Walt and Jesse read the final ‘Breaking Bad’ script for the first time

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As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris The video embedded in this post contains big spoilers for Breaking Bad. Breaking Bad‘s finale was perhaps the television event of the year. Watched by millions, the episode brought closure to the show’s loyal followers, and was well received by the majority of critics. Unsurprisingly, it was also well received by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, who play the show’s main characters, Walter White and Jesse Pinkman. A video…

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‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ is coming December 18th, 2015

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As reported on The Verge. By Bryan Bishop It took a while, but we finally have a date: Star Wars: Episode VII is coming December 18th, 2015. The date was announced in a blog post on the official Star Wars website, and it comes more than a year after Disney announced that it was acquiring Lucasfilm— and that more films would be on the way. When Episode VII was first announced 2015 was pegged as the year, while the broad assumption was that the…

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Software physics: how Digital Domain created the world of ‘Ender’s Game’

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As reported on The Verge. By Bryan Bishop A conversation with visual effects supervisor Matthew Butler Translating the sci-fi classic Ender’s Game to the big screen required tackling iconic locations and sequences in a way that honored fan expectations while still playing to audiences that were new to the material. To accomplish that goal, writer-director Gavin Hood joined forces with Digital Domain, the visual-effects powerhouse originally founded by James Cameron and Stan Winston.     In the years…

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