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This is a reprint of our review from the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. Have you ever Xeroxed a picture repeatedly until the image became so degraded that only the highest-contrast elements of the original remained? Imagine doing that with Denis Villeneuve’s “Prisoners,” the other Canadian-directed, child abduction movie, and you’d get something like Atom Egoyan’s “The Captive.” Retreading "Prisoners" territory to an extent that at times makes you wonder if they’re two parts of some sort of Canadian auteur experiment that no one else is in on... Читать дальше...

Lily Aldridge looks super glam after stopping by the Huffington Post offices on Monday (December 8) in New York City. The 29-year-old model will be featured in the 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, airing TONIGHT at 10/9c on CBS, and it looks like she is still keeping up with her workouts after the show. Lily [...]

It was going to be great whatever way they found out.

In the long bumpy road toward the F-35 fighter's deployment, nothing may be stranger than the story about hot fuel.

It was 60 years ago when "Godzilla" first wobbled onto Japanese movie screens, made history, and became a global brand that continued with this year's Hollywood remake/reboot directed by Gareth Edwards. While that wasn't the first attempt to popularize the monster for American audiences, in Japan, Godzilla was part of the cinematic fabric. From 1954 onwards, Toho Studios released 28 films in the franchise, calling it a day with 2004's "Godzilla: Final Wars." But of course, brands like this are made to last, and the creature will rise again. Читать дальше...

Zooey Deschanel holds hands with her boyfriend Jacob Pechenik as they stop by a grocery store for some snacks on Sunday (December 7) in Studio City, Calif. The 34-year-old actress and her beau couldn’t wait to dig into their goods – they snacked as they walked back to their car! Zooey and Jacob haven’t been [...]

The September issue of Scientific American is about human evolution. It includes articles by Frans de Waal, Gary Stix, John Hawks, and others. And this one by Ian Tattersall, paleoanthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History. His research is on hominins and lemurs.

If I Had a Hammer
A radical new take on human evolution adds a large dose of luck to the usual story emphasizing the importance of our forebears' ability to make tools
In Brief
A new theory credits a combination... Читать дальше...

Vietnam shares have advanced this year, but it isn't clear whether solid economic growth expectations will translate into further gains.

Rather than benefiting from lower inflation expectations, Treasurys may actually take a hit from lower oil prices, some believe.

Cam Newton is currently in the hospital after being injured in a car accident and now his specific injuries are being revealed by his team, the Carolina Panthers. The 25-year-old quarterback was just blocks away from his team’s Bank of America Stadium when his truck was flipped during an accident. “Cam Newton is in fair [...]

Key points from findings on what terror suspects were subjected to

Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton get buddy-buddy for an official Academy Members Screening of Exodus: Gods and Kings hosted by The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences on Monday (December 8) in New York City. The 40-year-old actor appeared on Good Morning America earlier in the day to promote the movie. Christian recently made [...]

Shares of Alibaba should not have been allowed to be listed in the United States, Mark Cuban said. Here's why.

Editor’s note: My Hawaii Insider colleague Emily Tuupo caught up recently with Lehua Kalima, one-third of the multi-award winning trio Na Leo Pilimehana, who return to the Bay Area this week for the first time in a decade. Their four-show holiday tour kicks off Thursday, Dec. 11, with a sold-out concert at the Montalvo Arts

"An exciting new original voice in cinema, who happens to be really funny, intelligent, and female." Yep, that's our review quoted in the new trailer for "Zero Motivation." The directorial debut of Talya Lavie (who we placed on our Breakthrough Directors of 2014 list), which plays like a mash-up of "M.A.S.H.," "The Last Detail," and "Office Space," "Zero Motivation" is a hilarious look at tedium, bureaucracy, and red tape as seen through the lens of the slow moving Israeli army. And in particular... Читать дальше...

Check out Joseph Gordon-Levitt walking to the edge on top of the World Trade Center in a brand new teaser trailer for his film The Walk, which hits theaters on October 2, 2015! The 33-year-old actor is joined in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film by Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, and James Badge Dale. PHOTOS: Check [...]

Push to improve co-operation with Ankara to combat Isis

It turns out having good manners can put you in difficulty.

Regulator proposes fresh capital surcharge to protect US financial system

The tree smashed a car and its windscreen.

Sometimes the worst performers in this year's market can be next year's gems, two pros told CNBC Tuesday.