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From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore; we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. l'm not sure how things are elsewhere, but at least in her native Canada, author Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" is required high school reading for many. The acclaimed novel won the Booker Prize in 1986 along with countless other honors, and was adapted into a 1990 feature film written by Harold Pinter, and directed by Volker Schlondorff. Читать дальше...

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore; we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. Since 2008, fans of the Jim Henson Company have been salivating about "The Happytime Murders," a decidedly R-rated puppet noir, which, as you might expect, isn't the easiest thing to get made. But we're in the post-"Deadpool" era where anything irreverent and filthy seems to have a better chance at going into production... Читать дальше...

Overdoses from heroin and prescription painkillers have killed an alarming number of Americans in recent years. Last month, President Obama announced a $1.1 billion package to combat opiod abuse. Some analysts say the federal government is not doing enough to attack heroin production in Mexico and Afghanistan. Others argue that drug interdiction and police crackdowns have failed and call for deregulation and legalization. Please join us for a wide-ranging debate about the heroin problem and what to do about it.

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore; we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. Believe it or not, I once played video games, and back in the day a game that took up a lot of time on my Sega Master System was "Shinobi." In the game, you played Joe Musashi, a master ninja who had to rescue students from some terrorist bad guys. No, it wasn't sophisticated, but it was fun, and spawned a series of games. Читать дальше...

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore; we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. Lately, Penélope Cruz has been flexing her comedy muscles, taking unlikely roles in "Zoolander 2" and "The Brothers Grimsby." But it seems she's got big Hollywood laughers out of her system, and she's pivoting toward a project that's more her usual cup of tea. READ MORE: Review: 'The Brothers Grimsby' Starring Sacha Baron Cohen... Читать дальше...

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From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore; we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. "Andròn" apparently was on the festival circuit last year, but this is the first I'm hearing of its existence. But at any rate, the sci-fi movie now has a trailer and the compelling point of interest is Alec Baldwin, who takes a starring role in the kind of genre movie he doesn't generally do.  READ MORE:... Читать дальше...

In this week's news, Roger Federer is in and Serena Williams is out in Madrid, Serena named to People Magazine's Most Beautiful List and ensuing controversy, Wimbledon vows additional drug testing, adidas' new apparel and Feliciano Lopez reveals who has the best hair in tennis.

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore, we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. It's been over a week since Prince passed away, and the stories about his work, creativity, generosity, and impact are still being shared. And another fascinating nugget comes from director Baz Luhrmann, who was on hand last week at the Tribeca Film Festival to participate in a career-spanning conversation. Читать дальше...

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore, we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. George Miller's career has a couple of what-could-have-beens, most notably his aborted "Justice League" movie. But also among the movies he nearly made is "Contact," the pretty good 1997 Robert Zemeckis sci-fi film starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan, who only wrote... Читать дальше...

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced backfilling Federal cuts to maintain the City’s current funding levels for HIV/AIDS prevention and health services to protect essential services to the City’s most vulnerable. The funding will maintain primary care services and critical support services for San Franciscans living with HIV/AIDS, including hospice, treatment adherence, case management and housing.
 
“San Francisco is a national leader in treatment, housing... Читать дальше...

Two young girls brutally killed on the same California beach six years apart. Thirty years later, DNA on one of the victims leads to two suspects -- one of them worked for police.

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore, we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. Last year, the festival circuit offered two French films that pushed the sexual envelope. Of course, there was Gaspar Noé's "Love," which earned the most attention thanks to its unsimulated sex scenes presented in 3D, and then there was Eva Husson's debut feature "Bang Gang: A Modern Love Story" which pretty... Читать дальше...

Excerpts from the Red Folder

Every year there's a conversation about which studios will or won't show up at San Diego Comic Con. However, in 2016, that chatter now has a twist, with one major studio skipping the weekend for reasons that speak to the social media age. 20th Century Fox has decided not to showcase their upcoming slate at SDCC, reportedly over fears that the trailers and footage cut for the event would be leaked or pirated. And it's a legitimate concern. The past few years have seen trailers leak out of the halls of Comic Con... Читать дальше...

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore, we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. For a passive-aggressive Mother’s Day gift, I recommend taking your mom to the film of the same name. If you haven’t quite found the present that says, “Mom, I hate you for bringing me into the world,” this is the (movie) ticket. Somehow inferior to both its celebratory predecessors “New Year’s Eve” and “Valentine’s... Читать дальше...

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore, we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. While I've more than once pointed out that standard template used by comic book movies, it's not the only genre that has a winning formula. The weepie romance also has a blueprint familiar to audiences, and while you'll probably see every moment of the upcoming "Me Before You" coming from three miles away, for certain viewers... Читать дальше...

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore, we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. Earlier this week, Mads Mikkelsen headed to France where he was given the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his acting talents, with his "The Hunt" director Thomas Vinterberg, also receiving the same honor. So Mikkelsen was in a pretty good mood when he sat down with Kay Burley of Sky News, where... Читать дальше...

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore, we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. The rumblings of a spinoff series focused on Marvel vigilante Punisher first started at the beginning of the year, but it's gone from rumor to real. Fans who dug Jon Bernthal as the no-holds-barred anti-hero in "Daredevil" season two are going to be getting a lot more. READ MORE: Review: Jon Bernthal's Punisher... Читать дальше...

From Monday, May 2nd we won't be here anymore, we'll be at our shiny new site, THEPLAYLIST.NET. Update your bookmarks, and be sure to sign up for our newsletter for a shot at winning an iPad. Just like it's been for the last few years, you'll be getting your annual summer dose of Woody Allen. The prolific director has "Café Society" ready to roll at the Cannes Film Festival next month, and for those of us who won't be in the south of France, we won't have to wait long to soak up his fizzy Hollywood comedy. Читать дальше...

Frank Dikötter discusses his new book, The Cultural Revolution: A People's History.

I was first introduced to the TPT, when my wife Sue, and I joined the "Cafnbak Cycling Group" run by Geoff Preston. We were new to riding in 2014, and felt welcomed and readily accepted by what was then a small group of mature riders.

From antimatter to zombies by way of null results

BT upped its prices by 6 per cent and 7 per cent in the last two years - and its rivals promptly followed