A title like Cocaine Bear speaks for itself. It sums up the premise, but perhaps more importantly, it suggests an outrageous tone with energy to match. While drawing from the 1985 true crime account that left cocaine scattered across the wilderness and both a bear and the drug smuggler responsible dead, Cocaine Bear finds highly entertaining ways to
Here’s a movie Focus Features is excited about for next awards season, and it wouldn’t be shocking to see it world premiering at a big film festival some time this year: Alexander Payne’s New England prep school comedy The Holdovers. The Universal label just dated the pic for November 10 with a wider break on
The US military is intensifying its commitment to the development and use of autonomous weapons, as confirmed by an update to a Department of Defense directive. The update, released 25 January 2023, is the first in a decade to focus on artificial intelligence autonomous weapons. It follows a related implementation plan released by NATO on
Google has launched tests that block access to news content for some users in Canada in response to the Canadian government’s online news bill. Bill C-18, or the Online News Act, would require platforms like Facebook and Google to negotiate deals that would pay news publishers for their content. The bill is currently before the
Rihanna, photo by Dennis Leupold News Rihanna to Perform “Lift Me Up” at 2023 Oscars The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever single got nominated for the 2023 Academy Award for Best Original Song By Matthew Strauss February 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the first musical
A new Genshin Impact teaser trailer for Dehya has a select few among the community making obvious, but admittedly hilarious Skyrim gags. After all, both have a long carriage journey at the start. It was inevitable. This new teaser trailer comes ahead of the Genshin Impact early next week. In this update Dehya will of
If you haven’t checked out Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown (which is a lot of fun, believe us!), seeing as it’s the game’s fifth anniversary, Crytek are throwing in a few incentives to get you hooked. Alongside a brand-new Twitch Drops campaign that offers a wide range of rewards, special anniversary crates containing various items are also
Broadway in Hollywood has tuned up the slate of musicals for its 2023-24 season. Headed to the Pantages Theatre stage starting late this year are the touring productions of MJ The Musical, The Wiz, Chicago The Musical, Girl from the North Country, Mrs. Doubtfire, Peter Pan and Company. “We’re gonna be startin’ somethin’ exciting,” Broadway
Actor Ray Buffer is officially going up against prosecutors for his comic book theft debacle … which includes surveillance video of him allegedly swiping merch. A rep for the San Diego City Attorney tells TMZ … Ray’s been charged with one count of misdemeanor petty theft over the October 2022 incident. We’re told the actor
ORLANDO — Relativity Space announced Feb. 22 it will attempt the first launch of its Terran 1 rocket as soon as March 8 after securing a launch license and skipping a planned final test. The company announced it received a Federal Aviation Administration launch license for its first Terran 1 mission. With the license in
Supply chain management software startup Slync, which was at one point valued at $240 million, hasn’t had the easiest go of it lately. Slync’s founder, Christopher Kirchner, was charged by the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this month for misappropriating $20 million from the company to fund a lavish lifestyle, including a
Play video content TMZ.com Nipsey Hussle‘s pal Cowboy is satisfied with the sentence that came down on the rapper’s murderer, but still believes the wound left by Nip’s death is one that will never heal. We got Cowboy outside the DTLA courthouse where the judge gave Eric Holder 60 years to life. He told us
Image: Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom release is fast approaching and while we won’t be publishing any major spoilers or leaks here on Nintendo Life, we are still sharing officially released materials. The latest one comes in the form of a translated Nintendo ad in the latest issue of Japanese publication
Up next from SCREAMBOX is festival hit Living With Chucky, a full-blown Child’s Play documentary that celebrates the entire franchise. Today’s brand new trailer unveiled at Collider highlights what sets this documentary apart; the franchise is family for director Kyra Elise Gardner. Storming into pop culture in the late 1980s, the three-foot menace known as Chucky proved that Child’s Play was
Imax chief executive Rich Gelfond said blockbuster titles will probably be back on Imax screens later this year, as per Top Gun: Maverick last year and, more recently, Titanic’s 25th anniversary re-release. “Yes, I think they do. Especially seeing what happens at the Academy Awards, and what wins,” said Gelfond when asked on a conference
The tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) has some surprising properties, scientists have discovered: properties that could enable it to provide a natural, biodegradable alternative to certain plastics and other materials in the future. As its name suggests, the wood-eating fungus has historically been used to catch a spark for fires, though it has also been incorporated
Byju’s is weighing whether to wind down WhiteHat Jr, a coding platform that it acquired over two years ago at an enterprise value of $300 million, as the edtech group looks to cut expenses and eliminate a business unit that has drawn considerable criticism to the firm. The Bengaluru-headquartered firm, India’s most valuable startup at
We had to have a filler episode at some point, right? Most existing storylines were brushed upon on Chicago Fire Season 11 Episode 14 without depth. Carver dealt with the aftermath of his words and actions from Chicago Fire Season 11 Episode 13, while Cindy’s increasingly deteriorating health had Herrmann climbing walls and having a personality change.
Licensed therapist and author Nedra Glover Tawwab offers readers practical guidance on breaking the cycle of family dysfunction in Drama Free: A Guide to Managing Unhealthy Family Relationships. In the introduction, Tawwab writes, “How people engage in the family is usually how they engage in the world.” This might be a relief for the lucky
Bandcamp application on a phone (photo illustration by Guillaume Payen/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) News Bandcamp Introduces Playlist Functionality With a new app update, users can finally sort music from their collections into playlists By Evan Minsker February 22, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Bandcamp has announced that users can now build playlists within the
No Man’s Sky originally came out in 2016, and was released on the Nintendo Switch more than 4 months ago. The game may be old, but that doesn’t mean that No Man’s Sky has been forgotten. It is still getting updates regularly, and the latest one may interest some of you. Hello Games founder Sean
The longest running genre fest in the US, the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival (Boston SciFi for short) returned for its 48th annual event in Somerville, MA last week. I was only able to attend one of the five days, but I managed to squeeze in four features plus two panels. Here’s what I saw
Scientists have produced a sensor that converts light into an electrical signal at an astonishing 200 percent efficiency – a seemingly impossible figure that was achieved through the weirdness of quantum physics. Such is the sensitivity of the device known as a photodiode, the team responsible for its innovation says it could potentially be used
Imax said today it expects return to pre-pandemic gross box office level of $1.1 billion in 2023. It reported slightly higher than anticipated revenue of $98 million for the fourth quarter, down 10% from the year before. But the company said 2023 is off to a strong start with the rapid re-opening of the Chinese box office,
LL Cool J is throwing in the towel on his latest studio effort — which would have been his first album in 10 years — because he feels the music is pure 💩 to his own ears!!! A frustrated LL was burning the midnight oil early Wednesday morning … when he tweeted the official announcement
You may think that this week is all about the launch of PSVR2. And you’d be right – even as Xbox gamers we’re excited to see that land. But there are some games bucking the trend, breaking out of the VR scene to launch on Xbox and Nintendo Switch. One of those is Intruders: Hide
Vertigo Films has announced they are lining up a horror dream team for new TV series “The Last Days of Jack Sparks,” based on Jason Arnopp’s terrifying, genre-bending novel of the same name. Screenwriter Gaby Hull (Two Weeks to Live, We Hunt Together) is adapting the book and UK horror master Rob Savage (Host, Dashcam)
An in-depth analysis has finally revealed the make-up of a bizarre ‘mummified mer-monkey’ housed at the Enju-in Temple in Asakuchi City, Japan. The peculiar artifact has been an object of curiosity for decades, though according to an accompanying note it’s oceanic origins are purported to date back centuries. At a total of 30 centimeters (1
Around 39,000 people were killed in motor vehicle incidents in the USA in 2020 — and 6,200 of those deaths were pedestrians. Needless to say, those deaths aren’t just statistics: each has a ripple effect on families, loved ones and the wider communities. Viva is looking to tackle transportation impacts after raising $8.5 million in
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes can’t keep their lips to themselves down in Mexico … their getaway south of the border keeps heating up, with some steamy PDA by the beach. Play video content BACKGRID The former ‘GMA3’ cohosts enjoyed a romantic stroll along the coast in Puerto Vallarta, showing off their toned beach bodies