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☆ Elon Musk's plan to implant chips into people's brains is eerily similar to a 2015 British spy movie featuring an eccentric billionaire played by Samuel L. Jackson
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk's brain chips are eerily similar to the plot of 2015 movie "Kingsman: The Secret Service." In it, Samuel L. Jackson plays an eccentric billionaire who tries to control the world using neural implants. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisement"Kingsman: The Secret Service," which stars Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, and Taron Egerton, features a similar neural implant as a key plot point.

Persons: Elon, Samuel L, Jackson, —, That's, Elon Musk's, it's, Neuralink, Musk, Ashlee Vance, Vance, Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, James Bond, Richmond Valentine, Eggsy, Egerton —, It's, Valentine, Vance — Organizations: Bloomberg, Service, Elon Musk's Neuralink, SpaceX

☆ An author is suing Apple and Tetris, accusing them of adapting his book about the game into a film without permission, listing 22 similarities
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dan Ackerman wrote the 2016 book "The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World." And he's accusing The Tetris Company of adapting his work into this year's film about the video game. His lawsuit lists 22 similarities between the book and film, as well as the underlying plot. The editor-in-chief of tech publication Gizmodo is accusing Apple and The Tetris Company of adapting his book about the video game into a movie without his permission. Apple and The Tetris Company did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, sent outside US working hours.

Persons: Dan Ackerman, Taron Egerton —, Maya Rogers, Ackerman, Tetris, Alexey Pajitnov Organizations: Tetris Company, Apple Locations: New York, USSR

LOS ANGELES, July 12 (Reuters) - Nominations were announced on Wednesday for the Emmy Awards, the highest honors in television. Following is a list of nominees in key categories. The awards are scheduled to be handed out in a televised ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 18. BEST DRAMA SERIES"Andor""Better Call Saul""The Crown""House of the Dragon""The Last of Us""Succession""The White Lotus""Yellowjackets"BEST COMEDY SERIES"Abbott Elementary""Barry""Jury Duty""The Bear""The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel""Only Murders in the Building""Ted Lasso""Wednesday"BEST LIMITED OR ANTHOLOGY SERIES"Beef""Black Bird""Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story""Daisy Jones & The Six""Fleishman is in Trouble""Obi-Wan Kenobi"BEST COMEDY ACTORBill Hader, "Barry"Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building"Jason Sudeikis, "Ted Lasso"Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear"Jason Segel, "Shrinking"BEST COMEDY ACTRESSChristina Applegate, "Dead to Me"Rachel Brosnahhan, "The Marvelous Mrs. MaiselQuinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary"Natasha Lyonne, "Poker Face"Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday"BEST DRAMA ACTORBrian Cox, "Succession"Kieran Culkin, "Succession"Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul"Pedro Pascal, "The Last of Us"Jeremy Strong, "Succession"Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man"BEST DRAMA ACTRESSMelanie Lynskey, "Yellowjackets"Elisabeth Moss, "The Handmaid's Tale"Bella Ramsey, "The Last of Us"Sarah Snook, "Succession"Sharon Horgan, "Bad Sisters"Keri Russell, "The Diplomat"BEST ACTOR, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIETaron Egerton, "Black Bird"Evan Peters, "Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story"Daniel Radcliffe, "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"Michael Shannon, "George & Tammy"Steven Yeun, "Beef"Kumail Nanjiani "Welcome to Chippendales"BEST ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIELizzy Caplan, "Fleishman Is In Trouble"Dominique Fishback, "Swarm"Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & The Six"Jessica Chastain, "George and Tammy"Ali Wong, "Beef"Kathryn Hahn, "Tiny Beautiful Things"Reporting by Danielle BroadwayOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Saul, Abbott, Barry, Ted Lasso, Dahmer, Jeffrey Dahmer, Daisy Jones, Obi, Wan, Bill Hader, Martin, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Allen White, Jason Segel, Christina Applegate, Rachel Brosnahhan, Maisel Quinta Brunson, Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Ortega, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Strong, Jeff Bridges, Melanie Lynskey, Elisabeth Moss, Bella Ramsey, Sarah Snook, Sharon Horgan, Keri Russell, Egerton, Evan Peters, Daniel Radcliffe, Al Yankovic, Michael Shannon, George, Tammy, Steven Yeun, Lizzy Caplan, Dominique Fishback, Riley Keough, Jessica Chastain, Ali Wong, Kathryn Hahn, Danielle Broadway Organizations: Thomson Locations: ANGELES, Los Angeles

☆ Ray Liotta’s daughter comments on his posthumous Emmy nomination
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The late actor Ray Liotta was nominated posthumously for an Emmy on Wednesday. His daughter Karsen Liotta celebrated the bittersweet acknowledgment in a statement. “I am so grateful to the members of the Television Academy for honoring my Dad with this nomination,” Karsen Liotta wrote. He plays James Keene Sr., the father of football star-turned–drug dealer James Keene Jr., played by Taron Egerton. Never self-generated.”“Black Bird” is currently streaming on Apple TV+.

Persons: Ray Liotta, Karsen Liotta, “, ” Karsen Liotta, Taron, Paul, ” Liotta, James Keene Sr, James Keene Jr, Taron Egerton, Liotta, Egerton, ” Organizations: CNN, Television Academy, Apple

☆ The 7 Best Movie and TV Dramas to Watch Right Now
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Wsj Arts In Review Staff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Here’s a roundup of the most noteworthy movie and TV dramas to watch right now, as covered by The Wall Street Journal’s critics. Taron Egerton and Nikita Efremov Photo: AppleTV+When Vladimir Putin daydreams about the glories of the old Soviet Union, he’s probably not thinking about Tetris, still among the most popular videogames ever created and the U.S.S.R.’s most important contribution to international pop culture since Boris Pasternak . Mr. Putin might long to retrieve the rights to the game, though, which is what “Tetris” is all about.

☆ ‘Tetris’ Review: Story of a Soviet Videogame
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

When Vladimir Putin daydreams about the glories of the old Soviet Union, he’s probably not thinking about Tetris, still among the most popular videogames ever created and the U.S.S.R.’s most important contribution to international pop culture since Boris Pasternak . Mr. Putin might long to retrieve the rights to the game, though, which is what “Tetris” is all about. There have been a number of very good films in recent years that might be described as business-political thrillers, among them “American Hustle,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and even “Joy,” in which the villainy was mostly about greed, forged signatures, illicit payoffs and general scammery—rather than, say, spies, surveillance, threats of death and car chases. “Tetris,” in its generosity and occasional overkill, provides all of the above, along with Taron Egerton as Henk Rogers , a game designer and hustler described by one Soviet citizen as “dumb, but honest.” He’s not really dumb, though. He’s just naïve and guileless enough to think he can go to a country where the “game over” sign is already starting to blink and where diehard Marxists and would-be capitalists are picking over the bones of a decaying empire.

☆ Dramas 'This is Going to Hurt', 'The Responder' lead BAFTA TV nominations
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Cast members attend a premiere for season 2 of the television series The White Lotus in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File PhotoLONDON, March 22 (Reuters) - Medical comedy-drama "This is Going to Hurt" and police series "The Responder" led nominations for Britain's BAFTA Television Awards on Wednesday, receiving six nods each, while live coverage of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee and her state funeral were also recognised. Liverpool-set police drama "The Responder" saw cast members Martin Freeman, Josh Finan, Adelayo Adedayo nominated in the leading actor, supporting actor and supporting actress categories respectively. Gary Oldman ("Slow Horses"), Chaske Spencer ("The English"), Cillian Murphy ("Peaky Blinders") and Taron Egerton ("Black Bird") complete the leading actor category. The BAFTA TV Craft awards take place on April 23, followed by the BAFTA TV Awards on May 14.

☆ Factbox: Golden Globe awards: Full list of nominees
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/5] Butler poses backstage after receiving the Breakthrough Performance Award at the 34th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards gala in Palm Springs, California, U.S., January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniJan 10 (Reuters) - Hollywood gathers on Tuesday for the 2023 Golden Globes, the first major awards show of the season. After diversity and ethics scandals at the Globes organizer - the Hollywood Foreign Press Association - NBC declined to air the ceremony in 2022, but will broadcast the show this year for its 80th anniversary. The following is the full list of nominees:MOVIESBEST PICTURE-DRAMA“Avatar: The Way of Water”“Elvis”“The Fabelmans”“Tar”“Top Gun: Maverick”BEST PICTURE-MUSICAL OR COMEDY"Babylon"“The Banshees of Inisherin”“Everything Everywhere All at Once”“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”“Triangle of Sadness”BEST ANIMATED FILM“Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio”“Inu-Oh”“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”“Turning Red”BEST PICTURE-NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE“All Quiet on the Western Front" (Germany)“Argentina, 1985" (Argentina)“Close" (Belgium)“Decision to Leave" (South Korea)“RRR" (India)BEST ACTRESS, DRAMACate Blanchett, "Tar"Olivia Colman, “Empire of Light”Viola Davis, "The Woman King”Ana de Armas, "Blonde”Michelle Williams, "The Fabelmans”BEST ACTOR, DRAMAAustin Butler, “Elvis”Brendan Fraser, “The Whale”Hugh Jackman, “The Son”Bill Nighy, “Living”Jeremy Pope, “The Inspection”BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDYLesley Manville, "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris"Margot Robbie, “Babylon”Anya Taylor-Joy, “The Menu”Emma Thompson, “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDYDiego Calva, “Babylon”Daniel Craig, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”Adam Driver, “White Noise”Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Ralph Fiennes, “The Menu”BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSAngela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Dolly De Leon, “Triangle of Sadness”Carey Mulligan, “She Said”BEST SUPPORTING ACTORBrendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Brad Pitt, “Babylon”Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Eddie Redmayne, “The Good Nurse”BEST DIRECTORJames Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water”Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”Baz Luhrmann, “Elvis”Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”BEST SCREENPLAY“The Banshees of Inisherin,” Martin McDonagh“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert“The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner“Tar,” Todd Field“Women Talking,” Sarah PolleyBEST ORIGINAL SCORE“Babylon,” Justin Hurwitz“The Banshees of Inisherin,” Carter Burwell“The Fabelmans,” John Williams“Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio,” Alexandre Desplat“Women Talking,” Hildur GuðnadóttirBEST ORIGINAL SONG“Lift Me Up” by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”)“Ciao Papa” by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro (“Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio”)“Naatu Naatu” by Kala Bhairava, M.M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj (“RRR")“Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Benjamin Rice (“Top Gun: Maverick”)“Carolina” by Taylor Swift (“Where the Crawdads Sing”)TELEVISIONBEST DRAMA SERIES“Better Call Saul” (AMC)“The Crown” (Netflix)“House of the Dragon” (HBO Max)“Ozark” (Netflix)“Severance” (Apple TV+)BEST MUSICAL OR COMEDY SERIES“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)“The Bear” (FX)“Hacks” (HBO Max)“Only Murders in the Building” (Hulu)“Wednesday” (Netflix)BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES OR TV MOVIE“Black Bird” (Apple TV+)“Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” (Netflix)“The Dropout” (Hulu)“Pam and Tommy” (Hulu)“The White Lotus” (HBO Max)BEST ACTRESS, DRAMAEmma D'Arcy, “House of the Dragon”Laura Linney, "Ozark”Imelda Staunton, “The Crown”Hilary Swank, “Alaska Daily”Zendaya, “Euphoria”BEST ACTOR, DRAMAJeff Bridges, “The Old Man”Kevin Costner, “Yellowstone”Diego Luna, “Andor”Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul”Adam Scott, “Severance”BEST ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDYQuinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”Selena Gomez, “Only Murders in the Building”Jenna Ortega, “Wednesday”Jean Smart, “Hacks”BEST ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDYDonald Glover, “Atlanta”Bill Hader, “Barry”Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear”BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS, MUSICAL, COMEDY OR DRAMAElizabeth Debicki, “The Crown”Hannah Einbinder, “Hacks”Julia Garner, “Ozark”Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary”BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, MUSICAL, COMEDY or DRAMAJohn Lithgow, “The Old Man”Jonathan Pryce, “The Crown”John Turturro, “Severance”Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”Henry Winkler, “Barry”BEST ACTRESS, LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES or TV MOVIEJessica Chastain, “George and Tammy”Julia Garner

☆ Golden Globe Awards 2023: See the full list of nominees
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The nominees for the 80th Golden Globe Awards were announced on Monday. Mayan Lopez and Selenis Leyva, two of the stars from “Lopez vs. Lopez,” announced the range of film and television nominees as selected by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Favored Oscars contender “The Banshees of Inisherin” led the film categories, with nominations including best musical or comedy film. It stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The ceremony, which was not broadcast last January over controversy surrounding the HFPA, will return to NBC on Jan. 10.

☆ Elton John ends US leg of farewell tour with starry Dodger Stadium show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Elton John performs "Bennie and the Jets" as he wraps up the U.S. leg of his 'Yellow Brick Road' tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 20, 2022. REUTERS/David SwansonLOS ANGELES, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Elton John performed his final North American concert of his farewell tour on Sunday, with a star-studded show at the Los Angeles Dodger Stadium. On Sunday, he wore a robe version of that Dodger uniform. The three-hour "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium" concert, which was streamed on Disney+, saw the 75-year-old Grammy and Oscar winner belt out hits including "Bennie and the Jets", "I'm Still Standing" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". John has performed 183 shows across the United States and Canada as part of the "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour which began in September 2018.

☆ (foto, video) Joaquin Phoenix și Tarantino. Lista tuturor câștigătorilor premiilor Globul de Aur 2020
▼ + stars: | 2020-01-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Lungmetrajul „1917”, dedicat Primului Război Mondial, pelicula „Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood”, cu o acţiune plasată în anii 1960 la Los Angeles, serialul de comedie „Fleabag”, serialul dramatic „Succession” şi miniseria TV „Chernobyl” au câştigat principalele premii atribuite la gala Globurilor de Aur 2020, decernate duminică într-o seară marcată de numeroase surprize, informează Reuters şi DPA. Vedeți mai jos lista completă a premiilor atribuite în cadrul celei de-a 77-a ediţii a galei de decernare a Globurilor de Aur, organizată de Asociaţia Presei Străine de la Hollywood (HFPA). # CinematografieCel mai bun film-dramă„1917”Cel mai bun film-comedie/musical„Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”Cel mai bun regizorSam Mendes – „1917”Cel mai bun actor într-un film-dramăJoaquin Phoenix – „Joker”Cel mai bun actor într-un film-comedie/musicalTaron Egerton – „Rocketman”Cea mai bună actriţă într-un film-dramăRenee Zellweger – „Judy”Cea mai bună actriţă într-un film-comedie/musicalAwkwafina – „The Farewell”Cel mai bun actor în rol secundarBrad Pitt – „Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”Cea mai bună actriţă în rol secundarLaura Dern – „Marriage Story”Cel mai bun scenariuQuentin Tarantino – „Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood”Cea mai bună coloană sonorăHildur Guonadottir – „Joker”Cel mai bun cântec original„I’m Gonna Love Me Again”, Elton John – „Rocketman”Cel mai bun film străin„Parasite” (Coreea de Sud)Cel mai bun lungmetraj de animaţie„Missing Link”Premiul onorific Cecil B. DeMilleTom Hanks# TeleviziuneCel mai bun serial-dramă„Succession”Cel mai bun serial-comedie/musical„Fleabag”Cel mai bun actor într-un serial-dramăBrian Cox – „Succession”Cel mai bun actor într-un serial-comedie/musicalRamy Youssef – „Ramy”Cea mai bună actriţă într-un serial-dramăOlivia Colman – „The Crown”Cea mai bună actriţă într-un serial-comedie/musicalPhoebe Waller-Bridge – „Fleabag”Cea mai bună miniserie/lungmetraj TV„Chernobyl”Cel mai bun actor într-o miniserie/lungmetraj TVRussell Crowe – „The Loudest Voice”Cea mai bună actriţă într-o miniserie/lungmetraj TVMichelle Williams – „Fosse/Verdon”Cel mai bun actor în rol secundar într-un serial, miniserie sau lungmetraj TVStellan Skarsgard – „Chernobyl”Cea mai bună actriţă în rol secundar într-un serial, miniserie sau lungmetraj TVPatricia Arquette – „The Act”Premiul onorific Carol BurnettEllen DeGeneres

Persons: Sam Mendes, Joaquin Phoenix, Renee, Judy, Brad Pitt, Laura, Quentin Tarantino, , Elton John, Cecil B ., Tom, Brian Cox, Olivia Colman, Phoebe Waller, Russell Crowe, Michelle Williams, Patricia Arquette, Carol Burnett Ellen DeGeneres Organizations: Reuters, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Coreea de Sud

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