
The Past 24 Hours: March 2, 2016
#Trailer Watch: ‘Nina’
The Gist: The 2:40 first trailer – already facing a huge uphill social media discourse over casting and prosthetics– for the long-delayed Nina Simone project starring Zoe Saldana and David Oyelowo. Nina opens April 22, 2016.
Source Article Here: New York Daily News
Author: Ethan Sacks
#Film Review of ‘London Has Fallen’ – ‘One of the cheapest looking $100 million movies ever made…’
The Gist: The A.V. Club’s decimating review of the upcoming action flick calls it, “A murky, brain-dead stab-a-thon packed with so many inane chases, laughable special effects, and mismatched stock footage shots that it begs to be made into a drinking game.”
Source Article Here: The A.V. Club
Author: Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
44 New Music Releases In March, From Iggy Pop to Gwen Stefani and Loretta Lynn
The Gist: Synopses and clips of new music from over 40 artists and acts, including: The Violent Femmes, Miike Snow, Grant-Lee Phillips, The Thermals, Shooter Jennings, Jeff Buckley, Emmy the Great, and Pete Yorn.
Source Article Here: A.V. Club
Authors: Various
#Trailer Watch: ‘Finding Dory’
The Gist: Pixar’s latest, featuring Dory from Little Nemo, will be released June 17, 2016.
Source Article Here: YouTube/TheEllenShow
The Most Prosperous & The Most Distressed Large Cities In The U.S.
The Gist: Findings from the Economic Distress Group with groupings of the most distressed and prosperous cities overall, by large cities, and by largest number of people in distressed zip codes – the latter includes Los Angeles, New York City, Memphis and San Antonio. The 5 charts are included in the article; to see actual interactive maps, click here.
Source Article Here: Next City
Author: Jen Kinney
“You must speak English fluently; bad grammar can be tolerated to a certain extent.” – How Hackers Get Hired
The Gist: The remarkably similar way that hackers get jobs like their non-criminal counterparts, Dark Web style.
Source Article Here: The Atlantic
Author: Kaveh Waddell
10 Billionaires Who Lost Billions In 2015
The Gist: Forbes’ list of 10 current billionaires who lost anywhere from $27B (Carlos Slim) to $7B (Wal-Mart’s Alice Walton) in 2015. Others on the list include: Larry Ellison, Warren Buffet, and Charles Ergen.
Source Article Here: Forbes
Author: Deniz Cam