hollywood
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Sony Pictures Has Abandoned Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs Biopic
The Steve Jobs film we’ve been anticipating for a very long old time indeed looks like it won’t happen as soon as expected — if at all. Variety reports that Sony Pictures has pulled its backing from the project.
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A Treasure Trove Of Hollywood History On The Redesigned Oscars Website
Oscar fever is traditionally a seasonal affliction, but not anymore. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just redesigned its website and added a veritable goldmine of archival clips and pics from its gigantic permanent collection that goes way beyond the awards themselves.
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Why Scientists Dig Trenches To Find Hidden Fault Lines In Cities
Thanks to our asphalt-giddy behaviour, we’ve all but paved over the fault lines that zigzag through some of our riskiest seismic zones. A new video shows how a team of geologists and engineers in Los Angeles have been digging a hole to find the exact location of a fault which could prove to be especially…
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A Brief History Of Hollywood And How It Adapts
Video: From patent trolls to online media, this potted history of Hollywood tells a tale of adaptation, profiteering and survival in the face of relentless threats — social, legal, financial and technological. Fascinating stuff.