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Neil LaBute is working at quite the rate these days. His DirecTV series "Billy & Billie" just hit screens last month, and he's got his next feature ready to roll with "Dirty Weekend." With a Tribeca Film Festival premiere on deck, the first trailer has arrived. Matthew Broderick and Alice Eve lead the movie about two colleagues, Les and Natalie, whose delay at an Albuquerque airport turns into — you guessed it — a dirty weekend. Secrets are spilled, the ragtag pair become unlikely buds, and while it looks like your average indie comedy... Читать дальше...

But would it be big enough for Stephanie's father to see from the International Space Station?

They've made their dominance known on the big screen, stretched their wings into television, and starting this past weekend, Marvel brought their brand name power to Netflix with "Daredevil." And there has been an excited reception. Even our own Nikola Grozdanovic — who tends to lean arthouse most of the time — called it An Awesome Achievement And Marvel's Most Graphic & Grounded Effort To Date. The show can now count one more fan. "Guardians Of The Galaxy" director James Gunn took to Facebook today and positively gushed about the series. Читать дальше...

On Palm Sunday, Christians in the Lebanese village of Al-Qaa depended on army troops to shield them from nearby ISIS militants. Another source of protection: Shiite militants in Hezbollah, which backs their decade-long enemy, the Syrian regime. Photo: Sam Dagher/The Wall Street Journal

In the wake of a dispute that gridlocked key California ports, Scott was in Los Angeles courting companies hurt by the impasse.

Demand is rising for college-educated workers, but that increases income equality.

Drugmaker Mylan said a settlement would allow it to launch a generic version of the drug as early as December 2017.

Filmmaker J.C. Chandor is quickly becoming one of the most exciting and dynamic emerging American filmmakers today. Within three films he’s created a voice with distinctive preoccupations but eclectic forms. “Margin Call” is a talky ensemble piece set within the Wall Street collapse, while “All Is Lost,” starring Robert Redford is almost the opposite, an existentialist survival drama set on the high seas featuring one character who barely speaks. His latest project, “A Most Violent Year,” is... Читать дальше...

Low interest rates, shareholder demands and high share prices will trigger dealmaking

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. Oil bounced around a bit today before settling slightly higher.

Coal-firing power plants are closing, and jobs are going with them.

Moscow defends move likely to irk other powers involving air-defence system for Tehran

A dispute is said to have arisen after Tyson's friend was shot dead in a drug-related feud.

The weakness in oil presents an opportunity for those looking to invest in MLPs, according to portfolio manager Quinn Kiley.

Voters of tomorrow are to be tracked for a decade in a ground-breaking theatre project set up to chart the changing world views of British school children, ahead of their first chance to cast a ballot in 2025.

There are cinema classics, and then there's Federico Fellini's "8 1/2." Sight & Sound placed it in the top ten of its Greatest Films Of All Time list, filmmakers like Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese adore it, and you haven't seen it, you can't call yourself a true cinephile. Folks in the UK have a chance to see Fellini's film as it was meant to be experienced —on the big screen. The British Film Institute has dropped a trailer for the newly restored "8 1/2," and of course it looks gorgeous.... Читать дальше...

Amazon launched X-Ray for Fire TV, allowing users to identify songs, actors or trivia, or to skip to specific scenes in real time.

A terrorist plot in Newburgh, New York turned out to be largely a production of federal law enforcement agencies. Filmmaker David Heilbroner details the case in his new film, "The Newburgh Sting."

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