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Secret hidden in Cloverfield ending

Movies – The Director of Cloverfield has revealed that there is a secret ending in the final few seconds of the film, and he's keen for the audience to decipher it.

Submitted and Voted for on January 19, 2008 08:01am

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Lockerbie disaster film from Hollywood?

Movies – Hollywood is looking to a second Lockerbie disaster film, the story of Pan Am Flight 103, the terrorist attack and the subsequent tragedy of the crashing on Lockerbie is to be dramatised in a book and Spielberg is looking at a possible adaptation.

Submitted and Voted for on December 26, 2007 08:00am

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Speed Racer trailer online in HD

Movies – The Speed Racer trailer is online in Quicktime HD. Although it's region restricted I have the HD links so everyone can see. It looks great, the cartoon style looks good and I think the Wachowski's might have another hit on their hands.

Submitted and Voted for on December 07, 2007 02:52am

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Joe Zawinul is dead

Music – Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who rose to fame as musician in Miles Davis' band and was one the founders of the jazz group Weather Report, died today. He had been hospitalized since last month at the Wilhelmina Clinic in his native city Vienna in Austria.

Voted for on September 12, 2007 01:29am

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Into the Unknown Heart of America

Travel – A good adventure story usually involves a journey. But travelling somewhere some times changes the traveller. People "go native". Even pillaging Conquistadores, searching for the land of gold were not immune.

Voted for on August 23, 2007 01:09pm

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Norway the Gangster's Paradise? A Political Myth is Born

Politics – American rightwingers have suggested the story of the week is that liberal Europe, especially Norway can't cope with crime. The reality is that American rightwingers can cope neither with facts nor with statistics.

Voted for on August 23, 2007 01:09pm

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Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007 reviews

Movies – Read the reviews from the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2007 after the press screenings and before the public showings.

Submitted and Voted for on August 15, 2007 06:54pm

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Interview with director Douglas Mackinnon on Jekyll and The Flying Scotsman

Movies – Filmstalker has interviewed Douglas Mackinnon about the Graeme Obree film The Flying Scotsman and the excellent BBC television series Jekyll In it he talks about the complexities of Jekyll, Michelle Ryan and James Nesbitt, British television, Scottish cinema, bringing The Flying Scotsman to the big screen, and of course, Graeme Obree himself.

Submitted and Voted for on August 08, 2007 01:02pm

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Television series as films

Movies – What TV series have worked as films and which have failed? Are there any you're looking forward to and which do you think have been overlooked? Find out which are in the works right now and which should be.

Submitted and Voted for on August 05, 2007 08:09am

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3D TV Has Arrived

Television – The biggest revolution in TV viewing is about to hit us, and it's almost a secret. It has the potential to be one of the biggest consumer revolutions ever. Forget the much hyped single item mass hits like the Apple iPhone. When 3D TV becomes main stream, the impact on consumer spending will be huge.

Voted for on July 27, 2007 02:07am

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Religious laws in Tajikistan

Religion – A new law is being drafted to regulate religion in Tajikistan. It restricts the freedom of both the majority Muslims and minority religions to associate and proslytise. The law is aimed both at reducing the threat of radical Islam and the regime's Islamic opponents, and also at minority religions emphasising the Islamic character of the regime.

Voted for on July 21, 2007 11:53am

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Appear in Rockstar's GTA IV!

Video Games – Rockstar are giving you the chance to appear in GTA IV, the latest in the Grand Theft Auto videogame franchise. For each game they create in vehicle radio stations. One of those stations is a talk show, and this time around they're looking for you to provide the voices of the callers. Just call and rant and you could be in the game!

Submitted and Voted for on July 14, 2007 02:06pm

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Filmstalker: The best Biographical films

Movies – Which are the best biographical films? Films like Nixon, The Flying Scotsman, Lawrence of Arabia? Which are your favourites, and what people would you like to see get their biographies on screen?

Submitted and Voted for on July 03, 2007 04:05am

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Viking Age Inca Indian Found in Norwegian Burial Ground?

Science – Is it possible that a Peruvian Inca could make his way across the Atlantic to Scandinavia during the Viking Age? A skeleton found in Norway raises the possibility that one might have.

Voted for on June 26, 2007 01:44pm

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Subprime Housing Debacle Threatens To Cause Global Depression

Money – Garret Johnson is worried- very worried. Whereas the central bankers project never ending growth based on a robust housing market- Johnson, based on assessments from the International Bank of Settlements, sees more trouble ahead for property, and dire consequences!

Voted for on June 26, 2007 01:43pm