Cannes Diary: A Tacky Triumph, And A Gloriously Painful 'Amour'North Country Public RadioBut the jarring intro is a bit of a bait-and-switch move, and Haneke unreels a film whose title will turn out to be earnest instead of ironic. (See Funny Games.) We flash back to the sophisticated, aging couple Anne and Georges (French cinema legends ...and more »
23 May 2012 | 3:58 pm
CNET UKMotorola Razr Maxx reviewCNET UKThe Maxx is currently up for grabs SIM-free on Expansys for a pretty substantial £480, or around £420 on Amazon or Clove. At the time of writing, pay monthly prices had not been announced, but judging by its specs, expect the Maxx to be pushing towards ...and more »
23 May 2012 | 5:38 am
First look: Private equity fights back - CBO: Recession possible following ...PoliticoEx-auto czar Steven Rattner actually founded a private equity firm” http://politi.co/LmjQhB OBAMA TRYING TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS - WP edit page: “What we're left with is a president who seems content to present an even-handed view of private equity at his ...and more »
23 May 2012 | 5:12 am
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Offspring FlingJoystiqby Jessica Conditt on May 11th 2012 11:00PM Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to writing free-form poetry on their LiveJournals.
11 May 2012 | 8:14 pm
Scamworld: 'Get rich quick' schemes mutate into an online monsterThe VergeBacak — whom Jones had nicknamed “BallSack” — began promoting a free newsletter on his Facebook page (a “$197 value”). As Jones wrote on his blog at the time, “in the land of The BallSack: FREE! = Automatic credit card charge of $30 per/month.and more »
10 May 2012 | 7:39 am
BBC Sport (blog)Haye v Chisora: Boxing madder than everBBC Sport (blog)In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions. If you're reading via RSS, you'll need to visit the blog to access this content. Questions also have to be asked of ...and more »
8 May 2012 | 11:45 pm
Nashville SceneThe Avengers and Free Comic Book Day: Two Nerds With One Stone!Nashville SceneSince its inception in 2002, Free Comic Book Day falls on the first Saturday in May, and generally coincides with the opening of a big-deal comic book movie — last year it was Thor, and the year before that was Iron Man 2.and more »
4 May 2012 | 6:24 am