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To Prove It Didn't Copy iPad, Samsung Cites Kubrick Film

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:59:39 CDT

In the ongoing patent battle waged by Samsung and Apple, score one point for Samsung—at least in terms of originality. Apple is arguing that the design of Samsung's products is too similar to that of its iPhone and iPad. Samsung, in turn, is trying to argue that it's not...

Fun Facts About Apple

M. Morris — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:15:00 CDT

Secretive , vengeful , and irresistible, Apple occupies a unique niche in technology and business. Some obscure facts about the company, courtesy of Mashable : The Macintosh was named for a variety of real apple: "Steve Jobs is said to have tried to change the project’s name to 'Bicycle' while the McIntosh-loving staffer...

Help Wanted: Imaginary Friend Exorcist

M. Morris — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:00:00 CDT

A generally literal-minded 5-year-old has a new imaginary friend, and his dad is quietly freaking out—and blaming Stephen King. Oh, and Stanley Kubrick, who translated King's novel The Shining to the big screen. "Before King and Kubrick came along, I'm guessing that imaginary friends were kind of cute," Peter...

Scorsese's Favorite Horror Flicks

Nick McMaster — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:07:52 CDT

Martin Scorsese wants to give you a Halloween treat: The legendary director, writing for the Daily Beast, lists his top 11 fright-fests. The Haunting: “You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror!” The Isle of the Dead: "There’s a moment in this picture that never fails to...

Barely Illegal: 16 Jailbait Films

Paul Stinson — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:40:00 CDT

As the recent uproar over Miley Cyrus “back-gate” revealed, the taboo topic of teenage sexuality never strays far from the American psyche. Nerve lists 16 films that walk the fine line between sexual initiation and legal deviation. Lolita : A British professor marries the mother to get to the oh-so-young daughter...

Unhappy Ending, Where Art Thou?

Caroline Zimmerman — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:37:25 CDT

Happy endings don't ensure box-office sales, but Hollywood still snubs sad or complex finales—even if they better fit the film, David Ansen writes in Newsweek . Filmgoers don't need movies to end on a smile: Take Titanic or The Third Man . But this year's summer fare, like Iron Man and...

Arthur C. Clarke Is Dead at 90

Matt Cantor — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:55:22 CDT

Arthur C. Clarke, the sci-fi author who helped shape 20th-century scientific imagination, is dead at 90, the New York Times reports. The co-creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey faced post-polio syndrome in recent decades and died at his home in Sri Lanka due to breathing trouble. “No one can predict...

Top 10 Oscars That Weren't

Ambreen Ali — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:00:00 CST

In the Academy Awards' 80-year history, many classic films, performers, and directors have been robbed of their statues. CNN's Screening Room names the 10 most crushing Oscars that weren't, many of which lost out to—gulp—musicals: 1941: Seminal Citizen Kane loses to sappy How Green Was My Valley 1956:...