Alita: Battle AngelMovie News review By Joshua Starnes ON February 7, 2019 Rating:BEGIN SLIDESHOW6 out of 10Cast:Rosa Salazar as AlitaDirected by Robert RodriguezAlita Battle Angel Review:Filled with some fascinating production design, fantastic visual effects and questions about the value of simulated life, there’s something strangely antiquated about this vision of the future. The long awaited film adaptation of the classic manga would have been groundbreaking 20 years ago when producer James Cameron first began thinking about it. Finally coming out after an extended detour into development hell, the Alita: Battle Angel we’ve gotten not only seems as but one of many big budget effects spectaculars of today but actually left behind by them. What’s left is a film whose themes, world building and even backend technology have been subsumed by so many other films in the interim it feels derivative even where it’s not. The end result … [Read more...] about Alita: Battle Angel Review
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Review: Honda Insight 3.0 is a chic geek
opinion Henry Payne The Detroit News Published 11:40 PM EST Jan 30, 2019 Honda’s Insight and Toyota’s Prius led the hybrid motorcade into the U.S. two decades ago, proudly parading their unparalleled fuel economy and geeky wardrobes. Nerds were cool! The egg-shaped Toyota became the rage of the Hollywood jet set, an essential accessory for those claiming the Age of Oil was over. Harrison Ford and Cameron Diaz arrived at the Oscars in the “Pious” (as it was nicknamed), and the hybrid became the first battery-powered car to soar past 100,000 in sales. But while the Toyota rubbed its thick-rimmed-glasses-wearing nose with the rich and famous, the rest of the nerd frat house got stood up. Including the Insight. The Camry hybrid, Ford Fusion hybrid, Ford C-Max, Chevy Tahoe hybrid all sat idly by the dance floor. But the Insight was so ... out there! Like the sci-pod Prius, the 70-mpg fuel-sipper dared to be a geek fashion plate. Its … [Read more...] about Review: Honda Insight 3.0 is a chic geek
Review: BERLIN STATION, Cyber Cold War As Ripped Out of Newspaper Headlines
The capital of Germany currently enjoys the status of a hot item as Die Hauptstadt features as the backdrop for many projects on the small screen. TNT´s 4 Blocks, the most expensive German television show in history; Babylon Berlin helmed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries and Henk Handloegten; J.K. Simmons-led Counterpart on Starz; Netflix´s German sci-fi thriller Dark; Channel 4´s Deutschland 86, and EPIX´s Berlin Station which has returned for the third season with Jason Horwitch of Rubicon and House of Cards taking over the showrunner´s duties. The spy drama unfolds in and around the CIA foreign station in Berlin. While the first season followed a clandestine mission to uncover the source of leaks to an Edward Snowden-like whistleblower, the next season saw the CIA officer and the series leading character Daniel Miller infiltrating a far-right German party to thwart a suspected act of terrorism. Miller comes back to service for encore action together with his … [Read more...] about Review: BERLIN STATION, Cyber Cold War As Ripped Out of Newspaper Headlines
TV Review: BERLIN STATION, Cyber Cold War As Ripped Out of Newspaper Headlines
The capital of Germany currently enjoys the status of a hot item as Die Hauptstadt features as the backdrop for many projects on the small screen. TNT´s 4 Blocks, the most expensive German television show in history; Babylon Berlin helmed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries and Henk Handloegten; J.K. Simmons-led Counterpart on Starz; Netflix´s German sci-fi thriller Dark; Channel 4´s Deutschland 86, and EPIX´s Berlin Station which has returned for the third season with Jason Horwitch of Rubicon and House of Cards taking over the showrunner´s duties. The spy drama unfolds in and around the CIA foreign station in Berlin. While the first season followed a clandestine mission to uncover the source of leaks to an Edward Snowden-like whistleblower, the next season saw the CIA officer and the series leading character Daniel Miller infiltrating a far-right German party to thwart a suspected act of terrorism. Miller comes back to service for encore action together with his … [Read more...] about TV Review: BERLIN STATION, Cyber Cold War As Ripped Out of Newspaper Headlines
Companies transform cultures as they compete for staffers
Joyce M. Rosenberg, Ap Business Writer Published 8:55 am PST, Wednesday, December 19, 2018 In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, Mr. Rooter Plumbing franchise owner Vinnie Sposari stands with one of his company's trucks in Seattle. As business owners struggle to fill job openings, they’re changing their company culture to attract talented candidates. Sposari has made his Mr. Rooter Plumbing franchise in Seattle more employee-focused, adding benefits and perks because “our trade is a dying breed." less In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, Mr. Rooter Plumbing franchise owner Vinnie Sposari stands with one of his company's trucks in Seattle. As business owners struggle to fill job openings, they’re ... more Photo: Elaine Thompson, AP Photo: Elaine Thompson, AP … [Read more...] about Companies transform cultures as they compete for staffers