Author: Nick

Scarlett Johansson Considers Kicking Ass In ‘Lucy’

Luc Besson has found a new butt-kicking lady to lead his next film: Scarlett Johansson. The “Don Jon’s Addiction” actress is in final negotiations to play the main character in Besson’s next film, “Lucy.” The action thriller is about a woman forced to become a mule for a drug that ends up transforming her into someone with superhuman powers, The Hollywood Reporter explains. According to the site, the female character can “absorb knowledge instantaneously, is able to move objects with her mind and can’t feel pain and other discomforts.” Though this isn’t a done deal, Johansson is definitely someone we’d love to see work with Besson

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The Big Tent comes to Washington

When we started holding our Big Tent events in London two years ago, we wanted to stir up lively conversation about some of the hot topics relating to the Internet and society. After all, the political meaning of a “big tent” is to attract diverse viewpoints to come together in one place. Since then, we’ve held more than 20 Big Tents on three different continents to debate issues ranging from arts and culture online to the economic impact of the web.Later today, the Big Tent is coming to Washington, D.C

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‘The Bible’ On The Big Screen Is The Week’s Biggest News

By Amelia Mularz Nope, Mel Gibson’s not involved. This one’s all Mark Burnett, the producer who’s partly to blame for giving Donald Trump his own show (“The Apprentice”), as well as Sarah Palin (“Sarah Palin’s Alaska”), and his wife Roma Downey of “Touched by an Angel” fame.

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Make a silent movie by talking to Chrome

Last month, the Web Speech API brought voice recognition to Chrome users in more than 30 languages. We thought it would be fun to demonstrate this new technology by using an old one: silent film.The Peanut Gallery lets you add intertitles to old black-and-white movie clips just by talking out loud while you watch them

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