Sibling directors' new film about 60s folk scene is Palme d'Or favourite after rush of five-star reviews
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THE NEW film by the Coen brothers, Inside Llewyn Davis, is a "perfectlyShow More Summary
Sleek, dark, maximal pop.
Before the underwater city of Rapture collapsed beneath itself and Splicers roamed its flooded halls, men and women thrived as they explored beyond the limits of their creative and scientific achievements. But who were they before their society crumbled around them? Return to a corner of Rapture to uncover the story of the brothers Charles [...]
Based on an early wave of rapturous tweets and reviews, it appears the 2013 Cannes Film Festival has its first truly great film: Joel and...
The debut feature from Ryan Coogler has been the year’s Cinderella story ever since it bowed at Sundance and scooped the Grand Jury Prize, as well as the Audience Award, for U.S. dramatic film. Received in similarly rapturous terms by...Show More Summary
Earlier this week, MS MR released Secondhand Rapture, a lovely debut album full of enigmatic alt-pop, and last night (May 16) they made their network television debut to celebrate the release. The duo of Lizzy Plapinger and Max Hershenow (plus two extra live band-mates) performed “Hurricane” on the Late Show with David Letterman (sans blue and red... More »
The Red Bull Music Academy is releasing a series of short films and the first one focuses on legendary New York City record label DFA. Featured in the first episode are iconic artists LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Holy Ghost!, The Juan MacLean,… Watch “12 Years of DFA” feat. LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture and More is a post by Brock Cardiner on Highsnobiety.
The Balance Sheet if our daily economics newsletter. To subscribe, go here. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will make official a Wall Street victory today when it announces softened regulation on derivatives trading.Show More Summary
Growing up gay and rebellious in a devoutly evangelical home in Kansas City is a promising premise for a memoir. There must be lots of conflict, domestic drama and self-discovery, right? Throw in...
By Jessica Ravitz, CNN (CNN) - Dealing with a struggling radio business – this wasn’t the way it was supposed to be. By all his calculations, Harold Camping expected to be nearly two years into his Rapture revelry, hanging in heaven with God and the select others who’d been saved. But when his predicted and […]
Following up on an intriguing teaser released last week, director Shaun Rykiss and a team of Vancouver film students have produced The Brothers Rapture, a BioShock fan film about a pair of siblings and their experiments with genetics-altering...Show More Summary
Harold Camping, self-appointed Biblical scholar and head of California-based Christian organization Family Radio Inc., predicted the world would end on September 6, 1994. Then, on May 21, 2011. Then, on October 21, 2011. Read more.....
The post-apocalypse movie (I will be so thankful when this trend burns out) Rapture-Palooza follows Lindsey (Anna Kendrick) and Ben (John Francis Daley). The pair spend their time getting back to their daily life after the rapture carries most of...
Brothers Charles and Arthur are sculptors. They’re one of the many people who became adopted citizens of Rapture, hoping to contribute to and flourish in the seeming utopia. A student film written & directed by Shaun Rykiss. Link
MS MR singer Lizzy Plapinger is exactly what you want in a frontman/woman. She has pink hair, or sometimes blue. She has an unconventional voice, husky and noir-ish. Most importantly, she has a keen ear for pop: as co-founder of Neon Gold Records, she released early singles from acts like Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding and Icona Pop. But... More »
At Cornella -El Prat on Saturday night, Iker Casillas received rapturous amounts of applause from the home supporters when his name was announced among the Real Madrid substitutes. Seconds later, Jose Mourinho's name was whistled and jeered. Show More Summary
Despite being made on a tight budget, The Brothers Rapture is a well-made BioShock fan-film which takes a look at two men who who relocate to Rapture in search of a clean slate. And, naturally, the brothers end up grappling with the moral quandary of using plasmids along the way. Read more...
If you feel a strange sensation of déjà vu while listening to Secondhand Rapture, it is probably because you have heard the majority of it before. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Read more articles like "Review: MS MR – Secondhand Rapture" on PMA - Pretty Much Amazing.
You remember Harold Camping.
He's the preacher who said the world was going to end on May 21, 2011 -- and promoted the hell out of his prediction:
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Manchester United fans give retiring manager a rapturous send off as last home match ends with victory against Swansea.