April 26, 2024

LG E980 arrives in the FCC’s database with LTE: is this the Optimus G Pro for AT&T?

It's reported that the E980 is LG's codename for the Optimus G Pro (considering that the E970 is the Optimus G), and while we've already reviewed the global variant, it sure looks as if AT&T is setting itself up to carry the handset here in the US of A. Arriving in the FCC's database today is the item you see above, replete with LTE bands that … [Read more...]

Sarah Snook Arrives At A “Predestination”

Aussie actress Sarah Snook ("Spritied") has scored the lead female role opposite Ethan Hawke in the time-travelling sci-fi thriller "Predestination". The Spierig brothers ("Daybreakers," "Undead") helm the project, based on a short story by Robert A. Heinlein. Hawke plays a Temporal Agent who on his final assignment pursues a criminal who has … [Read more...]

“Olympus Has Fallen” Trailer Arrives

Last year we saw duelling "Snow White" films, the lighter "Mirror Mirror" in March followed by the darker fantasy "Snow White and the Huntsman" in June. Same situation this year, but the story this time is terrorists taking over the White House. The trailer for the first of these films, Antoine Fuqua's "Olympus Has Fallen," has arrived. Said to … [Read more...]

B.C.’s first baby of 2013 arrives in Kamloops

Kamloops is home to B.C.’s New Year’s baby. David Junior Ricky Joe James was born at 12:02 a.m., at 8 pounds, 11 ounces at Royal Inland Hospital. The first baby born Lower Mainland arrived shortly after. "(A) baby boy by the name of Shane Greenwood … born at 12:26 this morning at Langley Memorial Hospital,” says Tasleem … [Read more...]

Epic Scale “Pacific Rim” Trailer Arrives

Guillermo del Toro has unveiled the first trailer for his giant robots vs. giant monsters epic "Pacific Rim". The scale is enormous, the visuals pretty spectacular, and an impressive cast of actors can be seen including Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba and Rinko Kikuchi. Much like "Prometheus" seemed like a spin on Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of … [Read more...]

First Trailer For “After Earth” Arrives

We had the first trailer for Joseph Kosinski's "Oblivion" over the weekend, now comes the teaser trailer for the second of the three rival 'Scorched Earth' movies hitting cinemas next year - M. Night Shyamalan's "After Earth". All we're waiting on now is Neill Blomkamp's "Elysium". In "After Earth," humanity abandoned Earth over a millennia ago, … [Read more...]

Gory First Trailer For “Evil Dead” Arrives

Screen Gems has released a gory and rather insane red-band teaser trailer for the long-awaited "Evil Dead" remake. Directed by Fede Alvarez and produced by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, it looks kind of what you expect - the Raimi film re-interpreted for the "Saw" generation. It is grimmer, dirtier, gorier (in a more graphic and believable way) … [Read more...]

Fincher’s “Halo 4” Launch Trailer Arrives

Microsoft and 343 Industries have posted the David Fincher-produced, Tim Miller-directed launch trailer for the biggest game release for the Xbox 360 this season - "Halo 4". The trailer, filmed in Prague, details some of the backstory of the game's iconic hero Master Chief. The game will launch on November 6th. Dark Horizons - News … [Read more...]

New “Jack Reacher” Poster Arrives

Tom Cruise is back and he's jaundiced. Paramount and Total Film have debuted a new international poster for Christopher McQuarrie's "Jack Reacher" movie based on the Lee Child novels. Aside from an early teaser a while back, marketing for the film has been fairly quiet. That changes with this new poster ahead of a new 2min 25sec trailer set to … [Read more...]

The New “Hobbit” Trailer Arrives

The new trailer for Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", the first in a trilogy, has arrived. There's an epic yet still lighthearted fantasy tone and glimpses of both familiar characters and new ones played by some familiar faces from British television. "Spooks" star Richard Armitage as Thorin and former "Doctor Who" Sylvester … [Read more...]