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Paul and Ringo to get back together at Beatles film premiere
- September 17, 2016

Ringo threw dozens of peace signs at the cameras as he was escorted to his vehicle, and continued to from the backseat, while his wife Barbara Bach, 69, giggled in the front seat. Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, a new documentary by Oscar-winner Ron Howard , hits select theaters. It features slightly revised lyrics including: "But when we get home to you / We're gonna have a good screw / And then we'll feel all-right, yeah!" You can hear some of those missing moments on the ... (more...)

Florida State football roars back to take lead over Ole Miss
- September 17, 2016

Rebels followed that up with Chad Kelly's 20-yard dart to wide receiver Van Jefferson cutting the Seminole lead to 39-34. It was the second most by a freshman in Florida State history. A thin Ole Miss secondary was faced with adversity early on a defensive back Ken Webster left the game with tears rolling down his face in the first quarter. (more...)

Liam Payne Twitter bio change adds to Cheryl pregnancy rumours
- September 17, 2016

The rumours of the couple getting serious have always been swirling, but the baby talk began again when Cheryl appeared looking fuller-faced in a L'Oreal commercial earlier this week. It's about hair and normally focused on the top half of the body, but it seems she could be hiding something. Liam Payne has fuelled rumours that Cheryl is pregnant by updating his Twitter bio. (more...)

"Annabelle 2" teaser trailer brings back the creepy demonic doll
- September 17, 2016

This is by no means the first time that the pair have collaborated, after working together on hit horror title Lights Out , which itself recently earned a follow-up. On this evidence, Annabelle 2 will ruin the doll retailing industry for good. Gary Dauberman , who wrote the script for 'Annabelle , ' returned to pen the screenplay for 'Annabelle 2 '. (more...)

Arrow: 10 Major Predictions For Season 5
- September 17, 2016

As the Green Arrow , he protects his city with the help of former soldier John Diggle (David Ramsey), computer science expert Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards), his vigilante-trained sister Thea Queen (Willa Holland), former police captain Quentin Lance (Paul Blackthorne) and brilliant inventor Curtis Holt (Echo Kellum). (more...)

Greenwich Cub Scouts' "Cub Fun Day"
- September 17, 2016

For more information on Cub Scout Pack 35, visit their website . Go to www.bsacmc.org to find out more about Scouting in Central Minnesota. Groups of six to eight boys and their adult partners form a "Lion Den" that meets approximately twice per month. (more...)

How to play the remastered BioShock games on PC for free
- September 17, 2016

This week - today, in fact - BioShock: The Collection hits shelves, giving players on the PS4 and Xbox One the opportunity to experience the legendary franchise in 1080p at 60 frames per second on consoles. After users noticed that BioShock: The Collection could not be streamed, they took to 2K's forums to learn that the feature is now not supported. (more...)

'Game of Thrones' could make Emmy history
- September 17, 2016

The show is seen as a shoo-in to take the limited series Emmy while Sarah Paulson is favourite for her role as prosecutor Marcia Clark. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson gets the latest from NPR's Eric Deggans . With 16 more nominations this year, Saturday Night Live now has a total of 209 Emmy nominations, making it the most nominated series of all time , ahead of ER with 124. (more...)

Driver traveling wrong way killed in collision with trooper
- September 17, 2016

A family dog in the vehicle was also killed. Gary Fournier, a spokesman for the Delaware State Police. Alcohol does not appear to be a contributing factor. Investigators say Gates crashed head on into a fully marked state police cruiser traveling south in the southbound lane. Delaware State Police say the 22-year-old male trooper was treated at Christiana Hospital, to which he was flown Thursday night. (more...)

First trailer for Ordinary World starring Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong
- September 17, 2016

A trailer for the film has surfaced online that you catch watch above. In a bit of meta-casting, Green Day's Bille Joe Armstrong stars as Perry Miller, a maudlin former band member depressed that he now works at a hardware store and has responsibilities like taking care of a child. (more...)

'Blair Witch' fails to improve on the original's minimalism
- September 17, 2016

Blair Witch uses numerous same themes from the original, occasionally even using some of the same footage. Unless you have never seen "The Blair Witch Project", every step of this film is going to feel familiar. The new movie has gotten positive reviews from the critics wherever it has been shown. The movie is all out now and is running amazingly at the box office while marking the awesome success of trailer and movie with it too. (more...)

PS4 HDR update arrives, download firmware 4.0 right now
- September 17, 2016

Announced at last week's PlayStation Meeting, every PS4 sold since the console's inception in 2013 will receive HDR support. Ito also said that for Sony's own games, monetization and charging fees would vary per title. The Content Info screen was also improved so that you can easily access your trophies for each game, check for additional content on the PlayStation Store, or to see how many people are playing the same game. (more...)

New movies this week: Bridget Jones, Edward Snowden and the Blair Witch
- September 17, 2016

A week later, Bridget is at a christening and guess who's also on the guest list? She's now a high-profile TV news producer who seems happy at work - gone are the firefighter's pole humiliations of on-camera life. Is this a fantasy, or is this just men being kind to the woman who is possibly carrying their child? But does it really matter? Apparently she wrote her own dialog as she is listed as co-screenwriter, and her scenes have a wit and crackle that is sorely missing from the ... (more...)

Facebook gives its reaction buttons a 'Star Trek' theme
- September 17, 2016

Some Star Trek and sci-fi fans will also be greeted on Facebook by the USS Enterprise and have the option to add a custom Star Trek frame to their profile picture. We also wanted to honor the original design and spirit of Reactions, so we needed visual cues that were easy to identify at a glance, like Geordi's visor. (more...)

Jay Z declares drug war an 'epic fail' in short film
- September 17, 2016

Though it was not mentioned in the short film it is worth noting that in April 2016, it was revealed that former Nixon domestic adviser John Ehrlichman confessed to the drug war being a racist tool in a Harper's magazine cover story titled " Legalize it All ". (more...)

Donald Trump: "Obama was born in the United States. Period".
- September 17, 2016

Obama that sparked his interest in the controversial subject and motivated him to invest so much time, money and energy into investigating where Mr. Obama was born. Mr Trump has been trying to drum up support among black voters, who overwhelmingly supported Mr Obama in his 2008 and 2012 elections. The form said Obama was born at 7:24 p.m. (more...)

Price William rushes to the aid of dignitary after dramatic fall
- September 17, 2016

A gasp went up from about 30 well-wishers as he landed on his back and he was helped to his feet by William and others. Shortly after they were welcomed to the academy by Lord Lieutenant Jonathan Douglas-Hughes, the Queen's representative in the county, well wishers were left in shock when the 72-year-old took a terrible tumble backwards. (more...)

Tom Hanks drama "Sully" lands atop box office
- September 17, 2016

This marks the largest September debut for a Warner Bros. film, as well as the largest post-Labor Day opening, according to the studio. "Coming in second-place, Screen Gems and Unique Features" thriller When the Bough Breaks, starring Morris Chestnut and Regina Hall, grossed $15M in its debut weekend. (more...)

Nation's largest destroyer sets sail to join US Navy
- September 17, 2016

It's the largest and most expensive destroyer built for the Navy, with a price tag of more than $4.4 billion. James Kirk, skipper of the future USS Zumwalt, stands in front of the destroyer at Bath Iron Works on Tuesday, Sept. "Upon arrival in San Diego, she is scheduled to take part in a Post Delivery Availability and Mission Systems Activation and is expected to be integrated into the fleet in 2018 following test and evaluation". (more...)

New film shows how The Beatles helped fight segregation
- September 17, 2016

As John Lennon says in one of his funniest rejoinders, if the band knew why people were so insane about them "we'd form another group and become managers". I felt like I could be friends with them ... We wanted to do well. They just ran on stage, turned it up to 11, played a scathing 28 minutes filled with a good amount of cover tunes (Yes, only 28 minutes and covers, try to imagine Tickemaster-era fans standing for that now), bowed and got the heck out of there. (more...)