Teacher finds a cat drawn on his whiteboard

Teacher finds a cat drawn on his whiteboard

Jonathan Coachman interviews Dean Ambrose and James Ellsworth on ESPN

Jonathan Coachman interviews Dean Ambrose and James Ellsworth on ESPN

DC's Legends of Tomorrow 2x07 Found Footage Teaser "Invasion!" (HD)

CLASSIFIED: We are not alone. The Invasion begins Monday at 8/7c on The CW. #DCWeek.

The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, DC's Legends of Tomorrow 4 Night Crossover Event Trailer (HD)

It's the biggest and best superhero team-up ever! The epic four night crossover event begins Monday November 28th featuring all-new episodes of The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, DC's Legends of Tomorrow!

The Expanse Season 2 Trailer #2 (HD)

The case of a missing heiress brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together to solve what turns out to be a conspiracy spanning the solar system in this thriller set 200 years in the future.

Hidden Figures - Brand New International Poster

HIDDEN FIGURES IS RELEASED IN CINEMAS FEBRUARY 2017.

HIDDEN FIGURES is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanised the world.  The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

UK trailer for Martin Scorsese's Silence

Watch the official UK trailer for Martin Scorsese’s Silence. Starring Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver and Liam Neeson. In cinemas New Year's Day.

In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity.

New poster for Alien: Covenant

Alien: Covenant is an upcoming science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Michael Green, John Logan, and Jack Paglen. It is the sequel to the 2012 film Prometheus, the second installment in the Alien prequel series, and sixth installment overall in the Alien film series. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace and Guy Pearce, returning in their roles from Prometheus, with newcomers Katherine Waterston, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir and Billy Crudup. The film is scheduled to be released on May 19, 2017.

Synopsis
Bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, the crew of the colony ship Covenant find what they believe to be an uncharted paradise. What the crew discover is a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the "synthetic" David (Michael Fassbender), survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.

ViBand: High-Fidelity Bio-Acoustic Sensing Using Commodity Smartwatch Accelerometers

We developed a custom smartwatch kernel that boosts the sampling rate of a smartwatch’s existing accelerometer to 4 kHz. Using this new source of high-fidelity data, we uncovered a wide range of applications. For example, we can use bio-acoustic data to classify hand gestures such as flicks, claps, scratches, and taps, which combine with on-device motion tracking to create a wide range of expressive input modalities. Bio-acoustic sensing can also detect the vibrations of grasped mechanical or motor-powered objects, enabling passive object recognition that can augment everyday experiences with context-aware functionality. Finally, we can generate structured vibrations using a transducer, and show that data can be transmitted through the human body. Overall, our contributions unlock user interface techniques that previously relied on special-purpose and/or cumbersome instrumentation, making such interactions considerably more feasible for inclusion in future consumer devices.

Chicago Justice (NBC) "The Next Great Legal Drama" Promo HD

Peter Stone and his team of prosecutors and investigators will stop at nothing to secure justice for the city of Chicago. Look out for television's next great legal drama, Chicago Justice, coming soon to NBC.

Dominic Dromgoole Launches Open Palm Films & Announces 'Making Noise Quietly' CL

London, 23rd November 
Former Globe Artistic Director Dominic Dromgoole launches film production company OPEN PALM FILMS. The independent film production company has recently wrapped their first production MAKING NOISE QUIETLY and a slate of further theatrical productions will be announced early 2017, all of which are privately funded.

MAKING NOISE QUIETLY is an adaptation of the Robert Holman’s acclaimed stage play & is directed by Dominic Dromgoole. The film stars Deborah Findlay (THE LADY IN THE VAN, SUITE FRANCAISE), Barbara Marten (THE MILL, ORANGES AND SUNSHINE), Trystan Gravelle (MR SELFRIDGE, NATIONAL TREASURE & ANONYMOUS), Geoffrey Streafeild (A ROYAL NIGHT OUT, RUSH), Luke Thompson (IN THE CLUB & Christopher Nolan’s DUNKIRK) & Matthew Tennyson who reprises his role from the stage production, last performed at the Donmar in 2012 for which he won the Evening Standard’s most promising newcomer. The film is produced by NFTS graduates Alexandra Breede and Jacob Thomas.

MAKING NOISE QUIETLY is a delicately poetic triptych of stories that paints a human picture of the subtly devastating effects of war and examines the bonds of suffering shared by us all. A conscientious objector and a roaming artist find tenderness as the carnage of the Second World War unfolds across the English Channel. A bereaved mother struggles with bitterness and love in recollecting her estranged son, lost in the Falklands. Deep in the Black Forest of Germany, an ageing holocaust survivor seeks to bring peace to disturbed young boy and his equally wild step-father.

Quote from Dominic Dromgoole
‘Making Noise Quietly is a contemporary classic drama, which has had a distinguished theatrical life, and has long been crying out for cinematic treatment.  It tells three stories of encounters between strangers, each happening on the edge of conflict.  The backdrop for each is distinct and alive with filmic possibilities: the lush beauty of the Kent weald in 1944, the enclosed front room in Redcar in 1982, invoking memories of Terence Davies and the claustrophobic expanse of the Black Forest in 1996. These landscapes, and the stories capacity to allow a powerful insight into the characters’ privacy, make for films that seem small but have an expansive resonance, proper chamber epics’

Quote from Alexandra Breede
‘It is a great privilege for me to work with Dominic Dromgoole on this new venture. Open Palm was created to produce character driven films that tell stories which resonate with audiences around the world in an honest and direct way. Our company is committed to showcasing the best and brightest talent in the industry on screen.’

MORE ABOUT OPEN PALM FILMS:
Open Palm Films was established in July 2016 by celebrated theatre director and writer Dominic Dromgoole. Its mission is to produce quality films, reflecting our tradition of direct, raw and honest storytelling, touching on themes that resonate in our present moment. Working with an amazing wealth of international acting and writing talent, Open Palm’s aim is to produce stories which resonate with audiences around the world. The boutique production company’s aim is to produce three features a year for which funding has already been secured for the first three years. Open Palm completed principle photography on its first feature, ‘Making Noise Quietly’, in September of this year. The film is an adaptation of Robert Holman’s play by the same name and was filmed on location in Germany, Kent and Yorkshire. Open Palm is scheduled to announce its forthcoming annual slate in January 2017.

DOMINIC DROMGOOLE BIOGRAPHY:
Dominic Dromgoole was the Artistic Director of the Globe Theatre in London from 2005 to 2016, directing numerous productions including a world tour of Hamlet (2014-16), which played in 197 countries, and the inaugural production in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, The Duchess of Malfi starring Gemma Arterton. Dominic also created a new play programme, a VOD platform for the Globe to Screen films and produced and edited The Complete Walk, 37 short films celebrating Shakespeare, ten of which he directed. These films played along the river Thames on 37 screens as part of the Shakespeare 400 celebrations in April 2016. Previous and future screening locations include: Rio de Janeiro, Dubai, Calcutta, Shanghai, Beijing, Santa Barbara, Gdansk, Madrid and Liverpool.

Dominic is the author of The Full Room: An A-Z of Contemporary Playwriting (2001), Will and Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life (2006). His latest book Hamlet: Globe to Globe will be published in Spring 2017 by Canongate and Grove Atlantic.


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The Route 66 Musical Road - Tijeras, New Mexico

Just east of Albuquerque and near the village of Tijeras, New Mexico, there lies a length of Route 66 that has a series of grooves cut into it (also known as a rumble strip) and if you drive over them at exactly 45 MPH, the sound of your vibrating tires will play a portion of "America the Beautiful"! Apparently, this was a project that the National Geographic Society worked on in conjunction with the New Mexico Department of Transportation for a series they were doing called "Crowd Control" and the purpose of it was to develop a way to encourage drivers to slow down. In this short video, you'll get to see Cindy and I drive over this Musical Road in our Jeep Renegade and you'll get to hear the tune being played.

The Magicians Season 2 Trailer (HD)

A group of twentysomethings studying magic in New York discover a real-life fantasy world that poses a great threat to humanity in this drama adapted from Lev Grossman's book series.