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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump, speaks during the Values Voter Summit in Washington.

In A “New York Minute” Everything Can Change For Trump And Sanders

Edit WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2016

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingNot only is New York State the future face of the two main political parties, but with 400 delegates at stake in Tuesday’s primary race starring presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, everything can change in a “New York minute.” Indeed, the Empire State is where millions of immigrants suddenly got a new start in life and fortunes made overnight on Wall Street....

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Japan's Ground Self Defense Force and U.S. military members load relief goods onto MV-22 Osprey which arrived in their Takayubaru vice camp in earthquake-hit Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, April 18, 2016. U.S. airlifts were delivering water, bread, ready-to-eat food and other emergency supplies Monday to a remote area of southern Japan stricken by two powerful earthquakes, as local rescuers searched for 10 people still reported missing. (Koji Ueda/AP Photo)

Japan Earthquake Relief Effort Grows As U.S. Pitches In

Edit WorldNews.com 18 Apr 2016

Relief efforts continue in southern Japan following back-to-back strong earthquakes that killed at least 42 people last week and left the country in shambles, the Belfast Telegraph reported Monday.The U.S. military will join rescuers as they redouble efforts for 10 missing people on the southern island of Kyushu, where many area were cut off by landslides and road and bridge damage ... The U.S....

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Revelers are splashed with water during Myanmar traditional new year Thingyan water Festival

36 killed during Myanmar's water festival

Edit One India 18 Apr 2016

Nay Pyi Taw, April 18. A total of 36 people were killed and 316 injured during Myanmar's Thingyan water festival, the media reported on Monday.During the five-day water festival, 14 people were killed and 235 injured in accidents while 17 deaths ... ....

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British Airways Airbus A321-231 (G-EUXD), Berlin Tegel Airport, Berlin, Germany

British Airways flight hits UFO during landing at Heathrow

Edit Ars Technica 18 Apr 2016

(credit. British Airways). Police at London's Heathrow Airport are investigating a possible drone collision with a British Airways jet while the airliner was landing ... Any damage done to the aircraft was apparently superficial ... Read 2 remaining paragraphs . Comments ....

photo: NASA / JPL-Caltech/2MASS

File - The spider part of "The Spider and the Fly" nebulae, IC 417 abounds in star formation, as seen in this infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS).

Gravitational wave mission passes 'sanity check'

Edit BBC News 18 Apr 2016

A European Space Agency effort to try to detect gravitational waves in space is not only technically feasible but compelling, a new report finds. A panel of experts was asked to perform a "sanity check" on the endeavour, which is likely to cost well in excess of one billion euros. The Gravitational Observatory Advisory Team says it sees no showstoppers ... Whether that is possible is largely a question of funding ... Future Lisa ... @BBCAmos ... ....

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‘Jungle Book’ director Jon Favreau keeps the 19 century Kipling tone but updates the classic for modern times

Edit The Oklahoman 18 Apr 2016

Jon Favreau has a strategy for adapting a classic — remember what you liked about it in the first place ... “This was an opportunity to tell a story for now,” Favreau said. “Things have shifted. In Kipling’s time, nature was something to be overcome ... Shot with much of the same motion-capture technology used on “Avatar,” and executed by the visual effects houses MPC and Weta Digital, “The Jungle Book” has only one live-action character ... ———....

Deadpool's mask had its own visual effects team

Edit Business Insider 17 Apr 2016

Tech Insider recently spoke with Dave Gougé, head of marketing and communications at Weta Digital, the studio responsible for animating Deadpool's signature red-and-black mask in the film. That's right, Deadpool's mask had its own effects team ... Weta made sure Ryan Reynolds, who audiences agreed was near perfect in the titular role, could deliver a memorable performance that wasn't obscured ... came through the mask." ... First Class." ... ....

Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures "Ghost in The Shell" is in production in New Zealand

Edit Newstrack India 16 Apr 2016

HOLLYWOOD - Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures have announced that production is underway on "GHOST IN THE SHELL," starring Scarlett Johansson (“AVENGERS ... The film is shooting in Wellington, New Zealand.  ... on March 31, 2017 ... The crew-base in New Zealand working on the film is first class, and working with Sir Richard Taylor and the team at Weta Workshop is inspirational on every level ... ....

Controversy erupts over Scarlett Johansson being cast in manga film Ghost in the Shell

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 15 Apr 2016

The futuristic film, based on the Japanese comics of the same name, is currently shooting in Wellington, New Zealand, in a joint production between Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks, with the Weta Workshop stepping up for special effects. . But social media has erupted in a debate over whether an Asian actor should have been cast for Johansson's role, with an online petition attracting 66,000 signatories to date. ... ....

First Look At Scarlett Johansson Filming ‘Ghost In The Shell’ In New Zealand

Edit Inquisitr 15 Apr 2016

The announcement is officially out that Scarlett Johansson is busy shooting the upcoming film Ghost In The Shell on location in Wellington, New Zealand ... The manga series was written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow ... release on March 31, 2017 ... “The crew-base in New Zealand working on the film is first class, and working with Sir Richard Taylor and the team at Weta Workshop is inspirational on every level.”....

Scarlett Johansson Is Ready for Battle in First ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Image (Photo)

Edit The Wrap 14 Apr 2016

Paramount Pictures released the first image of Scarlett Johansson in the “Ghost in the Shell” movie Thursday ... The cast also includes. Beat Takeshi Kitano as Daisuke Aramaki; Juliette Binoche as Dr ... “The crew-base in New Zealand working on the film is first class, and working with Sir Richard Taylor and the team at Weta Workshop is inspirational on every level,” the Arads, Costigan, and Silver said in a statement....

Ghost in the Shell Photo Released as Production Begins

Edit Coming Soon 14 Apr 2016

Ghost in the Shell Photo Released as Production Begins. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures have announced that production is underway on Ghost in the Shell, starring Scarlett Johansson (Avengers ... The film is shooting in Wellington, New Zealand ... Spirit of Vengeance) ... The crew-base in New Zealand working on the film is first class, and working with Sir Richard Taylor and the team at Weta Workshop is inspirational on every level ... ....

Movie review: Dazzling ‘Jungle Book’ is both gigantic and subtle

Edit The Oklahoman 14 Apr 2016

It’s hard not to think of “The Jungle Book” remake as a feast ... After every delicious scene, I wanted seconds ... This is moviemaking that is both gigantic and subtle, exciting and simple ... Dynamic when he’s on the run (which is often), naturalistic in his close connection to the animals and credible when his human instincts make him construct clever gadgets, he is every bit the equal of the photorealist beasts created by Weta Digital ... ———....

Review: Disney's 'The Jungle Book' brings Kipling's classic to glorious life

Edit The Examiner 14 Apr 2016

Disney sure loves them some talking animals, especially those that deliver a powerful message. As "Zootopia" continues to be a force at the box office, the Mouse House has dazzled us once more with the ultimate "talking animal" film, Rudyard Kipling's "The Jungle Book" ... Favreau, aided by cinematographer Bill Pope and Peter Jackson's WETA Digital, captures the serenity and danger of the jungle....

Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures' "GHOST IN THE SHELL" is in Production in New Zealand (Viacom Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 14 Apr 2016

(Source. Viacom Inc). April 14, 2016. HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures have announced that production is underway on 'GHOST IN THE SHELL,' starring Scarlett Johansson ('AVENGERS ... The film is shooting in Wellington, New Zealand ... The crew-base in New Zealand working on the film is first class, and working with Sir Richard Taylor and the team at Weta Workshop is inspirational on every level....

Vodafone Warriors blitz Wellington schools (New Zealand Warriors)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016

(Source. New Zealand Warriors). Vodafone Warriors Manu Vatuvei, Ben Henry and Nathaniel Roache spearhead a blitz of 12 schools in the Wellington area on Thursday and Friday ... On Saturday they'll be out watching junior rugby league games and will also do a Weta Workshop tour before watching the club's NYC and NRL teams battle with the Bulldogs at Westpac Stadium ... HARVEY NORMAN COMMUNITY WARRIORS . WELLINGTON. April 14-16 ... Weta Workshop tour....

Movie review: 'The Jungle Book' trades song-and-dance for thrills and spills

Edit The Examiner 13 Apr 2016

The groovy and memorable song-and-dance numbers from the original's 1967 soundtrack are forever revered as the leading component of the traditional animated classic's charm. Those episodes of music have been trimmed from six songs to about two-and-a-half ... The young boy acted against specialized puppets from Jim Henson's Creature Shop for reference and the rest you see are streaming waves of CGI code from Weta Digital ... Lesson #1 ... ....

Peabody Awards names individual and institutional winners, 60 finalists for 75th anniversary (The University of Georgia)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Apr 2016

(Source. The University of Georgia). Athens, Ga. - For the first time in its 75-year history, 60 finalists have been named by the Peabody Awards' Board of Jurors for 2015, from which a set number of winning programs will be chosen. To be known as The Peabody 30, these selections will be unveiled beginning next week, and honored at the 75th anniversary Peabody ceremony on May 21 in New York ... ET/PT) ... News ... 'Desperate Journey' (PBS, WETA-TV) ... ....