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Upgrade Offers A Subversive, Self-Aware Update To The Classic Sci-Fi Action Formula
Upgrade lives up to its name in more than one way. It presents a series of tropes you already knew and polishes them up with modern executions, giving us a main character ready to star in updated version of the Six Million Dollar Man.
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Apple Just Bought A ‘Netflix For Magazines’ App And Whoa, What Year Is It?
Apple exec Eddy Cue took the stage at SXSW in Austin today to talk about Apple’s latest moves into content. The biggest news of the day is that Apple has agreed to purchase the all-you-can-read magazine subscription app Texture. Cue also talked about Apple’s plans for TV shows and answered questions about purchasing Netflix.
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These First Images From The Scifi Film Prospect Are Very Intriguing
Written and directed by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell, Prospect is about a father and daughter (Transparent’s Jay Duplass and newcomer Sophie Thatcher) who move to an alien moon hoping to make it rich by mining for a rare mineral, but discover they have some unwanted competition. This first look at the film has us…
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Time To Get Your Free 10.33GB Of SXSW Music
Amidst all the startups and tasteless PR stunts, it’s easy to forget that South by Southwest is technically a music festival. Thankfully, the organisers didn’t forget, and have continued their years-old tradition of releasing all the music, DRM-free.