The announcement of the list of candidates to the Oscar awards by the American Film Academy, was received with enthusiasm in Australia, which registered for the first time not less than 13 nominations, reports the Hollywood Reporter. 'Hacksaw Ridge' and 'Lion' become the first two Australian films nominated in the same year for the Best Film category, and 'Tanna', filmed in the … [Read more...]
Donald Trump raised a record of $90 Million for Ceremony
The private donations entered into the account of the committee which prepares the investiture ceremony of the elected president of the USA, Donald Trump, are about 90 million dollars, an amount without precedent for this event, reports the British channel ITV. By comparison, Barack Obama has received from private donors 55 million dollars for the campaign in 2009 and 43 … [Read more...]
1000’s of Christmas Trees exhibited at St. Mary’s Church in Leicester
The spirit of the winter holidays can be felt in a church from the Great Britain where are exposed no less than 1378 Christmas trees, during a festival with tradition. The Saint Mary's Church of Melton Mowbray from Leicester, exceeded by this performance the own record established last year by adding to the collection 124 Christmas Trees, informs Xinhua. Thousands of people … [Read more...]
A painting of Willem de Kooning sold for $66,3 million at an auction in New York
'Untitled XXV', a canvas of the contemporary painter Willem de Kooning, was sold for $66,3 million, on Tuesday night, by the auction house Christie's in New York, this representing the highest sum ever reached by a work of this artist. This impressive painting (2 meters on 2,20 meters), made by the Dutch-American artist in 1977, is emblematic for its strong and multicolored … [Read more...]
Record number of animations registered for the Oscar 2017
Twenty-seven animated movies were registered in the competition for the Oscar, which represents a real record, and the nominations for this category will be made from all of these animations, it is shown in a press release of the American Academy of Film quoted by the portal of The Hollywood Reporter. All the major studios are involved these days in making the animation movies, … [Read more...]
Sub1 Reloaded Robot solves Rubik Cube code in just 1.1 seconds
The Sub1 Reloaded robot managed to solve the Rubik cube in 637 milliseconds, the best time from the invention of the cube, 30 years ago. The robot managed to solve the 3D puzzle ten times faster than the man who holds the world record. In more than half a second (0,637 seconds), 'Sub1 Reloaded' managed to make all parts of the Rubik cube to show a single color. He managed to … [Read more...]