Close-Up is a column that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Alexander Zeldovich's Target (2011) is playing exclusively December 16, 2016 - January 14, 2017 in the United States.All utopias are alike; each dystopia is dystopian in its own way. But is it a utopia or dystopia we are talking about here? In Alexander Zeldovich’s Target, Russia of the near future is prosperous and comfortably numb: energy sources for export still abound, heavy trucks rush along the Guangzhou–Paris highway replenishing the treasury with toll money, and sleek skyscrapers of Moscow symbolize the country’s welfare in stone, steel and concrete. Victor, the Minister of Natural Resource– “king of the mountain,” as he calls himself—has it all:a large, hi-tech apartment, a Chinese biographer and appropriately spiritless facial features. He is the perfect picture of a man who has made it in a land of bureaucratic capitalism. The film’s other dramatis personae...
- 12/23/2016
- MUBI
Shortly after 5 a.m. on Monday morning, Lucey and her colleague Eric Parker of CBS-3 in Hartford cut to the field for a story on a fire at a nearby recycling plant. When the feed drops, the camera cuts back to Lucey in the studio, who can be seen confidently asserting on camera what should be the internet's newest sensation.
- 2/16/2016
- by J.D. Durkin
- Mediaite - TV
The man who allegedly stabbed Nicki Minaj's tour manager, De'Von Pickett, to death has now been charged with murder. Pierce Boykin, 31, was arrested Feb. 23 after he allegedly stabbed Pickett outside of Che Bar & Grill in Philadelphia on Feb. 18. He also injured another member of the rapper's crew, Eric Parker, according to NBC10. Pickett and Parker, both 29, were with a few friends outside of the bar to escort a female bartender to her car. When a group of men approached the woman, Parker asked her if she was okay, which prompted the fight. Pickett was stabbed in the torso, while...
- 3/5/2015
- by Alexandra Zaslow, @alexandrazaslow
- PEOPLE.com
The man who allegedly stabbed Nicki Minaj's tour manager, De'Von Pickett, to death has now been charged with murder. Pierce Boykin, 31, was arrested Feb. 23 after he allegedly stabbed Pickett outside of Che Bar & Grill in Philadelphia on Feb. 18. He also injured another member of the rapper's crew, Eric Parker, according to NBC10. Pickett and Parker, both 29, were with a few friends outside of the bar to escort a female bartender to her car. When a group of men approached the woman, Parker asked her if she was okay, which prompted the fight. Pickett was stabbed in the torso, while...
- 3/5/2015
- by Alexandra Zaslow, @alexandrazaslow
- PEOPLE.com
Nicki Minaj’s road crew member De’Von “Day Day” Pickett was killed in a bar fight in Philadelphia in which fellow crew member Eric Parker was critically injured. Nicki Minaj Crew Minaj broke the news on Twitter Wednesday, revealing that two members of her team were stabbed and one killed after just two days rehearsing for […]
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- 2/19/2015
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
She loves performing for and connecting with her fans, but sadly Nicki Minaj hit a setback while rehearsing for her upcoming tour in Philadelphia.
Earlier today (February 18) the “Pink Friday” rapper reported that one member of her crew, De’Von Pickett, has been killed while another, Eric Parker, is in critical condition at a local hospital after an altercation at the Che Bar & Grill on Tuesday night (February 17).
Nicki tweeted, “Two members of my team were stabbed last night in Philly. One was killed. They had only been there for two days rehearsing for the tour. These guys flew into Philly for my tour rehearsals 2 days ago and were both stabbed last night. #Ripdayday condolences to your family. Unbelievable. Eric (on the right) is recovering. Another senseless act of violence that took the life of a great guy. So sad.”...
Earlier today (February 18) the “Pink Friday” rapper reported that one member of her crew, De’Von Pickett, has been killed while another, Eric Parker, is in critical condition at a local hospital after an altercation at the Che Bar & Grill on Tuesday night (February 17).
Nicki tweeted, “Two members of my team were stabbed last night in Philly. One was killed. They had only been there for two days rehearsing for the tour. These guys flew into Philly for my tour rehearsals 2 days ago and were both stabbed last night. #Ripdayday condolences to your family. Unbelievable. Eric (on the right) is recovering. Another senseless act of violence that took the life of a great guy. So sad.”...
- 2/18/2015
- GossipCenter
Nicki Minaj is currently mourning the death of one of her crew members, who just died in a stabbing during a bar fight in Philadelphia.
According to NBC 10, the stabbing occurred following an argument that began around 2 a.m. Wednesday inside Che Bar & Grill in Philadelphia. The fight spilled out onto a Philadelphia street, where one man pulled out a knife, leaving one 29-year-old man dead and another 27-year-old man in the hospital with multiple stab wounds to his side. The suspect then fled the scene.
While police have yet to release the names of the victims, the two men have been identified as De'Von "DayDay" Pickett, who died from his injuries, and Eric Parker, who remains in critical condition.
Photos: Stars We've Recently Lost
"We believe he is going to survive his injuries," Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
The 32-year-old "Anaconda" rapper tweeted about the sad news on Wednesday.
"Two members...
According to NBC 10, the stabbing occurred following an argument that began around 2 a.m. Wednesday inside Che Bar & Grill in Philadelphia. The fight spilled out onto a Philadelphia street, where one man pulled out a knife, leaving one 29-year-old man dead and another 27-year-old man in the hospital with multiple stab wounds to his side. The suspect then fled the scene.
While police have yet to release the names of the victims, the two men have been identified as De'Von "DayDay" Pickett, who died from his injuries, and Eric Parker, who remains in critical condition.
Photos: Stars We've Recently Lost
"We believe he is going to survive his injuries," Chief Inspector Scott Small said.
The 32-year-old "Anaconda" rapper tweeted about the sad news on Wednesday.
"Two members...
- 2/18/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
A member of Nicki Minaj's team was stabbed to death Tuesday night in Philadelphia ... so says Nicki herself. Nicki says 2 members of her crew were stabbed ... one lived. The rapper says the guys were in Philly for 2 days rehearsing for her upcoming tour with her bf Meek Mill ... who's from Philly. The person who died was De'Von Pickett ... a stage hand for Nicki. Eric Parker survived the incident, but is in critical condition in a hospital.
- 2/18/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 21 scientific and technical achievements represented by 58 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation on Saturday, February 7, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
In addition, veteran sound engineer and Dolby Laboratories executive David W. Gray will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar® statuette), presented “to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry.” Gray’s career has encompassed the design, refinement and implementation of groundbreaking cinema sound technologies, including stereo optical soundtracks, digital sound on film and most recently, Dolby Atmos®. He has served for many years on the Academy’s Science and Technology Council and its Theater Standards Committee, among others, as well as chaired the audio study group of Smpte’s pioneering DC28 technology committee, from which the first two...
In addition, veteran sound engineer and Dolby Laboratories executive David W. Gray will receive the Gordon E. Sawyer Award (an Oscar® statuette), presented “to an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry.” Gray’s career has encompassed the design, refinement and implementation of groundbreaking cinema sound technologies, including stereo optical soundtracks, digital sound on film and most recently, Dolby Atmos®. He has served for many years on the Academy’s Science and Technology Council and its Theater Standards Committee, among others, as well as chaired the audio study group of Smpte’s pioneering DC28 technology committee, from which the first two...
- 1/13/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
And the Oscars go to … the Mat-Towercam Twin Peek, the Biscuit Jr., the Mova Facial Performance Capture System, the Ilm PhysBAM Destruction System and the early conceptualization of sparse-tiled voxel data structures.
That may be Greek to most of us, but it makes sense to the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee, which on Tuesday announced that those achievements, and 16 others, will be the recipients of this year’s Scientific and Technical Academy Awards.
See photos: Golden Globe Awards: Winners Gallery (Photos)
The awarded achievements include camera mounts and platforms, digital projection technology, advancements that aid in the creation of computer-generated foliage and hair,...
That may be Greek to most of us, but it makes sense to the Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards Committee, which on Tuesday announced that those achievements, and 16 others, will be the recipients of this year’s Scientific and Technical Academy Awards.
See photos: Golden Globe Awards: Winners Gallery (Photos)
The awarded achievements include camera mounts and platforms, digital projection technology, advancements that aid in the creation of computer-generated foliage and hair,...
- 1/13/2015
- by Deborah Day and Steve Pond
- The Wrap
New Person Of Interest season 3,episode 15 spoiler pic shows Samantha,John spy duties. Recently, CBS released this new spoiler pic for their upcoming "Person Of Interest" episode 15 of season 3, and it looks pretty interesting ,featuring Samantha and John in action with, what appears to be, a little spy work. The episode is titled, "Last Call." In related news, CBS recently revealed new spoiler intel for episode 15 in one of their press releases. It reads like this: "Finch will go undercover in an emergency call center to protect a 911 operator. However, it will soon become clear that the threat is going to reach further than the team could have anticipated." Guest stars will feature: Melissa Sagemiller (Sandra Nicholson), Andrew Dolan (Forensic Specialist), Barrett Doss (Trainee) Tyler Evans (Detective Macintyre), Gavin Stenhouse (Detective Jake Harrison), Anthony Mangano (Detective Kane), Julian Shatkin (aaron Hollenberg), Robbie Collier Sublett (Brent Holm), Kathleen McNenny (Gina Kincaid...
- 2/19/2014
- by Eric
- OnTheFlix
The Tribeca Film Festival will kick off its 2014 run with a documentary about — and performance by — a hometown musical hero. Timed to the 20th anniversary of rapper Nas’ seminal debut album, “Illmatic,” the New York City festival will premiere a doc called, appropriately, “Time Is Illmatic,” by multimedia artist One9. The film traces the making of the album, as well as the hip hop star’s legacy, which has included 20 million albums sold, a feud with Jay-z, and wide acclaim as one of the greatest MCs of all time. The movie, which was written by Eric Parker, also...
- 2/19/2014
- by Jordan Zakarin
- The Wrap
New Person Of Interest season 3,episode 15 official spoilers,plotline revealed by CBS. Recently,CBS released the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Person Of Interest" episode 15 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Last Call," and it sounds like things will get very interesting and intense when Finch has to do some undercover work to protect a 911 operator, and more. In the new,15th episode press release: Finch is going to go undercover when a 911 operator is in a state of emergency. Press release number 2: Finch will go undercover in an emergency call center to protect a 911 operator. However, it will soon become clear that the threat is going to reach further than the team could have anticipated. Guest stars will feature: Melissa Sagemiller (Sandra Nicholson), Andrew Dolan (Forensic Specialist), Barrett Doss (Trainee) Tyler Evans (Detective Macintyre), Gavin Stenhouse (Detective Jake Harrison), Anthony Mangano (Detective Kane), Julian Shatkin (aaron...
- 2/5/2014
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
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