Friday, 8. January 2010

'Dead man' wakes up as autopsy starts


A man declared dead after being hit by a car woke up when coroners began his autopsy

metro.co.uk

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Man's penis freed from metal pipe with industrial grinder


A man who got his penis stuck in a steel pipe had to be cut free by firefighters using a metal grinder, after doctors in casualty could not free his genitals from their metal trap.

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Oink - 'Pirate' music site allowed 21 million downloads, court told


Alan Ellis, 26, was the founder of the Oink website which had around 200,000 members and allowed 21 million downloads before it was closed down in 2007.

Teesside Crown Court heard that the site was free to join, by invitation only with members able to propose a friend, but users had to pay a donation of at least £5.

telegraph.co.uk

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Guter Hacker, böser Hacker


Digital-Desperados oder beste Freunde der IT-Industrie? Hacker spielen auf beiden Seiten des Spielfeldes: Manche arbeiten gratis oder gegen Bezahlung der Branche zu. Andere bleiben im Untergrund und attackieren mitunter ihre wohlmeinenden Kollegen - verbal, aber auch digital.

spiegel.de

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Almodóvar's Broken Embraces up for a BAFTA


The film is vying with four others for an award in the foreign language category

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has released the final nominees in the foreign language section for this year’s BAFTA Awards, ahead of the full list of nominations which are to be announced on Thursday 21st January.

typicallyspanish.com

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Das Kabinett des Dr. Parnassus


Mitten im Dreh von "Das Kabinett des Dr. Parnassus" starb Heath Ledger - da kam Regisseur Terry Gilliam der Einfall: Johnny Depp, Jude Law und Colin Farrell sprangen für den toten Star ein. Und retteten das Geisterspektakel, das kaum mehr ist als ein tosender, größenwahnsinniger Bildersog.

spiegel.de intro.de

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How Terry Gilliam Weathered Loss of Heath Ledger to Finish Fanciful Imaginarium


Nearly all Terry Gilliam’s movies since Monty Python and the Holy Grail have survived more than the usual load of stress and strain wrought by busted budgets, distributor hassles, arguments over cinematographers and fights over final cut — not to mention floods, heart attacks and a broken back.

But all those obstacles pale next to the tragedy Gilliam (pictured) faced in January 2008, when his star actor Heath Ledger died halfway through production on The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the director’s latest cinematic flight of fancy.

wired.com doctorparnassus.com

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