April 30, 2014 5:14 PM EDT
Updated at 8:13 p.m.
A train carrying more than a dozen tanker cars of crude oil derailed and caught fire Wednesday near the James River in Lynchburg, Virginia, sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. The incident is the latest in a series of crude tanker train accidents in recent years that have authorities working to address the problem.
No injuries were reported after the train, operated by the company CSX, derailed and crashed, blocking part of a road in Lynchburg and leaking crude oil into the James River. Read More...
Elle Fanning starrer stresses both the wonders and the terrors of the imagination.
Elle Fanning starrer “Phoebe in Wonderland” is a live-action entry in the little-girl-fantasy genre that, like the puppet-animated “Coraline” (toplining Fanning’s sister Dakota), stresses both the wonders and the terrors of the imagination. Read More...
In any year, some successful directors carve out artistic identities through a distinctive visual vocabulary, or by repeatedly mining particular themes. But it’s rare, even among highly acclaimed filmmakers, for a director to establish a new cinematic language. Yorgos Lanthimos is on his way to doing just that.
The Greek-born director will be honored Jan. 5 with Variety’s Creative Impact in Directing Award for his stirring body of work, which includes his latest effort, “Poor Things. Read More...
