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Bjork Tries to Save Iceland from Canadian Takeover

Image from Reykjavik Grapevine Until recently Bjork was the most famous thing about Iceland, then came the collapse of the banking system and the volcanic eruptions. TreeHuggers know another environmental factoid about the country: it is the only one in the world to run on its own geothermal energy. Its plants provide all of the electricity, heat and hot water for the entire nation. Now all these elements are coming together in a national controversy over who should own the public resou… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Love Ranch Unshelved?

Good news for Helen Mirren completists and anyone wanting to see Joe Pesci back onscreen in, like, anything: Love Ranch , about the founding of Nevada’s first legal brothel, will finally make its theatrical debut in June. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the film was held up for several years in the collapse of Capitol Pictures; Canadian distributor E1 is said to plan a seven-to-10 city U.S. release, expanding based on reviews and box office. Right. In other words, look for it on DVD by September. [ THR ]

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Films By Genre Over the Past 100 Years (Graph)

The above graph – made using imdb.com data – shows the breakdown of films by genre over the past 100 years. 50’s: Sci-Fi comes of age.

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Films By Genre Over the Past 100 Years (Graph)