Here’s why the 2020 BAFTA nominations are stirring up such considerable controversy online. Awards season is firmly underway, and as Hollywood dusts itself down from the brutal (but hilarious) takedown Ricky Gervais handed it at the Golden Globes, the 2020 BAFTA nominations have been revealed. Joker received a whopping 11 nods, while there was also plenty of recognition for 1917, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and Marriage Story. Over recent years, there has been a concerted effort to address the lack of diversity at major award ceremonies, sparked by the #OscarsSoWhite campaign that followed in the wake of 2016’s nominations, which featured a distinct lack of non-white entries for the second year running....

A bank has now been appointed to manage the escrow fund for the €13B ($15B) in back-taxes the European Union decided Apple had to pay to the Irish government. It took some time to agree the arrangements as Apple expects to get the money back at the end of a legal battle expected to take many years, and it will want to ensure the funds have been well invested during that time …...

Warning: SPOILERS for The Flash #50 The monumental issue of The Flash has arrived to determine if Barry Allen is faster than Wally West. But no matter the outcome, writer Josh Williamson promises that the next year of Flash comics will show that Barry Allen’s speed was never his strongest superpower. Still, when you base not just one DC superhero, but an entire family of them around the ability to run at near light-speed, the question of who holds the title of ‘Fastest Man Alive’ is going to be asked....

The new Gotham Knights game is on the horizon, giving fans a whole new take on the DC universe much like when Batman: Arkham Asylum introduced fans and gamers to what became known as the Arkhamverse. In 2009, this was a brand-new universe with its own unique take on the Batman mythos that borrowed elements of movies, shows, and comic books while injecting new ideas. As a result, there were many things that the Batman: Arkham games did better than the comics but also a few disappointing changes....

NOTE: This article contains SPOILERS for “Batman” #12 - In the world of DC movie making, the Batman reigns supreme. And to be honest, the comic book world isn’t all that different, with some of the industry’s best and brightest talents being given the keys to the Dark Knight’s legacy on a constant rotation. With expectations, hopes, and attention at an all-time high with “Batman: Rebirth” it was writer Tom King entrusted with DC’s top detective - and the resulting stories aren’t soon to be forgotten....

Warning: SPOILERS for Batman #90 The world of Batman has just been rocked by a secret plan years in the making, involving Gotham’s most iconic villains. But in the process, the new story has finally explained what caused The Joker to evolve from a clown-themed criminal into Batman’s greatest nemesis. And more importantly… who accidentally created him. It’s a revelation that fans didn’t even know to expect, considering the upcoming “Joker War” story is still several issues away (where Joker’s new girlfriend Punchline is set to make full impact on Gotham City)....

Joe and Anthony Russo’s explanation for Captain America’s ending in Avengers: Endgame unfortunately makes things worse. After returning the Infinity Stones to their rightful place (restoring normalcy to the timeline), Steve Rogers opted to remain in the past and live the life he was robbed of after going into the ice during World War II. He returned from his time traveling journey as a peaceful old man, passing the Captain America mantle to Sam Wilson....

Cassie Lang was almost added during Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) massive funeral scene in Avengers: Endgame. Scott Lang’s (Paul Rudd) daughter has been a fan-favorite character since she debuted in 2015’s Ant-Man. Abby Ryder Fortson initially played the part, reprising the role in last year’s Ant-Man and The Wasp. But with Endgame enacting a five-year time-jump, the film reunited with a grown-up version of the character played by Emma Furhmann....

The long-awaited trailer for The Avengers: Infinity War has been released, and it’s revealed even more about the plot, twists, and potential Infinity Stone casualties. Questions concerning how the different parts of the movie will fit together, how the biggest Marvel movie cast yet will interact, and how much of a role Thanos will personally play have been answered. Not to mention even more footage of what the directors call the biggest action scene in the MCU so far....

The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood recently said he was annoyed at how ABC producers made him rank the contestants on his season. They would then use those rankings to mess with the format of the show. Underwood starred in the latest season of The Bachelor, where he dated 28 women over the course of two months. On the show, he took women on group dates, spending time with five or more of the contestants at once, and one-on-one dates, getting some alone time with the women he’s (presumably) most interested in at the moment....

The second trailer for Bad Boys for Life reveals more about Mike (Will Smith) and Marcus’ (Martin Lawrence) potentially final case together. Famous for its stars’ chemistry and director Michael Bay’s over the top set pieces and action, the first two Bad Boys movies are far from critical darlings, but grossed more than $400 million between them. Bad Boys II, however, was only a moderate financial success due to its $130 million price tag (an especially massive sum in 2003), which is why it’s taken nearly seventeen years for a third installment to get off the ground....

The Trump administration is considering the possibility of banning end-to-end encryption, as used by services like Apple’s Messages and FaceTime, as well as competing platforms like WhatsApp and Signal. The topic was reportedly the main topic of a previously-unreported meeting of a National Security Council meeting on Wednesday … Politico cites three sources for the story. The meeting reportedly discussed two options. The encryption challenge, which the government calls “going dark,” was the focus of a National Security Council meeting Wednesday morning that included the No....

[This post contains POTENTIAL SPOILERS for Batman V Superman.] - With about a month-and-a-half until the release of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice in theaters this March and interest in everything surrounding the new superhero movie is at an all-time high. Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment is banking on the surefire success of Batman V Superman to, not only be one of the most profitable and exciting movies of 2016, but also kick off a new era of superhero movies with the DC Extended Universe....

When Thanos snapped his fingers at the cliffhanger ending of Avengers: Infinity War, did he actually consign half the life in the universe to oblivion? Or, instead, will next year’s Avengers 4 reveal that the victims of the “snap” - including heroes like Spider-Man, Star-Lord, and Black Panther - were transported into the Soul World, a realm existing inside the Soul Stone, as many have theorized. The location of the Soul Stone, last of the six Infinity Stones, was one of the abiding mysteries of the MCU....

It’s honestly hard to tell if Bachelor Nation will be happy or sad that Bachelor in Paradise couple Joe Amabile and Kendall Long have called it quits after nearly two years together. On one hand, they made a very cute couple, but on the other hand, Grocery Store Joe is now back on the market. Amabile and Long met on season 5 of Bachelor in Paradise where the Chicago grocer and California creative director hit it off right away....

Batman – The Telltale Series gives gamers the chance to step into the shoes of both the man Bruce Wayne and one of the most famous superheroes in history, Batman. In a collaboration between Telltale Games and DC Entertainment, a modernised story taking place in Gotham has been created for fans looking for a fresh experience with the Caped Crusader. Now, a new trailer for episode 4 of the series, ‘Guardian of Gotham’, has been revealed following the success of episode 3, with Telltale promising that players will be leaving this episode in “very different places depending on where they choose to go in the third act, and this will greatly affect their story rolling into the season finale as well....

According to The Batman’s official cast list, Peter Sarsgaard is NOT playing Harvey Dent aka. Two-Face in the upcoming DC Extended Universe movie. The actor officially joined the project in an unnamed role last month, with outlets like THR reporting he would be playing a district attorney - something that immediately fueled speculation he’d been cast as Gotham City’s most infamous D.A., Mr. Dent. Launched by Man of Steel in 2013, the DCEU (not the official name) introduced Ben Affleck as Batman in 2016’s crossover, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice....

Battlefield V will officially release next week and, while early reviews are actually fairly positive (including Screen Rant’s Battlefield V review), the major complaint seems to be a lack of content. Instead, Electronic Arts has opted for a staggered post-release strategy which will eventually include Battlefield’s own version of the ever-expanding battle royale genre, Firestorm. While it’s certainly disappointing that Battlefield V is releasing straight out of the box without much to actually do, the features that are available compliment what is arguably one of the best shooters of the year....

What gives Apple? BDEmailer (iTunes link) goes up against Apple’s own Mail program on the iPhone in writing emails. While it is only part of an email solution, it is very similar to podcaster which bettered the iPod application in downloading podcasts. Poscaster still relied on the apple application to play the files. BdEmailer relies on Mail.app to send the emails. That’s a big negatory usually and often is cited for Apps rejections....

If you’re like many others, the COVID-19 outbreak has you suddenly working remotely. Keep these tips in mind to avoid an outbreak of malicious cyberattacks. The coronavirus outbreak is leading numerous organizations on a scramble to develop plans for staff to work remotely. Companies hoping to keep employees safe and stop the spread of the disease — while maintaining regular operations — have to look beyond simply sending staffers home with a laptop....