If you like to know what you're getting into before watching a movie, then you know how important it is to read the book before watching the movie adaptation. And the year 2017 will serve up wonderful films based on literary ideas. Here are 13 must-read books before they become movies.
Queen Elizabeth II. he is a mighty 90 years old! She has outlived 18 prime ministers and 15 US presidents. The popular Queen gave her fans a scare this Christmas when she reportedly came down with a bad cold, forcing her to miss Christmas Mass at Sandringham Estate for the first time in 28 years. She also began to shift her responsibilities to other members of the royal family. Some are so afraid that the end is coming faster than they would like. So what will happen when the queen dies?
LG unveiled the ridiculously thin LG Signature OLED W 4K HDR TV at CES 2017. The paper-thin TV measures a mere 2.57 millimeters in thickness, which is less than the thickness of a finger! It's so thin it doesn't really work on the wall. The 65-inch TV weighs only 7.3 kilograms, and a 77-inch version will also be available in the future.
This ad was not shot by adidas and will not be used for their promotional purposes, although they should. The veritable masterpiece was filmed by German students Eugen Merher, and tells the story of an aging and emotionally numb marathon runner who lives in a retirement home until he discovers his old Adidas sneakers and feels a passion for life again.
Wellness in the heart of the Swiss Alps sounds like a place you'd like to be right now. Well, after watching this trailer, you might change your mind. A Cure for Wellness is a creepy film by Gora Verbinski, known for films such as The Circle, The Lone Ranger and Pirates of the Caribbean.
China has been suffocating in smog again for the past few weeks. There are alarming conditions in many cities, as pollution with PM2.5 particles (these are even smaller and even more dangerous than PM10 particles, which they warn against in our country, as they penetrate even further into the lungs) exceeds the standards by 50 times. Due to the catastrophic pollution, the Chinese authorities ordered the cessation or operating restrictions at hundreds of factories across the country. From Beijing and elsewhere come eerie footage of cities shrouded in thick, gray and smelly fog.
Coca-Cola claims that its Coca-Cola Zero soda is sugar-free. Vlogger Jaka decided to check this by boiling both. What do you think, did Coca-Cola Zero pass the test?
Did you also think Lukas Graham was just Lukas Graham? Well, it's actually the name of a Danish pop soul band, a quartet 'led' by singer Lukas Forchhammer. With the single 7 Years from the album Lukas Graham (Blue Album), they became a globally recognizable band, which will also be performing in Vienna this March.
Planica 2017 will take place from March 24 to 26, 2017. Last year, an extraordinary 111 thousand spectators gathered in Planica. For the third time, we were able to celebrate the overall victory of Slovenian jumpers in the World Cup. In 1997 and 1998, Primož Peterka finished under Ponci with a big crystal in his hands, and last year the incomparable Peter Prevc repeated this success with a dream season. In 2016, the Slovenians took all the victories from the valley under Poncami, and this year our ski jumpers will be among the favorites in both individual competitions, and we can also hope for a fight for the top in the team competition. Tickets are already on sale.
You might not remember, but 1997 was a pretty good year in the world of music, with everything from The Notorious BIG to the Spice Girls and Billboard chart hits that stood the test of time. Allow us to take you back 20 years to when Hanson were the 'next big thing' and we all wanted to 'zig-a-zig-ah'! Here are 20 great songs that will turn 20 in 2017.
If you don't know yet, Marilyn Manson is coming to Slovenia this year. He will visit and perform as part of the Metaldays 2017 festival, which will take place at the end of July. Since we're really looking forward to it, we've prepared some facts about this bizarre music icon that you probably didn't know.
Jackie Chan is Indiana Jones in Kung Fu Yoga, a multilingual Bollywood action comedy in which the famous Chinese actor once again shows all his martial arts skills. This time, he got into the role of a Chinese archaeologist who goes on a hunt for the treasure of the kingdom of Magadha with a sexy Indian professor and her assistant. In doing so, he takes them to Dubai, where they race with supercars, and travel to the most exotic corners of the world.