The crime thriller Live By Night is the new film by Oscar-winner Ben Affleck, who, in the style of Orson Welles, practically took care of everything himself. He adapted the script, directed, co-produced and starred in the film. It is his fourth film as a director and his first since the Oscar-winning Argo (2012). It is based on the book proposal of the same name by the writer Dennis Lehane, to whom Affleck already resorted when he made the critically acclaimed film Goodbye, Girl. The story takes place during the American Prohibition era, and Affleck plays the son of a Boston police officer who has turned from a smuggler into a ruthless gangster.
Jimmy Kimmel once again indulged Apple users. After the prank with the iPhone SE model or iPhone 5S, was now testing the naivety of Apple users on the street with the example of the new iPhone, which hasn't even been released yet! His team offered the iPhone 7 to random passers-by, but it was actually just their "polished" iPhone in a new case. Do you think anyone fell for them?
Between September 27 and October 1, 2016, the Sonica 2016 Festival will take place in Ljubljana. The five musically rich days will be related to the theme of SONIC.ARCHITECTURES. As the topic title suggests, this year's Sonica festival will deal with the issue of sound as a spatial phenomenon. Not this year's festival will be performed by Tim Hecker, Nonotak, Sebastien Benoits, Vessel, Spatial, Sally Golding, Christian Kroupa, Wo0, Incredible Bob, Martin Reiche, Staš Vrenko, Bojana Petković, Gašper Torkar and others.
Visibility was nil, but a BASE jumper from Dubai made an uncompromising leap from the top of a 200-metre-tall Dubai skyscraper despite not being able to see the ground. Watching this clip will definitely give you sweaty hands!
City of Women 2016, an international festival of contemporary arts, will be held this autumn on the 22nd. Between October 3 and 16, 2016, artists from all over the world will present themselves in Ljubljana: among others Simone Aughterlony, Rosana Cade, Marcia Farquahar, Tania El Khoury, Ria Hartley and Dina Roncevic. The city of women festival has gained recognition over the years, but its transdisciplinary note and, of course, the emphasis on the promotion of female artists are important.
Danish artist HuskMitNavn only needs a white sheet of paper and a pen for his creations. By cutting and folding paper drawn with illustrations, he creates amazing 3D effects that bring the illustrations to life.
Five tightrope walkers managed an incredible feat. From the Sphinx, the wall of Triglav - it is the most precipitous part of Triglav's northern wall - they strung a ribbon and walked more than 1,000 meters above the ground along an 80-meter long ribbon.
A new Guinness Book of Records has been published with the year 2017. Among the 4,000 new records that have further thickened this bible of records (from 1955 to the present, more than 136 million copies have been sold), there were also seven Slovenian achievements. Among other things, we now officially own the chocolate record with the largest area, the record for the longest distance traveled on a stationary bike, and the indoor 800 meter run record.
The richest man in the world is once again Amancio Ortega. Who? Ortega is a fashion magnate, the founder of textile giant Inditex, which owns brands such as Zara, Berhska, Stradivarus, Massimo Dutti and Pull&Bear. Forbes recently estimated his fortune at US$79.5 billion, knocking Bill Gates from the top spot, who he estimated to be a 'heavier' at US$78.5 billion.
Slovenian photographer Aleš Krivec is known for capturing Slovenia's pearls in his lens. Finally, he climbed to the highest peak of the Karavanki, Stol (2236 m), and took a wonderful timelapse video there, which will fill you with gratitude that we live in Slovenia.
Do you know when Liffe 2016 starts? The Ljubljana International Film Festival returns to the capital for the 27th time between November 9 and 20, 2016, when it will serve up a new series of feature films, short films and other treats of the seventh art, such as discussions with festival guests and filmmakers, as well as round tables and workshops . Tickets for Liffe 2016 will go on sale on October 18, 2016. Liffe will now be playing in Ljubljana and Maribor as well as in Celje and Novi Mesto. Check out what he has in store for us this year.
Who says henna tattoos are only for women? They look even better on men than on women! Don't believe it? Take a look at the wonderful examples of these temporary tattoos made from the exotic henna bush, which was used for body painting as early as five thousand years ago, then mainly in rituals, but today they are mainly a decoration on the body.