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NEWS ABOUT: The Matrix

The Matrix stories: 5 news summaries
OPINION

 Stuntmen's Favorite Films 


Jul 7, 09 4:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to movies, nothing wows like an epic action sequence. Which flicks do stunt performers like best? Kevin Conley lists 'em for Slate:
  • The Matrix Trilogy: Legendary kung fu director Yuen Wo-Ping didn't really want the job and issued near-impossible demands—including six months of training for
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entertainment • list • car chase • stunts • action movie • Ryan O'Neal • The Matrix • stuntman • Joel Silver • Yuen Wo-Ping • Panom Yeerum

Drug Users Worldwide
Fall into 'K-Hole'

Ketamine remains legal in some places, but can cause severe problems

May 23, 09 12:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Special K” isn’t part of the most important meal of the day. It’s part of a dangerous trend that’s seeing recreational drug users turn to ketamine, a substance commonly used as a horse tranquilizer, GlobalPost reports. In humans, ketamine induces a hallucinogenic, immobile state. “Everything... More »

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drugs • nightclub • recreational drugs • The Matrix • ketamine • Special K

(Newser) - Though "the task is ridiculous," Brendon Connelly has come up with 10 films from the last decade that will prove influential 20 years down the road. Slashfilm has the list:
  • Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow: "On the list for kick-starting green-screen mania."
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film • The Bourne Ultimatum • Wes Anderson • Judd Apatow • 3D movie • The Matrix • influential • Children of Men • Coraline • green screen

OPINION

 Best, Worst Flicks About 'Net 

The Matrix leads the good side; The Net among genre's ugly examples

Nov 13, 08 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Christopher Null, in PC World, has compiled his five best, and five worst, movies that are either about the Internet or use it as a plot device: The good:
  1. The Matrix (1998): Keanu Reeves bends bullets.
  2. Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005): Meeting people online equals
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Angelina Jolie • Internet • film • Keanu Reeves • movies • Sandra Bullock • The Matrix

GLOSSIES

 Dude, Like, Keanu Is a Genius 

Pithy player prefers Proust, poetry, and, possibly, Parker Posey

Nov 4, 08 4:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Seeing his oeuvre on screen, you might believe action hero Keanu Reeves has trouble finishing a sentence. But after spending a day with the actor, Jeff Gordinier reports for Details that the star of films from Bill and Ted to The Matrix has in fact finished Proust's quotidian memoir and... More »

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Hollywood • Keanu Reeves • The Day the Earth Stood Still • Scott Derrickson • Marcel Proust • The Matrix • Dude • Parker Posey

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