Archive for July, 2010
Biometric and Other Locks Fail to Foil Hackers at DefCon
LAS VEGAS — It wouldn’t be DefCon without a noted lock hacking team demonstrating the gross insecurity of some of the latest security locks, such as a biometric lock that could be easily cracked with a paper clip.
Hacker intercepts phone calls with homebuilt $1,500 IMSI catcher, claims GSM is beyond repair
In 2009, Chris Paget showed the world the vulnerabilities of RFID by downloading the contents of US passports from the safety of his automobile. This year, he's doing the same for mobile phones. Demonstrating at DefCon 2010, the white hat hacker fooled 17 nearby GSM phones into believing his $1,500 kit (including a laptop and [...]
Film: ‘Lebanon,’ Samuel Maoz’s Tank’s-Eye View of War
Samuel Maoz’s film “Lebanon” uses Israel’s 1982 war in Lebanon as the backdrop for a view of combat as seen from one tank.
Patricia Clarkson, Stealth Weapon of Choice
The versatile and in-demand supporting actress Patricia Clarkson assumes the lead in the romance “Cairo Time.”
Film: Adam McKay Directs Cops Under Arrested Adolescence
The director Adam McKay and Will Ferrell, the minds behind “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” collaborate in the action comedy “The Other Guys.”
In ‘Spring Fever,’ Lou Ye Confronts China’s Repression
For Lou Ye, the director of “Spring Fever,” sexual and political freedom in China are entwined.
DVDs: Films of Sacha Guitry, a French Charmer, on DVD
Sacha Guitry, a French master on par with Renoir and Truffaut, has never caught on with American cinephiles. A new boxed set may help change that.
The Age of Laura Linney
She didn’t hit her stride until her mid-30s. Can her new role in a dark TV comedy make her a middle-aged success?
An Afternoon With | Kieran Culkin: Kieran Culkin: Savoring the Live Action
Kieran Culkin plays Wallace Wells, the hero’s roommate, in “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”
Book Review – Furious Love – Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century – By Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger
A joint biography of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and their traveling circus of money, booze and mutual obsession.
