If "Terminator," "The Matrix" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" taught us anything, it is that super-intelligent machines are bad news for humans. Now comes the new film, Transcendence, where a human brain is uploaded into a computer, with disturbing results. Could it actually happen?
"Matilda," now a Broadway hit, has a cast full of Americans doing British accents. We usually think of actors as carrying off the best fake accents. But others do it, sometimes with great success. What's the secret?
Latinos in and out of Hollywood have questioned whether Affleck, a dyed-in-the-wool WASP, should have played Mendez, who is Mexican-American on his father's side.
Lucien Gainsbourg, the son of the late legendary French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg has recorded covers of his father's best loved songs for his debut album.
Author and comic book creator Gerard Jones describes the scene at Comic-Con. Jones is the author of 'Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book,' and of a new comic book, 'Networked: Carabella on the Run.'
Director Terry Gilliam talks about his 'Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,' Heath Ledger's death, and what eventually saved the film.
John Dillinger is lesser known historical bank robber, and Johnny Depp portrays him in the new movie ?Public Enemies.' The Takeaway is joined by Jeff Scalf, John Dillinger's great nephew, and by Elliot Gorn, Brown University Professor of History.
Novelist Russell Banks ponders race, religion, capitalism and nationalism, and how these elements are essential to the American story.
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Simon Broughton, editor of a British music magazine called "Songlines." The magazine is celebrating its 50th edition with a list of "50 Great Moments in World Music."