It looks like talks of Lionsgate picking up Starz are back on the table.

Bloomberg reports that Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., which owns the Hollywood studio Lionsgate, has restarted conversations about a possible acquisition of the premium cable channel.

Discussions between advisers for both parties are reportedly in the "early" stage, and might not turn into anything solid.

Lionsgate is reporting earnings Thursday and is said to be focusing on Starz after that.

Talks of an acquisition previously surfaced in 2014, but it reportedly didn't go through because of Starz's valuation. Nevertheless, the channel company swapped 4.5 percent of its stock for 3.4 percent of Lionsgate's outstanding shares last year. John Malone, the billionaire owner of Starz, sits on Lionsgate's board because of the deal.

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CBS Corporation has named Leslie Moonves its new chairman after Sumner Redstone has resigned from the post, according to a release on Wednesday.

The CBS Board of Directors elected Moonves to the position with a unanimous vote.

Redstone, 92 and in declining health, has been named Chairman Emeritus, CBS Corporation.

Shari E. Redstone, Sumner Redstone’s daughter, will continue to serve as vice chair of the CBS Board, a position she has held since 2005.

“I am honored to accept the chairmanship of this great company,” Moonves said in a statement.

“I want to thank Sumner for his guidance and strong support over all these years," he continued. "It has meant the world to me. I am particularly grateful that Shari Redstone has agreed to continue in her role as vice chair of the company. Her business acumen and knowledge of the media space remain very important to me as we move forward, and I greatly appreciate her support and invaluable counsel. I would also like to thank our excellent board of directors, who have contributed so significantly to our success. The people of CBS have achieved much together and I believe the best is yet to come.”

Moonves, who served as CBS Corp.'s president and chief executive officer, oversaw the breadth of the company's entertainment properties, including CBS, The CW, Showtime Networks, and the CBS TV stations.

Meanwhile, Redstone served as chairman of the board of both CBS Corporation and Viacom, which he assumed after the separation of Viacom into two publicly traded companies in January 2006.

Redstone is the controlling shareholder of both companies.

As for the future of Redstone at Viacom, which he also chairs, reports say the Viacom board expects to replace him as chair as well.

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The Netflix docuseries "Making a Murderer" follows the story of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, only to be convicted in the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.

It also follows the trial and conviction of Avery's then-16-year-old nephew Brendan Dassey as an accomplice.

According to court documents, Dassey was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse, and second-degree sexual assault.

As depicted on the show, the conviction appeared to be largely based off of a confession Dassey gave to police, which his defense attorneys argue was coerced. The attorneys repeatedly make the case that Dassey was susceptible to police pressure to confess because he had a low IQ.

IQ scores have been linked with many things, including a person's school and job performance, income, social status, and risk of death.

But there's a lot of debate in the scientific community about what a high or low IQ actually means.

What IQ tests really measure

The term "IQ" test, which stands for intelligence quotient, was developed by the German psychologist William Stern in the early 1900s. The test usually consists of a standard set of questions designed to measure human intelligence in logic, math, and verbal comprehension.

The average IQ score in each age group is defined as 100, so in a typical population, two-thirds of people score between 85 and 115. By comparison, the show reveals that Brendan Dassey has an IQ of 73 (and a verbal IQ of 69).

In some states, an IQ of 70 or below is used as the cutoff for intellectual disability. But in 1978, the Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of a defendant who was found guilty of rape and murder who had an IQ of 71, arguing against a strict cutoff.

One of the most widely used IQ tests is the Wechsler Intelligence Scale, which comes in adult and children's forms. The test measures two types of intelligence: verbal intelligence (things like vocabulary and comprehension) and performance intelligence (like pattern recognition and picture completion).

Another commonly used test is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, which measure a combination of five factors, including fluid reasoning, knowledge, quantitative reasoning, visual-spatial processing, and working memory. The test is used to diagnose developmental or intellectual problems in young children.

But some experts argue that IQ tests measure specific types of intelligence at the expense of others.

A narrow definition of intelligence

In the case of Brendan Dassey, Richard Leo, an expert on coercion and false confessions, testified in a 2010 hearing for Dassey's defense that the teen was coerced into confessing his involvement in Halbach's rape and murder, without understanding the consequences. But an IQ test alone wouldn't tell you that. 

In his 1983 book "Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences," developmental psychologist Howard Gardner described eight different kinds of intelligence: musical–rhythmic, visual–spatial, verbal–linguistic, logical–mathematical, bodily–kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and naturalistic.

By Gardner's definition, IQ tests only measure verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, and some types of spatial intelligence. It doesn't necessarily predict poor intra-personal intelligence — another term for self-awareness and introspection — the kind of intelligence you might expect to explain why Dassey was susceptible to coercion by the police.

Still, that doesn't mean we should get rid of IQ tests completely, Illinois State psychologist W. Joel Schneider said in an interview with psychologist and science writer Scott Barry Kaufman.

"IQ tests, error-ridden as they are, peel back a layer or two of uncertainty about what people are capable of," Schneider said.

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One of the highlights of watching “Saturday Night Live” during the current election season is witnessing Larry David’s spot-on portrayal of Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders.

The performance is certain to go down as another amazing political spoof from “SNL.”

And it sounds like David didn’t need much convincing to do it.

In a recent interview with Vulture, “SNL” co-head writer Rob Klein said that everything was finalized in a matter of minutes during two conversations happening in different parts of Manhattan.

“While we were watching the debate, [writer] Sarah [Schneider] said, ‘Larry David should really play Bernie Sanders,'” Klein said.

Across town, “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels was having dinner with the host that week, Tracy Morgan, when someone said to Michaels, “Hey, you should really get Larry David to play Bernie Sanders. It’s like the same guy.” Michaels got back from dinner and answered a call from David’s agent saying that the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star wanted to play Bernie Sanders.

“We were all there in a late-night meeting, and within, like, 10 minutes, it went from ‘Oh, that would be so funny if it were Larry David,’ to ‘Larry David is on the phone with Lorne making a hotel reservation.’ It was pretty great,” Klein explained.

And though it might seem like all David had to do was throw on a suit and be "himself" to play Sanders, according to Klein, he spent some time watching Sanders to play the part.

“I did see him watching the event with Hillary and Bernie in Maryland,” Klein said. “People were hanging out in the room while he was watching it, and I remember… he was really getting into the subtleties of Bernie Sanders’ voice and mannerisms.”

David is the host of “SNL” this week, so expect some great Sanders material this Saturday.

Watch David’s first appearance on “SNL” as Sanders below:

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A judge is refusing to throw out the criminal case against Bill Cosby, rejecting the argument that a verbal agreement with a previous prosecutor gave him immunity from being tried for sexual assault, NBC Chicago reports.

A former district attorney who did not bring sex-crime charges against Cosby a decade ago testified last week that a verbal agreement he made with the star prevented the current prosecutors from proceeding against him in the sexual assault case, The Associated Press reported at the time.

But Common Pleas Court Judge Steven T. O'Neill rejected Cosby's attempt to get the case thrown out on those grounds.

Cosby was charged in December with drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. She worked at Philadelphia's Temple University, where Cosby is an alumnus.

Former Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney Bruce Castor took the stand in Cosby's pretrial hearing as the comedian's lawyers attempted to get the case thrown out, The AP reported. They asserted that Castor had made a non-prosecution agreement with Cosby, which Castor confirmed on the stand.

In an interesting twist, Castor said that he made the deal in an attempt to secure a better settlement agreement for Constand, who had filed a civil suit against Cosby.

"I thought making Mr. Cosby pay money was the best I was going to be able to set the stage for," he said. "I was hopeful that I had made Ms. Constand a millionaire."

Constand is one of more than 50 women who have alleged that the former TV star and comedian drugged and sexually assaulted them during the past half century. This is the only case he has been criminally charged in so far, and he could face up to 10 years in prison.

Gloria Allred, an attorney for more than half of the women who alleged that Cosby committed sexual crimes against them, released a statement to Business Insider questioning why a district attorney would be worried about a potential civil case.

"Since when is it the duty of a district attorney to concern himself with civil cases?" she said. "If there was any such deal it should not be enforced, and this pending criminal case should be permitted to proceed."

That deal was not put on paper, which the current DA, Kevin Steele, said would have had to happen in order to prevent future prosecution. Steele has said that there is no record of any such agreement.

Castor said that he believed Cosby, 78, committed the crime, but proving it would have been difficult because of what he described as serious flaws in the case. He said the agreement not to bring forth charges would last "for all time, yes."

Cosby then testified in the civil suit brought forth by Constand without invoking his right against self-incrimination. That lawsuit was unsealed last summer and led to the charges brought forth against Cosby in December.

"Cosby would've had to have been nuts to say those things if there was any chance he could've been prosecuted," Castor said, adding that he hoped Cosby's willingness to testify in the civil suit — which he almost certainly wouldn't have done had a verbal agreement to not bring criminal charges forth been made — would help Constand win a large payout.

That suit was settled for an undisclosed amount, reported The AP.

He did add that, although his testimony could only help Cosby's case, he's hoping for the prosecution to win.

"I'm not on your team here," Castor told one of Cosby's lawyers. "I want them to win."

It was not immediately clear when O'Neill will announce his ruling on whether the prosecution can move forward.

We reached out to a lawyer for Cosby and will update this post if we hear back.

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Notorious "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli appeared on "The Breakfast Club" radio show on Wednesday morning.

During the program, Shkreli discussed, among other things, why he threw down $2 million for the newest Wu-Tang album and his ongoing beef with Ghostface Killah.

Shkreli — who was arrested on securities-fraud charges in December after gaining infamy for hiking up the price of a 60-year-old drug — told "The Breakfast Club" that he first got into rap while watching "Chappelle's Show."

Shkreli told "The Breakfast Club":

When they had the Wu-Tang financial skit, that was a classic. Quite frankly, this is actually how a lot of us talk, and act in finance ... Truth is stranger than fiction. We're at hedge funds, we're at the top of the finance business, and we saw that skit and we were like, "This is really cool."

While he's a fan of the band, his reasoning for purchasing Wu-Tang Clan's $2 million album may have had something to do with showing off.

"There's a lot of things rich guys do to show off," says Shkreli. "The press thing is a part of it, but it's also to show your friends, or your last company, like, 'Hey, f--- you, look at me, I got this $2 million album.' Guys do that all the time."

Shkreli also said, seemingly contradicting himself, that "The point is, I wanted to show respect for art."

While he certainly gained a ton of press coverage for buying the album, it hasn't all been positive. Ghostface Killah, a prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan, publicly criticized the decision by Shkreli's firm, Turing Pharmaceuticals, to raise the price of Daraprim, an AIDS drug, from $13.50 a pill to $750 a pop.

"I don't even know him," Ghostface told Pitchfork. "But I know what he did with the AIDS [drug] like that, that's not right, that's not right."

Shkreli shot back with a video, through TMZ, where he called Ghostface — using his given name, Dennis Coles — an "old man" who was no longer relevant and insinuated that Ghostface was simply trying to "steal the spotlight."

On "The Breakfast Club," Shkreli — who said that he recently secured the services of Ben Brafman, a prominent defense attorney — moderated his position.

Shkreli said:

I have great respect for all the members of the Wu-Tang Clan, musically speaking. But look, the guy was taking shots at me. It's not a hip-hop thing. It's a man thing. Even in finance, if you take shots at me, I'm going to come back at you. Especially publicly. That's basic manhood bravado.

Shkreli appeared in US federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday for a hearing related to his securities-fraud charges. It was revealed in court that Shkreli's E-Trade account, worth $45 million when he posted his $5 million criminal-release bond, is now valued around $4 million, Reuters reported.

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Of the 50 richest people in the world, most built their wealth up from nothing, creating some of the most powerful companies out there — including Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Nike, and Google — along the way. 

The 25 richest self-made billionaires on earth have accrued more than $850 billion combined, each with a personal net worth of at least $18 billion. 

This comes from new data provided to Business Insider by Wealth-X, which conducts research on the super-wealthy, as featured in our recent list of the richest people on earth. Wealth-X maintains a database of dossiers on more than 110,000 ultra-high-net-worth people, using a proprietary valuation model to discern the size of their fortunes. 

The list ranges from tech moguls like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos to influential investors like Warren Buffett and Carl Icahn. Read on to learn how each of these 25 self-made magnates earned their fortune.

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25. Paul Allen

Net worth:$18.3 billion

Age: 62

Country: US

Industry: Diversified investments

Source of wealth: Self-made; Microsoft

Alongside his cofounder Bill Gates, Paul Allen credits Microsoft for his fortune. Although Allen left the company before it went public in 1986, he remained a board member until 2000 and today holds a less than 5% stake. The college dropout went on to found Vulcan, his private-investment vehicle, shortly after leaving the software giant.

With lifetime donations exceeding $2 billion, Allen's philanthropic efforts make him one of the most generous people in the world. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation gives to global health causes, including $5 million to Seattle BioMed, $4 million to Global FinPrint — a conservation project focused on the preservation of sharks worldwide — and $7 million in grants to Alzheimer's research. During West Africa's Ebola pandemic in 2014, Allen gave more than $100 million to develop solutions to stem the outbreak. In October 2015, the foundation announced seven new grants totaling $11 million to prevent future widespread Ebola outbreaks.

The self-made billionaire also counts an extravagant lineup of cars, World War II fighter jets, real estate, and two sports teams — the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trailblazers — among his luxurious array of assets.

24. Lee Shau Kee

Net worth:$18.5 billion

Age: 87

Country: Hong Kong

Industry: Real estate

Source of wealth: Self-made; Henderson Land Development

Lee Shau Kee fled China for Hong Kong before the Communist takeover in 1948, working in commodities like gold and currency exchange before founding Henderson Land Development in 1973. Over the last 43 years, Henderson has become a top real-estate developer in Hong Kong and China, generating annual sales of more than $3 billion and making Lee one of the richest men in Asia.

An active philanthropist, Lee has donated more than $100 million over the years to causes ranging from education to affordable housing to farmer-training programs. In October, he honored the birth of his seventh grandchild by giving away HK$15 million— about US$1.9 million — to his friends and employees.

23. Carl Icahn

Net worth:$18.7 billion

Age: 79

Country: US

Industry: Diversified investments

Source of wealth: Self-made; Icahn Enterprises

Carl Icahn has made a lifelong habit and lucrative career out of agitating undervalued and poorly managed companies to change their ways. Since founding his own investment firm in 1968, Icahn has become one of the most powerful people in finance, investing in scores of high-profile companies, including RJR Nabisco, Philips Petroleum, Viacom, Marvel, Time Warner, Netflix, and Herbalife.

And he usually gets his way. When Icahn revealed that he held a stake in Apple worth more than $1 billion in 2013, the company's stock shot up and CEO Tim Cook responded to Icahn's critique of the company. Cook has even come around to some of Icahn's views, and Icahn said in the fall that he may buy an even larger stake.

Now Icahn's leading the charge against AIG, publishing an open letter in January calling for the insurance giant to break up into a "smaller, simpler company."

Icahn has said that he has no plans of retiring from pestering corporate executives, but a career shift may nonetheless be in the works. Donald Trump has said that if elected US president, he would bring Icahn in as Treasury secretary — a position which Icahn said he would accept despite some disagreements with the combative real-estate mogul's positions.

In the wave of lawsuits between Kesha and her former producer Dr. Luke, which have kept her career at a standstill, the pop star has claimed a small victory.

A New York judge ruled to dismiss Dr. Luke's lawsuits against Kesha's mom as well as the singer's manager.

Dr. Luke alleged that Kesha's mom, Pebe Sebert, was trying to extort him and had forced her to break contract with his label. The New York judge said there was no jurisdiction over Sebert in New York (but he's filed a similar lawsuit where she lives, Tennessee).

The lawsuit against Kesha's manager, Jack Rovner, argued that Rovner "hates" the producer out of jealousy and sought to gain more money and control over her career. In throwing it out, the judge said it didn't meet the standard of a tort and Rovner was acting within his authority as a manager.

Kesha's problems are far from over, though, as her contract with Dr. Luke's company prevents her from recording elsewhere. She has another court date later this month to decide if she can release music outside of his company for the first time.

The legal situation stems from Kesha's 2014 suit alleging Dr. Luke had repeatedly sexually assaulted her, and he sued back.

With no new music from the pop star since 2013, her lawyers argue she's fading from public view. Now she's fighting to get back.

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In just a few short weeks, Vice will finally have a television playland — something it has been working on for a few years now.

On February 29, Viceland lauches with the goal of bringing millennials back to TV or squeezing out the final millions who found their way to the aging machine and converting them to users of the media brand's other platforms.

Why TV when its millennial audience is dipping in viewership? Vice co-creator Shane Smith wasn't going to miss out on the money Vice could be making now, because, as he put it, "75% of the world's advertising budget" is still being used on TV.

"Why don't I get that 75% while all these other guys who don't know what the f--k they're doing are getting it?" he asked the Hollywood Reporter in a new cover interview laden with profanity.

The Viceland deal is full of new ideas, but network partner A+E sees it as a worthy gamble since the channel it's transitioning, H2, wasn't doing well anyway.

In many ways, Viceland is not following the standard protocol for a TV network. And, that's the intention.

Here are five ways Viceland is breaking the TV industry's rules:

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1. Vice is setting up a cable network without pouring millions of dollars into it and wrangling for distribution.

Vice will replace A+E 's low-rated cable network H2. Instantly, it doesn't have to spend millions for a position on the dial and it takes over H2's distribution of about 70 million homes.

2. A+E has little to lose with Viceland.

A+E has handed over a low-rated cable network. If Vice can improve on H2's numbers, great! As BTIG analyst Rich Greenfield told THR, "In success, they create something far more meaningful than H2. And at worst, they revert to an H2 strategy in two years."

3. Cable TV viewers aren't necessarily the end goal.

Smith knows that his target audience is shrinking on traditional TV. A recent Pew Research Center study found that 19% of 18-to-29-year-olds are cord cutters (they've dropped cable or satellite TV subscriptions), while another 16% have never even signed up for a traditional pay TV package. And as that group continues to move from TV to other platforms, Vice is waiting. "Guess what? I'm in online," Smith told THR. "I'm in mobile!"

"We saw an opening, and for us it's about brands that will survive regardless of the platform," A+E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc said, "and Vice is the Holy Grail."

Jimmy Fallon couldn't help but dust off his Donald Trump impersonation after the presidential candidate took second place at the Iowa caucus earlier this week.

"I'm here today because the people of Iowa have wisely named me the winner and champion of second place," Fallon says as Trump.

The real-estate mogul lost to Ted Cruz in Iowa. Famous for his spin, Trump said on Tuesday that he's happy with second place and that the media wasn't giving him proper credit for the accomplishment.

What does Fallon's Trump say? 

"Think about it: Two is bigger than one. One plus one is two. So basically, I won twice."

He then launched into several examples of why two is better than one, including "Toy Story 2," R2-D2, the twins on ABC's "The Bachelor," and "the minion that has two eyes."

Trump is so proud of placing second, according to Fallon's take, he wants us all to see him and think, "Huge No. 2."

Watch the hilarious sketch below:

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He may have landed roles in hit films like "21 Jump Street" and "The Hateful Eight," but model-turned-actor Channing Tatum has had terrible audition experiences.

During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Wednesday night, Tatum said his worst audition was for the third "The Fast and the Furious" film, "Tokyo Drift."

“I stopped in the middle of the audition, and I was like, ‘I think we’re done, right? This is terrible.’” Tatum said.

When asked why he stopped, Tatum said, "I blocked it out so I don’t remember the specifics, but it was a combination of probably me being just bad, not remembering the lines, totally freaked out. I was probably sweating a lot. They didn’t even try to stop me.”

Tatum said he initially auditioned for the role because he wanted to go to Tokyo "very badly." 

Vin Diesel announced Wednesday that three more "Fast and Furious" films are planned through 2021. Tatum is currently starring in the Coen brothers' "Hail, Caesar!" 

Watch Tatum talk about his audition below:

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If Spotify ever has an IPO or gets acquired, Warner Music says it will share some of the money it makes with its artists.

Warner and other major labels own stakes in Spotify (and other streaming services), which they often snag during licensing deals.

This presents a bit of a problem, as some artists have claimed that these stakes compromise Warner's negotiating position on things like artists payouts.

Since the labels own part of Spotify, they are basically getting paid on both ends if Spotify's investors ever get to cash out. Artists, on the other hand, only get royalties. And currently those royalties are meager on services like Spotify.

On an earnings call, Warner Music CEO Steve Cooper seemed to address this concern.“Today we are confirming that in the event we do receive cash proceeds from the sale of these equity stakes, we will also share this revenue with our artists,” Cooper said, according to Re/code. So artists will benefit too, in theory — if Cooper's position doesn't change.

Cooper didn't say how much of the proceeds would go to artists, except to note that it would be distributed in line with the payments services like Spotify already give. In other words, big artists will get paid more than little ones.

But how much any of them would actually get is unclear, and depends on a lot of factors we don't know: how large Warner's stake is, how much Spotify is worth at the time of its IPO, Warner's financial situation, and, crucially, how generous Warner is feeling toward its artists when the time comes.

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As directors, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen are so inseparable, they are sometimes referred to as the "Two-Headed Director." 

In their early days, only Joel was listed as a director, but that was because of guild rules that didn't allow multiple directors to take credit for one movie. But clearly, both of them were doing the work.

Since making their feature directorial debut in 1984 with "Blood Simple," the Coen brothers have proven themselves to be among the greatest filmmakers Hollywood has seen. Their diverse films prove that few others can pivot so seamlessly between dark drama and screwball comedy. They take weird, niche ideas and find ways to bring them to a mainstream audience.

Their latest film "Hail, Caesar!" out this weekend boasts an all-star cast that includes George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, and Jonah Hill. There's a reason that so many great actors always want to collaborate with them.

In honor of "Hail, Caesar!" we ranked all 17 of their films so far, moving up to the best:

17. "Intolerable Cruelty" (2003)

"Intolerable Cruelty" only feels like half a Coen brothers movie. It makes sense: The concept was passed around to many different writers before they polished and directed it. The half-baked caper feels like an imitation of a better Coen brothers film. But the Simon & Garfunkel-filled soundtrack is something to stick around for.

16. "The Ladykillers" (2004)

By far the best part of "The Ladykillers" is Tom Hanks' brilliantly hammy performance as a criminal mastermind masked as a Southern gentleman. It's a hilarious deconstruction of the ages-old trope. The biggest problem with "The Ladykillers" is that it doesn't get to the most interesting and entertaining part of its story until the film's final stretch. Yet some of the performances (let's not forget J.K. Simmons) almost make you want to slap an "underrated" label on it.

15. "Miller's Crossing" (1990)

This gangster film set during the Great Depression is a fine period piece, for sure. But this is the rare Coen brothers film in which the intricacies might actually get in the way of your enjoyment.

The Coen brothers have such a distinct style with interesting characters that any one of their movies could be made into a viable sequel.

But in a recent interview with Variety, Ethan and Joel admitted that there’s only one sequel they want to make.

“We’re going to do a ‘Barton Fink’ sequel at some point,” said Ethan, referring to their their 1991 film starring John Turturro as a New York playwright who goes out West to write Hollywood screenplays and encounters a slew of bizarre encounters.

“That’s the one movie that we thought deserved a sequel, called ‘Old Fink,’” Joel said. “But we don’t want to do it until Turturro is quite old. He’s getting there.”

Turturro, who is 58, has tried for years to get the Coens to allow him to make a spin-off of “The Big Lebowski” that focuses on his character in the movie, Jesus. But it sounds like that isn’t going to happen. When Variety asked about the idea, Ethan answered, “No.”

Most fans of the Coen brothers would love to have a straight-up “Lebowski” sequel, but it sounds like Joel and Ethan aren’t into that idea either.

“I don’t think we’ll oblige,” Joel said.

The Coens didn’t specify how old Turturro has to be for the “Old Fink” movie to get off the ground, but it would be exciting to go back into that world. Especially if John Goodman, who played Fink’s neighbor Charlie Meadows (aka serial killer Karl “Madman” Mundt), was in it.

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From the pioneering electro sounds of Berlin to the grunge scene of Seattle, some of the world's biggest cities have birthed the very best in music.

Thanks to their rich musical history, many of these cities have become hubs for music lovers to explore.

From the US and Canada to Europe and South America, here are 24 cities every music lover should add to their bucket list. 

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AUSTIN, TEXAS: Nicknamed the "Live Music Capital of the World", it's not hard to see why Austin made the list. Besides festivals like South by Southwest, Austin City Limits, and the Fun Fun Fun Fest, the city has a myriad of bars for catching live bands throughout Sixth Street, East Austin, and in areas around the University of Texas.

BERLIN, GERMANY: From punk rockers and DJs to classically trained musicians, Berlin attracts some of the world's top talent. Its Kreuzberg district is the historic home of the Berlin punk rock movement and continues to attract music lovers to legendary locations like the SO36 music club, a favorite stop for Iggy Pop and David Bowie back in the day.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: From blues and jazz to rock and hip hop, Chicago is rich in musical history. Pay homage to famed blues musicians like Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon at Buddy Guy’s Legends, or check out Metro for alt-rock bands like Wilco and the Smashing Pumpkins. Chicago is also home to festivals like Lollapalooza and the annual Chicago Jazz Festival.

Almost everyone renovating a home — or building one from scratch — has a budget.

The only thing that differs is its size.

So how should that money be spent for the greatest impact? Marble countertops? Crystal chandeliers? Heated bathroom floors?

According to HGTV star Marnie Oursler of "Big Beach Builds," your renovation budget will be more effective if you think by room rather than by feature.

"If you have to decide where to spend your money, I would do it where everyone can enjoy, instead of a few people," said Oursler, the founder of Marnie Homes, a custom building company in Bethany Beach, Delaware.

For that reason, she recommends splurging on the kitchen, the foyer, and anywhere else you spend a lot of time. "For the quality of life and to enjoy your home, you'll spend a lot of time in the kitchen anyway," she says. "Also I think it's important to make the foyer very welcoming, since that's where you and your guests enter the house. Finally, spend on wherever you're going to live, whether you spend more time inside or outside — make that space comfortable."

The one exception she makes to her own rule is spending on the master bedroom and bath, a decidedly private space. "That's where you're going to be every morning and every evening," she says.

And where can you skimp? On spare bathrooms and bedrooms, which have only limited use.

"Big Beach Builds" will have its premiere Friday at noon EST on HGTV.

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At the premiere for the new Coen Brothers movie "Hail Caesar", George Clooney wore his favorite get-up of late: the all-black suit with accompanying black turtleneck.

To the occasional passerby, this outfit may seem too one-dimensional — every single item, including the shoes, is black! They aren't even different shades of gray, but a deep, black color.

Why does it this work? Look closely, and you'll see where the mastery lies:

You see, Clooney has been doing this for a long time. And with that experience comes this wisdom: every guy looks sharp in black, especially a man with salt-and-pepper hair and Amal Clooney on his arm.

The all-black works because of the different fabrics and weaves used in the turtleneck sweater and suit, which breaks up the silhouette just enough so that Clooney doesn't look like a blob of black. If he was wearing a black shirt and tie, it would be far too much the same.

Let's take it from the top:

• Clooney's black turtleneck sweater is very trendy right now. This gives him a distinguished look without giving off the air that he dressed up unnecessarily.
• His pants are a little long for our taste, but they're classic, and Clooney is nothing if not a classic. They match the jacket, and that's what matters.
• The patent black shoes add a sheen to the entire outfit. 

Paired with Amal's white-and-red floral dress and silver heels, they seem to have won the red carpet of one the biggest movie openings of the year so far. 

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Sylvester Stallone is waiting to see if his name will be called in the best supporting actor category on Oscar night this year for reprising his role of Rocky Balboa in the hit "Creed" (he's currently a favorite).

In the meantime, he went on Instagram and posted some rare stills from the movie that launched him into a superstar, the original “Rocky.” Many of them feature him working with costar Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed.

Here are the shots with some of the comments from Stallone:

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Stallone: "Flashback! One of my favorite photos."

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"I really like looking back at this moment in time…"

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"Rocky vs Apollo. 1976"

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Helen Mirren is defending the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, saying it's "unfair" to criticize the organization over the Oscars' diversity controversy.

For the second year in a row, all 20 actors nominated are white, which prompted criticisms against both the Academy and Hollywood for a lack of recognition given to minorities.

“I think it’s unfair to attack the Academy. It just so happened this year, it went that way," the Oscar winner said in an interview with the UK's Channel 4 News.

Though not nominated for an Oscar this year, Mirren was nominated for both a Golden Globe and a SAG Award for her portrayal of Hedda Hopper in "Trumbo." She mentioned Idris Elba, fellow Golden Globe nominee and SAG Award winner for Netflix's "Beasts of No Nation," as someone who could have been nominated for an Oscar.  

“Idris Elba absolutely would have been nominated for an Oscar,” she said. “He wasn’t because not enough people saw or wanted to see a film about child soldiers.”

She added that she's not excusing the Academy for the lack of diversity; rather, the problem extends to Hollywood in general. 

“I’m saying that the issue we need to be looking at is what happens before the film gets to the Oscars, what kinds of films are made and the way in which they’re cast and the scripts,” she said. “It’s those things that are much more influential, ultimately, than who stands there with an Oscar.”

Following the backlash, the Academy has announced plans to restructure its membership by doubling minority and female members by 2020.

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Super Bowl 50 isn't happening until Sunday, February 7, but some of America's biggest brands, including Acura, Doritos, and official Super Bowl sponsor Pepsi, have already aired teasers and commercials ahead of TV's most watched annual event.

"It's the biggest stage out there, and one thing we know for sure is it's the only time of year where consumers are looking for the ads," one second-time advertiser told Business Insider.

Though some ads, like T-Mobile's "Restricted Bling" commercial featuring "Hotline Bling" rapper Drake, have already garnered millions of views, ad-tracking company Unruly has designed a way to track impact beyond the view counter.

Using data from their Unruly Viral Video Chart, they've revealed a list of the 10 most shared Super Bowl ads so far, determined by the number of YouTube and Facebook shares the ads have rather than the number of views. According to Unruly, shares are a more accurate measure of what's truly going viral and generating the most buzz.

Check out the 10 ads below.

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10. Pepsi — "The First Halftime Performer Is...Coldplay"

Date aired: December 3

Shares: 40,535 

9. Acura — "#DriveAcuraNSXContest"

Date aired: January 29

Shares: 43,538

8. Amazon — "Cheese Footballs #BaldwinBowl"

Date aired: January 29

Shares: 47,448