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IFC Films faces MPAA sanctions after it screened the director's cut of "The House That Jack Built." Industry experts explained what that means. IFC Films faces sanctions from the MPAA after it screened without a waiver the uncensored director's cut of its serial-killer movie, "The House That Jack Built," directed by Lars von Trier. An R-rated cut of the movie comes to theaters December 14, but a possible sanction includes the R rating being revoked, which could limit its theatrical release. MPAA sanctions are rare, and the last time it happened was in 2007 against the movie "Captivity." The last rating to be revoked was in 1985. But industry experts explained to Business Insider why IFC doesn't have a lot to fear if "The House That Jack Built" loses its rating. Controversy has followed director Lars von Trier's serial-killer movie, "The House That Jack Built," since it premiered at the Cannes Film Fe...

Google Chrome has a hidden tool that can show you which tabs are slowing down your computer. It's no secret that Google Chrome is often the culprit behind a slow computer, even if your computer is relatively new. Open enough tabs in Chrome and you can easily eat up all your RAM, which doesn't leave much for other things you might be doing on your computer. Extensions can use up your computer's processor, too. One way to check whether Chrome is to blame for slowing down a perfectly good computer is to check your computer's processes. On Macs, that means checking Activity Monitor. For Windows PCs, check the Task Manager. If you're seeing that Chrome is hogging a bunch of your resources like RAM and CPU, you could go one step further and check exactly which tabs, websites, and extensions are causing the biggest slowdowns on your computer. Check it out: In Chrome, click the button with the three dots toward the top right of the Chrome window > More tools > ...

Everything that you need to know in advertising today, from Mic's sale to Facebook to holiday ad budgets. Millennial startup Mic sold itself to Bustle Digital Group for a reported $5 million, a fraction of the $60 million it raised, after financial problems including the impact of Facebook canceling a video show. But the Mic situation reveals broader challenges with the Facebook-funded shows, and the ongoing relationships between publishers and the social-media giant. Mic was one of eight publishers, along with the likes of CNN, ABC News, and Fox News, that Facebook picked to produce its first slate of news shows for its YouTube rival Facebook Watch. Facebook was reportedly spending $90 million to fund Watch shows to signal it was taking news seriously after coming under fire for letting fake news spread on the platform. The first shows were announced in June and rolled out during the summer. Click here to read more about what Mic's canceled Facebook Watch show reve...

The 'biggest concert of the year' in Liberia lived up to its hype despite the heavy downpour. Davido shut down Liberia with another electrifying performance despite a heavy downpour. Earlier, we had reported the DMW's boss arrival in Liberia for the concert tagged as the biggest event of the year, which went down at the SKD Sports Complex, Mills Center, Liberia on Thursday, November 29th. Shortly after his arrival in Monrovia, Davido and his team took a tour of the city where they were thronged by a large crowd who followed him around screaming, ''O.B.O.''   At the main event later that night, the concert which featured a number of other Liberian acts including  Kobazzie, Christoph, Stunna, DenG  and more however had Davido who was the headline act stealing the show. Performing under the rain as the heavens had opened up just before he stepped on stage, Davido delivered a number of his hit records from 'Dami Duro' , 'Money'...

Golden Putters did not fail to disappoint their numerous fans as they stole the top position from the electrifying Power Club with a 12 point lead. The Coca-Cola Minigolf League recorded a spectacular showdown on Sunday as the 11 participating teams — Fly Club, Golden Putters, Power Club, Satayou, Forbes Club, Nutterz Putterz, Wonder Club, Brave Warriors, Kama Club and Black Putters — went “putter to putter” to save as many points as the race intensified for the Top 6 positions. In all Minigolf Competitions, the GMF ensured that camera equipment and digital scoring systems were in apt and in good shape for playback and accuracy in record keeping. Golden Putters did not fail to disappoint their numerous fans as they stole the top position from the electrifying Power Club with a 12 point lead. The Club garnered a total score of 792 which placed them in a comfortable lead with 24 points. READ MORE: Cowboys' Amari Cooper celebrates touchdown by imitating Markelle Fultz's infa...

John Krasinski looks back on the hard work behind the success of surprise hit "A Quiet Place," and what he has in store for a sequel. "A Quiet Place" director and star John Krasinski talked to Business Insider about making a movie he didn't know if anyone would like. He also touched on why he decided to put on a motion-capture suit and act as the creature at the end of the movie, and the disastrous reaction by the test screening audience when they saw him in it. Krasinski said after talking to his wife and costar Emily Blunt, he realized that the sequel to the movie is actually not a sequel . Krasinski explained why he's not a fan of the "Popular Film" Oscar category idea. It was one of the riskiest releases by a big studio in 2018: a horror movie with very little dialogue directed by the guy best known for making funny faces to the camera on “The Office.” But Paramount, John Krasinski, and his movie “A Quiet Place” are now the toa...

Droughts, floods, infectious diseases, and other weather-related events are causing more health risks globally, a new report by The Lancet said. Public health journal The Lancet released a report Wednesday warning that climate change is causing a long list of health risks. Droughts , heatwaves, floods, and falling crop yields are causing more deaths and making people vulnerable to illnesses. The Lancet report comes a few days after the Trump administration published its own report about the effects of climate change. More than 150 million people are exposed to heatwaves, some infectious diseases are becoming more common and moving into new areas, and air pollution is contributing to millions of premature deaths. These are just some of the dangers outlined in a report on climate change and human health that was published Wednesday by The Lancet , one of the world's most prestigious medical journal. The report, produced as a collaboration between the United Nations, intergo...