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☆ Opinion: ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ has a surprising secret
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatksy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Watch “Apocalypse Now” (1979), “Full Metal Jacket” (1987) or “Platoon” (1986) and you should know what war really means. “Ungentlemanly Warfare” features a disreputable band of riff raff brought together for a super-secret mission. Ritchie makes no such concessions to authenticity in “Ungentlemanly Warfare.”Henry Cavill is Gus March-Phillips in Guy Ritchie’s “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare." Even when a war movie doesn’t actively mislead you, the promise of being privy to an unvarnished, authentic and extreme experience can be seductive. “It would decay in eternal peace.”Compared to that kind of cult of authentic war, “Ungentlemanly Warfare” feels fairly harmless, and not in a bad way.

Persons: Noah Berlatsky, Ryan, ”, Noah Berlatsky Noah Berlatsky Guy Ritchie’s “, it’s, Fernando Po, raff, Winston Churchill, Rory Kinnear, Gus March, Phillips, Henry Cavill, Anders Lassen, Alan Ritchson, Marjorie Stewart, Eiza, Ritchie, ” Henry Cavill, Gus, Guy Ritchie’s “, Daniel Smith, electroshock, Quentin Tarantino’s, Inglourious, Hitler, He’s, “, Tarantino, Brad Pitt, B.J, Novak, Quentin Tarantino's, they’ve Organizations: CNN, Ungentlemanly, British, Lionsgate Locations: Chicago, “ Dunkirk, ”, Spanish, Fernando, Vietnam

☆ Walton Goggins on His Best Movie & TV Roles: 'the Shield,' 'Django Unchained'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In his newest role, Goggins is a lot more than "That Guy." It's the kind of role Goggins excels at playing: a complex character who makes the audience question if they can — or should — root for him. "I didn't pick this lane; I think this lane picked me," Goggins told Business Insider when asked if he seeks out morally ambiguous roles. On showing up to LA with only $300 and almost getting fired from 'The Shield'(L-R) Walton Goggins and Robert Duvall in "The Apostle." And I love to see other people's work; I'm not threatened by that at all.

Persons: Walton Goggins, Guy, Robert Duvall's, Goggins, Shane Vendrell, Danny McBride, Quentin Tarantino, Django, he's, who's, Danny McBride's, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino's, Robert Duvall, I've, Duvall, Shawn Ryan, Spielberg, Tarantino's, Billy Freeman, Ryan Green, Jody Hill, David Gordon Green, David, It's, Shane, Jason Sudeikis, Jason, I'm, Steven Spielberg's, Steven, Quentin Organizations: FX, Business, Walton, HBO, Weinstein Locations: Hollywood, Beverly Hills, LA, Beverly, Georgia, Los Angeles, HBO's

☆ Mark Zuckerberg is the ultimate American tourist in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg is having some fun in Japan. The Meta chief is off on his Asia tour, and plans to hit South Korea and India next. AdvertisementMark Zuckerberg is on his Asia tour and exploring Japan. A spokesperson for Zuckerberg told Bloomberg that the billionaire was in Japan for a "personal trip" and will head to South Korea on Wednesday. Representatives for Zuckerberg did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, —, Relatable Zuck, Quentin Tarantino's, Akihira, Instagram, Fumio Kishida, Musk, X, Mukesh Ambani's Organizations: McDonalds, Service, Meta, Japanese, Bloomberg, Business Insider Locations: Japan, Asia, Korea, India, Tokyo, Elon, Odaiba, South Korea

☆ The horrific true story behind the 1969 Manson Family murders that changed America forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( James Pasley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Manson murders closed out one era for the US, and heralded the arrival of another. The Manson "Family" killers were following orders from their cult leader, Charles Manson. One of the seven victims was pregnant actress Sharon Tate.

Persons: —, Manson, Charles Manson ., Sharon Tate, Quentin Tarantino's, there's Organizations: Service Locations: Hollywood

☆ Snake Expert Rates 11 Snake Attacks and Bites in Movies
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Ian Phillips | Benjamin Nigh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sara Ruane, a reptile and amphibian curator at the Field Museum, rates snake attacks in movies based on their realism. She separates fact from fiction regarding whether you can suck venom out of a snake bite in "Babylon" (2022), starring Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt, and "True Grit" (2010), starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, and Matt Damon. She breaks down the differences between venomous and nonvenomous snakes in "Snakes on a Plane" (2006), starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kenan Thompson, and Julianna Margulies. She looks at the way different characters seek to treat snake bites in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill: Vol. She talks about how antivenom works in "Bullet Train" (2022), starring Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Bad Bunny.

Persons: Sara Ruane, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Jon Voight, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Alan Rickman, Harrison Ford, Samuel L, Jackson, Kenan Thompson, Julianna Margulies, Quentin Tarantino's, Uma Thurman, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Matthew McConaughey, Aaron Taylor, Johnson Organizations: Field Museum, Raiders, Reptiles Department

☆ Everything we know about Quentin Tarantino's 10th and final movie reportedly starring Brad Pitt
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The legendary director is currently working on "The Movie Critic," which he says will be his 10th and final film. For more than a decade, Tarantino has declared that he wants to stop directing films after his 10th movie. During a 2019 press conference for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," Tarantino said that he's envisioned his final movie as "a little more epilogue-y." The movie is inspired by a real-life film critic who worked for a pornography magazineWhen "The Movie Critic" was first reported to be in the works back in March, the premise was a little bit different. Brad Pitt is reportedly set to star in 'The Movie Critic'Brad Pitt has starred in two of Quentin Tarantino's previous movies.

Persons: —, Quentin Tarantino's, Tarantino, he's, Quentin Tarantino, Django, John Shearer, Chris Wallace, Steven Soderbergh, David Lynch, Hayao Miyazaki, Pauline Kael, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pitt, Brad Pitt, Michel Euler, it's, Aldo Raine, Cliff Booth, Oscar Organizations: Service, Business, Playboy, Hollywood Reporter, New, Cannes, Hollywood Locations: Hollywood, Los Angeles, New Yorker, California

☆ Jennifer Jason Leigh on 'Fargo,' 'Fast Times,' 'Hateful Eight' & Most Famous Roles
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-14 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Jennifer Jason Leigh knows how to make an entrance. Juno Temple as Dorothy "Dot" Lyon and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lorraine Lyon in "Fargo" season five. Phoebe Cates and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." On the enjoyable experience of getting punched by Kurt RussellKurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh in "The Hateful Eight." On losing out on Catwoman — and the other role that got awayJennifer Jason Leigh as Sadie Flood in "Georgia."

Persons: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lorraine Lyon, Leigh, she's, Daisy Domergue, Quentin Tarantino's, Hedy Carlson, Sadie Flood, Noah Hawley's, Dot, Juno Temple, Dorothy, Lyon, Michelle Faye, Temple, Phoebe Cates, Julia Roberts, Stacy, Kurt Russell Kurt Russell, Kurt Russell, Kurt, I'd, Catwoman —, Miramax You've, Tim Burton, Michelle Pfeiffer, I've, there's, There'd Organizations: Business, Juno, Lorraine, TWC, Miramax, Miami, Hulu Locations: Minnesota, Hollywood, Georgia, Fargo, Dot, Ridgemont

Here's how Kurtz built up Mike's Hot Honey from just a hobby into a company poised to bring in more than $40 million over the next year. This might be the life for me'A college-aged Kurtz in Brazil, where he found the inspiration for Mike's Hot Honey. Some like it hotKurtz working at Paulie Gee's in August 2010 with bottle of Mike's Hot Honey in hand. "I'd be in there from midnight till six in the morning just bottling, capping and labeling bottles of Mike's Hot Honey." Over three funding rounds, Mike's Hot Honey raised $12 million.

Persons: Mike Kurtz doesn't, Franzen, Quentin Tarantino's, Kurtz, Raffi Paul, Mickey Todiwala, Larry Raymond, Larry, Mike Kurtz, Paulie Gee's, Paulie Gee, Matt Beaton, Beaton, Beaton's Organizations: CNBC, Foods, UMass Amherst Locations: Brazil, Greenpoint , Brooklyn, New York City, New York, what's, U.S

☆ Kevin McCarthy once kicked Matt Gaetz out of his cabin at Camp David, Cassidy Hutchinson says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Kevin McCarthy once kicked Matt Gaetz out of his cabin at Camp David, Cassidy Hutchinson said. Hutchinson said McCarthy told Gaetz to "get lost" when he showed up uninvited to a gathering. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Kevin McCarthy once kicked Rep. Matt Gaetz out of a gathering at his Camp David cabin, Cassidy Hutchinson said on a Wednesday night appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Matt Gaetz was not included," Hutchinson told Kimmel, adding that she was one of the last to arrive at the soirée. "And then, Matt Gaetz got him kicked out of the House," Kimmel joked, referring to McCarthy being ousted from his role as Speaker of the House.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Camp David, Cassidy Hutchinson, Hutchinson, McCarthy, Gaetz, —, David, Jimmy Kimmel, Donald Trump's, Quentin Tarantino's, Kevin, Kimmel, Matt, they're Organizations: Service Locations: Camp, Hutchinson

But when will your favorite shows return? Late-night talk shows were the first to be affected when the strike began, and they may be among the first to return to air now. The actors strike limits promotional appearances that are the lifeblood of late-night shows. “Real Time with Bill Maher.” The host plotted a return without writers but ended up postponing once last week’s negotiations were set. Director Quentin Tarantino's 10th film, “The Movie Critic,” is among the scripts that are written whose makers are awaiting actors' return to sets.

Persons: ”, Quentin Tarantino, JIMMY KIMMEL, Jimmy Fallon, ” ABC’s, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert ”, Drew Barrymore, Bill Maher, ” “ Severance, “ Abbott, Quentin Tarantino's, BARRYMORE, Jennifer Hudson, Barrymore Organizations: ANGELES, Hollywood, CBS, Apple, ABC, Writers Guild of America

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