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☆ The Brat Pack, Reconsidered - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Andrew Mccarthy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was the 1980s, and I was in the right place at the right time, as a cultural shift was taking place. It’s difficult to imagine now, but Hollywood was not always as enamored of the young as it is today. There were some in the old guard who resented this upheaval, and when a disparaging article in New York magazine appeared lumping a group of us young actors as the Brat Pack, many in Hollywood snickered with satisfaction. The nod to the Rat Pack placed us on a historical Hollywood continuum while simultaneously reducing us by stripping our individuality. As the magazine put it: “This is the Hollywood ‘Brat Pack.’ It is to the 1980s what the Rat Pack was to the 1960s — a roving band of famous young stars on the prowl for parties, women and a good time.”

Persons: lumping, ” Organizations: Hollywood Locations: New York, Hollywood

☆ Payal Kapadia: India celebrates historic win at Cannes Film Festival
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Rhea Mogul | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Filmmaker Payal Kapadia made history Saturday, as she became the first person from India to clinch the prestigious Grand Prix at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, the second highest prize after the Palme d’Or. It is the first Indian movie in three decades to compete in Cannes’ main competition. “Please don’t wait another 30 years to have an Indian film,” she said to the audience. “Indian stars shining bright… These women have scripted history, and inspired the entire Indian film fraternity,” he wrote on the platform. In 1947, filmmaker Chetan Anand took Cannes’ top prize for his film “Neecha Nagar,” becoming the only Indian to win the accolade.

Persons: Payal Kapadia, Palme, ” Kapadia, Greta Gerwig, Lily Gladstone, ”, Narendra Modi, ” Rahul Gandhi, India’s, Anasuya Sengupta, “, Chhaya, Divya Prabha, Stephane Cardinale, Corbis, Hridhu Haroon, Kartiki Gonsalves, Chetan Anand, Neecha, Kapadia Organizations: CNN, Prix, Cannes Film, Cannes, Indian National Congress, Grand, “ Salaam, Hollywood, Cannes ’ Locations: India, Mumbai, Cannes, “, “ Salaam Bombay, Kani, Indian

☆ Shaking seats and piped-in fog: How 4DX is carving out a niche moviegoing market
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The fog parts, Chris Hemsworth as Dementus comes into focus and grins at the audience. This is the 4DX viewing experience. Moviegoers who have returned are seeking premium experiences — higher-quality picture and sound — and are willing to pay more for those tickets. 4DX is one option in the premium large format market alongside the likes of IMAX and Dolby Cinema. 4DX utilizes motion seats, practical effects and sensory elements to immerse viewers in a movie.

Persons: George Miller's, Max, Chris Hemsworth, Dementus, Duncan Macdonald, CJ, CJ 4DPlex, 4DX, Paul Dergarabedian, Wonka, Don Savant Organizations: CJ 4DPlex, Hollywood, Dolby, Comscore, Warner Bros

☆ US box office on track to have worst Memorial Day weekend since 1995
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The summer movie season typically starts with a bang during the month of May and, particularly, during Memorial Day weekend. Memorial Day weekend (Friday through Monday) movie ticket sales are estimated at $128.3 million, according to Comscore data provided to CNN. In fact, the US box office is on track to have its lowest-grossing Memorial Day weekend since the $117.1 million seen in 1995, when “Casper” haunted the screens — and that’s not even adjusting for inflation. The tepid Memorial Day weekend continues what’s been a lukewarm start to the summer box office, a movie-going season that’s still reeling from the effects of last year’s Hollywood strikes. Industry experts agree that the 2024 box office has been sluggish so far , but remain hopeful that the box office can rebound by the end of the year and beyond.

Persons: it’s, ”, “ Casper ”, that’s, ” Paul Degarabedian, Comscore, “, Max, what’s, ” Dergarabedian, “ Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer ”, Shawn Robbins, there’s, Degarabarian, Deadpool, ” “ Oppenheimer, Barbie ”, Dory, bloomer, Daniel Loria, ” Loria, ” Disney, Loria, “ Deadpool, Fandango, Robbins, “ That’s, ’, ” Robbins Organizations: CNN, Guild, SAG, Labor, “, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Star, Walt Disney Studios, Disney, Box, showtime, Century Entertainment, Writers Guild of America, Pixar, Marvel, Industry Locations: United States, “

☆ Opinion: Here’s how I, as an attorney, would try to persuade the Trump jury in closing arguments
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Opinion Joey Jackson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

If the jury agrees, Trump would become a convicted felon, and could face up to four years in prison. But Trump’s defense attorneys will have much to say Tuesday about the evidence presented by prosecutors in an attempt to avoid that outcome. As to ledgers and invoices keeping track of these checks, Trump is the owner of the organization, not the bookkeeper or finance person. Cohen claims Trump was with the bodyguard at the time, and that he handed Trump the phone. The evidence shows that in order for checks to be issued to Cohen, Trump would have had to give his approval.

Persons: Joey Jackson, Donald, Joey Jackson Jeremy Freeman, Trump, District Attorney Alvin L, Bragg, ledgers, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, he’d, Cohen, It’s, Daniels, reimbursing Cohen, Hope Hicks, Karen McDougal, McDougal, Keith Davidson, Davidson, I’ll, Cohen wasn’t, ” Organizations: CNN, Manhattan Supreme, District Attorney, Prosecutors, Trump, Department of Justice, Trump Organization, Playboy, White, FedEx, Twitter, Facebook Locations: United States

covers all things Hollywood. He joined The New York Times in 2007 and previously worked at The Wall Street Journal.

Organizations: New York Times, Wall Street

☆ Hollywood's biggest summer blockbusters are off to a slow start
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Hollywood saw weak box office sales over Memorial Day weekend, despite new releases. Memorial Day weekend box office revenue is down 40% year-over-year. Studios hope upcoming releases like "Deadpool & Wolverine" will boost summer sales. Warner Bros. claimed "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" brought in $25.6 million in ticket sales through Sunday. Meanwhile, Sony expects "Garfield" to make $31.9 million from total Memorial Day weekend sales through Monday.

Persons: —, Max, Garfield Organizations: Hollywood, Service, Warner Bros, Sony, Business

☆ Tennis has a hot summer coming, fueled by Zendaya, ‘Challengers’ and luxury sponsors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Elsa/Getty Images“We say no a lot,” admits Evan Zeder, director of global sports marketing for New Balance’s tennis and baseball units. Lacoste, the French luxury brand, was born with tennis in mind since its start in 1933. Lacoste’s polo shirts have become a major part of the “tennis aesthetic,” or the luxury athleticism #tenniscore trending on social media. Alcohol brands trying to crack the US market see the growing popularity of tennis as an opportunity to introduce themselves to drinkers. Dobel became the US Open’s official tequila sponsor last year, bringing alongs its Ace Paloma cocktail that it sells at other tennis tournaments it sponsors.

Persons: New York CNN — It’s, ”, Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Serena Williams, they’re, Bob Lynch, ” Lynch, Roger Federer, Anne Hathaway, Roland Garros, Rafael Nadal, Christophe Petit Tesson, Novak Djokovic, Williams, Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff, “, outfitter, Gauff, she’s, Aryna, Elsa, Evan Zeder, Tommy Paul, it’s “, Lacoste, René Lacoste, “ Lacoste, Catherine Spindler, Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, ” Novak Djokovic, Mike Stobe, ” Zendaya, ” Spindler, Maestro Dobel, Dobel, Paloma, Lander Otegui, Otegui, ” Otegui, Charlize Theron, Arthur Ashe, Katie Holmes, “ It’s, it’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, luxe, Vogue, ESPN, ABC, Tennis, United States Tennis Association, Brands, MLB, MLS, NBA, Tennis Channel, Netflix, CNN, YouTube, That’s, Wimbledon, Microsoft, Nike, Adidas, Lacoste, Australian, US, USTA Locations: New York, “, Swiss, Paris, Poland, Australia, London, Chambord, Mexico, Miami, Indian Wells, Cincinnati

☆ ‘Furiosa’ Is a Box Office Dud, Adding to Hollywood Woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Hollywood expected “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” to scorch the box office over the holiday weekend. “Furiosa,” which cost $168 million to make, not including tens of millions of dollars in marketing costs, collected an estimated $25.6 million in the United States and Canada from Thursday night to Sunday. Box office analysts expected the film to take in about $5.4 million on Monday, for a holiday-weekend total of $31 million. (Box office records exclude 2020, when most theaters were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.) The franchise’s previous chapter, “Mad Max: Fury Road,” took in $45.4 million in 2015, or roughly $61 million in today’s dollars — and that was without the benefit of a holiday weekend.

Persons: “, Max, Richard Pryor, ” Organizations: Hollywood, Warner Bros, Fury Locations: United States, Canada

☆ Neighborhoods have really dumb names these days
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Matt Turner | Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. This was after Sam Altman tried to hire her to voice the AI bot, and she declined. OpenAI paused the voice, saying a different actress was behind it, and that the voice was cast before Altman reached out to Johansson. That one of the AI voices sounds a great deal like a Hollywood star who declined to work with OpenAI is purely coincidental . Also read:Fine Art Photographic/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIWelcome to DumBroCities on the rise have a weird trend these days: Really dumb neighborhood names.

Persons: —, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Isabel Fernandez, OpenAI's, Spike Jonze, Scarlett Johansson, Samantha, Sam Altman, OpenAI, Altman, Johansson, Sundar Pichai, Vincent Sandoval, Getty, Henrik Sorensen, Tyler Le, Larry Ellison, it's, Tera Vector, Juanma Hache, Abanti Chowdhury, they're, Andrea Chronopoulos, — isn't, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, — Lindsay MacMillan, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Service, Business, Pujol, Hollywood, Tera, Sciences, BI FI, Goldman Locations: Guadalajara, Mexico, DumBro Cities, Denver

☆ The summer box office is playing catch-up after a rough start to the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —The summer box office is off to a lukewarm start. Last summer, blockbusters “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” combined added nearly a billion dollars to the domestic box office, according to Comscore data. “Barring some major overperformances, this summer looks like it’ll be down 20% to 25% in box office grosses between May and August from last year,” said analyst Shawn Robbins, founder and owner of Box Office Theory. Industry experts agree that the 2024 box office has been sluggish so far , but remain hopeful that the box office can rebound by the end of the year and beyond. “Box office earnings have been down largely because of staggered gaps between widely appealing releases in the first half of the year,” said Robbins.

Persons: “ Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer ”, “, Max, ” Paul Dergarabedian, ”, Shawn Robbins, ” “ Oppenheimer, Barbie ”, Dory, bloomer, Daniel Loria, ” Loria, ” Disney, Loria, “ Deadpool, Fandango, Deadpool, Robbins, “ That’s, ’, ” Robbins Organizations: New, New York CNN, Guild, SAG, CNN, Labor, “, Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Star, Walt Disney Studios, Disney, Box, showtime, Century Entertainment, Writers Guild of America, Pixar, Marvel, Industry Locations: New York, United States, “

☆ My son decided to go to a college across the country. I'm already dreading my empty nest, but it's time to let him go.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Erika Ebsworth-Goold | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementI'll soon have an empty nest, with my bird nearly 2,000 miles away, and I'm already dreading it. He decided to go to college far from homeHis father and I are incredibly proud of him and know he's ready for this next big step. He's ready to be close to the ocean, meet new friends, and dive headfirst into his film studies. While our son is raring to go and ready to meet the world on his own terms, I'm not sure I'm ready for him to be thousands of miles away. In the meantime, get ready world.

Persons: He'll, whittle, I'm, raring Organizations: Service, Business, Grand Central Locations: East Coast, California, Los Angeles

☆ Summer movie preview 2024: Sequels, some superheroes and more sequels are upon us
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

‘Summer Camp’ (May 31)Kathy Bates, Diane Keaton and Alfre Woodard in "Summer Camp." The movie, costarring Vanessa Hudgens, follows 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life” (it seems that title’s promise didn’t quite stick). The film looks dutifully creepy, and stars the talented Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”) as an artist who finds herself in a strange forest in Ireland. ‘Cuckoo’ (August 2)Hunter Schafer in “Cuckoo.” NEONStarring “Euphoria’s” Hunter Schafer in her first lead film role, this horror film looks positively creepy and a bit, well, cuckoo. ‘Blink Twice’ (August 23)A scene from “Blink Twice.” MGMJam packed with a starry cast, “Blink Twice” looks like a perfect late summer movie – attractive people, elaborate action sequences, and mindless mayhem.

Persons: Tom Burke, Anya Taylor, Joy, “, Max, ” Jasin Boland, Warner Bros . Pictures George Miller’s, Mad Max, Max Saga ”, Charlize Theron, ’, Furiosa, Chris Hemsworth, ‘, Garfield, Chris Pratt, Mario, “ Garfield, ”, Pratt, Samuel L, Jackson, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Ted Lasso’s ” Hannah Waddingham, Brett Goldstein, Cecily Strong, Bowen Yang, ‘ Ezra ’, Robert DeNiro, Boby Cannavale, William A, Fitzgerald, “ Ezra, ” Wayferer, Robert De Niro, Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne, Whoopi Goldberg, Vera Farmiga, Tony Goldwyn, Ezra, Lokiz, Kathy Bates, Diane Keaton, Alfre Woodard, Quantrell Colbert, Eugene Levy, ” Keaton, Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Frank Masi, Sony Pictures Will Smith, costarring Vanessa Hudgens, Georgina Campbell, Dakota Fanning, “ Ripley, Franka Potente, Tom Tykwer, “ Lola ”, –, Marks, Lola, Pixar’s Oscar, Riley, Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Stephen Fry, Lena Dunham, “ Wilde, Hong Chau, Jesse Plemons, Atsushi Nishijima, Oscar, Emma Stone, Yorgos Lanthimos, ” costarring Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou, Hunter Schafer, Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Kyle Kaplan, Elvis, Butler, Costarring Tom Hardy, ‘ Thelma ’, Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Thelma, “ Thelma ”, Lupita, Gareth Gatrell, John Krasinski’s, Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Hounsou, Jamie Campbell Bower, Kevin Costner, Richard Foreman, Warner, ” Kevin Costner, Steve Carell’s, Well Ferrell, Mia Goth, Halsey, ” Justin Lubin, MaXXXine ”, Pearl ”, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Monaghan, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Bacon, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Dan McFadden, maven, Woody Harrelson costars, Longlegs ’, Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Daisy Edgar, Jones, Anthony Ramos, Glen Powell, Melinda Sue Gordon, Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, ‘ Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Wolverine, Logan, Deadpool, Dìdi ’, Izaac Wang, “ Didi, ‘ Harold, Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Zachary Levi, Harold, Hopper Stone, Crockett Johnson, “ Harold ”, “ Euphoria’s ” Hunter Schafer, Schafer, Dan Stevens, David “, ” Giraudy, Sean San José, Colman Domingo, “ Rustin, ” Colman Domingo, Domingo, ‘ Kneecap ’, ” Curzon, that’s, Michael Fassbender, Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Sabrina Lantos, hasn’t, Taylor Swift, Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively, Nicole Rivelli, Colleen Hoover, Costarring Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt, Kevin Hart, Florian Munteanu, Jamie Lee Curtis, they’re, “ Barbie, Romulus ’, David Jonsson, Andy, Romulus, Fede Alvarez, Priscilla ”, Spaeny –, Sigourney Weaver, Elliot Page, ” Elliot Page, Sam, Costarring Hillary Baack, Wendy Crewson, Channing Tatum’s, Naomi Ackie, Alia Shawkat, Kyle MacLachlan, Christian Slater, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, Zoë Kravitz, Bill Skarsgard, Larry Horricks, Brandon Lee, James O’Barr, soulmate Shelly, Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Bleecker, Bleecker Street Laurence Fishburne, Saturn, ‘ Reagan ’, Dennis Quaid, Reagan, Rawhide Pictures Dennis Quaid, Ronald Reagan, Penelope Ann Miller, Nancy Reagan Organizations: CNN, Labor, Warner Bros . Pictures, Fury, Garfield, Mario Bros, Academy, ”, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros, Apple, Pixar, Searchlight, Magnolia Pictures, Squibb, “ Nebraska, Paramount Pictures, “, Sony, FBI, Lambs, Universal Pictures, Marvel, Century Fox, Disney, Columbia, Sundance, Warner Bros ., Lionsgate, Galaxy, Oscar, MGM, Bleecker Street, Rawhide Pictures Locations: Hollywood, New York City, Ireland, Berlin, “, Poland, Hong, 60s Chicago, “ MaXXXine, “ Longlegs, New York State, ‘, United States

☆ Opinion: What ‘Furiosa’ gets right about the climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

However, George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) and its new prequel, “Furiosa,” provide some possible explanations. Like all the Mad Max films going back to the 1979 original, “Fury Road” and “Furiosa” are set in post-apocalyptic wastelands following some indeterminate eco-catastrophe. “Fury Road” and “Furiosa” focus on a citadel ruled by tyrannical, bloodthirsty and toothy-masked Immortan Joe (played in “Fury Road” by Hugh Keays-Byrne and in “Furiosa” by Lachy Hulme). Charlize Theron stars as Imperator Furiosa in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' action adventure "MAD MAX: FURY ROAD," a Warner Bros. Pictures release. In both Furiosa films, such a society emerges in the Green Place, the home from which Furiosa (played in “Fury Road” by Charlize Theron and in “Furiosa” by Anya Taylor-Joy) was stolen as a child.

Persons: Noah Berlatsky, we’re, Noah Berlatsky Noah Berlatsky There’s, George Miller’s “, Max, “, Furiosa ”, Mad Max, Joe, Hugh Keays, Byrne, Lachy Hulme, they’ll, —, Charlize Theron, Furiosa, Anya Taylor, Joy, ”, We’re, Dick Cheney, Cheney, “ Furiosa, Chris Hemsworth, It’s Dementus, Dementus Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Warner Bros ., Warner Bros . Pictures, Village, Pictures, Warner Bros, Century Studios, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Chicago, “, Hollywood

☆ Trump lawyer blasts 'The Apprentice' biopic in legal warning letter, calling it foreign election interference
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIn the 1970s, the lawyer Roy Cohn taught Donald Trump a simple playbook for political fights: attack, counterattack, and never apologize. Trump is employing that strategy on "The Apprentice," an independently produced biopic about him that premiered this week at the Cannes Film Festival. In a cease-and-desist letter, one of Trump's attorneys threatened to sue over the movie's release, calling it "direct foreign interference in America's elections." The letter warns that the movie's release in the United States would amount to "foreign interference in our elections." "The Movie, released six months before the November 2024 election, is directed at influencing the 2024 election by falsely defaming President Trump," he wrote.

Persons: —, Roy Cohn, Donald Trump, Trump, David Warrington, Sebastian Stan, Cohn, Jeremy Strong, US Sen, Joseph McCarthy, Ivana, Ali Abbasi, Gabriel Sherman, Abbasi, Strong, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Warrington, Sherman, Steven Cheung Organizations: Service, Cannes Film, Business, Trump, New, Communist Party, US, Warrington, Dhillon Law, Los Angeles Times, Hollywood, White House Locations: New York, American, Dublin, Warrington, United States

☆ Netflix shows about stalkers like ‘Baby Reindeer’ and ‘You’ are capturing audiences, but awareness of the crime is still low
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Sydney Bishop | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

In “Baby Reindeer,” Gadd’s stalker is portrayed as unattractive and mentally ill — someone whom her victim actually feels sorry for. “Baby Reindeer,” rated TV-MA by Netflix for “language, nudity, sex, sexual violence, substances,” only has a viewer discretionary warning before “Episode 4” wherein Gadd’s character is sexually assaulted. Information is also available on sexual assault, sexual violence and relationship abuse. Neither Netflix nor the “You” and “Baby Reindeer” teams responded to CNN’s requests for comment. Fleitman hopes “Baby Reindeer” can raise awareness for stalking victims, like men and so-called “imperfect victims” whose stories may not look like the ones we’re used to seeing.

Persons: Richard Gadd, Donny, Martha, Joe Goldberg, Dr, Lorraine Sheridan, don’t, ” Sheridan, “ I’ve, ” Gadd, “ I’m, Donny Dunn, Gadd, Edward, ” Emilio Estevez’s, Andie MacDowell’s, Penn Badgley, Joe, Goldberg, Sheridan, Stalkers, stalkers, we’ve, ”, Dana Fleitman, Anna Nasset, ” Nasset, “, aren’t, they’re, ” Fleitman, Fleitman, Edward Cullen, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Bella, “ we’re, —, Nasset, femicides, weren’t, Dana, Resouces, Alice Ruggles Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Netflix, Resource Center, Resources, SPARC, for Disease Control, US Department of Justice, National, HOPE VictimConnect, National Center for Locations: “ St, Elmo’s, California, Edinburgh, Scotland

☆ 50 celebrities who are actually older than they look
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Elana Klein | Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Some famous actors and musicians are older than you might think. Nicola Coughlan is 37 but plays teenager Penelope Featherington in "Bridgerton." Here are 50 celebrities and their surprising ages. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Nicola Coughlan, Penelope Featherington, —, Coughlan Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Glen Powell ditched LA for Austin after taking advice from Matthew McConaughey. The city has become a relocation hub for single millennials.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Glen Powell moved to his hometown in Austin after living in LA for 15 years. Austin has become a popular relocation spot for millennials despite high house prices. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementGlen Powell said he left LA for Austin after Matthew McConaughey advised him to go somewhere "real" to "unplug." At the age of 19, Powell dropped out of the University of Texas in his hometown, Austin, and moved to LA to become an actor.

Persons: Glen Powell, Matthew McConaughey, Austin, —, Powell Organizations: Service, Austin, University of Texas, Business Locations: Austin, LA, Hollywood, California

☆ Opinion | What Does Hollywood Owe Its Jewish Founders?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Jews who founded Hollywood — and make no mistake, the big studio heads were overwhelmingly Jewish — shared several things: ambition, creative vision and killer business instincts. But more than anything else, the men who were the driving forces behind Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Universal, Columbia and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer shared a very 20th-century sense of being Jewish in America. They were assimilationists who considered themselves American above all else and who molded Hollywood to reflect and shape their American ideals. Beyond a few brief mentions, including Billy Wilder fleeing Nazi Germany, a photo of the MGM mogul and academy founder Louis B. Mayer looming over Judy Garland, and a few scoundrels in an exhibit on #MeToo, Jews were absent. Jewish studio heads, business leaders and actors were almost entirely shut out, an oversight that led to much outcry.

Persons: —, Mayer, assimilationists, ” Neal Gabler, ” Louis B, Hollywood’s, Billy Wilder, Louis B, Judy Garland Organizations: Hollywood —, Paramount, Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Universal, Columbia, Metro, Goldwyn, MGM, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Locations: America, An, Nazi Germany

☆ Paramount, Charter Communications sign new content distribution deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The Paramount logo is displayed at Columbia Square along Sunset Blvd in Hollywood, California, on March 9, 2023. Paramount Global has signed a new multi-year content distribution deal with Charter Communications for its full portfolio of linear cable networks, the companies said on Thursday. The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, in which the ad-supported versions of Paramount's direct-to-consumer services, Paramount+ Essential and BET+ Essential, will be included at no extra cost to Charter's Spectrum TV customers. Charter will also make Paramount's direct-to-consumer products available for purchase to its millions of Internet-only customers. It will continue to carry CBS owned-and-operated broadcast stations and all of Paramount's current cable networks and Paramount+, the companies said.

Organizations: Paramount, Columbia, Paramount Global, Charter Communications, BET, Spectrum, CBS Locations: Hollywood , California

☆ From ‘The Sympathizer’ to ‘Past Lives,’ American Audiences Warm to Subtitles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Brandon Yu | Alice Fang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

In Hollywood today, not only are Asian and Asian American narratives more prominent than ever, but they are also being told in increasingly dynamic ways through the artful use of Asian languages. The sequence is emblematic of a significant shift in how Asian languages are featured in American film and TV. Marvel” (2022) and “American Born Chinese” (2023) — that use Asian languages to bring additional depth and nuance to their stories. “The trend has shifted.”It’s a startling evolution from how Asian languages have typically appeared on American screens. The internet’s broad entertainment ecosystem has also diversified the American media palate.

Persons: ”, —, sheepishly, “, Robert Downey Jr, Bong Joon, Bong Joon Ho, Sharon Choi, Paul Drinkwater, Pachinko ”, Marvel ”, Minjeong Kim, Don McKellar, ” McKellar, ” “, ” Hopper Stone, ” Kim, Bela Bajaria, Lupin, helming, Lulu Wang, ’ Organizations: Communist, Hollywood Vietnam, Globe, Golden Globe, NBCUniversal, Getty, Center, Asian, Pacific Studies, San Diego State University, HBO, YouTube, Netflix, Spanish Locations: Hollywood, Vietnam, Hong Kong

☆ I waited in line for 5 hours at Something About Her, the new 'Vanderpump Rules' restaurant, but never even got a sandwich.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Cersei's Walk of Atonement this was not, but I couldn't believe how long I'd waited to try a sandwich. AdvertisementBut much like "Vanderpump Rules," the reality show that made Madix and Maloney famous, the opening day of their restaurant was exciting, tumultuous, and full of some surprising friendships. Something About Her has been 2 years in the makingMaloney and Madix first announced they were joining forces to open a sandwich shop in 2022, joining the growing "Vanderpump" restaurant universe. TomTom — the bar Vanderpump launched with Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval, the respective exes of Maloney and Madix — is a four-minute walk away. Hours 3-4: Sold-out sandwichesWe had now been in line for the length of an average Martin Scorsese movie.

Persons: —, Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney's, …, Maloney, Madix, Lisa Vanderpump, TomTom, Tom Schwartz, Tom Sandoval, Schwartz, Jax Taylor's, Katie Maloney, Phillip Faraone, Sandoval, Raquel Leviss, Roxie Hart, Anneta, Bravo, Kat, Viola, Reese, Meg, Peter Madrigal —, he's, Martin Scorsese, Sarah Fraser, James Kennedy, costars, Cameron, Kate, Nancy, Teri, We'd Organizations: Service, Business, Sandy's, LA's West Hollywood, TMZ Locations: Los Angeles, West Hollywood, LA's West, Chicago, LA, Australia, California

☆ This millennial plans weddings for India's rich and famous — don't overlook these 3 financial rules, she says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Ernestine Siu | In Ernestinesiu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ahead of their big day, Ambani and Merchant threw a lavish three-day pre-nuptial bash in March. "The three biggest moments, culturally, for India are Bollywood, cricket and weddings," Mehak Sagar, co-founder of WedMeGood, told CNBC Make It. The Indian wedding industry is estimated to have brought in about 4.74 trillion rupees (about $56 billion) during the 2023 wedding season, thus making it a "trillion-dollar enterprise," according to the 2024 Wedding Industry Report by WedMeGood, a wedding planner platform. "Given that it is the fourth largest industry in India — the Indian wedding industry touches maybe 16 to 20 [other] industries," Sagar said. Lavish Indian weddings are no stranger to Tina Tharwani.

Persons: Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani, Radhika Merchant, Ambani, Merchant, Bill Gates, Rihanna, Ivanka Trump, Mehak Sagar, WedMeGood, Sagar, Tina Tharwani, Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Virat, Shaadi Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC, Shaadi Locations: India, Silicon Valley, Mumbai

☆ The future of Elvis Presley’s Graceland could be decided in court Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The future of Graceland, Elvis Presley’s historic Memphis home, could be determined in court Wednesday after a bizarre set of events set the late singer’s granddaughter against a mysterious company that claimed Elvis’ daughter gave it Graceland’s deed. In a signed affidavit, the notary public denied ever notarizing anything that Lisa Marie Presley had signed. An estate in disputeFollowing Lisa Marie Presley’s death, Keogh and her grandmother, Priscilla Presley, fought over the rights to her estate – including Graceland. In 2004, Lisa Marie Presley sold 85% of Elvis Presley Enterprises’ assets in a deal reportedly worth more than $100 million. Lisa Marie Presley annually earned seven figures from it, based on a court filing in her 2022 divorce.

Persons: Elvis, Elvis ’, –, Danielle Riley Keough, Keough, Lisa Marie Presley, Naussany, Presley, Naussany isn’t, ”, “ Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Presley, “ Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley’s, Keogh, Priscilla Presley, Graceland, Mad Max Fury Organizations: CNN, Chancery, Naussany Investments, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Graceland’s, Graceland Locations: Memphis, Shelby County , Tennessee, Graceland, Kimberling City , Missouri, Missouri, “

☆ ‘Saturday Night Fever’ dancefloor expected to sell for $300,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The legacy of “Saturday Night Fever” is stayin’ alive, as the dancefloor featured in the classic disco movie is set to fetch as much as $300,000 at auction next month. With its flashing colorful lights, the dancefloor provided the perfect backdrop for John Travolta’s character, Tony Manero, to flaunt his now-iconic groovy dance moves in his white shirt. After filming wrapped, the dancefloor stayed at the club until it closed down, when it was bought by an employee. The movie and its catchy soundtrack by the Bee Gees, meanwhile, helped to repopularize disco around the world at a time when its dominance was waning. Meanwhile, Jeff Bridges’ bowling costume, which he wears in the final three scenes of “The Big Lebowski,” could sell for $200,000.

Persons: John Travolta’s, Tony Manero, Julien’s Auctions, Tony Manero –, –, Travolta, ”, Jeff Bridges Organizations: CNN, Julien’s Auctions, Paramount, Getty, Bee, National Recording Registry, of Congress, Indiana Jones, “ Raiders Locations: Los Angeles, Brooklyn , New York, Brooklyn

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