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☆ Heather Graham on Her Best Movies & TV Shows: 'Austin Powers,' 'Boogie Nights'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Once upon a time, Heather Graham really wanted to play a murderer. Fresh off career-making turns as the porn star Rollergirl in "Boogie Nights" and the short shorts-wearing CIA agent Felicity Shagwell in "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," Graham wasn't having trouble getting work. "I'm just really intrigued, not only as an actress but as an audience member, by movies that are from a female storytelling perspective." But Graham didn't dwell on what could have been. The network just didn't really believe in it, and they pulled it after an episode.

Persons: Heather Graham, Fresh, Felicity Shagwell, Austin Powers, Graham wasn't, Patty Jenkins, Aileen Wuornos, Graham, Jenkins, I'm, Charlize Theron, Graham didn't, Ann, imbuing, Kyle MacLachlan, Julia Stiles Heather Graham, Bridget Jones, Julia Stiles, I'd, Heather, hadn't, she'd, Richard Cartwright, could've, Liane Moriarty, Deb Fisher, Ginny, Georgia, Annie, Annie didn't, David Lynch, Cooper, Lara Flynn Boyle, weren't, Mark Frost Organizations: CIA, Disney, Entertainment, Getty, ABC

☆ The Gap comeback that might actually be working
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Cathleen Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Designer Zac Posen — now creative director at Gap Inc., at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in March 2024. Danny Moloshok/ReutersSince 2014, the Gap brand has nearly halved its presence in North America, going from 968 stores in the market to 472 as of February. It makes up about 20% of overall Gap Inc. revenue, while Old Navy accounts for more than half. Before Gap, Posen was on track for a similar trajectory to Mizrahi’s. They started by redefining the positioning of each brand: Gap as a pop culture brand.

Persons: CNN — Zac Posen, Richard Dickson, Posen, Donald, Doris Fisher, Mickey Drexler, Drexler, Uniqlo, Zac Posen —, Danny Moloshok, Sonia Syngal, Dickson, Barbie, Troye Sivan, Da’vine Joy, Anne Hathaway, ” Posen, won’t, Zac, Isaac Mizrahi, ”, Gabriella Santaniello, Mizrahi, Zac Born, Saint Ann’s, Lola Schnabel, Julian Schnabel, Lena Dunham, Nicole Miller, Naomi Campbell, Grimm, —, Da'Vine Joy Randolph —, Jamie McCarthy, Yucaipa, Ron Burkle, Sean Combs, Zac Posen, Neiman Marcus —, Zac Posen — that’s, Zac Posen’s, it’s, Paco Rabanne, Patrick Robinson, Ye, Julie Gilhart, Gilhart, ” Dickson, Bernadette Peters, “, Harrison Ball, Ryan Murphy, ’ ”, TJ Maxx, Kennedy, Anne Hathway, Pietro S, Robert, William Fisher, didn’t, Mark Breitbard, Horacio Barbeito, Chris Blakeslee, Goodman, Stephanie Keith, Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s, Sivan, Hathaway, Julia Fox, influencer, Lee Peterson, hasn’t Organizations: The, Fashion, CNN, Old Navy, Inc, New Yorker, Gap Inc, Navy, Banana, Reuters, Mattel, Hollywood, Xcel Brands, QVC, Saint, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Saint Martins, New York Times, Centric Brands, Barneys, New York City Ballet, Swans, Disney, rockstar, Old, America ., Collins Group, Vogue, Bloomberg, Council of Fashion Designers of America, New York, Dôen Locations: Posen, San Francisco Bay, New, Banana Republic, Athleta, San Francisco, Oxford, Zara, North America, Asia, China, Republic, New York City, American, London, Bloomsbury, Balthazar, SoHo, Rome, Italy, New York, America, America . Banana

☆ Spooky season watch guide: 13 movies and TV series sure to freak you out heading into Halloween
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —While fall vibes and pumpkin spice lattes have already been upon us for a number of weeks, it’s now official: spooky season is finally here. Here’s your handy guide for all things spooky coming out this Shocktober, on screens and streams:“Hold Your Breath”Sarah Paulson in "Hold Your Breath." “‘Salem’s Lot” premieres on October 3 on Max, which like CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Brownie HarrisJudging from the trailer, this PG-13-rated caper still looks somewhat spooky, with a healthy helping of “Stranger Things”-style nostalgia thrown in. Will Stone/VerticalA bizarre but madcap-looking rom-com/horror hybrid, “Your Monster” follows a distraught woman (Melissa Barrera, fresh off her tenure of 2022’s “Scream” and “Scream VI”) who discovers a beastly but charming monster in her closet.

Persons: it’s, Agatha, Sarah Paulson, ” Ariana deBose, Balazs Glodi, Oscar, Ariana DeBose, Barbie Ferreira, Justin Lubin, Max Vampires, Stephen King, Rob Lowe –, “, Mel Gibson, Mason, Brownie Harris, Vineyard, Patrick Renna, Dylan O'Brien, Max, Dylan O’Brien, Wolf, “ Teacup, Caleb Dolden, Yvonne Strahovski, Daniel McFadden, Peacock, Scott Speedman, David Howard Thornton, Jesse Korman, ”, Naomi Scott, Drew “, ” Barrymore, Lukas Gage, Julie Bowen, – Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Tobin Bell, Leigh Whannell, Shawnee Smith, Kelsey Asbille, ” Kelsey Asbille, Michelle Pfeiffer, Costarring Finn Wittrock, Sam Raimi, Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Will Organizations: CNN, Disney, Hulu, “, Warner Bros ., Paramount, Netflix Locations: Oklahoma, Maine, Shudder, Caddo, Georgia, cineplexes

☆ ‘How to Die Alone’ is the latest in a string of new Black-led shows. But has the TV landscape actually changed?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

She’s a plus-size Black woman who is trying her best, searching for love and fulfillment. “How to Die Alone” is new, but it’s part of a recent batch of Black-led drama-comedies popping up across the small screen. Vanessa Clifton/NetflixThis moment is spurred by the previous success of other Black creators and Black-led shows. For Black-led shows on broadcast television, they still must seemingly place its Black characters in the context of White characters, Durham said. Black-led shows are no different, and some might argue they’re more likely to be let go.

Persons: Mel, who’s, she’s, Natasha Rothwell’s, Rothwell, ” Rothwell, Vince Staples, “ Queenie, ”, Aisha Durham, Will White, Naeemah Clark, Clark, Queenie, Michelle Buteau, Mavis, Vanessa Clifton, Rhimes, Issa Rae, Oprah Winfrey, “, they’re, Durham, “ We’re, ” Durham, Max Greenfield, Monty Brinton, CBS’s, Bob Hearts Abishola, Wallace, it’s, It’s, Olowofoyeku, Billy Gardell, Michael Yarish, Bob Hearts Abishola ” Organizations: CNN, Hulu, HBO, Max, Warner Bros ., University of South, Elon University, Netflix, ” Networks, CBS, BET Locations: She’s, University of South Florida, “, North Carolina, Nigerian, White, Los Angeles

Following a summer of star-studded events in Cannes, Venice and Toronto, the 62nd annual New York Film Festival opens at Lincoln Center on Friday for 17 days of lit-up silver screens and sparkling red carpets. “For these positions, we tend to look for films that are among the most anticipated of the year,” he said. A24“There are many ways to think about queerness, and there are many ways to account for it in a program. “What’s been interesting for me is to think of, in what ways can a film be queer? “Films do not come from nowhere; they’re made by people who live in the same world as us,” he said.

Persons: Pedro Almodóvar’s, Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Luca Guadagnino’s “, ”, Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, ” Dennis Lim, NYFF, ” Daniel Craig, Lim, ’, “, Moore, Craig, Guadagnino, he’s, ” Lim, Sigrid Nunez’s, Pedro, William S, Burroughs, ” Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez, Shanna Besson, who’s, Jacques Audiard, Alain Guiraudie, Guiraudie’s, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Truong Minh, R.J, Cutler, David, “ Elton John, Yashaddai Owens, James Baldwin, “ Jimmy, Jackie ”, “ Spencer, Pablo Larraín, “ Maria, Angelina Jolie, Maria Callas, Nam, they’re Organizations: New York Film, Lincoln Center, NBC, Swinton, ”, Epifanía, “ Locations: Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Italian, NYFF, Mexico, “, Chilean, ”

☆ I'm an Australian living in the US. I route all my flights home through Singapore just to explore Changi Airport.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Ree Winter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I used to route my flights through Europe, which allowed me to explore new-to-me cities before heading home. But once I discovered Changi Airport in Singapore, it quickly became the stop I planned my entire trip around. But when I stopped at Changi, I wished I had more time to explore. Ree WinterMaking a nearly 24-hour trek four times a year is a hassle, but Changi Airport has made the harrowing journey a little easier to swallow. The blend of advanced travel tech, luxury amenities, and thoughtful design makes Changi more than just a stopover — it's an experience I look forward to every time I travel.

Persons: —, it's, Mike Towers, I've, I'd, Ree Organizations: Service, Business, Mike, US, Changi Locations: New Orleans, Europe, Singapore, Changi, Australia

☆ 'Monsters' season two tells the story of the Menendez brothers, who murdered their parents. Here's where Lyle and Erik are now.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRyan Murphy's Emmy-winning Netflix series "Monster" is back, and this time it's about the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez. Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving life sentences in the same prisonLyle and Erik Menendez during their trial in 1994. Lyle and Erik Menendez are both marriedErik Menendez's wife, Tammi Menendez, in 1999. Related storiesThat included a letter Erik Menendez wrote and addressed to his cousin Andy Cano, who died in 2003. "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" is available to stream on Netflix.

Persons: —, Ryan, Lyle, Erik Menendez, Jeffrey Dahmer, Murphy, Ian Brennan, Menendez, José Menendez, Kitty Menendez, Ted Soqui, — Lyle Menendez, Erik, Richard J, Lyle Menendez, Erik Menendez's, Tammi Menendez, Chris Morton, Anna Eriksson, Rebecca Sneed, Tammi Ruth Saccoman, Saccoman, Talia, Eric Menendez, Ronald L, Andy Cano, Robert Rand, Rand, Roy Rosselló, Rosselló, Edgardo Díaz Organizations: Service, Netflix, RCA, Business, Prosecutors, Getty, Donovan Correctional, Inc, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, LA Times, RCA Records Locations: Beverly, Mule Creek, Ione , California, San Diego, New Jersey

☆ Hellboy is one of Hollywood's most beloved characters. So why does hardly anyone know a new movie exists?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewA new "Hellboy" movie is coming to theaters — but most people have no idea. "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" takes the hero back to the roots of Mignola's horror-tinged comics. Perhaps most surprisingly, "Hellboy: The Crooked Man" is not as disastrous as the marketing might suggest. Some believe Millennium Media made "The Crooked Man" on a small budget with the sole intention of keeping the rights to Hellboy. The director of 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' said he knew the movie would face 'challenges'Jack Kesy as Hellboy and Adeline Rudolph as Bobbie Jo Song.

Persons: —, Guillermo del Toro's, Mike Mignola's, del Toro, Ron Perlman, Perlman, Hellboy, David Harbour, Brian Taylor —, Jack Kesy, Martin Bassindale, It's, Adeline Rudolph, Bobbie Jo Song, Yana Blajeva, Ethan Baird, Baird, Brian Taylor, Rob Mitchell, Mitchell, you've, Taylor, I've Organizations: Service, Business, Millennium Media, Marvel, YouTube, Millennium, Gower, Analytics, Revolution Studios, Universal Pictures, Millenium Media, Entertainment, iTunes Locations: Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, American

☆ Some baby boomers are burning through their retirement savings to pay for cancer treatments. Then they have to go back to work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementIt's a story all too familiar for some older Americans: An unexpected health crisis derails their retirement planning. With insufficient help from health insurance or Social Security, medical bills eat up any savings or income they have. Jones, who gets $2,200 a month in Social Security, has had to take on part-time work, which made her ineligible for some federal assistance. She paid for chemo out of pocket, spending her way through her retirement savings and maxing out her credit cards. Amend said it's crucial for older Americans to believe everything will be OK, noting "your mindset perpetuates what your outcome will be."

Persons: —, Kimberly Mullen, Mullen, She's, she'll, Nancy Altman, Saul Martinez, Karen Knudsen, they've, Uber, Wendy Jones, it's, she's, Jones, Teresa Ghilarducci, , Ghilarducci, Rebecca Buffum, Buffum, I'm, Andrew Whitaker, Marion, Robert Papalia, Papalia, Leonard Bianconi, Bianconi, Gallup, Monique Morrissey, haven't, Harris, Morrissey, Frank, Weeks, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Social Security, American Cancer Society, Social, Walmart, Medicare, New School for Social Research, Schwartz, for Economic, Kaiser Family Foundation, BI, Institute, Biden, American Heart Association Locations: Kentucky, North Carolina

☆ James Earl Jones said he didn't speak for 8 years because his stutter was 'painful.' The Darth Vader actor went on to have one of Hollywood's most iconic voices.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewJames Earl Jones, who died on Monday, said he didn't speak for eight years as a child because of his stutter. He would go on to voice some of Hollywood's most iconic characters, including Darth Vader in "Star Wars." AdvertisementIn 2010, Jones told the Daily Mail how difficult it was to stutter in front of his classmates: "Stuttering is painful. So my first year of school was my first mute year and then those mute years continued until I got to high school," Jones said.

Persons: —, James Earl Jones, Darth Vader, Jones, Conan, King, Oscar, I'd, " Jones, Donald Crouch Organizations: Service, Business, Daily Mail, Academy of Locations: America, Disney's, Mississippi, Michigan

☆ Cate Blanchett says ‘Carol’ struggled to find funding because it was a lesbian love story
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Cate Blanchett touched down in Toronto for a wide-ranging talk about creative conflict on film sets, making big-budget films “risky,” and why her six-time Oscar-nominated film “Carol” struggled to find funding. “We want the numbers,” Blanchett said (though she didn’t specifically name-drop “Disclaimer” maker Apple, which, like most streamers, tends to shield its audience metrics). “At one point, another director was going to do it, and he got sort of taken off the project,” Blanchett said. That prompted her to step away as well, until Haynes expressed interest in the project and got Blanchett back on board. … Anything that gives you the time to think long thoughts and think uncomfortable thoughts, because being an actor, it’s pretty uncomfortable a lot of the time.

Persons: Cate Blanchett, Oscar, Carol ”, Blanchett, Alfonso Cuarón’s, Guy Maddin’s, ”, ” Blanchett, didn’t, ’, Todd Haynes, I’ve, Carol, Rooney Mara, Haynes, “ Carol, “, Barbie ’, “ Indiana Jones, “ Thor, it’s, you’re Organizations: Alfonso Cuarón’s Apple, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Apple, “, NBC Locations: Toronto, Kingdom

☆ James Earl Jones, iconic voice of Darth Vader in ‘Star Wars’ and Mufasa in ‘The Lion King,’ dead at 93
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Brandon Griggs | Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“I lucked out.”Back then nobody imagined “Star Wars” would become a blockbuster, let alone an enduring franchise and cultural phenomenon. James Earl Jones and Darth Vader during "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones" premiere event. Jesse Dittmar for The Washington Post/Getty Images Jones, seen here in 1960, was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, in 1931. Steve Ringman/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images Jones appears with Alec Baldwin in a scene from "The Hunt for Red October" (1990). The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images Jones appears next to Darth Vader, who he famously voiced in the "Star Wars" movies.

Persons: James Earl Jones, Jones, Darth Vader, King ”, ”, Bob Iger, “, ” Jones, George Lucas, David Prowse, “ George, Lucas, Vader, Jim Spellman, WireImage, ‘, you’ve, Luke Skywalker, Mark Hamill, ” Hamill, He’ll, ’, ’ ”, Robert Earl Jones, James, Langston Hughes, Bettmann, Stanley Kubrick’s “, Strangelove, Jack Johnson, Tony, Sidney Poitier, Alex Haley, TV’s, Thulsa, Conan, ” Kevin Costner’s, Admiral Greer, Costner, Jones ’, King Jaffe Joffer, Wan Kenobi, Mufasa, “ L.A, Law ”, King James, Rachael Ray, ” James Earl Jones, Jesse Dittmar, William Shakespeare's, Stanley Kubrick's, Julienne Marie, Alan Aaronson, Harry Benson, Richard Nixon, Julie Harris, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach, Muhammad Ali, King Lear, Jack Mitchell, Paul Robeson, Robeson, Hulton, Marlon Brando, Ronald Reagan's, AP Jones, Thulsa Doom, Everett, Steve Ringman, Alec Baldwin, Nick Ut, George H.W, George H.W . Bush, Bush, Doug Mills, Cecilia Hart, Flynn, Paul Simon, Chita Rivera, Laura Bush, George W, Alex Wong, Grace, Chris Haston, Rosa Parks, Faith Ringgold, Richard Drew, Kevin Wolf, Matt Rourke, Debbie Allen, Evan Agostini, Forest Whitaker, Kevin Winter, Vanessa Redgrave, Daisy, Sara Krulwich, Astrid Stawiarz, Marian Anderson, Matt Slocum, Grant Lamos IV, Steven Senne, John Atashian, Jones “, …, Arthur Miller Organizations: CNN, “, Walt Disney Company, American Film Institute, ‘, University of Michigan, Army, Disney, The Washington Post, US Army, Newspapers, Broadway, CBS, Getty, New York Daily, Daily, ABC, Walt Disney Television, Everett, Hulton Deutsch, AP, San Francisco Chronicle, Mondadori, Arts, Kennedy, NBC, Elementary, NBA, National Constitution Center, Screen, New York Times, Harvard University, Globe, Academy of Locations: “, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Hollywood, America, “ The, African, Iowa, Arkabutla , Mississippi, New, Vietnam, Washington , DC, George H.W ., Montgomery, Independence, Philadelphia

☆ Summer box office bounced back thanks to 'Inside Out 2,' 'Deadpool & Wolverine'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-04 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Thanks to some anthropomorphic emotions and a bad-mouthed, fourth-wall breaking antihero, the domestic summer box office scraped together $3.6 billion in ticket sales. Box office analysts and cinema owners braced themselves a few months ago for the possibility that the summer movie season could be the worst showing in a decade. But it wasn't until mid-June that the box office got a proper surge of moviegoers. Through Labor Day, the film was the highest-grossing summer movie with $650 million in box office receipts. Box office analysts foresee the summer's momentum carrying over into the fall, ultimately bolstering the overall third-quarter box office results.

Persons: Paul Dergarabedian, it's, Guy, George Miller's, Max, Disney's, Dergarabedian, Romulus, Eric Handler, Roth MKM, Shawn Robbins Organizations: Comscore, Labor, Marvel, Disney, Marvel Studios, Warner Bros, Deadpool, Universal, Fathom, Comcast, CNBC Locations: Kingdom, NBCUniversal

☆ A look at the behind-the-scenes business of Hollywood studio lot tours
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-31 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Hosted by Universal , Warner Bros. , Sony and Paramount , studio lot tours showcase the movie-making process from set design and sound recording to costumes and props. Building facades at the Warner Bros. studio lot. Floor to ceiling shelves filled with marble and faux marble busts at Warner Bros.' studio tour prop house. Studio Tour Hollywood Grand Re-Opening at Warner Bros. Studios on June 24, 2021 in Burbank, California. For the first six months of their employment with the studio, these pages serve as studio tour guides.

Persons: Tama, Robert Thompson, Adam Burke, Burke, Thompson, Mayer, Sarah Whitten, Tony Tasset, Oz, bauer, Foley, Gilmore, Harry Potter, Matt Winkelmeyer, Paul Dergarabedian, Alfred Hitchcock's, Truman, Benjamin Button, Steven Spielberg, Gabriel Bouys, King Kong, Allen J Organizations: Getty, Hollywood, Syracuse University, Universal, Warner Bros, Sony, Paramount, Los Angeles Tourism Board, Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Sony Pictures, Metro, Goldwyn, CNBC, Social, Sony Pictures Entertainment, CNBC Warner Bros, Warner Bros ., Fantastic, Studios, Turner, Paramount Studios, Bloomberg, Universal Studios, Afp, Universal Studios Hollywood, York, Los Angeles Times Locations: New York City, Los Angeles, Culver City, Central, Burbank , California, Los Angeles , California, York, Hollywood, New York

☆ 42-year-old sold his startup for $1.3 billion—he started by buying a $17,500 camera he couldn't afford
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Emery Wells put himself on the path to a dream career by recklessly buying a $17,500 camera that he definitely couldn't afford. By 2014, his post-production company Katabatic Digital brought in more than $1 million in annual revenue from clients like Coca-Cola and Pfizer. Wells: Post-production is client service work. Did you always think Frame.io could become a billion-dollar company? I don't know if we're really going to get there."

Persons: Emery Wells, who'd, Wells, John Traver, shuttering, Traver, I'd, Mark Zuckerberg, Mark, we're Organizations: CNBC, Adobe, Digital Cinema, Katabatic, Cola, Pfizer, Frame.io Locations: Wells, New York, Katabatic

☆ Haley Joel Osment Sees Contentment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Melena Ryzik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Haley Joel Osment’s childhood memories are not like other people’s. A phalanx of Osment clones, made for that movie, are still floating around — he heard they might have ended up stockpiled in Peter Jackson’s trove of memorabilia in New Zealand. If the apocalypse happens, Osment jokes, that preteen version of him will survive. It is, in any case, the form in which many fans know him best — especially as the notably named Cole Sear, the teary-eyed center of “The Sixth Sense,” M. Night Shyamalan’s blockbuster supernatural thriller from August 1999. It was a phrase so potent that, 25 years after its arrival, it is a Kendrick Lamar lyric — on a Drake diss track, no less.

Persons: Haley Joel Osment’s, Tom Hanks, Hanks’s, “ Forrest Gump, Russell Crowe, Osment, Oscar, Steven Spielberg, Jackson’s, Cole Sear, Osment’s indelibly, ”, Kendrick Lamar, Drake Locations: New Zealand

☆ How the super-rich are building their luxury ‘safe house’ bunkers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Simon Usborne | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Yet it’s no longer enough for the security-conscious billionaire to stick an impenetrable safe room in the basement where it might sit empty forever. Courtesy SAFEThe house itself, Corbi said in an interview via Zoom, is ultra-secure with the blast-proof doors, unbreakable windows and biometric door-entry systems. Even 50 years ago, he says traditional bunkers looked like high-end hotels — “kind of like the Ritz Carlton, underground”. For hundreds of thousands, prefabricated modular steel bunkers can be dropped into the ground under a new-build house. The days when you can throw a first aid kit in a prefab bunker and say you’re safe are long gone.”

Persons: “ We’ve, ”, Al Corbi, ” Corbi, Mukesh Ambani, Anant, Corbi, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Graham Harris, Harris, they’re, Covid, Naomi Organizations: CNN, SAFE, Ritz, Carlton, Ritz Carlton, Creative Home Engineering Locations: Virginia, Mumbai, Hawaii, London, Highgate, Arizona —

☆ British Airways' new Bridgerton-style safety video features actors in period dress. One safety expert says it's 'excellent' — but it has drawbacks.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Paige Bruton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewBritish Airways released its newest in-flight safety video in late July, styled as a classic British period drama, along the lines of "Bridgerton" and "Pride and Prejudice." It includes over 40 British Airways staff and was filmed in grand country houses across the UK. Courtesy of British Airways. However, the video does have drawbacks. Courtesy of British Airways.

Persons: —, Sharon Maguire, Bridget Jones, Darcy, Shem Malmquist, Guy Gratton, Business Insider's Taylor Rains, Rowan Atkinson's Mr, Bean, Gordon Ramsay Organizations: Service, British Airways, British Airways staff, Business, YouTube, The Daily Telegraph, Singapore Airlines, Aviation Safety, Aviation, Cranfield University, Allegiant Air, Virgin America Locations: British, London

☆ ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ reign again with massive second weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

“Deadpool & Wolverine” is dominating the charts again after earning $28.3 million on Friday. Rivals are putting the Disney release at a 55% drop though, demonstrating that “Deadpool & Wolverine” has immense appeal beyond Marvel diehards. “Deadpool & Wolverine” looks to blast past that figure in only in its second weekend and there’s no real signs of slowing down after that. Universal also has another top five slot with “Despicable Me 4,” still drawing a crowd in its fifth weekend of release. Total domestic gross surpassed $300 million earlier this week — one of only three titles this year to notch that milestone.

Persons: Marvel Jesus, “ Deadpool, ”, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Deadpool, Marvel, “, Josh Hartnett, he’s, “ Harold, Zachary Levi Organizations: Disney, Warner Bros, Universal Locations: “ Kingdom

☆ In a tricky box office summer, how can indie cinemas survive?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Minneapolis CNN —For 90-plus years, the Parkway Theater has been a fixture in South Minneapolis, gathering generation after generation of patrons in front of its lone movie screen. The Parkway Theater of today is one part revival house cinema, one part performing arts venue, and another part community event space. Parkway Theater owners Ward Johnson (left) and Eddie Landenberger in the theater lobby in Minneapolis on July 8. Moviegoers at a drive-in movie theater in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on September 3, 2020. Still, cinema operators have to be cautious in their approach, said Kate Markham, administrative coordinator with Art House Convergence, a coalition of independent, community-oriented cinemas.

Persons: David Hancock, Omdia’s, “, ” Hancock, “ Young Frankenstein ”, moviegoing, ”, Ward Johnson, Eddie Landenberger, Christian Meoli, —, Ricard Gil, Michael Tullberg, ” Gil, “ Barbie, Ward, Alicia Wallace, ” Johnson, ” Andrew Sherburne, “ We’re, Meoli, there’s, showmen, Bing Guan, ’, Bill Campbell, showmen ”, Rich Daughtridge, they’ll, ” Campbell, Kate Markham Organizations: Minneapolis CNN —, Parkway, CNN, Omdia, Theater, Cinelounge, Wim, Queen’s University, Disney, El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, Global Entertainment, Media, Blockbuster, Rose Bowl, Bloomberg, Independent Cinema Alliance, Orpheum, ICA, Art, cineplex Locations: Minneapolis, South Minneapolis, London, California, Canada, Los Angeles , California, —, Iowa City , Iowa, That’s, Tiburon , California, Pasadena , California, Covid, Sheridan , Wyoming, Maryland

☆ Michael Douglas calls Mallorca his 'second home' and plans to spend his semi-retirement there
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Actor Michael Douglas has vacationed in Mallorca, Spain, for the past 35 years. While he has not retired fully, he plans to stay there for half the year. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementNow that he's semi-retired, Michael Douglas said he plans to spend more time in Spain. I've been here for 35 years, and to receive this honor from the Queen is muy especial," he told IB3, a Spanish news station.

Persons: Michael Douglas, —, Queen Letizia, I've, IB3 Organizations: Service Locations: Mallorca, Spain, Spanish

☆ Celebrities Support Plan to Reopen Upper West Side Movie Theater
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Annie Aguiar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After almost two decades of failed attempts to reopen, a landmark Upper West Side movie theater may be resurrected with a plan from a potential new buyer and celebrity support. They have formed the Upper West Side Cinema Center, a nonprofit corporation, whose website lists Martin Scorsese, Ethan Hawke and John Turturro as advisers, along with Bob Balaban, Griffin Dunne and the “American Psycho” director Mary Harron. (They would call it the Metro Cinema Center.) Representatives for Scorsese and Dunne confirmed their involvement. The proposal includes a five-screen theater dedicated to art house releases, classic film and special events; it would also have an education center and a cafe.

Persons: Ira Deutchman, Adeline Monzier, Unifrance, Martin Scorsese, Ethan Hawke, John Turturro, Bob Balaban, Griffin Dunne, Mary Harron, Scorsese, Dunne Organizations: U.S, Cinema, Metro Cinema Center

☆ I've been to 48 states, but there's one US city I want to visit every summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Latifah Al-Hazza | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

After visiting 48 of the 50 US states, Chicago is my favorite place to be in the summer. Here's why I love Chicago summers. Latifah Al-HazzaThe city prides itself on being home to over 20 Michelin-starred restaurants and having a diverse food culture. The city's public Divvy bikes are easy to rent and a great way to see the city in the summer. The event offers incredible city views and access to the indoor aquarium, providing a cool respite from the heat.

Persons: —, Latifah Al, Chiya Chai, Café Tola, Lou Malnati's, Diego, Jackson, Ping, Fulton Organizations: Service, Windy City, Business, Chicago Architecture, Chicago Riverwalk, Michelin, Café Tola, Indienne, Chicago café, Hazza, Art Institute of Chicago, Field Museum, Museum of Science, Industry, Chicago World's Fair, Art, Logan Square Arts, Pitchfork, Chicago Blues Festival, Lakeview Taco Fest, NASCAR, Chicago Air, Water, Chicago Locations: Chicago, Café, Lake Michigan, Beach, Ping Tom, Windy City Smokeout, Lakeview, Sueños

☆ 'Deadpool and Wolverine' set for highest opening of an R-rated film
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Those marks include the highest domestic opening of 2024 and the biggest debut ever for an R-rated film. "Deadpool and Wolverine" is the 34th film to be released under the MCU banner and the first to garner an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association. The previous two Deadpool films, both rated R, were produced and released through 20th Century Fox. Jacob said "Deadpool and Wolverine" is filled with Easter eggs and audiences will return to try and see them all. There's also a genuine curiosity about how the MCU's first R-rated film will play out and hold to the qualities which made the first two Deadpool films and [Jackman's 2017 Wolverine film] 'Logan' so popular."

Persons: Mike Bowers, Fandango —, Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool, Bowers, Ellis Jacob, Jacob, Shawn Robbins, Disney, Robbins, Reynolds, Jackman, There's, Logan Organizations: Harkins Theatres, Marvel, Motion, Association, Century Fox, Disney, Cineplex Locations: Arizona, Canada

☆ ‘Inside Out 2’ becomes highest-grossing animated movie of all time
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Erika Tulfo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

That’s after movie sequel “Inside Out 2” became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, raking in $1.46 billion at the global box office and dethroning former record holder “Frozen 2” from 2019, according to Disney on Wednesday. “Inside Out 2” hit theaters last month and passed the $1 billion mark just 19 days after its release — the fastest ever for an animated film. It’s currently on week six of its theatrical run and has already bagged a spot as the 13th highest-grossing film of all time. The excitement surrounding the “Inside Out 2“ release comes after the film industry was met with a slow start to the summer movie season. Discovery) and “Oppenheimer” combined added nearly a billion dollars to the domestic box office, according to Comscore data.

Persons: ”, ’, It’s, Daniel Loria, “ It’s, ” Loria, Paul Dergarabedian, “ Barbie ”, “ Oppenheimer ”, CNN’s Eva Rothenberg Organizations: New, New York CNN, Pixar, Disney, Hollywood, Box, showtime, Comscore, Warner Bros Locations: New York, Europe, Asia, East, United States, Americas, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Japan

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