Month: August 2023

Death is the ultimate leveler. It comes for everyone in the end, no matter your station in life. Never is that more unsettlingly apparent than in 1988’s The Blob, directed by Chuck Russell from a script he co-wrote with Frank Darabont. The creature feature lets loose a gelatinous pink blob of goo upon the small town of Arborville, California,
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News Placebo’s Brian Molko Sued for Calling Italian Prime Minister “Fascist, Racist” Molko is accused of defaming Italy’s hard-right government with the on-stage remarks By Jazz Monroe August 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Brian Molko of Placebo (Photo by Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Placebo’s Brian Molko has been sued by Italian prime
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Public libraries are synonymous with children today, with story times and an inviting children’s section considered essential features. Arguments for increasing or maintaining library funding often reference the library’s role in literacy education for kids as well as the many happy memories even adults who no longer frequent the library still hold for childhoods spent
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Wes Anderson’s arthouse oasis, Asteroid City, will stream on Peacock on Friday, Aug. 11, 57-days after opening in theaters. The Focus Features absurdist comedy, which world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and stars Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Steve Carrell, Jeffrey Wright, Tom Hanks, Jeff Goldblum, Ed Norton among several others has grossed
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Even in fiction, when pregnant women come under threat our protective instinct kicks in. Writers can use this to their advantage and it’s cropping up a fair bit in crime fiction at the moment. Megan Abbott’s Beware the Woman is a case in point (watch for our review soon) and so is our lead book
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American-Canadian actor and dancer Raoul Trujillo was 51 years old when he took on the role of Zero Wolf — the cold-hearted Mayan leader who plunders Jaguar Paw’s village and sells them as human sacrifices — in Mel Gibson‘s one-of-a-kind adventure film “Apocalypto” back in 2006. Joining Trujillo in the action-packed film included Rudy Youngblood
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News Buffy Sainte-Marie Announces Retirement From Live Performances Sainte-Marie, who is 82, said in a statement that arthritis in her hands and a recent shoulder injury have affected her ability to perform to her standards  By Hattie Lindert August 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter Buffy Sainte-Marie, photo by D. Brian Campbell Facebook Twitter Buffy Sainte-Marie is
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On Emmi Freeman: T-shirt, shorts, DSquared2. Sneakers, Celine by Hedi Slimane, $690.Christian Macdonald Simone Alysia wears a coat, blouse, and boots from Celine by Hedi Slimane. Fernanda Ly wears a sweater and slingbacks from Prada and tights by Wolford. Stella Lucia wears a dress, tights, and slingbacks from Miu Miu. Betsy Gaghan wears a bodysuit
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The biggest complaint about 2018’s The Meg, an American and Chinese co-production loosely based on author Steve Alten’s novel, was that it lacked bite. The PG-13 action vehicle for Jason Statham brought the B-movie sense of fun, but it was too restrained regarding the megalodon carnage. Meg 2: The Trench answers the first film’s criticisms, though not in the way
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