Aardman Teams with ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ Director Gurinder Chadha on Bollywood-Inspired Animated Feature – Global Bulletin

ANIMATION Legendary U.K. animation studio Aardman (“Chicken Run,” “Wallace & Gromit”) is teaming with filmmaker Gurinder Chadha (“Bend It Like Beckham”) on a new feature film project for family audiences. Described by the company as an “exuberant, warm-hearted musical,” the currently untitled Bollywood-inspired feature will follow Bodhi, a young Indian elephant from Kerala who dreams […]

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‘Rick and Morty’ Episode Reveals More About Birdperson, and a Shocking Question About Beth’s Fate

SPOILER ALERT: Do not read until you have watched “Rick and Morty” Season 5, Episode 8, “Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort.” After giant incest babies, turkey transformations, and massacres in the name of saving the planet, this week’s “Rick and Morty” finally gets back into the overarching swing of things. (To be fair, the […]

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Latin American Animation Powerhouse Ánima Launches Adult-YA Division, Unveils ‘El Santos’ Series Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)

Leading Latin American animation studio Ánima has launched a dedicated adult-young adult division and announced that later this year it will begin production on “El Santos,” a serialized version of the company’s 2012 comic book-inspired feature “El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza.” The star-studded, landmark film established Ánima as not only a regional powerhouse of […]

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‘The Suicide Squad’ Misses Mark At $72M Global; Overseas On Par With ‘Birds Of Prey’ As Covid Complications Continue – International Box Office

Refresh for latest…: After debuting to $6.7M from five overseas markets last weekend, Warner Bros/DC’s The Suicide Squad moved into wide offshore release this session, taking $35M from 69 total international box office markets. This is a touch below the like-for-like opening of 2020’s disappointing Birds Of Prey ($36.6M at today’s rates) and under the […]

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Arcade gives public tours Saturday as part of Art in the City festival

Aug. 7—Members of the public were able to tour the inside of the Dayton Arcade for free on Saturday as part of the Art in the City festival downtown. Megan Dunn Peters, Arcade community manager, said the Arcade Festival was a throwback to when the Arcade first opened in the early 1900s. Those interested could sign up online for a free ticket to a self-guided tour, and those who hadn’t gotten …

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Dennis ‘Dee Tee’ Thomas Dies: Co-founder Of Kool & The Gang Was 70

Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, a co-founder of Kool & the Gang, died Saturday in his sleep, a spokesperson said. He was 70 and no cause of death has been determined. “An original member of Kool & the Gang, Dennis was known as the quintessential cool cat in the group, loved for his hip clothes and […]

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Readers and Writers: Picture books that teach and touch the heart

Aug. 7—There’s a lot of learning in today’s picture books, from how to manage screen time to respect for a transgender mother, and what to do with a nose-picker. To touch hearts, there’s a lonely dog who finds his place in Minnesota. “Screen Time Is Not Forever” by Elizabeth Verdick, illustrated by Marieka Heinlen (Free Spirit Publishing ) In these new entries in the top-selling Best Behavior …

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‘Materna’ Review: An Uneven Drama About Mothers and Children

It makes sense that one of the protagonists of “Materna” is a fan of Jean-Pierre Melville’s existential neo-noir “Le Samouraï,” given that David Gutnik’s feature debut is itself a tapestry of modern alienation and disaffection. Charting the plights of four women whose paths eventually cross on a New York City subway train, Gutnik’s fragmented feature […]

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Super Bowl Ratings Plummet as Torch-Passing Ceremony Fizzles Out

A 22-point margin of victory and the ongoing decline in traditional TV usage conspired to put the bite on the Super Bowl LV ratings, as CBS’s coverage of the Chiefs-Bucs showdown averaged 96.4 million total viewers across all platforms. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, the flagship broadcast delivered 91.6 million viewers, which marks the lowest […]

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Who is playing Super Bowl halftime show 2021? Performer, how to watch, start time, live stream, date

The 2021 Super Bowl is almost here and that means that this year’s halftime show performance is right around the corner. This year, Canadian artist The Weeknd will set foot on the world’s biggest stage and perform at the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show. The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, has won three

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2021 Super Bowl halftime show: How to watch The Weeknd live, stream online, TV, guests, setlist for performance

Before a winner is decided between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers tomorrow, The Weeknd is set to take the Super Bowl stage. NBC Sports has you covered with all you need to know about this year’s halftime show performance including the start time, how to watch, live stream, TV info, setlist

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