Tag: Entertainment

Moments of Movie Wisdom: A Father’s Advice on Fidelity

Commentary When was the last time a movie inspired you with a good moral message? If you primarily watch movies released in the last few decades, it has probably been many years. However, if you watch classic films, you know that they are a delightful source of uplifting entertainment with inspiring principles. Today’s moment of…


Disney Continues Decline at the Box Office as Flagship Films Plummet

The Walt Disney Co. is bleeding big money on its recent studio releases. That’s according to box office analyst Valliant Renegade whose recent YouTube video estimated that the House of Mouse has lost a staggering $890 million on its last eight films, including highly anticipated releases The Little Mermaid and Elemental. Elemental, which features Pixar’s…


[PREMIERING at 7:30 PM ET] Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Emperor Concerto

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 Piano: Johanna Hanikova Conductor: Lukas Klansky PKF Prague Philharmonia LIVE 15.3.2019 Bohuslav Martinu Hall, Lichtenstein Palace, Prague The PKF orchestra board kindly approved a request of Johanna Hanikova to use the recording of this concert “Beethoven #5” recorded on 15.3.2019 for promotional purposes, such as publication…


Hollywood Star Ryan Reynolds Among New Investors Backing F1 Team Alpine in $218 Million Deal

BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France—After soccer, Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are setting their sights on Formula One. F1 team Alpine has secured a 200 million euro ($218 million) investment from a group of investors that includes the actors. French automotive company Renault Group—Alpine’s parent company—said Monday that the group has acquired a 24 percent stake…


Tony-Winning Lyricist Sheldon Harnick ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ Creator, Dies at 99

NEW YORK—Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Fiorello!” and “The Apple Tree,” has died. He was 99. Known for his wry, subtle humor and deft wordplay, Harnick died in…


The Latest vs. the Greatest: ‘No Hard Feelings’ (2023) and ‘The Bachelor and the Bobbysoxer’ (1947)

Commentary The modern film industry has a talent for taking a basic story concept and distorting it with extraneous vulgarity until its main theme is hardly recognizable. You can counteract this, however, by foregoing the latest releases in favor of movies made during Hollywood’s good old days (1934-1954), when storytelling was uncomplicated by computer generated…


Remains Found in California Mountains Where Actor Julian Sands Went Missing

Hikers have found human remains in Southern California’s Mount Baldy wilderness, the mountainous area where British-born film actor Julian Sands went missing in January, local authorities said late on Saturday. The hikers contacted Fontana Station officials at about 10 a.m. on Saturday to report the discovery of the body, which was taken to the coroner’s…


Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Excerpt)

Piano Concerto No. 2, by Ludwig van Beethoven Performed by Urbana Pops Orchestra with Jacob Hankin, soloist, as part of the “Plays well with others” concert on June 8, 2019, at Urbana High School Credit: Urbana Pops Orchestra – www.youtube.com/@urbanapops


Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major (Excerpt)

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major by W.A. Mozart Performed by Urbana Pops Orchestra with DJ Wang, solost, as part of the “Plays well with others” concert on June 8, 2019, at Urbana High School Stephen Larson, conductor Credit: Urbana Pops Orchestra – www.youtube.com/@urbanapops


Simpsons Writer and Previous Titan Passenger Noted Sub’s Communication Problems

A former “Simpsons” writer who took part in four trips on OceanGate’s Titan Sub has cast light on the ongoing communication problems experienced during deep sea dives. Mike Reiss, a previous showrunner for the satirical series, completed four dives on the subversive submarine and said during each of the expeditions, contact was lost with the…