Tag: Entertainment

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…


Sluggish Recovery Post COVID for Chinese Film Industry

June was a big month for the Chinese movie industry, with the glitzy Shanghai International Film Festival proclaiming a rebound for the industry post-COVID. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Fresh Wave International Film Festival sounded a more sobering note as organizers not-so-subtly highlighted Chinese Communist Party (CCP) censorship. The two festivals provided a perspective on a movie…


Use of Artificial Intelligence in Film and Music Sparks Controversy

The more human beings learn about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in creative endeavors like film and music, the more it seems to gain resistance. That is the conclusion of a week of Hollywood headlines that had entertainment consumers and insiders alike rattled about how the field of AI will work to replace the…


Elton John Singles Out Anti-Grooming Laws as Why He’s Done Performing in the US

As his farewell tour wraps up, pop singer Elton John said he has no plans to perform again in the United States due to the country’s “growing swell of anger and homophobia.” That’s according to what the “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” musician said in an interview he gave Radio Times, where he noted what he…


Johann Melchior Molter: Concerto No. 3 | Otto Sauter & Puebla Symphony Orchestra

Johann Melchior Molter Concert No. 3 for Piccolo Trumpet, Strings and Continuo Allegro – Andante Cantabile – Allegro Otto Sauter, Piccolo Trumpet – May 5th Philharmonic – Puebla Symphony Orchestra – Puebla, Mexico Credit: Otto Sauter – www.youtube.com/@sabinekierdorf


Did Woodrow Wilson Go Insane After the Great War? With Patrick Weil | Sons of History, Ep. 5

Patrick Weil joins the podcast to discuss Woodrow Wilson’s sanity during the process of trying to ratify the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. His book, “The Madman in the White House,” addresses the psychobiography of Wilson written by ambassador William Bullitt and Dr. Sigmund Freud and how they came to their conclusion—based on the testimony…


‘Rust’ Armorer Faces New Charge of Tampering With Evidence

The armorer for the movie “Rust” transferred drugs to someone on the day the film’s cinematographer was shot dead in 2021, special prosecutors said on Thursday as she faced a new charge of tampering with evidence. Prosecutors said the additional charge against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed related to the Oct. 21, 2021, transfer of “narcotics to another…


‘No One Is Telling the Story’: Los Angeles Filmmaker Returns From War-Torn Thailand-Burma Border

As Los Angeles filmmaker Dylan Chow and his film crew of 30 worked in the mine-riddled jungles of the Thailand-Burma border in 102-degree heat this past April, occasional gunfire could be heard in the distance as forces of Burma’s military dictatorship fought rebel groups. “I went there to make a film and be a witness…


Los Angeles Filmmaker Films at War-Torn Thailand-Burma Border to Tell an Untold Story

As Los Angeles filmmaker Dylan Chow and his film crew of 30 worked in the mine-riddled jungles of the Thailand-Burma border in 102-degree heat this past April, occasional gunfire could be heard in the distance as forces of Burma’s military dictatorship fought rebel groups. “I went there to make a film and be a witness…


Moments of Movie Wisdom: The Clothes Make the Man

Commentary Some movies are very inspiring and uplifting, obviously full of good messages. We expect Frank Capra movies to teach valuable moral lessons. However, many less serious movies can contain inspiring scenes. Even comedies may include one or two moments of movie wisdom which can be applied to our lives today. Today’s moment of movie…