Francis Ford Coppola says Barbenheimer is “a victory for cinema”

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Friday, August 18.

Coronation Street star Harriet Bibby has told her former co-star that she 'loves and misses' him as she paid a sweet tribute on social media. The actress took to Instagram to publically wish James Craven a happy birthday.

It has been four years since Coleen Rooney whipped social media up into a frenzy when she accused Rebekah Vardy of being behind false stories about her in the press. The wife of former footballer Wayne Rooneyclaimed at the time that she had been planting fake stories on a private Instagram account and only allowed access to her fellow WAG.

told the Hollywood Reporter.Ford was referring to a newly-discovered snake species that is now called “Tachymenoides harrisonfordi.” It was found in the Andes mountains in Peru, as a collaboration between researchers in Peru and the United States. Although it was discovered in May 2022, the information about the snake’s name was not made public until today, in the scientific journal Salamandra.The snake is yellow, brown and copper in color with stripes, and is 16 inches long.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” and Universal’s “Oppenheimer” continued ruling the U.K. and Ireland box office for a fourth consecutive weekend. Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” topped the charts yet again with £4.4 million ($5.6 million) for a total of £78.2 million, per numbers from Comscore.

Billie Eilish is keeping things positive with her ex-boyfriend, Jesse Rutherford.The «Bad Guy» singer took to her Instagram Story over the weekend to field questions from fans, which is when one person questioned her about her relationship with The Neighborhood frontman.Eilish answered, «Very very good friends only. My homie forever.»The musicians first sparked dating rumors back in October 2022, when fans spotted them having dinner at Los Angeles joint Crossroads Kitchen.They were then seen out at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios.

Striking members of the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA who live in New York and New Jersey have a distinct financial advantage over their counterparts in California and elsewhere in the country: They are eligible for state unemployment insurance benefits even though they’re on strike.

Vanna White will not be on screen for five upcoming episodes of "Wheel of Fortune," but her absence is not permanent. White was sick during a day of taping the show's "Teachers Week," Fox News Digital has learned.The taping of the episodes couldn't be rescheduled due to the academic school year starting. In sticking to the theme of the episodes, Bridgette Donald-Blue, the 2023 California Teacher of the Year, filled in for White while she recovered from an illness.

Vanna White will reportedly be missing from some upcoming episodes of Wheel of Fortune — but her ongoing contract negotiations aren’t to blame.

The 1977 Abba movie – you know, ‘Abba: The Movie’ – will be screened in cinemas on two dates next month “transporting audiences to the disco era when the Swedish icons first ruled the charts and hearts of millions”. Or so we were told in an official announcement earlier this week.Directed by Lasse Hallström, the film follows the band on an Australian tour with a mockumentary-style subplot thrown in for good measure.Organisers of next month’s screenings add that the remastered film boasts “electrifying renditions of Abba’s timeless hits, including chart-toppers such as ‘Dancing Queen’, ‘SOS’, ‘Name Of The Game’ and ‘Waterloo’”.The screenings will also feature some extra content, including lyric videos and some insights into the making of the Abba Voyage shows in London.Says Mia Segolsson of Polar Music International: “I am THRILLED that we are finally able to showcase the iconic ‘Abba: The Movie’ again across the globe, almost 50 years since its opening.

Run-DMC, a 12-year-old Darryl McDaniels got his first education in hip-hop at St. Pascal Baylon Catholic school in Jamaica, Queens.“I was in seventh grade, and Billy Morris — who was in the eighth grade — walked into the schoolyard with a flat Panasonic tape recorder that all the kids would use [back when] there were no boomboxes,” DMC, 59, told The Post.“And he said, ‘Yo, come listen to this!’ He pushed play, I heard a beat … and it was about, like, a minute and 30 seconds of this guy rapping over this little drum beat.

Add Angelina Jolie to the growing list of celebrities lately dipping their toes into producing on Broadway.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Billy Porter revealed in a recent interview with Evening Standard that he has to sell his house amid the ongoing strikes in Hollywood in order to save money. Porter, an Emmy winner for his work on FX’s “Pose,” was speaking to the outlet to promote his music career and stayed clear of discussing any of his film and television work. When the topic of the strikes was brought up, Porter said he’s having to take cost-saving measures in his real life as various projects he was set to work on in September have been tabled.

Francis Ford Coppola and William Friedkin went back more than half a century, including their days in the Directors Company, the short-lived production entity they and Peter Bogdanovich launched in the early 1970s.

Jeremy Vine has opened up on how he will feel about the end of his BBC career.

The Godfather director recently hailed the box office success of Barbenheimer “a victory for cinema”.Barbie and Oppenheimer enjoyed a hugely anticipated dual release this month (July 21), with huge box office returns.While answering questions from fans on his Instagram page, Coppola was asked about the two films, and he said it sets a shining example for cinema.“I have yet to see them, but the fact that people are filling big theaters to see them and that they are neither ‘sequels’ nor ‘prequels’… no number attached to them meaning they are true one-off’s is victory for Cinema,” he added.In a separate question, he was asked to share his thoughts on the future of cinema and he predicted that more theatrical success lies ahead“My hunch is that we’re on the verge of a golden age,” he added. “Wonderful and illuminating cinema seen in large theaters.”Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, scored a glowing five-star review from NME‘s Paul Bradshaw, who wrote: “Not just the definitive account of the man behind the atom bomb, Oppenheimer is a monumental achievement in grown-up filmmaking.”Meanwhile, the Greta Gerwig-helmed Barbie earned a four-star review, with NME‘s Alex Flood writing: “The script contains unexpected subtlety, particularly during the tender moments which pack an emotional punch.

The film exhibition industry has been beaten down over the last few years by the pandemic.

Sophia Scorziello editor While facilitating questions from fans through his Instagram story on Friday, acclaimed filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola admitted that he has yet to roll out for “Barbie” or “Oppenheimer.” Nevertheless, he called the box office success of both blockbusters a “victory for Cinema” — with a capital “C.” “I have yet to see them, but the fact that people are filling big theaters to see them and that they are neither ‘sequels’ nor ‘prequels’… no number attached to them meaning they are true one-off’s is victory for Cinema,” he answered. “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” turned a doll and the atomic bomb into the fourth-biggest weekend in box office history, collectively bringing in over $200 million during their simultaneous opening frames.

Naman Ramachandran Despite the humongous success of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” in the U.K. and Ireland, the territory’s theatrical exhibition business is not out of the darkness yet, the Vue cinema chain chief has said. Speaking to the Sky News podcast, Tim Richards, founder and CEO of Vue International, hailed an “amazing summer” citing the latest films in the “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “Mission Impossible” franchises and the “absolutely phenomenal” “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.” “We knew it was going to be big.

Coronation Street stars Daniel Brocklebank and Harriet Bibby sweetly exchanged public messages after a selfie of the pair was shared on social media. Dan, who plays Billy Mayhew in the ITV soap, took to Instagram with the snap of himself and his Summer Spellman co-star.