Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will produce its eighth fundraising telecast on Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. ET to raise money for cancer research and treatments.
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It is probably no accident that Apple has chosen this week to launch its own legendary toy biopic, The Beanie Bubble, in the shadow of Warner Bros. about-to-be blockbuster Barbie. It can only benefit from the obvious connections and themes of female empowerment bubbling under the surface of both.
The latest in a Hollywood trend of 2023 movie releases focusing on origin stories of products (Air, Tetris, Flamin’ Hot, BlackBerry, Barbie) , it proves there is fertile creative ground in these movies as each of them so far has much to recommend. This one , a feature directorial debut for the husband and wife team of Damian Kulash Jr. and Kristin Gore (the latter also writing the screenplay), is a razor sharp look at the Beanie Baby phenomenon of the 90’s, but one more interested in the relationships of the people behind it, as much as the rise and fall of the lovable plush toys themselves. Centered on self-centered founder of the Beanies, Ty Warner (Zach Galifianakis) , the filmmakers use a clever non-linear approach spanning a couple of decades to tell the complicated story of three women, at different points, who played a key role in the man’s success who went from nothing to multi-billionaire due to one good idea that grew into a sensation thanks to his creative chops , but mostly to those who saw more in it than even he did.
Starting off with Robbie Jones’ (Elizabeth Banks) involvement in 1983, she was a next door neighbor in his apartment building who became friendly with the then-salesman, leading not only to a partnership to launch his idea of the plush toys but also an affair at a low point in her own marriage. The film also jumps around to the Clinton era of 1993 and two more women who come significantly into his
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will produce its eighth fundraising telecast on Aug. 19 at 8 p.m. ET to raise money for cancer research and treatments.
Former Disney Channel star Raven-Symoné revealed she had two breast reductions and lipo before her 18th birthday, following claims she experienced body shaming as a child star.The 37-year-old, who is best known for playing titular character Raven Baxter in the show That's So Raven, made the upsetting admission in a recent episode of her podcast The Best Podcast Ever, which she hosts with wife Miranda Maday. Looking back on going under the knife before she'd even turned 18, Raven claimed that it was her that her father, Christopher B.
Strictly Come Dancing star Greg Rutherford has been rushed to the hospital after a suspected ‘allergic’ reaction that left him ‘screaming and clawing at his skin.' The 36-year-old track and field star was driven to the hospital by his worried fiancée Susie Verrill, after she claimed he faced a 40-minute wait for an ambulance. The blogger took to Instagram to share Greg’s terrifying health ordeal, telling her followers how she was concerned he would ‘stop breathing.’ Once at the hospital, Greg, who shares three children with Susie whom he has been with since 2012, was ‘pumped full of steroids and antihistamines.’ Posting an image of the athlete recovering in a hospital bed, Susie wrote: “'Had quite l 'Was enjoying a lovely roast at a friends' house with the kids, "Greg was at home because he'd been for a run and he text to say he was having an allergic reaction to something and felt itchy." She continued: “I didn't think much of it until he rang me screaming two minutes later.
Stand Up To Cancer is back with their SU2C fundraising special that is set to air on Saturday, August 19 at 8 p.m. ET with a star-studded list of celebrities.
Naman Ramachandran Stewart Copeland, founder and drummer of The Police, is teaming with Indian musician Ricky Kej on “Police – Beyond Borders” where the legendary rock band’s classic songs are recreated in global languages. The songs include “Every Breath You Take,” “Roxanne” and “Message in a Bottle.” Reinterpretations are in the Kannada, Zulu, Mandarin, Armenian, Pashto, Urdu and Hindi languages, among others. The album follows Copeland’s “Police Deranged for Orchestra” BMG album, released in June, where the band’s hit tracks, arranged for full orchestra, are revisited.
Princess Kate and Prince William revealed they are big fans of spicy Indian-style curries during a visit to a popular Indian restaurant earlier this year.
Love Island stars Zachariah Noble and Molly Marsh have taken their relationship to the next level after he asked her to be his girlfriend during the live final. "I lost you once, I won't lose you twice, let's make it official," Zach said, during an emotional speech to Molly. "What you saying? Do you want to be my girlfriend?" His question was met with cheers from his fellow Islanders looking on, but fans of the show remain skeptical about the pairing and have accused them of becoming official in a bid to score more votes.
Elizabeth Wagmeister Chief Correspondent This summer, “Barbie” has revived the box office, making nearly $500 million worldwide in its first week. Earlier this year, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” surpassed the billion-dollar mark.
Inga Swenson, the versatile actress best known for memorable portrayals of combative women on the TV hits Soap and Benson, has died. Her son confirmed the news to TMZ. Swenson was 90.
While it’s not exactly “The Beanie Bubble’s” fault that it’s being released at the tail-end of a film cycle that has seen every inch of corporatized IP mined for stories about the wonders (or horrors) of capitalism — “Air,” “Blackberry,” “Tetris,” and even “Flamin’ Hot” come to mind, all with varying degrees of success — it’s also fitting that such a historical footnote would be last out of the gate. Continue reading ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Review: A Great Zach Galifianakis Performance Cannot Save This Messy I.P.
Zach Galifianakis is taking on the role of Beanie Baby creator Ty Warner in the upcoming film “The Beanie Bubble”, but in real life, the actor thinks billionaires are pretty “bizarre.”
Elizabeth Banks was too busy in the ’90s to be collecting Beanie Babies.
The Kills have released dual singles ‘New York’ and ‘LA Hex’, marking their first new music in seven years.The rock duo – consisting of Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince – have returned with ‘New York’, a dark and heavy track which features The Kills’ signature style with its sticky guitar riff and Mosshart’s iconic croon. ‘LA Hex’ is a brighter tune that includes layered warp trumpets over a glitchy, captivating beat.Both singles have accompanying videos directed by Andrew Theodore Balasia.
Bethenny Frankel has some advice for Raquel Leviss.
What We Do In The Shadows (★★★★☆), FX’s vampire mockumentary based on the 2014 film of the same name from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Over five seasons, Shadows has evolved into itself while embracing the weirdness that made it worth watching in the first place.
A huge applause of appreciation rang round Murrayfield on Wednesday when a 35-year-old Manchester United defender challenged a spritely Lyon attacker with 20 minutes of the friendly remaining.
Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor OK Go has shared the new track “This,” from the Apple Original Film “The Beanie Bubble.” The band’s lead singer and guitarist Damian Kulash co-directed the film with his wife Kristin Gore, who also wrote the screenplay. According to Kulash, the idea for the song, filled with exuberant guitars and horns, was in the script: “The term said, ‘We close to unbelievably joyful music.” The film debuts theaters on limited release on July 21 before streaming on AppleTV+ on July 28. It stars Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook and Geraldine Viswanathan and follows the story of the Beanie Baby phenomenon.
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Dig deep enough through the eBay auction site, and you can still find Beanie Babies listed for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Nobody’s buying them at that price, but it’s a reminder that there was a moment in the not-so-distant past when the cheaply made stuffed animals fetched outrageous sums. The phenomenon, while it lasted, was fueled largely by the illusion of scarcity, as collectors chased what they believed to be limited numbers of the highly coveted critters. Were they really so rare? “The Beanie Bubble” doesn’t have any particularly interesting insights into the craze, focusing instead on their inventor, disgraced self-made toy mogul Ty Warner, portrayed by Zach Galifianakis in one of the discomfort comedian’s most skin-crawling performances to date. Tonally, the movie walks a tricky line between easy-target satire and female-empowering corporate case study, falling into the overcrowded junk-culture nostalgia-porn category so recently represented by “Tetris,” “Air,” “BlackBerry” and “Flamin’ Hot.”
universe. On Wednesday, author Candace Bushnell, who penned the book that the original HBO series was based off, took to Twitter to poke fun at the show's Max reboot,, recasting actor Peter Hermann in a recent role. In an episode that aired earlier this month, Hermann played George, an app designer who has a short-lived romance with Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) after she causes him to crash his bike. Bushnell pointed out that Hermann also played the cameo role of David in the original series, a Jewish man that Charlotte York (Kristin Davis) is set up with right before she reunites with her now-husband, Harry Godlenblatt (Evan Handler). «The fact that Carrie’s app designer boyfriend is the same guy that Charlotte was set up with at the synagogue in season six really speaks to the lack of eligible bachelors in New York City,» Bushnell quipped, sharing photos of Hermann in both roles. The fact that Carrie’s app designer boyfriend is the same guy that Charlotte was set up with at the synagogue in season six really speaks to the lack of eligible bachelors in New York City.
The 35th Galway Film Fleadh ended Sunday evening with the Competition jury handing the festival’s top prizes of Best Irish Film to Apocalypse Clown, directed by George Kane, and the Generation Jury Award to Scrapper by Charlotte Regan.