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A Harry Potter Director’s Sci-Fi Flop Put Robin Williams Into A Weird Costume
August 31, 2025
A Harry Potter Director’s Sci-Fi Flop Put Robin Williams Into A Weird Costume
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Chris Columbus was an ideal choice for starting the “Harry Potter” franchise because he had directed another family-friendly fantasy “Bicentennial Man” just two years earlier. Although it was more science fiction, it also tells a story of someone with extraordinary abilities trying to fit in. The majority of Chris Columbus’ films are sentimental and warm, using either broad humor or heart-tugging melodrama to celebrate the fantastical events that can take place even in ordinary suburbia. Set in the future, “Bicentennial Man” is part comedy and part weepie about
Read moreAnnunciation Catholic Church holds first Mass since deadly Minneapolis school shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — Mass was underway Wednesday morning to mark the beginning of the academic year at Annunciation Catholic School when bullets started to come through the glass. That the shooting, which killed two students and wounded more than a dozen other people, occurred as Mass was being celebrated is something the Rev. Dennis Zehren is still reflecting on. “I will be reflecting on that for the rest of my life,” Zehren said in remarks before Saturday’s Mass, the first for the parish since the shooting. “It’s something I will never be able to unsee.” Zehren, who was at Annunciation Catholic
Read moreParents in England to pay more for school lunches as caterers blame rising costs
Parents across England are facing higher prices for school lunches as the new school year begins, with caterers blaming the government’s national insurance increase alongside rising food and energy costs. Lunch providers say increases in staffing costs, including employer national insurance contributions announced by the chancellor last year, have added “significant extra pressure” to their budgets. Food price inflation is also driving costs higher, pushing consumer prices above forecasts this summer. Prices for food and non-alcoholic drinks rose 4.9% in the year to July and are now 37% higher than five years ago, according to data from the Office for
Read moreYard of the Week: Sloped Lot Becomes an Outdoor Family Oasis
These Austin, Texas, homeowners have daughters in elementary and middle schools, and they wanted to create more usable space in their steeply sloped backyard to encourage outdoor play. They also wanted space for entertaining their friends. José Roberto Corea of Austin Outdoor Design transformed the yard into a series of outdoor rooms featuring a pool, a spa, an outdoor shower, a fire table lounge, a play area, a renovated two-story porch and a pergola-covered dining and grilling area. At the same time, he preserved several existing live oak trees. The result is a cohesive, beautifully terraced modern yard that the
Read moreRugby Union Weekly – Wales out of World Cup but England and Scotland progress – BBC Sounds
10 Things You Should Never Wear on a Plane—and What We’re Replacing Them With From $8
Packing for a trip is stressful enough, but choosing the right outfit to wear on the plane is a landmine for potential mistakes that can throw your flight into flux. Whether you’re dressing for comfort or style, there are quite a few no-nos of air travel that should be avoided in order to ensure a smooth trip—but don’t worry, we’re here to help. No matter how long your flight is or where you’re headed, we’ve outlined the 10 most common fashion mistakes that travelers make and the easy swaps to try along the way. From trading in open-toed shoes for
Read moreThe Most Nostalgic Movie of Every Year of the ’70s, Ranked
Sometimes, it’s nice to take a pleasant little trip and experience the cinematic wonder of the 1970s. It shaped our modern pop culture for the better, ushering in an age of bold, creative filmmaking where the limits of what can and can’t be achieved on camera were pushed to new limits. Genres like crime and horror flourished, iconic filmmakers rose to become legendary, and blockbuster franchises were forming to become the most popular of all time. In short, this was one of the most transformative decades in the history of entertainment. The 1970s were one of the most enjoyable decades
Read moreWhat Are Your First Impressions Of Gears Reloaded On Xbox Game Pass?
Speaking of multiplayer, we’re loving the fact that Gears Reloaded is now populated with thousands of players across Xbox, PC and Ps5; it means we can have great fun across our favourite online modes without fear of quiet lobbies and long queue times. Gears of War: E-Day may be waiting in the wings with a whole new Gears experience for next year, but we’ll gladly take what Reloaded is serving up in the meantime. But, enough about our thoughts on Gears Reloaded, what do you make of this one so far? Have you been happy to hop back into Gears
Read moreAtasque, joints and noise, a lot of noise: a walk through the ‘jungle’ of the US Open
Absolutely no one, not even Rockefeller, is or has been oblivious to New York Atmospheric Law, as cinematographic and suggestive as dechicing. From the first hour of the day, twenty -four hours non-stop Actually, the sirens of the ambulances or the police, the squeaks of the mountains cutting metallic sheet and the screaming of the people in the heart of Manhattan, where they are housed in the different official hotels, a good part of the tennis players who compete in the US Open. The athletes do not escape the lack of control of the city, the encounters or the jams
Read moreThe 25 must-watch movies of fall 2025
Remember back in spring 2024, when we learned that major movie studios were shifting a lot of their would-be blockbuster releases to 2025, because financial projections said this would be the year theatrical releases really took off again? Well, we made it to 2025, and now we’re seeing what the studios have been holding onto. But while the movie-watching team at Polygon is intrigued at the thought of a new Wicked movie, a new Predator movie, and a new Zootopia movie, the real appeal of this fall is all the promising non-franchise, non-sequel movies coming up. That includes a duet
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