Elodie Yung’s Elektra enjoyed quite the arc during Daredevil‘s second season.
Introduced as a former flame to Matt Murdock’s Man Without Fear, the iconic character vacillated between ally and villain numerous times, before Elektra was left in the company of The Hand – presumably so that she could be resurrected as the super weapon known simply as Black Sky.
That leaves Charlie Cox’s titular lead in quite the predicament, who will seemingly be in a state of semi-retirement (exile, even?) when The Defenders begins on August 18th. A “fractured” relationship with Foggy only exacerbates matters, and we’re now learning that Elektra will ostensibly be re-introduced as a “completely new character” once Netflix’s team-up series gets underway. That’s not all that surprising, really, particularly when you consider that Elodie Yung’s elusive ninja just had a brush with death, but it does raise some interesting...
Introduced as a former flame to Matt Murdock’s Man Without Fear, the iconic character vacillated between ally and villain numerous times, before Elektra was left in the company of The Hand – presumably so that she could be resurrected as the super weapon known simply as Black Sky.
That leaves Charlie Cox’s titular lead in quite the predicament, who will seemingly be in a state of semi-retirement (exile, even?) when The Defenders begins on August 18th. A “fractured” relationship with Foggy only exacerbates matters, and we’re now learning that Elektra will ostensibly be re-introduced as a “completely new character” once Netflix’s team-up series gets underway. That’s not all that surprising, really, particularly when you consider that Elodie Yung’s elusive ninja just had a brush with death, but it does raise some interesting...
- 7/31/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Princess Kate - and a group of former and hopeful Olympic athletes - lit up Kensington Palace at a landmark dinner on Wednesday evening. Kate, wearing a royal blue dress from Roland Mouret, helped host the glamorous occasion in the King's Gallery of the palace's state apartments to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of her key charities, SportsAid which works to help British athletes overcome financial challenges and give them motivation to succeed during the early stages of their careers. Sports-loving Kate became the royal patron of the charity in 2013. "Some of you may know that I love sport,...
- 6/9/2016
- by Simon Perry, @SPerryPeoplemag
- PEOPLE.com
It's been a week since "Interstellar" finally screened. Critics were allowed to officially voice their opinions on Monday morning and, well, the reaction was sort of all over the place. There was some high praise, some qualified praise and a small, but vocal group of reviewers who clearly were not happy (perhaps if they had only seen it without that IMAX sound mix). In general, it was the sort of response you'd get for a film that currently has a a 77 on Metacritic and a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Considering the hype, is that the profile of a Best Picture nominee? Um, probably? What everyone should keep in mind is that, at the moment, the reaction from Academy members publicly has been vocally positive. More important, you only need a certain number of passionate supporters to get a film a Best Picture nomination these days. It's arguably how films like "Her,...
- 10/30/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
The Lone Ranger
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio
USA, 2013
Almost no one expected Pirates of the Carribean to be what it turned out to be. A movie based on a theme park ride? Starring that guy from all the Tim Burton movies and Legolas? And yet, despite all odds, it was a critical and commercial darling and launched one of Disney’s most successful franchises in years.
And ever since, Disney’s been trying to recreate that success, churning out family-friendly action adventure films like the Pirates sequels, Tron Legacy, Prince of Persia, and the halfway decent John Carter. Out today is their latest attempt, a comedy-heavy revival of The Lone Ranger.
It’s not gonna work.
While The Lone Ranger may not be one of the more painful attempts at recapturing the Pirates magic, (put simply, it’s not Prince of Persia...
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio
USA, 2013
Almost no one expected Pirates of the Carribean to be what it turned out to be. A movie based on a theme park ride? Starring that guy from all the Tim Burton movies and Legolas? And yet, despite all odds, it was a critical and commercial darling and launched one of Disney’s most successful franchises in years.
And ever since, Disney’s been trying to recreate that success, churning out family-friendly action adventure films like the Pirates sequels, Tron Legacy, Prince of Persia, and the halfway decent John Carter. Out today is their latest attempt, a comedy-heavy revival of The Lone Ranger.
It’s not gonna work.
While The Lone Ranger may not be one of the more painful attempts at recapturing the Pirates magic, (put simply, it’s not Prince of Persia...
- 7/3/2013
- by Thomas O'Connor
- SoundOnSight
On a night when the life of West Ham and England legend Bobby Moore was immaculately celebrated by all present, Upton Park was home to an exciting London derby that did the 1966 world cup winning captain proud.
West Ham made a lively start to the game and the first real test for either goalkeeper came in the 10th minute, when Matthew Jarvis cut inside and shot low to Hugo Lloris’ right, but the Frenchman was equal to it and held it well.
Almost immediately, Spurs countered quickly and Aaron Lennon came close to putting the Lilywhites one up.
But it was that man Gareth Bale, in the same attack, who found the net first, side-stepping James Collins and burying the ball in to the bottom left from 20 yards after 13 minutes.
Spurs started to take charge immediately after the goal, showing the greater purpose as West Ham looked wobbly, but were...
West Ham made a lively start to the game and the first real test for either goalkeeper came in the 10th minute, when Matthew Jarvis cut inside and shot low to Hugo Lloris’ right, but the Frenchman was equal to it and held it well.
Almost immediately, Spurs countered quickly and Aaron Lennon came close to putting the Lilywhites one up.
But it was that man Gareth Bale, in the same attack, who found the net first, side-stepping James Collins and burying the ball in to the bottom left from 20 yards after 13 minutes.
Spurs started to take charge immediately after the goal, showing the greater purpose as West Ham looked wobbly, but were...
- 2/25/2013
- by Kev Stewart
- Obsessed with Film
The 66th Edinburgh International Film Festival is officially under way – last night the opening film, Killer Joe, screened in Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre, and though I wasn’t there I do wonder how it went down. It’s a provocative movie, and if it gets people arguing then at least it’s got people talking; last year’s deliberately unglamorous festival didn’t achieve even that. The screening was attended by its director, William Friedkin, who the night before introduced a screening of his classic The French Connection in the Filmhouse, and actress Gina Gershon; jury members Jim Broadbent and Elliott Gould were also in attendance.
After Friedkin’s memorable opener, I started my Festival with Pusher, that most suspicious of film product: a dreaded English-language remake. The original, a cult Danish film from the ’90s, was the first film from director Nicolas Winding Refn, of whom I have been...
After Friedkin’s memorable opener, I started my Festival with Pusher, that most suspicious of film product: a dreaded English-language remake. The original, a cult Danish film from the ’90s, was the first film from director Nicolas Winding Refn, of whom I have been...
- 6/21/2012
- by Adam Whyte
- Obsessed with Film
New York, April 5: Tara Reid has revealed that she is frustrated by constant questions about her plastic surgery and party girl antics.
She believes having plastic surgery is not an unusual thing as "almost everyone" has had a cosmetic procedure.
"Can I ask you something? How many women do you know who've had plastic surgery?" Reid asked an Australian journalist while being interviewed for News.com.au about her new movie, 'American Pie: Reunion.'
"Almost everyone has. I don't know why it's such a big deal. Yeah, I had it. End of story," she said.
Reid.
She believes having plastic surgery is not an unusual thing as "almost everyone" has had a cosmetic procedure.
"Can I ask you something? How many women do you know who've had plastic surgery?" Reid asked an Australian journalist while being interviewed for News.com.au about her new movie, 'American Pie: Reunion.'
"Almost everyone has. I don't know why it's such a big deal. Yeah, I had it. End of story," she said.
Reid.
- 4/5/2012
- by Shiva Prakash
- RealBollywood.com
Wilt Chamberlain. Godzilla. That baby from Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. All were shorter than the man standing in front of me at The X Factor last night, which is simply my way of saying that I had a wee bit of trouble observing any off-camera drama inside the Xanadome. But compromised vantage point notwithstanding, I do have a few what-you-didn’t-see-on-tv tidbits I’d like to discuss. Let’s begin, as all X Factor conversations should, with some confetti.
Brooms, get a room: Melanie Amaro started off the dance-music themed show by performing a song by an artist synonymous with dance music: Adele.
Brooms, get a room: Melanie Amaro started off the dance-music themed show by performing a song by an artist synonymous with dance music: Adele.
- 12/8/2011
- by John Young
- EW.com - PopWatch
Rap legend Heavy D died today after being rushed to an L.A. hospital. He was 44. Almost immediately after news of his passing broke, big names in the rap world, as well as celebrity friends and fans, took to their Twitters to share their personal thoughts on losing one of their own. One of the most heartfelt tributes came from Christopher "Kid" Reid of Kid 'n Play, who told this anecdote: "I was across the street in front of my hotel in L.A. a few months ago, and Heavy was across the street looking at me like I was suppose to know who he was. But he has lost so much weight I didn’t recognize him -- he looked like a model. I told him he is not going to be Heavy D anymore he is going to be Skinny D and he just kept laughing about it.
- 11/9/2011
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Simon Cowell ends up a mentor to the girls, with Nicole Scherzinger in charge of the over-30 group.
By Gil Kaufman
Simon Cowell
Photo: Fox
After a relatively sane four audition episodes, "X Factor" got down to business on Thursday night (October 6), when the second evening of boot camp helped cull the herd down to the semifinal contender class.
While some early favorites such as Siameze Floyd and adorable not-yet couple McKenna and Brock cracked under the pressure, others, including Chris Rene, Josh Krajcik and cutie brother act the Brewer Boys, survived the group competition and punched their ticket to the next round.
The two-night boot camp episode reduced the 162 contenders to 32, with eight in each of the four categories: boys, girls, over-30s and groups. After 62 acts were lopped at the top of Wednesday night's show, half of the remaining singers were put into groups that got help from vocal coaches,...
By Gil Kaufman
Simon Cowell
Photo: Fox
After a relatively sane four audition episodes, "X Factor" got down to business on Thursday night (October 6), when the second evening of boot camp helped cull the herd down to the semifinal contender class.
While some early favorites such as Siameze Floyd and adorable not-yet couple McKenna and Brock cracked under the pressure, others, including Chris Rene, Josh Krajcik and cutie brother act the Brewer Boys, survived the group competition and punched their ticket to the next round.
The two-night boot camp episode reduced the 162 contenders to 32, with eight in each of the four categories: boys, girls, over-30s and groups. After 62 acts were lopped at the top of Wednesday night's show, half of the remaining singers were put into groups that got help from vocal coaches,...
- 10/6/2011
- MTV Music News
Thanks to the social web, you can now share anything with anyone anywhere in the world. Is this the end of hyperconsumption? | Illustration by Craig Robinson
It's 8:30 a.m. in Silicon Valley, and Neal Gorenflo is already busy sharing. Inside his Mountain View town house, just a few short blocks from the Caltrain station where commuters pour out each morning on their way to Google, Gorenflo hands over his 15-month-old son, Jake, to a nanny he shares with his neighbor. At a local coffee shop, he logs on to a peer-to-peer banking site called Lending Club to make a series of small loans to someone planning a wedding, another starting a pet business, and a guy named Pat who wants to move. After biking down to the station, he drags his ancient Peugeot onto the train to San Francisco, where he hops into a Prius he's reserved for a few hours from City CarShare,...
It's 8:30 a.m. in Silicon Valley, and Neal Gorenflo is already busy sharing. Inside his Mountain View town house, just a few short blocks from the Caltrain station where commuters pour out each morning on their way to Google, Gorenflo hands over his 15-month-old son, Jake, to a nanny he shares with his neighbor. At a local coffee shop, he logs on to a peer-to-peer banking site called Lending Club to make a series of small loans to someone planning a wedding, another starting a pet business, and a guy named Pat who wants to move. After biking down to the station, he drags his ancient Peugeot onto the train to San Francisco, where he hops into a Prius he's reserved for a few hours from City CarShare,...
- 4/18/2011
- by Danielle Sacks
- Fast Company
A 3 1/2 year investigation into the kidnapping and murder of the American journalist shows that 27 men were involved in the crime-and 14 of them remain free on the streets of Pakistan.
Almost nine years ago, on January 23, 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped off the streets of Karachi, Pakistan, brutally killed a week or so later, beheaded, and chopped into 12 pieces. In July 2002, four men were convicted of Pearl's murder, including mastermind Omar Sheikh and three men involved in sending out ransom notes to the world. Pakistan closed the case. The U.S. let the case go dormant, with one FBI agent told by his boss, "Let sleeping dogs lie."
Related story on The Daily Beast: An American in Full
In "The Truth Left Behind: Inside the Kidnapping and Murder of Daniel Pearl," a 3 1/2 year investigation by the Pearl Project, reveals that, in fact, justice was not served. Leads weren't followed.
Almost nine years ago, on January 23, 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped off the streets of Karachi, Pakistan, brutally killed a week or so later, beheaded, and chopped into 12 pieces. In July 2002, four men were convicted of Pearl's murder, including mastermind Omar Sheikh and three men involved in sending out ransom notes to the world. Pakistan closed the case. The U.S. let the case go dormant, with one FBI agent told by his boss, "Let sleeping dogs lie."
Related story on The Daily Beast: An American in Full
In "The Truth Left Behind: Inside the Kidnapping and Murder of Daniel Pearl," a 3 1/2 year investigation by the Pearl Project, reveals that, in fact, justice was not served. Leads weren't followed.
- 1/20/2011
- by Asra Q. Nomani & Barbara Feinman Todd
- The Daily Beast
2010 has gone by in a blur and another year at the movies has come and gone. So may films that seemed promising have turned out to be disappointments and the surprises audiences received were few and far between.But the past is the past, it's time to look onward as a fresh new year begins and hopes are raised for it to be an exciting time in the world of cinema. Kicking off the Winter season are a number of films described in detail and listed below:january 7Season Of The WITCHNicolas Cage stars alongside Ron Perlman as knights who return from the Crusades to find their homeland ruined by the Black Plague. Two church elders accuse a girl (Claire Foy) of being a witch and being responsible for the destruction. They command Behmen and Felson to transport her to a monastery so the monks there can lift her curse from the land.
- 1/14/2011
- LRMonline.com
As star, co-writer and executive producer, Seth Rogen is to blame for this uncertain superhero action comedy remake that also stars Cameron Diaz. By Peter Bradshaw
Seth Rogen sure has slimmed down recently. The star of comedy hits such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad is never going to be buff exactly, but he's very much no longer the tubby schlub of old. It's almost symbolic of his disappointing new superhero action comedy The Green Hornet, of which Rogen is star, co-writer and executive producer: it doesn't know whether to satirise the genre, or to celebrate it, or how and where to position itself in between the two stools. There's an uneasy sense that Rogen, though aware of the perennial need to preserve and build his brand as a comedy star, would still like to be seen as a leading man of some quirky sort or other.
The Green Hornet...
Seth Rogen sure has slimmed down recently. The star of comedy hits such as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad is never going to be buff exactly, but he's very much no longer the tubby schlub of old. It's almost symbolic of his disappointing new superhero action comedy The Green Hornet, of which Rogen is star, co-writer and executive producer: it doesn't know whether to satirise the genre, or to celebrate it, or how and where to position itself in between the two stools. There's an uneasy sense that Rogen, though aware of the perennial need to preserve and build his brand as a comedy star, would still like to be seen as a leading man of some quirky sort or other.
The Green Hornet...
- 1/14/2011
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
After decades in development, the big screen adaptation of The Green Hornet is finally opening this weekend, starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, and Cameron Diaz. Since our review of the film won’t be available until Friday, here are a few things you may not know about the masked hero and the movie’s arduous road to your local theater.
The Green Hornet is Related to the Lone Ranger
The Green Hornet character premiered on January 31, 1936 over the airwaves of Detroit radio station Wxyz, the same outlet that started broadcasting “The Lone Ranger” three years earlier. Though both featured masked heroes and helpful sidekicks (Tonto and Kato), this series was designed to feature one white-collar man taking down political corruption during the Great Depression. Only in 1947, in an episode titled “Too Hot to Handle,” were the two heroes (both created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker) officially connected in the story.
The Green Hornet is Related to the Lone Ranger
The Green Hornet character premiered on January 31, 1936 over the airwaves of Detroit radio station Wxyz, the same outlet that started broadcasting “The Lone Ranger” three years earlier. Though both featured masked heroes and helpful sidekicks (Tonto and Kato), this series was designed to feature one white-collar man taking down political corruption during the Great Depression. Only in 1947, in an episode titled “Too Hot to Handle,” were the two heroes (both created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker) officially connected in the story.
- 1/13/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
AfterElton.com editor Michael Jensen posted his Hot 100 picks a few weeks ago in the Best Gay Week Ever column, but it turns out that the other writers around here have very different tastes in men. We didn't want you thinking Michael's picks were the de facto "official" AfterElton.com selections or anything. Michael's drunk enough with power already.
So we rounded up the Hot 100 selections from all the peons as well. There are some surprises here – and very little overlap. Several of us went for unadulterated beefcake, but a few of our writers (no doubt the more insecure ones!) are clearly trying to impress you with a few highbrow and cerebral choices thrown in.
Check 'em out and see what you think. Who's list comes closest to your own?
Anthony Langford's Selections
Christian Sancho
Zachary Levi (from the TV show Chuck)
Eric Sheffer Stevens (Reid, Atwt)
Danny Miller (Aaron,...
So we rounded up the Hot 100 selections from all the peons as well. There are some surprises here – and very little overlap. Several of us went for unadulterated beefcake, but a few of our writers (no doubt the more insecure ones!) are clearly trying to impress you with a few highbrow and cerebral choices thrown in.
Check 'em out and see what you think. Who's list comes closest to your own?
Anthony Langford's Selections
Christian Sancho
Zachary Levi (from the TV show Chuck)
Eric Sheffer Stevens (Reid, Atwt)
Danny Miller (Aaron,...
- 5/4/2010
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
Director: Jonathan Furmanski Clarence Harry Reid, along with his songwriting partner Willie Clarke, wrote almost 1,000 R&B songs in the 1960s and 1970s for the Miami-based Tk Records including Betty Wright’s “Clean Up Woman,” Gwen McCrae’s “Rockin Chair,” Kc and the Sunshine Band’s “Sound Your Funky Horn.” Reid is also known as Blowfly, the original dirty rapper. He is the oft-proclaimed inventor of rap music (he recorded his first Blowfly album in 1971); to hear it from Blowfly, Sugarhill Gang’s “mammies were wearing diapers when I was doing rap.” The Weird World of Blowfly starts in 2008. Donning a sparkly sequins superhero suit, Blowfly (at age 69) is on a comeback tour. (In 2003, Reid sold the rights to his entire catalog of songs to pay off debt, so he now sees no royalty income from his body of work.) Almost all of his audience is white (a mix of...
- 3/11/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Kudos to Vci Entertainment for once again making some rare serials available. Their latest DVDs are the Universal serials The Green Hornet (1940) and The Green Hornet Strikes Again (1941). Although the movies were released less than a year apart, the role of Britt Reid—the crusading publisher of the Daily Sentinel and secretly the masked crime fighter, the Green Hornet—was played by different actors. The first starred Gordon Jones, usually seen in comedy roles and who would later play Mike the Cop on the Abbott & Costello TV show. For the second serial, Universal brought in Warren Hull, who was no stranger to costumed heroes, having portrayed Mandrake the Magician in a serial and the pulp favorite character the Spider in another chapterplay; Hull would also star in The Spider Returns that same year. Jones speaks as Reid, but in a clever move, whenever the Hornet puts on his mask, the...
- 8/12/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (Dan Scapperotti)
- Starlog
Why small-scale, local power -- the microgrid -- could be the answer to our energy crisis. And why the big utilities are fighting it with all they've got.
Infographic: The Microgrid Dream House
In April 2007, a helicopter landed in a backyard in Johnson Valley, California, a desert hamlet of 440 residents on the outskirts of Joshua Tree National Park. "One of the neighbors went out and asked them what they were doing just a few hundred feet from his house," Jim Harvey, a local landowner, recalls. "They said, 'We're the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and congratulations! You're the lucky lottery winners of a brand new power line that's going to come right through the middle of your town.' "
That power line is called Green Path North -- an 85-mile-long high-voltage transmission wire from Los Angeles through public and private lands, connecting the city to potential geothermal and solar-thermal resources,...
Infographic: The Microgrid Dream House
In April 2007, a helicopter landed in a backyard in Johnson Valley, California, a desert hamlet of 440 residents on the outskirts of Joshua Tree National Park. "One of the neighbors went out and asked them what they were doing just a few hundred feet from his house," Jim Harvey, a local landowner, recalls. "They said, 'We're the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and congratulations! You're the lucky lottery winners of a brand new power line that's going to come right through the middle of your town.' "
That power line is called Green Path North -- an 85-mile-long high-voltage transmission wire from Los Angeles through public and private lands, connecting the city to potential geothermal and solar-thermal resources,...
- 6/23/2009
- by Anya Kamenetz
- Fast Company
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