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It really shouldn’t have been this way. On the surface, many of the ingredients for a successful film exist in the 1994 action comedy “Beverly Hills Cop III.” Murphy was returning to one of the roles that made him famous beyond even his work on “Saturday Night Live” in the early 1980s. Not only that,…
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British number one Katie Boulter has been knocked out of Wimbledon after losing to Harriet Dart after a nail-biting and emotionally intense game on Court One. The number two went head-to-head with her friend and teammate today, as shocked crowds endured a number of tie-breakers. Just minutes before the match ended, Dart in floods of…
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Captain America is not just a character, he’s a symbol. Different writers/artists use him to contrast what they feel America should be with what it is. After all, Jack Kirby and Joe Simon first drew him punching out Hitler because they were aching for the U.S. to do exactly that. (“Captain America Comics” #1 ran…
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By Rebecca English Royal Editor Published: 09:41 EDT, 4 July 2024 | Updated: 09:41 EDT, 4 July 2024 The King has expressed his ‘profound sadness’ at the destruction and loss of life caused by Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean. In a personal message he sent his ‘heartfelt condolences’ from the Royal Family and praised emergency…
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Aboard the boat, you’ll get Brody, Hooper, and Qunt, as well as all the important accessories needed for shark hunting: a revolver, compass, fishing rod, harpoon, spear, and the yellow barrels used to keep the stealthy shark visible in the water. The boat itself also has a removable roof with cool details inside, as well as…
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By Chris Jewers Published: 08:02 EDT, 4 July 2024 | Updated: 08:26 EDT, 4 July 2024 The Palace of Versailles has been evacuated and a security operation is underway. An official announcement told the public to avoid the area, saying that an ‘intervention’ was underway and that security forces were on the scene. ‘An intervention…
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Viggo Mortensen did not plan to be in The Dead Don’t Hurt but had to dust off his cowboy boots and appear in the movie when another, unnamed, actor dropped out. That meant Mortensen added starring in, to writing, producing, directing and creating the music for the Western. “I had not planned to act in…
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The widow of Celtic legend Tommy Burns has died on a flight from Tenerife to Glasgow. Rosemary Burns, 69, passed away after falling ill on a Jet2 flight on July 3. The plane made an emergency landing in Cork, Ireland, after declaring an on-board incident early on Wednesday. Mrs Burns had become unwell while on…
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The 39th edition of France’s reduced-price movie ticket scheme, La Fête du Cinéma, has blasted through all previous records with 4.65 million admissions across the four-day event. The promotion sees movie tickets discounted to 5 euros each for all showings in participating cinemas (excluding premiums for 3D and other special screenings). French exhibition org, the…
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The high-end steakhouse chain Hawksmoor has gone up for sale for £100million amid waning enthusiasm for veganism. Hawksmoor, labelled by one reviewer as a ‘mecca for meat lovers’, was founded in Shoreditch, East London, in 2006 but quickly expanded to include 13 branches. Now investment bank Stephens has reportedly been hired to seek a buyer for the…