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On Super Bowl broadcast, 'He Gets Us' ads featuring Jesus stand out for change-of-pace message
Read full article: On Super Bowl broadcast, 'He Gets Us' ads featuring Jesus stand out for change-of-pace messageFor the second year in a row, a religious Super Bowl ad campaign promised viewers that Jesus “gets us.”.
New this week: 'Me Time,' DJ Khaled and Sylvester Stallone
Read full article: New this week: 'Me Time,' DJ Khaled and Sylvester StalloneThis week’s new entertainment releases include fresh music from DJ Khaled and his celebrity pals, an HBO documentary about the unending toll Hurricane Katrina had on New Orleans' children and a film starring Sylvester Stallone as an aged superhero.
Popcorn toss key in trial of fatal shooting inside Florida movie theater
Read full article: Popcorn toss key in trial of fatal shooting inside Florida movie theaterThe role of a tossed bag of movie popcorn played a central part Monday as a trial opened for a retired Florida police captain who fatally shot a man in a theater eight years ago.
'Death on the Nile' tops a quiet box office weekend
Read full article: 'Death on the Nile' tops a quiet box office weekendHollywood’s Super Bowl weekend largely fizzled with the muted debut of Kenneth Branagh’s long-delayed Agatha Christie whodunit, “Death on the Nile,” a tepid reception for the Jennifer Lopez romantic-comedy “Marry Me” and modest box-office bumps for Oscar nominees.
'Top Gun: Maverick' flies to 2022 due to coronavirus surge
Read full article: 'Top Gun: Maverick' flies to 2022 due to coronavirus surgeParamount Pictures on Wednesday postponed the release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” sending another of the fall’s top movies out of 2021 due to the rise in coronavirus cases and the delta variant.
New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'Infinite”
Read full article: New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'Infinite”This week’s new entertainment releases include the much-anticipated debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights,” a sweaty, vibrant musical about a close-knit Washington Heights neighborhood.
Wunderkind ex-mayor to face jurors in fraud, bribery case
Read full article: Wunderkind ex-mayor to face jurors in fraud, bribery caseThe upcoming trial of a former Massachusetts mayor first elected at the age of 23 will showcase the dramatic rise and fall of the wunderkind accused of stealing from his investors and extorting marijuana companies.
In 'Boys State,' American politics in a teenage microcosm
Read full article: In 'Boys State,' American politics in a teenage microcosmBoys State may sound like a mere mock government exercise, but the film finds in Boys State a microcosm of American politics, one that frighteningly reflects much of the tenor of todays Washington and, in other ways, counters our more cynical grown-up government with stirring idealism. Boys State will give you both hope and fear for Americas future. Moss and McBaine were unaware of Boys State before reading a 2017 Washington Post article about a first in the programs history: Texas voted to succeed. Paul Barker, then Chairman of the American Legion Texas Boys State, was impressed by McBaine and Moss previous film ( "The Overnighters ) and figured a documentary could expand the program. The Texas Boys State, like the national political system, is a skewed representation.
Wahlburgers in Waterford Lakes permanently closes
Read full article: Wahlburgers in Waterford Lakes permanently closesORLANDO, Fla. – Wahlburgers in Waterford Lakes announced Wednesday that its closing its doors for good just weeks after the downtown Orlando location did the same. With the latest closure, the burger chain owned by actors Mark Wahlberg, Donnie Wahlberg and their brother, chef Paul Wahlberg, no longer has a presence in Central Florida. In fact, now the only Florida location in Key West that’s listed as “coming soon,” according to the casual restaurant’s website. We look forward to seeing you all again at one of our other restaurants in the future,” the post read. Wahlburgers first came to Central Florida in 2016, its entrance marked by a grand opening party that Mark Wahlberg attended.
Wahlburgers in downtown Orlando closes amid COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: Wahlburgers in downtown Orlando closes amid COVID-19 pandemicORANGE COUNTY, Fla. Wahlburgers in downtown Orlando has closed its doors permanently, according to a press release. The restaurant industry has been impacted greatly by the COVID-19 pandemic, and unfortunately, the Wahlburgers franchisee for the downtown Orlando Wahlburgers restaurant has made the difficult decision to permanently close its doors, Account Executive Kaitlin Blanton said. [RELATED: Wahlburgers Orlando celebrates grand opening]The downtown location opened in February of 2016. This was also the first Wahlburgers location in Florida. A Wahlburgers location is still open in Waterford Lakes.