Will Arnett set to revive ‘The Gong Show’ for ABC |
- Will Arnett set to revive ‘The Gong Show’ for ABC
- Everything you need to know about ‘Voyage of Time’
- Hurricane Matthew claims first victims as it churns up Caribbean
- Potentially ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Matthew nears Haiti, may hit US
- Check out new music videos by Solange Knowles
| Will Arnett set to revive ‘The Gong Show’ for ABC Posted: 03 Oct 2016 06:38 PM PDT
According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC has ordered 10 episodes of The Gong Show which originally aired in the late 1970s. The show was popular for its humour and moments of absurdity. In the modern-day reboot, "unconventionally talented" performers will be pulled from the internet and given the chance to perform for a revolving panel of celebrity judges who will either praise or "gong" contestants. The show will also be taped in front of a live audience. It's the latest game show to get a revival from ABC. Other shows include Celebrity Family Feud, Match Game and $100,000 Pyramid. — AFP-Relaxnews  |
| Everything you need to know about ‘Voyage of Time’ Posted: 03 Oct 2016 06:27 PM PDT
Who's in it and what's it about? An epic-scale look at the origins of life and of our universe itself, as well as a preview of what may be to come, with footage of the natural world augmented by visual effects and advanced scientific imagery specially adapted for the project. Cate Blanchett narrates the English-language version of a 90-minute, feature-length edition, while Brad Pitt narrates a 40-minute version prepared for viewing in IMAX cinemas. Blanchett and Pitt co-starred in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which dealt with themes of time and perspective though on a lifetime scale rather than over nearly 14 billion of years; Blanchett is also part of the ensemble cast of heist movie Ocean's Eight, whose three immediate predecessors have featured Pitt in a leading role. Who's behind it? Terrence Malick has spent more than four decades bringing Voyage of Time from concept to fruition. Among those assisting him have been previous collaborators including cinematographer Paul Atkins (Malick's Tree of Life, PBS series Nature) production designer Jack Fisk (The Revenant, Malick's The Tree of Life and Knight of Cups) art director Ruth de Jong (Inherent Vice, Knight of Cups) and visual effects supervisor Dan Glass (the Wachowski's Matrix trilogy, Sense 8, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas and Jupiter Ascending as well as The Tree of Life.) Is it any good? It's the feature-length edition that has received early reviews, following same-week premieres in Venice and Toronto this September, and a 68 Metacritic score and 65 per cent Rotten Tomatoes approval rating suggest a favourable but not rapturous reception; Rotten Tomatoes' Top Critics is a considerably more impressive 80 per cent. Despite that, the Top Critics Tomatometer average score is still 6/10 up from 5.6/10; a quick survey of individual reviews suggests a divided audience: "Uniquely vivid," said The Hollywood Reporter; "Pompous," said Sight & Sound. When's it out? In the US, an October 7 date has been set for the IMAX and regular editions. International scheduling is yet to be announced, though screenings at film festivals in Bergen, Norway (September 21) and Sitges, Spain (October 15) have been booked. — AFP-Relaxnews |
| Hurricane Matthew claims first victims as it churns up Caribbean Posted: 03 Oct 2016 06:17 PM PDT
Strong winds buffeted the southern coast of the Americas' most destitute country, where flimsy homes and buildings leave residents particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. Flooding is also being reported in some areas of Jamaica as the Category 4 storm creeps closer from the south, news reports said. Cuba ordered the evacuation of more than 250,000 people from the east of the island. "No one likes to leave their homes, but the sea is going to rise and that is very dangerous," said Pedro Gonzalez, a retired chef who had to leave a fishing islet where he lives off the city of Santiago, one of six areas under a hurricane warning. His sister Ana went with him along with their 100-year-old mother Marina, who uses a wheelchair. "I would not stay on that cay for all the money in the world," said Ana, who recalled the horror of living through Hurricane Sandy in 2012, when 11 Cubans died. The authorities are not forcing residents to leave, however, and many have chosen to stay to prevent looting. Devastating blow Matthew is expected to hit southwestern Haiti late yesterday, packing powerful winds and torrential rain, the Miami-based US National Hurricane Centre said. Cuba and the Bahamas also lie along the likely path of destruction. Haiti, eastern regions of Cuba and the southeastern Bahamas have been placed under a hurricane warning. In Haiti, the alert level has risen to the maximum level of red. Monstrous storm swells of up to 3.3 meters were forecast off Cuba and Haiti, the NHC said. "This is shaping up to be a devastating blow," said Domenica Davis, a meteorologist for The Weather Channel. A fisherman drowned Friday in Haiti and another went missing Sunday, both off the southern coast, civil protection officials said. At 2100 GMT, the eye of the storm had reached 360 kilometres southwest of Port-au-Prince, with lashing top-wind speeds of 225 kilometres per hour, the US hurricane centre said. The storm was creeping forward at 11 kilometres per hour. It is expected to continue north, tearing across southern and eastern Cuba between Yesterday and Today as it moves toward the Bahamas. Forecasts predict the hurricane will dump 40 to 60 centimetres (15 to 25 inches) of rain over southern Haiti with up to a meter possible in isolated areas. "Life-threatening flash floods and mudslides are likely from this rainfall in southern and northwestern Haiti, the southwestern Dominican Republic and eastern Cuba," the NHC warned. Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba prepare Thousands are still living in tents in Haiti after the country's massive earthquake in 2010. Erosion is especially dangerous because of high mountains and lack of trees and bushes in areas where they have been cut for fuel. The authorities evacuated more than 500 people Sunday from the southwestern city of Jeremie as a precaution. Nearly 1,000 have also been housed in temporary shelters in other southern regions. Some were reluctant to leave, civil defence chief Marie Alta Jean-Baptiste said. "My countrymen, do not be stubborn, do not say 'God is good' and will take care of you," interim president Jocelerme Privert said in an address to the nation. "The dangerous areas will be evacuated," he added. "We have no interest in risking your lives." The poorest country in the Americas is home to almost 11 million people, many living in fragile housing. In Jamaica, officials said the army and military reserves were called up to help deal with hurricane damage. Buses were also being sent to flood-prone areas to move residents to shelters. US embassies in Jamaica and Haiti closed yesterday and today due to the storm. In Cuba, President Raul Castro travelled to the southeastern city of Santiago to oversee emergency operations. Matthew had the potential to become a storm for the ages, he warned residents. "This is a hurricane. It's necessary to prepare for as if it were twice as powerful as Sandy," the Cuban leader said. At the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba — located along Matthew's predicted path — officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for all non-essential personnel and family members. The 61 remaining inmates in the base's prison are safe, US military officials said. Forecasters predict the hurricane could hit the US East Coast around midweek. Florida and parts of North Carolina have declared states of emergency. — AFP |
| Potentially ‘catastrophic’ Hurricane Matthew nears Haiti, may hit US Posted: 03 Oct 2016 06:12 PM PDT
Winds and rain began picking up in the southwest of the Caribbean country, but the centre of Matthew, a violent Category 4 storm, is not due until late yesterday night, the US National Hurricane Centre said. It is now forecast to reach the Bahamas today and possibly reach Florida by Thursday as a major hurricane, though weaker than at present, the US National Hurricane Centre said. Before that, it will hit Cuba. "It has the potential of being catastrophic," said Dennis Feltgen, a meteorologist and spokesman for the Miami-based hurricane centre, when asked about Matthew's expected impact on Haiti. Authorities were ferrying 3,000 people off Ile-a-Vache, a low-lying island off Haiti's southwest coast, by helicopter, Haitian Foreign Minister Pierrot Delienne said. Interior Minister Francois Anick Joseph said 30,000 people were in areas of risk who should be moved before the storm hits However, in Haiti's largest slum, the seaside Cite Soleil in capital Port-au-Prince, Mayor Frederic Hislain said 150,000 people whose homes he said were threatened needed to be bussed to safer places. "Those people are living all along the seashore in a bunch of huts which usually can't even really protect them from ordinary rain. Now we are talking about a strong hurricane. Imagine the disaster we may have to face here." Alta Jean-Baptiste, head of the Haiti's Department of Civil Protection, said one man was killed by large waves at sea over the weekend, and another went missing when his boat capsized, despite warnings to stay on dry land. Many people are reluctant to leave their homes due to fears their belongings will be stolen and by Yesterday evening only about 2,000 from the south were in shelters, officials said. However, more have moved from precarious homes into relatives' houses. Matthew, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history, was about 140 miles (225km) south of westernmost Haiti at 5pm EDT (2100 GMT) yesterday, the US hurricane centre said. It is expected to bring between 15 and 40 inches (38 to 101cm) of rain to parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Crawling north at just 7 miles per hour (11kph), the storm threatens to linger enough for its winds and rain to cause great damage. Haiti is prone to flash floods and mudslides because most of its hillsides have been stripped bare by people cutting down trees to make charcoal to sell for fuel. Heavy rain Heavy rain fell over Haiti's southwestern coastal city of Les Cayes, which lies near Matthew's predicted path. Some residents of homes made of scrap metal and zinc sheets, perched just feet away from the ocean, refused to move into government shelters ahead of dangerous predicted storm surges. A few miles to the west, wind buffeted the town of Tiburon, said Nicole Francois, of Haiti's National Centre of Meteorology. About 150 people huddled without electricity or food in Les Cayes' largest shelter, a school meant to house 600. "After the hurricane, we will be miserable. We'll be hungry. The houses will be destroyed," said Rosette Joseph, 44, at the shelter with her four children. The storm comes at a bad time for Haiti. The poorest country in the Americas is set to hold a long-delayed presidential election on Sunday. In both Jamaica and Haiti, authorities shut the main airports to wait for the storm to pass. In Cuba, which Matthew is due to reach today, evacuation operations were well underway, with most tourists in the eastern town of Santiago de Cuba moved inland and given instructions on where to shelter in hotels during the hurricane. — Reuters |
| Check out new music videos by Solange Knowles Posted: 03 Oct 2016 06:09 PM PDT
Knowles shared videos on YouTube over the weekend for Don't Touch My Hair, featuring Sampha, and Cranes in the Sky. She co-directed both videos with husband Alan Ferguson and also served as artistic director. In both videos, Knowles is highly stylised, filmed in exotic locales or artistic backgrounds. The album dropped September 30 and features guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Kelly Rowland, Tweet and Q-Tip among others. Both videos can be found on her YouTube channel. — AFP-Relaxnews |
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