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Wall Street Journal
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
‘Hollywood High' Review: How Teens Took Over the Screen
Reality shapes the movies, and the movies reshape reality, which makes its way back into film. In the 1950s, for instance, widespread dismay, sensational media coverage and even congressional hearings revolved around the crisis of juvenile delinquency, which yielded a spate of what's-wrong-with-young-people features, many of them cheesy and laughable. Among the few that gained a hold on the public imagination was 'Rebel Without a Cause' (1955), a fairly terrible teen soap that became iconic because its point of view was sympathetic to its desperate youth and because its charismatic young lead, James Dean, had died in a car wreck less than a month before it was released. The car Dean's character drove, a Mercury, became the hot-rodders' 'vehicle of choice through most of the 1950s,' writes Bruce Handy in 'Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies.' A hoodlum in 'American Graffiti' (1973), another defining movie about youth, made a generation later, also drove a Mercury. That film takes place over a single night in 1962, and the choice of car was a joke on its driver, an illustration of a comical urge to cling to a faded past even among young people. 'Rock and roll has been going downhill ever since Buddy Holly died,' the film's gearhead hero, John, observes; 1973 looked back to 1962, when everyone was sighing about 1959. Most of the songs on the celebrated soundtrack were already oldies on the night it takes place. The movie harbored a droll sensitivity for early-onset nostalgia. Mr. Handy's teen-mag title and his book's colorful packaging belie the author's seriousness about his subject. A veteran magazine journalist whose credits include a stint at Vanity Fair, he writes with the lively appreciation of a fan rather than with condescension or academic pedantry, combining astute cultural analysis with fascinating trivia.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What's Coming to Netflix in May 2025
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways From beloved animated films to new shows vying for Emmy consideration, Netflix's May releases include a number of returning favorites and originals. New releases include the Oscar-nominated animated film 'The Wild Robot,' the 'Fear Street' follow-up 'Prom Queen' directed by Matt Palmer, the eighth and final season of 'Big Mouth' featuring guest stars Cynthia Erivo, Quinta Brunson and Holly Hunter, the new limited series 'Sirens' starring Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon and the fourth volume of 'Love, Death and Robots,' which features 10 brand-new stories. More from Variety A new month also brings new classics to Netflix, with April's lineup of older titles including George Lucas' 'American Graffiti,' 'Burn After Reading,' 'Dawn of the Dead,' 'Ocean's Eleven,' 'Starship Troopers' and 'Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit,' among others. Take a look at Netflix's full May schedule below. May 1 'Ali' 'Airport' 'Airport 1975' 'Airport '77' 'American Gangster' 'American Graffiti' 'Angi: Fake Life, True Crime' (Netflix Original) 'Burn After Reading' 'Constantine' 'Crazy, Stupid, Love.' 'Dawn of the Dead' 'Eat Pray Love' 'The Equalizer 2' 'Hanna' 'Home' 'Mid90s' 'Ocean's Eleven' 'Ocean's Twelve' 'Ocean's Thirteen' 'Past Lives' 'Paul' 'The Paper Tigers' 'The Sugarland Express' 'Sisters' 'Starship Troopers' 'The Biggest Fan' (Netflix Original) 'The Cliche' 'The Four Seasons' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'The Jerk' 'The Lego Movie' 'The Mule' 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1' 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2' 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' 'Trainwreck' 'Trolls' 'Twilight' 'Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit' 'Why I Dressed Up For Love' May 2 'Bad Boy' (Season 1) 'Peninsula' 'Train to Busan' 'Unseen' Season 2 May 4 'Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor' (Netflix Original) May 5 'Britain and the Blitz' (Netflix Original) 'Mighty Monsterwheelies' Season 2 (Netflix Original) May 5 'Britain and the Blitz' (Netflix Original) 'Mighty Monsterwheelies' Season 2 (Netflix Original) May 6 'The Devil's Plan' Season 2 (Netflix Original) 'Untold: Shooting Guards' (Netflix Original) May 7 'Fun Speed' Season 2 'Last Bullet/Lost Bullet 3' (Netflix Original) May 8 'Blood of Zeus' Season 3 (Netflix Original) 'Forever' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Heart Eyes' 'The Haunted Apartment 'Miss K'' May 9 'A Deadly American Marriage' (Netflix Original) 'Bad Influence' (Netflix Original) 'Nonnas' (Netflix Original) 'Too Hot to Handle: Italy' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'The Royals' Season 1 (Netflix Original) May 11 'ABBA: Against the Odds' May 12 'Tastefully Yours' Season 1 (Netflix Original) May 13 'All American' Season 7 'Bad Thoughts' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Untold: The Liver King' (Netflix Original) May 14 'American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story' (Netflix Original) 'Garbo: Where Did You Go?' 'Married at First Sight' Season 17 'Smile' 'Snakes and Ladders' Season 1 (Netflix Original) May 15 'Bet' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Franklin' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Love, Death & Robots' Volume 4 (Netflix Original) 'Pernille' Season 5 (Netflix Original) 'Secrets We Keep' (Netflix Original) 'Thank You, Next' Season 2 (Netflix Original) 'The Reserve' (Netflix Original) 'Vini Jr.' (Netflix Original) May 16 'Dear Hongrang' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Football Parents' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Instant Family' 'Rotten Legacy' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'The Quilters' (Netflix Original) 'Where Hope Grows' May 20 'Sarah Silverman: Postmortem' (Netflix Original) 'Untold: The Fall of Favre' (Netflix Original) May 21 'Poor' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Real Men' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'The UnXplained with William Shatner' Season 6 May 22 'She The People' Season 1 — Part 1 (Netflix Original) 'Sirens' (Netflix Original) May 23 'Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds' (Netflix Original) 'Big Mouth' Season 8 (Netflix Original) 'Fear Street: Prom Queen' (Netflix Original) 'Forget You Not' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Off Track 2' (Netflix Original) May 24 'Our Unwritten Soul' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'The Wild Robot' May 26 'CoComelon' Season 13 (Netflix Original) 'Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders' (Netflix Original) 'Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life' (Netflix Original) May 27 'Better Late Than Single' (Netflix Original) May 28 'F1: The Academy' Season 1 (Netflix Original) May 29 'Dept. Q' Season 1 (Netflix Original) 'Losmen Bu Broto: The Series' Season 1 (Netflix Original) May 30 'A Widow's Game' (Netflix Original) 'Lost in Starlight' (Netflix Original) 'The Heart Knows' (Netflix Original) May 31 'Netflix Tudum 2025' (Live) Best of Variety Sign up for Variety's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Yahoo
Police target noisy cruising in downtown Kalispell
May 4—As warmer weather arrives in Kalispell, so are motorists looking to flaunt their cars down Main Street. Friday night cruising on the municipality's historic throughfare is seen by many as an opportunity for teens and adults alike across the Flathead Valley to show off their passion for automobiles. But the social activity has proved troublesome for nearby residents and business owners. Downtown residents say they have been subject to the roar of unmuffled engines, burnouts, billowing exhaust and reckless driving for years, and not just on Friday nights, but each night of the week. Entrepreneurs have said the disruptive cruises have cost them business. And that's why Kalispell Police Department has beefed up patrols along Main Street. Since April 11, three to four officers on overtime pay have been stationed every Friday night — when cruising is at its heaviest — from the intersection of Main and Idaho streets down to the Flathead County Courthouse to patrol traffic along the corridor. Residents can expect to see increased patrols until September, said Chief Jordan Venezio. Over the first three Friday nights since the extra patrols were launched, over 120 traffic stops were made, he said. "That's kind of our plan at this point, is heavy police presence, traffic enforcement, be visible," he said. The heightened police presence has already brought back positive returns, Venezio said. "I've had community members reach out about how much better it's been," he said. But to Joe Biby, who lives on First Avenue East, the ruckus has only gotten worse. He said that on April 25 — a Friday — he saw dramtically more cars than usual. "If traffic was stopped for a red light at [Main Street] and 11th Street, the trucks and cars were backed up to St. Matthew's school," he told the Inter Lake via email. "It's very much a carnival atmosphere, a combination of 'Mad Max Fury Road' and the film, 'American Graffiti,'" Biby said. While the act of aimlessly driving cars down a strip of road became popular in the 1950s, cruising was revitalized across the country during the Covid-19 pandemic, including locally. The organization Kruise Kalispell formed in April 2020 as a means of safely escaping isolation and parading cars. Kruise Kalispell, though, only organizes a few events a summer. The weekly cruises are largely unorganized and not associated with the group, according to Venezio. Downtown residents say that the cruising culture has changed over the years as it veers away from the family-friendly atmosphere. "That is an absolute joke," said downtown resident Teresa Narduzzi about the idea that cruising is family activity. "I wouldn't want my kids exposed to that." Narduzzi has lived on Second Avenue East since 1993, and cruising has kept her away from Main Street. "I don't go downtown at all anymore," she said. In the summer months Narduzzi said she can't leave her windows open because of the roar of car engines, which are audible until 1 a.m. She said that drivers speed down side streets as well, creating a racing circuit of sorts. The Police Department has placed an electronic speed radar sign near the intersection of First Avenue East and Eighth Street East, where Venezio said cruisers often turn around. "It has gone on for so many years now it is absolutely frustrating and maddening," Narduzzi said. She added that she has not seen a noticeable drop in disruption since more patrols were dispatched. "Some of us make a habit of leaving our homes on Friday evenings," Biby said. Not everyone is dissatisfied with the city's response to the cruises. A recent letter to the editor from several downtown residents thanked the Police Department for taking steps to enforce traffic laws downtown and for placing the electronic radar. THE ISSUE came before Kalispell City Council in October. While councilors mulled over potential regulations to limit the activity, cruisers, residents and businesses owners convened in City Hall to express both their support and frustration over cruising. Councilors ultimately decided against implementing any new rules, arguing that existing laws dictating noise and reckless driving could be enforced better. Councilors also suggested self-policing, asking that those cruising be respectful regarding noise and to follow traffic laws. Narduzzi saw the decision as a way of throwing the issue onto the Police Department without finding solutions to effectively enforce city code. "If you are going to make the rules, figure out how you are going to enforce them," she said. Chapter 17, section seven of Kalispell's municipal code states that "it shall be unlawful for any person to 'tune up' or 'race' the engine of any motor vehicle on any public highway in the city. The object of this provision is to prohibit loud or distressing noises." Municipal code also requires mufflers on cars to be "in constant operation and of sufficient size to prevent excessive and unusual noise." Cut-outs are also prohibited. But noise ordinances are hard to enforce, said Venezio, because finding the source of the ruckus among a sea of cars can prove difficult. The Police Department has been unable to divert more resources to quelling cruising in the past over staffing shortages. Last summer, staffing was down 40% "and we were just trying to get to where we could respond to calls," Venezio said. Now the department is almost fully staffed, having increased its ranks with four new patrol officers following a voter-approved public safety levy passed in March 2024. But some residents expressed concern that if further action isn't taken to punish disruptive cruisers, pedestrian accidents are bound to occur. Between 2018 and 2022, Main Street saw 258 motor vehicle crashes, First Avenue East saw 73 and First Avenue West saw 48, according to a study by Kittleson & Associates Inc. The corridor serves an average of 18,000 trips a day. "Someone's eventually going to get killed," Narduzzi warned. Reporter Jack Underhill can be reached at 758-4407 and junderhill@
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Yahoo
Police target noisy cruising in downtown Kalispell
May 4—As warmer weather arrives in Kalispell, so are motorists looking to flaunt their cars down Main Street. Friday night cruising on the municipality's historic throughfare is seen by many as an opportunity for teens and adults alike across the Flathead Valley to show off their passion for automobiles. But the social activity has proved troublesome for nearby residents and business owners. Downtown residents say they have been subject to the roar of unmuffled engines, burnouts, billowing exhaust and reckless driving for years, and not just on Friday nights, but each night of the week. Entrepreneurs have said the disruptive cruises have cost them business. And that's why Kalispell Police Department has beefed up patrols along Main Street. Since April 11, three to four officers on overtime pay have been stationed every Friday night — when cruising is at its heaviest — from the intersection of Main and Idaho streets down to the Flathead County Courthouse to patrol traffic along the corridor. Residents can expect to see increased patrols until September, said Chief Jordan Venezio. Over the first three Friday nights since the extra patrols were launched, over 120 traffic stops were made, he said. "That's kind of our plan at this point, is heavy police presence, traffic enforcement, be visible," he said. The heightened police presence has already brought back positive returns, Venezio said. "I've had community members reach out about how much better it's been," he said. But to Joe Biby, who lives on First Avenue East, the ruckus has only gotten worse. He said that on April 25 — a Friday — he saw dramtically more cars than usual. "If traffic was stopped for a red light at [Main Street] and 11th Street, the trucks and cars were backed up to St. Matthew's school," he told the Inter Lake via email. "It's very much a carnival atmosphere, a combination of 'Mad Max Fury Road' and the film, 'American Graffiti,'" Biby said. While the act of aimlessly driving cars down a strip of road became popular in the 1950s, cruising was revitalized across the country during the Covid-19 pandemic, including locally. The organization Kruise Kalispell formed in April 2020 as a means of safely escaping isolation and parading cars. Kruise Kalispell, though, only organizes a few events a summer. The weekly cruises are largely unorganized and not associated with the group, according to Venezio. Downtown residents say that the cruising culture has changed over the years as it veers away from the family-friendly atmosphere. "That is an absolute joke," said downtown resident Teresa Narduzzi about the idea that cruising is family activity. "I wouldn't want my kids exposed to that." Narduzzi has lived on Second Avenue East since 1993, and cruising has kept her away from Main Street. "I don't go downtown at all anymore," she said. In the summer months Narduzzi said she can't leave her windows open because of the roar of car engines, which are audible until 1 a.m. She said that drivers speed down side streets as well, creating a racing circuit of sorts. The Police Department has placed an electronic speed radar sign near the intersection of First Avenue East and Eighth Street East, where Venezio said cruisers often turn around. "It has gone on for so many years now it is absolutely frustrating and maddening," Narduzzi said. She added that she has not seen a noticeable drop in disruption since more patrols were dispatched. "Some of us make a habit of leaving our homes on Friday evenings," Biby said. Not everyone is dissatisfied with the city's response to the cruises. A recent letter to the editor from several downtown residents thanked the Police Department for taking steps to enforce traffic laws downtown and for placing the electronic radar. THE ISSUE came before Kalispell City Council in October. While councilors mulled over potential regulations to limit the activity, cruisers, residents and businesses owners convened in City Hall to express both their support and frustration over cruising. Councilors ultimately decided against implementing any new rules, arguing that existing laws dictating noise and reckless driving could be enforced better. Councilors also suggested self-policing, asking that those cruising be respectful regarding noise and to follow traffic laws. Narduzzi saw the decision as a way of throwing the issue onto the Police Department without finding solutions to effectively enforce city code. "If you are going to make the rules, figure out how you are going to enforce them," she said. Chapter 17, section seven of Kalispell's municipal code states that "it shall be unlawful for any person to 'tune up' or 'race' the engine of any motor vehicle on any public highway in the city. The object of this provision is to prohibit loud or distressing noises." Municipal code also requires mufflers on cars to be "in constant operation and of sufficient size to prevent excessive and unusual noise." Cut-outs are also prohibited. But noise ordinances are hard to enforce, said Venezio, because finding the source of the ruckus among a sea of cars can prove difficult. The Police Department has been unable to divert more resources to quelling cruising in the past over staffing shortages. Last summer, staffing was down 40% "and we were just trying to get to where we could respond to calls," Venezio said. Now the department is almost fully staffed, having increased its ranks with four new patrol officers following a voter-approved public safety levy passed in March 2024. But some residents expressed concern that if further action isn't taken to punish disruptive cruisers, pedestrian accidents are bound to occur. Between 2018 and 2022, Main Street saw 258 motor vehicle crashes, First Avenue East saw 73 and First Avenue West saw 48, according to a study by Kittleson & Associates Inc. The corridor serves an average of 18,000 trips a day. "Someone's eventually going to get killed," Narduzzi warned. Reporter Jack Underhill can be reached at 758-4407 and junderhill@
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in May 2025
The post Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in May 2025 appeared first on Consequence. Netflix has unveiled its lineup of new TV shows and movies arriving on the streaming platform in May 2025. Among the highlights are the premieres of the new Tina Fey and Steve Carell comedy series, The Four Seasons, on May 1st and Conan O'Brien's 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony on May 4th. Other notable titles include classics like American Graffiti and The Jerk; new episodes of Big Mouth and Tim Miller and David Fincher's Love, Death, and Robots; the Ocean's and Twilight franchises; and documentaries about NBA guard Gilbert Arenas, fitness influencer The Liver King, and disgraced NFL quarterback Brett Favre. See what other movies and shows are streaming on Netflix beginning in May 2025 below. TITLES COMING TO NETFLIX IN MARCH: *This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change May 1 Ali Airport Airport 1975 Airport '77 American Gangster American Graffiti Angi: Fake Life, True Crime Burn After Reading Constantine Crazy, Stupid, Love. Dawn of the Dead Eat Pray Love Flushed Away Hanna Home Mid90s Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Thirteen Ocean's Twelve Past Lives Paul The Paper Tigers The Sugarland Express Sisters Starship Troopers The Biggest Fan The Cliche The Equalizer 2 The Four Seasons, Season 1 The Jerk The Lego Movie The Mule The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Walk Trainwreck Trolls Twilight Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Why I Dress Up for Love May 2 Bad Boy, Season 1 Peninsula Train to Busan Unseen, Season 2 May 4 Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor May 5 Britain and the Blitz Mighty Monsterwheelies, Season 2 May 6 The Devil's Plan, Season 2 UNTOLD: Shooting Guards May 7 Full Speed, Season 2 Last Bullet (Lost Bullet 3) May 8 Blood of Zeus, Season 3 Forever, Season 1 Heart Eyes The Haunted Apartment 'Miss K' May 9 A Deadly American Marriage Bad Influence Nonnas Too Hot to Handle: Italy, Season 1 The Royals, Season 1 May 11 ABBA: Against the Odds May 12 Tastefully Yours, Season 1 May 13 All American, Season 7 Bad Thoughts, Season 1 UNTOLD: The Liver King May 14 American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, Season 1 Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story Garbo: Where Did You Go? Married at First Sight, Season 17 Rhythm + Flow: Poland, Season 1 Smile Snakes and Ladders, Season 1 May 15 Bet, Season 1 Franklin, Season 1 Love, Death & Robots, Volume 4 Pernille, Season 5 Secrets We Keep Thank You, Next, Season 2 The Reserve Vini Jr. May 16 Dear Hongrang, Season 1 Football Parents, Season 1 Instant Family Rotten Legacy, Season 1 The Quilters Where Hope Grows May 17 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping May 20 Sarah Silverman: Postmortem UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre May 21 Poor, Season 1 Real Men, Season 1 Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark, Season 1 The UnXplained with William Shatner, Season 6 May 22 She The People, Season 1 – Part 1 Sirens May 23 Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds Big Mouth, Season 8 Fear Street: Prom Queen Forget You Not, Season 1 Off Track 2 May 24 Our Unwritten Soul, Season 1 The Wild Robot May 26 CoComelon, Season 13 Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life Pig May 27 Better Late Than Single, Season 1 May 28 F1: The Academy, Season 1 May 29 Dept. Q, Season 1 Mad Unicorn Losmen Bu Broto: The Series, Season 1 Single's Inferno: Choices May 30 A Widow's Game Lost in Starlight The Heart Knows May 31 Netflix TUDUM 2025 Popular Posts LAPD Releases Body Cam Footage of Shooting Involving Weezer Bassist's Wife Jillian Lauren Katy Perry Goes Viral for Cringe Choreography at "Lifetimes Tour" Kickoff Phish Snubbed by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Despite Winning Fan Vote Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2025 Class: The White Stripes, OutKast, Soundgarden & More Hans Zimmer Announces 2025 North American Tour Kneecap Respond to Sharon Osbourne, Tell Her to Listen to Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
