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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'Masterpiece' film part of 'greatest trilogy ever made' now streaming for free
The film is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer and, despite its imperfections, has been hailed as a 'masterpiece'. A beloved action film that viewers find themselves returning to time and again is now available to stream without charge this weekend. Back to the Future Part II, the sequel to the cinematic masterpiece Back to Future, can now be watched on BBC iPlayer. The movie, which enthusiasts claim has left "a huge mark on pop culture", continues to be praised as a "masterpiece" despite its flaws. Under the direction of Robert Zemeckis, the original Back to the Future debuted in 1985, with its sequels arriving in 1989 and 1990 respectively. The second instalment follows schoolboy Marty (Michael J Fox) and quirky scientist Doc (Christopher Lloyd) as they once again board the DeLorean for a journey through time, desperately trying to restore 1985 and their lives to normality. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the plot unfolds as follows: "In this zany sequel, time-traveling duo Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown return from saving Marty's future son from disaster, only to discover their own time transformed. "In this nightmarish version of Hill Valley, Marty's father has been murdered and Biff Tannen, Marty's nemesis, has profited. "After uncovering the secret to Biff's success - a sports almanac from the future - Marty and the Doc embark on a quest to repair the space-time continuum." Whilst the follow-up earned just a 64% fresh rating from critics, viewers awarded it a significantly higher 86% approval rating, reports the Express. This falls short of the original film's impressive 93% critics score and 95% audience approval. Fans have been effusive in their praise for the film, with one declaring: "Back to the Future (any of them) are certifiable masterpieces!" Another fan expressed their delight, writing: "One of my all-time favourite films, and it was so awesome seeing it in theatres again." A third admirer shared their thoughts, adding: "An awesome sequel, part of one of the greatest trilogies ever made." Critics have also shared their positive takes, with CBR's David Reddish noting: "Back to the Future Part II left the biggest mark on popular culture, sparking imagination and inspiring more adventure." He further observed: "Whatever its flaws or negativity it inspired from fans of the first movie, it remains the defining entry in the series." Hannah Rose from the same publication highlighted an often-overlooked aspect, writing: "One of the greatest and subtlest selling points of Back to the Future was its cuteness." She elaborated: "It might be odd, even trivial, to call a big-budget, epic sci-fi film cute, but this is an accurate description." David Jenkins from Little White Lies offered a succinct verdict, simplying putting: "Imperfect, but very lovable." While Ira Robbins of Entertainment Weekly described the experience as "another fantastic voyage in a thoroughly entertaining contraption". Richard Schickel of TIME Magazine also found much to admire, commenting: "Satirically acute, intricately structured and deftly paced, it is at heart stout, good and untainted by easy sentiment." However, not everyone was impressed, as highlighted by Variety's critique, which read: "Zemeckis' fascination with having characters interact at different ages of their lives hurts the film visually, and strains credibility past the breaking point, by forcing him to rely on some very cheesy makeup designs." Jonathan Rosenbaum from the Chicago Reader also had his reservations, stating: "By the end, you may feel that you've just sat through a feature-length commercial for both part one (which has to be seen to make this sequel comprehensible) and part three (a trailer for it literally ends part two)." Back to the Future Part II is available to stream on BBC iPlayer from Saturday, August 2.
Forbes
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
NYT ‘Connections' Hints For Wednesday, July 30: Today's Clues And Answers
Find the links between the words to win today's game of Connections. Each day's game of NYT Connections goes live at midnight local time. Before we get to today's Connections hints and answers, here are Tuesday's: It's Wednesday, and you know what that means: it's time for another game of Connections! It's nice to be back in Montreal after a few weeks visiting family back in Scotland. I'm settling back in quite smoothly, but – as I often do after travelling between several time zones – I have a weird sense of displacement I haven't quite been able to shake just yet. It's not really jet lag, I don't think. More a feeling that I'm a little dislodged in time. It's fine, though. That sensation will pass. I don't think anything will quite beat the feeling I had when flying to California on October 21, 2015. I was literally time traveling on the day that Marty McFly and Doc Brown land in during Back to the Future Part II. Now, that one was trippy. Before we begin, we have a great little community on Discord, where we chat about NYT Connections, the rest of the NYT games and all kinds of other stuff. Everyone who has joined has been lovely. It's a fun hangout spot, and you're more than welcome to hang out with us. Discord is also the best way to give me any feedback about the column, especially on the rare (or not-so-rare) occasions that I mess something up. I don't look at the comments or Twitter much. You can also read my weekend editions of this column at my new newsletter, Pastimes. Today's NYT Connections hints and answers for Wednesday, July 30 are coming right up. How To Play Connections Connections is a free, popular New York Times daily word game. You get a new puzzle at midnight every day. You can play on the NYT's website or Games app. You're presented with a grid of 16 words. Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them. The groups could be things like items you can click, names for research study participants or words preceded by a body part. There's only one solution for each puzzle, and you'll need to be careful when it comes to words that might fit into more than one category. You can shuffle the words to perhaps help you see links between them. Each group is color coded. The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one. The purple group often involves wordplay. Select four words you think go together and press Submit. If you make a guess and you're incorrect, you'll lose a life. If you're close to having a correct group, you might see a message telling you that you're one word away from getting it right, but you'll still need to figure out which one to swap. If you make four mistakes, it's game over. Let's make sure that doesn't happen with the help of some hints, and, if you're really struggling, today's Connections answers. As with Wordle and other similar games, it's easy to share results with your friends on social media and group chats. If you have an NYT All Access or Games subscription, you can access the publication's Connections archive. This includes every previous game of Connections, so you can go back and play any of those that you have missed. Aside from the first 60 games or so, you should be able to find our hints Google if you need them! Just click here and add the date of the game for which you need clues or the answers to the search query. What Are Today's Connections Hints? Scroll slowly! Just after the hints for each of today's Connections groups, I'll reveal what the groups are without immediately telling you which words go into them. Today's 16 words are... And the hints for today's Connections groups are: One Word For Each Connections Group Need some extra help? Be warned: we're starting to get into spoiler territory. Let's take a look at one word for each group. Today's Connections word hints are… What Are Today's Connections Groups? Today's Connections groups are... What Are Today's Connections Answers? Spoiler alert! Don't scroll any further down the page until you're ready to find out today's Connections answers. This is your final warning! Today's Connections answers are... Yeah, I had absolutely no idea what TETRACYCLINE was either. Its presence screamed that there was some wordplay going on, likely making it a purple. The word ends in "line" while TRIANGLE ends in "angle," so I assumed there must be something going on there. I couldn't quite figure out what it was, so I left those alone for a bit. The yellows were straight forward enough despite the potential pitfall of MONORAIL, COACH and TRAIN. After that, I looked at BULGE and GROAN as words that mean "to expand." ABUT made sense with that. The only other word I could think of that might work was VOILA. I submitted those and had the purples... but I was completely wrong about what linked them lmao. They actually refer to tuba (ABUT), bugle (BULGE), organ (GROAN) and viola (VOILA). After that, I was able to make sense of the greens easily enough. As it turns out, I was right about TETRACYCLINE and TRIANGLE involving wordplay, but entirely wrong about what linked them. I would have had absolutely no chance at these, since I don't know much about the Greek language. But hey, I still lucked into a perfect game, so I'm happy. Today's win extends my overall streak to 154 wins. Here's my grid: 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 That's all there is to it for today's Connections clues and answers. Be sure to check my blog tomorrow for hints and the solution for Thursday's game if you need them. P.S. I was quite saddened by the passing of Ozzy Osbourne last week. He is a true rock 'n' roll legend. It was well-known that he wasn't in great health, but for him to pass so soon after his farewell concert was still a shock. This is probably my favorite song of Ozzy's, either in his solo career or with Black Sabbath: Have a great day! Stay hydrated! Be kind to yourself and each other! Call someone you love! Please follow my blog for more coverage of NYT Connections and other word games, and even some video game news, insights and analysis. It helps me out a lot! Sharing this column with other people who play Connections would be appreciated too. You can also read my weekend editions of this column at my new newsletter, Pastimes.
Gulf Insider
01-07-2025
- Science
- Gulf Insider
A Scientist Says Humans Will Reach The Singularity Within 20 Years
Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: Futurists have long debated the arrival of the singularity, when human and artificial intelligence will merge, a concept borrowed from the world of quantum physics. American computer scientist and futurist Ray Kurzweil has long argued that the singularity would likely occur around the middle of the 21st century, and with the rise of AI, his predictions are gaining more his book, The Singularity is Nearer, Kurzweil doubles down on those predictions and details how humanity's intelligence will increase a millionfold via nanobots (among other things).You don't exactly become a world-renowned futurist by making safe predictions. And while some of these past predictions haven't exactly come to pass (Back to the Future Part II, specifically), these ideas help expand our thoughts on what exactly the future might look like. And no one makes futuristic predictions quite like Ray Kurzweil. An American computer scientist-turned-futurist, Kurzweil has long believed that humanity is headed toward what's known as 'the singularity,' when man and machine merge. In 1999, Kurzweil theorized that artificial general intelligence would be achieved once humanity could achieve a technology capable of a trillion calculations per second, which he pegged to occur in 2029. Experts at the time scoffed at the idea, figuring it'd be at least a century or more, but with Kurzweil's timeline only a few years off—and talk of AGI spreading—that decades-old prediction is beginning to loom large. Source Yahoo
New York Post
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Back to the Future' screenwriter goes off over incessant spinoff rumors — reveals only way it would happen
You'll have to time travel in the DeLorean to relive 'Back to the Future.' According to franchise screenwriter Bob Gale, there won't be any more films following up the 1985 classic, the 1989 sequel 'Back to the Future Part II' and 1990's 'Back to the Future Part III.' After the 'Cobra Kai' finale featured an Easter egg that alluded to a television adaptation of the franchise, Gale, 73, who co-wrote and produced all three projects alongside co-creator Robert Zemeckis, shut down all speculation. Advertisement 9 Bob Gale attends Universal Fan Fest Nights Opening Night Event. Getty Images for Universal Studios Hollywood 'I don't know why they keep talking about that!' the writer exclaimed while at Universal Fan Fest Nights on Friday, per People. 'I mean, do they think that if they say it enough times, we're going to actually do it?' 'I mean, it's like they know in every interview people say, 'Oh Bob, when is there going to be a 'Back to the Future 4″?' Gale continued. 'Never. 'When is there going to be a prequel?' Never. 'When is there going to be a spinoff?' Never. It's just fine the way it is. It's not perfect, but as Bob Zemeckis used to say, 'It's perfect enough.'' Advertisement If another project in the franchise were to occur, it would take a lot of convincing for the film producer. 9 Bob Gale, Dean Cundey and Charles Croughwell attend the screening for 'Back to the Future' during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival. Getty Images for TCM 9 Bob Gale speaks onstage at the screening for 'Back to the Future' during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival. Getty Images for TCM 'If the juggernaut of corporate America or corporate international mishigas says, 'If you don't agree to this, we're going to kill your children,' alright, well, no, we don't want our children killed,'' teased Gale. 'But Steven Spielberg, of course, he's got to sign off on it, too. And Steven, just like Steven won't allow another 'E.T.,' he totally respects the fact that we don't want any more 'Back to the Future.' He gets it and always stood behind that. And thank you, Steven.' Advertisement What the 'Back to the Future' cast — including Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover — have created is more than enough for Gale. 'What's so great is seeing the next generation of kids that are being touched by this and [say], 'Gee, my parents were once kids,'' he gushed. 'That's why I think it keeps on going, because every kid comes to that realization at some point, and we made a movie about that. So I love the fact that people are newly discovering it.' 9 Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in 'Back to the Future.' Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection Although there are zero plans for a prequel, sequel or television show, the sci-fi adventure made its mark on Broadway with 'Back to the Future: the Musical.' Advertisement The show opened on Broadway in August 2023 after it debuted in London's West End. The play went on to win the Laurence Olivier Award for best new musical in 2022. The musical finished its Broadway run in January 2025 with 500 performances and $80 million worth of ticket sales, per producers. But the show is far from over. 9 Claudia Wells and Michael J. Fox in the sci-fi film. ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection In the last episode of 'Cobra Kai,' two men — the show's co-creators, Josh Heald and Jon Hurwitz — discussed the possibility of doing a 'Back to the Future' series at a bar. 'So the show would be set in Hill Valley, alternate 1985,' Hurwitz explained. 'All we need are Wilson, Thompson and Zane, and we've got the green light.' 9 Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection 'Billy's a friend,' Heald responded. 'Guy did an art piece for my foyer. It's an easy call to make. I feel like why not get Crispin, too? Maybe Mike to direct? We can blow this thing up.' The exchange wasn't meant to be a reveal of anything in the works. Advertisement 'That's just us having fun,' Hurwitz told People at SCAD TVfest in February. 'We know that the 'Back to the Future' franchise is something that's very closely guarded — and for good reason. If they ever decided they wanted to have a sequel series, then we'd be all-in.' Meanwhile, this isn't the first time Gale has made it clear that he isn't looking to revive the time travel franchise with a fourth film. 9 Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection The comic book writer jokingly told Yahoo Entertainment in February, 'People always say, 'When are you going to do 'Back to the Future 4?' And we say, 'F – – k you.'' Advertisement These days, Gale is helping Fox, 63, write a book about his experience as the titular character, time traveler Marty McFly, in the movie. 9 Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection The book is set to be titled 'Future Boy,' but no other details have been disclosed. In 2023, Fox told Variety that there's no need for a 'Back to the Future' reboot, but teased: 'Do what you want. It's your movie. I got paid already.' Advertisement 'I don't think it needs to be,' the actor admitted. 'I think [Zemeckis has] been really smart about that. I don't think it needs rebooting because are you going to clarify something? You're going to find a better way to tell the story? I doubt it.' 9 'Back to the Future.' ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Zemeckis, 72, also chimed in on if Universal Pictures ever asks him to make 'Back to the Future 4.' In October, he said during the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast that the studio checks in 'every six months,' which was 'just an exaggeration.' Advertisement 'You know, we have to say, 'There are different things that might work.' Something like that, you know? But to remake the movie or to suggest that there's a 'Back to the Future 4,' it just isn't in the cards,' Zemeckis shared. 'I would like to do the 'Back to the Future: the Musical' [movie]. I would love to do that. I think that would be great. I floated that out to the folks at Universal. They don't get it. So, [there's] nothing I can do.' The original film is just three months away from a major milestone — celebrating its 40th anniversary in July.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
World's first flying car hops over vehicle in public test
A US startup has demonstrated an airborne vehicle that it claims to be the world's first flying car. Alef Aeronautics released a video of its Model Zero prototype flying over a parked car on a public road in California, marking the first real-world test of the design concept. 'This drive and flight test represents an important proof of technology in a real-world city environment,' said Alef Aeronautics chief executive Jim Dukhovny. 'We hope it will be a moment similar to the Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk video, proving to humanity that new transportation is possible.' Most 'flying car' startups use a similar design to quadcopter drones, with external rotor blades setting them apart from current road-going cars. Others have adopted fold-down wings, which require a lot of space to take off. The Alef Model Zero has a more conventional automotive design, which hides the rotor blades within the chassis of the car. The startup said its 100 per cent electric car has a driving range of 320 kilometres and a flight range of around 160km. Founded in 2015 – the same year flying cars were envisioned in the 1989 sci-fi film Back to the Future Part II – Alef Aeronautics hopes to eventually produce a vehicle that is 'affordable for most people, not just the rich'. The company has already secured more than 3,300 pre-orders for its Model A vehicle, which is expected to enter production later this year. A manufacturing agreement to fulfil these orders has already been reached with PUCARA Aero and MYC, a joint venture that has produced aviation-grade parts for Airbus and Boeing. Prices for Alef's Model A start at around $300,000 (£237,000), though a second flying car dubbed the Model Z is expected to cost around $35,000. 'Designed to drive on the street, take off vertically when needed and fly overhead above traffic, we're building the solution to the issues of modern congestion,' the company's website states. 'It fits into a regular driving lane and conforms to all traffic regulatory conditions. Alef flying car fits into a regular parking space and inside a regular-sized garage.' Sign in to access your portfolio
