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New York Post
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Winona Ryder reveals how ‘Heathers' damaged her career
Winona Ryder suffered after 'Heathers.' In a new interview with Elle UK, the 'Stranger Things' star, 53, recalled how her role in the 1988 dark comedy teen film had a negative impact on her career. 'I was told I was never gonna work again if I did 'Heathers,'' she told the outlet, adding, 'I did lose a job.' Advertisement 7 Winona Ryder in 'Heathers.' ©New World Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Ryder revealed that she was dropped from the 1990 crime comedy 'The Freshman' because of 'Heathers.' 'They thought it was making fun of teen suicide,' she shared. 'They were deeply offended and, yeah, they revoked the offer.' Advertisement 'I'm like, 'I can't work with Marlon Brando?' she recounted. 'But I had to stand my ground. I wasn't gonna apologize.' 7 Winona Ryder at the 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice' London photocall in Aug. 2024. Getty Images for Warner Bros. Pictures 7 Marlon Brando in 'The Freshman.' ©TriStar Pictures/Courtesy Everett Colle / Everett Collection In 'Heathers,' Ryder played Veronica Sawyer, who is involved in her high school's mean girl clique. She becomes romantically involved with JD Dean (Christian Slater), who goes on a revenge tour by killing his classmates and staging their deaths as suicides. Advertisement When asked if she still watches the cult classic also starring the late Shannen Doherty, Ryder replied: 'I never turn off 'Heathers' if it's on. I know it basically by heart.' 7 Winona Ryder, Christian Slater in 'Heathers.' ©New World Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Last year, Ryder spoke to Harper's Bazaar about the audition process for 'Heathers.' 'I wasn't considered pretty enough, so I went across the street to the Beverly Center, to the Macy's counter,' she recalled. 'They had them do a makeover on me. Then I went back and I was like, 'Please!' Advertisement 7 Shannen Doherty, Winona Ryder, Kim Walker in 'Heathers.' ©New World Pictures/Courtesy Everett Col / Everett Collection 7 Winona Ryder in 'Heathers.' ©New World Pictures/Courtesy Everett Col / Everett Collection 'But my agent at the time literally got down on her knees, she's like, 'Please, you're gonna destroy any chance of a career,'' Ryder explained. 'But I actually did lose a job right when it was coming out. I had been cast in a movie, and the director took great offense to it. 'I think I made the right call,' Ryder added. In 2016, 'Heathers' director Michael Lehmann defended the film from claims that it mocks teen suicide. 7 Winona Ryder as Veronica Sawyer in 'Heathers.' ©New World Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection 'The more horrifying or disturbing human behavior is, the more opportunity there is to mine it for certain types of comedy,' he told The Denver Post. 'You click it a few notches in one direction or another to make it absurd, and it allows to you to understand human behavior better, because people do horrible things with the best intentions.' 'Heathers' was a box office flop when it came out, but over time it has garnered a cult following. The film has been adapted into a 2018 TV reboot and a Broadway musical.
Black America Web
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Trap & Tuxedos: Jeezy Releasing ‘TM:101 Live' A Symphonic Reimagining Of Hip-Hop History' Album, Soul Survivor Selling Out Orchestra Tour Dates
Twenty years ago, the trapper of the year four times in a row dropped Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 and changed the course of Hip-Hop. Now, The Snowman is back, this time with strings attached. Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty On July 26, the exact anniversary of his groundbreaking debut, Jeezy will release TM:101 Live — A Symphonic Reimagining of Hip-Hop History—a powerful, poetic, and polished rework of his genre-defining album. The reissue promises to be a cinematic, soul-stirring celebration of trap music's legacy, complete with a full orchestra. Source: Courtesy / Def Jam Recordings According to an official press release, Jeezy teamed up with GRAMMY and EMMY-winning musical director Adam Blackstone and acclaimed composer Derrick Hodge to reimagine his street anthems alongside the Color of Noize Orchestra. Classics like 'Soul Survivor', 'Go Crazy', 'My Hood,' and Trap or Die have been transformed into lush, layered orchestral compositions that still pack every ounce of their original grit, just dressed in grandeur. Now, TM:101 Live serves as living proof that trap music was always symphonic; it just needed a conductor like Jeezy to bring it to life in a new dimension. '20 years in the game, it's more than music—it's purpose. And that is and always has been to inspire and elevate the culture!' said Jeezy in an official statement about the album. 'Thank you to those who never stop believing!' And for the vinyl heads, Jeezy is announcing that TM:101 Live will drop on two exclusive pressings: a limited edition orange vinyl (just 300 copies via Fat Beats) and a purple version available at Urban Outfitters. The album will also hit all major streaming platforms. In addition to the album, Jeezy is continuing to bring Black-tie elegance to Hip-Hop, turning concert halls into sanctuaries of street symphonies with his Jeezy's TM:101 Live tour, a black-tie symphonic experience that has been moving audiences from Miami to Detroit. A press release reports that most dates have sold out, which serves as a testament to the hunger for real hip-hop, presented with the reverence it has always deserved. '20 years of victories, struggles, and growth—every setback was worth it,' said Jeezy about TM: 101 Live. 'If I could talk to my younger self in '05, I'd say: 'They might hear you in '05, but in 2025, they gon' feel you!' You're doing God's work! Keep going!' Pre-Order Jeezy's TM 101: Live HERE. Check out the remaining dates for Jeezy's TM:101 Live symphonic experience below: Jul 18 – Birmingham, ALJul 19 – Nashville, TNJul 25 – Savannah, GAJul 26 – Atlanta, GAAug 1 – Baltimore, MDAug 2 – Greensboro, NCAug 8 – St. Louis, MOAug 9 – Chicago, ILAug 15 – Richmond, VAAug 16 – New Orleans, LAAug 22 – Orlando, FLAug 23 – Jacksonville, FLAug 28 – Dallas, TXAug 29 – Houston, TXAug 31 – Washington, DCSept 5 – Cincinnati, OHSept 6 – Cleveland, OHSept 7 – Newark, NJ Sept 12 – Detroit, MI The post Trap & Tuxedos: Jeezy Releasing 'TM:101 Live' A Symphonic Reimagining Of Hip-Hop History' Album, Soul Survivor Selling Out Orchestra Tour Dates appeared first on Bossip. SEE ALSO Trap & Tuxedos: Jeezy Releasing 'TM:101 Live' A Symphonic Reimagining Of Hip-Hop History' Album, Soul Survivor Selling Out Orchestra Tour Dates was originally published on
Toronto Sun
09-07-2025
- Toronto Sun
Toronto's busiest speed camera cut down for 6th time in 8 months
Theft came week after police installed camera of their own to monitor frequently vandalized equipment The pole along Parkside Dr. where a city speed enforcement camera used to be mounted before it was stolen for the sixth time in eight months. Photo by Courtesy Safe Parkside Installed after a horrific 2021 fatal crash, a busy west-end speed camera has once again been stolen from its perch — to the frustration of those who hoped it would make their neigbourhood safer. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account For the sixth time in eight months, a speed enforcement camera on Parkside Dr. was cut down and stolen overnight, despite the installation of a second camera meant to deter further vandalism. Safe Parkside co-chair Faraz Gholizadeh told the Toronto Sun he's beyond frustrated. 'The camera was put there for safety purposes,' he said. 'Parkside is a 2-km street and this camera is at the end of Parkside … but there's still lots of speeding on the street — they just slow down when they reach the camera.' Read More The camera was installed in reaction to a deadly October 2021 five-car crash that claimed the lives of Valdemar Avila, 71, and his wife Fatima, 69, after being rear-ended by a vehicle driven by Artur Kotula, 38, of Burlington — who's serving a 6 1/2-year prison term. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Indeed, the Parkside camera quickly became the busiest automated speed enforcement device in the city — to date issuing nearly 69,000 tickets and generating over $7.3 million in fines. 'The frustration isn't so much with the vandal, it's with the City of Toronto for not doing more, for failing to address speeding on Parkside and letting speeding continue the way it has,' Gholizadeh said. He said drag marks were found leading to a gate with the lock cut off, clearly where the culprit loaded the camera into a vehicle before departing. As the camera's theft is a criminal matter, a city spokesperson declined to comment and referred the Toronto Sun to police. Toronto Police said a report has yet to be filed on the incident and directed comment back to the city. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. When pressed, the city spokesperson said they are working with the camera vendor and police on solutions. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Automated cameras operated by the city are not owned by the city and the vendor is contractually obligated to replace the camera within 30 days at no cost to taxpayers. Vandalism of the Parkside camera has become such a large problem that police installed a camera of their own late last month to ostensibly deter future vandals. The Parkside camera has had a troubled history since its installation. The camera was first toppled on Nov. 18, 2024, just three days after city council approved a complete redesign of Parkside. Reinstalled about a week later, the camera didn't last 24 hours before it was again cut down. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Parkside Dr. speed camera was cut down, dragged and dumped into a pond in High Park in December 2024. Photo by Handout / Safe Parkside Less than a month later on Dec. 29, the camera was again cut down and dragged 200 m through High Park, where it was found in a frozen pond. On March 23, the camera was cut down for a fourth time, despite being reinstalled on a thicker pole. That camera lasted until April 19, when it was vandalized for a fifth time. Gholizadeh said the time has come for the city to redesign Parkside, which despite the camera he said has become little more than a ruler-straight 2-km race track. 'People just feel comfortable driving fast on it … it's like an urban highway,' he said. 'The city contends that it's a community safety zone and yet it doesn't meet any of their own minimum safety requirements for an arterial road. 'Only in Toronto would they do something like that and that's where the frustration lies — they've done nothing other than the speed camera and speeding still continues. The numbers speak for themselves.' bpassifiume@ X: @bryanpassifiume Olympics Basketball Canada Uncategorized Toronto & GTA
NZ Herald
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
Fans outraged as major Simpsons character ‘killed off'
Despite the dramatic episode, The Simpsons has been renewed for four more seasons. Picture / © 20th Century Fox. Courtesy Everett Collection Fans of The Simpsons are up in arms over the unexpected death of one of the long-running series' main characters. In the final episode of season 36 of the cartoon, titled 'Estranger Things', the fate of the Simpsons' matriarch, Marge, is revealed. While focusing on Bart and Lisa's relationship, it
