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Time of India
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Fixed OTT Release Date: When and where to watch Genndy's adult animation film ft. Adam Devine and Kathryn Hahn
Fixed OTT Release Date: Brace yourself for one of the craziest, raunchiest, and oddly heartwarming animated rides of the year. Fixed, the new adult animated film from Emmy-winning creator Genndy Tartakovsky (the mind behind Samurai Jack and Dexter's Laboratory), is all set to stream on Netflix from August 13. And no, this is not a film for kids. Who's in it? Leading the pack is The Out-Laws star Adam Devine as the voice of Bull - a charming but slightly out-of-control dog who just found out the worst news of his life: his owners plan to get him neutered. Yes, that's right. Snip-snip. Joining him is the ever-fabulous Kathryn Hahn (Glass Onion) as Honey, a classy show dog and Bull's big crush. Other voices in the pack include Idris Elba as the cool, confident boxer Rocco, Bobby Moynihan as the lovable goofball Lucky, Fred Armisen as a social media-obsessed dachshund named Fetch, Beck Bennett, Michelle Buteau, and River Gallo, among others. One last night of freedom So what's a dog to do when he finds out his manhood is on the line? Go out with a bang, of course. Bull gathers his gang of neighbourhood dogs and sets out on a wild, no-rules night across the city. The goal? Confess his love to Honey before it's too late. Expect naughty jokes, wild chases, awkward dog moments, and yes, some surprisingly emotional beats about friendship, fear, and freedom. Tartakovsky, in a media statement, shared, 'I love caricatured and exaggerated animation, so I knew the sensibility that I like to do, and it was a matter of dialling up the amount of exaggeration. I think it started as a rated-R Lady and the Tramp, then as we got into it, it naturally became more cartoon-y and specific to itself.' Are you all 'adults' ready to binge-watch Fixed? Drop your thoughts @indiatimes.
Business Upturn
25-04-2025
- Business
- Business Upturn
Benefits of Investing in a Fixed Deposit for the Long Term
Planning for the future often begins with choosing the right financial tools to help your money grow. Among the many options, an FD Calculator can show how Fixed Deposits (FDs) are an ideal long-term choice for those seeking security and steady returns. Read on to explore why investing in long-term FDs might be a wise financial step. What is a Long-Term Fixed Deposit? A Long-Tеrm Fixеd Dеposit (FD) is a sеcurе investment option offеrеd by banks and financial institutions. In this typе of dеposit, you invеst a fixеd sum of monеy for a longеr pеriod, typically ovеr 5 yеars. During this tеnurе, thе monеy earns interest at a fixed ratе. At thе еnd of thе term, you rеcеivе thе principal amount along with thе еarnеd intеrеst. It's a popular choicе for thosе who want stеady rеturns with low risk. Key Features of a Long-Term FD To start a Fixеd Dеposit you must deposit the minimum amount as prescribed by the bank, which is usually starts from amount as lows as Rs 1000 – Rs 5000. This low starting point makеs it accеssiblе to many invеstors who want to bеgin saving with a small initial amount. Flеxiblе Rеpaymеnt Options You can choosе how you want to rеcеivе thе intеrеst from your FD—еithеr as a lump sum at maturity or as rеgular payouts (monthly or quartеrly). This flеxibility allows you to align your rеturns with your financial nееds and plans. Highеr Intеrеst Ratеs for Sеnior Citizеns Senior citizens еnjoy an addеd bеnеfit with highеr FD interest rates—up to 0.60% morе than thе rеgular ratеs. This helps thеm earn bеttеr rеturns and makе thе most of thеir savings. Once thе FD matures, you can opt for auto-rеnеwal. This fеaturе еnsurеs that both your principal and interest arе reinvested automatically, allowing your monеy to continuе growing without intеrruption. Fixеd Dеposits comе with a nomination option. This mеans you can assign a nominее who will rеcеivе thе FD amount in case of any unforeseen еvеnts, offеring pеacе of mind and financial sеcurity to your family. Who Can Open a Long-Term FD? Eligibility Criteria Age Requirement Applicants must be 18 years or above. Minors can also apply with a guardian's assistance. Eligible Applicants Resident Indians Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) Eligible Entities Partnership Firms Limited Companies Sole Proprietorship Firms Families and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs) Trust Accounts What Makes Long-Term Fixed Deposits a Preferred Option? Long-tеrm FDs, with tеnurеs ranging from fivе to tеn yеars, offеr prеdictablе growth and financial stability. Whether you're planning for retirement, еducation, or a homе, thеsе deposits crеatе a solid foundation for your goals. A long tenure means compounding interest, bеttеr ratеs, and a disciplinеd saving habit. Stable and Assured Returns One of the most attractive benefits of long-term FDs is the assurance of fixed returns. Unlike market-linked instruments, FDs remain unaffected by external financial turbulence. This makes them a reliable investment choice, especially when compared to options such as shares vs mutual funds, which are subject to volatility. Higher Interest Rates for Senior Citizens Long-tеrm FDs offеr additional intеrеst ratеs for sеnior citizеns, helping thеm maximisе savings and еnjoy financial indеpеndеncе post-retirement. Many banks provide an extra 0.50 — 0.60% intеrеst, which can significantly impact thе total maturity amount ovеr timе. Emergency Liquidity Option Lifе is unprеdictablе, and thе availability of еmеrgеncy withdrawal with long-tеrm FDs adds a layеr of convеniеncе. Whilе premature withdrawal may comе with a pеnalty, this option еnsurеs financial support when it's needed thе most. Loan Facility Against Fixed Deposit Anothеr lеssеr-known bеnеfit is that you can avail of a loan using your FD as collatеral. This prevents premature closurе and kееps your savings intact. It's a practical way to mееt urgеnt financial nееds without liquidating invеstmеnts. Tax Savings Through Fixed Deposits Under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act, five-year Tax Saving FDs provide the dual benefit of saving and reducing your taxable income. Investors can claim deductions of up to ₹1.5 lakh annually, making them a smart addition to long-term tax planning strategies. Customised Interest Payouts and Auto-Renewals Investors have the flexibility to choose how they receive interest—monthly, quarterly, or at maturity. Additionally, the auto-renewal option allows your FD to continue earning interest seamlessly, adding to your savings without any extra effort. This makes long-term FDs a consistent tool for wealth creation. Digital Convenience for Opening FDs In today's digital world, opening a long-term FD is just a few clicks away. Banks now offer seamless options via internet banking or mobile apps. Some even allow video-based KYC to simplify the onboarding process. Those regularly saving can also explore recurring deposits through an RD calculator for comparison and planning. Security for All Investor Profiles FDs arе not just for individuals. They arе accessible to sеnior citizеns, NRIs, solе propriеtors, firms, and trusts. This univеrsality еnsurеs financial inclusion for various income levels and investment prеfеrеncеs. For modеrn invеstors managing multiplе products, a Mutual Fund App can also hеlp track and divеrsify portfolios alongsidе FDs. Conclusion Long-term Fixed Deposits offer a simple and secure way to accumulate wealth for the future. Their predictable returns, flexible features, and risk-free nature make them ideal for all kinds of financial goals. Whether you're planning ahead for retirement, your child's education, or a future investment, a long-term FD can be the first step towards building a stable financial foundation.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Says Movie Theater Model Is ‘Outdated': ‘Most of the Country' Cannot ‘Walk to a Multiplex'
Ted Sarandos' latest interview started with a softball question: 'Have you destroyed Hollywood?' 'No, we're saving Hollywood,' the Netflix co-CEO replied with a smile. More from Variety 'Love on the Spectrum' Stars Slam RFK Jr.'s Autism Comments as 'Extremely Ignorant' and 'Downright Offensive': 'We Don't Need to Be Fixed' Netflix To Debut First-Look at 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85,' 'In Your Dreams' at Annecy, World-Premiere 'Fixed' 'Age of Innocence,' 'Unaccustomed Earth' Series Adaptations Set at Netflix On Wednesday in New York, Sarandos engaged in a brief discussion with Time magazine editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs at the Time100 Summit. The two jumped right into the problems plaguing Hollywood and why Netflix is succeeding amidst production decreases, dwindling box office numbers and an industry in contraction. 'Netflix is a very consumer-focused company,' Sarandos said. 'We really do care that we deliver the program to you in a way you want to watch it.' Using the struggling global box office as an example, Sarandos added, 'What does that say? What is the consumer trying to tell us? That they'd like to watch movies at home, thank you. The studios and the theaters are duking it out over trying to preserve this 45-day window that is completely out of step with the consumer experience of just loving a movie.' Netflix is not entirely removed from the movie theater business, as the company owns Los Angeles' Bay Theater and New York's Paris Theater, which Sarandos says Netflix 'saved' from becoming a Walgreens: 'We didn't save it to save the theater business. We saved it to save the theater experience.' Netflix also must give limited theatrical releases to films seeking awards qualification, such as 2022's 'Knives Out' sequel 'Glass Onion' and 2024's 'Emilia Pérez.' 'We have these bespoke releases … we have to do some qualification for the Oscars,' Sarandos said. 'They have to run for a little bit, it helps with the press cycle a little bit. But I've tried to encourage every director we work with to focus on the consumer, focus on the fans. Make a movie that they love, and they will reward you.' Sarandos also noted that 'we're in a period of transition,' saying, 'Folks grew up thinking, 'I want to make movies on a gigantic screen and have strangers watch them [and to have them] play in the theater for two months and people cry and sold-out shows … It's an outdated concept.' Asked specifically if the desire of filmmakers wanting to make movies 'for movie theaters, for the communal experience' is 'an outmoded idea,' Sarandos said, 'I think it is — for most people, not for everybody. If you're fortunate to live enough in Manhattan, and you can walk to a multiplex and see a movie, that's fantastic. Most of the country cannot.' Sarandos insisted that he loves movie theaters, but, of course, their decline does not 'bother' him. Instead, he said he would be bothered if 'people stop making great movies.' He warned Hollywood not to get 'trapped' behind wanting audiences to see movies in theaters because that's how the film industry wants audiences to watch them. Instead, for the sake of the entertainment business, Hollywood should adapt to the way in which audiences want to watch movies, Sarandos argued. Elsewhere in the 15-minute chat, Sarandos touched on whether Donald Trump's economic policies benefit Netflix ('it remains to be seen') and whether he'd prefer his next job be running 'Saturday Night Live' or Disney. 'SNL,' Sarandos answered quickly, but said 'I have no idea' when asked who should replace Bob Iger. Wrapping up the discussion, Jacobs brought up a 2010 quote from then-CEO of Time Warner Jeff Bewkes, who dismissed Netflix as a viable competitor in the entertainment landscape. 'It's a little bit like, is the Albanian army going to take over the world?' he told The New York Times in an interview. Asked how he would reply to Bewkes in 2025, Sarandos quipped, 'I would say it in Albanian if I could.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Love on the Spectrum' Stars Slam RFK Jr.'s Autism Comments as ‘Extremely Ignorant' and ‘Downright Offensive': ‘We Don't Need to Be Fixed'
The stars of Netflix's 'Love on the Spectrum' are speaking out against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his comments about autism. In a sit down with NewsNation 'Love on the Spectrum' star Dani Bowman said Kennedy is 'completely false' by saying that autistic people 'will never pay taxes, they'll never hold a job, they'll never play baseball, they'll never write a poem, they'll never go on a date.' More from Variety Netflix To Debut First-Look at 'Stranger Things: Tales From '85,' 'In Your Dreams' at Annecy, World-Premiere 'Fixed' 'Age of Innocence,' 'Unaccustomed Earth' Series Adaptations Set at Netflix 'Sweet Magnolias' Renewed for Season 5 at Netflix 'Autistic people have the same hopes, dreams and yes, the same awkward dating moments as anyone else,' Bowman said. 'To generalize and say none of us can work, date or contribute to society, is completely false. I have a job. I do pay taxes. I've dated. I have a master's degree.' She continued, 'Wanting to cure autism implies that our way of being is wrong and it isn't. We don't need to be fixed. We need to be supported. But the answer isn't erasing autism, it's building a more inclusive world for all of us.' James B. Jones shared his thoughts on Kennedy over TikTok. The Netflix reality star said that he found the statements were 'extremely ignorant, and to be perfectly frank, downright offensive.' 'I am old enough, I am of sufficient age that I can remember a time when society did not have a very thorough understanding of autism or similar forms of neurodiversity,' Jones said. 'So, I am very displeased, very disheartened to hear someone make comments of that nature.' Jones added that attending special education programs was 'immensely helpful' when he was young, and that they 'helped me to grow and develop into the person I am today.' Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
L.A. DA Wants Menendez Brothers' Resentencing Delayed Again Now Gavin Newsom Has Pivotal Parole Board Report
EXCLUSIVE: The Los Angeles County District Attorney doesn't think the Menendez Brothers should be let out of prison and Nathan Hochman really doesn't think their much-delayed resentencing hearing should go ahead as planned on Thursday. After coming up short last week in front of LA Superior Court Judge Micheal Jesic in scuttling a potential reassessment of Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez's cases, the DA's office has now made a brazen political move to force the hands of the courts and Governor Gavin Newsom. More from Deadline Gavin Newsom Blasts Trump's "Crony Capitalism" And "Toxic Uncertainty" As California Governor Unveils Lawsuit Challenging Tariffs - Update Netflix Unveils Premiere Date & First-Look Stills For Adult Animated Comedy 'Fixed' From Genndy Tartakovsky Despite Success Of 'Squid Game', Koreans Are Choosing YouTube Over Netflix - Report Hochman's team has just filed a conditional motion to push back tomorrow's pivotal hearing in this once again high-profile case until Judge Jesic can get his mitts on the supposedly completed risk assessment report the Governor ordered the parole board on March 4 to work on as a part of a clemency petition for the siblings. That report Newsom wants from the parole board will be part of the material illuminating a June 13 hearing the brothers will individually have before the board. Out of that June hearing, Newsom will make his decision to grant clemency or not. Today's move by the DA's office could serve to both speed that process up and kick the whole thing down the road simultaneously. Pushed back several times due to an incumbent being tossed out of office, wildfires and more, the resentencing hearing that could see the life without parole punishment the brothers received in the 1990s for the brutal 1989 shotgun murder of their parents overturned was most recently on the calendar for April 17-18. If the Judge agreed to reexamine the sentence the Menendezs have, the whole matter would then go to the parole board – which is where it is anyway – and then to Newsom. Which conveniently for the ambitious Hochman, dumps the whole matter on the term limited Governor. Heading into Thursday's likely harsh hearing(s) for the DA's office, look what very conveniently turned up 'On April 15, 2025, the People were made aware that the Parole Board has completed its Comprehensive Risk Assessment Reports for Erik and Lyle Menendez,' the filing Wednesday from the DA's office declares. 'Although the People were directed not to disclose these reports due to the Governor's Executive privilege and for other reasons, the Governor's Office has invited the Court to request these documents for use at the resentencing hearing,' they go on to say. Hitching their wagon to an early 8:30 am PT hearing on Thursday that Menendez family members have sought to get a court admonishment of Hochman, the DA's office adds: The People request the Court make all reasonable efforts to obtain the recently completed Comprehensive Risk Assessments from the Governor's Office. If additional time is required to obtain these documents, the People ask the Court to continue the resentencing hearing.' The decades old Menendez case became a shiv of sorts in Golden State realpolitik since now former DA George Gascón took notice of the huge reaction the Netflix and Ryan Murphy series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story received last fall and suddenly dusted off the matter in the middle of his ultimately unsuccessful reelection campaign. Called out for opportunism by Hochman during the race, Gascón eventually recommended resentencing for the brothers. That motion as well as any notion of a fast-tracked clemency from the media savvy Newsom, hit the brakes late last year with Hochman's election as the new DA sought time to settle in and read through the files himself. Promising 'that whatever decision is ultimately made is the best-informed decision possible' to Deadline in December, Hochman came to the conclusion early this year the brothers continue to weave 'a continuum of lies and deceit and fabricating stories.' On February 21 he said he did not believe the Menendezs should have a new trial and on March 10 the D.A. went before the cameras again to tell the world he was withdrawing the resentencing motion of his predecessor. Last week saw that unsuccessful presentation to jettison the whole resentencing proceedings before Judge Jesic by Deputy DA Habib Balian. What also came out of that April 11 session was outrage and legal action from some of the Menendez family over unexpectedly utilized crime scene photos of the mutilated and murdered body of José Menendez. Though made public before, the 1989 shooting images shocked the relatives, as well as the virtually attending siblings. The family said that the whole thing caused the April 13 hospitalization of 85-year-old Terry Baralt, sister to the brothers' record executive father, who has been accused of relentlessly sexually abusing them and others when he was alive. First the family advocated the DA's office be removed from the case because of its insensitivity and possible violation of the Victim's Bill of Rights, or Marsy's Law. Then on April 14, they filed paperwork in the LASC docket seeking a formal admonishment of the DA's office for their 'scandalous behavior' showing those 'horrific and gruesome photographs of the 1989 deaths of their relatives.' With the resentencing hearing set for around 9:30 am PT on April 17, the family sought an 8:30 am PT hearing to deal with the misconduct allegations. A hearing the DA's office is clearly high jacking now. In fact, with no mention of their own new filing, Hochman's office took to social media this evening to push their POV on Thursday's hearings, along with a slick month old video Perhaps more disdainfully, the DA's office is claiming tonight they were broadsided on Tuesday by news of the completed parole board report and are getting the runaround. 'I was further informed that the Comprehensive Risk Assessments and clemency hearing are part of the Governor's statutorily-authorized clemency investigation process and are protected under the executive privilege as well as the deliberative process privilege,' says Deputy DA Balian in a declaration today accompanying the motion for possible continence. 'I was also informed that there are other reasons the People could not disclose the reports, including the fact that they may contain sensitive and protected information. In sum, the People were directed to maintain the confidentiality of the reports.' 'On the same day, April 15, 2025, I was also notified by court personnel that the Court was informed by the Governor's Office that the Comprehensive Risk Assessments were completed and that the Court could request access to the documents so that the Court could potentially have the risk assessments for its evaluation at the upcoming resentencing hearings,' he further says. Detailing some 'potentially conflicting information from the Court,' Balian goes on to say: 'Additionally, the Governor's office also informed me that it had informed the Court that, although the Board's final risk assessment conclusions will not be ready to share until the June 13th hearings, the Court could request the Governor to ask the Board to make the reports available to the Court for its review prior to the resentencing hearing.' Menendez family lawyers Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos did not respond to request for comment from Deadline on this latest filing by DA Hochman's office, but they can't be pleased. Thursday's resentencing hearing was already locked down tighter than most jailhouses because of the massive public interest in the Menendez case. Whatever comes out of tomorrow's early morning session and if the DA;s office gets the continuance they want or not, there are going to be a lot of very raw emotions and more filings to come. Best of Deadline Which Colleen Hoover Books Are Becoming Movies? 'Verity,' 'Reminders Of Him' & 'Regretting You' Will Join 'It Ends With Us' Everything We Know About 'The Gilded Age' Season 3 So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
