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The Guardian
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Violin used in Titanic movie sells for £54,000
A violin which featured in James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster Titanic has sold for £54,000 at an auction in Wiltshire of memorabilia relating to the 1912 shipwreck. The violin was played by the musician and actor Jonathan Evans-Jones, who played band leader Wallace Hartley in the film. It is seen several times in the film, including during the scene in which the band play the hymn Nearer My God to Thee in an attempt to calm passengers as the ship sinks. As they conclude, Hartley says: 'Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.' All of the musicians onboard the Titanic were among the 1,500 people who lost their lives when the ship sank in the Atlantic ocean after hitting an iceberg. In 2013, Evans-Jones sold the violin at auction to a private collector, who put it up for sale with Henry Aldridge & Son auctioneers. Other lots sold on Sunday include a letter written by one of the most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster, Colonel Archibald Gracie, which sold for £300,000, and a rare Titanic manifest sheet and inspection card. Cameron's multi-Oscar-winning film starred Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as passengers who meet and fall in love on the voyage, despite a class divide. Speaking on the Graham Norton Show to promote her Lee Miller biopic last year, Winslet said she was surprised to see Evans-Jones again when watching the soundtrack to the film – which she also produced – being recorded. 'I was looking through the glass into the stage where all the musicians are,' she said. 'Huge, 120-piece orchestra. And I'm looking at this violinist and I thought, 'I know that face.' And then the day goes on, and a few of the musicians start going, 'It's [him]!' and they're sort of pointing at him. 'I'm thinking, 'Am I related to this person? Who is this person?' And at the end of the day, I thought, 'OK, I've got to go in.' So I went in, and he went, 'Kate, it's me!' You know when the Titanic is going down, and the violinist stands up, and he goes, 'Come on, lads,' and he starts playing? It was that guy! I'm like, 'It's you!' It was wonderful.' Evans-Jones's movie credits also include No Time to Die, Kung Fu Panda 4 and Wicked.
New York Times
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Some Vegans Were Harmed in the Watching of This Movie
Inside a dark theater in Midtown Manhattan, Allison McCulloch watched 'Kraven the Hunter,' an origin story for the obscure Spider-Man villain, while jotting notes on a white piece of paper smaller than a Post-it. Fur clothing. Taxidermied animals. Characters eating steak. McCulloch is the Roger Ebert of vegans, a dedicated cinephile who cares as much as anyone about acting and cinematography — and more than almost anyone about onscreen portrayals of dairy, poultry and beef. In the short reviews she writes for the app Letterboxd, she includes her overall critique as well as 'vegan alerts,' flagging signs of animal products in a one-woman quest to highlight animal welfare onscreen, even in details most viewers would overlook. 'People might think a glass of milk is innocuous,' she said. 'It's not. It's full of violence.' McCulloch has documented her opinion on 24,082 movies on her Letterboxd account, putting her in the top 100 out of the app's more than 18 million members. Movies starring animals are almost a lock for vegan-friendly ratings, with films like 'Flow' and 'Kung Fu Panda 4' getting four stars. 'Kraven the Hunter,' about a criminal-tracking vigilante played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, flopped by traditional measures ('incomprehensible plotting and dodgy one-liners,' Robert Daniels wrote in The New York Times). But it worked on some level for McCulloch, who was surprised by how it framed Kraven as a kind of conservationist who shares a supernatural connection with the creatures he encounters, and hunts criminals instead. She even gave the movie one 'vegan point' for Kraven's decision to not shoot a lion. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
The Independent
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Super Bowl 2024: All the movie and TV trailers which premiered, from Wicked to Deadpool
Over the years, the Super Bowl has become an entertainment event that goes beyond an American Football game, as brands attempted to gain customers during what could also be called the Advertising Super Bowl. With more than 100 million people usually tuning into the annual event, and Sunday night's (11 February) broadcast expected to break new records, the Super Bowl means big business for brands and movie studios looking to attract new customers and viewers. This year, the football game was played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25 to 22. Here are all the movies and TV shows teased at the Super Bowl this year: A Quiet Place: Day One The first trailer for A Quiet Place: Day One released a couple days ago (10 February) but Paramount showed a shortened version for Super Bowl 2024. The prequel to the movie series will go back to the beginning of the alien invasion, following a new set of characters in New York, and will star Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, and Alex Wolff. John Krasinski 's A Quiet Place 3 is still set for 2024. Kung Fu Panda 4 Kung Fu Panda 4 will be released in UK cinemas on 29 March, eight years after the last movie in the franchise. The movie will see Jack Black 's animated panda, Po, up against a new villain, The Chameleon, voiced by Viola Davis. The cast will also include big names such as James Hong, Bryan Cranston, and Ke Huy Quan. Deadpool & Wolverine Deadpool 3, officially titled Deadpool & Wolverine, will see the fourth-wall breaking anti-hero join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hugh Jackman has been confirmed as Wolverine, in a new on-screen partnership between Ryan Reynolds and Jackman's characters. The movie is set for release in July this year. Ariana Grande stars as Glinda in John M Chu's Wicked – a two-part movie series based on the hit musical. The adaptation of the award-winning show will see Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ethan Slater as Boq, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible and Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The movie is set for release in November 2024. Despicable Me 4 The full trailer of Despicable Me 4 was released a few weeks ago, but the Minions made an appearance at the Super Bowl and have got their hands on AI. The teaser sees the Minions poke fun at Gru performer Steve Carell and Will Ferrell, who voices Gru's enemy, Maxime Le Mal, in the movie. The movie will hit UK cinemas on 12 July. Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes It has been seven years since the last release of a Planet of the Apes movie, with the new Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes taking place in a timeline 300 years later. The movie will see a new young ape go on a journey alongside a young human named Nova to determine the future for apes and humans. The movie is set for release on 24 May. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in this update to the 1996 film Twister, which centred on a pair of storm chasers who risk their lives in an attempt to test an experimental weather alert system. The movie also features Glen Powell as a cowboy tornado chaser. The movie will hit UK cinemas on19 July. The Fall Guy Two of the biggest movie stars of 2023, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, feature in action-packed comedy The Fall Guy. Gosling is set to star as a former stuntman enlisted to find the missing actor of the movie directed by his ex (Blunt). The movie is set to be released on 2 May. IF (Imaginary Friends) The Office's John Krasinski directs and stars in this live-action animated comedy with a star-studded cast including Ryan Reynolds, Fiona Shaw and Cailey Fleming. The movie will also see Steve Carell, Matt Damon, and Emily Blunt voice the 'imaginary friends' who have been left behind by their grown-up friends. This comedy will arrive in cinemas in May. Monkey Man Dev Patel stars and makes his directorial debut in Monkey Man, which follows an anonymous young man who seeks vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother. The action thriller will also star Sharlto Copley and Pitobash, with Jordan Peele attached as producer. Monkey Man is set for release in March. Knuckles Idris Elba voices Knuckles for a spinoff Paramount+ series, set after the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Adam Pally and Cary Elwes voice characters alongside Elba, with Ben Schwartz back as Sonic. The six-episode miniseries will premiere on 26 April.
The Independent
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Super Bowl 2024: All the movie and TV trailers which premiered, from Thunderbolts to F1
Over the years, the Super Bowl has become an entertainment event that goes beyond an American Football game, as brands attempted to gain customers during what could also be called the Advertising Super Bowl. With more than 100 million people usually tuning into the annual event, and Sunday night's (11 February) broadcast expected to break new records, the Super Bowl means big business for brands and movie studios looking to attract new customers and viewers. This year, the football game was played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25 to 22. Here are all the movies and TV shows teased at the Super Bowl this year: A Quiet Place: Day One The first trailer for A Quiet Place: Day One released a couple days ago (10 February) but Paramount showed a shortened version for Super Bowl 2024. The prequel to the movie series will go back to the beginning of the alien invasion, following a new set of characters in New York, and will star Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, and Alex Wolff. John Krasinski 's A Quiet Place 3 is still set for 2024. Kung Fu Panda 4 Kung Fu Panda 4 will be released in UK cinemas on 29 March, eight years after the last movie in the franchise. The movie will see Jack Black 's animated panda, Po, up against a new villain, The Chameleon, voiced by Viola Davis. The cast will also include big names such as James Hong, Bryan Cranston, and Ke Huy Quan. Deadpool & Wolverine Deadpool 3, officially titled Deadpool & Wolverine, will see the fourth-wall breaking anti-hero join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hugh Jackman has been confirmed as Wolverine, in a new on-screen partnership between Ryan Reynolds and Jackman's characters. The movie is set for release in July this year. Ariana Grande stars as Glinda in John M Chu's Wicked – a two-part movie series based on the hit musical. The adaptation of the award-winning show will see Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ethan Slater as Boq, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible and Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The movie is set for release in November 2024. Despicable Me 4 The full trailer of Despicable Me 4 was released a few weeks ago, but the Minions made an appearance at the Super Bowl and have got their hands on AI. The teaser sees the Minions poke fun at Gru performer Steve Carell and Will Ferrell, who voices Gru's enemy, Maxime Le Mal, in the movie. The movie will hit UK cinemas on 12 July. Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes It has been seven years since the last release of a Planet of the Apes movie, with the new Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes taking place in a timeline 300 years later. The movie will see a new young ape go on a journey alongside a young human named Nova to determine the future for apes and humans. The movie is set for release on 24 May. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in this update to the 1996 film Twister, which centred on a pair of storm chasers who risk their lives in an attempt to test an experimental weather alert system. The movie also features Glen Powell as a cowboy tornado chaser. The movie will hit UK cinemas on19 July. The Fall Guy Two of the biggest movie stars of 2023, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, feature in action-packed comedy The Fall Guy. Gosling is set to star as a former stuntman enlisted to find the missing actor of the movie directed by his ex (Blunt). The movie is set to be released on 2 May. IF (Imaginary Friends) The Office's John Krasinski directs and stars in this live-action animated comedy with a star-studded cast including Ryan Reynolds, Fiona Shaw and Cailey Fleming. The movie will also see Steve Carell, Matt Damon, and Emily Blunt voice the 'imaginary friends' who have been left behind by their grown-up friends. This comedy will arrive in cinemas in May. Monkey Man Dev Patel stars and makes his directorial debut in Monkey Man, which follows an anonymous young man who seeks vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother. The action thriller will also star Sharlto Copley and Pitobash, with Jordan Peele attached as producer. Monkey Man is set for release in March. Knuckles Idris Elba voices Knuckles for a spinoff Paramount+ series, set after the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Adam Pally and Cary Elwes voice characters alongside Elba, with Ben Schwartz back as Sonic. The six-episode miniseries will premiere on 26 April.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tenacious D to release cover of REO Speedwagon's Keep On Loving You
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Tenacious D have announced their first new music since going on hiatus in 2024. The comedy rock duo of Jack Black and Kyle Gass will appear on a new compilation album benefiting victims of the recent Los Angeles wildfires, contributing a cover of REO Speedwagon's Keep On Loving You. The album, Good Music To Lift Los Angeles, is also set to feature previously-unreleased recordings from Death Cab For Cutie, Chelsea Wolfe, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, R.E.M., Health, The Armed and others. It will be available on the Bandcamp page of record label Good Music for 24 hours from 12:01am Pacific time on Friday, February 7. Proceeds will go to the L.A. Regional Food Bank and California Community Foundation's Wildfire Fund. Keep On Loving You will be the second Tenacious D cover to come out in the last 12 months, following their rendition of Britney Spears' …Baby One More Time, which appeared on the soundtrack to Black's film Kung Fu Panda 4. The band also released an original track, Video Games, in 2023 and seemed to be gearing up for a new album. However, all of their plans, including all announced tour dates, were cancelled in July, after Gass told a joke onstage about the assassination attempt against then-former US president Donald Trump the previous day. Gass made the seemingly off-the-cuff comment during the Sydney stop of Tenacious D's Australia and New Zealand tour. When Black presented his bandmate with a cake for his 64th birthday and told him to make a wish, he said into his microphone, 'Don't miss Trump next time.' In response to Gass's quip, Australian senator Ralph Babet called for Tenacious D to be deported from the country. Black issued a statement on Instagram, saying he was 'blindsided' by Gass' comment and putting the band on ice. Gass later issued a now-deleted written apology. In August, Black offered an update on the status of Tenacious D to Variety. He confirmed the band will return later down the line and that he and Gass remain friends, but that they 'need to take a break'. It's unclear when Tenacious D recorded their new cover, but they have played it multiple times live over the years. Watch one performance below. Good Music To Lift Los Angeles won't be the only wildfire charity benefit album to drop this week. Another compilation – Los Angeles Rising, featuring Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker and others – is now available to download via Bandcamp.
