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Sydney Morning Herald
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Netflix reveals release date for final season of Stranger Things
Netflix has finally revealed the release date for the long-awaited final season of its hit Stranger Things. The eight-episode fifth season has been split into three parts, with the first four episodes released on November 27, three episodes released on Boxing Day and the final episode released on January 1. Created by the Duffer Brothers, the series has been a monster hit for the streamer ever since it debuted in 2016. Set in the 1980s in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, it initially followed the disappearance of 12-year-old Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) into the alternate dimension of the Upside Down and the appearance of young girl named Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown), who has psychokinetic powers. The main cast is set to return, including Winona Ryder, who plays Will's mother Joyce Byers and David Harbour, who plays police chief Jim Hopper. Terminator's Linda Hamilton is only big-name-addition to the fifth series, playing an undisclosed role. The show's blend of 1980s nostalgia, supernatural horror and teenage drama made it a breakout hit for Netflix, picking up 57 Emmy award nominations. The show's fourth season was named the most streamed show of 2022, with more than 52 billion viewing minutes over the year, according to ratings agency Nielson. It has also spawned a play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which opened to mixed reviews on the West End in 2024 and Broadway in April this year. Netflix made the announcement at its Tudum fan event, where it also announced the release dates and revealed new trailers and teasers for the third and final season of Korean hit Squid Game (released June 26), the film Happy Gilmore 2 (July 26), the third Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man, starring Daniel Craig as private detective Benoit Blanc, will be released on December 13, and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new crime thriller The Rip (January 17). A teaser trailer for Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein, starring Australia's Jacob Elordi as the monster, was also revealed, but there was no firm release date, other than saying it would be in November.
The Age
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Netflix reveals release date for final season of Stranger Things
Netflix has finally revealed the release date for the long-awaited final season of its hit Stranger Things. The eight-episode fifth season has been split into three parts, with the first four episodes released on November 27, three episodes released on Boxing Day and the final episode released on January 1. Created by the Duffer Brothers, the series has been a monster hit for the streamer ever since it debuted in 2016. Set in the 1980s in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, it initially followed the disappearance of 12-year-old Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) into the alternate dimension of the Upside Down and the appearance of young girl named Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown), who has psychokinetic powers. The main cast is set to return, including Winona Ryder, who plays Will's mother Joyce Byers and David Harbour, who plays police chief Jim Hopper. Terminator's Linda Hamilton is only big-name-addition to the fifth series, playing an undisclosed role. The show's blend of 1980s nostalgia, supernatural horror and teenage drama made it a breakout hit for Netflix, picking up 57 Emmy award nominations. The show's fourth season was named the most streamed show of 2022, with more than 52 billion viewing minutes over the year, according to ratings agency Nielson. It has also spawned a play, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, which opened to mixed reviews on the West End in 2024 and Broadway in April this year. Netflix made the announcement at its Tudum fan event, where it also announced the release dates and revealed new trailers and teasers for the third and final season of Korean hit Squid Game (released June 26), the film Happy Gilmore 2 (July 26), the third Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man, starring Daniel Craig as private detective Benoit Blanc, will be released on December 13, and Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new crime thriller The Rip (January 17). A teaser trailer for Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein, starring Australia's Jacob Elordi as the monster, was also revealed, but there was no firm release date, other than saying it would be in November.
Calgary Herald
a day ago
- Business
- Calgary Herald
David Parker Around Town: Meet Clever Canines
Article content It's not often you hear of a Calgary company celebrating 140 years in business — but this one is calculated in dog years. Article content Article content Clever Canines is celebrating a rather remarkably successful 20 years of providing dog training and daycare. The business has grown from a one-person launch to a company requiring a dog-devoted, well-trained staff of 38 people. Article content It all began when founder Tracie Nielson became more than frustrated with the behaviour problems of her Chow-cross pet Niko. By the age of three it had become hard to handle, aggressive to the point of biting and therefore was no fun to even take for a walk, never mind allow friends to visit. Article content Article content The only solution seemed to be to put Niko down, but her vet persuaded Nielsen that she had a healthy dog that should be able to be trained. She decided to delve into doggie research and discovered that studying animal behavior rather than dog training was her hope for rehabilitating her pet. Niko passed away recently aged 17 years — a happy, trusted and faithful companion. Article content Article content Wanting to share her experience and help others to get the most out of their pets, she quit her job and started Clever Canines in the spare bedroom of her house in June 2005. That same year she drove to New Orleans to volunteer with the animal rescue team in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. It was a great experience and a big confidence builder. Article content Article content Launching her first company was a little daunting but Nielson read book from the 'Dummy' series on starting a business. She created her own — she admits not too professional — website, bought a Yellow Page advertisement and left information at pet shop counters. Article content Pretty soon, she had a house full of clients and needed more space and help. She had hoped for two classes with eight dogs. Soon, there were five classes each with 20 to 25 canines. Fortunately, Joe Scorgie was a big help and in 2007 he became a partner in the firm. Next, with two full-time staff, they moved to a bigger house. Article content Nielson is a great believer in that dogs need to be trained in the 'wild' versus indoors and in 2022, Clever Canines was able to purchase a 10,000-square-foot industrial building in Manchester, sitting on an acre of land. It provides room for a daycare that takes in around 110 dogs each day, 7,600-square-feet of outdoor training and play space, and a 2,200-square-foot agility yard.
Scoop
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Announce New EP ‘Curse'
Unknown Mortal Orchestra announces a new EP CURSE, which is set for release on Wednesday, June 18th via Jagjaguwar. The announcement comes alongside the release of a new single and music video 'BOYS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WOLVES.' The single encompasses so much of what has made Unknown Mortal Orchestra a source of intrigue since the project's enigmatic debut in 2011 - from spectral, experimental jamming to its metal-indebted earworm of a chorus. The song arrives with a Ruban Nielson -directed music video. CURSE reflects these cursed times we find ourselves in. Taking inspiration from Italian horror films of the 1970s and 1980s, the six songs on the release are as cathartic a listen as the band has ever recorded. Featuring both abrasive riffs reminiscent of Black Sabbath on 'BOYS WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WOLVES' as well as the laid back, intricate guitar playing UMO is maybe most famous for on 'DEATH COMES FROM THE SKY', the CURSE EP is the perfect soundtrack to your next confrontation with the void. In defining what CURSE contends with thematically, Nielson shares: "In the hearts of men there are sometimes goodnesses hidden but substantial, which would be the difference in times of woe between finding oneself at the mercy of a monster or a more heroic creature. For the sake of sanity we can fool ourselves into believing these silver slivers of morality are visible from the outside, even when we know they aren't. And anyway, so much of what we believe we can see from the outside is a mirage, especially these days. In the clownish, happy-go-lucky soil of lies and chaos, a silly kind of music can grow; a senseless laughter, and we can amuse ourselves with it, however darkly. We can dance with lost minds and howl in valiant hysteria as the stormtroopers of death, confused and incredulous, pile us or those we love into their meat wagons." The EP closely follows Unknown Mortal Orchestra's IC-02 Bogotá, which was just released this past March.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Resisting with art: Documentary shares how Ukrainians are preserving culture through ballet
PROVO — A Provo native is helping to highlight Ukrainians' fight for freedom through a documentary about ballet dancers who are preserving art and culture during war. 'Ballet, and art in general, isn't just a way to show joy and hope during this war; it is a way to fight back, directly,' said director Jonathan Maricle. In the fall of 2022, the National Ballet of Ukraine performed 'Nadiya Ukraine,' a celebration of Ukrainian culture and resilience, during a benefit concert in Orlando to raise funds for the Russia-Ukraine war. The company Adrenaline Films was asked to record that performance on video. Then, producer Julie Meyer met with the dancers, who began telling their stories of rehearsing and performing during war. 'He (the stage director) was showing her photos of himself and one of the other ballerinas in fatigues, and being like, 'This is my reality now.' And Julie just was so struck by the choices that these people have been forced to make,' co-producer Abi Nielson said. After completing the performance film, Adrenaline Films decided to pursue a documentary about how the war was affecting the artists and culture of Ukraine. Nielson was brought on to help with the development and distribution of "The Sky Was on Fire: Ballet and War in Ukraine" onto the project shortly after that decision. For two years, the team worked on creating the documentary, a process that included two trips to Ukraine where they had to fly to a neighboring country and take a train into Ukraine to interview various dancers and artists in Kyiv. 'They live to make and experience art. They have been forced to make a choice to stay and perform under rocket fire, or have to go down into bomb shelters in the middle of performances, or to flee abroad and try to start over,' Nielson said. Some of the artists have decided to pick up arms and join the front lines. Many of the ballet company's continued performances aim to bring awareness to Ukraine's situation and raise money for the war effort, Nielson said. 'I had to tell the stories of these brave dancers literally fighting for Ukraine's freedom — both on the stage and on the front lines,' Maricle said. Through the destruction of more than 475 cultural sites, Russia has been actively trying to erase Ukrainian heritage, Maricle said, but ballet as an art form is being used to resist. 'Ballet is one of Ukraine's secret weapons in the war, occupying a central role in articulating the voice of Ukrainian freedom and culture across the globe, in direct contrast to Russia's crumbling control over the art form they've always dominated,' he said. The documentary aims to amplify the artists' voices and celebrate their courage in preserving their heritage, he said. As someone who also lives for art, Nielson said the Ukrainians' stories deeply resonated with her. She grew up in Utah and went to BYU, but has been based in Orlando for five years now as the creative director of Adrenaline Films. 'I hope that when people see this film they can also connect with and resonate with the effort they are going into to speak and use art as their voice. To empathize with these Ukrainians who care so much and are trying so hard,' she said. The 95-minute film premiered at its first festival last month and will be shown at more festivals throughout this year. Nielson said the company is pursuing distribution avenues so more people will be able to see 'The Sky Was on Fire: Ballet and War in Ukraine.' 'At the Florida Film Festival premiere night, we had two different Ukrainians stand up and thank us and tell us that they felt represented — which is huge as a filmmaker, as a documentarian, to feel like you did them justice. Because of that, I urgently want people to watch it so they can understand and empathize and see what is happening,' Nielson said. Hailing from Utah, which Nielson said has a rich oral and written history because Utahns care about connecting through stories, she is grateful to be able to continue telling stories through her work. It feels surreal that she gets to do this for a living. 'I feel so lucky to tell such a precious story in a way that I feel can really connect with others. I'm grateful for the Ukrainians who opened up their hearts to us. It's not easy being a documentary subject, you have to be really vulnerable. They were beyond generous with their time and emotions,' she said.
