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Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
General Mills gives cereals a makeover with Marvel's ‘The Fantastic Four'
General Mills (GIS) is bringing Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing to the cereal aisle with a special series of cereal boxes inspired by Disney's (DIS) Marvel Studios' 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps,' in theaters July 25. A limited run of replica Lucky Charms cereal boxes – resembling those seen in the film – will also be released as part of the collaboration in July. Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>> See Insiders' Hot Stocks on TipRanks >> Read More on GIS: Disclaimer & DisclosureReport an Issue UPS appoints Morikis to board of directors General Mills, Lactalis receive clearance for U.S. yogurt transaction General Mills Launches Global Transformation Initiative General Mills to take 'targeted organizationalal actions', record $70M Q4 charge Trump Trade: Trump considers 50% tariff on EU, 25% on iPhones Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Five northern Illinois drive-in theaters within an hour of Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The summer season for drive-in movie theaters is officially underway. Families can soak up warm evenings at a classic outdoor cinema, with five nostalgic drive-ins located within about an hour's drive of Rockford. Located just 15 minutes north of Rockford, at 12801 Old River Road in Rockton, The Drive 815 is a pop-up drive-in that brings a modern twist to the classic experience. Operated by local entrepreneur Jalen Ponder, this theater sets up at the Rockton Athletic Fields, utilizing a large inflatable screen to show second-run movies, including family favorites and recent blockbusters. Its pop-up nature makes it a unique seasonal event, and the open-air setting at the athletic fields allows visitors to bring lawn chairs or blankets for a picnic-style experience. Concessions are available, but guests are allowed to bring their own snacks, making it budget-friendly. Check for showtimes, as screenings are typically weekend-only events during the summer. About 50 miles southwest of Rockford, at 91 Palmyra Road, is a historic gem that's been entertaining audiences since 1950. This single-screen theater specializes in first-run double features, showing Friday through Sunday, with special events like the all-night Dusk Till Dawn Horrorfest in the fall. Midway is a haven for horror fans, as its owners also run the Flashback Weekend horror convention in Chicago, and will show a dusk-till-dawn John Carpenter Fest, featuring Halloween, The Thing, Prince of Darkness, and a fourth feature on Saturday, June 28th. The concession offers full meals like hamburgers, pizza, and brats alongside classic popcorn and candy. Admission is $9.50 for adults (12+), $4 for kids (3-11), and free for kids under 2, with a $10 food permit if you bring your own snacks. Roughly 45 miles east of Rockford, at 1510 North Chapel Hill Road, (originally the Skyline Drive-In) has been a staple since 1951. The single-screen venue went all-digital in 2012. McHenry leans into nostalgia with pre-show concession films that evoke the 1950s drive-in era, a treat for retro enthusiasts. The theater is pet-friendly, with tickets priced at $10 for adults (13+), $8 for kids (4-12), and free for kids under 4. The concession stand serves corn dogs and pizza, plus ice cream. Located about 60 miles south of Rockford, at 4468 E 12th Road, offers a quintessential drive-in experience with a focus on affordability and simplicity. Admission is $14 for adults, $8 for military/seniors and kids, and free for kids under 3, with premium parking in the first two rows for just $5. The concession stand serves burgers and nachos alongside traditional snacks. Just across the stateline, about 40 miles north of Rockford, at 1936 State Route 69 in Monroe, Wisconsin, has been a regional favorite since 1954. This single-screen theater went digital in 2012 and operates seasonally from March through September. Sky-Vu's pet-friendly policy and spacious lot make it ideal for families and pet owners. Tickets are $10 for adults (12+), $6 for kids (5-11), and free for kids under 5. The concession stand offers a wide range of snacks and hot food, and a $10 food permit allows you to bring your own. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Fantastic Four star Kate Mara reveals if she will watch the new film
'Fantastic Four' star Kate Mara says she and husband and co-star Jamie Bell will go check out the new movie 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps'. A decade ago, the 42-year-old actress starred as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman in the 2015 film 'Fantastic Four', while her 39-year-old spouse portrayed Ben Grimm/The Thing in the Josh Trank Marvel flick. And Kate has revealed she and the family will head to the cinema to catch Pedro Pascal (Mister Fantastic) and co in the new superhero film. She told The Hollywood Reporter: "I love going to the movies. It's my favourite thing to do, especially with my husband Jamie [Bell] and our kids. We have an 11-year-old. So I'm sure we'll go, especially for a movie like that where you want to see it on a big screen with an audience and popcorn. Absolutely. It's totally different than ours, so why not? I really love the cast. I love Pedro Pascal. Yeah, I would totally see the new Marvel." Ebon Moss Bachrach will play Ben Grimm/The Thing, with Vanessa Kirby starring as Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch. Pedro recently admitted he found playing Mister Fantastic "really intimidating". The 50-year-old actor always feels under immense pressure when joining established franchises, having had roles in 'Game of Thrones' and 'Star Wars', because he wants to make audiences "happy" while staying true to himself. He told Entertainment Weekly: 'It was really intimidating. 'I relied on the people that I was around to hold me to the experience and help get me through it. Stepping into something like Game of Thrones and then going into the early days of Netflix with Narcos and then Star Wars and the world of video games with The Last of Us, each time I've felt like I couldn't top how intimidating the last one was. They're all scary because you really want to make people happy, especially if it's something that's widely known with particular expectations around it because you want those expectations to be met. You also want to be authentic to yourself so that it can be the best that it can be for anybody who wants to be entertained by a story and travel with us into this world.'
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
What's Hiding in Antarctic Ice? Giant Lakes, Ancient Mountains, Prehistoric Creatures & More!
Antarctica is famous for its frigid temperatures, desolate landscape, penguins, and the predators who eat them. That's what it looks like from the surface, but there are hidden organisms and environments tucked inside and underneath the Antarctic ice. There is rocky land on the Antarctic continent, but it's covered by a thick layer of ice. The distance between the ground and the surface is an average 1.3 miles, but it gets considerably thicker in some places. And nearly the whole of the continent has been covered over like this for more than 30 million years. From above, the continent looks like a vast, nearly featureless waste of white but, like the researchers of The Thing learned the hard way, it's hiding a much more complex environment below. In early 2025, an international team of scientists aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falcor (too) had to make a quick pivot in their research plans when an iceberg the size of Chicago broke loose from the George VI ice shelf. All at once, researchers had access to a whole new piece of exposed seafloor. Exploring this never-before-seen part of the planet revealed large corals, sponges, octopuses, giant sea spiders, bizarre ice fish with clear blood, and a whole lot more. Just a few years ago, scientists found an estimated 60 million ice fish nesting beneath the Antarctic ice. Odds are these sorts of communities are common beneath the ice. 'We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem. Based on the size of the animals, the communities we observed have been there for decades, maybe even hundreds of years," said Dr. Patricia Esquete from the University of Aveiro, Portugal, in a statement. As the ice sheet moves across the Antarctic continent, it grinds across the rocky ground below, but every so often it gets a break, courtesy of sub-glacial lakes and rivers. Using satellite data, scientists have identified hundreds of lakes and rivers beneath the ice, some of which seemingly defy our expectations. In ordinary environments, water always flows downhill, following the pull of gravity. But in some parts of Antarctica, the immense pressure of surface ice forces rivers to flow uphill, moving from one sub-glacial lake to the next. Not only are these subsurface waterways exciting places for scientists to study, but they might also help biologists understand how alien life might exist on places like Europa, where liquid water covered by ice is the norm. There are more than 400 subglacial lakes in Antarctica, and scientists have confirmed the existence of microbial life in some of them. With no access to sunlight or the surface, microbes have to survive on whatever nutrients they can find in the sub-glacial water. At the boundary between rock and ice, scientists have discovered erosion pulverizing rock. As that happens, nutrients and minerals are released into the water. Those nutrients support methanotrophs which use methane to create energy, methanogens which create energy by converting hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methane, bacteria which convert ammonium into nitrite and nitrate, and more. If there's a useful chemical in the sub-glacial waters, scientists have uncovered a microbe which uses it. In addition to low-lying valleys, covered lakes, and bizarre sub-glacial rivers, the Antarctic ice is also hiding massive mountain ranges. The Gamburtsev Mountains are roughly equivalent in scale to the European Alps, stretching for approximately 750 miles. A study published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters reveals the range formed about half a billion years ago during the formation of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, when two continental plates smashed together. Since then, they've been relatively stable and they remain there today, buried in the ice. Today, any animal living on the Antarctic continent or in its coastal waters must be specially evolved to survive the harsh conditions of the planet's South Pole. Ice fish, for instance, have evolved clear blood lacking hemoglobin in order to survive in the frigid polar ocean. In the deep past, things were different. When Antarctica was part of Gondwana, it was positioned closer to Australia, further from the South Pole, and rotated about 90 degrees. The continent supported lush plant life and a robust ecosystem filled with dinosaurs, ancient marsupial mammals, marine reptiles, and a wide variety of plant life. Researchers have discovered fossil remains of wood, pollen, fungal spores, leaves, and mosses alongside ankylosaurs (armored dinosaurs), mosasaurs, and plesiosaurs (both marine reptiles). From more recent parts of the fossil record, scientists have uncovered ancient whales and dolphins, dating to about 4.5 million years ago. These days, Antarctica is a frozen desert, the only place on the planet too extreme for us to set down roots. But there's plenty to see and plenty to learn about the rest of the planet if you're willing to look deeper. John Carpenter's 1982 frozen thriller, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Daily Mirror
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Watch 'the best' sci-fi horror movie that's not Alien before it leaves Amazon Prime
When director John Carpenter's The Thing hit the big screen a lifetime ago in 1982, the $15 million movie grossed $40 million globally - not a world away from success, not even an alien one. And the madcap special effects bonaza of a thriller - with the most chilling plot and the coolest dialogue you will find this side of Antarctica - may not have spawned a franchise the likes or Alien or Predator, but the cult movie has sealed its place in the horror flick hall of fame - earning itself an incredible 92% in Rotten Tomatoes. Spoiler alert: a remote Antarctic research station becomes the setting for absolute horror in John Carpenter's horrifying classic. When a shape-shifting alien infiltrates the base, paranoia spreads like wildfire as the creature can perfectly imitate any living being. No one knows who to trust — not even themselves. As tensions explode and bodies pile up, acting legend Kurt Russell's no-nonsense helicopter pilot MacReady takes charge in a desperate bid for survival. With gore, suspense, and shocking twists, and the supposed outlining of political Game Theory as various characters are bumped off, The Thing is a terrifying masterclass in sci-fi horror that still leaves viewers questioning: what if the real monster is already one of us? One of the most unforgettable lines is delivered when Kurt Russell captures the film's central theme of mistrust and the terror of not knowing who's still human: "I know I'm human. And if you were all these things, then you'd just attack me right now. So some of you are still human." Other lines are simply funny, horrifying, and relatable: "You gotta be ****** kidding" - uttered in disbelief by Palmer played by the iconic David Clennon during one of the film's most grotesque creature reveals. Russell's most cathartic, badass mic-drop of a moment is delivered right before torching the monstrous form of the Thing: "Yeah, **** you too!" Here are some of the best reviews from the Rotten Tomatoes movie review site to really get you in the mood for the ultimate monster movie. Ed Potten says: "The solemnity of the frozen wastes contrasts brilliantly with the sweaty paranoia of the men, who are unsure which of their colleagues is next going to erupt with hidden jaws and shooting tendrils." Reviewer BegG puts his views more succinctly "John Carpenter and Kurt Russell are the best! Great Scifi/Horror movie!" Steve says "Absolute horror classic! Must watch for sci/fi horror suspense fans." Fan Benjamin b says simply, "best horror movie ever made" Thaddeus Buttrey gives their opinion "In my eyes, The Thing is as perfect as a movie can get: it knows exactly what it wants to be and what it's trying to do, and succeeds on every level I can conceive." V-LO says, "Suspense at its best in this version from director John Carpenter." Fan fitzbizdev L concludes, "Epic, brilliant and a classic." With reviews like this The Thing simply cannot be missed - it's still available to watch on Prime for up to 30 days.
