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The Wire
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Wire
Kaccha Lemmon Productions Launches with a Creative Vision: Founder Actor Anupama Prakash and Tushar Mehta Unveil An Exciting Lineup
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6: Including 'Mirchi Billi,' 'Band Baja Aafat,' 'What's Up,' and Festive Music Albums- The grand launch saw the presence of Vindu Dara Singh, Ami Neema, Yash Hake, Jaan Kumar Sanu, Nibedita Paal, Hansa Singh, Ankita Maithy, Shibani Kashyap, Rajiv Roda & Many More. Founded in 2025 by celebrated actress Anupama Prakash … Continue reading "Kaccha Lemmon Productions Launches with a Creative Vision: Founder Actor Anupama Prakash and Tushar Mehta Unveil An Exciting Lineup"
New York Post
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Ohio State alum claims ‘PTSD' after wacky, hallucinogen-fueled grad speech — but has this advice for future speakers
An Ohio State University student whose wacky commencement speech went viral last year wasn't invited back to another college graduation this spring – and said he still has 'PTSD' from the blowback in 2024. But self-described social entrepreneur Chris Pan — whose hallucinogen-fyeked 2024 speech was filled with crypto advice, awkward sing-alongs and even a magic trick — had advice for this year's speakers, telling them to avoid topics that the audience might not connect with. 'Don't get caught up in stuff you are personally passionate about, but maybe isn't as relevant to many or at least in their current life stage,' he added. Pan's 2024 speech was mocked and even at one point led to a chorus of boos from the crowd of roughly 70,000 people but he told The Post last week he had even grander plans that involved fireworks and the school marching band to make the address more like a half-time show. Chris Pan, founder of MyIntent, interacts with the crowd during the Ohio State Spring 2024 Commencement. Doral Chenoweth / USA TODAY NETWORK 'And especially for a group that didn't get a high school graduation because of COVID, I really bent over backwards, like my heart was like what can I do to really elevate and celebrate these grads and I got so much backlash,' he said in an interview. 'So you can imagine like someone that pours their heart out and gets just beat down if I'm a little still like PTSD. 'The press, they're all like writing about this as if I like shouldn't have, but look at it from like the other lens, from the other lens, it's weird to say, but no one's applauding me for like trying because I gave a lot of effort,' Pan continued. 'I was genuinely trying to deliver a really cool experience for the graduates and everybody in the stadium that day.' The OSU alum largely stood by his wonky message to the 12,000 grads — that he admitted he wrote on hallucinogens — and said he particularly feels vindicated by his bitcoin advocacy that sparked the most jeers from the crowd. During the 17-minute speech, he called cryptocurrency 'a very misunderstood asset class' and encouraged graduates to keep an open mind. Pan, who came from Taiwan with his family as a kid, stressed since his speech, bitcoin stock is up more than 60% and has outpaced S&P 500 as of last week. 'Let's say, especially if there were some parents in the room, if they took $100,000 and they bought bitcoin they'd be up $60,000,' Pan said. 'That's a meaningful amount.' Pan's speech also left a mark – for better or worse – when he started a sing-along to a part of 'What's Up' by 4 Non Blondes and then 'This Little Light of Mine' while also leading the audience in a breathing exercise. Pan isn't speaking at a graduation this year, but didn't seem to mind. Provided by Chris Pan He asked OSU President Ted Carter to come up at one point to help him perform a nifty magic trick and vowed to gift every grad a custom bracelet from his company – a promise he followed through on. And the commencement address could have been more off the rails. Leading up to the speech, he asked school officials if fireworks could be set off at the end of the address and if the school marching band could do a drum roll during his magic trick, according to internal emails between Pan and school officials obtained by the Columbus Dispatch and other local outlets earlier this year. Pan concedes he might have tried to cram too much into the speech and should have focused more on a message grads would have been receptive to. He said for now 'it's not super high' on his priority list to speak at another graduation. 'I think I'm still digesting the last experience if I'm totally honest,' he said. But Pan was still willing to offer advice to future speakers when asked by The Post, telling them to focus on sharing 'universal life lessons' that are most relevant to the group of grads, and are 'inspirational and empowering.' 'Enjoy the truly unique and memorable experience in a stadium trying to impact so many people at once!'
Perth Now
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Kramer vs. Kramer director Robert Benton dies aged 92
Robert Benton has died at the age of 92. The Oscar-winning director - who was best known for writing and directing the 1979 drama movie 'Kramer vs. Kramer' - has passed away, with Marisa Forzano, his longtime assistant, confirming the news to the New York Times newspaper. Benton was the art director at Esquire magazine in the early 60s, before he became part of the film industry with the help of acclaimed screenwriter David Newman. Benton once explained in an interview: "I had been working as an art director at Esquire and I got fired. "I decided to write a screenplay. I am dyslexic. I cannot spell or punctuate. I knew a young editor at Esquire, a wonderful writer, David Newman. I sold him on the glamorous life of the Hollywood screenwriter." Benton wrote his first screenplay with Newman for 'Bonnie and Clyde', the 1967 biographical crime film that starred Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The iconic movie - which also featured Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons - proved to be a big success, earning Benton and Newman an Academy Award nomination. What's more, 'Bonnie and Clyde' made $70 million from a budget of just $2.5 million. Benton and Newman reunited to work on 'What's Up, Doc?', the 1972 screwball comedy film that starred Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal. The Peter Bogdanovich-directed movie - which paid homage to comedy films of the 20s, 30s, and 40s - was another critical and commercial success, becoming the third highest-grossing film of the year. Benton received his first individual credit in 1977, when he wrote and directed 'The Late Show', the neo-noir comedy-mystery film that starred Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, and Joanna Cassidy. The movie earned Benton a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Benton and Newman joined forces once again to work on 'Superman', the 1978 superhero movie that featured Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman. The film was a critical and financial hit, despite being the most expensive movie ever made up to that point, with a budget of $55 million. Then, in 1979, Benton wrote and directed 'Kramer vs. Kramer', the legal drama film based on Avery Corman's 1977 novel. The movie featured Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep, and earned nine nominations at the Academy Awards. Benton won the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The acclaimed filmmaker subsequently won a third Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 'Places in the Heart', the 1984 drama film that he also wrote. Benton's last directing credit was in 2007 for 'Feast of Love', the drama movie that starred Morgan Freeman and Selma Blair. Benton - who was working on his memoir before he passed away - is survived by a son, John.
France 24
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- France 24
'Kramer vs Kramer' director Robert Benton dies: report
Benton was also known for the 1984 film "Places in the Heart" and had extensive writing and directing credits for influential movies throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The Times reported Benton died on Sunday and his death was confirmed by his longtime assistant and manager, Marisa Forzano. Benton co-wrote Arthur Penn's groundbreaking crime thriller "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) -- starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty -- with David Newman. But he is probably best known for his script and direction on "Kramer vs. Kramer," the 1979 film that offered an unflinching look at divorce and became one of the most awarded films of its time. It picked up nine Oscar nominations, and brought home five -- Benton's Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman, Best Supporting Actress for Meryl Streep and the year's grand prize of Best Picture. He and Newman co-wrote Peter Bogdanovich's "What's Up, Doc?," which was released in 1972, the same year that Benton made his directorial debut with "Bad Company." In 1978, Benton teamed up again with Newman and Newman's wife Leslie to write the screenplay for "Superman" (1978) starring Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando and Margot Kidder. Despite coaxing Oscar-winning performances out of a host of 20th century legends of the silver screen, Benton was known in Hollywood as a self-effacing director. "There are directors who can get great performances out of actors. I am not one of them," the filmmaker once said. Appearing at a fan event in Hollywood in 2018, he remained modest about his stellar career. "I have found actors -- through luck, through the judgment of casting directors or through my own instinct -- that are extraordinarily good," he told the crowd. "There's a thing you've just got to gamble with, and when you see it and it works, it's brilliant." Asked how he got some of Tinseltown's biggest stars to perform for him, he deadpanned: "I tried not to get in their way... that's not so easy." The Times reported Benton is survived by his son, John. His wife of six decades, Sallie, died in 2023.
Boston Globe
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Somerville's Porchfest remains a showcase for a vast array of genres
Advertisement Somerville PorchFest isn't the only event of its kind in Massachusetts, nor is it the original PorchFest – that distinction goes to the version in Ithaca, New York. But the festival remains one of the area's largest musical mixers, both in terms of genre and artist-audience connection. The annual event returns this Saturday, spreading nearly 500 acts across Somerville for a free, all-ages afternoon of music discovery (albeit with a few so cars and emergency vehicles can better navigate the area.) Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up For many guests, the event is a chance to seek out homegrown musicians who sound similar to their current favorites (but perhaps no one too similar – we know how last year's Advertisement That's the beauty of a lineup that's nearly 500 hundred artists deep: there's room for more musical styles than many other large-scale music events around town, which often keep their lineup rooted in rock, pop, hip-hop, and folk music, or are devoted to a single sound, like jazz. There's even ample space for genre-mashers like Medford's doom metal brass band , a Boston group that layers flamenco and Latin pop. Boston ska band Pink Slip perform at Somerville PorchFest for the third time this Saturday. Jenny Bergman Heather Mack, vocalist of the Boston ska group 'Over 50 percent of the crowd are just completely wandering in like, 'What are they doing? Is that a ska version of 'What's Up' by 4 Non Blondes? Okay, I'm in,'' says Mack. 'Then they stick around and they're like, 'that was awesome.'' The variety is just as beneficial for the artists themselves, who might have the chance to curate a bill that combines contrasting genres in a way that's atypical of club shows, which tend to be more stylistically cohesive. 'I have a good amount of friends who play different genres, so we don't usually get to be on a bill together,' says Alexis Richardson, a former Somerville resident who performs as Advertisement Pink Slip and Borr will return to PorchFest this year, contributing to the event's signature variety; Pink Slip will perform with punk-adjacent groups Cinecam . 'Somerville PorchFest is a magical thing,' Mack concludes. 'It really is the high watermark for what these events can and should be.' GIG GUIDE headlines the venue with his new record 'Blanco 7,' the latest release in his long-running series of 'Blanco' albums. The Devil Makes Three strum Americana from their new album "Spirits" at the Paradise Rock Club on Saturday. Jarrod Macilla Cuban-American singer . More pop-tinged tunes are on tap from Ugandan-born, Texas-based artist Jon Muq visits City Winery on Friday. Morgan Wommack Camping out at City Winery this week will get you a global array of sounds, such as ( Advertisement Before kicking off a five-month tour of the United States, former Massachusetts residents On , At Roadrunner on Advertisement Massachusetts singer-songwriter Naomi Westwater is a keen observer of life on their third album, "Cycle & Change." Sasha Pedro NOW SPINNING Naomi Westwater, English singer and producer PinkPantheress releases her second mixtape "Fancy That" on Friday. Charlie Engman PinkPantheress, The Head and the Heart's sixth album offers sprightly folk for springtime. Jasper Graham The Head and the Heart, BONUS TRACK Whether you missed Somerville PorchFest – or loved it and are craving more free outdoor music – head to Emerson College's Advertisement Victoria Wasylak can be reached at . Follow her on Bluesky @
