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Apr 09 2024
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Legacy Center opens in Waukegan with goal of setting youths on right path; ‘We’re trying to stop the problem before it starts’
A media center, movie theater, barber shop and more are part of the Legacy Center, designed to give area youths positive building blocks for their future as a natural extension of the Legacy Reentry Foundation created to help the previously incarcerated. George Moore, who founded both with his wife, ReGina, said the Legacy Center for young people 13 and above is built around pre-entry, giving
Chicago TribuneMay 16 2023
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Florida teacher probed after showing students Disney movie
A fifth-grade teacher in Florida is currently under investigation after she showed a Disney movie that featured a gay character in class.
Jenna Barbee, who teaches at Winding Waters K-8 in Brooksville, says she originally thought the movie, “Strange World,” was appropriate for students to watch since it is rated PG. Despite the rating, school district policy states all movies must first
NewsNationMay 14 2023
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Florida teacher facing investigation for screening Disney movie to students
A Florida teacher is facing an investigation by the state Department of Education after she screened a Disney movie with a gay character to her students in the classroom, she said. Jenna Barbee, a fifth-grade teacher at Winding Waters School in Hernando County, defended her decision to play the movie “Strange World” in a video statement on TikTok. Barbee said she screened the PG-rated movie
New York Post (News)Dec 30 2023
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Civil rights leader Rev. William Barber II removed from 'The Color Purple' viewing at movie theater for using his own chair
A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons, prompting an apology from the nation’s largest movie theater chain. The incident occurred Tuesday in Greenville during a showing of “The Color Purple.” The Rev. William Barber II said he needs the chair because he suffers from ankylosing spondylitis,
The GrioApr 09 2024
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John Cena Addresses Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel's 'Fast & Furious' Feud: They're Both 'Very Alpha'
John Cena is weighing in on the longstanding feud between his costar Vin Diesel and fellow WWE wrestler Dwayne Johnson . During Cena's appearance on the April 8 episode of Dax Shepard 's podcast, Shepard, 49, made mention of the longstanding rumors that Johnson, 51, and Diesel, 56, made for "a tough pairing" after Johnson joined the Fast movies with 2011's Fast Five . "There's certainly rumors
PeopleDec 08 2020
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Will movie theaters survive the pandemic?
The movie theater industry, already struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, was dealt another major blow on Dec. 3 when Warner Bros. announced that all of its 2021 releases would be made available for streaming on the same day they hit theaters.
The move from the world’s second-largest movie studio is the latest, and perhaps most drastic, attempt by production companies to shore up
Yahoo! The 360Apr 08 2024
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The wine industry is getting pressed as young people drink less
Wine has been a longtime staple of both history and culture. The oldest evidence of winemaking dates back to the Stone Age, and wine has since been immortalized in Greek mythology by the wine god Bacchus swilled by Paul Giamatti in the Academy Award-winning movie "Sideways" and celebrated by housewives with "it's wine o'clock somewhere" home decor. But younger people are drinking less than
The Week - NewsMay 11 2023
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SIFF buys Cinerama, plans reopening of beloved movie theater
It took a while, but yes: Cinerama is, finally, coming back. The Seattle International Film Festival has acquired the historic Seattle movie theater at Fourth Avenue and Lenora Street from the estate of Microsoft co-founder, investor and philanthropist Paul Allen. SIFF plans to reopen the theater, which has been closed since February 2020, later this year. The acquisition was announced at SIFF
The Seattle TimesJul 02 2023
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Lightning destroys house from 'Big Fish' movie set in Millbrook
ELMORE COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - Lightning is being blamed for a blaze that destroyed one of the houses that served as a set piece for the 2003 Tim Burton movie “Big Fish.” A photo on the Facebook page of Jackson Lake Island, where the movie set was created for the fictious town of Spectre, showed one of the structures consumed by fire. Jackson Lake Island, located in Millbrook, is owned by former
WSFA 12Apr 08 2024
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The Must-Read Books Behind the Biggest Screen Adaptations of 2024
Publishing and Hollywood are powerful allies. Both create worlds that toe the line between reality and fantasy and are capable of transporting the mind to unexpected places. It’s a creative collaboration that translates the most delightful pages into magical minutes on screens big and small. Many of the greatest film and television productions began as good books, and this year, a spate of
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