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Friday, May 27, 2016

Alice Through the Looking Glass review large as life and twice as phoney

Alice Through The Looking Glass - "Save The Hatter" clip

A boisterous turn from Helena Bonham Carter as the pugnacious Red Queen saves this Alice sequel from flatlining utterly. Using only the title and some characters from Lewis Carrolls own 1871 sequel in fact called Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There this new movie is just machine-tooled CGI fantasy fare. We start in the real world, where Alice (Mia Wasikowska) is a daring sea captain who is threatened with betrayal by the corporate landlubbers who own her ship. So she escapes through a mirror in the proprietors mansion and finds herself slap bang in Wonderland again.

Tim Burton on Alice Through the Looking Glass video interview

Johnny Depps tiresome Mad Hatter is brought back for a starring role: Alice must reunite and reconcile him with his family. His hat-making dad is played by Rhys Ifans, and the Mad Hatters own name is sanitised, as his madness is the adorable craziness of creativity, as opposed to the mercury poisoning from fumes in the hat-making process, which in Carrolls day famously undermined the sanity of British milliners. Theres a bit of sub-Wicked origin myth-making for the relationship of the Red Queen and the White Queen (Anne Hathaway). Sacha Baron Cohen plays a new character called Time, with a guttural Werner Herzog accent. Id pay about 10/6 for this in todays money.

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Zaytoven Praises Gucci Mane for Giving Him the Confidence to Pursue Producing

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Zaytoven, Sonny Digital and Metro Boomin sat down with Andrew Nosnitsky and Red Bull Music Academy for a fascinating hour-plus interview about their influences, the importance of Gucci Mane, what trap music really means to them and a whole lot more. If youre at all interested in how these guys work, carve out a good chunk of time to watch the whole thing above. Its a must-watch for any rap nerd.

Throughout the discussion, the OG Zaytiggy talks about how important Gucci Mane was, not only as an artist but as a supporter of the young producer at a time when he was really flying by the seat of his pants.

Around the 1:11:50 mark, Zay breaks down just how supportive Guwop can be. Gucci is a guy that promoted me to the fullest. It dont matter where we go. We can go to the studio with Jay Z, he gon talk about me like Im the best producer in the world, and I didnt even have no songs at the time.I didnt have no bigrecords, remembers Zay.

Hed be like, You gotta get beats from Zay! Zaythe best! Timbaland could givehim the beats and hed be like, Nah Timbaland, we dont want your beats. We want to use Zay beats. Itd make me uncomfortable cuz Id be like, Well hold on Gucci, you aint gotta say it like that," he continues to laughter from the crowd.

I give a lot of credit to Gucci because he gave me the confidence to feel like okay, well I am the best producer, to him I am, and hes one of the hottest guysout. So it helped give me the confidence to be who I am, he concludes.

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Source: http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/05/zaytoven-praises-gucci-mane-red-bull-music-academy/

The Trump-Sanders debate may not happen after all. Here"s how yuge it would have been.

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Bernie Sanders really wants another debate before the California primary on June 7. First, he wanted to debate Democratic primary opponent Hillary Clinton. Then, when she said thanks-but-no-thanks, he challenged presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, saying the two should face off on live television.

Last night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Trump seemed to accept that challenge. And theprospect of an actual, real-life Trump-Sanders debate seemed possible, if only for a few hours.

But the Trump campaignpoured some cold water on the idea on Thursday,telling various reporters that it was more of a joke than anything. So who knows.

But with the prospect of that New Yorkiest of New York debates (in California) beginning to slip away, The Fix decided to give the people what they want and simulate an actual Trump-Sanders debate. While we may never know what such adebate would really look like, we can be sure it would have gotten a positively "yuge" television audience.

Donald Trump"s campaign now says the two candidates are unlikely to debate each other before the June 7 California primary. But what if they did? (Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post)

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

Cavaliers" Kevin Love: Scores 25 points in Wednesday"s Game 5 win

Kevin Love Full Highlights 2016 ECF Game 5 vs Raptors - 25 Pts, 2 Blks.

Love logged 25 points (8-10 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 6-6 FT), two rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one assist across 24 minutes during the Cavaliers" 116-78 victory over the Raptors in Wednesday"s Game 5.

Love got back on track Wednesday after scoring just 13 points on 5-of-23 shooting from the field over the last two contests. This was the first time Love hit the 20-point mark since the previous series against the Hawks, and he now has five such showings through 13 playoff games. Love is struggling from the floor (39 percent) in the postseason, but he he has sunk 44 percent of his shots from beyond the arc while contributing 17.1 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.

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Source: http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/cavaliers-kevin-love-scores-25-points-in-wednesdays-game-5-win/

"Wayward Pines": Jaime Callica Reveals Why His Character Did Not Die In Premiere Episode

Wayward Pines: Season 2 Has a Lot of Potential

Jaime Callica, who plays Simeon for Season 2 of Wayward Pines, is supposed to be one of those characters who will die during the premiere episode.The returning show is reportedly kicking off tonight with not just one, but two shocking deaths.

Based on spoilers circulating around the web, one of those deaths include a returning character. But because of twist of fate, it is not Callica. He will stay for a few more episodes. He could not be any happier when he learned that he is going to be one of the recurring cast members of the all-new Wayward Pines.

In an interview with Vancity Buzz, Jaime Callica revealed that he started screaming and jumping on his bed when he learned his character will not be killed off early. The original plan was to kill off Simeon, but the execs decided in the last minute that he should return after the premiere episode.

The young actor acts as one of the residents of Wayward Pines and plays as Naika Toussaints husband. Its Season 2 will not exactly follow the events of the original one, since it is going to be a fresh start.

Callica said that even the cast members do not have the idea about the twists and turns of the hit show. The writers obviously have the discretion to make whatever changes they like as they go, he said. Or apparently, he is just avoiding to get into any spoilers and he got a point in there.

Meanwhile, the shows executive producer, M. Night Shyamalan, told Entertainment Weekly that Wayward Wines will have a third season. It is going to be the last and will serve as the conclusion to the worlds last town.

Wayward Pines Season 2 will first air tonight, May 25 at 9:00 p.m. on FOX.

Also Read: WAYWARD PINES SEASON 2 TRAILER AND SPOILERS: A WEAPON TO DEFEAT THE ABBIES?

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Source: http://www.movienewsguide.com/wayward-pines-jaime-callica-reveals-character-not-die-premiere-episode/216286

Franchise history: The Sharks are off to the Stanley Cup Final

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The San Jose Sharks won a back-and-forth Game 5 to take back the lead in a back-and-forth Western Conference Final, moving one victory away from appearing in the Stanley Cup Final.

After scoring the tying goal late in the second period, Joe Pavelski notched his 12th of the playoffs to give San Jose the lead for good just 16 seconds into the third period.

The Sharks earned a 6-3 victory on the road, in a bounce-back effort from Saturday.

Twice, the Blues grabbed the lead. Troy Brouwer gave them the advantage in the first period, showing off his baseball skills by batting the puck into the net on a rebound. Robby Fabbri gave them another lead in the second period, making Roman Polak pay for snapping on Dmitrij Jaskin along the boards.

But the Blues couldnt hold on. The Sharks scored twice on three power play opportunities and can now clinch the Western Conference on home ice in Wednesdays Game 6.

As for the Blues, will Ken Hitchcock change up his starting goaltender again? Its certainly an aspect of this series that will once again be up for debate leading up to Wednesdays game.

After Brian Elliott had backstopped the Blues through the first two rounds and started the first three games of this series, Hitchcock decided to start Jake Allen in Game 4.

Allen recorded the win Saturday, and was called upon again in Game 5 as expected, but gave up four goals on 25 shots Monday.

Source: http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/05/23/feeding-frenzy-sharks-send-blues-to-the-brink-of-elimination-in-western-conference-final/

LOOK: This Toddler Dressed Up as Steven Adams is the Best Thunder Fan Ever

Steven Adams 16 Points Full Highlights (5/16/2016)

"Stuff Curry," the nickname of the baby Landon, who looks like two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry, may want to step up his doppelganger game.

A young fan dressed like Thunder center Steven Adamsstood outside Chesapeake Energy Arena on Tuesday night before the Oklahoma City Thunder played Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors. The resemblance between the two is striking.

The child wore a shirt that read, "Lil" Stache Bro" across the front, completing the outfit with Adams" hairdo and trademark mustache. The fan even sported a fake tattoo across her arm, mimicking the Thunder big man"s ink.

Adams himself praised the young fan"s dedication:

With the 22-year-old center protecting the rim, getting rebounds and scoring easy buckets down low, Adams has played a key role in the Thunder"s 3-1 series lead over the Warriors. He is averaging 11 points per game on 59.1 percent shooting and snagging 8.5 rebounds per game.

Source: http://www.stack.com/a/look-this-toddler-dressed-up-as-steven-adams-is-the-best-thunder-fan-ever