London, Oct 9 (Ians) The England and Wales Cricket Board (Ecb) on Friday confirmed the names of first 18 players to take part in The Hundred, with England batsman Ollie Pope one of the first players to move teams.
Pope will be heading to Cardiff to play for Welsh Fire, where he will be joined by England bowler Katie George - one of eight women's players whose decision to roll over their 2020 contract offer has been confirmed.
While many of the men's teams have retained the same Test players that were due to play for them this year before the inaugural year of the competition was postponed due to Covid-19, two England stars - Pope and Rory Burns - are on the move. Burns will cross London to join Oval Invincibles.
"I'm incredibly excited to be joining Welsh Fire. The side had a really strong squad lined up and I'm sure they'll...
Pope will be heading to Cardiff to play for Welsh Fire, where he will be joined by England bowler Katie George - one of eight women's players whose decision to roll over their 2020 contract offer has been confirmed.
While many of the men's teams have retained the same Test players that were due to play for them this year before the inaugural year of the competition was postponed due to Covid-19, two England stars - Pope and Rory Burns - are on the move. Burns will cross London to join Oval Invincibles.
"I'm incredibly excited to be joining Welsh Fire. The side had a really strong squad lined up and I'm sure they'll...
- 10/9/2020
- by IANS
- GlamSham
The premiere week of the 2020-21 TV season was unlike any other.
Due to the massive impact of Covid-19, the week was packed with un-scripted fare, reruns, and broadcast debuts of series which already aired elsewhere.
Amongst the lack of original scripted content, “The Masked Singer” and the NFL emerged as clear winners. The whacky Fox singing competition series delivered a 2.4 rating among adults 18-49 after seven days of delayed viewing. While that’s down a good chunk on last season, it still represents the largest non-football program of the week by some distance, and its +0.8 ratings growth was also by far and away the largest. “Sunday Night Football” came overall top with a 5.4.
The top scripted series of the week you ask? Well “The Simpsons” rolled back the clock for Fox, coming in with a 1.9 rating in Live+7, followed by “Family Guy” with a 1.1 and “Bob’s Burgers” with a...
Due to the massive impact of Covid-19, the week was packed with un-scripted fare, reruns, and broadcast debuts of series which already aired elsewhere.
Amongst the lack of original scripted content, “The Masked Singer” and the NFL emerged as clear winners. The whacky Fox singing competition series delivered a 2.4 rating among adults 18-49 after seven days of delayed viewing. While that’s down a good chunk on last season, it still represents the largest non-football program of the week by some distance, and its +0.8 ratings growth was also by far and away the largest. “Sunday Night Football” came overall top with a 5.4.
The top scripted series of the week you ask? Well “The Simpsons” rolled back the clock for Fox, coming in with a 1.9 rating in Live+7, followed by “Family Guy” with a 1.1 and “Bob’s Burgers” with a...
- 10/6/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
The first major blockbuster of the pandemic era, The Eight Hundred this week became the No. 1-grossing movie of 2020 worldwide, jumping ahead of Bad Boys For Life. The Guan Hu-directed war epic has through Friday amassed $434M at the Chinese box office alone, and is also now the 10th biggest movie ever in the Middle Kingdom.
Since the official release on August 21 (more than a year after its original date was derailed), The Eight Hundred has relinquished the No. 1 slot on only four days, demonstrating its dominance even in the face of major Hollywood movies. The reported $80M production is expected to wind down when the National Holiday releases begin on October 1. One of those titles, Leap — which was originally slated for the Lunar New Year — got a jump on the holiday with previews starting today, and led the day at Rmb 56M ($8.2M), putting The Eight Hundred into second place.
Since the official release on August 21 (more than a year after its original date was derailed), The Eight Hundred has relinquished the No. 1 slot on only four days, demonstrating its dominance even in the face of major Hollywood movies. The reported $80M production is expected to wind down when the National Holiday releases begin on October 1. One of those titles, Leap — which was originally slated for the Lunar New Year — got a jump on the holiday with previews starting today, and led the day at Rmb 56M ($8.2M), putting The Eight Hundred into second place.
- 9/25/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
The Eight Hundred Becomes China’s Biggest 2020 Box Office Hit — Epic war drama, The Eight Hundred has completely overshadowed Disney’s Mulan to become the biggest worldwide box office hit with record numbers in the Chinese market. In the early days of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937 before it was engulfed by World War [...]
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Continue reading: The Eight Hundred (2020): Sino-Japanese War Epic Becomes China’s Biggest 2020 Box Office Hit...
- 9/21/2020
- by Scott Mariner
- Film-Book
Tim Heidecker contemplates the future of cemeteries in “Property,” the latest offering from his upcoming album Fear of Death, out September 25th via Spacebomb Records.
“Are there gonna be/Cemeteries/A hundred years from now,” he wonders. “Can someone tell me how/We won’t resist the urge to turn it into property?” Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering lends a hand on backing vocals, adding an ethereal quality to the lines. “Oh the dead won’t care/They’ll just be lying there/Hangin’ out/Just growin’ hair.”
“Property” follows...
“Are there gonna be/Cemeteries/A hundred years from now,” he wonders. “Can someone tell me how/We won’t resist the urge to turn it into property?” Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering lends a hand on backing vocals, adding an ethereal quality to the lines. “Oh the dead won’t care/They’ll just be lying there/Hangin’ out/Just growin’ hair.”
“Property” follows...
- 9/16/2020
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Imax stock surged almost 10% Monday after the stellar debut in China for The Eight Hundred, the locally produced war epic that took in $83 million over the weekend.
Multiple Wall Street analysts have also given Imax shares a boost, reaffirming their positive ratings and noting the company’s unique strategic position as theatrical moviegoing gets back on its feet. The Eight Hundred had the best opening weekend for an international release in 2020 to date — a year indelibly marked by Covid-19, which has shuttered theaters for long stretches in most of the world.
The stock ended the trading session at $14.39, its highest closing price since March 11. Like many media and entertainment stocks, Imax’s began 2020 on a high note, above $20, so the positive weekend news offered a drink of water after a long trip through the desert.
In China, Imax said it took in $7.5 million from The Eight Hundred across nearly 650 theaters...
Multiple Wall Street analysts have also given Imax shares a boost, reaffirming their positive ratings and noting the company’s unique strategic position as theatrical moviegoing gets back on its feet. The Eight Hundred had the best opening weekend for an international release in 2020 to date — a year indelibly marked by Covid-19, which has shuttered theaters for long stretches in most of the world.
The stock ended the trading session at $14.39, its highest closing price since March 11. Like many media and entertainment stocks, Imax’s began 2020 on a high note, above $20, so the positive weekend news offered a drink of water after a long trip through the desert.
In China, Imax said it took in $7.5 million from The Eight Hundred across nearly 650 theaters...
- 8/24/2020
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
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