The poster for Casablanca, a 1942 World War Two romantic drama, was one of Bill Gold’s first assignments. His design became iconic

Bill Gold, one of Hollywood’s best-known creators of film posters, has died aged 97. The veteran illustrator had a hand in more than 2,000 posters, including those for Casablanca, Dial M for Murder, and Dirty Harry, BBC reported on Monday. Gold began work at the film production company Warner Brothers in the 1940s. His task was to create artwork that didn’t give away a film’s storyline.

R.I.P. Bill Gold, the iconic poster designer pic.twitter.com/XV2YleOczh

— Samuel J. May (@sjmay92)
May 21, 2018

The poster for Casablanca, a 1942 World War Two romantic drama, was one of Gold’s first assignments. His design became iconic. Gold also designed the poster for Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller Dial M for Murder. He was a frequent collaborator with Clint Eastwood. He worked with the actor and director on dozens of films.

The poster used for the 1971 film Dirty Harry was said to illustrate the actor’s gritty persona. Although Gold officially retired in 2003, he continued to design posters from his Connecticut home. His last poster was for the 2011 Eastwood biopic J. Edgar, about the long-serving FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.

Gold’s design used a picture of Leonardo DiCaprio’s angry face as a likeness of Hoover.

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The trailer of ‘Mowgli’ has just dropped, and it is magical. Before we analyze it and discuss the 6 things that are getting us all excited, let’s address the most common topic of confusion. A lot of people are getting confused between ‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘Mowgli’. The former is a Disney movie that was released in 2016, and was directed by Jon Favreau. This ‘Mowgli’, here, is a Walt Disney Production, and is about to be released in October this year. While both the movies have Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle Book’ as the base story, Favreau’s Jungle Book had the quintessential cheerful vibe of Disney, while ‘Mowgli’ will be much, much darker and scary. Did you know that Andy Serkis, the director of ‘Mowgli’, is the same guy who gave the voice of ‘Gollum’ in Lord Of The Rings?

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Anyway, let’s get to the trailer now. Here are the 6 awesome things that caught our attention:

1. Mowgli himself. Rohan Chand’s casting was perfection. If the Mowgli we grew up watching in cartoons could come to life, he would look exactly like this! It doesn’t get more real.

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2. The special effects are making us relive our favourite childhood classic like never before. Right from the wolves to the monkeys to the panthers to the tigers, everything is scarily realistic.

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3. The voice artists. From Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan to Cate Blanchett as Kaa, this is a line up of the best actors in the industry.

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4. Frieda Pinto is making a comeback in another popular ‘Indian’ story after Slumdog Millionaire (well, technically). Hopefully this one will be just as successful?

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5. The Jungle Book originally takes place in the jungles of India, and there is a distinct Holi scene in the trailer. Have they been able to capture the true Indian spirit in all its authenticity in the movie? It is a hard task, but it looks promising.

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6. The jungle itself, with all its animals, looks as majestic as it looks scary. It’s grand, but very real.

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Let’s just say we can’t wait. Here’s the trailer.

Multiple sources have reported that Hugh Grant is finally engaged to longtime partner and mother to his three children, Anna Eberstein, aged 39

Hugh Grant

One of the UK’s most eligible bachelors, Hollywood star Hugh Grant is finally ready to tie the knot at the age of 57 for the first time. According to the People, multiple sources have reported that the ‘Love Actually’ star is finally engaged to longtime partner and mother to his three children, Anna Eberstein, aged 39.

Eberstein, a television producer of Swedish descent, has a five-year-old son John Mungo, a two-year-old daughter, a mere months-old daughter with Grant. Several newspapers have been carrying a photograph of the wedding banns.

Though, the British actor will marry for the first time, he has been involved in several high-profile relationships, including with English actress and model Elizabeth Jane Hurley who he dated for 13 years before they split in 2000. Grant, 57, has five children in total, including two – Tabitha and Felix – with former partner Tinglan Hong. He’s also dated socialite Jemima Khan for three years before she reportedly dumped him in 2007.

On the work front, Grant stars in BBC mini-series A Very English Scandal. He has received numerous awards including a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and an Honorary César for his work.

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‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is the highest earning Marvel movie till date and ‘Avengers 4’ is most probably going to break this record when it releases on 3rd May 2019. But, for people who can’t wait for almost a year to find out how all (or should I say remaining) of their favourite superheroes come together and defeat Thanos, ‘Deadpool 2’ offers some respite.

It goes without saying that there are going to be spoilers for both the movies below. So if you haven’t watched either, head to the cinema then come back and read on.

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Now, let me ask you a question. What’s the plot of ‘Deadpool 2?’ Deadpool avenging his dead girlfriend? That’s a subplot at best. The plot of the movie revolves around Cable traveling back in time, to the present day, so he can kill Russell Collins before he turns evil. Pretty straightforward. Just how a comic book movie should be.

But, without knowing it, the movie may just have ended up giving the biggest spoiler for ‘Avengers 4’ yet. What is it? Read on to find out.

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Remember the scene when Cable is standing over the burnt bodies of his wife and child? He picks up his daughter’s teddy bear then turns his time-travel watch a few times before vanishing into thin air. Next thing we know, he’s in a field somewhere in the present day.

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The next time we see Cable use the watch is at the end of the movie when, instead of going forward in time so he can be with his family, he goes back once more to save Deadpool. Quite the sacrifice wouldn’t you say?

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If you haven’t guessed as yet, the focus here is on the time traveling watch that Cable (and later Deadpool) was wearing. It is an integral part of ‘Deadpool 2.’ But, little did we know that it was going to be an integral part of ‘Avengers 4.’ Don’t believe me? Just take a look at this picture from the sets of ‘Avengers 4.’

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There are two things worth noticing here. First, Captain America is wearing what looks like his suit from the first Avengers movie. Second, notice what’s on his left hand. It looks like a timepiece. Hell, it looks awfully similar to… mind blown!

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He’s not the only Avenger who’s wearing this time traveling device. Iron Man and Ant-Man have been spotted wearing the same timepiece too. 

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Now, compare these timepieces with the one Cable was using in ‘Deadpool 2.’

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Putting two and two together, we are pretty sure that the remaining Avengers are going to go back in time in ‘Avengers 4’ in order to save the day.

This is the theory with the most meat, and as much as we would like to believe the Russo brothers are fooling us by letting out such an obvious spoiler, the chances of it being nothing more than a lead on, are slim.

Hold your horses. We’re not done yet. Before you head to the comments to vent your frustration on how much I “don’t know about the Marvel Cinematic Universe” and what a “shitty writer” I am, let me tell you that this is my opinion and you have every right to disagree.

For those of you who believe this theory to be true, here are a couple of ways things could go in ‘Avengers 4’ based on what we know and the photos that have been released from the sets.

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Theory 1

This is the more obvious one, given what we’ve just read. The superheroes, who survived Thanos’ dreaded finger snap, go back in time using the time traveling watches to defeat Thanos before he becomes all powerful.

The only problem with this theory is that, if it turns out to be true, it takes out the very essence of ‘Avengers: Infinity War.’ That movie would end up being nothing but a filler. It would be the longest con ever pulled by a production house on the audience.

Before you start complaining about how I’m stupid to say this, because every movie has consequences and if everyone is saved in ‘Avengers 4’, it doesn’t mean ‘Avengers 3’ was pointless, hear me out.

I am not saying that ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ would be a waste of time if ‘Avengers 4’ fixed everything. What I mean to say is, if ‘Avengers 4’ undoes everything that happened in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ it will be like a master reset on everything we’ve seen since ‘Avengers’, and that wouldn’t be fair to the movie-going audience. 

You only reset a timeline when everyone complains about the original movies (ala X-Men). But, when everyone loves every single movie you’ve made, you can’t take yourself out of a jam by resetting the entire timeline. This is not the kind of ending that would give us satisfaction. So no, I’m not saying it’s not been done in the past, I’m saying I expect more from Marvel. 

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Theory 2

This brings us to theory number two. Here, all the scenes we’re seeing from the Battle of New York are nothing more than BARF (Binarily Augmented Retro-Framing) enabled recreations that the remaining Avengers are using, to figure out where they went wrong and how they can defeat Thanos. If you don’t remember what BARF is, we recommend watching ‘Captain America: Civil War’ again.

The movie may not have time travel in it, but it will feature a time jump. It will take us years into the future, so that we can see the effect of Thanos’ finger snap over time. Was it actually as good for the universe as he claimed it would be? Did the remaining people actually benefit from this move?

It’s quite a serious direction to take a comic book movie in, but hey, most of the MCU audience are adults by now, right? We can handle it.

Also, with the remaining superheroes not racing against the clock to defeat Thanos, it might open up the possibility of some character development. There’s always room for that isn’t there?

On a closing note, if rumours are to be believed and ‘Avengers 4’ really is the last time we’re going to see Chris Evans or Robert Downey Jr., we’d like for them to have as much screen time as possible. Don’t agree? Follow the author on Instagram or chat with him on Twitter about what you think is going to happen in ‘Avengers 4.’

The entire world is still mourning the loss of Avicii, who passed away on 20th April, just a month ago. He was just 28 and his untimely death was a shock that we’re all still dealing with. And, today I would like to talk about the last tweet posted by the late musician.

Thanks for the nomination! � @billboard #BBMAS pic.twitter.com/uTjKQALeX2

— Tim Bergling (@Avicii) April 17, 2018

He seemed so excited for the nomination and it’s just sad to look back at it. As all of us know, the Billboard Music Awards were held last night and as much as Avicii would have loved to be a part of it, it’s nice to see his contribution to the music industry, especially when it comes to EDM was not only acknowledged, but also honoured.

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Before introducing the nominees for the Top Hot 100 Song, The Chainsmokers and Halsey took the opportunity to pay a tribute to Avicii and his passion for music and his contribution to the EDM scene.

Andrew Taggart, one half of The Chainsmokers, said, “His passing was a great loss for the music world and for us. He was an artist who inspired so many in so many ways. Simply put, he meant so much to us and everyone in the EDM community.”

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Halsey emphasised on the importance of discussing mental health, saying, “Everyone who worked with him would agree that he was such a joy, and it makes this tragedy all the more painful, and it’s a reminder to all of us to be there and to support and love all of our friends and family members who may be struggling with mental health issues.”

Here’s the video:

Nothing but love for Avicii from @TheChainsmokers & @halsey as they present the #BBMAs for Top Hot 100 Song. 💞 pic.twitter.com/k89czVBrih

— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 21, 2018

Avicii’s last tweet was about his nomination in the Top Dance/Electronic Album at the Billboard Music Awards, a category which was one by The Chainsmokers yesterday and in honour of Avicii’s memory, they dedicated the award to him.

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Andrew said, “We want to dedicate this award to Avicii. I know everyone that was nominated for this award was massively influenced by him. He made us believe that this was a realistic career, something we could do with our lives, inspired all of us, influenced our music, influenced pop music, music in general, and he will be missed. I hope you’re somewhere. I hope you’ve found peace, and we love you.”

.@TheChainsmokers are #BBMAs WINNERS! Congrats on taking home the � for Top Dance/Electronic Artist! pic.twitter.com/WOXnCgEExT

— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 21, 2018