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Here is an undeniably rousing, relentlessly celebratory film about the England women’s football team’s triumph at the 2022 European championships – only a few months back, but as is the way, the summer seems like another age. Technically this is a documentary, but it’s more like the sort of feelgood motivational clip show that might get shown to aspiring football coaches – though that shouldn’t diminish the basic enjoyment it provides.So we get the highlights of England’s rise to glory: the nervous group-game victory over…

David Harbour’s Violent Night may have been a hot topic of conversation among those who prefer their festive favorites to be a little rougher around the edges, but we can’t forget that it’s only been a little over a year since Mel Gibson paved the way with his grizzled spin on Santa Claus in Eshom and Ian Nelms’ Fatman. Taking the standard Christmas formula and turning almost everything about it upside down, the story finds Gibson’s world-weary Chris Kringle falling on hard times to the extent he enters a partnership…

We tried on the holiday Clippy sweater. It was fine!Image: Microsoft‘Tis the season to bust out the box of holiday-themed sweaters. I have about five that I cycle through every year, and each represents a different side of me. This year, I’m showing off my nerdy side with Microsoft’s Holiday Clippy sweater, which the company sent over to promote its existence. It’s a fine sweater, but Clippy was pretty annoying when it wasaround, and I’ve already impressed everyone that would have gotten the joke.Suffice it to say, I’m…

Hollywood Film ReviewJohnson ThomasFilm: Violent NightCast: David Harbour, Beverly D`Angelo, John LeguizamoDirector: Tommy WirkolaRating: * * 1/2 Runtime: 112 mins This film, attempting an invocation to the festive spirit with blood thirsty violence, is not exactly a season’s greeting. Imagine St Nicholas aka Santa Claus as a renegade, bludgeoning avenging angel and you might just be put-off by this deliberately violent reworking of a hitherto reverential and saintly myth. That’s not to say that the good…

Whenever the CIA lends its expertise to a film or television production, there’s a 99 percent likelihood that the project in question requires intimate knowledge of how the organization works, or there are technical advisors ensuring the filmmakers keep things as realistic as possible. That extra one percent is there for a reason, though, which is where How the Grinch Stole Christmas comes in. Star Jim Carrey came perilously close to quitting the festive blockbuster due to the rigors of getting in and out of costume,…

 Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi, who caused controversy by competing in an international tournament without a headscarf, has returned to Iran to the cheers of her fans, reiterating in comments to state media that climbed without the hijab inadvertently. Video footage showed Rekabi, 33, scaling a wall without her head covered while competing in South Korea on behalf of Iran, a country that has been swept up in protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. country morale. Speaking to state…

If anyone ever wished for a yuletide musical complete with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, wish no longer, as Spirited seeks to scratch that itch from Nov. 18 on Apple. Not only rebooting A Christmas Carol for contemporary audiences, but doing so with some seriously festive dance numbers.  Written by John Morris and director Sean Anders, this savvy adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic enables both leading men to crank up their charisma. Ferrell is on haunting duties as Christmas Present, while Reynolds gets to…

With the holidays around the corner, Signify, the company formerly known as Philips Lighting, is finally introducing a set of festive fairy lights. Measuring 20 meters (or just a touch over 65 feet), the Festavia string lights feature 250 mini LEDs. Naturally, they’re fully compatible with the company’s recently .  Thanks to that software support, the Festavia lights possess a few advantages over their conventional counterparts. For one, you don’t need to duck under your Christmas tree to turn them on and off. You can…

Robust festive demand coupled with better production due to easing of semiconductor supplies helped the domestic passenger vehicle industry post its best-ever monthly sales performance in September. The industry volumes in September stood at 3,55, 946 units, registering an year-on-year increase of 91 per cent, enabling the second quarter sales to cross the 10-lakh sales mark. Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors were able to improve their dispatches to dealers last month on the back of improved…

Britney Spears is back in the music game after six long years and her fans — famous and not — are celebrating her return. The singer returned alongside legend Elton John with the single “Hold Me Closer,” a duet that mashes up John’s hits “Tiny Dancer” and “The One.”The song marks Spears’ first release since her 2016 album, “Glory,” and serves as a celebration of sorts following her recent legal victory that freed her from a fraught nearly 14-year-long conservatorship. “Okie dokie … my first song in 6 years !!!! It’s…