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via Marvel Studios With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 just beginning to open around the world, it’s too early to say if the much-anticipated threequel is going to spell the end of the bad luck the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been suffering from of late, but we can say that it’s definitely sidestepped a curious Hollywood curse that previously afflicted Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Continuing the theme of near-misses, Captain America 4 might have made a very canny choice of its own that could save it a…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJames Gunn almost killed off a major character in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 before Marvel executives persuaded him against it. Though the character – Zoe Saldaña’s Gamora – eventually met their demise a year later in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War, the director said he was “talked out of” his original plan by Marvel Studio president Kevin Feige and executive producer Louis…

via Marvel Studios If you can believe it, today marks exactly 15 years since Iron Man exploded into theaters on May 2, 2008 and instantly changed the face of cinema forever by acting as the launchpad for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Trying to imagine what the complexion of the industry would look like today had Kevin Feige’s ambitious gambit backfired doesn’t even bear thinking about, with the shared superhero franchise making a seismic impact across all of entertainment, one that still hasn’t been duplicated…

Motorola just announced the brand new Motorola Edge Plus (2023) for North America. This is the latest flagship smartphone from Motorola and it packs in incredible power and performance, a triple high-resolution camera system, a huge battery, and blazing-fast charging — all in a beautiful and elegant design. It looks to compete with some of the year’s best Android phones, like the Samsung Galaxy S23 and OnePlus 11. With the Motorola Edge Plus (2023), you’ll have a 6.7-inch pOLED display with incredibly thin bezels, so…

Ryan Fellows, star of the Discovery Channel’s racing show “Street Outlaws: Fastest in America,” was killed in a car crash Sunday near Las Vegas, prompting a formal investigation by the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration.“The Street Outlaws family is heartbroken by the accident that led to the tragic death of Ryan Fellows,” read a statement from the show on Monday that confirmed his death. “We extend our deepest sympathy to Ryan’s loved ones as they process this sudden and devastating loss.”The deadly…

Elon Musk has decided to settle a defamation lawsuit against him brought by a man he claimed “almost killed” a Tesla worker – a claim that wasn’t backed by evidence. At this point, Musk is quite used to being sued for defamation and other related matters. Of course, there’s the famous “pedo” case, which he fought for years and ended up winning in a trial, but that was not related to Tesla. When it comes to Tesla, the CEO has been embroiled in defamation lawsuits against a few people in…

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) delivered a shocker this week when it blocked Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Wednesday. While a lot of focus on Microsoft’s fight was centered around whether or not the acquisition would give Xbox consoles an unfair advantage over PlayStation consoles, what ultimately decided it was a much smaller market: cloud gaming. The idea of being able to stream the game you’re playing from the cloud has existed for well over a decade. Cloud…

Albert Corado Sr. keeps his daughter’s number in his phone’s list of favorite contacts — even though he knows no matter how many times he calls, she won’t pick up.Dialing the number makes him feel closer to her, if only until the call goes to voicemail.It’s been nearly five years since Melyda “Mely” Corado was fatally shot by a Los Angeles police officer who was firing at a fleeing suspect. Her family has sued the city and the officers involved in the shooting, alleging that they opened fire recklessly into a crowded…

In an extremely distressing event, an 8-year-old girl died on Monday in Kerala's Thrissur district. The cause of her death was an exploding phone battery. She was using the phone to watch cartoons, police confirmed to HT. The preliminary investigation has pointed out that prolonged use of the device may have led to overheating of the battery, resulting in the explosion. As per the police report, the young girl's family members stated that she used to watch cartoons on her mobile phone for long periods, particularly since…

MoneySign Suede, a fast-rising Mexican-American star who amassed tens of millions of streams for his propulsive rap music, has been killed aged 22 following an attack in a California prison.Officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the rapper, real name Jaime Brugada Valdez, died on Tuesday evening “with injuries consistent with a homicide”. He was being held at a prison in Soledad, where since January he had been serving a 32-month sentence on gun charges.A lawyer for Valdez,…