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Kim Kardashian’s over-the-top Christmas decor of North’s bedroom sparks backlash | Hollywood

Kim Kardashian faces praise and backlash after sharing a video showcasing her daughter North West's luxuriously decorated Christmas bedroom on Instagram. The footage reveals a festive spectacle with multiple Christmas trees, snowy landscapes, and a plethora of beautifully wrapped gifts. Kim Kardashian and her daughter North West(Instagram) While some viewers are enchanted by the opulent display, others quickly criticize Kardashian, accusing her of "overindulgence." The criticism centres on the belief that such…

Berlinale round-up: From standout Past Lives to John Malkovich’s over-the-top performance in Seneca

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAfter the misery of the 2022 Berlin Film Festival, held toward the tail-end of the pandemic and with strict social distancing and Covid testing regulations still in place, it was back to normal at this year’s 73rd edition.Festivalgoers were so pleased to return to a proper, physical event that they were remarkably tolerant toward a competition programme that was very patchy, at least…

The Most Over-the-Top Booths of CES 2023

Bosch had an open booth on the floor of CES 2023 showing off how the character Shawn uses machine learning chips. Gif: Kyle Barr/GizmodoCES is known for excess, and despite COVID giving presenters a bit of a break the past couple of years, the world’s premiere tech convention has not changed one bit. Walking around to the various booths on display across Las Vegas during CES 2023, tech companies were using some extravagant tricks to get consumers and industry folks alike to stop off at their booths. Predictably, there

An Over-The-Top Action Classic Is Still Worthy of the Highest Praise

via 20th Century Fox The 1980s was a defining period for action cinema, with musclebound meatheads taking over the genre to prove that bulging biceps were a more than acceptable substitute for any sort of range, or even actual talent as an actor. The biggest beneficiary of all was of course Arnold Schwarzenegger, who used the success of The Terminator as the launchpad to international superstardom, which was cemented the following year when the glorious Commando arrived. One of the silliest shoot ’em ups you’re…

Over-the-Top Cardboard Lightsaber Doesn’t Require Any Imagination

The only upside to wrapping presents is maybe, just maybe, you’ll finish the roll of gift wrap and be left with a cardboard tube ready to become an imaginary lightsaber. But with a few hidden electronics inside, Joel Hartlaub created a self-extending cardboard saber that doesn’t require much imagination at all.We’re nowhere near the end of the long road that started with the initial reveal of the lightsaber in the original Star Wars in 1977 and hopefully ends with us all running around with glowing laser swords one day.…

Sony would love if you bought its $3,700 Walkman for over-the-top audiophiles

Are you the sort of music listener who'll happily pay more for a set of earphones than you would on a nice computer? If so, Sony has the MP3 players for you. The company has released two ultra-high-end Walkman MP3 players aimed squarely at audiophiles. The headliner, the $3,700 NW-WM1ZM2 (pictured at left), mates an S-Master HX digital amp with "fine-tuned" capacitors, thick Kimber Kable (to link the amp to the headphone jack) and a 99.99 percent pure gold-plated, oxygen-free copper chassis — all of which supposedly…

One Reason Mean Girls Star Amanda Seyfried Is Super Happy She’s Not Over-The-Top Famous In Hollywood

Since her breakout role in the cult classic Mean Girls, Amanda Seyfried has worked steadily over the last two decades, scoring an Academy Award nomination in the process. Now, she’s gaining Emmy buzz and acclaim for her turn as disgraced tech wunderkind Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout. Despite her A-list status, Seyfried has surprisingly flown under the radar. And it seemed the actress wanted it that way. The Mank actress spilled the one reason she’s super happy she’s not-over-the-top famous in Hollywood.The…