Steve Byrne Detroit Free Press Published 1:33 PM EDT May 13, 2019 When Motor City Comic Con lands at Suburban Collection Showplace this weekend, it will be celebrating three decades of bringing sci-fi and comic book fun to metro Detroit fanboys and fangirls. To mark the pop-culture behemoth's 30-year anniversary, we've come up with a list of 30 highlights from the three-day convention's celebrity guest list. Most of the stars will be signing autographs, taking photos and greeting fans (don't forget your wallet), and many will be participating in panel discussions that are free with event admission. More: Best of Motor City Comic Con 2018: Photos, videos and more from the floor A full list of celebs, which is regularly updated, can be found at the Comic Con website. And if you're interested in the comic book creators who'll be greeting fans, that list can be found there, too. But without further ado, here's the Free Press version of Motor City Comic … [Read more...] about Motor City Comic Con 2019: All the top celebrity guests
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World’s tallest ‘horizontal skyscraper’ will feature two swimming pools, restaurants and a light show 820ft in the air
A 'HORIZONTAL' skyscraper is set to open in China later this year as part of a brand new mixed-use complex that features hotels, restaurants, shops, offices and private homes. Known as The Crystal, it is expected to become the highest sky bridge in the world. The 250 metre bridge is part of Raffles City Chongqing, a complex made up of eight skyscrapers in the Yuzhong district of Chongqing City. The Crystal will be sprawled across the top of four 60-storey skyscrapers, 820 feet in the air. Within the glass conservatory bridge will be a viewing deck, infinity pool and sky walk as well as a number of food establishments. At night, it will turn into a giant light beam to perform a light show above the city. CapitaLand president Lucas Loh confirmed the next step is "transplanting trees" to the sky bridge as part of the interior, now that the structure is nearing completion after six years of building work. The man behind the design of Raffles City Chongqing is Canadian-Israeli architect … [Read more...] about World’s tallest ‘horizontal skyscraper’ will feature two swimming pools, restaurants and a light show 820ft in the air
Oscars: Here’s the latest news from the 91st Academy Awards
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page By the Associated Press February 25, 2019 LOS ANGELES — The latest on the 91st Academy Awards, which are being presented Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (all times local): 11:14 p.m. The Oscar for best picture has been awarded to “Green Book.” 8 p.m. Olivia Colman is the winner of the best actress Academy Award for ‘‘The Favourite.’’ Advertisement It’s the first Oscar in her first nomination for Colman, who plays Queen Anne. She has won four British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards and two Golden Globes throughout her career. Get The Weekender in your inbox: The Globe's top picks for what to see and do each weekend, in Boston and beyond. Thank you for signing up! Sign up for more newsletters here She beat out Glenn Close, who was considered the front-runner going into Sunday’s … [Read more...] about Oscars: Here’s the latest news from the 91st Academy Awards
The Oscars: Who’ll win, who should win, who shouldn’t
Visit The Boston Globe Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Comment on this Scroll to top of page Ty Burr and Janice Page Globe Staff February 14, 2019 One of the most nominated studios is a streaming service. A year that saw any number of good movies from women directors produced nominations for none. The best picture winner may be a black-and-white foreign film. And no one knows what the hell is happening with the ceremonies.This isn’t your mother’s Oscars. It isn’t anybody’s Oscars. When the 91st annual Academy Awards are broadcast from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles next Sunday, they will be hostless and a strict three hours long, with four categories ignominiously shunted to the commercial breaks. The eight best picture nominees include two box-office blockbusters (including the first comic-book movie ever nominated), a rock biopic, a political biopic, a Spike Lee joint, a piece of British royalty Oscar bait except it’s … [Read more...] about The Oscars: Who’ll win, who should win, who shouldn’t
21 movies Bostonians should know about in 2019
It’s January, which is usually the time of year when moviegoers try to catch up on all of the awards season contenders they’ve missed over the past year. Who has time to think about upcoming films when you’re still trying to see “A Star Is Born”? Nevertheless, there’s plenty to look forward to in 2019, so we decided to pull together a short list of some of the movies with local hooks that are coming out this year, starting with five films premiering at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, which begins later this month. Note that movie release dates often move around on the calendar quite a bit prior to hitting theaters, but as of now, all of these films are slated to debut in 2019. Sundance “Late Night” Written by and co-starring Cambridge native Mindy Kaling, “Late Night” chronicles a late-night talk show host (Emma Thompson) whose “world is turned upside down” when she hires her show’s first female … [Read more...] about 21 movies Bostonians should know about in 2019