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By the mid-1990s, Will Smith was a star.Over a 10-year span, he'd parlayed a handful of popular DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince albums into mainstream success with his even more successful Fresh Prince of Bel-Air sitcom.When the show wrapped in late 1996, Smith had jumpstarted a grownup glow-up over the past two summers with staring roles in Bad Boys and Independence Day, but questions remained as to whether or not Will Smith's career would have the staying power to maintain a third act.

The latest and greatest Spider-Man movie for the whole family - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - has received deservedly ecstatic reviews.It's just hit theaters and is the long-awaited sequel to 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and the second part of a trilogy that will conclude in 2024 with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, AND it's awesome.But, the reason why the new animated film is so perfect for kids to share with their parents is 100 percent by design.

A crowd stands patiently and faithfully at the ticket window, the line spilling around the corner on a Tuesday morning as they wait to hand over a fistful of rupees to get into Mumbai's once-grand Maratha Mandir theatre.They're not aching to see the latest Bollywood blockbuster.They're here for a film that premiered 27 years ago, but has such an enduring appeal along with its leading man, Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan that it's played at this 1950s-era cinema nearly every day since the movie came out, aside from a brief pandemic-induced pause that shut down all theatres in India.

The best summer camp movie isn't what you might expect.The movie is the 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values.Its wicked social commentary, taken from the perspective of perplexed outsider kids, makes it a better summer camp movie than such apogees of the form as Wet Hot American Summer, Meatballs, and Ernest Goes to Camp.

MLB.com:While the Yankees are out searching for their left fielder for 2023, the options are dwindling by the day.The one big splash left appears to be a blockbuster for Pirates star Bryan Reynolds, who has expressed his desire for a trade but Pittsburgh has been unwilling to move without a haul in return.

The Washington Nationals received five home runs, including two from Keibert Ruiz, that propelled them to a 10-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.Ruiz was once a top Dodgers prospect, and he appeared in parts of two seasons with the club before he was traded to Washington in 2021 as part of the blockbuster that sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to L.A.
Ruiz is now the Nationals' everyday catcher and enjoyed icing the series finale at Dodger Stadium with a home run in the ninth inning, per Greg Beacham of the Associated Press:

"Yeah, a little bit," he said with a grin.

When Dallas Cowboys fans woke up on Tuesday, they were desperate for the front office to make some semblance of a statement move.By dinner time Tuesday, Dallas re-signed leading tackler Donovan Wilson and acquired star cornerback Stephon Gilmore from the Colts for a 2023 fifth-round compensatory pick.

As the offseason continues to plug along toward the start of Spring Training in a few weeks, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. Unresolved DFAs come due A pair of lefties who were designated for assignment last week are due for a conclusion today.

Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom met face-to-face with fans for the first time since the offseason began, during the start of Boston Red Sox Winter Weekend.And with looming questions centering on the front office's response following a dead-last finish in the American League East, Bloom reiterated the team's stance on one move.

SAN DIEGO - As big free agents signed elsewhere on the first active day of the Winter Meetings, the White Sox seemed content with their Mike Clevinger signing and pointed to the trade market as the likely avenue to improving the roster.About the same time closer Liam Hendriks' name circulated in the trade rumor mill, general manager Rick Hahn discussed the possibility of shaking up the roster, if necessary.

On Wednesday evening, we got the two surest signs yet that we are officially in the midst of Hot Stove Season.The first sign was Scott Boras dipping his quill and doing his annual thing where he spits hot fire in service of his free agent clients, but that's nothing new.The second sign is that the Braves made a trade involving someone who was helping them win games in 2022.

There might be a welcome development for parents who miss the beloved, iconic baby gear store that closed in 2018.Babies R Us - the Toys R Us for babies - is hoping for a comeback!What year is it!?Is something that was over in 2018 already the subject of nostalgia?Seems so!The brand and licensing management firm overseeing Babies R Us and Toys R Us hopes the favorite baby gear store - which originated in the mid-20th century and was practically everywhere before it shuttered fast - is ready for its debut again.

The England forward was named as United's Players' Player of the Year for the 2022-23 campaign at a glitzy ceremony on Monday, later also collecting the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year honour, which is voted for by fans.Rashford is the first academy graduate to win the latter award since Ryan Giggs all the way back in 1998.

As MLB's 2023 regular season continues, here are three things we'll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. Miller to debut: The Dodgers are reportedly planning to select the contract of top pitching prospect Bobby Miller ahead of this evening's game in Atlanta.A consensus top-30 prospect in the game entering the season, Miller boasts a 100 mph fastball and has routinely struck out over 30% of batters faced throughout the minors.

There was snow on the ground when Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time arrived at No. 1 in early March.Now, in balmy late spring, the country superstar's latest LP is racking up its 11th consecutive week on the chart a feat that puts Wallen in the company of Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder.The 36-track One Thing at a Time has been a streaming blockbuster since it came out, and its numbers have cooled only modestly since then.

A stunning entry in the litany of to-the-left-to-the-left kiss-off anthems, Flo's Cardboard Box is cheeky, confident, ever so slightly righteously rude.Flo Jorja Douglas, Renee Downer and Stella Quaresma is a vividly talented British R&B girl group that released several strong songs last year, but this was the most striking, full of arched-brow dismissals, self-love affirmations and, in this acoustic rendition, mellifluous harmonies that communicate bliss amid collapse: You ain't gonna change, boy/What's the point in stringing me a-loh-ohngggg?

When the Los Angeles Dodgers initially reached an agreement with the Boston Red Sox to acquire Mookie Betts and David Price in a blockbuster three-team trade that also included the Minnesota Twins, they were poised to part with Kenta Maeda.But after reaching an impasse that held up the finalization of the deal, the Dodgers were forced to proceed without the Twins being part of the transaction.

I waited with bated breath for my mom to finish her latest spooky read, because I knew that I got it next.I'd insert myself into this fictional world of monsters and demons living in terror to turn the next page.My mother read The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty, and it definitely spooked her.I developed the courage to read it years later, then saw the movie against her wishes.

Once the weather warms up, it's officially rooftop season in New York.Whether you're craving inventive, Instagram-worthy cocktails (perhaps with a popsicle, or complete with a side of a movie night with epic views) there are rooftop locales for every type of adventure.If you don't feel like making the journey all the way to a hotel for your waterfront or cityscape photos, check out one of these ultra-glam rooftops, found all across New York City.

The last thing that we see Chadwick Boseman's King T'Challa do in 2018's Black Panther is appear before the United Nations, where he reveals to the world that his African nation of Wakanda has secretly been a superpower for several thousand years.While the character would go on to appear in some other Marvel Cinematic Universe movies before the actor who played him succumbed to colon cancer in August 2020  an illness that Boseman had endured with almost Wakandan privacy  T'Challa's mid-credits declaration has since assumed the haunted urgency of a man's dying wish.

StarOutline (2.5 stars) With the popular resurgence of the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, it was only a matter of time before a movie studio got hold of it.I mean another movie studio.Yes, there was a trilogy in the 2000s, with Part 2 made for TV and Part 3 going straight to video.But no, they have nothing to do with the new "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," which features a new all-star cast and better succeeds in selling the D&D experience to a wider audience than die-hard players.

L ondon's last DVD-only shop is at risk of closing down but locals are trying to raise 5,000 to keep it open.For Your Eyes Only, in south-east London's Forest Hill neighbourhood, has been open since 1988.It has survived the closure of DVD chains such as Blockbuster and the advent of streaming services like Netflix.

But you help can save it!Who doesn't feel nostalgic for the humble video shop?The tingle of excitement that - yes! - the new Scorsese film is in stock, the simple joy of browsing rows of movies without an algorithm in sight, or just chatting to the budding Tarantino behind the counter about which Donnie Yen movie is worth renting.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be traded to the New York Jets, or he'll retire.Those look like the two options on the table.So, what's the holdup?The always-indecisive Aaron Rodgers is at it again.With a major career decision on the horizon, Rodgers darkness retreat wasn't enough to give him the clarity necessary to make such an important call.

TAMPA, Fla. - Carlos Rodon couldn't pitch anymore.He was broken down and used up.He was a bust.Does any of that sound familiar?In Rodon's mind, at least, that was the book on him after the White Sox' pandemic-shortened 2020 season ended in a three-game American League wild-card series defeat against the A's.

Time will tell whether the White Sox make any significant roster moves at the Winter Meetings this week."We've had some productive conversations," general manager Rick Hahn said Monday in San Diego."Whether they bear fruit in the next 48 hours or next few weeks remains to be seen."

Mike Clevinger has witnessed the growth of several Chicago White Sox players from a distance."I've been on the other side of enemy lines for so long against the White Sox," the right-hander who pitched for Cleveland from 2016-20 said during a video conference call Sunday."I feel like I've been playing TA (shortstop Tim Anderson) and a lot of these boys.

NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are gone, and so is the Nets' dominance of New York's basketball rivalry.Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, Josh Hart added a season-high 27 in his second game with his new team and the Knicks snapped a nine-game losing streak against Brooklyn with a 124-106 victory Monday night.

Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Kevin Durant's exit from Brooklyn was a lock from the second Kyrie Irving was sent to Dallas.That said, some around the NBA were surprised at the swiftness of the Nets' moves ahead of last week's trade deadline.NBA insider Marc Stein reported many around the league believed the Nets would wait until the summer to begin actively shopping Durant.

The New York Islanders announced on Monday that star forward Mathew Barzal will be out indefinitely due to a lower-body injury.Barzal suffered the injury during the first period of Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Boston Bruins after getting hit into the boards by Craig Smith.He immediately left the game and did not return.

The Toronto Maple Leafs recently acquired Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari to bolster their lineup for the playoffs.It was a good trade, but not nearly enough to put the Toronto Maple Leafs over the top.Sure, they could win the cup with their current roster.They could have won it before adding O'Reilly, and they were good enough to have won it any time over the last five or so years.

Halloween is coming on Monday, and we're going to see some pictures of the costumes various Maple Leafs players wear whenever they have their party.Even though it's not for a couple of days yet, I had no idea of what else to write about for the FTB sooooooooooo...... Halloween costume rankings (if the recent past) it is!

Well, we better buckle up because it appears things are going to get very interesting.The New York Rangers have announced that Vitali Kravtsov and Jake Leschyshyn are being held out of tonight's game due to roster management decisions.That's another way to say the team likely doesn't want to risk injury to players who are on the block or are currently being discussed in a deal.

It's NHL trade deadline day!The deadline is 3:00 p.m. ET.Of course, the New York Rangers have already made two blockbuster deals for land Vladimir Tarasenko, Niko Mikkola, and Patrick Kane, as well as a swap to bring Tyler Motte back to New York.That doesn't mean they're done and it certainly doesn't mean the front office won't be watching today's events unfold with tremendous interest.

San Gabriel's Focus Plaza, known affectionately as Chinese Disneyland, has always lived up to its nickname.The gargantuan Chinese strip mall, anchored by a Chinese grocery store, offers two levels of restaurants, jewelry stores and ginseng stores, culminating in a multistory glass-fronted department store with a dim sum restaurant on the top floor.

Bruins general manager Don Sweeney hasn't just pushed in all his chips on the 2022-23 season.He's also thrown his watch on the table, the keys to his car and just about anything else he finds valuable at this point.While it seemed Boston might be done dealing, at least in terms of major significance, Sweeney made it clear he had at least one more blockbuster in him, acquiring winger Tyler Bertuzzi from the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday morning.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Dame Helen Mirren has remembered the Queen as the nation's leading star as she lead a special tribute to the late monarch at the Bafta film awards.The veteran actress, 77, has portrayed the monarch on stage and screen, winning an Oscar and Bafta for her depiction in 2006's biographical drama The Queen.

The 2024 Six Nations championship fixtures have been announced but the precise venue for the blockbuster opening fixture between France and Ireland has still to be confirmed.Preparations for the Olympic Games later in the year mean the Stade de France in Paris cannot stage any Six Nations matches, with Les Bleus' three home games likely to be moved to the south of France instead.

The phone at the last Blockbuster store in the world has been ringing off the hook since Super Bowl Sunday.When The Times reached out Thursday morning to the small business in Bend, Ore., an out-of-breath employee picked up the phone after the call went to the answering machine and apologized for the wait.

Welcome to Best of Late Night, a rundown of the previous night's highlights that lets you sleep and lets us get paid to watch comedy.Here are the 50 best movies on Netflix right now.Jimmy Kimmel Live celebrated its 20th anniversary on Thursday with a special prime-time episode.During his monologue, Kimmel read from early reviews that panned the show and said very few people expected us to make it this far, but we did.

The final Guinness Six Nations Championship before the Rugby World Cup begins in France later this year could be a blockbuster.Six Nations title holders France and world number one team Ireland lead the way on current form, but it a tournament that also has a reputation for veering off-script.Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the key talking points ahead of kick-off.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are an impressive team.The Toronto Maple Leafs are among the NHL's best teams both offensively and defensively.They are well coached, they have decent goaltending, a ton of depth, and a ton of stars.While first place seems to be a longshot at this point, they are clearly among the NHL's top teams and will be looking to win the Stanley Cup this spring.

The Baltimore Ravens have traded for Bears linebacker Roquan Smith to shore up the middle of their defense and we're grading the trade for both teams.This is turning out to be one of the most blockbuster-filled NFL Trade Deadlines that we've ever seen and the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens gave us another star-studded deal on Monday.

MLB.com | Jesse Sanchez: The international free agent signing period opened yesterday and the Yankees quickly came to an agreement with their top target, signing outfielder Brando Mayea for $4.4 million.The 17-year-old (who has also gone by "Brandon") was born in Cuba and trains in the Dominican Republic, and was ranked in the top-10 of international prospects by multiple outlets.

James Cameron has written, directed and/or produced blockbuster after blockbuster, covering a range of genres, from Terminator to Titanic to Avatar.One genre he hasn't turned his hands to though is the superhero movie.In fact, Cameron is on record as criticising the likes of Marvel and DC.But it turns out that he was once determined to take on one of the biggest superhero franchises out there - Spider-Man.

After a hiatus of 13 years Avatar is back in cinemas - the original movie revolutionized the industry and transformed 3D from a gimmick to a must-have for each and every blockbuster.But what happened once a 3D movie left the silver screen and was released on Blu-ray?The rise in popularity of 3D movies created a need for TVs that could play them in the comfort of your own home.

Avatar: The Way of Water-the anticipated sequel to James Cameron's 2009 blockbuster-debuts in theaters this weekend.The three-hour film, made in 3D using high frame rate technology to reduce strobing for viewers,  is expected to be packed with special effects.Want to catch it IMAX 3D, Dolby Cinema or even 4D?

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Here's today's AdExchanger.comnews round-up... Want it by email?Sign up The State Of Digital Marketing (Is Not Great) here.The LUMA State of Digital Marketing report generally paints a rose-tinted scene for ad tech.The same is true this year, though a few metrics stick out.For one, although every category is down in the past year, the market collapse fell heavily on SaaS companies, a category that excludes agencies.

Oh, how the tables have turned.It wasn't long ago (just seven months) that the Washington Commanders were taken to the woodshed by the general media for saving the Indianapolis Colts from their Carson Wentz headache.While the trade hasn't necessarily panned out for Washington - Wentz is on injured reserve after hand surgery, and the offense has had more juice with Taylor Heinicke pulling the strings - the Colts officially lost the blockbuster after they benched Matt Ryan, Wentz's successor, for the rest of the season.

SAN FRANCISCO  When the ax came down at Twitter on Friday, it did not fall smoothly.The first sign that some of the company's 7,500 employees had been laid off came when their email accounts were shut off late Thursday.Yet they received no official word about termination and some of their Slack accounts still worked.

Partner at SoundsProfitable (and previously SVP of Edison Research) Tom Webster has posted an essay describing warnings he sees for the podcasting industry based on mistakes he perceives that broadcast radio has made.Webster writes, "Podcasting has had a bad couple of months in the press, from Podcast Movement's Ben Shapiro kerfuffle, to layoffs at Spotify and Acast, iHeart's dalliance with 'Subway Surfer,'" - i.e., buying short-session traffic - "Vulture claiming podcasting doesn't produce blockbuster hits any more, and on and on.

Jurgen Klopp says his Liverpool players are "1,000 per cent committed" to domestic matters despite the looming Qatar 2022 World Cup.The Reds have struggled this season, falling well off the pace of the Premier League title race, after a blockbuster 2021-22 campaign that saw them come close to a historic quadruple.