SpiderMan may swing over Beijing in new theme park

October 13, 2014 0
Tom Williams, chairman and chief executive officer of the Universal Parks and Resorts, speaks at a ceremony to announce plans for the Universal Beijing theme park in Beijing Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. China has approved the development of a $3.3 billion Universal theme park in Beijing, marking the first major foreign-owned theme park in the Chinese capital. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

BEIJING (AP) — Spider-Man could soon swing over Beijing, chasing Optimus Prime and despicable minions through a $3.3 billion Universal theme park aimed at capitalizing on China’s rising middle class and growing demand for all things animated.

Penelope Cruz named ‘sexiest woman alive’ by Esquire magazine

October 13, 2014 0
Cruz arrives at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Spanish actress Penelope Cruz has been named this year’s “sexiest woman alive” by Esquire, the men’s lifestyle magazine said on Monday. The 40-year-old follows last year’s winner, American actress Scarlett Johansson, to earn the honor chosen by Esquire editors. Cruz, whose last film was director Ridley Scott’s 2013 thriller “The Counselor,” alongside husband Javier Bardem, will star in the upcoming Spanish-language drama “Ma Ma,” and is currently in production on the Sacha Baron Cohen comedy “Grimsby. …

Review: ‘Fury’ a barrage of heavy-handedness

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This photo released by Sony Pictures Entertainment shows Brad Pitt as Wardaddy in a scene from "Fury." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Entertainment, Giles Keyte)

The relentless barrage of heavy-handedness in David Ayer’s World War II tank drama “Fury” begins immediately. A lone horseman approaches on the grim horizon of a foggy, corpse-strewn battlefield. Out of the muck leaps a man who pulls the rider down and savagely bludgeons him in the eye.

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Universal Studios to launch first China theme park in Beijing

October 13, 2014 0

BEIJING (Reuters) – Universal Studios said on Monday it had a sealed an agreement to open a $3.3 billion theme park in Beijing, the culmination of a 13-year effort to enter China’s fast-growing entertainment market. U.S. theme park operators are rushing to build in China, which has few high quality parks but where park revenues have been growing rapidly as city dwellers spend more on entertainment and travel. The Beijing Universal theme park, to be developed with the state firm Beijing Tourism Group Co [BJTGP. …