Despite predictions that the domestic box office would take a huge hit in 2024 thanks to the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes that dominated much of the second half of 2023, Hollywood recovered just fine. At the close of the year, total ticket sales came in at just 3.9% less than in 2023, totaling $8.56 billion. It was the second-highest domestic gross in five …

- Director: Neil Jordan - Stacker score: 88.1 - Metascore: 90 - IMDb user rating: 7.3 - Runtime: 112 minutes. Set against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the crux of "The Crying Game" story is this: A British soldier gets captured by the IRA and, certain he won't make it out alive, asks one of his captors to check up on his girlfriend in London when the fighting is all over.

2022年12月28日 · Every year, when May 1 comes around, there's a meme on the internet that's almost impossible to escape: the misheard lyrics of NSYNC's hit song "It's Gonna Be Me." The joke sees "me" replaced with the commonly misheard "May," due to lead singer Justin Timberlake's exaggerated pronunciation, which was at the request of the song's writers, as he …

2023年3月22日 · Ariana Grande has been a controversial figure in the LGBTQ+ community ever since her song "Monopoly" came out in 2019. For many it raised the question of whether or not the pop star herself was bisexual, while others criticized her for "queer baiting," which is when celebrities drop subtle hints at identifying somewhere on the LGBTQ+ spectrum in order to …

2020年8月13日 · - Quote: "My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I thank you." - Character: George M. Cohan - Actor: James Cagney. Released in 1942, this story about the composer of America's most patriotic songs, became easy propaganda to get the U.S. in a rousing mood for World War II.

2023年3月23日 · - Director: George Lucas - Stacker score: 79.3 - Metascore: 75 - IMDb user rating: 6.7 - Runtime: 86 minutes "THX 1138" was a failure. That is, until George Lucas gained notoriety for "Star Wars" and fans went back to watch his first film, which depicts a totalitarian dystopia controlled by mind-altering chemicals and an android police force.

2021年7月28日 · In 2009, Billboard named Alicia Keys as one of the top artists of the ‘00s decade.It was a well-earned honor for one of the most decorated female musicians of all time. And it’s not just her impressive vocals that have launched the “No One” songstress into the stratosphere; it’s also her unwavering advocacy for causes like women’s empowerment, …

2023年9月21日 · - IMDb user rating: 8.4 - Years on the air: 2001-2010. Bill Lawrence's medical drama/sitcom "Scrubs" ran for nine seasons over a decade. It follows, and is narrated by, J.D. (Zach Braff), as he navigates his hospital career and romantic life alongside best friend Turk (Donald Faison), on-again-off-again partner/friend Elliot (Sarah Chalke), and the intimidating, …

2021年6月22日 · In 1980, during a broadcast of “Monday Night Football,” Howard Cosell memorably told audiences of the murder of John Lennon, in a rare crossover of national news during a professional sports broadcast (later examples include the O.J. Simpson chase during the NBA Finals, and news of the death of Osama bin Laden reported during a nationally televised …

According to November 2023 data from the U.S. Department of Defense, there are just over 2 million active-duty and selected reserve members of the military in America today. Add that to the more than 18 million veterans living in the country and it becomes clear that there is a substantial portion of Americans who speak a language all their own: military, some of which you may be …