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Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Richard Hogan: Don't let schadenfreude make you forget there are real people affected
FERRIS Bueller's Day Off is one of my favourite movies. I think we all know the story: A teenage boy takes a day off school and has a great adventure. It's nearly 40 years old. But, even in 1986, long before technology stole our privacy, Ferris was filmed on the jumbotron screen catching a baseball at a game while mitching off from school. Little did we know that all these years later that pesky jumbotron would be wreaking such havoc in people's lives. The recent scandal of the tech CEO (Andy Byron) filmed with his arms around the HR chief (Kristin Cabot) of his company on the jumbotron at a Coldplay concert has sparked some interesting public discourse. Of course, the impact of an alleged affair on all of the people caught up in its dark orbit has been lost in the media frenzy. In all the chaos and jokes about this incident, there are innocent spouses and children. Think of the embarrassment and discomfort of the children as they hear about their father or mother's behaviour. They have had to consume a shock viral image of their parent wrapped in the arms of a co-worker. No child should have to see that, and especially not without warning or preparation. I'm sure those children have also had to listen to the injured parent's hurt and then try to make sense of all of that pain. That massively impacts on the mind of a child. I cannot imagine the utter confusion of the children since that image went viral. When children are brought in to adult situations, it can erode their sense of fidelity and goodness. In my experience, working clinically with the fallout of affairs, children often come to believe everyone will let them down, and they start to distrust people. It is very difficult to witness the damage that adult behaviour has on children. But to have it so globally exposed, to have the world commenting on your parent and making jokes about their alleged infidelity, that is something different altogether. The impact of affairs on the people hurt by them has always been a silent issue. We love the juicy gossip of the affair, the voyeuristic thrill of watching people making a mess of their life. But we're less interested in the damage done to people. And it does damage. I have worked with so many people who have come to my clinic to try to get some understanding of why this happened in their relationship. I'm often sitting with the injured party as they experience an existential crisis. Did their partner ever love them? Was any of their life together real? They struggle with concepts of trust, and they grapple with being able to believe their partner again after being let down so gravely. They also question their own sexual identity. They want to know what led their partner to this act. Depending on how long the affair has been going on, it can be one of the most psychologically disturbing events a couple can experience. It rocks the very foundation of the relationship, and is the reason why most couples break up. But people love to laugh at the lives of others. The German's call it 'schadenfreude' — the delight in another's misfortune. It's one of those dark impulses in the human species. There was definitely a sense of glee on this occasion, because it involved a wealthy businessman publicly filmed with a woman who was not his wife. But there was very little thought for the other partners in this story. People were so absorbed in the ridiculousness of the two people trying to hide their transgression — by covering their face or ducking down — that they never stopped to think about the wife or partner at home. There are real people in a story like this, enduring real hurt and pain. Usually, that pain is experienced in private, with the support of family and friends. But not in this case. And that's another thing this event has brought in to focus: Questions about privacy. Andy Byron's wife has opted to remove all of her presence on social media, such has been the impact on her life. Andy himself has resigned as CEO of his successful start-up, Astronomer. The fate of Kristin Cabot has yet to be revealed. But she is currently on leave. A moment at a concert has caused devastation for all involved and has also dragged the issue of privacy in to public discourse. We're in the digital age, where our activity is constantly monitored and recorded. Should Mr Byron and the person he was embracing have been broadcast all over the world? Do we have the right to go to a concert and remain anonymous? I know what a lot of people will think: 'Well, if you are not up to anything untoward, you have nothing to worry about'. But the right to privacy is an important right and one we should not give away easily. All of our data is being mined at all times and monetised for advertising online. We have less privacy today than at any other time in our history. Our every move is recorded by some device. I don't know about you, but I think there is something incredibly uncomfortable about this entire story. Of course, the moment on camera, and the hurt that has caused, is part of the discomfort, but also how easily someone's life can be devastated because their privacy was taken from them.
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Malaysia Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Malaysia Sun
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (4K UHD) [Blu-Ray]
In the span of only three years, from 1984 to 1987, John Hughes directed and/or wrote six movies, which resulted in his becoming known as the reigning king of the Hollywood teen movie, a genre that had seen a massive resurgence in the 1980s after being largely dormant since the "teenpics" of the 1950s and '60s (George Lucas's American Graffiti in 1973 notwithstanding). However, unlike other filmmakers who saw the world of teenagers as an excuse to exploit the adolescent obsessions with booze, drugs, and sex, Hughes was fascinated by the complex social and emotional terrain of middle-class teenagerdom, and he treated his characters with a degree of sympathy and good-natured humor that was largely absent from a genre glutted with movies like Private Lesson (1981), Porky's (1981), and Zapped! (1982). Beginning as a writer for National Lampoon in the 1970s, Hughes entered Hollywood as a screenwriter, scoring two hits in 1983 with the comedies Mr. Mom and National Lampoon's Vacation. He made his directorial debut in 1984 with Sixteen Candles, an often absurdly funny, but ultimately poignant comedy about a girl whose crucial 16th birthday is ignored by her family (among other indignities). Hughes followed that film with The Breakfast Club (1985), which was one of the first serious teen dramas of the decade and probably his most influential film. He subsequently wrote and produced two other teen dramas, Pretty in Pink (1986) and Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), both of which were directed by Howard Deutch, and he also wrote and directed Weird Science (1985), the closest he ever came to making a deliberately crude teen comedy. Yet, if one had to pick the quintessential John Hughes teen movie, it would have to be Ferris Bueller's Day Off, which was also the last teen movie he both wrote and directed. Ferris Bueller stands out for a number of reasons, particularly in the way it so perfectly evokes teenage fantasies of absolute autonomy and subversion of adult power (which, from this perspective, can only be seen as moronic and buffoonish). While his previous films had centered around misfit protagonists who didn't fit in, the titular character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off is the teenager all teenagers want to be: confident, secure, and so individualistically cool that he transcends the traditionally rigid boundaries of adolescent cliques (as Edie McClurg's otherwise clueless secretary Grace famously notes in the film, "The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies, dickheadsâ€'they all adore him. They think he's a righteous dude"). Hughes has great fun taking the concept of teen popularity to its absurd zenith throughout the film, with the entire city of Chicago rallying around the mistaken belief that Ferris is dying, when in fact he is simply faking a stomach flu to skip school for the tenth time that semester. "Popular" characters in teen movies are traditionally the villains (possibly because it's the nerds who end up going to Hollywood and becoming writers and directors), but Hughes pulls a coup in making the most popular kid in school also the most likable and the most sympathetic. This is largely due to the casting of Matthew Broderick, who at the time had appeared in only a handful of films, including Max Dugan Returns (1983) and War Games (1983), although he was well known for his stage roles as Neil Simon's alter ego in Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. In all of those roles Broderick had played smart and thoughtful, but somewhat awkward and unsure charactersâ€'quite the opposite of Ferris Bueller. Youthful in appearance and not conventionally handsome in the manner of most popular teens, Broderick perfectly embodied Ferris's unrivaled individuality without being unreachable. He was, in a sense, the cool kid that any kid could potentially be or be friends with. As the title suggests, the story in Ferris Bueller's Day Off follows Ferris as he ditches school by faking illness, a performance that his gentle, well-meaning, and utterly loving parents (Cindy Pickett and Lyman Ward) swallow hook, line, and sinker (the fact that Ferris can so blatantly manipulate his parents' affections without coming across as a cad is a small miracle in and of itself). Ferris brings along his girlfriend Sloane (Mia Sara) and his best friend Cameron (Alan Ruck), the latter of whom is crucial to further establishing his uniqueness of character. The fact that his longtime best friend is a chronic worrier who is usually home from school because he's literally sick due to being browbeaten by cold and distant parents contrasts and therefore accentuates Ferris's supreme self-confidence while also showing Ferris's loyalty to an unlikely friend. Having Sloane as a girlfriend simply cements the fantasy of Ferris having everything, which is a constant source of tension with his sister Jeanie (Jennifer Grey), whose resentment toward Ferris borders on the pathological. However, when it comes to being anti-Ferris, Jeanie has nothing on Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones), the school principal who knows that Ferris is making him look like a fool, but has so far failed to catch him in the act. If Ferris is the ultimate fantasy teen hero, then Rooney is the ultimate villain, the very personification of repressive adult culture and its envy of youth. With his starched suits, impeccable grooming, and shifty eyes, Rooney embodies official power, the enemy of adolescent freedom, and the primary pleasure of Ferris Bueller's Day Off is not so much in watching Ferris and his friends get away with everything, but in watching Rooney humiliate himself (and, by proxy, all stuffy adults) while trying and failing to stop them. Re-watching the film for the first time in many years, I was struck by how often Ferris is off-screen in lieu of Rooney's slapstick antics in trying to break into the Bueller home and thereby prove that Ferris is truant, an absurd strategy that develops into a litany of physical and personal humiliations involving mud, a garden hose, an angry Rottweiler, and a rapid-fire series of head kicks worthy of Bruce Lee. It is no surprise that Hughes has the final credits running over Rooney's last indignity: having to ride the school bus home because his car has been towed. Perhaps because he only directed eight films in his career while writing or co-writing more than 30, Hughes has typically been undervalued as a director. However, Ferris Bueller's Day Off provides ample evidence of his visual sophistication and willingness to experiment in a genre that typically deploys the look of a made-for-TV movie. Throughout the film Hughes plays freely with form and aesthetics, allowing Ferris to break the fourth wall and speak directly to the audience, a move that also contributes to our connection with him. The film's editing patterns are reminiscent of music videos, which at the time were still a new and evolving form, and Hughes deploys pop music in consistently interesting ways, never more so than in his evocative use of Yello's instantly memorable "Oh Yeah" when Ferris cajoles Cameron into allowing him to take out his father's prized 1961 Ferrari (which is simultaneously the symbol of ultimate freedom and ultimate repression). The film is also replete with all means of vaguely surreal detours and oddball moments of humor, particularly a sequence in the Art Institute of Chicago that has literally no narrative purpose. There are, of course, also the big set pieces, such as when Ferris commandeers a float in a downtown Chicago parade and has the whole city dancing along while he belts out "Twist and Shout." And, while those moments have their place, it is the film's overall sense of abandon, its willingness to break convention and throw us into the fantastical, but strangely believable world of its characters, that makes Ferris Bueller not only Hughes's best teen films, but one of the best teen films ever made. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 4K UHD + Digital Code Steelbook Aspect Ratio 2.35:1 Audio English Dolby Atmos English Dolby TrueHD 7.1 surround German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo French Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo Subtitles English, English SDH, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish Supplements Audio commentary by director John Hughes "Getting the Class Together: The Cast of Ferris Bueller's Day Off" featurette "The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off" featurette "Who is Ferris Bueller?" featurette "The World According to Ben Stein" featurette "Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes" featurette Distributor Paramount Home Entertainment Release Date August 1, 2023 COMMENTS The same Blu-ray of Ferris Bueller's Day Off has been packaged and repackaged since 2009, so it is wonderful to have this remastered 4K Ultra HD release with Dolby Vision and HDR-10 in hand, especially since there had been some minor grumbling about the earlier transfer, specifically that the print used was dirtier than expected and some of the images seem too dark. That is definitely not a problem here. The 4K presentation is a solid, even revelatory improvement, as colors, clarity, and detail are all significantly boosted. There is still a slight softness to the image that is typical of 1980s movies shot on celluloid, and I'm glad that Paramount didn't try to artificially enhance the sharpness to bring it more in line with the contemporary movie look. The Dolby Vision grading has the colors looking better than I've ever seen, with Cameron's red jersey (Detroit Red Wings right winger Gordie Howe, who was Hughes's favorite hockey player when he was a kid) really popping off the screen, and black levels being nice and stable. This release also gives the soundtrack a bump with a new Dolby Atmos mix and a Dolby Digital TrueHD 7.1-channel soundtrack. This gives the disc some notable improvement in the sound department, with good separation on the musical sequences and strong clarity throughout. In terms of a supplements, the big news hereâ€'and it is bigâ€'is that John Hughes's original director's commentary, which has not been included on any Ferris Bueller release since the initial DVD all the way back in 1999, has been included! (I have no idea why it was left off all subsequent releases for the past 24 years, and I imagine there is an interesting story there.) This is especially good news for long-time fans of the film and Hughes's work in general, since it is the only audio commentary Hughes, who passed away in 2009, ever recorded. It is definitely worth the listen, especially the ways Hughes expands on our understanding of the characters and shows how, despite his legendary status for churning out screenplays in very short periods of time, he really thinks through the characters he writes. Otherwise, the supplements are all familiar, having appeared previously on numerous releases going back to the "Bueller ... Bueller … Edition" DVD that was first released back in 2005. They consist primarily of featurettes that include then-new interviews with Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, and Ben Stein and archival interviews with Mia Sara, Broderick and Ruck, and John Hughes looking like a lost member of a-ha. Copyright © 2023 James Kendrick Thoughts? E-mail James Kendrick All images copyright © Paramount Home Entertainment
Time of India
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Not just humans, dogs too stretch & wag tails in unique yoga session
1 2 Nagpur: Yoga mats were rolled out, not only for people but also for their puppies. On Sunday, a cosy cafe in the city turned into a wellness retreat for a dog yoga session, blending movement, mental calm, and wagging tails! The event drew in participants across age groups, including content creators, students, professionals and even those scared of dogs. "I am scared of dogs, but these pups are so cute. I feel refreshed after the session," said Palak Ahuja, one of the attendees. The session began with light yoga asanas led by a certified instructor and ended with a wholesome cuddle session with puppies brought in by a local animal welfare NGO, DayOff. The event didn't just aim to ease stress; it also carried a cause, raising awareness around the adoption of Indian breed dogs, who are often overlooked in favour of pedigrees. NGO founders, Gunjyot Tuli (19), Arshpreet Puri (18), and Vishakha Adtani (19) said the idea was to provide relief for stressed-out minds. "Everyone's always hustling. Even one hour of peace, movement, and puppy love can refresh someone's mood. That's a win for us," Gunjyot said. Though there were no adoptions of puppies this time, the event sparked conversations. The NGO even offered support to those unsure about long-term commitment, promising that if things don't work out, the dogs could be returned safely instead of being abandoned."We just want to normalise the idea of doing something that feels good without guilt," said Vishakha. "Everyone is stressed: housewives, kids, working adults. Puppies aren't just cute, they're little bursts of serotonin." First-timers Ria Kriplani and Shivani Patil agreed. "We had such a great time. Yoga was so much fun!" "We wanted people to leave with a full heart, and they did," said Arshpreet. With wellness experiences like sound baths and mindful workshops next in the pipeline, DayOff is quietly shaping a new kind of morning culture in Nagpur, one that includes dogs, deep breaths, and doing absolutely nothing for an hour without feeling bad about it.
Associated Press
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
‘Punch the Line': Nick Searcy, Allegra Edwards, Francis Cronin, Austin Kane to Star in New Fictional Podcast
'Working with Paul Roland is a gift—his genius for blending unique voices with unconventional scenarios creates delightfully odd adventures that thrill both performers and audiences alike,' says Francis Cronin Hollywood, California, United States, July 17, 2025 -- Nick Searcy ( Justified ), Allegra Edwards ( Upload ), Francis Cronin ( Guns Up ), and Austin Kane ( The Santa Clauses ) will star in the upcoming fictional podcast Punch the Line, from award-winning writer/director Paul Roland ( Exemplum ). First love, fierce competition, and fast-paced comedy take center stage in Punch the Line, which blends the heart and humor of 80s teen romantic comedies with the high-stakes world of high school competitive improv. Inspired by beloved coming-of-age classics like The Breakfast Club, Say Anything, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, this eight-episode story delivers a funny, heartfelt, and emotionally-charged look at the highs and lows of teenage life – both on and off the stage. Set in present-day South Orange County, California, the story centers on the fictional Punchline League, in which high schools go head-to-head in competitive improv matches. At Trabuco Mesa High School (TMHS), the Punchline team has earned a reputation for its quick thinking, sharp humor, and electric energy. Team captains Court Erickson (Grayson Lay) and Lindsey LaRoux (Rae Varella) are determined to lead their squad to victory–until tragedy strikes with the sudden loss of their beloved coach, Ted Snyder (Joe Coffey). With the team in disarray and their new drama teacher, Julia Hayden (Allegra Edwards), determined to shut them down entirely, the students must band together, navigate their personal struggles, and prove they have what it takes to win the SoCal Laugh Gamez — the most prestigious improv tournament in Southern California. For Court, the competition means more than just winning; improv has been his lifeline in a turbulent home life, and losing the team means losing the one place where he truly belongs. As tensions rise, friendships fracture, and rivalries ignite, the team learns timeless lessons about trust, self-discipline, and, most importantly, living each moment to the fullest. 'Working with Paul Roland is a gift—his genius for blending unique voices with unconventional scenarios creates delightfully odd adventures that thrill both performers and audiences alike,' says Francis Cronin, who will star alongside Kevin James, Christina Ricci, and Oscar-winner Melissa Leo in the upcoming action comedy Guns Up. 'Working on this project was a pleasure, and Paul Roland has crafted a special story straight from the heart,' says actor Nick Searcy. Punch the Line wrapped production on July 9 and will be available on all podcast platforms later this year. For more information, visit About the company: Punch the Line is an epic coming-of-age teen dramedy about a high school competitive improv team. Paul Roland directed his first feature film, EXEMPLUM, on a budget of just $10,000 during the pandemic of 2020. Despite a multitude of challenges (personal and professional), he led a team of fellow creatives to shoot the film over the course of seven weekends. Filming started on a hot night in September and wrapped just days before Thanksgiving. On average, the film had no more than about four crew members working on set at any given time Contact Info: Name: Paul Roland Email: Send Email Organization: Paul Roland Website: Video URL: Release ID: 89164615 In the event of encountering any errors, concerns, or inconsistencies within the content shared in this press release, we kindly request that you immediately contact us at [email protected] (it is important to note that this email is the authorized channel for such matters, sending multiple emails to multiple addresses does not necessarily help expedite your request). Our dedicated team will be readily accessible to address your feedback within 8 hours and take appropriate measures to rectify any identified issues or facilitate press release takedowns. Ensuring accuracy and reliability are central to our commitment.
7NEWS
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Time capsule ‘Telstra Ten' prepare to step back in time in iconic moment
A doctor, a police officer and an air hostess walk into a party. It sounds like the beginnings of a joke, however, it is instead the penultimate chapter of a pretty incredible story. These are just three members of the group who've become known as the Telstra Ten or Time Capsule Ten. And yes, while it's expensive to be a Telstra customer at the moment, hopefully this story still brightens your day. All ten were brought back together for a reunion earlier this month, and 7NEWS was there for the first time the group had all seen each other in 40 years. Jess, Michelle, Vicki, Rachel, Michelle, Amanda, Michael, Corrie, David and Kirsty. All born on July 1, 1975. In 1985 they were entered into a radio competition, each presumably by a family member, to contribute to a time capsule. Their tenth birthday, July 1, 1985 shared with Telecom (now Telstra's) tenth birthday. They added letters and gifts into the time capsule, which was sealed on July 1, 1985 at Telstra's then new Adelaide Headquarters on Pirie St. It sat there until recently and moved at the start of the year when Telstra went to a new building on King William St. Staff had been maintaining it for the last 40 years, but at the start of the year, they realised they needed to track down the people being all 10 names scribed onto the time capsule. A national search began, using radio, TV and social media. All ten names were tracked down back in May. Given not all will be able to make the reopening ceremony on July 1, they were invited to a reunion earlier this month. Their hair a bit thinner, with a few more wrinkles and a bit taller – the occasion could be described as a very happy coming of age. Air hostess Vicki Nuske, was one of the Telstra Ten, she flew down from Brisbane for the reunion and will return to Adelaide tomorrow. A country girl from Loxton, she'd normally travel to Adelaide once a year. When she was invited to add to the time capsule, she was picked up in a limo and taken to a lavish dinner with the other nine group members and scenes similar to Ferris Bueller's Day Off. 'Every time that birthday came around, I was always thinking about opening that time capsule on our 50th,' Nuske said Michelle Warncken, another member of the ten, has kept all the memorabilia from the day. The telegram invitation, a Telstra magazine with photos of the capsule laying event, the small jumper lay on a table set up at the reunion party photos of the group together in matching jumpers. They were given new versions of the jumper today. Another member, David Kyriacou told 7NEWS he's a little different since he put his letter in the capsule. 'Six feet tall, and 90 something kilos, a bit bigger than what I was then,' he laughed. Nuske also remembers the phone she had to use when she was little, compared to the standard mobile now. 'We had the phone that went zzzzz, it wasn't even a push button phone, you had to dial it and it went to go back,she said. Tracking the group down wasn't easy, even though the majority of the Telstra ten still live in Adelaide. Michael Patterson, who runs the Telstra Adelaide office said things have come a long way since the Telstra ten were invited to attend the sealing of the time capsule, by telegram. 'Back then the tech was landlines, telegraphs, faxes, we've evolved and transformed as now there are thing are 6g and are artificial intelligence,' he said. Tuesday morning they'll open the time capsule here in Adelaide, marking not only each member of the Telstra ten's 50th birthday, but also the 50th birthday of Telstra if you include its beginnings as Telecom.
