‘The Last Of Us’ Hits Milestone For Video Game Adaptations As Genre Becomes Mainstay In Top Drama Emmy Category

2023 Emmys have even been postponed, possibly until early next year. Nevertheless, amidst the chaos, the show must go on, and there are still many TV offerings on tap for the sultry long days of summerFrom a new prestige TV mystery series to a star-studded cooking show, an LGBT rom-com and a new reality dating series, August offers something for viewers of all ages.Here’s your handy guide.“The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart”Sigourney Weaver stars in a family drama miniseries based on a book of the same name. The story arc spans decades and follows an orphaned girl (Alicia Debnam-Carey, “Fear the Walking Dead”) with a troubled past who must move in with her grandmother, who lives on a flower farm.

With Manchester home to two of the most renowned football teams in the world, it is no surprise that some of the wealthiest footballer players choose to reside in our region. Over the years, many affluent areas in the boroughs of Trafford, Stockport and Salford have been home to some pretty big Premiere League footballers including Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Phil Foden.

Tristan Thompson and Khloé Kardashian have been a united front as he faces the sudden death of his mother Andrea, but one person isn’t okay with it.

At a time of immense, industry-wide interest in video game IP, Range Media Partners looks to make a splash in the arena with the signing of Dan Houser, the creative director and lead writer behind massive franchises Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, as well as his media company, Absurd Ventures.

Alison Herman TV Critic Earlier this year, the creative and commercial success of “The Last of Us” all but guaranteed video games would be television’s next great font of IP. Yet there are reasons video game adaptations have historically been troubled, and why “The Last of Us” was uniquely suited to become not just a show, but a prestige drama on HBO. In protagonists Joel and Ellie, “The Last of Us” game had complex, conflicted characters who could guide the viewer through their world in the wake of a zombie apocalypse.

the social media nickname given to the one-two punch of Warner Bros’ “Barbie” and Universal’s “Oppenheimer” — did boffo business at the domestic box office, grossing a combined $235 million. “Barbie,” at $155 million alone, had the biggest three-day opening of the year so far. And right on cue, the usual pronouncements are being made:Audiences love originality! (Everyone has seemingly forgotten that Barbie is a super-famous doll and not from director Greta Gerwig’s imagination.) Stories about women sell! (Just as with men’s stories, like floperoo “Indiana Jones,” sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t. “Oppenheimer,” which many online are calling sexist toward women, sold tremendously well at $80 million.) It’s quality, stupid! (Tell that to “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Women Talking,” “The Fabelmans” and most of the other Best Picture Oscar nominees released last year.) However, the real takeaway of #Barbenheimer — a cinematic Brigadoon that will soon disappear into the fog — is one that is becoming increasingly obvious in the entertainment world at large: Ticket-buyers want Events. It’s not enough for consumers to regularly attend good movies or nice Broadway shows or average concerts and then head home and go to bed.

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Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Another week brings with it another twist in the story of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. As reports suggested the couple are “taking time apart” and having “money woes”, royal author Tom Bower gave his opinion of the state of the couple’s relationship, and claimed to OK! that the couple have “hit a brick wall”. “Harry and Meghan are experiencing a crisis of identity, a crisis of purpose and a crisis of finance,” Tom claimed.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Decades before Christopher Nolan set his sights on a movie about J. Robert Oppenheimer, a science-obsessed BBC executive ventured to America in 1979 to make a $1.5 million TV show about the father of the atom bomb. Peter Goodchild began his career at the BBC in radio drama, but eventually migrated to the storied “Horizon” science unit to put his chemistry degree to some use. The division began experimenting with factual dramas in the 1970s, and after delivering a hit series on French-Polish physicist Marie Curie, Goodchild set his sights on the New York-born Oppenheimer. “I’d seen a play on J. Robert Oppenheimer at the Hampstead Theatre Club way back in 1966,” the 83-year-old tells Variety from his home in Exeter, southwest England, where his Zoom background reveals a room teeming with books on heaving shelves.

It feels like an eternity ago when plans were first announced for a new bowling alley inside Trafford Palazzo.

The 2022 movie Bones and All featured a pair of tender performances from Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell, alongside a dark and unctious turn from British actor Mark Rylance. The cannibal romance hit a chord with Ethel Cain, who wrote the song “Famous Last Words (An Ode To Eaters)” after watching it, dropping it on SoundCloud soon after.

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The Mary Wallopers have announced their new single ‘Wexford’, and told NME how they are looking to challenge perceptions of Irish folk music by making their music as accessible and thought-provoking as possible.Having gained notoriety from their lockdown livestreams, Dundalk band The Mary Wallopers have gone on to galvanise an unlikely fanbase from across the UK – and been hailed as making the traditional folk genre more accessible to a new generation.Following on from lead single ‘The Holy Ground’, the band have today (July 17) released the second track new album ‘Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll’ — a cover of Pecker Dunne’s ‘Wexford’.One of the album’s more emotive and introspective tracks, the cover sees The Mary Wallopers pay tribute to the late Irish folk icon and shed a light on the backlash faced by travellers, which often goes overlooked.“It is to show respect to the people that influence us,” guitarist Charles Hendy told NME. “The song itself is so raw and honest, it’s about him growing up in Wexford and he doesn’t sugarcoat anything in it.“It’s just an amazingly written song.

HBO’s The Last Of Us is gearing up for what could be a very successful awards season. This TV adaptation of Naughty Dog’s former Game Of The Year Award winner has been a huge hit and it’s really showing. TLOU could have a nice clean sweep in a wide range of categories.

Emmys have been announced – check out the full list below.The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are currently scheduled to take place Monday September 18 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.As reported by Variety, however, it’s expected the ceremony will be delayed to either November or January due to the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) is expected to join the WGA in strike action this week unless a deal is reached by Wednesday (July 12), which would put all major Hollywood events on pause.The Emmy nominations were announced by Television Academy chairman Frank Scherma and Yvette Nicole Brown on Wednesday (July 12) in a livestream.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Achievement unlocked: With nods for best drama series, actor (Pedro Pascal) and actress (Bella Ramsey) — HBO’s “The Last of Us” is the first live-action video game adaptation to earn major awards consideration from a top Hollywood awards body, in television or in film. See the full list of nominations. On TV, live-action video game adaptations are practically a brand new phenomenon, starting with “Halo” for Paramount+ and “Resident Evil” for Netflix, both of which debuted in 2022. That landscape is quickly expanding, with shows based on “Twisted Metal” (for Peacock), and “God of War” and “Fallout” (for Amazon Prime Video) all on the immediate horizon. 

The Dead are almost done playing live.Legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Dead and Company have just three more concerts on their ‘Final Tour.’On July 14-16, John Mayer, Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart, Oteil Burbridge, Jeff Chimenti and Jay Lane will play their last three shows at San Francisco’s Oracle Park.Then, the group is calling it quits for good.Considering the historic nature of these hometown gigs for the Dead, tickets are relatively affordable.At the time of publication, we found tickets going for just $154 before fees on Vivid Seats.Plus, who knows what special guests they have planned for these final ‘Final Tour’ gigs?Dave Matthews recently played with the band in Boulder, CO — and anything is possible for the Dead’s swan song.Want to grab last-minute tickets before it’s too late to see Dead and Company live?Here’s everything you need to know about their three-day Oracle Park sendoff.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best upper-deck, lower-deck and floor seats prices for the Dead and Company concerts on July 14-16 at San Francisco, CA’s Oracle Park can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

In the 1980s, perhaps no one typified beauty, glamor, and sex appeal more than the big four, “The Super Models” —Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Christy Turlington. These runaway models were everywhere, and perhaps nothing epitomized their global allure more than George Michael’s steamy “Freedom” video, which featured all of these women plus Tatjana Patitz and was directed with erotic sweatiness by none other than David Fincher.

Karen Allen is best known to fans as Marion, the longtime love of Harrison Ford‘s title character in the long-running Indiana Jones franchise.

Last week, FX confirmed that the third season of its critically acclaimed series “Reservation Dogs” would be its last. It’s the second TV program about indigenous communities after Peacock‘s “Rutherford Falls” to get the ax recently.