Quin hubiera pensando que Now You See Me (2013), una comedia de accin sobre unos magos que utilizan su magia para hacerse justicia, sera un xito de verano.
Pero aqu tenemos ya la secuela, Now You See Me 2, con un elenco aun ms repleto de estrellas que la original, aunque bajo la direccin Jon M. Chu en lugar de Louis Leterrier.
Los notorios magos conocidos como The Horsemen pasan a la clandestinidad a causa de los acontecimientos en torno a su ltimo truco, en que roban a una compaa de seguros por venganza, y ponen al mago Thaddeus Bradley (Morgan Freeman) a sufrir las consecuencias.
Aunque se han dispersado, Dylan Rhodes (Mark Ruffalo), un Horseman secreto y agente del FBI, vuelve a unir al grupo para exponer el plan de una compaa de tecnologa para vender datos de sus clientes en violacin de las polticas de privacidad.
En realidad ellos no son los verdaderos villanos de la pelcula.
Los malos tienen relacin personal con el ltimo truco de The Horsemen, y quieren desquitarse.
Elenco, con caras nuevas
Los magos Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg), Merritt McKinney (Woody Harrelson), Jack Wilder (Dave Franco), y la ms nueva integrante, Lula (Lizzy Caplan) son llevados de improviso a Macau, donde son presionados a ayudar a un joven y misterioso cientfico y genio de la tecnologa, Walter Mabry (Daniel Radcliffe).
Mabry est tratando de crear un microchip para controlar los mercados financieros, espiar a la ciudadana y dominar el mundo.
Esta es una pelcula sobre magia, donde los trucos son desglosados y explicados al pblico. pero solo a veces. Algunos trucos en realidad son un claro uso de la tecnologa que ofrece hoy la cinemotografa digital, lo que hace demasiado irreal y mezclado al guin.
Lizzy Caplan cumple el requisito del personaje femenino, pero su papel de bromista es llevado hasta el punto de la exageracin.
Harrelson adems tiene que interpretar al hermano gemelo de su personaje, con todo y peluca ensortijada y dientes que deslumbran de tan blancos.
Es un personaje ridculo que da pena por ser tan falto de gracia.
Escrito por Ed Solomony Pete Chiarelli, el filme est demasiado congestionado, preocupado con las historias personales, las vendettas y conflictos.
La misma trama de Now You See Me 2 no es ms que un gigantesco truco de magia.
Pero hay algo escamoso cuando se busca seguir las peripecias de los personajes durante ms de dos horas solo para descubrir que los hilos los mueve otra persona.
Qu de gracioso tiene todo eso?
Now You See Me 2 es un acto de escapismo veraniego por varias partes del mundo, un Oceans 11 con prestidigitacin.
Hay accin, ilusionismo, lugares exticos y la narracin de Morgan Freeman.
Tal vez si los creadores hubieran editado algunas de sus ideas, este acto de ilusionismo habra parecido impecable y admirable, y no frentico y rebuscado.
NOW YOU SEE ME 2
Director: Jon M. Chu
Protagonistas: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Caine y Morgan Freeman
Snoop Dogg on Dallas Assassinations -- You Can"t Answer Hate with Hate
The quarter-century-long career of Calvin Broadus a.k.a. Snoop Doggy Dogg is full of contradictions. Hes a husband and father whose devotion to his family is evident in such heartwarming reality shows as Snoop Doggs Father Hood and Snoop & Son: A Dads Dream, yet who continues to make his name as a kush-puffing, big booty-snatching, West Coast-repping libertine. He routinely portrays his youthful, pre-stardom days as a weed-slanging Crip as a male rite of passage, and an everlasting source of brotherhood bound by honor and street codes. And over a two-decade-plus career, hes established himself as one of the best rappers in his genre despite only making one indisputable classic with his G-funk bible, 1993sDoggystyle. Snoop may not measure up with linguistically superior contemporaries likeIce Cube and 2Pac when it comes to lyrical bars-for-bars. But when it comes to languid vocal cadences, pure flow, Long Beach cool, and an unflappable persona, few can do it better than the Doggfather. He was quite possibly the first rapper to traffic in vibe.
In some ways, Snoops plight is similar to LL Cool Js in an earlier era: Hes ultimately a singles artist, and hes logged so many urban-radio smashes that we often take the albums containing them for granted. Perhaps Snoops artistically (and commercially) underwhelming new album,Coolaid which has received significantly less attention than, say, the euphoric G-funk nostalgia that greeted Dr. Dres Compton justifies that conclusion. But many of his past highlights including, for instance,2004s Rhythm & Gangsta are packed with so many bangers that they deserve more than their negligent reputation.
With Uncle Snoop enjoying a fresh round of attention via Coolaid and, his scheduledperformanceat the, uh, Democratic National Convention, perhaps its time we weeded (cough) out the Super Crips dense catalog and debunk the myth that the man hasnt made an essential album since Doggystyle.
Lets skip past Doggystyle, of which we all know the greatness. But dont forget about 21 Jump Street, from the Murder Was the Case soundtrack, where he and LBC homie Tray Dee spit game over a boogie bounce and a chorus lifted from Steve Arringtons 80s funk chestnut Nobody Can Be You. As for Snoops second album,Tha Doggfather, its marred by the drama surrounding his label: Dr. Dres exit at the beginning of 1996 and 2Pacs murder two months before its release in that November. Theres clear tension throughout, but it still contains bangers like the hydraulics-inducing Up Jump Tha Boogie. And just before Snoopy escaped the crumbling Death Row empire, he offered a fan-beloved, promo-only jewel in Midnight Love. His troubled and uncertain lyrics about life amidst the senseless violence that marked mid-90s gangsta rap These problems probably have a n***a gray or deceased, he raps belie the songs bluesy groove and Raphael Saadiqs buttery-smooth hook.
It may be weird to imagine now, but Master P deserves credit for virtually saving Snoops career buying out his Death Row contract and offering him refuge from the demonic Suge Knight. The first two albums Snoop recorded for New Orleans No Limit empire mostly underwhelmed, particularly when he tried to hang with his new Southern friends on odd-couple duds like Tru Tank Dogs. But they have their moments: 1998s Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told was preceded by the buoyant car-hopper Still a G Thang.While its dismissed by some critics at the time as G-funk boilerplate, the tracks an underrated sequel to Snoop and Dr. Dres seminal 1992 smash. Another standout was the deep cut Game of Life, a gripping tale of hustling and banging alongside Oakland duo Steady Mobbn.
For B Please from 1999s No Limit Top Dogg, he reunites with Dre and resurrects his ragamuffin flow from The Chronic years; its a virtual blueprint for Dres own early-00s revival. The following yearsTha Last Meal is the best of Snoops No Limit periodand includes memorable hits like the Timbaland-helmed jitterbug Snoop Dogg (Whats My Name Pt. 2).Amidst this G-funk renaissance, Snoop formed Tha Eastsidaz with Tray Dee and Goldie Loc. Highlights from the groups two albums include Got Beef, which has a memorable sing-song chorus from Snoop (If you got beef with DPG, then holla at me, the D-O-G), and Welcome 2 Da House, where his homegirl protgs, Doggys Angels, drop flows over synthesizers and champagne glass-clinking cowbells.
You could frame this as the Neptunes era, when Snoop linked up with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo for blasts of spidery synth lines and club-smashing drum kicks. Beautiful, from 2002s Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$(the title alludes to Snoops hard-earned status as a free agent), is merely a summery table-setter for 2004s Rhythm & Gangsta: The Masterpiece, which overflows with superior Neptunes-helmed hits like Lets Get Blown, Signs, and, of course, the jolting, minimalist brilliance of the huge, all-snare-and-mouth-clicks hit Drop It Like Its Hot. As a near-classic fusion of Snoops street bona fides with mid-00s pop appeal, Rhythm & Gangsta set the course for Snoops career to the present day of packing albums with a handful of radio heaters and enough West Coastin throwbacks to keep longtime fans satiated.
Equally solid is 2006sTha Blue Carpet Treatment, which doesnt include any Neptunes sure-shots but soars with Candy, a hyphy knocker with a Ladybug Mecca hook; Vato, where B-Real of Cypress Hills nasally croak takes center stage; and Imagine, where Snoop and Dre muse about their unexpected paths in life. Sexual Eruption, an inspired homage to 80s electro-funk freakiness that inspired a classic VHS-damaged video fantasy, is better than anything else on 2008s water-treading Ego Trippin, but theres also some strong album fodder like the Isley Brothers-sampling Press Play and the surprisingly sweet-natured breakup song Waste of Time.
Is Snoop the funny and wise elder at the family barbecue, or the corny middle-aged dude trying to kick it with the kids at the club? His material since 2009 has leaned both ways. That years Malice N Wonderland is a sonic tattoo parlor of leering teen bait (anyone remember the jerkin dance fad that he unsuccessfully tried to bandwagon with I Wanna Rock?); the exception is his breezy duet with The-Dream,Gangsta Luv.Doggumentary, from 2011, is a no-thrills collection of EDM and Auto-Tuned pop, although it has a smokers-in-arms duet with Willie Nelson (Superman), a halfway-decent trip-hop escapade with Gorillaz (Sumthin Like This Night), and, if you dig deep enough, a little bit of gangsta bliss (Cold Game).
His brief makeover as the Rastafarian Snoop Lion on 2013s Reincarnatedis best forgotten; his reunion with Pharrell on 2015s unremarkable Bush proves you cant go home again. But a collaborative soundtrack with Wiz Khalifa for the 2011 straight-to-Netflix comedy Mac & Devin Go To High School where the fortysomething Snoop plays a high-school jock brought Young, Wild & Free, a cheerily ephemeral ode to the stoner children of America. Much better is his 2013 project with L.A. electro-funk maestro Dm-Funk as 7 Days of Funk, and frizzy and sensuous jams like Do My Thang.
Unfortunately, the just-released Coolaid fits snugly into Snoops late-period dilemma of being adrift among trends. Theres a trap choon, a pass disco-funk number, and a duet with Jeremih. But theres also Super Crip, which has a crazy, spooked-out Just Blaze beat that should evoke vague but rightful comparisons to the canonical Deep Cover. Snoops everything-but-the-kitchen-sink approach often means his albums sound more like a grab-bag of songs than a piece of music with concepts and themes. Yet, true to his contradictory nature, its his ability to mine a bit of gold against the chaff, along with his legendary reputation as a West Coast O.G., that continues to hold our attention. Hes got plenty of hot ones hidden in plain sight, some folks just need to learn their motherf**kin names.
Correction: An earlier version of this post misidentified the release year forPaid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$; it was released in 2002, not 2003.
Jose Aldo wasn"t phased by Conor McGregor"s intense staredown during his fight - UFC 200
UFC 200 saw two new champions crowned with Daniel Cormier overcoming Anderson Silva and Brock Lesnar winning on his return to the Octagon.
Cain Velasquez kicked off the main card with a first-round knockout win over Travis Browne, putting him in line for a title shot.
The first of two title fights followed as Jose Aldo met Frankie Edgar in the Octagon in a long-awaited rematch.
Aldo beat Edgar via unanimous decision in their first meeting in 2013 but was coming into this bout on the back of a first loss in 10 years.
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Edgar started the better, taking the opening round as Aldo looked tentative.
The Brazilian largely remained on the back foot, neither landing nor throwing very much, but a big right hand and a knee in the final minute of the round set the tone for the rest of the fight.
It was the first and last round Edgar would win.
Aldo picked up the pace in the second round, denying all of Edgar"s takedown attempts and keeping out of range while sporadically picking the American off.
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Edgar fought back somewhat in the third, with one judge giving him the round, but the fourth and fifth both went the way of a resurgent Aldo who claimed the interim featherweight belt before calling out title-holder Conor McGregor.
Previous headliner Daniel Cormier was up next against Anderson Silva.
Silva stepped into the bout on just two days" notice after having gallbladder surgery and stepping up a weight class.
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All three factors showed throughout as Cormier ruthlessly took Silva down in all three rounds - to increasing unrest from the crowd - to grind out the win.
Silva did trouble Cormier late in the third after the pair were stood up.
Silva landed a big kick to Cormier"s liver but didn"t have enough time to make it count.
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The eagerly anticipated return to the Octagon of Brock Lesnar followed as he face the Super Samoan Mark Hunt.
Hunt was coming into the fight on the back of consecutive knockout wins but never came close to landing anything significant on Lesnar.
Featherweight champion Conor McGregor watches on as Jose Aldo fights Frankie Edgar
Lesnar landed big takedowns in rounds one and three - applying relentless ground and pound in the third to secure a 10-8 round - while Hunt patiently stalked his opponent for an opening that never came in the second.
Finally Miesha Tate defended her bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes for the first time since beating Holly Holm at UFC 196.
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Tate started comfortably but found herself on the end of two good shots from Nunes which rocked her.
Tate never recovered and, failing to defend herself on her feet, tried to take the fight to the ground.
Nunes quickly established control on her back securing a rear-n***d choke and the win.
UFC 200 results in full:
Main card:
Amanda Nunes def. Miesha Tate by submission (rear-n***d choke) at 3:16, R1
Brock Lesnar def. Mark Hunt by unanimous decision (29-27 on all cards)
Daniel Cormier def. Anderson Silva by unanimous decision (30-26 on all cards)
Jose Aldo def. Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision, (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
Cain Velasquez def. Travis Browne by TKO (strikes) at 4:57, R1
Prelim card:
Julianna Pena def. Cat Zingano by unanimous decision (29-28 on all cards)
Ghostbusters originator Ivan Reitman revealed some details about the reboots trailer that merit fans attention.
Ivan Reitman was the director and producer for both movies of the original Ghostbusters franchise. While he is still part of the reboot as one of its producers, Reitman is the first to admit a problem with the first trailer.The original preview of the reboot earned the unfortunate distinction of most disliked movie trailer.
As of this writing, it has received over 900,000 dislikes on YouTube. To a certain extent, Reitman attributed the backlash to the trailers failure to do justice to the film. It failed to establish the film as a reboot and not a re-creation of the franchise.
I think we got off to a bad start. It wasnt so much that the trailer was bad or terrible. In its minute and a half, it couldnt represent what the movie actually is, Reitman told Mashable. Aside from the trailer, he also weighed in on the excessive gender debate over the movie. He cited nostalgia as the likely factor that sparked the emotions of Ghostbusters fans. Hence, their frenzy over the cast had more to do with their love for the original movies than being actual woman haters.
Anticipation for the upcoming movie soared when news of the reboot came out. However, the revelation of an all-female cast fell short of most peoples expectations. Consequently, it has been the subject of various arguments online and elsewhere.
Yet Reitman could not be happier with the reboots cast. He described them to be as unique as the original crew was. For him, the four ladies seemed to havethe same qualities that made the first cast click with audiences. Thus, Reitman urged fans to watch Ghostbusters 2016. Hes confident they will notice it as well. Moreover, hes certain it will be a satisfying experience.
As one of the originators of the original, Reitman is grateful to the fans who continue to treasure the Ghostbusters.Hence, he sympathizes with their concerns. Nonetheless, hehopes for a bit of consideration and askedpeople to keep an open mind about the reboot.
Olympic Gymnastics Trials | Gabby Douglas Excels On Uneven Bars
It turns out having gold medal-worthy skills on the mat or the pitch doesn"t necessarily guarantee success in all kinds of fitness skills.
That much is obvious in a new video by Glamour, who invited a pack of American female Olympic hopefuls to show off their hula hoop skills on camera.
Among the athletes in the video are gymnastsGabby Douglas and Simone Biles, who both prove themselves totally hopeless when it comes to keeping a hoop from falling.
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A swing... Gymnast Simone Biles is one of several athletes to star in a new video by Glamour showing Olympic hopefuls trying to master the hula hoop
...and a miss: As do many of the athletes, Simone proves less than skilled in the task, quickly losing her hoop to the ground
Similar skills: Olympic gymnastics champion Gabby Douglas has no success at all, insisting that she must have "a defective one"
"I can hula hoop for a really long time!" Simone initially boasts before letting the hoop fly. She manages maybe three rounds with the hoop before it falls to the ground.
Onlookers off screen break into laughter, to which Simone responds by laughing and exclaiming: "Is this hula hoop broken?!"
As for Gabby, she has even less luck with her hula hoop, trying multiple times before concluding:"I have a defective one!"
After even more unsuccessful attempts, embarrassed Gabby exclaims in exasperation: "Oh my gosh... why?!"
"Isn"t this like a really good ab exercise or something?" Paralympian Jessica Long shows herself to be a bit of a rookie on the hoop
Defeated: Olympic champion Kayla Harrison seems annoyed with her own unsuccessful attempts, saying "I"m a judo player! I should be good with my hips!"
Not so much: Kayla Banwarth lets out a loud squeal as she fails to keep the orange hoop circling around
Having a laugh: Kristin Armstrong tries her best to keep the hoop above her hips but eventually loses it to the ground
Simone and Gabby are joined by plenty of their fellow Rio 2016 hopefuls, including Jessica Long, a Paralympic swimmer, who remarks to the filmmakers:"Isn"t this like a really good ab exercise or something?" before similarly failing at the task.
"I"m competitive so I have to do it for a long time," says another Olympian Kayla Harrison, who also becomes shocked that she isn"t any good at working the hoop. "I"m a judo player! I should be good with my hips!"
Volleyball player Kayla Banwarth lets out a squeal as she drops her hoop, while sprinter Allyson Felix gives an honest try, dropping to bended knees to try and keep her hoop from falling.
BMX pro Alise Post, swimmer Maya DiRado and diver Abby Johnston all barely get the hoop around their hips once before losing the rhythm, while shooter Kim Rhode takes a different route by swinging the hoops around her arms.
A different idea: Kim Rhode takes a different route by swinging her hoops over her arms
Some success: Swimmer Natalie Coughlin and wrestler Adeline Gray show that not all athletes are failures at the hoop
Keeping it up: Hurdler Dawn Harper Nelson displays her skills and claims that "for me, it"s nothing"
Showing how it"s done: RunnerAlysia Montano claims she could hoop "literally... all day"
Not every athlete is a total failure at the task, however. Swimmer Natalie Coughlin manages to work up an impressive rhythm, eventually asking the filmmakers if they want her to keep going.
Wrestler Adeline Grey also manages to hoop her way to a big smile and an exclamation of "Yay!" to the camera.
"For me, it"s nothing," says hurdler Dawn Harper Nelson as she keeps her hoop going seemingly with ease. "Skills. Skills."
Similarly successful is Alysia Montano, who extends her arms with a confident gesture as she hoops away. "Literally....all day!" she says.
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Q-Up Xavier Ecarma is a student at Sayer Classical Academy and wants to be a professional tennis player.
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Xavier Ecarma, 13, is an eighth grader atSayers Classical Academy.
Every week, Q-Up will publish questions and answers from a teen in our area. Want to be featured? Go to courier-journal.com/qup and fill out the form online.
PEOPLE CALL ME: Xav (pronounced Zave).
I LIVE IN: Louisville.
I ALWAYS: Try my best.
I NEVER: Quit.
I AM MOST PROUD OF: Being a Christian.
I READ: Some autobiographies of great athletes and the Bible.
I WATCH: "SportsCenter" and "America"s Got Talent."
MY FAMILY INCLUDES: My mom, dad, older sister and younger brother.
MY FAVORITE FOOD IS: Hamburgers.
I LOVE: To play tennis.
IN TEACHERS I MOST APPRECIATE: Them being nice.
THE PERSON I MOST ADMIRE: Roger Federer.
I DREAM OF: Being the number one tennis player in the world.
I BELIEVE IN: G*d, my abilities and hard work.
I WANT TO BE: Aprofessional tennis player.
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Q-Up Xavier Ecarma is a student at Sayer Classical Academy and wants to be a professional tennis player.
June 27, 2016(Photo: By Michael Clevenger, The C-J)
I SLEEP: Just enough.
MY WORST HABIT IS: Getting frustrated while competing.
MY BEST QUALITY IS: That I am competitive and fair.
IF I RULED THE WORLD I WOULD: Help the people of third world countries.
IF I WERE ON A DESERT ISLAND I WOULD WANT: Water and food.
I PLAY: Tennis and basketball.
ONE THING THAT MAKES ME SAD: Someone passing away.
ONE THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY: Helping others and winning.
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Editor"s note: This story has been updated
LANSING, MI The Mega Millions jackpot now over $500 million as no one won the top prize of $454 million for the drawing held on July 5, 2016.
The drawing on Friday, July 8 will have an estimated jackpot of $508 million and cash option of $357 million. It will continue to be the third largest drawing in the game"s history and seventh largest in U.S. lottery history.
The Mega Millions numbers for July 5: 29-46-53-64-73
The Gold Mega Ball: 10
The Megaplier: 5
Mega Millions winners for July 5:
Seven players matched all five white b***s to win $1 milllion. Winning tickets were purchased in California, Florida, New Jersey Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas.
None of those players played the Megaplier which would have increased their winnings to $5 million.
In Michigan, 107,086 people won at least $2.
Eight players in the state matched four white ball and the gold Mega Ball to win $5,000. That was the largest prize won in the state.
Mega Millions drawings are held Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. Five b***s are drawn from a set of b***s numbered 1 through 75; the Mega ball is drawn from a set of b***s numbered 1 through 15. The odds of winning the jackpot is 1 in 259 million.
Mega Millions is played in 44 states, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Tickets cost $1 each.
In other Michigan Lottery news:
The next Powerball drawing is Wednesday night, July 6, with an estimated jackpot of $257 million and a cash option of $179.9 million.
The next Lotto 47 drawing is also Wednesday night, July 6 at 7:29 p.m. with a jackpot of $1.15 million. Deadline is 7:08 p.m. that day.
Wednesday"s Fantasy 5 jackpot is an estimated $283,000. The drawing is at 7:29 p.m. Deadline is 7:08 p.m.
For the latest on Michigan Lottery, check out the official Michigan Lottery site, which also offers more information on instant tickets, raffles and other lottery games.
Matt Durr is a reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Email him at mattdurr@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter.
