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Pocket Gamer Connects (2023) | Gaming Conventions, Trade Shows | Jul 19 - Jul 20, 2023

Las Vegas Market (2023) | Trade Shows | Jul 30 - Aug 3, 2023

Las Vegas Market offers buyers, designers and exhibitors an efficient, effective and compelling market experience. Located on a world-class, state-of-the-art campus, LVMKT provides thousands of cross-category furniture, gift and home decor resources, as well as access to quality accommodations, dining, and recreation.

Puttery Bar and Golf Experience Minneapolis Grand Opening (2023) | Launches and Openings | Jul 21, 2023

Drive Shack announced that Puttery Minneapolis will open to the public on Friday, July 21, 2023. Located in the North Loop, Puttery Minneapolis’s grand opening is described as a modern spin on putting, re-defining the game with unique twists at every hole. This adults-only, 20,265-square-foot venue features several bar and lounge areas where guests can ….

They Live 35th Anniversary Theatrical Screening Series (2023) | Film Screening Series | Sep 3 - Sep 6, 2023

Horror master John Carpenter directs this cult classic sci-fi conspiracy thriller about aliens who are gaining control of the earth by masquerading as humans and the one man determined to stop them.

The Manhattan Project Ends with Trinity Test Atomic Detonation (1945) | Milestones | Jul 16, 1945

The Manhattan Project concluded on July 16, 1945, with the Trinity Test, the first successful detonation of an atomic device. Theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer dubbed the test “Trinity,” inspired loosely by a sonnet by John Donne, “Batter my heart, three person’d God…” The Trinity Test took place on the plains of the Alamogordo Bombing ….

Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Mar 30, 1984

Bloodbath at the House of Death centers on the investigation of a strange phenomenon at the creepy Headstone Manor, the site of a mysterious massacre that took the lives of 18 guests in one night. Six scientists are dispatched to handle the probe at the home, which turns out to be the location of a ….

Pamela Stephenson (1949) | Birthdays | Dec 4, 1949

Sports Illustrated Releases 2023 Inaugural Power List (2023) | Inaugurals, Magazine and Newspaper Publication Dates | Jul 14, 2023

Sports Illustrated Magazine’s Power List issue is released on SI.com and on newsstands July 14, 2023. In an industry where power dynamics constantly shift, Sports Illustrated released an index of figures driving the sports world with its 2023 Power List. The Sports Illustrated Power List features 50 of the most influential sports figures in five ….

Japan Cuts Festival of New Japanese Film (2023) | Film Festivals | Jul 26 - Aug 6, 2023

Japan Society presents the 16th annual Japan Cuts: Festival of New Japanese Film, the largest festival of its kind. From July 26 – Aug 6, 2023, this year’s Japan Cuts features over 25 films from major blockbusters to indie darlings, spanning narratives, documentaries, experimental and short films, and anime. This year’s festival marks its long-awaited ….

Justine Triet Becomes 3rd Female Director to Win Cannes Film Festival's Palme d’Or (2023) | Award Shows and Ceremonies | May 27, 2023

On Saturday, May 27, 2023, Justine Triet wins the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or, becoming the third female director to take home the prestigious honor. Triet won the award for her film Anatomy of a Fall, a courtroom thriller set in a remote town in the French Alps.

Anatomy of a Fall (2023) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Oct 13, 2023

For the past year, Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their eleven-vear-old son Daniel have lived a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he was murdered or committed suicide. Samuel’s suspicious death is presumed murder, and Sandra ….

Cannes winner Anatomy of a Fall coming to New York and Los Angeles theaters in October

Fast & Furious-theme Roller Coaster Starts Construction at Universal Studios Hollywood (2023) | Groundbreakings | Jul 12, 2023

Universal Studios Hollywood announced in Twitter that construction officially began on the Fast & Furious-theme roller coaster at the theme park resort. A Universal press release indicates the ride will be equipped with a state-of-the-art ride system uniquely created to engulf guests within the Fast & Furious universe. At the time construction started, Universal Studios ….

Tom Waits Middle-period Albums Remastered for Vinyl, CD and Digital Release (2023) | CD Releases, Digital and MP3 Releases, Milestones, Vinyl Releases | Jul 12 - Oct 6, 2023

Personally overseen by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Waits middle-period albums — released on Island Records between 1983 and 1993 — have been newly remastered from the original tapes and will be reissued on vinyl and CD this fall by Island/Universal Music Group. Waits’ transformative breakthrough, Swordfishtrombones (1983), its sprawling sequel, Rain Dogs (1985), and ….

The Collective (2023) | Streaming/VOD Premiere | Aug 4, 2023

The Collective refers to a mysterious agency of assassins. Their new recruit, Sam Alexander (Lucas Till), discovers a dangerous human trafficking group during his first assignment and finds himself going rogue. Directed by Tom DeNucci, The Collective stars Lucas Till, Ruby Rose, Tyrese Gibson, Don Johnson, Mercedes Varnado, Paul Ben-Victor, John Fiore, Julia Terranova, Levon ….