Rob Gronkowski is a national treasure. Especially when it comes to throwing out a ceremonial first pitch. It’s become standard practice in modern times for big names to try and throw a strike
2003 film of 1996-98 manga already inspired Spike Lee's 2013 film
Opening Day welcomes the new spring baseball season each year, a uniquely American tradition steeped in history and fanfare. And on this day in history, April 14, 1910, President William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. Taft was first in a long line of presidents to have the honor. Nearly every president since Taft has thrown out the first pitch, with a few recent exceptions. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, APRIL 13, 1997, TIGER...
Oldboy put South Korean cinema on the map, and now Park Chan-wook is returning to the story once again as Lionsgate is teaming up with the filmmaker to develop an English-language TV adaptation of Park’s iconic film. He will produce the new series version along with his producing partner, Syd Lim. “Lionsgate Television shares my […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Park Chan-wook set to produce an...
The Port of Brownsville Business Park has landed its first tenant, Westa Inc., which has promised to invest $20 million building a “state-of-the-art wheat flour mill” and wheat storage silos at the 118-acre business park.
The Oldboy franchise dates back to 1996 with the popular manga series, but it wasn’t until director Park Chan-wook’s film adaptation was released that the world became...
US-headquartered studio group Lionsgate is partnering with Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook to adapt his thriller feature Oldboy for television. Released in 2004, the film is based on a Japanese manga a
Oldboy, the South Korean thriller that many consider a classic despite it only being released 21 years ago, is on track for a TV series adaptation. TVLine has learned that Lionsgate Television is partnering with Park Chan-wook on the first English-language series adaptation of his 2003 film, which was adapted from a Japanese manga of […]
Art Schallock has the easy laugh of someone as delighted with his current circumstances as he is with his memories. "I'm still alive and I'm healthy," he said, prefacing the words with a chuckle. Schallock, the oldest living former Major League Baseball player, certainly has had the last laugh. He celebrated his 100th birthday with a party Thursday at Cogir on Napa Road, the Sonoma assisted-living facility he calls home. The Dodgers, who signed Schallock in 1946, sent him a gift jersey: No. 100,...
Lionsgate Television is teaming up with Park Chan-wook (Thirst, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance) for an English-language series adaptation of the director’s own 2003 cult masterpiece, Old Boy, which itself was based on Garon Tsuchiya’s manga of the same name. The movie followed Oh Deasu (Choi Min-sik), who wakes up only to find himself locked in a room for 15 years, until he finally wakes up in the same place he Continue reading →
Things got a bit awkward at Citi Field on Tuesday night. This week, Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney are promoting their April 20th fight in Brooklyn, and things got a bit heated at their first faceoff during fight week at the Empire State Building. Devin Haney shoves Ryan Garcia at the top of the Empire […]
The Red Sox and Guardians wrapped up their business in less than 110 minutes on Wednesday