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Movie review: Branagh’s rueful ‘A Haunting in Venice’ may prove his best Christie adaptation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

Heard this one before? A detective, a mystery writer and a medium walk into a Halloween party — who’ll come out the winner? The rest of the party include a soprano, a doctor, a nun, a chef, a bodyguard and a very serious little boy. This is the setup for Kenneth Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice,” loosely based on Agatha Christie’s 1969 novel “Hallowe’en Party.” It’s Branagh’s third outing as the prodigiously mustachioed Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, in the trilogy of Christie adaptations he also directs.It’s 1947, 10 years after “Death on the Nile,” and Poirot has sunk into an easy retirement in Venice, Italy, with a bodyguard (Riccardo Scamarcio), a former policeman, to shoo away the locals clamoring for his detecting skills. There’s only one person who can get past his guard, and that’s the fast-talking authoress Ariadne Oliver (Tina Fey, in full gal Friday mode), who talks him into ...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Should I Pay for My 18-year-old daughter's Botox and Lip Fillers?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about botox. Here's the email: Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hey Jaime my name is Lauren and I’m a long-time listener of the show and I have my own dilemma to talk about. My daughter turns 18 next week and I asked her what she wanted for her big day. She told me she wanted a spa day, which included Botox injections and maybe lip filler. I was floored when I heard those words come out of her mouth because she never seemed like the kind of kid that would want such a thing. She told me two of her friends who turned 18 just a few days ago got the same thing and she loves the way their lips look. I didn’t believe her till she showed me pictures. Well now I’m mad at their mothers for allowing such a thing. I told my daughter no way and she’s now not talking to me. Am I the crazy one for not letting my beautiful 18-year-old daughter get lip injections and Botox? I'm looking...

Inside look at Spin Revolution's new Saratoga location

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - For more than a decade, Spin Revolution has been getting heart rates pumping in the Capital Region! The indoor cycling venue, with locations in Loudonville and Clifton Park, is expanding north with a new location in Saratoga Springs. Loudonville spin studio rides to end cancer The Revolution is located at 30 Gick Road in Saratoga Springs, right off the Northway at Exit 15. The studio opens on September 22. Female-owned fitness studios in Capital Region band together to reopen Ahead of their opening, the new studio is holding an Open House on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 8:15 a.m. to 10: 15 a.m. to allow people to meet the instructors, tour the space and win some goodies! The team will be offering special membership deals and giving out prizes to the first 20 people to arrive.

5 things to know this Friday, September 15

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- It's a great day to have a great day. It's Friday, after all. Happy end of the work week! According to Meteorologist Jill Szwed, we can expect sunshine for the majority of the day and very comfortable temperatures after a cool, crisp morning. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Five Troy firefighters were injured during a training exercise on Thursday at the Colonie Municipal Training Center. Meanwhile, Bethlehem Police are warning residents of a new phone scam where the caller pretends to be a member of law enforcement. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Friday morning. 1. Push to support cannabis farmers with surplus productLawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to sign a bill relating to marijuana sales.2. Drunk driver sentenced in tow truck driver’s deathThe man convicted of driving drunk on the Northway, then hitting and killing a to...

Ask Amy: Mom’s harsh discipline leads to disrespect

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

Dear Amy: I was the disciplinarian while my children grew up.I freely admit that I crossed the line multiple times in disciplining my son, but I have apologized many times.I try to help each of my children, especially in terms of financial assistance.My son is now 51 and lost his father (my husband) two years ago to COVID.Then his wife was in a terrible auto accident. I took care of her for six months before they moved back to their house (which is adjacent to mine).Three months later she went into a coma and never came out of it.He called me to come while the paramedics worked on her.He asked me to take him to the hospital, where we spent several days before she passed.I helped him with his finances and paid his bills (with his money), and set up a system he could maintain.He has a lot of anger issues.He mostly takes out his anger on me. He talks rudely to me, and only comes to my house when my daughter and son-in-law visit to help with projects around my property.Related ArticlesA...

Mergers: Commission authorizes acquisition of Webhelp by Concentrix

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Webhelp S.A.S., based in France, by Concentrix Corporation, based in the United States. The transaction mainly concerns IT services in which both companies are active, with emphasis on business process outsourcing (BPO) services, in particular BPO services relating to the management of customer experience (“CXM BPO”). The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns, given its limited impact on the market and due to the number of competitors active in the markets where the companies are active. The transaction was examined under the normal merger control procedure.

Review: Tina Fey brings new spark to Poirot franchise

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

By Lindsey Bahr | Associated PressKenneth Branagh indulges in the kind of macabre theatricality that only a crumbling Venetian palazzo on a stormy Halloween night can provide in ” A Haunting in Venice. ”Moviegoers probably long ago made up their mind one way or another about Branagh’s stately and flawed Hercule Poirot franchise, but should there be any curiosity left for this third installment is worth it. It is spooky, fun and features Tina Fey, looking smart and sleek in post-war suits as the fast-talking author of wildly successful whodunnits who says things like “I’m the smartest person I know” in a mid-Atlantic accent.Set in 1947 on a particularly foggy night in the city of canals, “A Haunting in Venice” is beautiful to look at, with costumes by Sammy Sheldon, production design by John Paul Kelly and cinematography by Haris Zambarloukos. And it’s embellished with moody but palatable scares that feel reminiscent of classics l...

Single family residence in San Ramon sells for $1.8 million

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

105 Black Calla Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 100 block of Black Calla Court in San Ramon has new owners. The 2,969-square-foot property, built in 1999, was sold on Aug. 14, 2023. The $1,835,000 purchase price works out to $618 per square foot. This two-story home offers a roomy layout with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property is equipped with central A/C. In addition, the home includes an attached two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:On Black Calla Court, San Ramon, in July 2022, a 2,373-square-foot home was sold for $1,975,000, a price per square foot of $832. The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In June 2022, a 1,971-square-foot home on Wineberry Drive in San Ramon sold for $1,715,000, a price per square foot of $870. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 1,675-square-foot home on the 2000 block of Wineberry Drive in San Ramon sold in March 2...

Horoscopes Sept. 15, 2023: Tom Hardy, embrace new beginnings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Prince Harry, 39; Tom Hardy, 46; Tommy Lee Jones, 77; Oliver Stone, 77.Happy Birthday: Look around and adjust your lifestyle to suit your needs. The change will become the pick-me-up that clears your vision and puts zest back into your life. Trust your intelligence and wherewithal to guide you justly and benevolently. Opportunities are within reach. It’s up to you to utilize what’s already in place. Embrace new beginnings, life and love. Your numbers are 6, 14, 22, 29, 31, 34, 46.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Sign up for something you love to do and include people you love being around. A social setting will offer a platform to express your thoughts and desires. An image adjustment will lead to compliments and give your ego a boost. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): You know how to play the game, so don’t hesitate to participate. Push forward with a smile and the confidence of a winner. Leave nothing to chance, and plan your actions to acc...

Mahmoud Abbas Holocaust Controversy Spotlights Deep Disillusion With Palestinian Authority

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 13:53:54 GMT

Mahmoud Abbas, the usually low-profile president of the Palestinian Authority, was widely condemned around the world this week, including by prominent Palestinian intellectuals, after making antisemitic comments about the Holocaust in a televised speech to his party last month. While Abbas’s words and actions rarely command significant international attention, the incident put a spotlight on his deep unpopularity among Palestinians, some 73 percent of whom want him gone, and their growing disillusionment with the PA.Abbas, whose spokesperson disputed that his remarks were antisemitic, was one of the architects of the Oslo peace process, which commenced with a historic handshake between Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the White House lawn 30 years ago this week. Oslo has long been dead to Palestinians, whose hopes in the statehood promised to them under the deal collapsed years ago.Now, faced with the most far-right extremist Israeli government to date, esca...