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Fashion highlights from FASHION X DALLAS 2016

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By Armando

Here are some of the photo highlights from Fashion X Dallas, which was presented by Cadillac on September 8-10, 206 at the Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, Texas. The 3-day fashion event featured designers from Lifetime TV show ‘Project Runway’, local Dallas designers, and new and up-and-coming designers from around the globe.

Fashion X Dallas is the premiere “fashion week” in the DFW market and features 3 nights of runway shows each Fall.

This year, DFW based designer received the 2016 BERNINA Dallas Fashion Fund, an incentive to encourage designers to pursue their careers in the fashion industry. previous recipients were “Nine Muses” in 2014, and “Smith II” in 2015.

In attendance this year Saturday runway shows is Actress Linda Gray, who was honored during the show with a portion of proceeds benefitting Assist the Officers Foundation. Linda Gray is an award winning actress, an accomplished director, a former United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and one of the world’s most recognized and admired stars.

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First Look at ‘Gotham’ Season 3: Mad Season

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By Armando


Ahead of Gotham’s return on September 19, Fox has now unveiled a poster for the upcoming third season which follows a series for trailers released over the last few weeks. The poster appeared yesterday on Hollywood Reporter (below) which also reveals its title “Mad City”.

Season 3 of the Bat-prequel is set to introduce us to a few new characters such as Benedict Samuel’s Mad Hatter, the Court of Owls, the Tweedle brothers, among others. Jada Pinkett’s Fish Mooney is also set to return, as well as fan favorite Jerome. All in all it looks like Gothan won’t have shortage of excitement following its cliffhanger Season 2 finale.

Gothan Season 3 will return on Fox, Monday Sept. 19, 8pm.

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Trish Peng Broke Longest Train on a Catwalk Record

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Trish Peng’s red lace, off-the-shoulder gown has broken the record with a 20 meter silk tulle train during the New Zealand Fashion Week.

The LA-based bridal designer said she used red because it “is a sign of prosperity and good luck so it’s a bit of that as well as making a statement for the grand finale piece.” Daily Mail is reporting that elaborate creation costs almost US$5,800 (NZD $8,000 or AUD $7689).


The longest train ever to hit a NZ catwalk

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Lady Gaga Tweet Confirms Leading Role In ‘A Star Is Born’ Remake Opposite Director Bradley Cooper

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By James Geddes

Lady Gaga is slated to star opposite Bradley Cooper in the long rumored remake of the classic movie musical A Star Is Born. The pop star confirmed the news on her Twitter account.

Reports of a potential remake of the movie have been floating around Hollywood for the past few years. While Cooper was always mentioned as the director and co-star for the project, which will mark his film directorial debut, the actress rumored to be starring opposite him was another A-list pop star, Beyoncé.

Things apparently heated up this spring when Lady Gaga’s name was newly attached to A Star Is Born, and a reported screen test with Cooper apparently wowed the bigwigs at Warner Bros., which is producing the film. Now, Lady Gaga herself has confirmed the news that she will indeed be performing the title role in the flick.

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Samsung Electronics to Showcase Expanded Professional Gaming Monitors Lineup at Gamescom 2016

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In demonstrating the latest innovations across its curved gaming monitor portfolio, Samsung Electronics will reinforce its leadership in the interactive gameplay space at the Gamescom 2016 conference. Scheduled to take place August 17-21, 2016 at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany and billed as “the world’s largest computer and video game event,” Gamescom 2016 is expected to bring together more than 345,000 gamers, media, developers and retailers.

In line with the event’s “Heroes in New Dimensions” theme, Samsung (booths A070 and B070 in Hall 10.1 and booth A055-A in Hall 09.1) will offer players a look at the future of virtual competition with its new CFG70 curved gaming monitor. The CFG70 (24-inch model) combines crystal-clear picture quality with a range of user-friendly features to create an immersive, lifelike environment designed to impress even the most hardcore gamers.

“As developers incorporate advanced features into their newest titles, dedicated video game consumers need high-quality displays to amplify these enhancements and make them feel as if they are part of the game,” said Seog-gi Kim, Senior Vice President, Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. “The CFG70 represents the latest evolution of our pioneering gaming monitor technology, and adds unparalleled presentation and realism to the gaming experience. At Gamescom 2016, we invite attendees to see first-hand how our curved displays bring today’s most popular video game titles to life.”

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2016 Portland Film Festival Announces Line-Up

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The 2016 PORTLAND FILM FESTIVAL will screen 54 narrative and documentary feature films and 89 short films selected from over 3,800+ submissions.

The fourth annual Portland Film Festival will take place August 29 – September 5, 2016, at Portland’s iconic Laurelhurst Theater, and will includeover 20 educational panels & forums, 12 archival presentations, and many parties, events, and industry networking opportunities throughout the week.

The festival will present two opening and closing night films (a documentary and a narrative film on each night) and feature films in the following sections: Narrative Competition Feature, Documentary Competition Feature, Narrative Spotlight, Stranger Than Fiction, Tribute: Visionaries, and Milestones.

Complete festival lineup and passes available:
www.portlandfilmfestival.com
*Individual website ticket sales will start Monday, 8/15.

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Samsung Unveils the New Galaxy Note7 the Intelligent Smartphone That Thinks Big

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The Galaxy Note7 combines advanced S Pen capabilities with ultimate security features to help users accomplish and do more

SEOUL, Korea – August 2, 2016 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. continues to drive the smartphone market with the Galaxy Note7 by building on the company’s category-defining leadership with innovative features that set a new standard for large-screen devices. With refined craftsmanship, premium materials and a unique, symmetrical edge design, the Galaxy Note7 features:

• A water resistant body and S Pen (IP68)*
• Top-of-the-line security that combines Samsung Knox with biometric authentication including a new iris scanning feature
• Immersive entertainment features with HDR video streaming capabilities.

The Galaxy Note7 strikes a balance between work and play, enabling people to achieve more than what they thought possible on a smartphone.

“The Galaxy Note7 combines productivity and entertainment, with strong security features. Powering a robust ecosystem, it is the ideal device for those who want to achieve more in life,” said DJ Koh, President of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics. “Life moves faster than ever now so we created the Galaxy Note7 to help users get things done more easily wherever, whenever.”

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RARE FILM AND TV MEMORABILIA WORTH IN EXCESS OF £1.5 MILLION TO BE AUCTIONED IN THE UK

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**RARE FILM AND TV MEMORABILIA WORTH IN EXCESS OF
£1.5 MILLION TO BE AUCTIONED IN THE UK**
OVER 500 ORIGINAL ITEMS TO BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO BIDDERS:
– BATMAN’S THE DARK KNIGHT BATSUIT
– STEVEN SPIELBERG’S JAWS CLAPPERBOARD
– MULDER AND SCULLY’S ID & BADGES FROM THE X-FILES
– TIE FIGHTER PILOT HELMET FROM STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE

= Film & TV memorabilia worth in excess of £1.5 million will be auctioned on 27 September
= The Dark Knight Rises Batpod vehicle is expected to be one of the highest selling lots with an estimated sale price of between £60-80k
= Other items for auction include Arnold Schwarzenegger’s original Terminator 2 Judgment Day costume – expected to sell between £14-18k – and the Leonardo Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costume – expected to sell between £6-8k
= A free to enter preview exhibition will be open to the public ahead of the Prop Store auction at London’s BFI IMAX, proudly presented by ODEON, from 14 -27 September
= Last year’s auction saw an original Stormtrooper Helmet from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back sell for a world-record £78,000

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Mel Gibson’s World War II movie Hacksaw Ridge trailer is here

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By Armando

Multiple Oscar winner Mel Gibson is back behind the camera with “Hacksaw Ridge,” a World War II drama based on a true story of Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to be warded the Congressional medal of honor.

The film follows Desmond from his childhod in Blue Ridge Mountains to his army training to the battlegrounds of Okinawa, Japan but refused to kill people and did not carry a weapon.

Former “Spider-Man” star Andrew Garfield plays Desmond Doss. This is Gibson’s first directorial outing since 2006’s “Apocalypto.

The topical drama is slated for a Nov. 4 US theatrical release and will also play at the 73rd Venice Film Festival

Here is the official synopsis for Hacksaw Ridge:
HACKSAW RIDGE is the extraordinary true story of conscientious collaborator Desmond Doss [Andrew Garfield] who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He believed the war was just, but killing was nevertheless wrong; he was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon. As an army medic, Doss single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers and was wounded by a grenade and hit by snipers. He was the first conscientious objector to ever earn the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Opens 4 November 2016 (USA)
Director: Mel Gibson
Stars: Teresa Palmer, Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Vince Vaugh, Hugo Weaving, Luke Bracey

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Blackberry Announces The World’s Most Secure Android Smartphone – DTEK50

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Waterloo, ON – July 26, 2016 – BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in mobile communications, announced today that DTEK50TM, the world’s most secure Android smartphone, is now available for pre-orders at ShopBlackBerry.com. DTEK50 is BlackBerry’s second smartphone powered by Android, following the PRIV.

Fully equipped with Android Marshmallow 6.0, DTEK50 combines BlackBerry’s unique security, privacy and productivity with the full Android experience in an all-touch design, at a price point that’s accessible for consumers and ideal for enterprise fleet deployment.

“We take our customers’ privacy seriously. That’s why we’re proud to have all the security and privacy functionality that’s built in our newest Android smartphone. DTEK50 merges the unique security and connectivity features BlackBerry is known for with the rich Android ecosystem,” said Ralph Pini, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Devices, BlackBerry. “DTEK50 adds to BlackBerry’s lineup of secure smartphones, providing choices to our customers with different price points on both BlackBerry 10 and Android platforms.”

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