NEWSNATIONNOW (Tony Kurzweil) - Measles exposure warning issued for Universal Studios Hollywood
Health officials said an infectious person visited the theme park late last month.
ABCNEWS - Measles exposure reported at Universal Studios Hollywood
Health officials in Los Angeles County said a person infected with measles visited Universal Studios Hollywood and potentially exposed others to the virus.
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Universal's Halloween Horror Nights honors Ozzy Osbourne with haunted house tribute on both coasts
Universal Studios will send guests through 45 years of Ozzy Osbourne's solo career in a new haunted house opening this fall at both its Hollywood and Orlando parks, a tribute to the heavy-metal icon who died last year. The attraction, titled "Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness," marks the latest addition to the annual Halloween Horror […] The post Universal's Halloween Horror Nights honors Ozzy Osbourne with haunted house tribute on both coasts appeared first on American Almanac .
Universal Studios will send guests through 45 years of Ozzy Osbourne's solo career in a new haunted house opening this fall at both its Hollywood and Orlando parks, a tribute to the heavy-metal icon who died last year. The attraction, titled "Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness," marks the latest addition to the annual Halloween Horror Nights lineup. Universal announced the experience on July 29, describing it as a "living horror movie" that draws on all 13 of Osbourne's solo albums and traces his journey from Birmingham, England, to global stardom. Sharon Osbourne and son Jack Osbourne worked with the parks' creative teams to shape the project, and both issued a joint statement backing the result. Halloween Horror Nights opens at…Open
NPR (Sequoia Carrillo) - How to keep an ancient text interesting to students? Make it a summer blockbuster
English teachers are excited to have a new adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey to use to get students excited about the epic poem.
AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' opens to $124 million, proving original blockbusters still pack theaters
Christopher Nolan turned a 3,000-year-old poem into a $264 million global opening weekend, a result that should embarrass every studio executive still betting the farm on tired sequels and reboots. The British filmmaker's adaptation of Homer's epic earned $124.5 million from 3,919 domestic theaters in its first three days, Variety reported. Overseas, the R-rated, nearly […] The post Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' opens to $124 million, proving original blockbusters still pack theaters appeared first on American Almanac .
Christopher Nolan turned a 3,000-year-old poem into a $264 million global opening weekend, a result that should embarrass every studio executive still betting the farm on tired sequels and reboots. The British filmmaker's adaptation of Homer's epic earned $124.5 million from 3,919 domestic theaters in its first three days, Variety reported . Overseas, the R-rated, nearly three-hour film pulled in another $139.6 million from 73 international markets, bringing its worldwide debut to $264.1 million. That figure eclipses the global opening of Nolan's 2023 Oscar winner "Oppenheimer" by more than $80 million and marks his strongest debut since "The Dark Knight Rises" in 2012. The numbers landed well above pre-release projections of $80 to $90…Open