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Sunday, April 30, 2023

NFTRW Weekly Top Five

Here are the top five comment generating posts of the past week:

Houston-area schools scrap field trips to see ‘James and the Giant Peach’ over concerns about cross-gender casting at Main Street Theater

Houston Public Media: Nine schools in the Houston area have scrapped planned field trips to watch performances of "James and the Giant Peach" at Main Street Theater, which is attributing the cancellations to overblown and misinformed concerns about cross-gender casting for the famed children's story.

Ticketmaster Slammed Over Coronation Concert Ticket "Shambles"

www.ticketnews.com: UK consumers are crying foul after a Ticketmaster mess related to a concert taking place as part of the Coronation process for King Charles next month. Many were informed via email that they had won tickets through a “ballot” process run by the ticketing giant, only to later find out that they were out of luck and the event was sold out.

A tale of two Disney fire-breathing dragons

DePaoli on DeParks: By now, most theme park fans have heard about the recent unfortunate incident that occurred during Fantasmic! at Disneyland. The impressive 45-foot tall Maleficent dragon caught itself on fire instead of spewing a flame into the Rivers of America. But it wasn’t too long ago when an eerily similar situation took place at Magic Kingdom with another Maleficent dragon.

Deaf Representation in Hollywood is Improving, but Still Falls Short

Variety: Deaf representation has come a long way in Hollywood. “CODA’s” release and subsequent best picture Oscar win marked an important moment for deaf audiences. It showed the most significant representation of the community on a global stage since 1986’s “Children of a Lesser God” earned Marlee Matlin a best actress prize.

Guy Ritchie Won’t Use Real Guns on Film Sets After Rust Shooting

The Hollywood Reporter: Guy Ritchie says he won’t be using real guns on his movie shoots in the wake of the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. “That whole thing has changed now, the whole game has changed,” Ritchie told Newsweek in an interview ahead of his latest movie, Afghan War drama The Covenant, hitting theaters this weekend.

 

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