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Click here to read the full article. Does the phrase “That’s All Right, Mama” apply to the new “ Elvis ” movie… as in, “that’s all correct, ma’am”? No one is probably expecting that ; any practiced watcher of biopics knows virtually any example will take deep liberties with the facts for dramatic purposes. And maybe it’s a given that a director who puts hip-hop and hard rock on his period-film soundtracks, as Baz Luhrmann does, might favor effect over total verisimilitude. Still, “Elvis” is right on enough counts — literally or spiritually — that it’s worth trying to separate fact from fiction in the movie’s narrative of Elvis Presley (played by Austin Butler) and his nearly career-long manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). There may be no one better to go to who can provide the truth on both Presley and “the Colonel,” in tandem, than the latter’s biographer, Alanna Nash. Nash, a veteran music journalist, published “The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel … [Read more...] about ‘Elvis’ Fact or Fiction: Colonel Tom Parker Biographer on What’s Real and Not in Baz Luhrmann Biopic

A 38-year-old Australian national, CEO of a company, was assaulted and robbed of his valuables by a gang of four, who had offered to help him file a police complaint against the staff of a hotel who allegedly assaulted him over payment in Govindarajapura on Thursday. The victim filed a complaint with the police, who tracked down one of the accused, identified as Syed Imran, and arrested him on Saturday. The victim, Aso Hamzehei, who was heading to work at Manyata Tech Park, was staying at Fortune Hotel since May 23.  In his complaint, he said he returned to the hotel late night after work when the staff confronted him and demanded that the dues be paid. Mr. Hamzehei told them that he would make the payment online, but the staff insisted on cash as there was an issue with the online payment earlier, he said. Heated arguments ensued, following which Mr. Hamzehei was asked to vacate the room. In the melee, the staff assaulted him, he alleged. He said hearing the commotion, three men … [Read more...] about Australian national assaulted, robbed

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Residents at a motel along a tourist strip not far from Walt Disney World that was used as the setting for the 2017 film “The Florida Project" were told that they must vacate on short notice because the complex has been sold to another owner. Residents of the Magic Castle Inn & Suites were told last Monday that the hotel had been purchased and the new owners were forcing everyone out, local media reported. Because the Magic Castle was a motel, the new owners don't have to follow the same eviction procedures that a landlord would for removing tenants from a rental apartment. “Now I have to find a home and a job,” Heather Squires, who paid for her room by working at the motel, told the Orlando Sentinel. “That’s a lot to dump on someone in less than 24 hours.” The lavender-painted hotel was the setting for the movie that, through the eyes of a young girl, told a story of poverty and resilience at the pay-by-the-week motel that was the home of last resort … [Read more...] about With new owners, Florida Project motel dwellers must leave

Train services will be crippled again on Saturday as thousands of workers walk out on another 24-hour strike in a bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions. Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) members are walking out for the third time this week, with little sign of a breakthrough to the deadlocked row. Passengers have been urged to only travel if necessary by beleaguered rail operators with only a fifth of services running and as many as half of lines closed. Many seaside resorts will have no services on Saturday, including Bournemouth, Dorset; Blackpool, Lancashire; Margate, Kent; Llandudno, North Wales; and Skegness, Lincolnshire. Cornwall will also have no trains. Services will primarily be restricted to main lines, but even those will only be open between 7.30am and 6.30pm. Disruption will continue into Sunday. Service have been disrupted for most of the week as a bitter dispute over pay and conditions continues Steve Montgomery, who chairs the Rail … [Read more...] about Rail chaos continues as workers stage third 24-hour strike in a week today

Maria Isabel Cipple Leon, a cancer patient at UNC Hospitals in Charlotte, the United States, was supposed to get married in a wedding at her church earlier this month. But when it became unclear if she would be healthy enough to leave the intensive care unit, her medical team and UNC’s chaplain’s office rallied together in under a week to put on a wedding at the hospital’s own chapel. A medical student on her team brought a cake. Residents brought a bouquet of flowers, which they used to decorate the bride’s wheelchair. The physical therapy team and the bride’s nurses helped her, with all her lines and tubes, into a wedding dress. The chaplain’s office coordinated with her pastor on scheduling, paperwork and logistics. Food Services made sure there were enough cupcakes to go around. The result was a true wedding ceremony — one that surrounded the couple with family, loved ones and medical staff who had cared for the bride, and that enveloped the hospital in a kind of joy and love … [Read more...] about She was too sick to make her wedding, so hospital staff brought it to her