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16 ❘ ENtertainment CONTACT US AT: 8351-9409, [email protected] Thursday July 13, 2017 THE “Planet of the Apes” films highlight the risks of a lack of empathy with people from different cultures, actor Andy Serkis said at the premiere of “War for the Planet of the Apes,” the final film of a recent tril- ogy spun off from science fiction. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the film depicts an epic battle between a band of intelligent apes led by a chimpanzee called Caesar, played by Serkis, and an army led by a ruthless colonel, who is played by Woody Harrelson. “It’s (about) the perils of lack of empa- thy, and we live in a world that is sadly getting closer to reaching a tipping point of not being able to empathize with other cultures, other people,” said Serkis. Matt Reeves, director of the second and third films in the current trilogy, called his five years of immersion in the tale a “great journey,” adding, “It’s very bittersweet because now this chapter is over.” The “Planet of the Apes” science fic- tion franchise began with French author Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel of the same name, which spawned a five-film series that ran from 1968 to 1973. The first movie, starring Charlton Heston, won an Oscar for its prosthetic make-up effects, and was a critical and commercial hit that led to sequels, televi- sion series and other related releases. “The War for the Planet of the Apes” hits U.S. cinemas Friday. (SD-Agencies) 'Planet of the Apes' flags dangers of lack of empathy, actor says CHINA’S kung fu superstar Jackie Chan will become the voice of nature documentary “Earth: One Amazing Day” for Chinese audi- ences. “Earth: One Amazing Day,” directed by Peter Webber (“The Girl With the Pearl Earring”) and Richard Dale (“The Human Body”), is the sequel to BBC Earth Film’s “Earth” (2007). The documentary is set to delve into creatures that inhabit our planet and take audiences on an immersive voyage on life in the wild, across the continents. The unique habitats and characters of 38 wild animals, including hum- mingbirds, narwhals and marine iguanas, are featured in the film. BBC and China’s SMG Pictures partnered to produce “Earth: One Amazing Day,” which is now in its post-production stage. China’s Fan Lixin co-directed the film. Renowned director and actor Robert Redford, also the founder of Sundance Film Festival and an environmental activist, is to narrate the English-language release, while Chan will narrate in Mandarin. The first “Earth” recorded US$112 million at the box office. “Earth: One Amazing Day” is scheduled to premiere in Beijing on Aug. 1. (SD-Agencies) Chan to narrate BBC ‘Earth’ documentary ED SHEERAN’S promoter has said Google must do more to stop sec- ondary ticket sales for the singer’s gigs. Stuart Galbraith called for the change after Google adverts pointed fans towards secondary site Viagogo, where tickets for Ed Sheeran’s tour were being sold at inflated prices. “Google needs to bow to pressure and stop taking money for tickets which are sold on the secondary market,” he said. Google said it had a set of strict policies on which ads it allows. Tickets for Ed Sheeran’s “Divide” tour started appearing on Viagogo within minutes of them being released. “Ed and I have a strong aversion to secondary ticketing,” Galbraith told BBC Radio 4. “We put up lots of measures to try and stop the second- ary ticketing market when his tour tickets came out Saturday. The vast majority of secondary sites adhered to our threats of prosecution but Viagogo did not.” Viagogo has not yet made a response. Ed Sheeran previously warned that anyone who bought from sec- ondary ticketing sites would not be allowed into his gigs. Galbraith said: “If we can identify that those tickets have been bought on the secondary market then there’s every chance their admission will be refused.” (SD-Agencies) Google criticized over Ed Sheeran ticket adverts Andy Serkis P SY’S “Gangnam Style” is no longer the most-watched video on YouTube. The South Korean megahit had been the site’s most-played clip for the last five years. The surreal video became so popular that it “broke” YouTube’s play counter, exceeding the maximum possible number of views (2,147,483,647), and forcing the company to rewrite its code. But the song has now been overtaken by another music video — Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again.” The heart-wrenching ballad has now been streamed 2,895,373,709 times; beat- ing PSY’s current count of 2,894,426,475 views. Adding it up, that means “See You Again” has been streamed for a total of 21,759 years. If one person was to listen to each of those streams consecutively, they’d have to have started during the glacial peak of the last Ice Age. “I joined YouTube in 2007 hoping to make a video that would reach 10,000 views,” wrote Puth on Twitter. “Just heard about ‘See You Again’ ... Wow.” The song was written for the action ‘Gangnam Style’ is no longer the most-played video on YouTube movie “Fast and Furious 7,” playing over the closing credits in tribute to the actor Paul Walker, who died in a car accident before the film was completed. With its unabashedly sentimental lyrics, “See You Again” has become one of the most frequently requested pop songs at funerals in the U.K. It was the best-selling song worldwide in 2015, and received best song nomi- nations at both the Grammys and the Oscars. The video reached 1 billion views in six months, and hit 2 billion last September. However, its reign as YouTube’s most- watched clip may be short-lived. Luis Fonsi’s summer smash “Despa- cito” has racked up 2.5 billion views in just six months, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Meanwhile, 47 of the top 50 clips on YouTube are music videos, proving the importance of the streaming site to the music industry — despite the fact the two sides are locked in a battle over royalty payments. According to analysis by Midia Research, every stream on YouTube gen- erates US$0.001 for the music industry. If accurate, that means Khalifa and Puth’s song has earned US$2.9m from YouTube — roughly the same amount it has made from 665 million plays on Spotify. (SD-Agencies) The last scene from music video “See You Again.” PSY in “Gangnam Style.”
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16 x ENtertainmentCONTACT US AT: 8351-9409, [email protected]
Thursday July 13, 2017
THE “Planet of the Apes” fi lms highlight the risks of a lack of empathy with people from different cultures, actor Andy Serkis said at the premiere of “War for the Planet of the Apes,” the fi nal fi lm of a recent tril-ogy spun off from science fi ction.
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, the fi lm depicts an epic battle between a band of intelligent apes led by a chimpanzee called Caesar, played by Serkis, and an army led by a ruthless colonel, who is played by Woody Harrelson.
“It’s (about) the perils of lack of empa-thy, and we live in a world that is sadly getting closer to reaching a tipping point of not being able to empathize with other cultures, other people,” said Serkis.
Matt Reeves, director of the second and third fi lms in the current trilogy, called his fi ve years of immersion in the tale a “great journey,” adding, “It’s very bittersweet because now this chapter is over.”
The “Planet of the Apes” science fi c-
tion franchise began with French author Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel of the same name, which spawned a fi ve-fi lm series that ran from 1968 to 1973.
The fi rst movie, starring Charlton Heston, won an Oscar for its prosthetic make-up effects, and was a critical and commercial hit that led to sequels, televi-sion series and other related releases.
“The War for the Planet of the Apes” hits U.S. cinemas Friday.
(SD-Agencies)
'Planet of the Apes' flags dangers of lack of empathy, actor says
CHINA’S kung fu superstar Jackie Chan will become the voice of nature documentary “Earth: One Amazing Day” for Chinese audi-ences.
“Earth: One Amazing Day,” directed by Peter Webber (“The Girl With the Pearl Earring”) and Richard Dale (“The Human Body”), is the sequel to BBC Earth Film’s “Earth” (2007).
The documentary is set to delve into creatures that inhabit our planet and take audiences on an immersive voyage on life in the wild, across the continents. The unique habitats and characters of 38 wild animals, including hum-mingbirds, narwhals and marine iguanas, are featured in the fi lm.
BBC and China’s SMG Pictures partnered to produce “Earth: One Amazing Day,” which is now in its post-production stage. China’s Fan Lixin co-directed the fi lm.
Renowned director and actor Robert Redford, also the founder of Sundance Film Festival and an environmental activist, is to narrate the English-language release, while Chan will narrate in Mandarin.
The fi rst “Earth” recorded US$112 million at the box offi ce. “Earth: One Amazing Day” is scheduled to premiere in Beijing on Aug. 1.
(SD-Agencies)
Chan to narrate BBC ‘Earth’
documentary
ED SHEERAN’S promoter has said Google must do more to stop sec-ondary ticket sales for the singer’s gigs.
Stuart Galbraith called for the change after Google adverts pointed fans towards secondary site Viagogo, where tickets for Ed Sheeran’s tour were being sold at infl ated prices.
“Google needs to bow to pressure and stop taking money for tickets which are sold on the secondary market,” he said.
Google said it had a set of strict policies on which ads it allows.
Tickets for Ed Sheeran’s “Divide” tour started appearing on Viagogo within minutes of them being released.
“Ed and I have a strong aversion to secondary ticketing,” Galbraith told BBC Radio 4. “We put up lots of measures to try and stop the second-ary ticketing market when his tour tickets came out Saturday. The vast majority of secondary sites adhered to our threats of prosecution but Viagogo did not.”
Viagogo has not yet made a response.
Ed Sheeran previously warned that anyone who bought from sec-ondary ticketing sites would not be allowed into his gigs.
Galbraith said: “If we can identify that those tickets have been bought on the secondary market then there’s every chance their admission will be refused.” (SD-Agencies)
Google criticized over Ed Sheeran
ticket adverts
Andy Serkis
PSY’S “Gangnam Style” is no longer the most-watched video on YouTube.
The South Korean megahit had been the site’s most-played clip for the last fi ve years.
The surreal video became so popular that it “broke” YouTube’s play counter, exceeding the maximum possible number of views (2,147,483,647), and forcing the company to rewrite its code.
But the song has now been overtaken by another music video — Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again.”
The heart-wrenching ballad has now been streamed 2,895,373,709 times; beat-ing PSY’s current count of 2,894,426,475 views.
Adding it up, that means “See You Again” has been streamed for a total of 21,759 years. If one person was to listen to each of those streams consecutively, they’d have to have started during the glacial peak of the last Ice Age.
“I joined YouTube in 2007 hoping to make a video that would reach 10,000 views,” wrote Puth on Twitter. “Just heard about ‘See You Again’ ... Wow.”
The song was written for the action
‘Gangnam Style’ is no longer the most-played video on YouTube
movie “Fast and Furious 7,” playing over the closing credits in tribute to the actor Paul Walker, who died in a car accident before the fi lm was completed.
With its unabashedly sentimental lyrics, “See You Again” has become one of the most frequently requested pop songs at funerals in the U.K.
It was the best-selling song worldwide in 2015, and received best song nomi-nations at both the Grammys and the Oscars.
The video reached 1 billion views in six months, and hit 2 billion last September. However, its reign as YouTube’s most-watched clip may be short-lived.
Luis Fonsi’s summer smash “Despa-
cito” has racked up 2.5 billion views in just six months, and it shows no signs of slowing down.
Meanwhile, 47 of the top 50 clips on YouTube are music videos, proving the importance of the streaming site to the music industry — despite the fact the two sides are locked in a battle over royalty payments.
According to analysis by Midia Research, every stream on YouTube gen-erates US$0.001 for the music industry.
If accurate, that means Khalifa and Puth’s song has earned US$2.9m from YouTube — roughly the same amount it has made from 665 million plays on Spotify. (SD-Agencies)
The last scene from music video “See You Again.” PSY in “Gangnam Style.”
