Sam Mercer, who produced seven M. Night Shyamalan films including The Sixth Sense, headed Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic and was location manager on several classic 1980s pics, has died. He was 69.
His wife Tegan Jones told Deadline that Mercer died February 12 of younger-onset Alzheimer’s.
“He was the best big brother I could have hoped for,” Shyamalan said in a statement. “He made every movie a family, and I’ve tried to emulate that in every film since.”
Mercer moved to Los Angeles from Weston, Ma, to work in the movie industry. He began his career as a location manager on such 1980s gems as Stripes, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Peggy Sue Got Married and The Witches of Eastwick before moving to Walt Disney Studios.
Paul Reubens in ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ (1985)
There he worked as a production executive, supervising movies including Good Morning Vietnam and Dead Poets Society,...
His wife Tegan Jones told Deadline that Mercer died February 12 of younger-onset Alzheimer’s.
“He was the best big brother I could have hoped for,” Shyamalan said in a statement. “He made every movie a family, and I’ve tried to emulate that in every film since.”
Mercer moved to Los Angeles from Weston, Ma, to work in the movie industry. He began his career as a location manager on such 1980s gems as Stripes, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Peggy Sue Got Married and The Witches of Eastwick before moving to Walt Disney Studios.
Paul Reubens in ‘Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure’ (1985)
There he worked as a production executive, supervising movies including Good Morning Vietnam and Dead Poets Society,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Singer-songwriter Bryan Adams has clarified once and for all that, yes, the meaning of his classic song ‘Summer of ’69’ is entirely sexual. Setting the record straight, the rocker confirmed that he wanted to deliver something X-rated with his 1984 head-bopping anthem.
Bryan sounds surprised that some fans still haven’t clocked onto the naughtier undertones of the track, reports Mirror.co.uk.
“Well, I was going to call the song ‘Best Days of My Life’ but mentioning ‘69’ felt a bit more provocative. Isn’t this talk a bit sexy for breakfast time?” he quipped, before adding that, at the age 64, he has hit his prime: “Oh, the best days are now, always now. When I wrote that song, I was trying hard to imagine or fantasise what life would hold, but I’m there now and, you know, it’s great”.
Back in 2008, the chart-topper shared that his intentions behind...
Bryan sounds surprised that some fans still haven’t clocked onto the naughtier undertones of the track, reports Mirror.co.uk.
“Well, I was going to call the song ‘Best Days of My Life’ but mentioning ‘69’ felt a bit more provocative. Isn’t this talk a bit sexy for breakfast time?” he quipped, before adding that, at the age 64, he has hit his prime: “Oh, the best days are now, always now. When I wrote that song, I was trying hard to imagine or fantasise what life would hold, but I’m there now and, you know, it’s great”.
Back in 2008, the chart-topper shared that his intentions behind...
- 12/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Singer-songwriter Bryan Adams has clarified once and for all that, yes, the meaning of his classic song ‘Summer of ’69’ is entirely sexual. Setting the record straight, the rocker confirmed that he wanted to deliver something X-rated with his 1984 head-bopping anthem.
Bryan sounds surprised that some fans still haven’t clocked onto the naughtier undertones of the track, reports Mirror.co.uk.
“Well, I was going to call the song ‘Best Days of My Life’ but mentioning ‘69’ felt a bit more provocative. Isn’t this talk a bit sexy for breakfast time?” he quipped, before adding that, at the age 64, he has hit his prime: “Oh, the best days are now, always now. When I wrote that song, I was trying hard to imagine or fantasise what life would hold, but I’m there now and, you know, it’s great”.
Back in 2008, the chart-topper shared that his intentions behind...
Bryan sounds surprised that some fans still haven’t clocked onto the naughtier undertones of the track, reports Mirror.co.uk.
“Well, I was going to call the song ‘Best Days of My Life’ but mentioning ‘69’ felt a bit more provocative. Isn’t this talk a bit sexy for breakfast time?” he quipped, before adding that, at the age 64, he has hit his prime: “Oh, the best days are now, always now. When I wrote that song, I was trying hard to imagine or fantasise what life would hold, but I’m there now and, you know, it’s great”.
Back in 2008, the chart-topper shared that his intentions behind...
- 12/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, H.E.R. returns with a triumphant single, Lana Del Rey gives into fanfare with the surprise release of a B-side, Bad Bunny experiments with a new genre, Post Malone doesn’t want the party to end and KAYTRAMINÉ set the sound of the summer.
H.E.R., “The Journey” (YouTube)
Bad Bunny, “Where She Goes” (YouTube)
KAYTRAMINÉ, “Sossaup” (YouTube)
Summer Walker feat. Childish Gambino, “New Type” (YouTube)
Kesha,...
H.E.R., “The Journey” (YouTube)
Bad Bunny, “Where She Goes” (YouTube)
KAYTRAMINÉ, “Sossaup” (YouTube)
Summer Walker feat. Childish Gambino, “New Type” (YouTube)
Kesha,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
The total trade between the two countries has surpassed 125 billion. Chinese exports to India accounted for the majority of this figure, totalling 97.5 billion.
India’s smartphone market has been dominated by Chinese companies like Xiaomi for several years now. Raw materials and components to assemble several tech products in the country are still arriving from China, although the government’s emphasis on local manufacturing is slowly changing this scenario.
India’s tech tussle with China began in June 2020, after Chinese and Indian troops engaged in aggressive skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Following the Galwan Valley skirmish on June 15, 2020, some Indian campaigns about boycotting Chinese products were started and calls were also made to stop the entry of Chinese companies into the country.
The first ban on Chinese apps was announced in June 2020, starting with 59 apps including popular platforms like TikTok,...
India’s smartphone market has been dominated by Chinese companies like Xiaomi for several years now. Raw materials and components to assemble several tech products in the country are still arriving from China, although the government’s emphasis on local manufacturing is slowly changing this scenario.
India’s tech tussle with China began in June 2020, after Chinese and Indian troops engaged in aggressive skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Following the Galwan Valley skirmish on June 15, 2020, some Indian campaigns about boycotting Chinese products were started and calls were also made to stop the entry of Chinese companies into the country.
The first ban on Chinese apps was announced in June 2020, starting with 59 apps including popular platforms like TikTok,...
- 2/12/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Feb 10 (Ians) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has lifted the ban on some digital lending apps like PayU’s buy-now-pay-later (Bnpl) service LazyPay, Kissht, KreditBee and others, after it blocked nearly 138 gambling apps and 94 loan apps over “Chinese linkage” concerns.
The It Ministry was recently instructed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (Mha) to ban such apps, which operate through a third party link.
Sources said that all these apps were found violating Section 69 of the It Act and contained materials which were deemed as threat to India’s sovereignty and integrity.
In a statement, Kissht said that the ban on its website and app had been lifted.
“The government has shown unrelenting support in ensuring that credible and fully compliant apps such as Kissht continue to work towards greater financial inclusivity in the country. We have served more than 8 million Indians since...
The It Ministry was recently instructed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (Mha) to ban such apps, which operate through a third party link.
Sources said that all these apps were found violating Section 69 of the It Act and contained materials which were deemed as threat to India’s sovereignty and integrity.
In a statement, Kissht said that the ban on its website and app had been lifted.
“The government has shown unrelenting support in ensuring that credible and fully compliant apps such as Kissht continue to work towards greater financial inclusivity in the country. We have served more than 8 million Indians since...
- 2/10/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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