![]() ![]() Great car chases, explosions, and all the action-y things you could want. Unlike contemporary action movies that take their time getting to the point, EfNY has a high concept - a prisoner must go into penal colony New York to rescue the president from his kidnappers - and gets right to the action, almost immediately shooting Snake into New York and letting him do his thing.Ħ. Stacked supporting cast: Adrienne Barbeau as Maggie, the much-missed Harry Dean Stanton as Brain, Donald Pleasence as a slithery, cowardly president, and not to be outdone, legendary soul singer Isaac Hayes as The Duke, the film’s antagonist and “A-Number One” man.ĥ. Director John Carpenter is almost as talented a film scorer as he is a director, and EfNY has those Carpenter synths in spades.ģ. Plus, he’s an eyepatched snack in this movie.Ģ. After embodying the iconic Snake Plisskin in Escape from New York, he reteamed with Carpenter the next year to make another stone-cold classic, The Thing, and in that same era, he also made Swing Shift with Jonathan Demme, Silkwood with Mike Nichols, and did a lead voice in childhood classic The Fox and the Hound. Peak Kurt Russell: The early 1980s are inarguably Kurt Russell’s peak. But why is it a classic that I should absolutely see in a brand new restoration at the Oriental Theatre this weekend, you ask? Here are just a few of the many reasons:ġ. John Carpenter’s 1981 Escape From New York is a bona-fide classic, the number-one movie I can put on at any time and escape from…. There’s probably millions of movies that have been made since the Lumiere Brothers invented their cinematograph, but, honestly, there might as well only be one. In honor of this, our brilliant Grants & Special Projects Coordinator Dana agreed to share her love for this action classic to the world at large. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.This weekend brings a pair of special screenings of a gorgeous new 4K restoration of John Carpenter's classic Escape from New York. Last month, for example, CMA blocked Microsoft’s $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard - citing similar concerns that the deal would stifle competition for popular titles like Call of Duty in the fast-growing cloud gaming market.ĪP Technology Writer Kelvin Chan reported from London.Ĭopyright 2023 The Associated Press. But the move set precedent for similar British regulation across the industry. watchdog had sought to unwind a tech deal. ![]() It also found that the deal would remove potential competition from the U.K.’s 7 billion pound ($7.9 billion) display advertising market, half of which Meta controls.ĬMA blocking Meta's acquisition of Giphy marked the the first time that the U.K. The watchdog later concluded that the deal would boost traffic to Meta-owned sites, while denying or limiting access for online platforms to Giphy GIFs. watchdog found that Meta’s purchase of Giphy would hurt social media users and advertisers by stifling competition for animated images. That statement also said Meta would “continue to evaluate opportunities - including through acquisition - to bring innovation and choice to more people in the UK and around the world.” decision but accepts it as the "final word on the matter." Meta declined to comment further Tuesday on Shutterstock's acquisition, and directed The Associated Press to an October statement that said it's disappointed by the U.K. watchdog concluded that “the only way to avoid the significant impact the deal would have on competition” is for Meta to sell Giphy to an approved buyer. The country's competition watchdog ordered Meta to reverse the deal in 2021. They're a popular tool for internet users sending messages or posting on social media. ![]() market for GIFs, or short looping videos. Britain's Competition and Markets Authority opened an antitrust investigation over concerns it would result in “substantial lessening of competition" in the U.K. Meta purchased Giphy in 2020, in a deal reportedly worth $400 million. The transaction, set to close in next month, could potentially leave Meta with a big loss. In a statement, CEO Paul Hennessy said the acquisition will help Shutterstock expand its audience reach “beyond primarily professional marketing and advertising use cases” and “into casual conversations.” Shutterstock said it signed a deal to give Meta continued access to New York-based Giphy’s content across Meta’s platforms. The stock image service said it's paying cash for Giphy, which has 1.7 billion daily users and partners including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, TikTok and Twitter. WASHINGTON – Shutterstock said Tuesday it’s buying Giphy from Meta Platforms for $53 million, the final step to unwind the deal blocked by British regulators, who prevented the Facebook owner from purchasing the GIF-sharing platform over competition concerns. ![]()
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