Troy Warren

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2021
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Will the Cannes Film Festival Kick Off a Global Comeback Post-Lockdown?

Will the Cannes Film Festival Kick Off a Global Comeback Post-Lockdown?

Entertainment
BY SCOTT ROXBOROUGH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT From shorter theatrical windows to streaming giants with more buying power than ever, the industry landscape has changed radically in the past year: "Nothing is going back to the way it used to be.” The red carpet is ready. The rosé chilled. And given the turmoil of the past year, the lineup looks as impressive as possible, from the auteur catnip of Wes Anderson’s star-jammed The French Dispatch (Elisabeth Moss, Timothée Chalamet, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, etc.) and Paul Verhoeven’s scandal-ready lesbian nun drama Benedetta, to the high-octane Hollywood spectacle promised by Universal’s F9, which set…
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Jul
05
2021
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Richard Donner, ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ Director, Dies at 91

Richard Donner, ‘Superman’ and ‘Lethal Weapon’ Director, Dies at 91

Celebrity, Editors Picks, Entertainment,
BY MIKE BARNES | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT His big-screen body of work also includes 'Inside Moves,' starring John Savage as a suicide survivor; the broad Richard Pryor-Jackie Gleason comedy 'The Toy'; and 'The Goonies.' Richard Donner, the veteran television director who helmed the first Superman film starring Christopher Reeve and the four Lethal Weapon films in a spectacular transition to the big screen, died Monday, his assistant told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 91. Donner’s career in features was jump-started with he got a hold of an early script for The Omen (1976), a $2 million film that grossed $60 million in the U.S.…
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05
2021
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Hertz Exits Bankruptcy and Expects ‘Strong Financial Results’ in 2021

Hertz Exits Bankruptcy and Expects ‘Strong Financial Results’ in 2021

Cars, In The News,
BY SEBASTIAN BLANCO | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT The car-rental giant appears to be shaking off its previous troubles and has sweetened its customer loyalty programs to encourage people to come back.   Car rentals were down last year—you get one guess why—and that helped plunge the already struggling Hertz into bankruptcy in early 2020. Even though the company was pessimistic about its chances of coming out of bankruptcy with any sort of value for its shareholders, a bidding war this spring helped means stocks are worth almost $9 now, well above the sub-$2 level during the pandemic. Hertz was also able to sell…
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05
2021
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Full-Service Restaurants Beat Fast Food Chains in Customer Satisfaction During the Pandemic

Full-Service Restaurants Beat Fast Food Chains in Customer Satisfaction During the Pandemic

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By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT Despite having to pivot to takeout, traditionally sit-down restaurants improved their overall performance, according to a survey of 20,000 customers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was a year unlike any the restaurant industry has seen before. And yet, for one industry group, it was business as usual: As they do every year, the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) released their annual Restaurant Study -- interviewing nearly 20,000 customers to get their thoughts on both fast food and full-service restaurants. Their findings: If anything, the pandemic may have helped satisfaction across the industry -- especially for traditionally…
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05
2021
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NATIONAL APPLE TURNOVER DAY

NATIONAL APPLE TURNOVER DAY

Celebrations,
Troy Warren for CNT   NATIONAL APPLE TURNOVER DAY Enjoy a sweet, individual pie on July 5th. It’s precisely what National Apple Turnover Day is all about!  Also called hand pies because their design makes them portable, apple turnovers have been around since the 17th century. Bakers fill a smaller, flaky pie crust with fruit or meat and fold it in half. Once the edges are sealed, the pie is baked or fried. For added sweetness, add a dusting of sugar or icing on top.  Nearly every culture has a recipe for a turnover in its repertoire. Whether the method…
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05
2021
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Switching from Android to iPhone shows me what my friends really think

Switching from Android to iPhone shows me what my friends really think

Digital, Technology, ,
Mike Sorrentino | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT When I chose to switch to iPhone from using an Android phone last month, I didn't think it was going to matter very much. Over the last few years while using Android phones, contacting friends and family has been easy because there are so many non-Apple services that let you text and video chat in 2021. While I was about to get access to iMessage and FaceTime with the switch, I considered it to be solely a perk of having an an iOS device. Surely, I thought, we'd moved past whether someone was a "green bubble" or a "blue bubble" in a…
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05
2021
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Considering Grass-Cloth Wallpaper? Here’s What to Know Before Applying the Classic Material

Considering Grass-Cloth Wallpaper? Here’s What to Know Before Applying the Classic Material

Home & Garden
By Kelly Roberson and Jessica Bennett Troy Warren for CNT Grass-cloth wallpaper brings gorgeous texture and sophisticated style to rooms, but it isn't always simple to apply. Before you order a roll, read on for some basics on how to install and care for grass-cloth wallpaper. Grass-cloth wallpaper packs a lot of style into a single decor element. It offers unmatched visual texture for walls, ups the elegance quotient for traditional rooms, and can provide distinctive color, too. There are tons of gorgeous ways to dress up rooms with grass-cloth wallpaper, but it does have some installation and care considerations. Here's a primer…
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05
2021
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Major Cruise Lines Finally Back at Sea

Major Cruise Lines Finally Back at Sea

Travel
RICH THOMASELLI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   Four major cruise lines celebrated a day early on Saturday, putting boats back in the water – two of them sailing from U.S. ports – for the first time in more than a year. Carnival, Crystal, Royal Caribbean and Seabourn are back to doing what they do best after watching their respective ships pull away from the docks. In Galveston, Texas, to celebrate Carnival Cruise Line’s resumption of guest cruises from the U.S., Carnival President Christine Duffy, Carnival Vista Captain Andrea Catalani and local officials led a “Back to Fun” ribbon-cutting ceremony…
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