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Boston Globe
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
The clones of Bruce the shark
The only scare in this movie is the scuba diving photographer's attack, a scene lifted by John Sayles three years later for 'Alligator.' Advertisement Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton reprise their roles as the Brodys and the Mayor of Amity. Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb and the original's uncredited co-screenwriter, Howard Sackler, tackle the script. In the director's chair is Jeannot Szwarc, whose prior film, 'Bug,' starred pyromaniacal killer insects. (They blow up real good!) Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up This is the best of the sequels, which isn't saying much. But it has one of the greatest taglines ever slapped on a poster: 'Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.' In the 'Jaws' canon, this film kicked off the shark's obsession with getting revenge on Chief Brody's family. His adolescent kids Mike and Sean are trapped on a boat while Bruce tries to eat them. They're so obnoxious you'll wish he had. Advertisement Mike Brody (Dennis Quaid) and Calvin Bouchard (Louis Gossett Jr.) deal with a killer shark that invades a crowded marine park in Jaws 3-D. Universal Pictures 'Jaws 3-D' (1983) I could still perceive 3-D back in 1983, which was a blessing and a curse. The early 1980s gave us endless characters in 3-D: Jason from 'Friday the 13th,' the 'Amityville Horror' house, and yes, Bruce the Shark. Mike Brody is now played by Dennis Quaid. He works at SeaWorld alongside This abomination exists solely for the 3-D effects, which look hilarious in 2-D. Bruce attacks SeaWorld at one point, busting through the protective glass tank and sending glass into the audience's lap. In the must-see climax, the shark gets blown up, sending his jaws flying out of the screen. It looks as if Bruce sneezed and his gigantic dentures flew out. 2/2/1987 Edgartown, MA - Jaws: The Revenge films a scene on Martha's Vineyard on February 2, 1987. (David L. Ryan/Globe Staff) David L. Ryan/Globe Staff 'Jaws: The Revenge' (1987) Widely considered the worst film in the series (sorry, folks, 'Jaws 3-D' deserves that title), this was the first PG-13 'Jaws' film. Lorraine Gary returns as Mrs. Brody. So does the incarnation of the shark from the original 'Jaws.' It has a vendetta against the Brody clan, and who can blame it? '[W]hat shark wouldn't want revenge against the survivors of the men who killed it?' asked Roger Ebert in his brutally funny Sean Brody gets his arm ripped off before being devoured. As a result, Mrs. Brody goes out of her way to protect her remaining son, Michael, including shooting at the shark with a pistol. Another Michael, Michael Caine, infamously couldn't accept his Oscar for 'Hannah and Her Sisters' because he was on Martha's Vineyard filming this movie. Caine cops to never having seen the finished product. 'However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific!' he said. Advertisement The only bright spot here is Mario van Peebles's Rasta character, Jake, who comes complete with a Ja- fake -an accent and dreads. Jake was popular enough for the studio to reshoot his final encounter with Bruce. In the movie, he dies; on VHS and DVD, he miraculously survives. Though impaled in the movie version, Bruce gets a far more ignoble demise in the home video version—he simply explodes for no reason . Odie Henderson is the Boston Globe's film critic.
News24
11-06-2025
- Business
- News24
BUZZ kill: KWV strikes blow for its Bug shooters
For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. KWV, which produces the popular Bug shooter, has successfully defended the brand against what it contended was a copycat competitor. Bug is sold in 20ml bottles, with alcohol levels varying from 12% to 24.5%, depending on the flavour. The group filed a complaint to the Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) against BUZZ, a product created by the Johannesburg-based Craft Link, accusing it of imitating its packaging design. KWV claimed BUZZ's bee-inspired branding closely mirrored Bug's look and feel, 'taking advantage of the goodwill relating to the advertising property vested in the Bug packaging'. KWV argued that BUZZ ripped off its insect imagery, which features 'Bug-man', with its own bee, at the top of the packaging design. It further argued that the names 'BUZZ' and 'Bug' shared a similar visual style, with white text and green outlines, raising concerns over consumer confusion. This, KWV argued, would be exacerbated by similar bottles with comparable shield-shaped labels and barcode placements. While Craft Link denied plagiarism claims, it agreed to stop BUZZ production and distribution. The group also denied any contraventions of the ARB's Code of Advertising, specifically the exploitation of goodwill and imitation. To meet ARB regulations, they ensured a three-month 'grace period' for clearing existing stock from shelves. The ARB Directorate ruled in favour of a resolution, acknowledging Craft Link's decision to pull BUZZ off the market. Craft Link's voluntary measures to halt BUZZ production fulfilled the necessary ethical and procedural requirements without requiring an explicit admission of guilt, the ARB said.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
Minneapolis man sentenced for stabbing, hanging St. Paul woman's dog after argument
A Minneapolis man with a significant recent criminal history was sentenced this week to four years in prison for killing a woman's dog inside her St. Paul apartment after the two argued. The sentence handed down to 25-year-old Emmanuel Joe Ware Jr. in Ramsey County District Court on Monday will run at the same time as a four-year term he received in Hennepin County in March for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a person who is not eligible due to a conviction for a crime of violence. The Ramsey County complaint says the woman told police that she left her West Side apartment on Jan. 9 to stay with her sister after she and Ware got into an argument. When she returned the next day, her bloodied and dead dog — a white Pomeranian named 'Bug' — was hanging by his neck in her closet. Officers saw a shattered mirror, blood 'all over' the walls and the dog hanging. He had a deep cut to his eye. A knife block in the kitchen was missing two knives. A necropsy later revealed Bug had broken bones and stab wounds to his head. The woman told police Ware sent her a series of threatening text messages after she went to her sister's place. She said she is pregnant with Ware's child and fearful of him because he was assaultive with her in the past, the complaint says. Investigators spoke with Ware four days later at Hennepin County Jail, where he was booked Jan. 12 on the gun possession charge. Ware said he 'loves Bug' and would never hurt him, and that he was with his girlfriend, 'Fantasia,' in Minneapolis on the day in question, the complaint says. Investigators pulled video surveillance footage from the apartment building, which showed Ware in the first-floor elevator lobby around 5 p.m. Jan. 9, and in the fourth-floor lobby around 7:45 p.m. Investigators, with apartment surveillance photos in hand, returned to the jail on Jan. 27 to interview Ware again. He said that he had lied to them before and was at the apartment on Jan. 9, but reiterated he did not kill the dog. Ware pleaded guilty to felony mistreating or torturing an animal on March 20 after reaching an agreement with the prosecution. Ex-Metro Transit employee claims religious discrimination in lawsuit Verdict awaits after closing arguments in Derrick Thompson's trial for crash that killed 5 Ex-teacher of Hmong College Prep Academy in St. Paul sentenced for criminal sexual conduct with student 'Felt as though they were going to kill me,' Mahtomedi man beaten and robbed of casino winnings says in court Macalester alum sues over animal testing in psychology labs; college responds Another case was dismissed at sentencing as part of the plea deal: felony mail theft after police say video surveillance at the woman's St. Paul apartment building showed him stealing a package of Christmas gifts from the mail room on Dec. 4. Ware has one pending case. In December, he was charged with misdemeanor domestic assault stemming from a Dec. 11 incident involving the woman at the HealthPartners Clinic on Wabasha Street in St. Paul during an OB/GYN appointment. A jury trial is scheduled for next month. At the time of the dog's killing, Ware was on intensive supervised release after serving three years and three months for a 2021 conviction in Hennepin County for abetting and abetting first-degree robbery. He has two other felony convictions out of Hennepin County: first-degree robbery in 2017 and fourth-degree possession of a controlled substance (cocaine and ecstasy) in 2019.
Irish Independent
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- Irish Independent
‘Ballsbridge Beetle' back for VW's big 75th birthday bash
Known as the 'Ballsbridge Beetle', this almond-green Bug was the first VW assembled outside Wolfsburg – in a shed on the Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4, in 1950 – and probably the first right-hand drive model ever produced. It symbolised the birth of the Volkswagen brand in Ireland and retailed for just IR£465. For that princely sum, you were treated to a four-cylinder, 1,100cc air-cooled engine with a modest 25hp and a top speed of 100kmh. The nostalgic folks at VW have managed to borrow the iconic car from the Zeithaus museum at Autostadt GmbH, the headquarters of the marque, for the celebrations. The split rear windscreen model will be proudly exhibited at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, on the first Saturday across the summer months: June 7, July 5 and August 2.
Hindustan Times
10-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Tuning into beetle mania: At the Audubon insectarium in New Orleans
Leaf insects are masters of disguise, staying hidden while they feed and rest. Cactus longhorn beetles are food specialists, surviving (both as larvae and adults) solely on cactus. The desert ironclad beetle defends itself by playing dead when startled. These are just some of the astonishingly varied insects, critical to life on Earth, that one may encounter and come to appreciate at the Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium in New Orleans, Louisiana. This stellar living museum underwent a $41-million redesign and reopened in 2023. As one journeys through the insectarium, entomologists help one experience insects through all five senses. The sense of sight is deployed in the viewing of live specimens in glass chambers, where one can observe body shapes and behaviours. The sense of touch and hearing are employed as one is offered the chance to handle, and listen to, certain creatures. One may hold a Madagascar hissing cockroach, for instance, light as a feather in one's palm. When disturbed, it forces air through its breathing apertures, to signal warning or a plea for help to its roach friends, or in an attempt to deter a predator. Hollywood loves this docile, distinctive and easy-to-handle bug, I am told. When filmmakers are determined to avoid using CGI, these are the creatures released, in films ranging from Bug (2006) to Men in Black (1997). Next, smell and taste are harnessed in the Bug Appetit room, which invites visitors to sample cheddar bacon crickets, and chocolate chirp cookies, challenging our notions of what we consider edible. As the signboard reasons, if we're willing to eat crabs, crawfish and lobsters, which are also arthropods, why not extend our scope to include grasshoppers and ants? They offer more protein and less fat per 100 gm than livestock, and require less land, water and feed to breed. They are packed with vitamins and minerals, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Crickets contain high levels of calcium; termites are rich in iron. A 100-gm serving of giant silkworm-moth larvae contains one's daily requirements of copper, zinc, iron and riboflavin. It's why they remain integral to traditional cuisines in large parts of the world (Africa, Asia, Latin America). The renowned Audubon institute, set up in 1990 on the banks of the Mississippi River, is named for the legendary American ornithologist and artist John James Audubon (1785-1851), who lived and worked for years in Louisiana. Its aquarium is home to more than 3,600 animals across 250 species. The 17,000-sq-ft butterfly pavilion, a new addition, holds hundreds of free-flying butterflies. Visitors can watch as they drink nectar, fly around, even land on one's shoulder. Across the centre, signboards, often interactive, impel the visitor beyond ignorance, fear and revulsion and offer reminders that life on Earth would not survive without insects. They are vital pollinators. They drive waste disposal and the decomposition of the dead. In performing this function, they restore nutrients to the soil. They are a food source, and play a vital role as predators, keeping other insect populations in check. They are tiny ecosystem engineers. Their digging, chewing and nesting can determine which plants will flourish where, and which will be pruned or weeded out. So much of this tapestry is visible here. Minutes go by unnoticed as I observe a community of trap-jaw ants at work around their nest. As they cut, carry and transport leaves, their coordinated teamwork is remarkable. In nature, as they say, lies a grand parable for us all.
