August 2019

Movie Studio Cancels Release of ‘The Hunt’: ‘Now Is Not the Right Time’

Universal Pictures on Saturday canceled plans to release “The Hunt” — a thriller about a group of “globalist elites” killing people for sport — after two recent mass shootings that left a total of 31 people dead in El Paso and in Dayton, Ohio. “The Hunt,” which stars Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank and Emma Roberts,

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Monfils outlasts Agut, rain to reach Rogers Cup semifinals

Gael Monfils of France set up a semifinal match against top-seeded Rafael Nadal on Saturday in the Rogers Cup, outlasting 10th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) in a matched suspended Friday night because of lighting. Monfils finally finished off Agut after a rain delay Saturday. The 16th-seeded Frenchman was headed back

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The Cardiff hospital testing virtual reality with labour

Virtual reality is being tested by mothers-to-be at University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. Head of midwifery at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Suzanne Hardacre, said the technology can offer an alternative for pain management. “There’s a great opportunity particularly to use this with women in early labour, to try and help them with

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Universal Pictures Cancels Plans To Release Thriller Movie ‘The Hunt’ Amid Backlash

Universal Pictures has canceled the release of its upcoming political thriller “The Hunt,” the studio announced on Saturday. The announcement comes days after the studio and the filmmakers temporarily paused their marketing campaigns for the satirical film in the wake of three recent mass shootings in the U.S. “While Universal Pictures had already paused the

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Jaguars don’t expect Robinson, Lee to play in season opener

The Jacksonville Jaguars don’t expect left tackle Cam Robinson and receiver Marqise Lee to be ready for the season opener. Coach Doug Marrone provided an update on the two starters Saturday, saying “we just can’t get them over the hump.” “We’ve got to go and start preparing to play without them, unfortunately,” Marrone added. “It

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