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Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood includes a Luke Perry cameo, but what’s the context for the scene? Set in 1969 Los Angeles, the film incorporates the Manson Family as well as several other real-life inspirations, including the television series Lancer. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio as actor Rick Dalton, who turns to guest-starring on hit TV shows, primarily as the villain, after his show, Bounty Law, gets cancelled and his movie career fails to take off....

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood’s 4-hour director’s cut is probably coming next year. The latest film to land on Oscar-winning director Quentin Tarantino’s extensive cinematic resume was one of the biggest hits of the past year. Now with Oscar season just around the corner, Tarantino’s love letter to Hollywood is one of a handful of films expected to claim several nominations. Whether or not those nominations will turn into awards remains to be seen, but unlike the film’s competition, Once Upon A Time’s theatrical cut was not the film’s complete version....

Apple’s decision to go all-in on USB-C on the 2016 MacBook Pro machines hit significant resistance from those who would need to purchase multiple dongles to connect to their existing accessories. The company responded by offering discounts on a range of USB adapters and cables, first to the end of last year and later extended to the end of March. Those deals are now gone, however, so here’s a roundup of some decent alternatives …...

Box office numbers as of September 24, 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood could become Quentin Tarantino’s biggest box office hit, but it’ll struggle to get there. The period piece opened in theaters this past summer, taking viewers on an entertaining journey through 1960s California. It’s a testament to the film’s quality it’s remained at the forefront of the Oscars 2020 discussion, even as several of the main fall festivals launch other awards hopefuls generating a ton of buzz....

Last year, the Chinese OEM OnePlus released its flagship OnePlus 7 Pro handset with all the possible flagship hardware specifications at a very competitive price tag. The handset was running on Android 9.0 Pie over OxygenOS 10 out-of-the-box and has already received the Android 10 update. But due to the developer-friendly OS or unlimited customizations of Android, some of the OnePlus 7 Pro users may want to install any custom firmware or any other third-party file....

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas actually wasn’t directed by Tim Burton, but that hasn’t stopped many people from thinking it was - and there are a few reasons for that. The 1993 animated film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, is undoubtedly one of the classic, go-to Halloween movies every year, and it’s certainly one of the most beloved animated movies that wasn’t made by Disney Animation to come out of the 1990s, despite it still being a Disney movie....

In times of hardship, it is often too easy to overlook the tinier instances of heroism and bravery that, in so many ways, have an immeasurable impact on human lives. Waiting for Anya, Ben Cookson’s sophomore feature, depicts one such act. Based on the children’s novel by Michael Morpurgo, the film follows Jo (Noah Schnapp), a young shepherd, who opts to help his neighbor smuggle Jewish children across the border of southern France into Spain....

The note-taking app Notability just launched on the Mac. The developer Ginger Labs promises the same powerful features as their best-selling iPad app thanks to its use of Apple’s Mac Catalyst technology. Notability on Mac now includes popular features like: This new version is optimized to take full advantage of the larger screen size, keyboard, and speed of Mac. Notability on Mac is free to download for current customers of iPad and iPhone....

Every so often, I enjoy taking a step back and surveying the tech I use every day at my desk. This ranges from the desk itself to new Mac apps, new Apple hardware, and so much more. I’ve made quite a few changes over the last year to my setup, so read on as I share a peek at the tools I’m using to successfully work from home. The desk: VertDesk v3 Electric Sit Stand Desk Two years ago, I reviewed the Uplift standing desk as part of my Behind the Screens office tour for 9to5Toys....

In today’s world, everyone wants to use a highly efficient Android smartphone. Now, given all the modern features a latest phone brings, its cost also increases accordingly. It is not really everyone’s cup of tea to buy a high-end smartphone which hits the pocket heavily. This is the moment where Android Go enters the scene. Android Go brings all the amazing Google Apps in a lightweight avatar to work seamlessly on the phones with low res hardware(devices with 1 GB RAM) configuration....

On the heels of Apple officially announcing it will be acquiring Shazam, the popular music recognition and tagging app has released an update today that brings offline mode to iOS. The new offline capability will certainly be useful in a variety of circumstances and will help make sure users never miss identifying music they love. Today’s Shazam for iOS update doesn’t included anything except for the new functionality. Here are the release notes for version 11....

Netflix’s On My Block season 3 starts production as the cast secures considerable salary increases. On My Block, which arrived on Netflix in 2018, has received praise for blending comedy and drama to chronicle the highs and lows of four high school friends as they go through life in the inner city of South Central Los Angeles. Each of the four - Monse Finnie (Sierra Capri), Cesar Diaz (Diego Tinoco), Ruby Martinez (Jason Genao) and Jamal Turner (Brett Gray) - deal with their gritty environment differently....

OnePlus 7 Pro 5G was the first 5G handset to launch in the UK. It is a flagship that brings everything you would ask in a smartphone of its price. The smooth and seamless performance. OnePlus is also known for its clean and almost stock Android experience via its Oxygen OS. New and enhanced features are constantly updated and rolled out for devices but, this time OnePlus 7 has hit the nail on its head....

Throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, Nicole Kidman was one of the biggest stars in the world. Then, she sort of slipped off Hollywood’s radar, but she never went away. Whether she was starring in a family-friendly, yet very chilling haunted house thriller or portraying literary legend Virginia Woolf, Kidman never failed to turn critics’ heads when she did make movies throughout the ‘00s. In the ‘10s, she’s been making a comeback with major roles in James Wan’s DCEU entry Aquaman and the psychological thriller The Killing of a Sacred Deer....

Sony Xperia XZ Premium (codename: maple) was launched in the year February 2017. The phone came out of the box with Android 7.1 Nougat and later upgraded to Android 9.0 Pie. Recently this device has received the official TWRP recovery support. So, on this page, we will guide you to install the TWRP Recovery on Sony Xperia XZ Premium. This guide contains both the written instruction and video tutorial to help you install it quickly....

$20.20 $9.99 for today But when it came to developing server based applications there was just kind of a void, and this is where Node.js came into the picture. Node.js is also based on the JavaScript framework, but it is used for developing server-based applications. In this eBook, we will look into Node.js in detail and how we can use it to develop server based applications. Inside this PDF Section 1- Syllabus Introduction (First Chapter FREE) How to Download & Install Node....

The report quotes an interview with Nokia design chief Marko Ahtisaaari. And get this: a third of Ahtisaaari’s time is spent on creating the new device. This of course raises a few essential questions: is that a third of his whole time (i.e. 8 hours a day) or a third of the time he spends at work (and in that case, how long is that?). Just kidding; the idea is that he’s working on it very seriously....

Motorola Moto G5S Plus (codename: sanders) was launched in the year August 2017. The phone came out of the box with Android 7.1 Nougat and later upgrade to Android 8.0 Oreo. Recently this device has received the official TWRP recovery support. So, on this page, we will guide you to install the TWRP Recovery on Moto G5S Plus. This guide contains both the written instruction and video tutorial to help you install it quickly....

Realme C2 (codename: RMX1941) was launched in the year April 2019. The handset came with Android 9.0 Pie. Recently this device has received the official TWRP recovery support. So, on this page, we will guide you to install the TWRP Recovery on Realme C2. This guide contains both the written instruction and video tutorial to help you install it quickly. Make sure to download the files required and then jump straight into instruction on how to install TWRP Recovery and Root your Realme C2....

One Finger Death Punch 2 is a deceptively simple brawler with charm and style to spare. It’s easy to start, but rewardingly difficult to master. A massive improvement on the original in terms of quality, variety, and polish, Silver Dollar Games’ One Finger Death Punch 2 is a captivating indie brawler that never takes itself too seriously. It shares the deceptively simple premise of its predecessor, in which the player is tasked with killing multitudes of on-screen stick figures using only two inputs to chain over-the-top martial arts combos....