I Know What You Did Last Summer is classic ’90s slasher horror: Attractive people fall prey to a maniac with an agenda, die in inventive and terrible ways, then the smart (and also hot) heroine is left standing at the end, damaged but alive.
The Conjuring is a different kind of horror altogether—by now, it’s classic early 21st century horror, with paranormal jump scares galore. But its creator, James Wan, is set to dive into the “slasher” end of the horror pool, bringing a TV version of I Know What You Did Last Summer to Amazon Prime.
Wan proved he knew how to kill at the box office with Conjuring but the intensity on the creative side of the new Summer series doesn’t stop with him.
Deadline reports that he will direct and Shay Hatten will do the writing—and Hatten is co-credited on the screenplay for John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum, along with Derek Kolstad, Chris Collins, and Mark Abrams.
Ryan Phillippe, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar
The movie I Know What You Did Last Summer premiered in 1997. The story of a hook-wielding killer picking off a group of friends after they cover up an apparently deadly car accident, it starred a murderer’s row of hot young actors at the time: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Ryan Phillippe.
That was 22 years ago and it launched most of the cast into the stratosphere, stardom-wise. They are barely in their 40s today and still looking great and doing plenty of work.
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Maxim cover model
Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character made it to the second movie, and her fate at the end of that—I Still Know What You Did Last Summer—was unclear. Could we see her again?
Doubtful, but no one would complain if James Wan and Shay Hatten found a way to bring her back.
Doc Brown’s time-traveling DeLorean from Back to the Futuremay not need roads to run on, but this bonkers Tesla-DMC-12 mashup definitely does.
It comes from the ingenious mind of San Francisco-based automotive designer Charlie Nghiem, who is presumably a fan of both the classic 1985 movie and Elon Musk’s electric car company.
The front’s streamlined hood, wheel arches, and seamless transition from the windshield to the roof are lifted directly from the forthcoming Tesla Roadster, which promises to be the quickest production car in the world with a blistering 1.9-second zero-to-60 mph time whenever it finally arrives. So yeah, hitting 88 mph shouldn’t be an issue.
Things really get wild in the concept’s rear. Hi Consumption notes that the EV boasts two monstrous afterburners and the “Mr. Fusion Home Energy Reactor” that Christopher Lloyd’s nutty scientist uses to convert a beer can and a banana peel to fuel at the end of the BTTF.
Nghiem also included a nod to the sequel by picturing his creation with the hoverboard Michael J. Fox’s Marty McFly rides in Back to the Future Part II.
Astute viewers will notice that the car also features a logo from SpaceX, Musk’s aerospace company. That has some basis in reality, as the billionaire tech magnate has tweeted about a “SpaceX package” for the Tesla Roadster, which will supposedly include “10 small rocket thrusters” to “dramatically improve acceleration, top speed, braking and cornering,” according to Teslarati.
Musk even responded to these renderings, tweeting that the actual SpaceX package’s thrusters will be “subtle” and “hidden behind [the] license plate.”
Apparently Nghiem’s design is a little too wild—even for Musk.
Yesterday British Vogue announced very exciting news: None other than Meghan Markle is the guest editor of the famed glossy’s September issue. Today, the magazine revealed arguably the most enlightening part of the issue, the Duchess of Sussex’s brilliant interview with Michelle Obama. Can you think of a more formidable duo?
Markle asked Obama only six questions, so you know she put careful consideration into each and every one. Three of the questions centered on motherhood, which shouldn’t be surprising given that Markle is a new mom to baby Archie, and Obama knows a thing or two about raising children in the spotlight. Naturally, Obama’s answers were incredibly insightful. “Motherhood has taught me that, most of the time, my job is to give them the space to explore and develop into the people they want to be,” Obama responded. “Not who I want them to be or who I wish I was at that age, but who they are, deep inside.” Scroll down to read the three questions Markle asked Obama about motherhood, and head over to British Vogue to read the complete interview.
“Being a mother has been a masterclass in letting go,” Obama told Markle. “Try as we might, there’s only so much we can control. And, boy, have I tried – especially at first. As mothers, we just don’t want anything or anyone to hurt our babies. But life has other plans. Bruised knees, bumpy roads and broken hearts are part of the deal.” Obama then went on to explain how her two daughters are different from each other and how neither approach to life is better or worse.
“Don’t just check the boxes you think you’re supposed to check, like I did when I was their age,” Obama responded. “I tell them that I hope they’ll keep trying on new experiences until they find what feels right. And what felt right yesterday might not necessarily feel right today. That’s OK – it’s good, even. When I was in college, I thought I wanted to be a lawyer because it sounded like a job for good, respectable people. It took me a few years to listen to my intuition and find a path that fit better for who I was, inside and out.”
“It would be exactly the same,” Obama told Markle and British Vogue. “My parents, particularly my father, taught my brother and me at an early age to treat boys and girls exactly the same.”
Welcome to Second Life, a podcast spotlighting successful women who’ve made major career changes—and fearlessly mastered the pivot. Hosted by Hillary Kerr, co-founder and chief content officer at Who What Wear, each episode will give you a direct line to women who are game changers in their fields. Subscribe to Second Lifeon iTunes, and stay tuned.
This week, we’re rebroadcasting and expanding upon one of our favorite episodes from the archives, which happens to be our very first Second Life episode, with Jen Atkin.
In addition to being the most influential celebrity hairstylist in the world (according to none other than The New York Times), Atkin is the founder of Mane Addicts, Mane University, and, of course Ouai Haircare.
Believe it or not, Atkin got her start in the hair world as a receptionist at a salon after doing a series of odd jobs upon moving to L.A. from Utah in 2000. Atkin saved up enough money to get her license to become a hairstylist. Fast-forward to now and Atkin is perhaps the most famous hairstylist in the world, with a client roster that includes the Kardashians and Jenners, Bella Hadid, Hailey Bieber, and Chrissy Teigen, and an Instagram follower count of three million. She parlayed her successful stylist career into that of a hair entrepreneur as well, founding Mane Addicts and Mane University, and founding and becoming CEO of the wildly popular Ouai Haircare.
Head to iTunes to subscribe to Second Life and listen to this episode to get all the scoop on Atkin’s career, and shop some of her standout Ouai products below.
Remember the hands-down funniest scene from Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, when Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), Donny Donowitz (Eli Roth), and Omar Ulmer (Omar Doom) are introduced to Hans Landa as Italian filmmakers Enzo Gorlami, Antonio Margheriti, and Dominic Decocco?
Watch the scene below to refresh your memory:
Well, Tarantino’s new film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, has a major Easter egg that hints to that very scene.
Warning: Very minor spoilers below.
In Hollywood, DiCaprio’s character Rick Dalton moves to Italy to be in some Spaghetti Westerns and ends up starring in a film from none other than Antonio Margheriti,a.k.a. the “Italian director” from Inglourious Basterds who has to repeat his name musically a thousand times for Landa.
Turns out that Antonio Margheriti was a real Italian film director, and his movie Cannibal Apocalypse happens to be one of Tarantino’s personal favorites.
But that’s not the only Easter egg: In Inglourious Basterds, Pitt’s alias Enzo Gorlami was a stuntman. In Hollywood, his character is also a stuntman.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is Tarantino’s biggest opening yet, earning $40 million at the box office on its opening weekend, edging out Basterds‘ $38 million.
WASHINGTON—Surrounded by onlookers, former colleagues, and Supreme Court Justices paying respect to the slumbering U.S. Senator, Chuck Grassley (R-IA) accidentally lay in state for a few hours Monday after drifting off in the Capitol rotunda. “Today, we honor a giant of the United States Senate, a devoted father, and…
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is walking back a controversial government directive that encouraged fired-up Floridians to kill wild green iguanas “whenever possible.”
A message regarding the invasive species posted to the FWC’s website previously read: “Homeowners do not need a permit to kill iguanas on their own property, and the FWC encourages homeowners to humanely kill green iguanas on their own property whenever possible.”
That sentence in particular drew backlash from animal rights organizations and have since been removed from the page. The Huffington Post reports that The Humane Society of the United States accused the FWC of “promoting indiscriminate, random killing” of the wild lizards.
FWC Commissioner Rodney Barretto clarified the agency’s stance on in a new statement: “Unfortunately, the message has been conveyed that we are asking the public to just go out there and shoot them up,” Barreto said.
“This is not what we are about; this is not the ‘wild west.’ If you are not capable of safely removing iguanas from your property, please seek assistance from professionals who do this for a living.”
“Green iguanas are not protected in Florida except by anti-cruelty laws and can be humanely killed on private property year-round with landowner permission. The FWC encourages removal of green iguanas from private properties by landowners. Members of the public may also remove and kill iguanas from 22 FWC managed public lands without a license or permit under Executive Order 17-11.”
“Captured iguanas cannot be relocated and released at other locations in Florida. Homeowners that trap iguanas on their property may be able to obtain euthanasia services from local exotic veterinarians, humane societies or animal control offices depending on the location and availability of services. If you are not capable of safely removing iguanas from your property, please seek assistance from a professional nusiance wildlife trapper.“
Wildlife officials also suggested non-lethal ways of controlling the critters. Residents can remove plants and fill in holes that attract that attract iguanas. Reflective surfaces like mirrors and CDs can be used as deterrents, or you can simply spray them water, according to the New York Post.
This all may sound extreme, but the non-native species has a serious impact on the Florida’s environment.
Green iguanas cause damage to residential and commercial landscape vegetation and are often considered a nuisance by property owners. Iguanas are attracted to trees with foliage or flowers, most fruits (except citrus) and almost any vegetable.
Some green iguanas cause damage to infrastructure by digging burrows that erode and collapse sidewalks, foundations, seawalls, berms and canal banks. Green iguanas may also leave droppings on docks, moored boats, seawalls, porches, decks, pool platforms and inside swimming pools.
Although primarily herbivores, researchers found the remains of tree snails in the stomachs of green iguanas in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, suggesting that iguanas could present a threat to native and endangered species of tree snails.
As is the case with other reptiles, green iguanas can also transmit the infectious bacterium Salmonella to humans through contact with water or surfaces contaminated by their feces.
If you are going to humanely hunt the reptilian varmint, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that iguanas, aka “chicken of the trees,” are an excellent source of protein and make for tasty burritos.
