When I heard the first movie Brendan Fraser chose to do after winning the Best Actor Oscar for The Whale was a movie called Rental Family, I thought that with that title he was going back to the kind of funny but gimmicky studio comedies he sometimes made earlier in his career. Not so. This sweet and lyrical movie, which …
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Oscar winners, especially those coming from left field, don’t always find worthy successors to their award-winning roles. But Brendan Fraser has come up with a beaut in his first starring part since The Whale. Playing an American actor living in Tokyo who finds a unique way to practice his craft, the actor delivers a superlative performance in Rental Family, a …
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In big-time football, it’s suddenly the late-summer of spitting. Two nights after Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected from the first NFL game of the season for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, University of Florida defensive tackle Brendan Bratt was ejected for spitting in the face of an opponent during the final drive of an upset loss to …
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UPDATED with YouTube response: FCC chair Brendan Carr put his thumb on the scale in a carriage battle between YouTube TV and Fox, telling YouTube parent Google to “get a deal done.” “Google removing Fox channels from YouTube TV would be a terrible outcome. Millions of Americans are relying on YouTube to resolve this dispute so they can keep watching …
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The Cardinals placed Brendan Donovan on the 10-day injured list before tonight’s game against the Marlins. He’s dealing with a left groin strain. The placement is retroactive to August 15, so he’ll be eligible to return in a week. José Fermín is up from Triple-A Memphis to provide infield insurance in the interim. Donovan has dealt with a seemingly minor groin issue …
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