Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Los Angeles native Melissa Ingram is the current SVP of Multicultural Networks and Strategy at UP Entertainment. She is a graduate of the all women HBCU, Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, magna cum laude , and the University of California, Berkeley School of Law earning a Juris Doctorate (J.D). “Growing up, I always knew what I wanted to do with my life.” “I wanted to go to Spelman, study English and go to Law School.” “I also knew I wanted to be an Entertainment Lawyer,” said Melissa. In 2004 he started her career as an associate lawyer at Atlanta's Alston & Bird, LLP and in 2006 advanced her career as an associate lawyer at The Carter Law Firm, PC also in Atlanta where she handled various entertainment contracts. During this time Melissa went on to consult for the Gospel Music Channel which is now UP Entertainment, LLC. Ingram joined Aspire TV from its …
Box Office: ‘Halloween Kills’ Slays With $23M Friday As ‘The Last Duel’ Bombs
Halloween Kills opens about as well as it would have sans-Covid in 2020 as The Last Duel gets clobbered by the Michael Myers sequel and the James Bond epic. Halloween Kills ( review ) easily topped the domestic box office this weekend, earning $22.86 million on Friday. That includes $4.85 million in Thursday previews, a 21% Thursday-to-Friday figure ever so slightly better than Halloween ’s 23.3% three Octobers ago. If this second of three planned Blumhouse-produced Michel Myers melodramas pulls the same 2.33x Friday-to-weekend multiplier as its predecessor, we can expect a $53 million domestic debut. Not only would that be a fine opening on a Covid curve, but I’d also argue a $50-$55 million debut is pretty damn close to what it would have earned under normal circumstances. Halloween Kills , also starring Jamie Lee Curtis alongside Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, and Will Patton, was never going to open as well as Halloween , even if it had debuted theatrically last …
New ‘The Batman’ Trailer Teases Grim Reboot Of Dark Reboot
Going dark and gritty yet again can’t help but cause Matt Reeves’ The Batman to draw comparisons to Chris Nolan’s Batman Begins . Well, this looks like a Batman movie. Or, more specifically, this looks like a Chris Nolan Batman movie. We’ve got Robert Pattinson sounding a lot like Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne (close your eyes and they’ll sound identical), Andy Serkis sounding not unlike Michael Caine’s Alfred, and certain moments (Batman shooting upward on the grappling hook, Batman beating up thugs in a dimly-lit nightclub) that aren’t just tropes of the mythology but staged and film in a way that can’t help but remind you of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight . Heck, the first shot of Batman (at 0:42) has the same skewed angle as Val Kilmer’s “thumbs-up” moment Batman Forever , which is either a coincidence or a subtle sign that Matt Reeves has a quirky sense of humor. Since Matt Reeves and The Batman is being sold as a grimdark detective story, with a young …
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Soccer-Homecoming for Lazio ‘father’ Inzaghi as Inter head to Rome
ROME (Reuters) - October 16 has been circled in Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi’s calendar for months. It is the day he will face his former club Lazio as an opposing manager for the first time. The 45-year-old ended his 22-year affiliation with the Roman club in the close season after winning trophies there as a player, youth team coach and first team manager. He led the club to Coppa Italia glory, two Italian Super Cups and the knockout stage of the Champions League during five years in charge, although the manner of his exit proved painful. Inzaghi called it “one of the most complicated decisions of my life”, but some fans felt betrayed at his decision to turn down a contract extension in favour of succeeding Antonio Conte at Inter. Following his departure, Inzaghi vowed to the Lazio fans: “I will come under the Curva Nord to greet you all. I do not mind if there are whistles or applause, I will accept anything.” A choreography is planned to celebrate Inzaghi’s …
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Live Oak Bancshares Inc (LOB) Q3 2020 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool. Live Oak Bancshares Inc ( NASDAQ:LOB ) Oct 22, 2020 , 9:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Quarter Three 2020 Live Oak Bancshares, Incorporated Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Greg Seward, General Counsel. Thank you. Please go ahead. Gregory Seward -- Executive Vice President and General Counsel Thank you, and good morning, everyone. Welcome to Live Oak's third quarter 2020 earnings conference call. We are webcasting live over the Internet, and this call is being recorded. To access the call over the Internet and review the presentation materials and commentary that we will reference on the call, please visit …
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Live Oak Bancshares Inc (LOB) Q4 2020 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool. Live Oak Bancshares Inc ( NASDAQ:LOB ) Jan 28, 2021 , 9:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Fourth Quarter 2020 Live Oak Bancshares Incorporated Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Mr. Greg Seward, General Counsel, Live Oak Bancshares. You may now begin. Greg Seward -- Executive Vice President and General Counsel Thank you, and good morning everyone. Welcome to Live Oak's Fourth Quarter 2020 earnings conference call. We are webcasting live over the Internet, and this call is being recorded. To access the call over the Internet and review the presentation materials and commentary that we will reference on the call, please visit our website at …
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Columbia Banking System, inc (COLB) Q2 2021 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool. Columbia Banking System, inc ( NASDAQ:COLB ) Jul 29, 2021 , 1:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to Columbia Banking Systems Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the call over to your host, Clint Stein, President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Banking System. Clint Stein -- President, Chief Executive Officer Thank you, Raquel. Welcome, and good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us on today's call as we review our second quarter results, which we released before the market opened this morning. The earnings release and investor presentation are available at columbiabank.com. Second quarter performance was outstanding as we continue to build upon the momentum generated by remaining open and externally focused over the past …
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2 Beaten-Down Growth Stocks Set to Shine in 2022
Even though the stock market has been on shaky ground in September and October, the S&P 500 index remains just a few percentage points from its all-time high. For the most part, 2021 has been another good year for investors. Some companies have had a difficult time, though, with their languishing stock prices heavily underperforming the broader market. But stock prices aren't everything, and in the case of Paysafe ( NYSE:PSFE ) and Offerpad Solutions ( NYSE:OPAD ) , they come attached to high-quality businesses, which means strong growth might be right around the corner. Here's why those stocks are set for a strong comeback in 2022. Image source: Getty Images. The case for Paysafe Online gambling is a growing industry in the U.S. as more states continue to legalize the practice. Paysafe is a key facilitator for online casinos and bookmakers, providing secure payment processing services and digital wallets. The company's flagship brands, Skrill and …
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1 Unique Real Estate Stock With Tremendous Long-Term Potential
It's tough to describe what Howard Hughes ( NYSE:HHC ) does in a sentence or two, as it is one of the most unique and long-term focused real estate companies in the market. But in this Fool Live video clip, recorded on June 14 , Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel, CFP, along with colleague Toby Bordelon, explain why this interesting business could be worth adding to your watch list. Matt Frankel: My last one is one called Howard Hughes Corporation, ticker symbol is H-H-C. I don't know if any of you have played the video game, SimCity . Howard Hughes is a real life version of that. They're unlike any other real estate company in the market they're not a REIT. The market really doesn't know how to value them well. They're like an ultra-long-term land developer. What they do is they start these master planned communities. Think of 10,000 acres, 20,000 acres. They're essentially cities. The Woodlands in Texas is their flagship master planned community. Summerlin …
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‘Reflection Of You’ Is A Mystery That Redefines One Woman’s Identity
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jeong Hee-joo, played by Go Hyun-jung, is a painter whose art captures pastel reflections of her comfortable life. Although her life might seem picture-perfect in the Korean drama Reflection of You , the reality is not always pretty. Her mother-in-law is cold and dismissive, undermining her authority with her children, so they too also dismiss her concerns. Her husband is kind but she’s treated rudely by her sister-in-law. She continues to smile through the family’s snide remarks. She holds her head high. Appearances matter. Hee-joo’s life loses some of its superficial luster on the day that a substitute art teacher repeatedly slaps her daughter hard enough to rupture one eardrum. Her daughter won’t say why the teacher hit her and the teacher won’t apologize. This infuriates Hee-joo so much that she winds up hitting the teacher. She’s mortified that she lost her temper, but suspects the teacher wanted her to react that way. …
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