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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader meet in A New Hope , the resulting battle was the first time the Star Wars creative team had ever depicted a lightsaber duel. The duel is notably restrained, less fluid and flashy than later lightsaber battles in the franchise. As a result, some fans view it as a weak point of the film, expressing frustration with the technical limitations that hamper the fight between two fan-favorites - a much more heightened remake of the scene exists online , a glossy piece of fan fiction. However, the New Hope duel is not nearly as underwhelming as some make it out to be; it’s as much about the conversation as it is the lightsabers. The simple exchange between the two tells the viewer everything we need to know about their history, their clash of values, while the duel itself feels tense, and painstakingly cautious. It is a clash between two old masters who are both restraining … [Read more...] about ‘Kenobi’ Finale Delivered The Duel ‘Star Wars’ Fans Wanted

Conny Braams from Unilever; Dara Treseder from Peloton; Forbes CMO Hall of Famer Antonio Lucio; and Frank Cooper III from Visa. Illustration by Alexander Wells for Forbes. Recognizing the 50 Most Influential CMOs in the World By Seth Matlins , Managing Director, Forbes CMO Network Additional reporting by Diane Brady , Emmy Lucas , Olivia Peluso , Lauren Debter , Isabel Lord , Katherine Dunn T wo hundred years before it was first used as a verb, “influence” was a noun denoting the stars’ ability to affect human lives and destinies. Today, we consider “influence” less astrologically and more practically, focusing on the chief marketers who wield it to shape the character and destinies of the brands and businesses they help steward. The link between marketing and influence has always been inextricable. After all, a chief marketer’s job is about nothing more than it is the influencing of attitudes and behaviors in … [Read more...] about The Forbes World’s Most Influential CMOs List: 2022

Representative image (Source: ShutterStock) Distressed companies liquidated under the bankruptcy code have far outnumbered those rescued as of March end, according to the latest data released by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) . Beginning December 2016 till March 2022, 47 percent of corporate insolvency processes went into liquidation, compared with 14 percent that ended in a resolution plan, according to the data. To quantify, out of a total of 5,258 corporate insolvency proceedings initiated under the code till March, only 3,406 have been closed. Among those closed, as many as 1,609 proceedings have ordered liquidation, while 480 have ended in approval of resolution plans. The economic value of most of the companies that were liquidated had “almost completely eroded” even before they were admitted in the insolvency process, the IBBI report said. Their assets were valued at less than 8 percent of the outstanding debt amount. Indian lenders are left … [Read more...] about 47% of IBC cases ended in liquidation till FY22, shows IBBI data

Tom Cruise in Stockholm for the 'Jack Reacher' movie premiere in December 2012. (Photo: Frankie Fouganthin via Wikimedia Commons 4.0) Tom Cruise has done it. In just a week, his latest bravura outing Top Gun: Maverick earned a slamming US$320 million worldwide (more recent data put the film's earnings close to $400 million now). This makes it, a sequel to the 1986 blockbuster that first elevated the actor to stardom, the biggest earner of Cruise’s career. This is no small feat, considering Cruise’s long, hyper-successful run in Hollywood – with no end in sight. More so as under the shadow of the pandemic, both audiences and creators had been side-stepping the big screen experience to meet again on the streaming platform. But for Tom Cruise and Top Gun: Maverick , they came out. This isn’t new for Tom Cruise, who remains one of the few actors in Hollywood who can guarantee big bucks for the studios that collaborate with him. With the exception of Adam … [Read more...] about The secret of Tom Cruise’s longevity in Hollywood

The new CNN Film "Citizen Ashe" explores the enduring legacy of tennis legend and humanitarian Arthur Ashe. It airs Sunday, June 26, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Read more opinion on CNN. (CNN) Arthur Ashe was much more than a gifted athlete on the tennis court: He fought to open doors for African Americans in his sport and was active in the fight to end apartheid in South Africa. He was also deeply engaged in the campaign to de-stigmatize AIDS, the illness that ultimately took his life in February 1993 at the age of 49. Born in 1943, Ashe was brought up in the segregated south in Richmond, Virginia. He first picked up a racket on Blacks-only municipal tennis courts in that city. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on a tennis scholarship and in 1963 became the first African American to represent the United States in the Davis Cup. Prof. Harry Edwards Ashe made history as the first Black man to win a Grand … [Read more...] about Opinion: Arthur Ashe’s greatest triumph wasn’t on the tennis court

(Cropped from a movie poster, from left) Fahadh Faasil, Kamal Haasan and Vijay Sethupathi in 'Vikram' (Image via Twitter/ RedGiantMovies) Returning to the big screen after four long years, Indian star Kamal Haasan has proved yet again that he is an uber-talented actor and a trendsetter when it comes to his films. Vikram , which released in theatres on June 3, 2022, is one of the best Indian films to emerge at this point and even in the actor’s career one would add. Kamal Haasan’s 1986 film Vikram is not a prequel per se to his 2022 film but a starting point to it which could now set off a highly ambitious cinematic universe that could spin off in various directions. Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who is one of Kamal Haasan’s biggest fans, the movie also stars Fahadh Faasil, Vijay Sethupathi with a cameo by Suriya. Just before Vikram released on Friday, Lokesh asked fans to revisit his earlier film Kaiththi, and one finds that this film is actually part of … [Read more...] about Vikram review: A high on octane and well-crafted ode to Kamal Haasan