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Review: ‘Thanksgiving’ is Eli Roth’s grotesque holiday slasher film with a surprisingly good premise

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

Michael Phillips | Chicago Tribune (TNS)A generation ago, film director Eli Roth made “Hostel: Part II,” one of the most heinous things, never mind movies, on the planet — a film of lingering torture sequences, bad faith, worse misogyny and galling laziness.Now Roth has made “Thanksgiving,” based on a mock trailer (2 minutes, 19 seconds) he shot that same year in 2007, for the Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez double feature “Grindhouse.” And get this: “Thanksgiving” works. It’s predictably gory but, at its best, unpredictably nimble. In a career pockmarked by lows, Roth’s latest stands out as a zesty example of holiday stress in extremis.Director Eli Roth on the set of “Thanksgiving.” (Pief Weyman/Sony Pictures/TNS)Screenwriter Jeff Rendell takes the original fake trailer as a reference point, not as a guidebook for feature-length expansion. The setup is terrific. At a locally owned Walmart-type big-box store, one Thanksgiving night in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Black Fr...

Jury convicts sex offender of predatory sexual assault

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 48-year-old Schenectady man has been convicted of predatory sexual assault. Arthur Pryor, a registered sex offender, faces a maximum of 25 years to life in prison. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The indictment alleges that on June 1, 2021, Pryor forced himself onto an 18-year-old female at a residence. The victim immediately contacted family members after the incident. The family members then contacted the Schenectady Police Department.The victim went in for a Sexual Assault Examination at Ellis Hospital, and Pryor's DNA was found on her body. During the trial, the Defense argued that the sexual act was consensual. The judge dismissed the claim due to the DNA results, medical records, and testimony given by the victim and their family members.Pryor had previously been convicted of sexual assault in Kings County in 2020. He was out on parole at the time of this incident. Sentencing is scheduled f...

Polar Plunge diving into Lake George

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - This weekend, the brave and the cold take to Lake George. The 17th annual Lake George Polar Plunge will charge the beach on Saturday, Nov. 18. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Starting at 11 a.m., Shepard Park Beach will become the proving grounds for all brave enough to enter the water, in support of Special Olympics New York. Over 900 plungers are involved in this year's race to the water, and hope to break the event's $180,000 fundraising record. The plunge raises awareness as well as financial support for the organization, which brings its Fall Games to the Glens Falls area every year. Lake George named among best spots for ‘calm-cation’ Registration runs at the beach from 8 a.m. to the start of the plunge. A Cool School Plunge will see over 400 students and faculty from Lake George and other districts jump in at 11, followed by an open plunge at noon. Last year, 600 plungers raised $178,000.

Capital Region Restaurant Rundown: November 13-17

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The restaurant industry is ever-changing with restaurants opening, closing, relocating, or just doing their thing. Here’s a recap of the latest Capital Region restaurant news, November 13 through 17. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Saugerties cafe featured on Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Kitchen Nightmares’A new episode of “Kitchen Nightmares” aired on November 13 and it featured a cafe in Ulster County. Filming at Love Bites Cafe in Saugerties took place in June.Burger King with modern design opens in BenningtonBurger King has opened a new restaurant in Bennington, Vermont. The restaurant is located at 216 Northside Drive.Where to find a seat at the Thanksgiving table around Glens Falls, North CountryThanksgiving is just a couple weeks away, and some restaurants and community centers around the greater Glens Falls area are tipping their tricorne hats to the occasion. From a community dinner open to everyone to a s...

Potential cannabis dispensary hopes to fill vacant downtown Albany storefront

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Black-owned in a budding industry, a Conditional Adult Use Cannabis Dispensary (CUARD) had its future business site approved by local regulators. Officials and the business owner hope that the proposed dispensary’s presence can remove a vacant storefront from downtown Albany. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Businessman Amin Cowan said that he was granted a CUARD license in March. Pronounced like "card," CUARD is just one of the many steps a business must take to sell cannabis in New York.Cowan now wants to look at other kinds of adult-use licenses for his future dispensary, Mr. Good Vybz. “It's been an uphill battle going on since March. It's going to be three years that I've been trying to get into the cannabis industry, but there's so many ups and downs," he said. New Menands lab tests cannabis products in NYS He said that it's surreal to see the plant that got people put into prison become a legal a...

Blue Bell ice cream to expand the company in St. Louis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

ST. PETERS, Mo. – Blue Bell Ice Cream is set to expand in the St. Louis metro area with the opening of a new distribution facility in 2024. Situated at 11400 Spencer Road in St. Peters, Missouri, the 16,000 sq. ft. building will serve as a cold storage facility exclusively, housing all frozen products. The site will not be involved in the production of any ice cream items.Blue Bell says that only company employees handle its products during the production and delivery processes because it delivers the product from the factory directly to the grocery store, drugstore, or wherever the ice cream will be sold. While the current plan doesn't include standalone store locations in St. Louis, fans of the ice cream brand can find Blue Bell in supermarkets and drug stores across the area.Beyond the St. Louis metro region, customers in Columbia, Jefferson City, central Missouri, and parts of southern Illinois will also have access to Blue Bell products in their local stores. The company is to ...

Rollover crash east of Vail Pass closes eastbound I-70

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

Interstate 70 eastbound is closed near Vail Pass due to a single-vehicle rollover that seriously injured at least one person, according to the Colorado State Patrol.Two people were injured in the crash that happened between the exits for Copper Mountain and Frisco, and at least one person sustained serious injuries, Master Trooper Gary Cutler said. A helicopter is en route to provide emergency medical transport.Related ArticlesTransportation | I-70 eastbound reopens at Floyd Hill after sun glare closure Transportation | Interstate 70 reopens at Vail Pass after crash Transportation | Interstate 70 bridge construction in Wheat Ridge wraps up Transportation | Colorado Department of Transportation project aims to reduce I-70 closures near the tunnels this winter Transportation | I-70 westbound reopened at Vail Pass Summit after crash closed roadway One lane of westbound I-70 also was temporarily closed. Driv...

Ex-Tustin cops faked injuries, bilked workers' comp for $188K, OCDA says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

A few years ago, Tustin Police Department officers Kyle and Kendal Hurd encountered the same problem only months apart. After years of wearing their policing gear and duty belt, as well as getting into and out of patrol vehicles, the married couple said they were each left with chronic back pain. Kendal, 40, claimed she couldn't pick up more than 3 pounds unless she was under supervision at physical therapy, adding that standing for longer than five minutes caused severe pain.The Hurds received workers' compensation for their injuries, which they told their doctors caused pain that "increased with activity and improved with rest."However, according to a release from the Orange County District Attorney's Office, "they never disclosed to their doctors that they in fact were capable of doing much more than what they represented."In fact, they were able to mountain bike, scuba dive and perform home improvement projects while they raked in more than $188,000 in disability payments, the r...

This Thanksgiving favorite costs the most in California

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

It's a staple for Thanksgiving dinner: pumpkin pie. Americans consume about 50 million pumpkin pies every November. And this year, it could cost you more!New research reveals California is the most expensive place to buy a pumpkin pie. The least expensive place? Houston. The team at Strawberry Shortcake analyzed the cost of a pumpkin pie at five different retailers in 50 cities across the nation.San Francisco revealed to be home to the most expensive pumpkin pies this ThanksgivingRankCityStateAvg. cost of a pumpkin pie1San FranciscoCalifornia$9.872New York CityNew York$9.403SacramentoCalifornia$9.284OaklandCalifornia$9.145Los AngelesCalifornia$8.886BostonMassachusetts$8.687FresnoCalifornia$8.108San JoseCalifornia$8.079BaltimoreMaryland$8.0410PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$7.97San Francisco is the most expensive city for pumpkin pie ($9.87). On average, the data reveal that the cost of a pumpkin pie in the U.S. is $7.43. Houston is revealed to be the cheapest city for pumpkin pie in 2023, ...

Riverside detectives arrest two suspects involved in 'skimming' fraud

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:32:51 GMT

Detectives with the Riverside Police Department Economic Crimes Unit arrested two suspects allegedly involved in “skimming” schemes at various bank ATMs throughout Riverside.Santa Ana residents 29-year-old Nicolae Adrian Masu and 26-year-old George Daniel Mirica were arrested for identity theft, transferring stolen identifying information, and conspiracy to defraud on Nov. 15.Santa Ana residents 29-year-old Nicolae Adrian Masu and 26-year-old George Daniel Mirica were arrested for identity theft, transferring stolen identifying information, and conspiracy to defraud on Nov. 15. (Riverside Police Department) 5 men sought by FBI in Los Angeles for EBT scams The two men allegedly install skimming devices at various ATMs that capture card data and PINs, which can then be cloned onto another card. This scheme allows people to make fraudulent withdraws and transactions without the victims’ knowledge, a news release said.Detectives, who have been investigating this case and similar inc...