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13 famous father and son duos who have appeared together in movies

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Happy Father's Day!

There are a lot of fathers and sons in Hollywood, but not all of them have starred together in the same movie.

Then there's Ben and Jerry Stiller who have appeared together in a total of four films.

In celebration of Father's Day, here are 13 fathers who starred in movies with their sons. 

Additional reporting by Ana Douglas and Melia Robinson

Will Smith and son Jaden both appeared in 2013's sci-fi movie "After Earth."



Comedic father-and-son duo, Ben and Jerry Stiller have appeared together in "The Heartbreak Kid," "Zoolander," "Heavyweights," and "Hot Pursuit."

 



Three generations of the Douglas clan—Kirk, Michael and Cameron—starred together in "It Runs in the Family."



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5 reasons why TV networks are ordering shorter seasons

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As "Game of Thrones" concluded its season last Sunday, did you find yourself wishing it had more than 10 episodes? Sure, but that's HBO for you.

Well, have you realized that Fox's "Wayward Pines" is already halfway through its season after just five episodes? Or, could you have used more Ryan Phillippe after ABC's "Secrets and Lies" wrapped its first season after just 10 episodes? Did you know that Fox's hotly anticipated "X-Files" revival will be just six episodes long?

Get used to it. TV networks are going the way of cable and have been ordering increasingly shorter seasons.

Here are five reasons the TV networks are moving toward shorter seasons:

1.) Star power.

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With hundreds of cable channels now working in the original series space, networks have to find ways to snatch back some of the spotlight. One tried and true way to do this is to attract big stars, which usually means movie stars.

Viola Davis is currently a hot topic when it comes to Emmys and was the face of ABC's newest and hottest Shonda Rhimes show last season, "How to Get Away With Murder." Yet, Davis wasn't about to sign on for anything more than 15 episodes, seven less than network TV's typical 22-episode order. She isn't the only one to put her foot down.

Clearly, Fox would've loved to have as many episodes as possible of its breakout hit, "Empire." But, co-creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong felt they wanted to do a short, tight season of 12 episodes. That said, Fox was able to convince them to do 18 episodes for Season 2 -- with a break halfway through.

2.) Storytelling can be more dramatic and focused.

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Have you ever been so obsessed with a story line only to have the show barely address it for a full episode? Or was there a time when you wished a bothersome B-story would just end already? These can be the side effects of a traditional 22-episode season.

Actors, writers and producers seem to agree that storytelling can be more focused and deeper when presented over a shorter season.

"I think you can attract the talent you want by having a shorter season and you can tell more interesting stories," "X-Files" star David Duchovny told Variety. "I would never have gone and done another 22 episodes of ‘X-Files,’ but we’re going to do six — well, that’s like doing a movie. That’s like continuing the show in a way that we all can do at this point in our lives so that’s it all came about.”

3.) The syndication model has changed.

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One of the ways producers hope to make more money on shows is to get repeats shown, which is called syndication. Even 10 years ago, the goal was to get series to at least 100 episodes (or roughly five seasons) in order to then sell them for syndication. But, that's all changed.

Streaming sites like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu don't care how many episodes a show has. They just want content to offer their subscribers. And a full season -- whether it's 10 or 22 episodes -- is an opportunity for their subscribers to binge watch.

"Obviously, there’s still an incentive to find big hits that produced 100 or more episodes — the next generation of 'Law & Order' or 'Modern Family,' AMC and Sundance TV's president and general manager, Charlie Collier, told Vulture. "But streaming economics mean it’s possible to make money on shows with lower episode counts."

4.) Year-round programming.

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In a way, networks are using a hybrid of their own 22-episode tradition and cable's shorter seasons to provide year-round programming. Networks realized that they were handing viewers over to cable when their shows went into reruns during the winter and summer hiatuses.

So, ABC, for example, can fill in an eight-week hiatus of "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD" with an eight-episode run of "Marvel's Agent Carter" and retain the viewers (and charge more for advertising), which it would have lost to other networks during that break.

5.) Shorter seasons help to prevent fatigue.

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TV shooting schedules can be very tiring. For producers, writers and lead actors who have to be in most scenes, 22 episodes can create fatigue with their long days, frequent evening shoots and fast script or edit turnarounds.

Early in "Empire's" production, Lee Daniels told TheWrap a story of how Oprah Winfrey warned him that he wouldn't be able to last in TV. "She’s right," he said. "I did two episodes and it’s rough.”

SEE ALSO: Here's why Hulu dropped the 'Plus' from its subscription service's name

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Marvel is launching a brand new 'Spider-Man' series and Peter Parker won't be behind the mask

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The name Spider-Man has been synonymous with Peter Parker as long as we can remember.

We know Spider-Man, whether it's from the comics or movies, as that quirky kid who was bitten by a radioactive spider one day and developed the ability to climb walls and shoot webs at people.

Times have changed. Marvel has just announced that a new "Spider-Man" series is coming, according to New York Daily News. And a kid named Miles Morales will be our beloved Spidey.

Back in 2011, in the wake of Peter Parker's death, Marvel introduced Miles Morales. That comic was called "Ultimate Fallout #4." In that story, everyone thinks Spider-Man is dead, until a guy with superhuman strength jumps out of nowhere to beat up a villain named Kangaroo.

People on the street that witness the battle think it's in bad taste for some random guy to be donning the Spider-Man mask, and disrespectful to the original, now fallen, Spidey.

The issue ends with him taking off the mask to reveal Miles, who is underneath it: Miles Morales Spider-Man

That's all we get until "Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man" hit stands and we found out how Miles Morales came to get his powers (he's also bitten by a radioactive spider, though it's a slightly different one).

Miles is the product of an African-American father and Puerto Rican mother, raised in Brooklyn.

“Many kids of color who when they were playing superheroes with their friends, their friends wouldn’t let them be Batman or Superman because they don’t look like those heroes but they could be Spider-Man because anyone could be under that mask,” writer and co-creator Brian Bendis told the New York Daily News. He continued, “but now it’s true. It’s meant a great deal to a great many people.”

We knew Marvel was going to relaunch "Spider-Man" but we didn't know if they were going to do it with Peter Parker or Miles Morales (both are featured in Marvel's recent "Secret Wars").

We found out in February that a new "Spider-Man" movie franchise is on its way in a new partnership between Sony and Marvel. That will bring Spidey into the Marvel cinematic universe. A new story will be on the way on the big screen but as Variety notes, we'll probably first see the new Spider-Man in the upcoming "Captain America: Civil War."

SEE ALSO: DC just changed everything you know about Batman and it's way better than you could imagine

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Watch the intense trailer for 'True Detective' one more time before it finally starts

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Sunday night is the night many have been waiting for.

"True Detective" is back with a whole new cast and a trailer that makes us all impatient for it to start.

The new season will follow three cops (Rachel McAdams, Colin Farrell, and Taylor Kitsch) along with Vince Vaughn as a career criminal who "navigate a web of conspiracy" after a murder.

"True Detective" season 2 premieres on HBO Sunday. June 21.

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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's diet contains an absurdly large amount of cod

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Dwayne Johnson's new HBO series "Ballers" begins Sunday night. Johnson plays a former pro football player who becomes a financial advisor for current athletes.

This sparks us to ask once again, how on earth does he maintain that muscular physique?

Well, we found out. In an interview with "Muscle and Fitness" magazine, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson explained in detail what he eats every day. 

In a fitness plan that consists of seven full meals and two and a half hours of exercise, Johnson admits to eating cod in four of those seven meals, adding up to a staggering two and change pounds of the fish each day. Every day. All year. 

Walt Hickey of FiveThirtyEight did the math— Johnson eats about 821 pounds of cod a year (here's the full meal plan).

Mallory Ortberg of "The Toast" documented her reaction to reading Johnson's meal plan in real time.

Ortberg writes,

MEAL 2: 8 oz cod/12 oz sweet potato/1 cup veggies: DWAYNE THE ROCK JOHNSON YOU JUST HAD A WHOLE THING OF COD A MINUTE AGO HOW MANY CODS HAVE YOU GOT STUFFED UP IN YOUR FRIDGE MY MAN?? I MEAN.

Because that much cod a year is ridiculous to even imagine consuming (as is working out for two and a half hours a day, seven days a week) we plugged in Johnson's cod intake to a mercury calculator to see if 800 pounds of cod per calendar year was in the unsafe zone for mercury consumption.

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For fun, we guessed Johnson weighs about 260, and, according to his meal plan, consumes four medium-sized servings of Alaskan cod a day. The calculator determines safe mercury levels by weekly intake, so that's 28 servings a week.

Alas, the calculator does not allow you to plug in a number that exceeds 10 servings a week! But even when we plugged in 10 servings, the NRDC calculator concluded what we kind of already assumed: at 10 servings of cod a week, Johnson is above the safe level of mercury intake (and he's consuming more than twice that amount.)

To quote Ortberg: "I got nothing left to say at you, my man, I gotta lay down on the floor for a real quick minute, please continue doing you until you can no longer do it."

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Here’s why The Rock’s new HBO show 'Ballers' can legally use NFL logos without the league’s consent

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Warning: Spoiler Ahead

Earlier this month, NBC’s ProFootballTalk revealed that the NFL team uniforms featured in Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s upcoming HBO show “Ballers” are used without the consent of the league.

HBO’s reply to the story, and Business Insider, was that "HBO is always mindful of other intellectual property owners, but in this context there is no legal requirement to obtain their consent.”

It turns out that is 100% true, according to a prominent entertainment lawyer.

After speaking to entertainment lawyer Michael C. Donaldson, who has over 30 years of experience in copyright and entertainment issues, BI learned that as long as the use of the NFL trademark and team logos are used as it was intended to be used, and do not disparage or tarnish it, there is no need to ask for permission.

“[The NFL] brow beat a lot of people into paying fees that don’t have to be paid,” Donaldson told BI. “They extract those fees from filmmakers who are either nervous or not completely aware of their rights under the law.”

Donaldson gives this example in how to understand trademark law:

“It’s alright to say, ‘This Coca-Cola takes awful.’ You can say, ‘I hate Coca-Cola.’ What you can’t say is something that misrepresents it, such as you drink a Coke and you drop dead and someone says, ‘That happens all the time.’”

What causes the confusion, according to Donaldson, is what goes on at the networks. Because they air NFL games they have broadcast rights. You may notice the disclaimer during games that say in part, “…any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the game without the NFL's consent is prohibited.”

“So people think, ‘Oh, the networks pay for the use of logos, obviously I have to,” Donaldson said.

That is completely different from trademark rights.

In the opening scene of "Ballers" we see Johnson’s character, Spencer Strassmore, having flashbacks from his days on the gridiron as a Miami Dolphin. He’s wearing a Dolphin’s uniform with its logo in plain view. He’s chasing down a Buffalo Bill quarterback, his helmet logo also clearly visible.

ballers logo finalDonaldson said what the show is depicting is completely legal.

According to Donaldson’s partner at his practice, Chris Perez, the show can go even further and the NFL could still not have a case.

“One thing that we can say for sure about players in the NFL in the last few years is that fights happen on the field every so often and then they get broken up by referees or coaches," said Perez. “Players have engaged in domestic violence and then convicted of that, and NFL players have committed murder. So you can create a show that uses NFL logos and create a fiction situation where all of those things happen.”

Later in that episode, the show does depict a player in a negative light. Star receiver for the Green Bay Packers, Ricky Jarret (John David Washington), gets into an altercation with another man at a night club and beats him to the ground in front of everyone.

ballers12Though the NFL won’t like that scene, Perez says the show is within its right to have a scene like that.

“Where you can get into trouble,” Perez said, “is portraying how the NFL reacts to it. The response has to be consistent to how the NFL would react in real life.”

According to Donaldson, if there were a scene where someone playing the NFL commissioner held a press conference saying that the NFL wants their players to get into fights at bars, the show would “get into big trouble.”

Jarret's actions in the episode do not go unpunished. Following the altercation he is cut from the team (with the Packers logo in full view, we see the GM say “cut him.”).

The NFL had “no comment” for this story.

“Ballers” premieres on HBO on Sunday, June 21.

SEE ALSO: Twitter wanted to broadcast the first streaming-only NFL game, but lost to Yahoo's $20 million bid

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The new 'Fifty Shades of Grey' book makes the billionaire hunk sound like a pig

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Over the next few days, teens and women alike will be flocking to your local bookstore—or more likely heading to their virtual book stores to purchase ebook versions of the new "Fifty Shades of Grey" book out Thursday.

If you're not familiar with the premise by now, the original trilogy series follows the impressionable and naive soon-to-be college graduate Anastasia Steele and her budding romance with the impossibly gorgeous billionaire Christian Grey.

The catch?

He has a dark side, which just so happens to include a thing for BDSM relationships. (If you need more of a primer, head here.)

Announced only June 1, the new book, simply titled "Grey," is essentially the same exact book as the original 2011 title "Fifty Shades of Grey," but with a twist!

This time, instead of being told from the perspective of the virginal Steele, women get to read the exact same story from the much dirtier, kinkier mind of Christian Grey.

Since women basically fawn over Grey — the Universal Pictures adaptation made over $569 million worldwide at theaters — the idea is that women want to hear filthy juicy tidbits from the mind of the mysterious billionaire. 

To date, the series has sold over 125 million copies worldwide.

Business Insider was sent a a review copy a day ahead of its anticipated release. 

I eagerly volunteered as tribute to start reading through the book. 

After all, when the initial series first came out, I was declared the "Fifty Shades of Grey" expert. (You can decide whether or not that's a good title to have.) I was the only one who openly admitted to reading all three books in the series, and didn't really care what anyone thought. 

So, how is it? 

I'm nearly a fifth of the way through the 559-page book, and not even 20 pages in you get the sense Christian is an egotistical, obsessive-compulsive, creepy stalker lusting after a college-aged girl. 

Fifty Shades Of GreyThe Christian who Ana described in the original book? She was seeing that guy through rose-colored glasses. And, who can blame her? She's a 21-year-old getting wined and dined and is being sent rare first-edition copies of books from this billionaire who has randomly taken interest in her.

In the original 2011 book, it's like something out of a Cinderella story ... with bondage.

It's clear early on in "Grey" that Christian is seriously 50 shades of messed up, as the character famously says — in a somewhat more vulgar vernacular — in the original title.

When reading the first few chapters, it's evident that all he wants to do is get in Ana's pants.

After their initial meeting during an interview Ana conducts, Christian absolutely must know more about her, so, naturally, the resourceful billionaire that he is, he gets a background check on her (definitely boyfriend material). 

When he discovers her place of employment in a hardware store, he heads there to pick up a few things just to see her again.

christian grey fifty shadesHere's how that visit goes.

When he first sees her he tells her it's "a pleasure" to see her again. Meanwhile, he's thinking:

A real pleasure. She's dressed in a tight T-shirt and jeans, not the shapeless s--- she was wearing earlier this week. She's all legs, narrow waist, and perfect t---.

At one point, he allows Ana to walk ahead of him. The gesture isn't to be a gentleman, but so he can size her up to see if she would make a good submissive to his dominant in the bedroom.

Letting her walk ahead gives me the space and time to admire her fantastic ass. Her long, thick ponytail keeps time like a metronome to the gentle sway of her hips. She really is the whole package: sweet, polite, and beautiful, with all the physical attributes I value in a submissive. But the million-dollar question is, could she be a submissive? She probably knows nothing of the lifestyle—my lifestyle—but I very much want to introduce her to it.

His thoughts when Ana asks him what kind of rope he's looking for:

"I groan inwardly, trying to chase away the image of her suspended from the ceiling of my playroom."

Yeah, this is the sort of guy your parents told you to avoid.

Later when Christian asks Ana if she always wears jeans and she responds mostly, this is what's on his mind:

And it's two strikes against her: incurable romantic who only wears jeans ... I like my women in skirts. I like them accessible. 

At another point, when he's strapping her into a harness in his helicopter (the guy's rich), his mind wanders again:

"I like this harness," I mutter. I want to tell her I have others, in leather, in which I'd like to see her trussed and suspended from the ceiling. But I behave, sit down, and buckle up.

christian grey anastasia steele fifty shades of greyNot only is he thinking about ways to play with Ana in his sex room a lot, but Christian also gets unnecessarily jealous and overprotective any time any other guy pops up in the picture. This was hinted at in the original book, and even more so in the film adaptation, but it goes to another level in "Grey."

After only knowing Ana for a day, and then heading to the hardware store where she works, he freaks out internally when a male coworker comes over to engage Ana in conversation.

We both turn as a young man dressed in casual designer gear appears at the far end of the aisle. His eyes are all over Miss Anastasia Steele. Who the hell is this prick?

She walks toward him, and the a--hole engulfs her in a gorilla-like huge. My blood runs cold. It's a primal response. Get your f---ing paws off her.

This continues for awhile until he's positive this isn't Ana's boyfriend.

A similar reaction occurs when Ana introduces her long-time friend José Rodriguez to Christian the following day:

S---Is this the boyfriend?
Rodriguez blooms under Ana's sweet smile. 
Are they f---ing?

Is he for real?

He's also incredibly insecure.

How long is Anastasia going to be? I check my watch. She must be negotiating the car swap with Katherine. Or she's talking to Rodriguez, explaining that she's just going for coffee to placate me and keep me sweet for the article. My thoughts darken. Maybe she's kissing him good-bye.

This billionaire is freaking out over a college-aged girl hypothetically making out with another college-aged kid. Dude needs to get a grip.

Reminder: This is the third interaction Christian and Ana have ever had and he's already extremely possessive of her.

christian grey fifty shades of grey And sure, if you read this knowing how the trilogy plays out — that Christian has a dark past and Ana helps him see the light and become a better man, then you can probably stomach Christian's dark thoughts. You can maybe even dismiss it and chalk it up to his unusual upbringing. 

However, if this book came out before the original trilogy, it's tough to imagine that any woman would be fawning over being with this guy.

There's a part in the books where — spoiler — Christian learns Ana's never had sex. He's mortified by the news, and that he was so stupid to become so taken with "an innocent." He decides to "rectify the situation" by "making love" to her.

In the original, the scene is probably one of women's favorites. You're as excited as Ana for her to finally be with Christian. 

There's a part where Christian says "You have the most beautiful skin, pale and flawless. I want to kiss every inch of it." The line makes Ana flush.

However, when reading it from Christian's point-of-view, it puts an entirely different perspective on the scenario. In "Grey," the same scene goes as follows:

You have the most beautiful skin, pale and flawless. I want to kiss every single inch of it." There's not a mark on her. The thought is unsettling. I want to see her marked ... pink ... with tiny, thin welts from a crop maybe.

And, though he reassures and tells Ana he wants to make love to her, afterward he wrestles with his thoughts, telling the reader:

F---ing her was merely a means to an end and a pleasant diversion. 

Yes. Very pleasant.

More like incredible.

It was just sex, for f---'s sake.

This is 114 pages into the book.

For any self respecting woman, Christian's overwhelmingly kinky, sexual fantasies of Ana are kind of vile. 

anastasia steele fifty shades of greyAnd sure, there are some parts of the book where Christian is humanized and you get an idea there's a better person hidden somewhere deep inside of this troubled young man. 

Page 36:

Her eyes widen. They really are beautiful, the color of the ocean at Cabo, the bluest of blue seas. I should take her there. What? Where did that come from?

Page 39:

She takes my hand, and as we walk back to The Heathman I can't shake how agreeable her hand feels in mine. Maybe this could work

But then, you have a line like this:

Page 67:

An image of her shackled to my bench ... comes to mind, followed by judicious use of a belt or strap. Yeah ... That would teach her not to be so irresponsible. The thought is hugely appealing.

Christian even refers to himself as a stalker early on in "Grey." He knows he has a problem.

I'm itching to see her again—those blue eyes have haunted me, even in my dreams. I haven't mentioned her to Flynn (his therapist), and I'm glad because I'm now behaving like a stalker. Perhaps I should let him know.

To be fair, Christian is referred to as a stalker 12 times in the first book (we checked).

And for some reason, I guess it was just easier to overlook when you're getting caught up in Ana's rosy depictions of Christian. 

From "Fifty Shades of Grey":

One minute he rebuffs me, the next he sends me fourteen-thousand-dollar books, then he tracks me like a stalker. And for all that, I have spent the night in his hotel suite, and I feel safe. Protected. He cares enough to come and rescue me from some mistakenly perceived danger. He's not a dark knight at all but a white knight in shining, dazzling armor—a classic romantic hero—Sir Gawain or Sir Lancelot.

The two of them even joke about it in an email exchange. 

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The difference in these two books is that when you read it from Ana's perspective, you want to see her get together with Christian. You're kind of rooting for her. To her, he's this interesting dark, handsome, and mysterious man.

When you're reading it as Christian, you don't necessarily want him to be with the girl. He's kind of a monster, even if she is slowly bringing out something sort of good in him.

"Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as told by Christian" is available in paperback in stores and digitally Thursday, June 18.

SEE ALSO: The "Fifty Shades" spinoff is just capitalizing off an idea the "Twilight" author had years ago

AND: See the side-by-side comparisons of "Fifty Shades" with its companion book "Grey"

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'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' was shut down 2 days into production for a ridiculous reason

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In an interview featured in his new book, "Sick in The Head," Judd Apatow revealed that his successful directorial debut, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," initially had some trouble getting off the ground. 

Just two days into the film's production, Universal Studios shut the movie down — for reasons that Apatow finds "really silly" in retrospect.

"They thought Steve Carell looked like a serial killer," he said. 

"They thought Paul Rudd was fat," added Leslie Mann, Apatow's wife.

In addition, the studio took issue with the fact that Apatow was "lighting [the film] like an indie," and the resulting shut down "cost themselves half a million dollars."

In order to get production going again, the cast and crew had to make some adjustments. 

paul rudd 40 year old virgin"Paul went on a diet. He literally stopped eating," Mann said. "If you look at Paul Rudd in the speed-dating sequence compared to the rest, he's, like, ten pounds heavier. Then in the rest of the movie his hair looks cute and he's thinner." 

As for the titular character, Andy Stitzer, Steve Carell toned down the "serial killer" vibes by making Andy less intense.

"Steve decided the character would be a little more Buster Keaton-esque," Apatow said. "He was low-energy and everyone else was spinning around him."

Eventually, Apatow and the studio patched things up, and the speed-dating sequence stayed in, despite the studio's notes.

"Everything we shot in those first two days became some of the funniest stuff in the movie," Apatow said. 

Apatow's book, "Sick in The Head," is available now and features 32 years worth of his interviews with famous comedians — from Jerry Seinfeld in 1983, when Apatow was "just a 15-year-old kid with a tape recorder," to Jimmy Fallon in 2015. 

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CHRIS PRATT: 'My career shifted based on the way that I look'

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chris pratt jurassic world"Jurassic World" is currently smashing box-office records, in part thanks to the universal appeal of its lead actor, Chris Pratt.

But Pratt wasn't always the bankable box-office star he is today.

In fact, it wasn't until the 35-year-old actor  who previously weighed 300 pounds shed the weight and got buff for 2014's "Guardians of the Galaxy" that he really started to see his career skyrocket.

chris pratt guardians of the galaxy lighter"A huge part of how my career has shifted is based on the way that I look, on the way that I’ve shaped my body to look," Pratt recently told BBC Radio 4’s "Front Row." "It’s nice to know that there’s something I can do, that I can manipulate the way I look — that’s a good thing for an actor to be able to do."

While Pratt joked that he now feels "totally objectified," he says, "I think it’s OK, I don’t feel appalled by it."

He does, however, take issue with the double standard between men and women in Hollywood.

"I think it’s appalling that for a long time only women were objectified, but I think if we really want to advocate for equality, it’s important to even things out. Not objectify women less, but objectify men just as often as we objectify women," Pratt explains. "There are a lot of women who got careers out of it, and I’m using it to my advantage. And at the end of the day, our bodies are objects."

"We’re just big bags of flesh and blood and meat and organs that God gives us to drive around," he adds.

Earlier this month, Pratt told Men's Health UK that previously being overweight left him "impotent, fatigued, emotionally depressed."

Chris Pratt Vince Vaughn Delivery Man"I had real health issues that were affecting me in a major way," he added. "It’s bad for your heart, your skin, your system, your spirit."

chris pratt parks and recPratt later clarified his comments to "Access Hollywood," explaining, "I’m not sure I knew what 'impotent’ meant when I said it. I had a lower sex drive, to be honest with you. Everything about my spirit was dull. I didn’t feel great, and I think people will relate to that."

In order to get in shape ahead of "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Jurassic World," Pratt put himself on an intense diet and exercise routine, including "three or four hours a day of just consistent, ass-kicking hard work," he told Men's Fitness.

To check out Pratt's career (and weight) highs and lows, click here.

SEE ALSO: Here's how Chris Pratt got in such great shape for 'Jurassic World'

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If you thought 'Fifty Shades' was nuts before, wait until you see it side-by-side with its disturbing new 'companion' book

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Starting today, everyone obsessed with the “Fifty Shades of Grey” books will start reading a new installment in the series — “Grey.”

“Grey” follows the same exact plot as “Fifty Shades of Grey,” but from the perspective of the gorgeous and troubled billionaire Christian Grey instead of naive and impressionable Anastasia Steele.

The new installment is an intriguing look into one of the most mysterious and beloved characters that captivated readers back when the original 2011 book came out. As Anastasia describes him, Christian is “a white knight in shining, dazzling armor.”

But the new peek into the character’s psyche might have given her — and original readers — a run for the hills.

We got our hands on a copy and broke down how the characters differed in the key book scenes. 

Their first meeting in Christian Grey’s office 

fiftyWhen Anastasia shows up to interview Christian for her school paper, the awkward 21-year-old literally falls into the room. In “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Ana is understandably embarrassed.

Double crap — me and my two left feet! I am on my hands and knees in the doorway to Mr. Grey’s office, and gentle hands are around me, helping me to stand. I am so embarrassed.

But Christian in “Grey” is immediately taken with this “whirl of long chestnut hair, long limbs, and brown boots.” As he helps her up, he immediately notices her eyes.

Clear embarrassed eyes meet mine and halt me in my tracks. They are the most extraordinary color, powder blue, and guileless, and for one awful moment, I think she can see right through me and I’m left… exposed.

And while readers might melt at that line, he immediately sexualizes her one paragraph later:

I wonder briefly if all her skin is like that — flawless — and what it would look like pink and warmed from the bite of a cane.

Their second meeting at the hardware store

christian grey fifty shadesFor those unfamiliar with the plot, Christian literally stalks Ana after their first meeting since he’s so taken with her. After having his trusted bodyguard find out where she works, he proceeds to go and visit her there.

Ana is just doing her job, and has no idea what a stalker her soon-to-be-boyfriend is. 

Here's the scene from her perspective in "Fifty Shades":

Mrs. Clayton asks me to check on some orders while I’m sitting behind the counter at the register discreetly eating my bagel. I’m engrossed in the task, checking catalog numbers against the items we need and the items we’ve ordered, eyes flicking from the order book to the computer screen and back as I make sure the entries match. Then, for some reason, I glance up…and find myself locked in the bold gray gaze of Christian Grey, who’s standing at the counter, staring at me. Heart failure.

While Christian seems mysterious and intriguing in “Fifty Shades” while talking to Ana in the store, in “Grey” he comes off like a pig. In one scene, he lets her walk ahead of him, not to be a gentleman, but to check her out and see if she would make a good submissive partner in the bedroom.

Letting her walk ahead gives me the space and time to admire her fantastic ass. Her long, thick ponytail keeps time like a metronome to the gentle sway of her hips. She really is the whole package: sweet, polite, and beautiful, with all the physical attributes I value in a submissive. But the million-dollar question is, could she be a submissive? She probably knows nothing of the lifestyle—my lifestyle—but I very much want to introduce her to it.

Christian is insanely jealous 

fiftyChristian is extremely possessive of Ana in “Fifty Shades of Grey” and we get a look into just how possessive in “Grey.” In one scene, he meets her best friend José Rodriguez who is also a college-aged kid and immediately becomes competitive with him.

Ana notices in the “Fifty Shades” book that Rodriguez seems colder to Christian than to herself, but thinks nothing of it after the two men shake hands. Christian, however, is brooding over their possible relationship.

Rodriguez gives me a dark look as we shake hands. It’s a warning. He’s telling me to back off. He likes her. He likes her a lot. Well, game on kid.

This is a grown 27-year-old man — who also happens to be a billionaire — acting jealous of a soon-to-be college grad who is friends with the 21-year-old girl that he’s met only three times. Pull it together, Grey.

Christian saves Ana from a cyclist

Fifty Shades Of GreyAfter being rebuffed by Christian when asked if he has a girlfriend — “I don’t do that” — a dejected Ana “turns abruptly and stumbles into the road.” 

This is a turning point for both characters.

Ana, is happy to be so close to Christian. She thinks this is the moment he'll kiss her.

Via “Fifty Shades of Grey:”

It all happens so fast — one minute I’m falling, the next I’m in his arms and he’s holding me tingly against his chest. I inhale his clean, wholesome scent ...

He's staring into my eyes, and I hold his anxious, burning gaze for a moment, or maybe it's forever ... but eventually, my attention is drawn to his beautiful mouth. And for the first time in twenty-one years, I want to be kissed. I want to feel his mouth on mine. Kiss me, damn it!

Readers never knew what was going on in Christian's head here. In “Grey,” we find out he may have deeper feelings for Ana than just sex, but he dismisses them. 

S---. She wants me to kiss her. 
And I want to. Just once. Her lips are parted, ready, waiting. 
Her mouth felt welcoming beneath my thumb.

No. No. No. Don't do this, Grey.
She's not the girl for you.
She wants hearts and flowers, and you don't do that s---.
 

When Ana sees Christian’s “play room” for the first time

Fifty Shades Of GreyPerhaps the most central scene of the book is when Christian takes Ana to see his “play room” or the “red room of pain” where he keeps all of his BDSM accoutrement.

Ana is in awe of the room, and describes it in great detail, from the huge bed to all of the whips and chains.

I turn and he’s regarding me intently, as I knew he would be, his expression completely unreadable. I walk farther into the room, and he follows me. The feathery thing has me intrigued.

Christian, meanwhile, watches her from the door, unmoving. We find out in “Grey” that he is extremely worried Ana will reject both him and his lifestyle.

Ana stands in the middle of the room, eyeing all the paraphernalia that is so much a part of my life: the floggers, the canes, the bed, the bench…she’s silent, drinking it in, and all I hear is the deafening pounding of my heart as the blood rushes past my eardrums.

Their first sex scene

christian grey anastasia steele fifty shades of greyIn “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Ana is mortified to reveal that she is actually a virgin. Christian decides they’ll have “vanilla sex” instead where he doesn’t engage in any BDSM play and says sweet things to Ana like, “You have the most beautiful skin, pale and flawless. I want to kiss every inch of it." 

This line makes Ana “flush.” 

But when we see this same scene from Christian's perspective in “Grey,” it doesn’t feel sweet any more:

”You have the most beautiful skin, pale and flawless. I want to kiss every single inch of it." There's not a mark on her. The thought is unsettling. I want to see her marked ... pink ... with tiny, thin welts from a crop maybe.

The “Flogging" 

anastasia steele fifty shades of greyIn the ultimate scene at the end of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Ana asks for Christian to show her the worst sort of thing that he can do. He takes her into the “play room” and tells her he is going to hit her with a belt six times and they will count together. 

From Ana’s perspective in “Fifty Shades,” each strike of the belt makes her hate him more and more. She can’t believe he’s willing to hit her so hard and is disgusted by him.

But reading from Christian’s perspective in “Grey,” he’s extremely happy. The girl of his dreams “asked” for him to inflict pain on her — something he finds sexually arousing — and she doesn’t use any safe words to get him to stop. Christian thinks she’s into it.

I drop the belt, savoring my sweet, euphoric release. I’m punch-drunk, breathless, and finally replete. Oh, this beautiful girl, my beautiful girl. I want to kiss every inch of her body. We’re here. Where I want to be. I reach for her, pulling her into my arms. 

But when he realizes she’s angry at him, he’s upset and confused.

My euphoria vanishes. I’m stunned, completely helpless and paralyzed by her anger. The crying I know and understand, but this rage…somewhere deep inside it resonates with me and I don’t want to think about it.

It’s probably the most revealing part of “Grey” and a satisfying explanation for readers for the most shocking scene in the “Fifty Shades of Grey” books. In “Grey,” Christian is not a callous monster, but someone who is into BDSM and thought he could fulfill his ultimate fantasy with his submissive partner who never uses their safe word, even when she feels uncomfortable. 

After he realizes how angry she is, he’s upset and hurt. It’s a big turn from “Fifty Shades” where the reader doesn’t know his reaction at all.

fifty shades of grey christian and anaIf anything, reading “Grey” made me like Anastasia more while “Fifty Shades of Grey” made me like Christian more. In both books, I was annoyed by the narrator and found myself drawn to their idealized romantic partner. 

"Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as told by Christian" is available in paperback in stores and digitally Thursday, June 18. 

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The untold story of how James Gandolfini broke down after having an unusual conversation with a wounded soldier

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Sheila Nevins James GandolfiniHBO Documentary Films president Sheila Nevins makes a living telling compelling stories. When Business Insider recently interviewed Nevins at her office in Manhattan, we got to hear a few good tales from her illustrious career, including a never-been-told story about the late James Gandolfini.

Nevins once accompanied Gandolfini as he visited injured military staying at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. At the time, “The Sopranos” actor had recently starred in and produced the HBO documentary about soldiers returning home from war, “Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq.

Alive Day Memories“His heart was in the suffering of guys coming home,” Nevins said of Gandolfini. “I don't know why, I never got a chance to ask him why because we were too busy doing shows, but he truly cared about these guys.”

Nevins and Gandolfini were prepping another PTSD-related project at the time when they visited Walter Reed. Inevitably, the project would get scrapped due to the 2007 scandal at the medical center regarding the neglect of patients by the staff, which occurred soon after their visit.

However, the experience would be one Nevins would never forget.

Here’s her recollection of Gandolfini visiting patients on the traumatic brain injury ward:

“Jim came down to Washington and we went on a tour of the floor. We went in and out of rooms. He was a real celebrity, he signed stuff, he was a very good sport about it. And then we went into a room where there was a guy who had half a head and his mother was reading the Bible and sitting there and she said, ‘Oh, my son loves you, he thinks you're the best, he just loves everything you do.’ She said, ‘Talk to him, tell him to get better.’ It was clear this kid was not going to get better. He wasn't there. And Jim talked and said ‘You get better, your mother is really reading to you and loves you and you're a great hero,’ and she said, ‘No, not that way, really talk like you are.’ Meaning Tony Soprano. So he said, ‘Listen you mother f-----g piece of s--t, you get your f-----g act together. You don't let your mother suffer after all she gave you, you piece of s--t.’ And the mother said, ‘Oh thank you, thank you.’

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“And Jim signs the Bible, or whatever she was reading, and he walks out of the room and just bursts into tears.” 

James Gandolfini cryingThough the Walter Reed project never came together, Nevins said she and Gandolfini were working on a documentary focused on prisoners with learning disabilities when he suddenly died of a heart attack in June of 2013.

But Nevins will never forget Gandolfini’s appreciation for those who serve our country.

“His heart was in these wounded guys," Nevins said. "I don't know why, but he felt like one of them.”

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‘Jurassic World’ has grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide in only two weeks

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“Jurassic World” has already set numerous box-office records, and this weekend’s grosses indicate it is poised to set another mark.

In just two weeks, the film has earned a worldwide total of $981.3 million. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the latest installment of the Jurassic franchise “will be the fastest in history to hit $1 billion.”

“Jurassic World” raked in $102 million domestically this weekend, a decline from its domestic opening-weekend gross of $208.8 million, but enough to make it only the second movie in history to earn more than $100 million on two different weekends.

All told, “Jurassic World” has earned $398 million in the US, The Hollywood Reporter notes, as well as $583.1 million around the world — $161.7 million of which came from China alone.

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The latest records come after “Jurassic World” topped “Furious 7” to become Universal’s biggest Thursday release, with $18.5 million in receipts.

Perhaps most impressively, as BI’s Brett Arnold noted on June 13, the movie had the biggest opening day of all-time, as its one-day totals on Friday, June 12, amounted to $64.1 million, besting “Furious 7” and both Avengers films.

It currently has a 71% rating on RottenTomatoes.

“Jurassic World” cost $150 million to make and the director, Colin Trevorrow, had just one directorial credit to his name prior to this one: the small independent film “Safety Not Guaranteed.”

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Watch the fun trailer one more time for The Rock's new HBO show

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Sunday is the night Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson fans have been waiting for. "Ballers" begins.

This is the new scripted comedy that's executive-produced by Mark Wahlberg and his fellow "Entourage" colleague Stephen Levinson.

The Rock plays an ex-football player who now works as a high-profile agent. And it looks like it's going to be a blast.

The show premieres on June 21.

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Here's how much celebrities are paid to wear designer dresses on the red carpet

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Celebrities often make red-carpet appearances look easy as they breeze by photographers with perfect smiles, well-coiffed hair, and beautiful dresses that have been tailored to fit every inch of their bodies like a glove.

Sofia Vergara red carpetBut there's a lot of behind-the-scenes work and secret deals with fashion designers that goes into getting a celebrity looking perfect for the red carpet and its awaiting flashbulbs.

Naomi Watts Cannes red carpet paparazziCelebrity stylists Jessica Paster, Erin Walsh, Brad Goreski, and Brandon Maxwell recently sat down with The Cut senior editor Isabel Wilkinson at the Vulture Festival to discuss a side of the business that is rarely talked about the financials.

Oftentimes, designers pay celebrities and their stylists for a certain dress to be worn at a big event.

While stylists Goreski and Maxwell said they've never been offered money to dress an A-list client, Paster painted a very different picture.

Jessica Paster Brad Goreski"It's prevalent across the board," said Paster, whose clients have included Cate Blanchett, Emily Blunt, Miranda Kerr, Sandra Bullock, and Rachel McAdams, among many others. "Jewelry people are paying, shoe people are paying, tampon companies are paying, everyone is paying!"

When it comes to celebrity dressing, Paster says the financial breakdown looks something like this:

"It could be just paying the stylist and we get anywhere between $30,000 to $50,0000. Or it's paying the actress something between $100,000 and $250,000."

Jessica Paster Abbie CornishBut, she warns, "Nothing is ever signed, if a dress works, it works. But if the dress looks awful on a client, $250,000 or less is not worth wearing it."

"If it looks gorgeous on you and this is the dress we were going to pick anyway, why not be paid?" asked Paster, explaining that she prefers to call paid relationships between celebrities and brands "ambassadorships."

"They're ambassadorships and you start relationships with them [the brand], and then eventually, the actress often does get a campaign from them because they have a relationship with her," explains Paster.

"I don't seek these things out, but I think you put the most beautiful dress on the girl and if you get paid that's a plus," Paster continued. "I'm not going to use a dress that's not right for a girl and get paid, that's wrong. I always tell my assistants, don't worry about the money the money will come, just do a beautiful job."

Celebrity stylist Goreski admits that brands often do pay to be showcased on the red carpet.

"If someone shows up to the Oscars in a black dress and huge statement necklace, chances are they're being paid by a jewelry company," Goreski revealed.

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But as for why the topic of celebs being paid to wear certain gowns is so hush-hush, Goreski thinks it's nobody else's business.

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"Why do any of us need to know how they're making their money?" asked Goreski. "It's not like they're trafficking drugs, they're being paid to wear a dress. So what? If someone offered me $150,000 to show up in a beautiful custom made gown by X designer, I'd be like, 'Where do I sign?!'"

Maxwell summed it up quite nicely: "The whole point of an actress having a stylist is so you can make more money, or more people want to hire you, or the brand that you're wearing is making more money because it's driving sales. It's all wrapped up in money — it's Hollywood — we're not at church."

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Here's the moment HBO knew its Scientology doc 'Going Clear' would be a huge hit

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Although the HBO documentary “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief” is one of the most-watched docs in the history of the network, the head of HBO Documentary Films, Sheila Nevins, didn’t think a scathing look at the Church of Scientology would draw a lot of viewers when director Alex Gibney initially pitched her the idea.

Sheila Nevins Stephen Lovekin Getty“I never thought it would be sensational,” Nevins told Business Insider.

Before Gibney went to her, Nevins said she had never considered doing a film on the religion. She gave the go-ahead because she had confidence that the Oscar-winning Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side," 2007) could pull off a great adaptation of best-selling author Lawrence Wright’s book on the church, “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.

Nevins remembers the exact moment when she realized “Going Clear” was going to be a huge hit. “When I saw my name in a full page ad in The New York Times, I knew,” she said. “Docs don’t get full page ads, and when they do, they do really well.”

Nevins is referring to the ad that Scientology ran in The Times weeks before the film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

The ad compared “Going Clear” to the now infamous Rolling Stone story on campus rape at the University of Virginia, which turned out to be full of false claims. The headline in the ad read, “Is Alex Gibney’s Upcoming HBO ‘Documentary’ a Rolling Stone/UVA Redux?”

The ad then went on to outline numerous instances in which the church believed “Going Clear” was not factually correct.

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It also stated: “Mr. Gibney and HBO documentary chief Sheila Nevins have rejected multiple requests to meet with executives of the Church, including those with individual firsthand information.”

“I thought, ‘They really don’t want us to do it,’” said Nevins. “All the reason more to do it.”

Nevins told The Hollywood Reporter months before the film premiered at Sundance that “probably 160 lawyers” were vetting the film.

Gibney told Business Insider by email that the legal process with HBO was “tough but fair,” and he couldn’t have imagined bringing the project anywhere else other than to HBO.

“They were fearless and supportive,” he wrote. “Sheila and HBO backed me up against the attacks we knew were coming and promoted the hell out of the movie.”

Thinking back on the whole ordeal, Nevins still can’t believe the church was so aggressive in trying to bash “Going Clear.”

“Scientology did their own commercial for us,” she said. “Going Clear” had its premiere airing on HBO in March and became the second most-watched documentary on the network in the past decade.

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'Inside Out' sets record for biggest original box office debut; 'Jurassic World' will be fastest to $1 billion

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Though Pixar’s latest movie, “Inside Out,” is the first project ever from the studio not to open number one at the box office, it did make some history.

The film's $91.1 million domestic opening weekend makes “Inside Out” the largest debut ever for an original property (a non-sequel and non-sourced work). That surpasses the previous record holder, 2009’s “Avatar,” which opened with $77 million.

Projections last week had “Inside Out” grossing in the neighborhood of $60 million over the weekend, but thanks to overwhelming critical response and a 51% drop in ticket sales for “Jurassic World,” the film is the second biggest Pixar opening. Behind “Toy Story 3,” which had an opening weekend of $110.3 million.

But that doesn’t mean “Jurassic World” — which had the highest-grossing opening weekend ever last week — didn’t do well its second weekend in theaters.

jurassic world chris pratt jessica chastainThe blockbuster was number one at the box office once more with $102 million (“Inside Out” came in second), making it the second-largest second weekend opening of all time, just behind “The Avengers” at 103.1 million.

And with a worldwide gross to-date of $981 million, “Jurassic World” will likely become the fastest film to earn $1 billion worldwide.

“Furious 7” currently has the record, taking only 17 days to do it.

“World” will likely do it in 13 days.

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The Hobbiton Movie Set is one of the biggest tourist attractions in New Zealand

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The Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, New Zealand, will make you feel like you’ve just stepped into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit" films and books. 

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First opened in 2002, Hobbiton is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in New Zealand, drawing in more than 350,000 visitors a year.

When you enter the 1,250-acre Alexander Farm, you’ll see 37 hobbit holes waiting to be explored.

hobbitonYou can step inside the house of Bilbo Baggins and see where Samwise Gamgee and Rosie Cotton lived. Some of the hobbit holes are big enough to explore while others are miniature in size. 

Outside the homes are everyday items from the lives of hobbits including cabbage gardens, smoked fish, honey pots, butterfly catchers, and hobbit-sized shirts and pants hung on clotheslines to dry. 

hobbitonPeter Jackson came across the farm while conducting an aerial search of the North Island. When he saw the area, he thought it was the perfect location for Hobbiton, one of the places in the Shire where Hobbits lived. 

They began site construction in 1999, implementing incredible detail to make the set complete. The Party Tree was created with artificial leaves imported from Taiwan and individually wired onto the tree. 

hobbitonThe set was rebuilt again in 2011 for “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” and “The Hobbit: There and Back Again.”

hobbitonSince then, it's been a permanent attraction adorned with bridges, gardens, the Mill and other locations you might recognize from the set. 

hobbitonYou can stop into the Green Dragon Inn, which opened in the park December of 2012 and is featured in the Lord of the Rings trilogy as the local meeting places for the Hobbiton and Bywater residents.

hobbitonThis was where hobbits would gather to drink, enjoy a meal, and discuss what was happening in the Shire.

Today, the Green Dragon Inn offers an exact replica of what is seen in the films, where you can enjoy a cold cup of beer or cider and sample traditional Hobbit fare like beef and ale pie. 

hobbitonYou can tour the Hobbiton Movie Set year-round for $75, which includes transport to and from the set, a complimentary drink at the Green Dragon Inn, and a guide who will explain how the set was created.

You can also embark on the Evening Dinner Tour at $190, where you’ll be treated to a banquet feast with Hobbit fare, and a nighttime tour where you'll be given an authentic handheld lantern as you walk through an illuminated Hobbiton.

HobbitonWhile you're in the area, be sure to see some of New Zealand's other locations that inspired the movie including Mount Ruapehu and Mount Ngauruhoe, which became Mt. Doom, and Queenstown, which was the setting for several scenes including the Eregion Hills and the Pillars of Argonath. 

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Here’s everything leaving Netflix in July

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It’s that time again. We have to say goodbye to some titles from Netflix.

The most immediate movie you should jump on before it goes away is “Terminator 2: Judgement Day.” With “Terminator Genisys” hitting theaters July 1, it would be best to get a refresher of this classic sequel.

Some others we’re sad to see go: The cult comedy classic "Super Troopers," Oliver Stone's commentary on violence and media, "Natural Born Killers: Director’s Cut;" the Oscar-winning "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (remember, Netflix is currently working on a sequel); and Tom Hanks stranded on an island with a volleyball, "Cast Away."

Here’s the complete list. We’ve highlighted a few that are binge-worthy for the next week-and-a-half.

Leaving 7/1/15

“Beauty and the Beast” Season 1-3
“Big Fish”
“Big Top Pee-wee”
“Bratz: Fashion Pixiez”
“Bratz Kids: Sleep-Over Adventure”
“Bowling for Columbine”
“Cast Away”
“Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie”
“Descent”
“Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead”
“Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”
“Four Weddings and a Funeral”
“Fried Green Tomatoes”
“Harper’s Island: The Complete Series”
“Hawaii Five-O” Season 1-10 (1968)
“Jack Frost”
“Knight Rider” Season 1-4
“Louis C.K.: Hilarious”
“Melrose Place 2.0”
“Melrose Place” Season 1-7
“Mission: Impossible” Season 1-7
“Moonstruck”
“Natural Born Killers: Director’s Cut”
“Patton”
“Racing Stripes”
“Seven Years in Tibet”
“She’s All That”
“Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow”
“Space Cowboys”
“Stephen King’s The Stand”
“Super Troopers”

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“The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Vol. 1-3”
“The Care Bears Movie”
“The Fly 2”
“The Langoliers”
“The Last Samurai”
“The Manchurian Candidate” (2004)
“The Muppets Take Manhattan”
“Three Kings”
“Trailer Park Boys: The Movie”
“Wings” Season 1-8
“X-Men: Evolution” Season 1

Leaving 7/3/15

“Myth Hunters” Series 1

Leaving 7/4/15

“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”

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“The Last Stand”

Leaving 7/14/15

“Shipping Wars” Season 1-3

“Wahlburgers” Season 1

Leaving 7/15/15

“Dragnet” Season 1-4

“Miami Vice” Season 1-5

Leaving 7/25/15

“The Inbetweeners” Season 3

Leaving 7/30/15

“Leave It to Beaver” Season 1-6

“Magnum P.I.” Season 1-8

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This is Microsoft's ambitious plan to own virtual reality

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With nascent Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the company is heading in a new, unified direction. The objective: create a cohesive Windows ecosystem across all devices. Whether you're using Windows on a PC, a Surface tablet, an Xbox One or a Windows Phone device — Microsoft wants you to be able to access your content. It's accomplishing this goal with the next version of its veteran operating system, Windows 10.

And this is the simplified approach Microsoft is applying to the next step in computing as well: virtual reality.

When Facebook's VR solution, the Oculus Rift, launches in early 2016, your Windows 10 computer will be ready to go (The Oculus Rift needs a PC to run). Simply plug in the Oculus Rift and Windows 10 will know what's going on. That same notion applies to VR headsets from the likes of HTC/Valve and, of course, Microsoft's own "mixed reality" headset, HoloLens. 

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In short, Microsoft wants Windows 10 to be the destination for next-generation computing experiences. It wants to be the company that facilitates your first experiences with virtual reality, augmented reality, and "mixed" reality (a blend of actual reality and computer-assisted reality, like Google Glass) – what many see as the next step in how humans interact with computers.

Microsoft's head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, told Business Insider a few basic ways the company is unifying disparate headsets under the banner of Windows 10:

  • Headsets will be supported "natively," meaning that they're recognized and accounted for by Windows 10. Currently, these headsets show up as monitors and must be calibrated to work with your computer. It's a big hassle! Thankfully, this should help circumvent the hassle.
  • Since all these headsets require some form of body/head tracking, and they all solve that issue in different ways, Windows 10 will unify tracking. It's not clear exactly how this will work, but it doesn't sound like Oculus VR's tracking solution (cameras) will stand in for HTC/Valve's (lasers). Instead, it seems to be a solution for developers – one pipeline of tracking information across various headsets.

Unlike Sony, which is focusing on supporting one headset (Project Morpheus) on its PlayStation 4 game console, Microsoft isn't taking a console-focused approach to VR and AR headsets. Instead, the company is focusing on Windows 10 – the next version of its popular operating system, which launches for free on July 29th. This approach encompasses a variety of devices, from standard home desktop PCs to the Xbox One itself.

That means, however minimally, that even the Xbox One game console is going to support a variety of next-generation computing headsets, from the Oculus Rift to Microsoft's own HoloLens headset.

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How a startup founded outside a sandwich shop started making GIFs for Lady Gaga and Pharrell

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If you've been to a company party in the last few years, the odds are good that you've seen one of the Bosco's photo booths. 

It's a white box, elevated a few feet off the ground, where party-goers can pose for four photos in rapid succession, which then get turned into an animated GIF.

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The Bosco's taken pictures of everyone from UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to Rihanna. Big-name artists like Lady Gaga and Carrie Underwood have even taken a set of the booths on tour with them, as an extra bit of entertainment for fans.  And brands like L'Oreal, Facebook, Hulu, J.Crew, and OpenTable have booked booths for their events.  

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The Bosco photo booth is something of an overnight success story.

Cofounders Aaron Fisher-Cohen and Nick Fehr started the company at the end of 2011.

Fehr, who comes from a background in web development, was on his way back from a hackathon when he ran into Fisher-Cohen outside of a Brooklyn sandwich shop. They had met before, through a mutual friend.  

"I always had the idea to make a video booth," Fisher-Cohen told Business Insider. He comes from a film background and is currently working on his second feature-length film. "That same day, we left saying, 'No matter what, let's see this idea through.'"

The two worked on building a prototype video booth, which ended up being harder than they expected. They decided it would make more sense to build a GIF booth instead. 

"We didn’t realize that GIFs were so popular, and that it had never done before," Fisher-Cohen said. "That single project became our staple."

Fisher-Cohen and Fehr started asking their friends if they would be willing to have a GIF booth at their upcoming parties. Word spread quickly. 

In 2014, the Bosco provided booths to more than 1,400 clients in 89 cities. They also help brands plan other digital experiences for their events, including a virtual runway for H&M and a custom photo booth for Lexus.

"I knew enough people in the event space for it to work," Fisher-Cohen said. "It’s hard to find an event where a booth doesn’t make sense."

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 The company has never raised venture capital outside of a small friends-and-family round they closed before getting started three years ago. They don't plan to raise more money, either. 

"It's not part of the plan right now," Fisher-Cohen said. "We're able to grow right now without the cash." 

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