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Young Sherlock actor Max Irons reveals Colin Firth’s unique 3am habit: He likes to play ping pong in hotel corridors

Young Sherlock actor Max Irons reveals Colin Firth’s unique 3am habit: He likes to play ping pong in hotel corridors

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The recently released series Young Sherlock has been receiving praise for it’s storytelling and characters. While the show delves into the younger and formative years of Sherlock Holmes, played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin, it focuses more on his family. Actor Max Irons essays the role of Sherlock Holmes’ brother Mycroft Holmes in the show, and he asserts on the importance of Mycroft in the Sherlock universe. Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Max Irons and Colin Firth in Young Sherlock He says, “I think Mycroft is a useful counterbalance to Sherlock. Sherlock, at this particular point in his life, is a bit anarchic, a bit unstructured and a bit of an agent of chaos. Mycroft, on the other hand, is a believer of being an agent for change within the system, within the constraints of the system. He’s in the civil services and as you see in the early episodes, he is there to bail out Sherlock, to shepherd him and I think that counterbalance, that yin and yang is useful.” Watch the entire chat with Max Irons …

Marty Supreme review: the ping pong movie is very stressful

Marty Supreme review: the ping pong movie is very stressful

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The origins of table tennis have often obscured its influence — it was literally designed to be the diminutive form of tennis, after all. But the idea of “spin” first originated with ping pong; politically, it would become the thing that opened up negotiations between the US and China under Nixon. There are gestures to this in Marty Supreme, but the new film from Josh Safdie is more interested in the sport as a fixture for outcasts in the ’50s Lower East Side. Loosely based on the true story of Jewish table tennis underdog Marty Reisman, Marty Supreme arrives eager and ready to unnerve you. “Loosely” is the key word here, unless it turns out the real-life Reisman was a real piece of shit. This version, Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), is as maddening as they come. Anyone who has seen the Safdie brothers’ previous movies Good Time or Uncut Gems will recognize the template: a man who constantly makes selfish choices, every bad decision an excuse to meet a strange character and sprint through the …

Yes, the ‘Suicide Tree’ in White Lotus 3 is real: Once used in witch trials, this Pong Pong fruit can actually ‘kill’ you | Web-series News

Yes, the ‘Suicide Tree’ in White Lotus 3 is real: Once used in witch trials, this Pong Pong fruit can actually ‘kill’ you | Web-series News

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Remember the tree you saw in White Lotus Season 3 — the one weighed down with deadly Pong Pong fruit? Yes, that creepy looking fruit is very real. The show may have just wrapped its finale, but fans still aren’t over the stunning Thai setting. And before their minds drift to the next White Lotus destination, many were left fixated on the mystery behind those fruits that got an unusual amount of screen time. After all, it turned the piña colada into a tropical nightmare. In the finale, Jason Isaacs’ character, Timothy Ratliff,  haunted by some pretty dark thoughts all season, makes a dangerous call. He imagines shooting himself… or others. But then he remembers the warning from a hotel staff back in episode one: “Don’t eat the fruit hanging over your villa’s pool — it’s poisonous.” And so he does exactly what he was told not to, he grinds up the Pong Pong seeds in a blender and plans to serve them in the cocktail to his entire family only to chicken out at …

Timothee Chalamet trained for months to play ping pong star in Marty Supreme, says cinematographer: Shooting was crazy | Hollywood

Timothee Chalamet trained for months to play ping pong star in Marty Supreme, says cinematographer: Shooting was crazy | Hollywood

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Apr 07, 2025 08:30 AM IST Marty Supreme cinematographer Darius Khondji spoke about Timothee Chalamet at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra workshop. Actor Timothee Chalamet has gone through intense training for his role in the upcoming film Marty Supreme, where he plays real-life ping pong legend Marty Reisman, reported Variety. (Also Read | World’s highest-paid child actor made $10 million for one film, out-earned Timothee Chalamet, Nicole Kidman, Zendaya) Timothee Chalamet will play ping pong legend Marty Reisman in Marty Supreme.(AFP) According to the film’s cinematographer, Darius Khondji, Timothee trained “for months and months” to prepare for the part. Darius revealed this while speaking to Variety on the sidelines of the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra workshop. Darius said he hasn’t seen the final film yet, but “everything I hear is spectacular. The shooting was so hard and crazy”. Ping pong legend Marty was known for his unique personality and skills, having started out as a street hustler in New York before winning over 20 major ping pong titles between 1946 and 2002. Timothee worked hard …

‘Arid area, sandy soil, close to border’: Himachal panel flags issues with land proposed to be allotted to Pong Dam displaced families | Chandigarh News

‘Arid area, sandy soil, close to border’: Himachal panel flags issues with land proposed to be allotted to Pong Dam displaced families | Chandigarh News

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At least four of the five revenue tehsils identified in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district to rehabilitate 6,263 families displaced due to the Pong Dam project in Himachal Pradesh lie near the India-Pakistan border, which means much of the agricultural land is inaccessible due to security concerns. This is one of the many issues highlighted in a 74-page inspection report submitted to the Himachal Pradesh government this week. The inspection committee, led by Deputy Commissioner (Relief & Rehabilitation) Dr Sanjay Kumar Dhiman, further raised concerns about the land’s infertility, poor soil quality in desert terrains, growing threats from land mafias and encroachers, and the lack of an effective grievance redressal system by the Rajasthan government. The report was submitted to Himachal Pradesh Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi on December 4. “A significant portion of the murabbas (25 bighas comprise one murabba) or agricultural land lies within the border area. This region is closely monitored by the Border Security Force (BSF) on the Indian side and the Pakistan Rangers on the other, creating a tense atmosphere. Strict vigilance …