News about Tom Sawyer

The best Christmas films of all time have been ranked by IMDb; did your favorite make the list?

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 25, 2023
It's finally Christmas time. If you're in possession of a box of chocolates, this is the perfect time of the year to relax and switch onto a wholesome film. Although the holiday season is all about gift giving, the best part of it is enjoying a belly full of food when not watching your favorite film. However, there are just so many to choose from, whether it be Die Hard at Home Alone or Die Hard of Home Alone, finding a film the whole family wants to watch can be daunting. MailOnline has compiled a list of the Top ten Christmas Films of all time, so you won't miss out on the must-watch festive shows. Did you favourite Christmas film make the list? Take a look at the following links and let us know.

More than ten Walt Disney World rides and attractions have closed, including bear sightings at Magic Kingdom

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 18, 2023
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced that the animal was seen in a tree at Magic Kingdom earlier this morning. On a video obtained by WESH 2, members of the search party were seen carrying a massive black figure in a white tarp around 1.15pm. The employees were seen wearing reflective vests and standing in a clearing, hinting at something off-camera.

Woman breaks into the silence in a Crystal Brook shooting

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 4, 2023
On Tuesday, Sean Ferris, 52, yelled at people about his dog, a husky named Buddy, outside a supermarket in the small town of Crystal Brook, South Australia's mid north. On Wednesday morning, police officers arrived at Ferris' house for a welfare check before being stabbed, leaving them in induced comas fighting for their lives. Ferris was shot dead on the scene, and Pauline Flavel, an elderly local, has now admitted how she was to blame for what happened.

Man who was shot after stabbing two officers was caught yelling at people over a dog in Crystal Brooks

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 3, 2023
On Tuesday, footage of the man, who is believed to be in his mid-50s, screaming at people about his dog - a husky called Buddy - outside a supermarket in the small town of Crystal Brook, South Australia's mid north, emerged. He tells them he's sick of arseholes like you whining about my dog and causing them to annoy me.' After visiting the man's home in the aftermath of the altercation, a police officer will be left fighting for his life and another in an induced coma.

During a performance, Disneyland's 45ft dragon bursts into flames

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 23, 2023
On Saturday night, a 45-foot animatronic dragon caught fire on Disneyland's Tom Sawyer island, California, causing families to leave the park.

During a normal performance, a 45-foot tall fire-breathing Disneyland dragon bursts into flames

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 23, 2023
On Saturday night, a 45-foot animatronic dragon caught fire on Disneyland's Tom Sawyer Island, California, causing families to leave the park. It exploded and erupted into a fireball during the theme park's 'Fantasmic!' On Saturday night, the black smoke plume plumeon. Around 1,000 people were evacuated from the Frontierland site, but no one was hurt.

A black mother in Florida has slammed a Florida school teacher who allowed giggling seventh-graders to yell out the n-word

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 22, 2022
The incident occurred in the seventh-grade class at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School in Port Charlotte earlier this month as students read aloud from the classic novel. However, when the class reached an excerpt where a character uttered the aforementioned slur, the students began to act out, with some students threatening to say the word in entirety aloud. The instructor, who allegedly fed up with the students, ordered the students to all say the word together in order to get it out of their systems. The students cooperated, prompting several parents to forward a slew of the reports to the school after learning of the incident from their children. Principal Tonya Peters chastised the incident due to the students' "immature behavior" after those students'.' The instructor who gave the order would not face repercussions for her behavior, according to the report. This was not enough for this mother, who said she was so 'outraged' when she learned of the incident, she erupted to confront the teacher accountable. She appeared on NBC-2 of the event, under the assumption that the station did not reveal her name.

Kelly LeBrock, a member of Weird Science, is currently on display in At age 62, an examination of where other cast members are headed

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 14, 2022
Kelly, a Weird Science alum, attended the Brent Shapiro Foundation 2022 Summer Spectacular Exhibition in Beverly Hills, and she looked stunning in a silky, black, satin gown with spaghetti straps. The '80s pinup is best known for appearing Lisa in the 1985 sci-fi comedy film Weird Science, and she has certainly not lost her appeal in the 37 years since the film premiered. But has time been as kind to the other cast members? FEMAIL has taken a look at the rest of the actors' lives and revealed what they're doing right now as Kelly dazzles on the red carpet. Following that, several of the actors went on to pursue major careers for themselves, but others fell off the grid and into other career paths. Some of them were even marred with controversy, with actor Anthony Michael Hall facing explosive court charges in 2016 and Robert Downey Jr. being arrested several times for drug possession. Here's a look at the cast of Weird Science from their other appearances and accomplishments to their love lives and scandals since the movie was released more than three decades ago.

The use of the N-word by Huckleberry Finn has sparked warnings for university students

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 25, 2022
Mark Twain's masterpiece, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has been given a 'trigger warning' by Exeter University. Staff characterized the portrayal of a slave as 'problematic in a variety of ways, not least because of Huck's use of the word N-word throughout the book.' The 1884 book, which is a sequel to Tom Sawyer's Adventures, tells the tale of a river ride for young Huck Finn and his buddy Jim, a black man who escaped slavery. Academics have used it as an example of anti-racist literature for decades.

What happened to the Addams Family's ORIGINAL cast on Wednesday?

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 18, 2022
The Addams Family was Charles Addams, a New Yorker cartoonist who first introduced the characters in the 1930s. The family became household names in the 1960s after the television series premiered on ABC in September 1964. Gomez, Carolyn Jones as the alluring mother Morticia, Lisa Loring as the intrigue son of the film, and Ken Weatherwax as their beloved Uncle Fiesty and Jackie Coogan as eccentric Uncle Fester. In April 1966, the show came to an end after a two-season run. The Addams family returned to television in 1991 with the likes of Anjelica Huston as Morticia, Raul Julia as Gomez, and a young Christina Ricci as Wednesday. As Netflix prepares to debut their latest remake film, the legendary family is being welcomed to a new generation. But what about the original cast members who helped bring the iconic roles to life? After the show came to an end, FEMAIL has taken a look at what happened to their careers.

A.N. is a literary figure. Wilson discusses the ferocious brutality of his youth days

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 14, 2022
Author A.N. Wilson (left) addresses the sexual assault he suffered at Hillstone preparatory school (inset) in Greater Malvern, 50 miles from Stafford, and how his mother rescued him (new Wilson is pictured right with his mother). Rudolph Barbour-Simpson and his partner Barbara sexually assaulted the children. Wilson started attending the school aged seven and spent four and a half years, but the brutality he received has stayed with him for life. Bloomsbury has published Confessions.