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Austin Butler (ELVIS) Warner Bros. Pictures If you’ve seen any of the videos or interviews with Austin Butler at the recent Golden Globes you may have noticed he still sounds a bit like Elvis. In fact, many people have noted that despite being from California, he still sounds like he’s from the Deep South. For actors, learning a new accent is incredibly demanding. Accent assimilation is a rigorous process that often requires listening deeply to archive material, documentaries, movies and interviews and observing linguistic details. Austin Butler in his role as Elvis shows how an actor must be acutely responsive to the specifics of an accent, role, script style and demands of the film. The actor works with a dialect coach, starting months or years before filming. The coach provides source recordings (a real person, for example, Elvis) and an accent breakdown. The actor will listen to the sound samples at every opportunity for total immersion. Signi...

Ford Capri 1971 V8 Production of the Capri began in November 1968 (according to Jeremy Walton's 1987 book Capri – The Development & Competition History of Ford's European GT Car and the FIA, Recognition No. 5301) at Ford's Halewood plant in the UK, and on 16 December 1968 at the Cologne plant in West Germany. It was unveiled in January 1969 at the  Brussels Motor Show , with sales starting the following month. The intention was to reproduce in Europe the success Ford had had with the North American  Ford Mustang : to produce a European  pony car . It was mechanically based on the  Cortina  and built in Europe at the  Halewood  plant in the United Kingdom, the  Genk  plant in Belgium, and the  Saarlouis  and  Cologne  plants in Germany. The car was named  Colt  during its development stage, but Ford was unable to use the name, for it was  trademarked by Mitsubishi . The name Capri comes fro...

She died of cardiac arrest at age of only 54. She was at the golden globes not even 5 days ago. We're deeply saddened to learn that Lisa Marie Presley passed away at the age of 54. Our hearts are with her family and loved ones during this difficult time. Lisa Marie Presley was hospitalized on Jan 12 USA Time Jan 13 Asia Pacific Time at the age of 54. Prior to the medical emergency, she suffered the loss of her son Benjamin Keough in 2020 when he was just 27. Access Hollywood is looking back at the years leading up to Lisa’s medical emergency. Priscilla Presley, My beloved daughter Lisa Marie was rushed to the hospital. She is now receiving the best care. Please keep her and our family in your prayers. We feel the prayers from around the world and ask for privacy during this time. Lisa Marie Presley was born on February 1, 1968 – January 12, 2023, was an American singer-songwriter. She was the only child of singer and actor Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley...

    Ford Mustang 1967 Convertible in Red The first-generation  Ford Mustang  was manufactured by  Ford  from March 1964 until 1973. The introduction of the Mustang created a new class of automobiles known as the  pony car . The Mustang’s styling, with its long hood and short deck, proved wildly popular and inspired a host of competition. It was initially introduced on April 17, 1964, as a hardtop and convertible with the fastback version put on sale in August 1964. At the time of its introduction, the Mustang, sharing its  platform  with the  Falcon , was slotted into a  compact car  segment. The 1967 model year Mustang was the first significant redesign of the original model. Ford's designers began drawing up a larger version even as the original was achieving sales success, and while "Iacocca later complained about the Mustang's growth, he did oversee the redesign for 1967." The major mechanical feature was to allow the inst...

Ford Mustang 1969 Mach 1 The  Ford Mustang Mach 1  is a  performance-oriented option package  of the  Ford Mustang  muscle car, originally introduced in August 1968 for the 1969 model year. It was available until 1978, returned briefly in 2003, 2004, and most recently 2021. As part of a Ford heritage program, the Mach 1 package returned in 2003 as a high-performance version of the  New Edge  platform. Visual connections to the 1969 model were integrated into the design to pay homage to the original. This generation of the Mach 1 was discontinued after the 2004 model year, with the introduction of the  fifth generation  Mustang. Ford first used the name "Mach 1" in its 1969 display of a concept called the "Levacar Mach I" at the  Ford Rotunda . This concept vehicle used a cushion of air as propulsion on a circular dais. Overview Production 1969–1970 Body and chassis Body style 2-door  fastback Powertrain Engine 351 cu...

  Gold Coast University Hospital’s new Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation  Access to critical mental health care on the Gold Coast will soon be bolstered with work to begin this year on a new major 40-bed mental health facility, the Palaszczuk Government has announced. Palaszczuk Government Minister Meaghan Scanlon today said the tender to build the Gold Coast University Hospital’s new Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU) had been awarded to Queensland company Watpac Constructions as part of the government’s record Health and Hospitals Plan. “1 in 2 Australians will suffer from mental illness sometime in their life,” Minister Scanlon said. “It’s why we’re building this facility, why we built the mental health Crisis Stabilisation Unit at Robina Hospital and have committed $1.6 billion to mental health care in the budget. “The facility will be built across two floors and provide secure services to support people with severe and complex mental health disorders in th...

Ford XW 1970 Falcon GT Sedan The  Ford Falcon GT  is an  automobile  produced by  Ford Australia  from 1967 to 1976 as the performance version of its  Falcon  model range. Its production was resumed by a joint venture in 1992 and 1997 with  Tickford , and then again between 2003 and 2014 with  Prodrive , the latter being marketed as the  FPV GT & GT-P . The Falcon GT is inextricably linked with the history of Australian sports sedan car production and with the evolution of Australian motor racing. The Falcon GT lineage includes many Bathurst wins and motorsport accolades over its entire production run. The  GT  model was introduced as a performance variant of the Australian  Ford Falcon   XR series  in 1967. They were also offered with the 1968  XT ; 1969  XW , 1971  XY , 1972  XA , and 1973  XB  Falcon ranges.  GT-HO  ("Handling Option") versions were released wit...

Ford Mustang 1965 Fastback The Ford Mustang is a series of American  automobiles  manufactured by  Ford . In continuous production since 1964, the Mustang is currently the longest-produced Ford car nameplate. Currently, in its  sixth generation , it is the fifth-best-selling Ford car nameplate.  Originally predicted to sell 100,000 vehicles yearly, the 1965 Mustang became the most successful vehicle launch since the  1927 Model A . Introduced on April 17, 1964 From 1965 until 2004, the Mustang shared chassis commonality with other Ford model lines, staying rear-wheel-drive throughout its production. From 1965 to 1973, the Mustang was derived from the 1960  Ford Falcon  compact. From 1974 until 1978, the Mustang (denoted Mustang II) was a longer-wheelbase version of the  Ford Pinto . From 1979 until 2004, the Mustang shared its  Fox platform  chassis with 14 other Ford vehicles (becoming the final one to use the Fox ar...

Seaworld Fatal helicopter crash Four people have died following a crash involving two helicopters on the Gold Coast today (January 2). Initial investigations indicate the crash occurred around 2pm when one helicopter was landing and another was taking off near Seaworld Drive in Main Beach. One of the helicopters managed to successfully land on a sandbank. Four people, travelling in the crashed helicopter, were declared deceased at the scene. A further three people, also travelling in the crashed helicopter, suffered critical injuries and were taken to hospital. Six people were travelling in the helicopter that landed safely. Five patients in this helicopter suffered minor injuries and were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital. One person was physically uninjured. Forensic Crash Unit investigations are continuing with assistance from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. There is no further information available at this time. Source: Queensland Police Video of Helicopter Rides with...