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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 1 February 2018
Helen Mirren talks ‘Winchester’

film, impact of gun deaths

By MIKE CIDONI LENNOX nese ghost stories, ghost “There are many theo-
AP Entertainment Writer films,” Mirren said in a re- ries why she did this,” Mir-
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Helen cent interview. “You know, ren said. “And one of the
Mirren says her new film the Japanese love ghost theories that we explore in
“Winchester “ isn’t a hor- stories and have great be- the film. She was trying to
ror flick, but rather a ghost lief in the power of the an- placate the ghosts of the
story with foreign roots and cestor spirits, of the ances- people who’d been killed
a distinct American ele- tors, as many cultures do.” by the Winchester rifle.
ment — the psychological Part of the film was shot at She felt their deaths very
impact of gun deaths. Winchester’s mansion in strongly. She felt respon-
Mirren plays the real-life San Jose, California, where sible. She felt the weight
Sarah Winchester, a 19th- she moved after the death of their deaths upon them.
century heiress who inher- of her husband in 1881. And she was trying, in her In this Nov. 11, 2017 file photo, Helen Mirren arrives at the 9th
ited a massive fortune from Now known as the “Win- own way, to placate their annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles. Mirren says her latest
her husband’s creation of chester Mystery House,” it spirits.” film “Winchester” isn’t really a horror film, but rather a ghost
the Winchester repeating is a popular tourist attrac- Despite “Winchester’s” story with a very distinct American element.
rifle shortly after the Civil tion and has more than 160 themes, Mirren, 72, said the Associated Press
War. In the film, Winchester rooms, 10 thousand win- film isn’t trying to make any “The issue is more put- moral decision upon the
believes she is haunted by dows, two thousand doors broad statements about
those killed by the firearm, and forty staircases. gun ownership in America. ting the question mark or people who make huge
fortunes from making and
the weight of moral deci-
which allowed for more According the lore around “What I like about it and I
rapid firing than previous Winchester’s life, she or- think ... about America is sion upon the people who then I would say the arma-
ments dealers in the world I
make a fortune from mak-
rifles. dered constant construc- that it doesn’t deal with
“It’s a ghost story, hopeful- tion on the home to try to whether you can carry ing arms — whether they’re would like to see it... I see it
personally in a much more
guns, bombs, grenades ...
ly in the tradition, the very confuse the ghosts she be- guns or not. That’s kind of
grand tradition, of Japa- lieved were haunting her. not the issue,” she said. or whatever it is. It puts a global way.”q
AP source: Fox gets Thursday night football for 5 years, $3B

By BARRY WILNER NFL to grow the Thursday
AP Pro Football Writer night package.”
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) Goodell added that the
— Fox and the NFL have league is exploring part-
agreed to a five-year deal nerships with digital outlets,
for Thursday night football also in conjunction with
games. Fox.
Those games previously The NFL has broadcast
were televised by CBS and deals “five years out” with
NBC, two of the league’s its other partners — ESPN
other network partners. has the Monday night
Fox announced Wednes- package — so five years
day that it will televise 11 on this agreement made
games between Weeks 4 sense.
and 15, with simulcasts on “Fundamentally, Fox was
NFL Network and Fox De- built on football,” said Pe-
portes. ter Rice, president of 21st
Fox, which has the Sun- Century Fox, nothing that
day afternoon NFC pack- 25 years ago, the NFC
age, will produce all of package “helped launch The Vince Lombardi Trophy is seen before a news conference by Commissioner Roger Goodell
the games under the deal, a fledgling network into in advance of the Super Bowl 52 football game, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in Minneapolis.
which is worth a little more what it is today.” Associated Press
than $3 billion, accord- “These opportunities come
ing to a person with direct along very, very infre- entertainment program- age, to use it as an oppor- Goodell said. “We have
knowledge of the terms of quently,” he added. “You ming on television’s big- tunity to learn, to under- very healthy competition.
the deal who spoke to The either have the rights to the gest night,” CBS said in a stand where these various In fact, I would say it’s un-
Associated Press on condi- most-watched content in statement. “At the same platforms are going, and precedented competition
tion of anonymity because media or you don’t. If you time, we look forward to what we can do to make from a number of digital
the league didn’t an- don’t take the opportunity, continuing our terrific long- it a more attractive experi- partners.
nounce its value. this won’t come up again term partnership with the ence for our fans,” he said. “As I say, we put our focus
“This is a single partner for five years. We believe in NFL on Sunday afternoons, “We will look at that in that on the broadcast pack-
deal, we are not splitting buying the very best rights, with more than 100 games context, and the term will age first. ... We are not re-
the package,” NFL Com- and the best rights are the per season including next be consistent with what it quired to go coterminous
missioner Roger Goodell NFL.” year’s Super Bowl 53.” will take to make sure that with the broadcasts. We
said in a conference call. CBS and NBC each paid Goodell noted that the we continue to evolve that can do any length of deal
“We had tremendous $450 million for the previous Thursday night games are platform as well as the ex- that we get to an agree-
amount of interest from all two-year package. a place for innovation. perience for our fans.” ment on with that digital
the broadcast partners, all “We explored a respon- “One of the things we’ve That means streaming out- partner. As I mentioned
of whom wanted it exclu- sible bid for Thursday Night taken into consideration lets, of course. earlier, we will be doing this
sively. We felt this was the Football but in the end are with Thursday night in gen- “We have accepted in cooperation with our Fox
best opportunity for the very pleased to return to eral is to evolve this pack- bids for digital partners,” partners.”q