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Ever since becoming one of the biggest pop stars in recent history, Ariana Grande hasn’t spent much time showing off her acting abilities in front of the camera. Before taking over the music industry, Grande found Hollywood success while working on the set of Nickelodeon’s Victorious as Cat Valentine, featuring the iconic Victoria Justice.

Credits: Ariana Grande in “Yes, and?” Music Video | Credits: youtube.com/@ArianaGrande

While the 31-year-old pop star tried to navigate through her acting career, she also gave some attention to her musical aspirations behind the scenes. In 2013, she released a single called The Way, featuring Mac Miller, who tragically passed away in 2018, and it quickly drew a lot of attention to her work.

Eventually, Grande had to give time to music as it found far more success than her Hollywood career. But she certainly hasn’t forgotten her theatrical roots either. The pop star...

They say there are only three certainties in life: death, taxes, and the release of at least one new Hong Sang-soo film each year. In a career marked by extreme prolificness—”By the Stream” is his ninth film to come out this decade, which, need I remind you, is less than halfway through completion—Hong’s directorial approach has equally been marked by its own set of developments coinciding with his personal journey; minor adjustments for anyone just popping in periodically on one of his many features, but for those accustomed to his propensity for self-reflection and jarring zooms, these changes may as well be signs of a whole new artist.

In particular, this new decade seems to have brought with it a more seasoned shade of that contemplative attitude—one that recognizes the internal faults Hong would begin to examine in the previous decade, but with a newfound understanding...

Although Elvis Presley was Lisa Marie Presley’s father, he was also her favorite performer. She loved watching him on stage and recording the songs that have since become industry classics. However, Lisa Marie had her favorite Elvis songs. She always asked him to perform these two classic tunes from his extensive catalog.

Lisa Marie Presley’s two favorite Elvis Presley songs were soulful classics

Elvis Presley’s music catalog consisted of hundreds of songs. With so many to pick from, Lisa Marie Presley narrowed her choices to two.

Lisa Marie’s daughter, Riley Keough, shared her mom’s choices in her late mother’s soon-to-be-released autobiography, From Here to the Great Unknown. People Magazine published an excerpt.

“I had certain songs that I liked; “Hurt” and “How Great Thou Art.” I would ask him to sing those songs for me, and he would always say yes,” Lisa Marie revealed.

You know what they say: Two is a trend. When most audiences first met Canadian rising star Gabriel Labelle, it was with Steven Spielberg’s 2022 “The Fabelmans,” in which the beloved American auteur told his own semi-autobiographical origin story, with Labelle starring as his cinematic avatar, budding filmmaker Sammy Fabelman. Kind of a crazy introduction to Hollywood, right?

But while Labelle relished the role — and earned plenty of acclaim for it, including winning Best Young Performer at the 28th Critics’ Choice Awards and the award for Breakthrough Performance from the National Board of Review (an accolade he shared with “Till” standout Danielle Deadwyler) — he was also eager to embrace original films. That included Adam Carter Rehmeier’s well-regarded coming-of-age charmer “Snack Shack,” a ’90s-set comedy that helped scratch Labelle’s itch to fully craft a character (and a part he won while still in production on “The Fabelmans”).

But true...

A muse, a mother, a fashionista, an actor, a rock ‘n’ roll icon — it’s hard to describe exactly why Anita Pallenberg remains such a compelling figure more than a half-century after the captivating blonde sang backing vocals on the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil” and starred in movies like “Performance” and “Barbarella.”

The new documentary “Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg” delves into both the beautiful and tragic moments of her eventful life with the help of a treasure trove of home movies and interviews, as well as an unpublished memoir penned by Pallenberg and narrated by Scarlett Johansson. The footage is coupled with interviews of the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards, with whom she had a significant relationship, their children Marlon and Angela Richards, director Volker Schlondorff, who cast her in some of his films, and her former friends and associates.

“I’ve been called a witch,...

Rashmika Mandanna Reacts To Criticism Over Her ‘Unclear’ Dialogue In Animal (Photo Credit – IMDb)

Animal emerged as a huge success at the box office, but it also had its share of controversies. Apart from the controversial row, the film faced trolls due to several reasons and one of those was Rashmika Mandanna’s dialogue, which was also included in the trailer. Now, finally, after months of the film’s release, the actress has broken her silence. Keep reading to know more!

For those who don’t know, there’s one dialogue of Rashmika during the Karva Chauth scene in the film. It was even glimpsed in the trailer. Netizens trolled it badly and described Rashmika’s dialogue as unclear and difficult to understand. While reacting to it, the actress described her experience of performing the scene on the sets.

Talking on Neha Dhupia’s show, Rashmika Mandanna said, “I don...

In his latest podcast/interview, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to with Scala!!! co-directors Jane Giles and Ali Catterall about the making of their documentary about the infamous London cinema and “3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life,” which include:

Jane Giles’ 3 Films Un Chant D’Amour (1950) A Clockwork Orange (1971) Blade Runner (1982) Ali Catterall’s 3 Films Performance (1970) Theatre Of Blood (1973) The Wicker Man (1973)

“3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life” is about those films that made you fall in love with film. The guest selects their trio of movies and we talk for 5 minutes, against the clock. When the alarm goes off for five minutes we move on to the next film.

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Jeopardy! is having a little fun ahead of its much-anticipated Tournament of Champions by awarding some popular contestants with Jeopardy! Honors; however, fans believe one particular player was snubbed. Ahead of the 2024 Toc, which kicks off on Friday, February 23, the long-running game show will air its first-ever Jeopardy! Honors event. This light-hearted special, which was taped during the Toc, will stream on YouTube at 6 pm Pt on Thursday, February 22. The official Jeopardy! Instagram account revealed the categories and winners on Tuesday, February, 20, naming 2022 Toc winner Amy Schneider as the Alex Trebek Person of the Year. Other winners included 21-day champ Cris Pannullo as Most Valuable Player, Second Chance and Champions Wildcard victor Juveria Zaheer for Breakthrough Performance, and Martha Bath, who also appeared on the Art Fleming era of Jeopardy!, for Best Interview.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jeopardy! (@jeopardy) Elsewhere, Yungsheng Wang won Best Signature,...

Drake slams Grammy Awards 2024 on social media ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

February 4 marked the day when the Grammy Awards 2024 happened in Los Angeles. A lot happened on the stage that made viewers fall in love with the music award ceremony all over again. However, is it even an award show without any drama? The drama didn’t happen at the ceremony, but on social media. Drake took to his Instagram page to post a story taking a sly dig at the awards show.

On his Instagram page, Drake shared a video from the past in which he gave an inspiring speech for artists about awards. The text on the video reads, “You’ve already won if you have people who are singing your songs work for work. If you’re the hero in your hometown.” The rapper wrote in his story, “All you incredible artists, remember, this show isn’t the...

Dua Lipa performed an electric mashup of “Dance the Night,” Houdini,” and the unreleased “Training Season” to open the 66th annual Grammys. “Training Season” is the most recent single off of her highly anticipated third album, following “Houdini.”

Lipa started the night off on a brilliantly high note with the single’s debut, asking “Are you someone that I can give my heart to?” while dancing in, around, and on top of an industrial cage surrounded by the romantic contenders she’s swearing off as training season ends. Dressed in...

Written and directed by Issa López, the fourth season of HBO’s crime anthology series True Detective takes place in Ennis, a remote Alaskan town where the sun never fully rises. This is a place that seems to exist outside of time, like a purgatory at the end of the world, and it’s a perfect setting for the show’s dark and broody brand of ontological mystery.

One of those souls is Ennis police chief Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster), a once promising detective who’s been banished to this remote spot by the powers that be. And it doesn’t take us long to figure out why: Flitting between colleagues and suspects with a “fuck you” smile and a clipped insult, she seldom exits a room without leaving at least one pissed-off person in her wake.

Of course, Danvers’s hostility is a form of self-defense—a way to...

Lily Gladstone is the crown jewel of awards season so far, on her way to a likely Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Just last week, Gladstone earned the prestigious New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress, among many other honors already happening.

But at IndieWire Honors on December 6 in Los Angeles, Lily Gladstone added the Performance Award to those accolades for her searing turn in Martin Scorsese’s crime drama. The Montana-born actress — who is of Piegan Blackfeet, Nez Perce, and European heritage — plays the real-life Mollie Burkhart, an Osage woman who played a pivotal but tragic role in exposing the systematic murder of wealthy Osage by white opportunists in 1920s Oklahoma.

Yet instead of only touting her acclaimed role in the Apple Original Films feature — her studio debut — she took to the IndieWire Honors stage to champion her indie film “Fancy Dance,...

In one scene early in Todd Haynes’s new film, May December, Joe’s (Charles Melton) face flickers with the grey-blue light of the TV screen playing a commercial for face wash. The commercial stars Elizabeth (Natalie Portman), the TV star who will be playing his wife, Gracie (Julianne Moore), in an upcoming film and who will be visiting their home to do research for the role. The brief shot of Elizabeth’s face, sparkling with water and freshness and something like “realness,” loops on itself over and over again, while Joe’s eyes glaze over.

Later in the film, days into her research into Joe and Gracie’s lives, a lurid scene of an adult woman seducing a 13-year-old pet store employee plays on the television set in Elizabeth’s hotel room, a black bar on the screen boldly stating “Do Not Replicate.” It signals at once a trashiness...

It’s often said of the 1960s that “if you can remember it, you weren’t really there”. Here, Anita Pallenberg, a woman who absolutely personifies the swaggering, love-drenched freedom of a certain facet of sixties art and culture, proves that to be, once and for all, quite astonishing bollocks. Before her death in 2017, Pallenberg – an era-defining model and actress who, as the ex-girlfriend of Keith Richards and Brian Jones (and briefly the lover of Mick Jagger) is often described as the unofficial “sixth Rolling Stone” – wrote her memoirs. They form the basis of this remarkable intimate documentary, navigating the shifting fortunes of her life with admirable authenticity.

Those memoirs are narrated here by “an actress” with some husky-voiced depth that will feel fairly familiar. It should —it’s Scarlet Johansson, though the film makes a point of not distracting us with that fact until the credits roll. She does...

Acast, leader mondial du podcast, est le partenaire majeur de la sixième édition du Paris Podcast Festival, qui aura lieu à la Gaîté Lyrique à Paris les 13 et 14 Octobre prochain.

Acast est très heureux d’accompagner cette nouvelle édition du Paris Podcast Festival et du Paris Podcast Festival Pro dans sa promotion du Podcast auprès des professionnels et du grand public, pour la troisième année consécutive.

La thématique choisie pour cette édition “Rester à l’écoute”, est l’image d’Acast dont la mission est d’être à l’écoute des podcasteurs et podcasteuses, des marques et des auditeur.ices, une écoute nécessaire pour continuer de développer l'écosystème innovant et fascinant du podcast français..

Acast sera présent sur l’évènement lors du débat “Objectif : Performance” animé par le journaliste Thomas Moysan et avec Yann Thébault, directeur général d’Acast France & Allemagne. Salomé Bruley Dornon, directrice commerciale d’Acast France...

In the first of a new monthly Observer column on his favourite film-makers, Mark Kermode salutes the elliptical vision of the director of Don’t Look Now, Walkabout, Performance and so much more

This month marks 50 years since the release of Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now, a personal touchstone movie (adapted from a story by Daphne du Maurier) that is at once an occult chiller, a poignant portrait of married love, a heartfelt meditation on grief and a shaggy dog story with a grisly sting in its tail. The anniversary offers film fans an excuse to dust off this classic, alongside other hallowed 1973 movies such as Enter the Dragon, The Exorcist and The Wicker Man, which was originally the supporting feature for Don’t Look Now (how’s that for a double bill). It also allows me to kick off my new column, focusing each month on a different director, with...

The 2023 edition of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival opens Friday night with some A-list firepower. Ewan McGregor and Alicia Vikander will be in the Czech spa town to collect special honors, while Russell Crowe is attending for a career retrospective and to receive the Crystal Globe lifetime achievement award. Crowe will also be performing on the opening night along with his band The Gentlemen Barbers.

But there’ll also be another musical act set to play June 30 at the opening concert, one that’s perhaps a little more established than the Gladiator star (no disrespect, Russell).

English band Morcheeba have been fine-tuning their downtempo, electronic vibes since forming in the mid-1990s, moving from trip hop origins into more pop-based, hip-hop-infused soul waters, most notably with the 1998 breakout album Big Calm and 2000’s follow-up, Fragments of Freedom. More than two decades on and the band — now made up of two...

ESPN announced the nominees for the 2023 Espys, in which athletes like LeBron James and Patrick Mahomes are up for “Best Record-Breaking Performance” and “Best Athlete, Men’s Sports,” respectively. Other headliners include three-time nominee Mikaela Shiffrin facing off against A’ja Wilson, Sophia Smith, and Iga Świątek for “Best Athlete, Women’s Sports.” Alongside James as a newcomer to the category will be F1’s Max Verstappen, Novak Djokovic, and Mikaela Shiffrin for “Best Record-Breaking Performance.” Joining Mahomes is fellow two-time nominee Nikola Jokíć alongside newcomers Aaron Judge and Lionel Messi. Lastly, making her sixth straight appearance in Best WNBA Player, Candace Parker joins back-to-back nominee Skylar Diggins-Smith alongside A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. Fun fact: Jokić is the lowest-drafted player (41st overall in the second round in 2014) to win the NBA Finals Mvp, passing Dennis Johnson, who was drafted 29th overall in 1979. Jokíć earned himself three Espy nominations this...

Happy Pride, everyone! Paris Hilton and Kim Petras have come together to maximize their joint slay by re-recording Paris’ iconic 2006 song “Stars Are Blind.” Listen to the new version of the track below.

As expected for Paris — her musical career has been based more on vibes than artistic innovation — “Stars Are Blind (Paris’ Version)” doesn’t so much revamp the original than add a verse from Petras to the track (in addition to adding a ton of reverb to Hilton’s vocals). Still, Petras’ contribution is enough to keep the revamp afloat. “I can be your confidant,” the German artist sings, before adding, “Out of everybody in the galaxy, you’re the only one I really want with me.”

On June 7th, Hilton is due to perform at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles (grab tickets here). Soon after, on June 23rd, Petras will release her long-awaited debut full-length Feed the Beast,...

Updated with new title of documentary Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg: Were it not for a chance encounter with the Rolling Stones in 1965, we might remember Anita Pallenberg as an exceptional actress and stunning model. Instead, her life was to be defined largely in relation to her ties with the “greatest rock n’ roll band in the world.”

In the documentary Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg, which premiered earlier this week at the Cannes Film Festival (under the abbreviated title Anita), the radiant and compelling Pallenberg finally gets her due as a creative force in her own right, a woman of alluring beauty, intelligence, dysfunction, addiction, and yes, an important figure in the world of the Stones at their apex.

Directors Alexis Bloom (L) & Svetlana Zill

Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill directed the documentary, which begins with grainy archive of a gorgeous Pallenberg outdoors in a park-like setting,...

ABC’s American Idol 2023 top 10 singers have officially been announced, and fans want to see who advances into the top seven. Adam Lambert helped the top 12 in their journey to hopefully advance into the top 10 during Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night. Now, the top 10 will compete once more in the Judges’ Song Contest. Here’s how it works.

[Spoiler alert: American Idol 2023 spoilers ahead regarding the top 10 contestants.]

Iam Tongi on ‘American Idol’ 2023 | ABC/Eric McCandless The ‘American Idol’ 2023 top 10 compete in the Judges’ Song Contest — here’s how it works

The American Idol 2023 top 10 are officially here. Nutsa and Lucy Love went home from the top 12 after receiving saves from the judges, and the remaining 10 competitors moved forward. On Monday, May 1, 2023, the competitors will choose their songs based on what the judges hope to hear in the Judges’ Song Contest.

So, how does the Judges’ Song Contest work? The idea started in season 20, where Katy Perry,...

ABC’s American Idol 2023 continues on with the top 10 singers on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Two head home from the top 12 after America’s votes are determined, and the singers also get a celebrity mentor — Adam Lambert. Fans know Lambert thanks to his past with American Idol. So, what is he up to in 2023? Here’s what to know.

Adam Lambert mentors in ‘American Idol’ 2023 — what is he doing now? Adam Lambert from ‘American Idol’ | Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images

The American Idol 2023 top 12 contestants are lucky to have Adam Lambert mentor them during Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night. So, what is the singer up to in 2023?

Lambert continues to sing with Queen in 2023. He’s collaborated as the lead singer for Queen since 2011, and he completed several worldwide tours with them from 2014 to 2023. Lambert will reportedly sing with Queen on the first night at the Formula 1 Lenovo U.

ABC’s American Idol 2023 top 12 results are nearly here. And fans can’t wait to see which contestants move on from the top 20. The top competitors were just revealed on Sunday, April 23, 2023, in a three-hour episode. Here’s what to know about the top 12 episode length.

[Spoiler alert: American Idol 2023 spoilers ahead regarding the top 20 contestants.]

Nutsa in ‘American Idol’ 2023 | ABC/Eric McCandless How long is the ‘American Idol’ 2023 top 12 episode on Monday, April 24, 2023?

The American Idol 2023 top 12 episode airs on Monday, April 24, 2023, a day after the top 20 reveal. According to the ABC schedule, the episode length is just two hours. The episode begins at 8 p.m. Et and ends at 10 p.m. Et.

Other media outlets report that the episode airing on Monday, April 24, 2023, will be three hours long, as the top 20 reveal on Sunday, April 23, 2023 was three hours long. But the ABC schedule proves the top 12 reveal will only take two hours.

The top 20 reveal on April 23 included...

San Francisco, April 21 (Ians) Google is reportedly planning to incorporate generative artificial intelligence into its advertising business in the coming months as big tech companies rush to adopt the technology.

According to the Financial Times, the tech giant is preparing to integrate its generative AI technology, which also powers its Bard chatbot, into the Performance Max programme.

Performance Max is a programme Google has offered since 2020 that uses an algorithm to determine where ads should run and how marketing budgets should be spent, as well as producing simple ad copy.

Google currently used artificial intelligence in its advertising business to produce simple suggestions that urge people to purchase things.

However, by incorporating its most recent generative AI, it will be able to develop considerably more sophisticated ads similar to those created by marketing agencies, according to the report.

Moreover, the report mentioned that, with this technology, advertisers can supply “creative” content such as imagery,...

A bizarre medical emergency at a bodybuilding competition puts the team in jeopardy on Fox’s 9-1-1 season six episode 14. “Performance Anxiety” will air on Monday, April 17, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt.

The cast is led by Angela Bassett as Athena Grant and Peter Krause as Bobby Nash. Ryan Guzman plays Eddie Diaz, Aisha Hinds stars as Henrietta ‘Hen’ Wilson, Oliver Stark is Evan ‘Buck’ Buckley, Kenneth Choi is Howie ‘Chimney’ Han, Corinne Massiah plays May Grant, Gavin McHugh is Christopher Diaz, and Jennifer Love Hewitt is Maddie Buckley.

“Performance Anxiety” Plot: The 118 race to the rescue at emergencies at a commercial bakery and a bodybuilding competition; Bobby’s annual performance reviews sends Chimney to the firefighter academy where he runs into a familiar face; Eddie’s aunt gets involved in his personal life; Maddie helps a nervous teen suffering a panic attack.

Kenneth Choi and guest star Anirudh Pisharody...

Tunisian Murder Mystery ‘Ashkal’ Triumphs At Fespaco

Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi’s investigative thriller Ashkal has won the top prize at the Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (Fespaco). The festival, which ran from February 25 to March 4, unfolds every two years in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou and is regarded as Africa’s equivalent of Cannes. Chebbi’s murder mystery revolves around a series of killings at a construction site on the outskirts of the Tunisian capital of Tunis. The film world premiered at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and then played a raft of other festivals including Toronto and London. The Fespaco jury head, producer Dora Bouchoucha, praised the film’s pairing of a strong aesthetic with a politically tuned-in storyline. Burkinabe filmmaker Apolline Traore won the Silver Stallion for Sira, about a woman kidnapped by Jihadists, and Kenyan director Angela Wamai took home the Bronze Stallion for Shimoni,...

The Film Independent Spirit Awards took place on Saturday afternoon, March 4, during a ceremony that streamed live at 2:00 pm Pt/5:00 pm Et on IMDb’s YouTube channel and Film Independent’s YouTube channel and Twitter page. Comedian Hasan Minhaj took on hosting duties. But who were the big winners? And were there many surprises? Scroll down for our live blog with all the winners and developments.

SEEWhen are the 2023 Oscars? Date, time, and everything to know

For these awards honoring the best in low-budget filmmaking, nominees are decided by committees made up of critics, programmers, producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, editors, and actors, along with Film Independent’s board of directors. But the winners are determined by the entire membership of Film Independent. Membership is open to the public, so anyone who pays the organization’s yearly dues can make their voice heard.

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” came...

Whether it’s at a wedding or on the radio, Dan + Shay’s “Speechless” is among the music duo’s most popular hits. There are other tracks, however, that earned Grammy Awards and millions of Spotify streams — “10,000 Hours” among them.

What is ‘Speechless’ by Dan + Shay about? Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of music group Dan + Shay accept the Best Country Duo/Group Performance award for ‘Speechless’ during the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards | Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

The country duo of Shay Mooney and Dan Smyers released “Speechless” in 2018, later adding the track to their self-titled album. The lyrics detailed a woman in a dress. Dan + Shay even revealed “Speechless” was inspired by their wives at the end of the aisle on their respective wedding days.

“It’s always on a night like tonight,” the chorus states. “I thank God you can read my mind / ‘Cause when you look...

The Broadway-bound comedy Fat Ham and Shakespeare in the Park’s Merry Wives are among this year’s recipients of the 66th Obie Awards honoring Off and Off-Off Broadway productions.

Presented by the American Theatre Wing, the Obies will be handed out Monday evening in a ceremony at Manhattan’s Terminal 5 venue. Sustained and Lifetime Achievement winners will accept their awards during the ceremony, while remarks of all other winners will premiere on the the American Theatre Wing’s YouTube channel.

The most recent Obies ceremony was virtual and premiered on the Wing’s YouTube channel on July 14, 2020.

“For this Obies, the judges reviewed over 400 productions over the last three seasons including digital and audio works made during the pandemic,” said Heather Hitchens, President & CEO, in a statement. “We look forward to finally gathering in person to celebrate the artistic excellence and resilience of the amazing artists and theatre companies...

Rihanna and Aap Rocky are expecting baby number two!

A rep for the “Umbrella” singer confirmed the news to Et following her spectacular half-time performance at Super Bowl Lvii on Sunday, Feb. 12.

Many fans took to Twitter during the show to speculate about the Grammy-winner’s apparent baby bump.

“Rhianna opened with…B***ch Better & Baby Bump,” one user tweeted, with another writing, “Yo !!!! Rihanna pregnant again ?! #Riri #Rhianna #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow.”

Rhianna opened with…

Bitch Better & Baby Bump

pic.twitter.com/xaTPHharbN

— Stagecoach Mary (@Stagecoach_Mary) February 13, 2023

Yo !!!! Rihanna pregnant again ?! #Riri #Rhianna #SuperBowl #HalftimeShow pic.twitter.com/kFm0x0MDE6

— The Man in the Mirror (@AquarianGodd) February 13, 2023

“Me looking at Rhianna’s stomach the Whole Performance,” said a third fan.

Me looking at Rhianna’s stomach the Whole Performance. pic.twitter.com/cMqwCjWbsg

— ElArabessRandom (@ChaineJose) February 13, 2023

Rihanna and Aap Rocky welcomed their first son together back in May 2022.

Ahead of the big show,...

Decades of egregious snubs and exasperating exclusions have chipped away at the Grammy Awards’ reputation — so much so that the honor’s relevancy is relitigated annually. Are the Grammys important? And if so, to whom? These questions haunt every season as the discourse circles the familiar talking points. On one side: The awards symbolize validation from peers and industry leaders. On another: Recording Academy approval doesn’t matter when their choices rarely reflect contemporary tastes or acknowledge real innovation.

Last year’s show, held in Las Vegas, was an awkward and feeble attempt to re-establish relevancy by reflecting real-world issues: Trevor Noah took the stage as host and guided viewers through a disjointed hours-long concert that included brief interludes to honor tour managers, celebrate freedom and highlight the war in Ukraine with a prerecorded message from president Volodymyr Zelensky. The whole production, which unfolded in the aftermath of The Slap,...

Kim Petras just made Grammys history.

On Sunday night, she and Sam Smith took home the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their hit single “Unholy”.

Read More: Sam Smith And Kim Petras Channel ‘Unholy’ Music Video At Grammys Red Carpet

Petras is the first transgender woman to win the award, a big moment for the trans community.

"Sam [Smith] graciously wanted me to accept this award, because I'm the first transgender woman to win this award." Watch Kim Petras' acceptance speech from the #Grammys: pic.twitter.com/jQ52Sq0t6f

— Variety (@Variety) February 6, 2023

“Sam graciously wanted me to accept this award because I am the first transgender woman to win this award,” Petras told the crowd during her acceptance speech.

She received big cheers and a standing ovation from the audience for the historic accomplishment.

Once the crowd settled down, she continued, “I just wanted to thank...

Two of the aspects of the second season of Hulu's "Only Murders in the Building" that had taken a breather for a while are back in full swing in the latest episode, "Performance Review." First, there's the grouchy Detective Kreps, played well by Michael Rapaport. Second, and more importantly, there's the threat of famous podcaster Cinda Canning (Tina Fey) and...

The post Only Murders in the Building Gets Explosive In A Glittery New Installment appeared first on /Film.

Sharon D Clarke’s performance of the showstopping musical number “Lot’s Wife” in the second act of Caroline, Or Change will almost certainly be among the Broadway highlights weighed in the minds of Tony Award voters when they cast their ballots for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. The number, and the performance, are harrowing: Clarke’s character Caroline, the Black maid in an early 1960s Southern White Jewish household, has reached a breaking point of sorts, her years of struggle and loss erupting in one exchange of words with the young Jewish boy she’s all but raised, and the words of hate and cruelty that emerge from deep recesses of characters that had long shared real moments of connection and affection have shaken Caroline to her core.

The exchange in the musical – written by Jean Tsori and Tony Kushner, directed by...

Annie Clark unzipped out of her St. Vincent musical persona more nakedly than ever with the release of the 2017 album “Masseduction,” a chronicle of fame and excess that deals in drugs, sex, and broken relationships. While Clark argues that “you do know me if you listen to my music,” as the former Polyphonic Spree guitarist turned divine solo act explained to IndieWire, that album offered listeners a more raw St. Vincent than they’d heard before, especially in the aftermath of high-profile romances with stars like Kristen Stewart and Cara Delevingne.

Now, the singer/songwriter has stepped into the world of acting and screenwriting with her new film “The Nowhere Inn,” co-written with her pal Carrie Brownstein (herself a musician as part of Sleater-Kinney) and directed by Bill Benz (who worked with Brownstein on “Portlandia”). The trio dives into the modern madness of fame through the prism of a mock...

Smize Cream isn’t just an ice cream shop. Tyra Banks hopes her new ice cream company, named after her signature modeling expression of “smiling with your eyes,” is the start of an empire with a reach and scope akin to Disney.

“Walt Disney is one of my inspirations, my role models,” Banks, 47, tells me during a chat outside the flagship Smize shop at Santa Monica Place two days ahead of its July 2 grand opening. “I look at what he did and how it’s still relevant to this day. His legacy lives on — the family entertainment, the happiest place on Earth. That’s what I want, a legacy.”

Smize comprises not only a collection of seven ice cream flavors, including The Best Vanilla I Ever Had, Cookie Caramel Queen and Chocolate Barbeque (think smoky dark chocolate), but also a cast of original animated characters including DJ Splitz and Lil Y.

Exclusive: Poppy Delevingne (Riviera) is to co-star opposite Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) in biopic The Chelsea Cowboy, based on the life of actor, gangster and lothario John Bindon.

Suicide Squad and Hobbs & Shaw star Idris Elba has boarded the production as executive producer.

Delevingne will play the role of aristocrat, model, actress and original It girl Lady Victoria Hodge, who provided Bindon with access to the high life the working class boy craved. The glamorous couple endured a thirteen-year tumultuous relationship that defined Bindon’s life and serves as the backbone of the story.

UK outfit Moviehouse is repping world sales on the film at Cannes. Ben Cookson (Waiting for Anya) will direct.

Bindon was spotted in a London pub by Ken Loach who asked him to star in his film Poor Cow in 1967 and went on to play a violent mobster alongside Mick Jagger in Performance (1970) and a London...

Exclusive: Magic Mike and I Am Number Four star Alex Pettyfer is attached to star in The Chelsea Cowboy, based on the colorful life of Brit actor, tough guy and lothario, John Bindon.

The project will chart the rise and fall of underworld hard-man turned actor Bindon, who despite a successful acting career and passionate romantic liaisons with various socialites, was unable to leave his criminal past behind.

Ben Cookson (Waiting For Anya) is directing. World sales are being handled by Moviehouse Entertainment which is introducing the title to buyers at this week’s virtual European Film Market.

Bindon was frequently in trouble as a youth for getting into fights and spent time in borstal. He was spotted in a London pub by Ken Loach who asked him to star in his film Poor Cow in 1967 and went on to play a violent mobster alongside Mick Jagger in Performance (1970) and...

DaBaby has returned with his first new song of 2021, “Masterpiece.”

The track finds the North Carolina rapper flowing with characteristic ease over a bouncing beat laced with serpentine synths. The lyrics are plenty boisterous (“I done made a whole lotta millions while in a pandemic/And ain’t even out there performing”), although the song also notably includes a reference — “I don’t know what went down at that Walmart” — to a 2018 shooting DaBaby was involved in that left a man dead. (DaBaby has claimed the man was threatening his...

Michaela Coel, Lenny Abrahamson’s “Normal People” and “The Masked Singer” were among the winners of the U.K.’s Royal Television Society (Rts) Craft & Design Awards.

Coel won the 2020 Rts special award for her groundbreaking BBC/HBO show “I May Destroy You.” In presenting the award to Coel, the judges said: “This piece sits in the true spirit of the craft and design Awards. The astonishing level of detail in all aspects of this production was humbling to see. A truly distinctive, highly creative and exemplary piece of work, in which the winner had also corralled outstanding demonstrations of expert craft skills across all the production disciplines.”

Lenny Abrahamson won best director of drama for smash hit BBC/Hulu show “Normal People.” “Beautiful, stylish and confident. This was the work of an elite director, skilfully providing the space for his actors to shine and their chemistry to transmit through the lens.

The Performer | Jessie Buckley

The Show | Fargo

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The Episode | “The Nadir” (Nov. 8, 2020)

The Performance | With her aw-shucks accent and cute Minnesota-isms, Nurse Oraetta Mayflower seems at first glance to be from the same good-hearted Midwestern stock as Fargo‘s original Marge Gunderson. But behind that kindly smile lies a cold-blooded killer, and Buckley — already Season 4’s Mvp — hit new heights this week as Oraetta opened up about her twisted childhood… and started...

Rock icons Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won their first Emmy Award on Thursday night. The victory is for Best Music Composition for HBO’s “Watchmen” (debut episode of “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”), and they accepted the trophy virtually on the Creative Arts Emmys webcast. This win now means the composer duo is just a Tony Award away from completing an Egot, which only 16 other people have ever accomplished.

SEETrent Reznor and Atticus Ross Interview: ‘Watchmen’ composers

Reznor first won Grammys as the front man of the metal band Nine Inch Nails: Best Metal Performance for “Wish” (1993) and “Happiness in Slavery” (1996). Then he and Ross won Best Original Score at the Oscars for David Fincher‘s 2010 film “The Social Network.” Reznor won his third Grammy — and Ross his first — in 2013 for their score soundtrack for Fincher’s next film, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Lady Gaga has been confirmed as the latest artist to perform at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. Lady Gaga will join the group of performers who were previously announced, which includes Bts, Doja Cat, The Weeknd, Roddy Ricch and Maluma.

The VMAs will air live on Sunday, August 30th at 8pm Et/Pt.

Lady Gaga whose latest album “Chromatica” dropped on May 29, is up for nine video music awards. “Rain on Me,” the second release from the album featured a collaboration with Ariana Grande, earned seven of those nominations including Video of the Year and Song of the Year. Grande and Lady Gaga lead this year’s nominations, followed by Billie Eilish and the Weeknd with six nominations. All four artists have been nominated for video of the year.

Lady Gaga confirmed the news on her Instagram page. She wrote,”I’ve been at home dreaming of #Chromatica, and it...

Vanilla ice cream is a fine treat. It’s unlikely to knock anyone’s socks off, but the familiarity isn’t going to ruffle any feathers, either. Of course, no one would be happy if plain vanilla ice cream is the only option available at their local ice cream parlor. Sometimes, you need a little extra to excite the taste buds. The same can be said about romantic-comedies. With the “rom-com” label, audiences know what to expect. It’s the vanilla of film genres, just begging for someone to come along and add some sprinkles and chocolate sauce.

Continue reading ‘Vanilla’: Will Dennis Delivers A Sweet Comedy With A Heaping Helping Of Charm [Review] at The Playlist.

"I told you that you weren't the kind of guy who could handle this..." Gravitas Ventures has released the official trailer for an indie romantic comedy called Vanilla, which premiered at the Cinequest, RiverRun, and Lone Star Film Festivals last year. Vanilla marks the feature directorial debut of Will Dennis, who also co-stars in the film. The film is about two strangers who strike up a romance on a road trip. "Things seem to be going great, as the vanilla guy is forced out of his comfort zone by the free-spirited woman. That is until he learns more about her occupation and other secrets, which threaten to blow up his fantasy." Surprise, surprise. Kelsea Bauman also stars with Dennis. He explains that the film is based on a real experience he had with a now-ex-girlfriend, and wanted to see if these characters would respond better than he did. Enjoy. Here's...

Let’s be real, most people love the idea of dating a partner that is wild, carefree, and willing to push boundaries. But then, when it happens, that fantasy most often turns into a relationship built on jealousy and awkwardness. That’s the sort of issue that plagues the lead character, Elliot, in the upcoming comedy film, “Vanilla.”

As the title and the new trailer (which we are debuting exclusively) suggests, “Vanilla” tells the story of a fairly boring, if not totally bland, dude that finds himself exploring his budding relationship with an exciting woman while going on a road trip to sell a van.

Continue reading ‘Vanilla’ Exclusive Trailer: An Uptight Guy Can’t Handle His New Camgirl Partner In Will Dennis’ Comedy at The Playlist.

Here are many more movies to watch when you’re staying in for a while, featuring recommendations from Steven Canals, Larry Karaszewski, Gareth Reynolds, and Alan Arkush with special guest star Blaire Bercy from the Hollywood Food Coalition.

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Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)

Groundhog Day (1993)

Kung Fu Mama a.k.a. Queen of Fist (1973)

Ali: Fear Eats The Soul (1974)

Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019)

In The Mood For Love (2000)

Hunger (2008)

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Fargo (1996)

Night of the Lepus (1971)

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Soylent Green (1973)

Silent Running (1972)

Canyon Passage (1946)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

The Professionals (1966)

Ride Lonesome (1959)

Carrie (1952)

The Heartbreak Kid (1972)

Hello Down There (1969)

The Brass Bottle (1964)

The Trouble With Angels (1966)

Pollyanna (1960)

Tiger Bay (1959)

The Parent Trap (1961)

Endless Night (1972)

The Family Way (1966)

Take A Girl Like You (1970)

Freddy Got Fingered...

Manu Dibango, the acclaimed Cameroonian saxophonist whose 1972 hit, “Soul Makossa,” would later be sampled by Michael Jackson, Kanye West, and dozens of other musicians, died Tuesday from the coronavirus. He was 86.

A note on Dibango’s Facebook page confirmed his death, as well as the cause (Dibango was hospitalized with Covid-19 in France last week). The note says the funeral would be a private family event, but suggests a tribute would be scheduled soon. Fans are also encouraged to send condolences to manu@manudibango.net.

Dibango was born in Cameroon...

It’s time for a huge, freakin’ celebration because “Family Guy” has been on television for 21 years. The animated sitcom centers around Peter Griffin (Seth MacFarlane), a fat and not-too-bright blue collar worker living in Quahog, Rhode Island. His family consists of Lois (Alex Borstein), his constantly ignored wife, Meg (Mila Kunis), their gloomy daughter, Chris (Seth Green), the dim-witted middle son, Stewie, a baby bent on world domination and matricide, and Brian, the intellectual and alcoholic family dog (the latter two also voiced by MacFarlane). We don’t have a random cutaway to help commemorate this anniversary, but we did put together the 40 greatest episodes of the series ever, ranked worst to best. Click through our photo gallery above and see if your favorite episode made the list.

The show, created by MacFarlane, started out as a thesis project he was working on at the Rhode Island School of Design...

Good news everyone! This year marks the 21st anniversary of “Futurama’ premiering on television. To mark this momentous celebration, we encourage you to grab a Slurm, hop into a Freedom Day tub, turn on a marathon of “Everybody Loves Hypno-toad” and enjoy our photo gallery of the top 40 episodes of the Emmy winning sci-fi animated comedy, ranked worst to best. Click through our photo gallery above and see where your favorite episode is ranked.

The show was the brainchild of “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening and developed by Groening and “Simpsons” writer David X. Cohen. The show is centered on Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a pizza-delivery boy in 1999 whose life is going nowhere fast. On December 31, 1999 he accidentally gets himself frozen in a cryogenic tube and awakens on the same day 1,000 years later. As he starts to put his life back together he is joined by Professor Hubert Farnsworth, his senile,...