Macaw made his debut on The Masked Singer Season 9’s “Country Night” episode on March 22. Many viewers and the panelists were shocked to hear the celebrity’s incredible voice — it was even good enough to knock Fairy off her throne as Queen of Tms. Now that Macaw is headed to the quarterfinals, it will be a few weeks until we learn his identity. However, many viewers are confident they’ve already figured it out: an American Idol fan-favorite.
[Spoiler alert: The following story contains spoilers for The Masked Singer Season 9 Episode 6, “Country Night.”]
Macaw performs on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 9’s Country Night. | Michael Becker/Fox Macaw’s height and voice on ‘The Masked Singer’ are a match to David Archuleta
Ahead of the episode’s airing, The Masked Singer shared a preview of Macaw singing Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying.” The first thing many fans noticed was Macaw’s shorter height compared to host Nick Cannon.
[Spoiler alert: The following story contains spoilers for The Masked Singer Season 9 Episode 6, “Country Night.”]
Macaw performs on ‘The Masked Singer’ Season 9’s Country Night. | Michael Becker/Fox Macaw’s height and voice on ‘The Masked Singer’ are a match to David Archuleta
Ahead of the episode’s airing, The Masked Singer shared a preview of Macaw singing Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying.” The first thing many fans noticed was Macaw’s shorter height compared to host Nick Cannon.
- 3/23/2023
- by Elise Nelson
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
This writer can’t really speak with authority on the Resident Evil game franchise—my only experience was putting down the Wii controller on the fourth installment almost immediately after being too scared. Yet if one had to guess, the iconography seems pretty well-encapsulated in a 1997 Japanese ad directed by none other than George A. Romero. That simplicity seems to have been ignored by Paul W.S. Anderson’s unwieldy, extremely enjoyable six-film series, so even as a non-gamer there was some understanding Resident Evil was not done as a movie franchise.
There seemed some promise with director Johannes Roberts, who has the rare combination of being a huge horror geek and intelligent filmmaker, with visually accomplished, entertaining B-movies like Strangers: Prey at Night and 47 Meters Down under his belt. Unfortunately, his reboot Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City feels like a lot of good individual ideas that don...
There seemed some promise with director Johannes Roberts, who has the rare combination of being a huge horror geek and intelligent filmmaker, with visually accomplished, entertaining B-movies like Strangers: Prey at Night and 47 Meters Down under his belt. Unfortunately, his reboot Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City feels like a lot of good individual ideas that don...
- 11/26/2021
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
Writer/director Johannes Roberts discusses his favorite Stephen King adaptations of the ’80s with host Josh Olson.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
47 Meters Down (2017)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Great White a.k.a. The Last Shark (1981)
The Exorcist III (1990) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City (2021)
The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018)
Carrie (1976) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
The Shining (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Children of the Corn (1984)
The Night Flier (1997)
Christine (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Cujo (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Roar (1981) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Thing (1982) – Jesus Trevino’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s’ Blu-ray review
Halloween (1978) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing, Alex Kirschenbaum’s timeline and movie power rankings
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary
Pet Sematary (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Pet Sematary (2019)
Blade Runner...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
47 Meters Down (2017)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Great White a.k.a. The Last Shark (1981)
The Exorcist III (1990) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City (2021)
The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018)
Carrie (1976) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
The Shining (1980) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary
Children of the Corn (1984)
The Night Flier (1997)
Christine (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Cujo (1983) – Mick Garris’s trailer commentary
Roar (1981) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary
The Thing (1982) – Jesus Trevino’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s’ Blu-ray review
Halloween (1978) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing, Alex Kirschenbaum’s timeline and movie power rankings
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976) – Neil Marshall’s trailer commentary
Pet Sematary (1989) – Alex Kirschenbaum’s review
Pet Sematary (2019)
Blade Runner...
- 11/16/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Even thought Chris Brown, Snoop Dogg and Timbaland all released high profile albums this week, the top-selling record at the iTunes store is currently Glee: The Music, Volume 2. The collection, which features songs from the hit TV show sung by the program's charming cast, features favorites like "Proud Mary," "Smile" and "Jump" (the Van Halen song, not the Kris Kross tune). The soundtrack album arrives just in time for tonight's episode of "Glee," which is the mid-season finale (which features the group's trip to sectionals). The show won't return to the Fox lineup until April 13 (after the new season of "American Idol" wraps up — apparently they can't have too much singing on the air at once), but you'll still have two albums' worth of songs from the cast to tide you over until then.
When cast members Lea Michele and Cory Monteith stopped by the MTV Newsroom a few weeks ago,...
When cast members Lea Michele and Cory Monteith stopped by the MTV Newsroom a few weeks ago,...
- 12/9/2009
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Cartoon pin-up gal Pamela Anderson is launching a pop career. Don’t laugh. She could be the next Jennifer Paige.
Anderson’s first single, entitled High, will hit stores sometime in 2010.
The former Tool Time girl and Playboy playmate has recorded the track, which is about the fashion world, along with her buddy, fashion designer Richie “Rich” Rich.
“We are recording a pop single together. Pamela says she wants to sing, but nothing too difficult, so she’s just going to sing the word ‘high’ over and over,”says Rich.
Rich is right. That isn’t too difficult.
In conjunction with the release, the 42-year-old and Richie will be launching a new clothing line, ‘A Muse’.
The Raw Justice star will model their debut collection at New York Fashion Week in February, with her ex-husband Tommy Lee DJ-ing at their show
Anderson is currently preparing to appear in a pantomime...
Anderson’s first single, entitled High, will hit stores sometime in 2010.
The former Tool Time girl and Playboy playmate has recorded the track, which is about the fashion world, along with her buddy, fashion designer Richie “Rich” Rich.
“We are recording a pop single together. Pamela says she wants to sing, but nothing too difficult, so she’s just going to sing the word ‘high’ over and over,”says Rich.
Rich is right. That isn’t too difficult.
In conjunction with the release, the 42-year-old and Richie will be launching a new clothing line, ‘A Muse’.
The Raw Justice star will model their debut collection at New York Fashion Week in February, with her ex-husband Tommy Lee DJ-ing at their show
Anderson is currently preparing to appear in a pantomime...
- 12/5/2009
- by Reel Loop News Staff
- ReelLoop.com
The hit Fox show "Glee", along with Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television today released select songs on iTunes featured in this week.s episode, including cast versions of Diana Ross and Lionel Richie.s .Endless Love,. The Pretenders. .I.ll Stand By You,. Jennifer Paige.s .Crush,. Paul Anka.s .(You.re) Having My Baby. and Bill Withers. .Lean On Me,. as well as a cast mash-up of The Police.s .Don.t Stand So Close To Me. with Gary Puckett and the Union Gap.s .Young Girl.. On Wednesday, Nov. 18 (9:00-10:00 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox, Will (Matthew Morrison) splits the Glee Club into pairs to sing their favorite ballad, but when one kid gets sick, he.s forced to step in and winds up in...
- 11/18/2009
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television today released select songs on iTunes featured in this week's episode of Glee, including cast versions of Diana Ross and Lionel Richie's "Endless Love," The Pretenders' "I'll Stand By You," Jennifer Paige's "Crush," Paul Anka's "(You're) Having My Baby" and Bill Withers' "Lean On Me," as well as a cast mash-up of The Police's "Don't Stand So Close To Me" with Gary Puckett and the Union Gap's "Young Girl."...
- 11/17/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Wizards of the Coast is the latest genre publisher to announce layoffs, in this case, it was the game company’s second round this year. Among those terminated were VP of Digital Gaming Randy Buehler, Director of Digital Games Andrew Finch, Creative Manager of Digital Design William Meyers, and Online Community Manager Jennifer Paige according to ICv2.
A WotC spokesperson told the trade website, “Wizards of the Coast consolidated its digital game organizations to streamline execution of digital growth strategies for core brands.”
“Consolidating internal resources coupled with improved outsourcing allows us to gain efficiencies in executing against our major digital initiatives Magic Online and D&D Insider,” Wizards of the Coast President Greg Leeds added.. “Wizards of the Coast is well positioned to maximize future opportunities, including further brand development on digital platforms. The result of this consolidation is a more streamlined approach to driving core brands.”
Simon & Schuster...
A WotC spokesperson told the trade website, “Wizards of the Coast consolidated its digital game organizations to streamline execution of digital growth strategies for core brands.”
“Consolidating internal resources coupled with improved outsourcing allows us to gain efficiencies in executing against our major digital initiatives Magic Online and D&D Insider,” Wizards of the Coast President Greg Leeds added.. “Wizards of the Coast is well positioned to maximize future opportunities, including further brand development on digital platforms. The result of this consolidation is a more streamlined approach to driving core brands.”
Simon & Schuster...
- 12/4/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
For years, the Walt Disney Co. has recycled its cartoon and live-action characters into TV shows, video releases, theme park rides, action figures, T-shirts -- you name it. Now Disney is reversing the flow with theme park attractions heading for the big screen. Later this year, a movie based on the fabled Pirates of the Caribbean ride goes into production. Even before that film, though, the company is releasing "The Country Bears", a family film based on its audio-animatronics novelty show "The Country Bears Jamboree".
Like that show, in which animatronic bear characters put on a hootenanny, the film confines itself to entertaining small children and perhaps a few adolescents. Anyone older will find himself glancing at his watch more than once. Theatrical prospects appear modest, but there may be gold in that ancillary mother lode.
The Mark Perez script lacks the clever humor and odd twists that can help a family film transcend age. Peter Hastings directs competently but without much visual style or playfulness.
While the movie is derived from the park attraction, its inspiration comes from the original "The Blues Brothers", with a group of characters hitting the road to get a legendary band back together. The Country Bears was a country group in which every musician other than the drummer was, yes, a bear.
The driving force behind the reunion is Beary Barrington (voiced by Haley Joel Osment), an 11-year-old cub who acts as if he were human because he has been adopted by a human family. Beary can't seem to take a hint about his "difference" from his older, disgusted brother Dex (Eli Marienthal). Beary, a huge Country Bears fan, wants to reunite the group for a benefit concert to help save Country Bear Hall, the venue where the band got its start.
Each bear character is a collaboration among four people: the suit performer, the puppeteer, the voice actor and the musician doing the singing. The characters are fun but a little dorky because bears are not the easiest animals to animate. The music is the best thing the film has to offer. John Hiatt has written six original songs, and such talents as Don Henley, Willie Nelson, Brian Setzer, Bonnie Raitt and Krystal Marie Harris mix it up with rock, country and blues music.
A guitar duel in the Honey Bar (where Queen Latifah turns up as the bartender) between a bear fiddle player and Setzer is fun. A retro coffee shop comes alive with "Kick It Into Gear", thanks to Jennifer Paige's singing waitress. The latter won't make you forget Aretha Franklin's memorable "Think" in "Blues Brothers", but it does give the movie a momentary charge.
Daryl "Chill" Mitchell and Diedrich Bader provide slapstick comedy as a pair of bumbling cops sent to look for the family's runaway son. Their chase of the Country Bears' tour bus through a car wash should have children squealing with delight.
Seeing Christopher Walken essay the film's twisted villain is strange, to say the least, but he plays it straight without any camp. Veteran actors Stephen Tobolowsky, Meagan Fay and Alex Rocco -- the latter not given nearly enough to do -- slip comfortably into the human roles.
THE COUNTRY BEARS
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Credits:
Director: Peter Hastings
Screenwriter: Mark Perez
Producers: Andre Gunn, Jeffrey Chernov
Director of photography: C. Mitchell Amundsen
Production designer: Dan Bishop
Music: Christopher Young
Songs by: John Hiatt
Costume designer: Genevieve Tyrrell
Editors: George Bowers, Seth Flaum
Cast:
Reed Thimple: Christopher Walken
Norbert Barrington: Stephen Tobolowsky
Officer Hamm: Daryl "Chill" Mitchell
Raodie: MC Gainey
Officer Cheets/voice of Ted: Dietrich Bader
Rip Holland: Alex Rocco
Mrs Marrington: Meagen Fay
Dex: Eli Marienthal
Voices:
Beary: Haley Joel Osment
Trixie: Candy Ford
Big Al: James Gammon
Fred: Brad Garrett
Tennessee: Toby Huss
Henry: Kevin Michael Richardson
Zeb: Stephen Root
Running time -- 88 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
Like that show, in which animatronic bear characters put on a hootenanny, the film confines itself to entertaining small children and perhaps a few adolescents. Anyone older will find himself glancing at his watch more than once. Theatrical prospects appear modest, but there may be gold in that ancillary mother lode.
The Mark Perez script lacks the clever humor and odd twists that can help a family film transcend age. Peter Hastings directs competently but without much visual style or playfulness.
While the movie is derived from the park attraction, its inspiration comes from the original "The Blues Brothers", with a group of characters hitting the road to get a legendary band back together. The Country Bears was a country group in which every musician other than the drummer was, yes, a bear.
The driving force behind the reunion is Beary Barrington (voiced by Haley Joel Osment), an 11-year-old cub who acts as if he were human because he has been adopted by a human family. Beary can't seem to take a hint about his "difference" from his older, disgusted brother Dex (Eli Marienthal). Beary, a huge Country Bears fan, wants to reunite the group for a benefit concert to help save Country Bear Hall, the venue where the band got its start.
Each bear character is a collaboration among four people: the suit performer, the puppeteer, the voice actor and the musician doing the singing. The characters are fun but a little dorky because bears are not the easiest animals to animate. The music is the best thing the film has to offer. John Hiatt has written six original songs, and such talents as Don Henley, Willie Nelson, Brian Setzer, Bonnie Raitt and Krystal Marie Harris mix it up with rock, country and blues music.
A guitar duel in the Honey Bar (where Queen Latifah turns up as the bartender) between a bear fiddle player and Setzer is fun. A retro coffee shop comes alive with "Kick It Into Gear", thanks to Jennifer Paige's singing waitress. The latter won't make you forget Aretha Franklin's memorable "Think" in "Blues Brothers", but it does give the movie a momentary charge.
Daryl "Chill" Mitchell and Diedrich Bader provide slapstick comedy as a pair of bumbling cops sent to look for the family's runaway son. Their chase of the Country Bears' tour bus through a car wash should have children squealing with delight.
Seeing Christopher Walken essay the film's twisted villain is strange, to say the least, but he plays it straight without any camp. Veteran actors Stephen Tobolowsky, Meagan Fay and Alex Rocco -- the latter not given nearly enough to do -- slip comfortably into the human roles.
THE COUNTRY BEARS
Buena Vista Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures
Credits:
Director: Peter Hastings
Screenwriter: Mark Perez
Producers: Andre Gunn, Jeffrey Chernov
Director of photography: C. Mitchell Amundsen
Production designer: Dan Bishop
Music: Christopher Young
Songs by: John Hiatt
Costume designer: Genevieve Tyrrell
Editors: George Bowers, Seth Flaum
Cast:
Reed Thimple: Christopher Walken
Norbert Barrington: Stephen Tobolowsky
Officer Hamm: Daryl "Chill" Mitchell
Raodie: MC Gainey
Officer Cheets/voice of Ted: Dietrich Bader
Rip Holland: Alex Rocco
Mrs Marrington: Meagen Fay
Dex: Eli Marienthal
Voices:
Beary: Haley Joel Osment
Trixie: Candy Ford
Big Al: James Gammon
Fred: Brad Garrett
Tennessee: Toby Huss
Henry: Kevin Michael Richardson
Zeb: Stephen Root
Running time -- 88 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
- 7/26/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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