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Marvel Studios has conditioned audiences to stay through the end credits and “Thunderbolts*” is no different.

The latest MCU entry unites a ragtag band of misfits, led by Black Widow Yelena (Florence Pugh) and including Bucky (Sebastian Stan), the Red Guardian (David Harbour), U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko) and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) as they face a bigger, badder threat that will take all of them, working together, to take it down. “Thunderbolts*” is one of the better Marvel movies of the past few years, full of inventiveness and a shocking frankness when it comes to discussions of mental health and depression, and the story doesn’t end when the credits start. But that is a pretty good place to begin.

Let’s talk about the movie’s post-credits scenes.

Major spoiler warning. If you haven’t seen the movie, go watch it. It’s good to get out of the house.

When a satire of the movie industry takes a big swing, it can succeed only if it connects in a piercingly funny and bold way. It has to offer us an eye-opening new take on how Hollywood works. And that’s the bar “The Studio” has set for itself. I think Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Apple TV+ series about the inner workings of a contemporary movie studio triumphantly clears that bar. “The Studio” isn’t just addictively entertaining — it’s wickedly perceptive. It has a bead on the film business today like nothing you’ve seen. Yet the series, which just aired its sixth episode (there are four more to go), has come in for some dismissals. That’s partly because of its in-your-face style, which some find obnoxious.

Yet it’s also because there are viewers who look at the show and see something broad and derivative rather than new and insightful.

Mannequin Pussy made their television debut on Wednesday night, performing the title track from their latest album, I Got Heaven, on the third episode of John Mulaney’s new talk show, Everybody’s Live. Watch the replay below.

During the electrifying performance, singer Marisa Dabice snarled her way through the song. In a striking contrast to her fiery delivery, a choir of “nuns” provided soothing backup vocals.

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See where I Got Heaven landed on our list of the best albums of 2024, and pick up your copy here.

Mannequin Pussy are set to resume touring in support of the album in early April, including festival appearances at Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, and Shaky Knees. See the schedule below, and get tickets here.

Mannequin Pussy 2025 Tour Dates:

04/02 – Milwaukee, Wi @ Turner Hall Ballroom

04/03 – Urbana, Il @ The Canopy Club

04/04 – Iowa City, Ia @ Mission Creek Festival

06/06 – New York, NY @ Governors Ball

06/08 – Harrisburg,...

[Editor’s note: This review was originally published on March 7, 2025, as part of our SXSW coverage. It has been updated for the series’ official streaming premiere.]

Less than six months after HBO released “The Franchise,” a Hollywood satire told from the perspective of a beleaguered film crew, and a little more than a year since Max wrapped “The Other Two,” a Hollywood satire told from the perspective of two siblings desperate to break big, Apple TV+ takes its turn reveling in the desirable and derisible business of film, only its new series, “The Studio,” makes the curious choice to focus on the trials and tribulations of the man at the top. Well, almost at the top. One of the tops anyway.

Seth Rogen (who also co-created the series and co-directs every episode with his friend and business partner Evan Goldberg) plays Matt Remick, a long-suffering studio executive who finally ascends to his dream job: the president of Continental Studios. Matt made a name for himself by championing an original superhero franchise, “Mk Ultra,” which has grossed $3.9 billion across several feature films.

Sea.Hear.Now is set to return to Asbury Park, New Jersey, on September 13th and 14th. Today, the music festival unveiled its 2025 lineup, which is led by headliners Hozier and Blink-182.

In addition, the two-day fest will see performances from LCD Soundsystem, Lenny Kravitz, Alabama Shakes, Sublime, Public Enemy, TV on the Radio, Spoon, and De La Soul, as well as Zz Top, Remi Wolf, Royal Otis, 4 Non Blondes, Hot Mulligan, Mannequin Pussy, and more. Check out the full lineup, broken down by day, below.

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Tickets for Sea.Hear.Now 2025 will first go on sale via a pre-sale on Friday, March 21st at 10:00 a.m. Et. Fans can sign up for access to the pre-sale via the festival’s website. The general on-sale will then follow at 11:00 a.m. Et if passes remain.

As always, Sea.Hear.Now festival will...

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This article contains spoilers for Severance Season 2, Episode 9, "The After Hours," streaming on Apple TV+

Asthe second season of the hit series Severance draws to a close, its penultimate episode makes an explicit reference to a classic installment of The Twilight Zone. Both episodes are titled "The After Hours," and they deal with disconnected identities and what it means to be human. However, just what this reference means in the narrative world created by Dan Erickson is an open question and feels very significant.

Despite its truly original concepts, Severance draws inspiration from other shows like Black Mirror. However, all of them owe a debt to the groundbreaking institution created by Rod Serling with The Twilight Zone.

A great performance at SXSW can happen anywhere: An official showcase at a downtown venue, an unofficial get-together at an East Side bar, a shindig thrown by a third-party political group, or all of the above. Here are the best things we saw on Wednesday, March 12, at SXSW 2025.

Jack’s Mannequin Keep the Spark Alive

Not long into his reunited band’s set at Stubb’s, Andrew McMahon noted that he launched Jack’s Mannequin by playing SXSW 20 years ago. The group has been on hiatus for a decade, and...

Reader, you have been lied to! Film history is littered with unfairly maligned classics, whether critics were too eager to review the making of rather than the finished product, or they suffered from underwhelming ad campaigns or general disinterest. Let’s revise our takes on some of these films from wrongheaded to the correct opinion.

When “Madhouse,” a comedy about a happily married couple besieged by out of control house guests, was released in early 1990, it met with immediate hostility from critics. How hostile were they? So hostile that “Madhouse” is currently in the select group of movies sitting uncomfortably at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, not a single positive review to its name.

The irony is that not only is “Madhouse” not bad, it’s great. And not only great, but all-time great, a comedy so flawless in its construction and so precise in its timing that it ranks alongside the best work of Howard Hawks,...

Diane Warren was denied an Oscar for the 16th time Sunday, after losing in the Best Original Song category to Emilia Pérez‘s “El Mal.” Warren, who was nominated for The Six Triple Eight‘s “The Journey,” wasn’t deterred by the loss, she told Variety. “I’m consistent as fuck,” Warren said. “You know, it is what it is. I’m happy to be here.”

Warren said she believed she had a fair chance at the 97th Oscars. H.E.R., an Oscar-winning artist, performed “The Journey,” and the Netflix-distributed...

Recognition is extremely important for artists who work hard year after year to produce music that resonates with listeners and makes them feel all the feels. And when you’re denied that recognition time and time again, demotivation is just around the corner. Who would know this better than Diane Warren, the songwriter who is yet to add an Oscar to her trophy collection despite being nominated a whopping sixteen times.

Songwriter, Diane Warren | Credits: @dianewarren / Instagram

If you think about it, the odds should’ve been in her favor. After all, you’ve got to win once out of the 16 times you’ve been nominated, right? Unfortunately for Diane Warren, the Academy hasn’t been on her side since 1988.

Diane Warren loses at the Oscars for the 16th time The Six Triple Eight (2024) | Credits: Netflix

The first time Diane Warren was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy...

The Oscar winner for Best Original Song, as predicted by Gold Derby's odds, was "El Mal" from Emilia Pérez. It was written by Camille and Clément Ducol, who also composed the film's score, and the film's director, Jacques Audiard. It's the first Oscar win for all three songwriters. Unfortunately, that meant a 16th loss for Diane Warren, who was nominated for penning "The Journey" from The Six Triple Eight and to date still hasn't won a competitive Oscar.

This year's Oscar race started at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards last fall, and it was a good night for Emilia Pérez, which won Best Music Themed Film, Biopic, or Musical; Best Song — Onscreen Performance (for Zoe Saldaña singing "El Mal"); and Best Score — Feature Film. However, "El Mal" didn't win Best Song - Feature Film. That was Warren for "The Journey," while "Never Too Late" was named the best song from a documentary.

When We Were Young festival has a stacked lineup, with Panic! At the Disco and Blink-182 at the top of the list, and the lineup has drawn a second date, adding Oct. 19 to make it a back-to-back two day fest with the same bands playing each night. The bands will be joined as well by Weezer, Avril Lavigne, the Offspring, All Time Low, and many more. Tickets for the new date are available for pre-sale this Friday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. Pt via the festival’s website.

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Pabst Blue Ribbon — known simply as Pbr or ‘peeb’ if you’re a seasoned beer enjoyer — has unveiled the lineup for the 2025 edition of its flagship music festival, Project Pabst. Going down on July 26th and 27th in Portland, Oregon, Project Pabst 2025 is set to feature sets from the likes of Iggy Pop, Devo, Death Cab for Cutie, Japanese Breakfast, and more.

The 2025 lineup for the two-day event also boasts Mannequin Pussy, The Damned, The Chats, Built to Spill, a reunited Cap’n Jazz, Wednesday, The Exploding Hearts, and Gustaf, among others. Check out the full lineup, broken down by day, below.

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Early bird passes for Project Pabst 2025 (including both single-day and weekend passes) are on sale now. The general on-sale then kicks off on Friday, February 28th at 10:00 a.m. Pt.

In addition to the music, those attending Project Pabst 2025 will also be...

Receiving 4.5 out of 5 from our reviewer Erica Vilkus Cara set Pigeon Shine FrightFest on fire last year at its sold out performance. Directed by Hayden Hewitt this gore-filled psychological horror is now avalible for everyone to enjoy so we caught up with the man behind the amazing movie.

Starring Elle O’Hara as the eponymous Cara – a young woman whose world is spiralling out of control. Haunted by her traumatic past, she lives with a mentally unstable roommate and struggles with a failed career as an online sex worker. Her father is unable to communicate, while her well-meaning mother offers little support. But above all, Cara is consumed by a terrifying belief that there’s a conspiracy to send her back to the harrowing institution.

With James Dreyfus, Laurence R. Harvey Michaela Longden, Julie Hannan and Johnny Vivash this jaw-dropping feature debut by writer-director Hewitt demands to be seen.

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Andrew McCarthy‘s recent documentary “Brats,” about his time as a teen idol in the 1980s alongside peers like Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy, charted the actor’s path from irritation and outright hostility toward the “brat pack” label to grudging affection, as he recognized that the movies he looked down on while he was doing them — films like “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Less Than Zero,” and “Mannequin” — meant more to an entire generation of filmgoers than more “serious” prestige fare like “The Falcon and the Snowman” ever could.

The danger for those of us who grew up on the movies is that the trajectory will be reversed — that films that seemed meaningful to our teenage eyes aren’t really all that great when viewed outside the lens of indulgent childhood nostalgia. Yet revisiting one of McCarthy’s most popular films via a new 4K Uhd release...

Armie Hammer was slated to become one of the leading actors in Hollywood. However, that was until the s*xual misconduct and abuse allegations against him had not surfaced. Following the revelation, three and a half years back, the actor was dropped from several projects and apparently disappeared from the public eye.

Armie Hammer in Call Me by Your Name | Credit: Sony Pictures

While he has been trying to make a comeback and has been active in the public sphere for quite some while now, the actor’s past is not going to be leaving him anytime soon, in a recent interview, he opened up about his shocking texts to women and revealed what he thought about them.

Armie Hammer on his past and problematic texts Armie Hammer is trying to make a comeback | Credit: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. / Warner Bros. Pictures

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Even before meeting Peter Tothpal, one senses that he will be effusive and buoyant — you don’t repeatedly work with as many A-listers as he did throughout his career as a hairstylist without bringing a certain ebulliency to set.

“I’m just a happy camper,” he told IndieWire regarding his recently announced Lifetime Achievement honor from the MUAHs Guild Awards. “I’m always looking at the bright side, and it worked out for me. I feel very lucky to be able to work with the people who I really like.”

That attitude isn’t just the side effect of being feted for his career; Jennifer Garner singled it out as one of the main reasons she always requested Tothpal for her projects. “ It’s hard to talk about Peter without talking about his affable, easygoing, warm [personality],” she told IndieWire. “He has an Eq of about a million. I’m distraught that he’s retiring.

Andrew McMahon has officially reunited Jack’s Mannequin for their “Mfeo Tour” celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary.

The first leg of the 24-date tour begins on June 4th in Portland, Maine, and will feature stops in Boston, New York City, Chicago, and more. Following their debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, they’ll head over to Japan for a pair of dates, followed by a fall North American leg featuring shows in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and Toronto. See the full list of dates below.

A fan club pre-sale (sign up here) begins on Tuesday, January 28th, followed by a Live Nation pre-sale for select dates kicking off on Wednesday, January 29th. The general on-sale launches on Friday, January 31st via Ticketmaster.

“Jack’s Mannequin was born out of one of the most prolific and transformative periods of my life,” McMahon said. “The songs narrate my journey from youth to adulthood,...

It’s about to be a holiday from real: Jack’s Mannequin is back. Singer Andrew McMahon has announced the band’s first full-length U.S. tour in 10 years. The Mfeo Tour (named for their 2005 song of the same name, where it stands for “Made for Each Other”) will kick off in Portland, Maine on June 4, traversing nearly 30 cities across two legs in the summer and fall. The news comes after Jack’s Mannequin appeared on festival lineups for When We Were Young, Bonnaroo, and SXSW.

The tour will celebrate...

With her nomination this year for “The Journey” from the Netflix historical drama The Six Triple Eight, Diane Warren has now contended 16 times at the Oscars, including the last eight years in a row, for Best Original Song. But the veteran artist — who has a Grammy, an Emmy, and two Golden Globes in her trophy case — has yet to score a competitive Oscar. Could this be her year?

Warren does, however, have an Honorary Oscar, which she collected in 2022 for her impressive body of work. That made her the first and currently only songwriter to receive that recognition from the Motion Picture Academy.

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Her 15 previous nominations are as follows:

“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” from Mannequin (1987)

Lost to: “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from Dirty Dancing

“Because You Loved Me” from Up Close and Personal (1996)

Lost...

In the gaming industry, redemption stories are about as common as day-one patches. Some games stumble at launch, pick themselves up, dust off their code, and carry on. Others face-plant so spectacularly that their recovery becomes the stuff of legend. No Man’s Sky definitely started in the latter category.

It has been one helluva ride for the 2016 title. | Image Credit: Hello Games

While Cyberpunk 2077 has certainly written its own comeback story, with CD Projekt Red recently announcing an impressive 30 million copies sold, Hello Games has been quietly penning an epic of their own. And today, that epic reached a milestone that would have seemed impossible back in 2016.

The space exploration game that once served as the internet’s favorite punching bag has just achieved “Very Positive” reviews across the board on Steam. Not just “Recent Reviews”—we’re talking about the whole enchilada here, folks.

No Man’s Sky: The...

The Silent Hill 2 remake introduces the redesign of horror-evoking enemies that players first encountered with the original release back in 2001. The remake doesn't only expand the game and improve the chilling atmosphere, but it also improves its iconic monsters that reflect the inner turmoil of protagonist James Sunderland.

Warning: the following article contains spoilers for Silent Hill 2, as well as references to sexual abuse.

Found in areas like Brookhaven Hospital and the Lakeview Hotel - as well as just the streets of Silent Hill - challenging enemies are littered throughout the entire game. The enemies in Silent Hill are designed to elicit discomfort with unique attack patterns, traumatic sound design, and gruesome esthetics, ensuring that both new and veteran players are met with a bone-chilling experience.

Eddie Dombrowski Is A Very Human Threat Very Unlike Other Enemies In Silent Hill 2

Eddie Dombrowski doesn't seem like a threat...

Damien Thorn is the Antichrist, and the trilogy that tells his unholy tale remains popular almost fifty years later. Indeed, while putting together this movie ranked list and revisiting the original Omen franchise, we were surprised at how well the old movies held up. Omen fans will be happy that the series has been restarted in a pretty interesting way earlier this year, with The First Omen a surprisingly excellent prequel to the original trilogy (check out our interviews with the director and cast here), even if it takes one large liberty involving Damien’s birth that some fans may have an issue with. So, how do the Omen films rank against each other? Let’s take a look, but remember that the TV series Damien (which lasted for one season in 2016) is not included, as we’re sticking with feature films.

The Omen (2006)

There’s honestly no reason for this movie to exist.

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PVR Inox, India’s largest cinema exhibitor, is launching a film festival celebrating Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan‘s 25-year career. The week-long event will run from Sept. 20-27 across 30 cinemas in 15 Indian cities. The festival coincides with the release of Kapoor Khan’s latest film, “The Buckingham Murders,” directed by Hansal Mehta.

The retrospective will feature a selection of Kapoor Khan’s films, including Santosh Sivan’s “Asoka,” Sudhir Mishra’s “Chameli,” Imtiaz Ali’s “Jab We Met,” Karan Johar’s “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” and Vishal Bhardwaj’s “Omkara.”

“The last two decades have been exhilarating and seem like yesterday. It feels fantastic to be a part of an industry that I love dearly and an industry that has given so much to me,” Kapoor Khan said. “It is exciting to think that through the film festival people of all generations will get to experience these amazing films,...

Jack White has joined the 2024 lineup for Corona Capital in Mexico City, where he’ll appear alongside the Paul McCartney, Green Day, New Order, Iggy Pop, Beck, Empire of the Sun, Melanie Martinez, and Shawn Mendes, and more.

The three-day music festival will take place November 15th-17th, 2024 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City. White joins the lineup on Sunday, the 17th, in place of Queens of the Stone Age, who recently canceled the remainder of their 2024 tour so that Josh Homme could “receive essential medical care.” White will presumably take the stage prior to McCartney’s Sunday night headlining set.

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Corona Capital’s 2024 lineup also boasts Primal Scream, St. Vincent, Toto, Zedd, Kim Gordon, Cage the Elephant, The Mars Volta, Explosions in the Sky, American Football, Warpaint, Badbadnotgood, Tyla, Travis, Blonde Redhead, Leon Bridges, Huray For the Riff Raff, Mannequin Pussy, Sophie Ellis-Bextor,...

Diane Warren hopes “The Six Triple Eight” could finally be her one.

The 15-time Oscar nominee and an honorary Oscar recipient in 2022 wrote a new song for Tyler Perry’s upcoming World War II drama. The track is featured in the film and called “The Journey.” Oscar and Grammy winner H.E.R. performs Warren’s new song with choreography by Emmy and Tony Award winner Debbie Allen.

Based on an article by Kevin M. Hymel written for World War II Magazine, “The Six Triple Eight” is “inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in WWII.” Netflix will release the project in select theaters in early December before it arrives on the streaming platform beginning December 20.

According to Netflix, “Despite facing racism and sexism – and grueling working conditions — the Women’s Army Corps unit of color was committed to serving their country with honor and distinction.

Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass has deleted his Instagram apology post following intense backlash over comments he made about Donald Trump onstage in Sydney. The musician initially wrote that he regretted saying “Don’t miss Trump next time” in response to the attempted assassination of the Republican nominee, confirming, “I’m incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement.”

The apology, posted to Instagram earlier this week, has since been removed. There are now two recent posts on Gass’ account, one a throwback to an early acting gig in the...

Event chair Barbara Davis and co-chair Dana Davis announced today that longtime supporter of the cause and renowned award-winning songwriter Diane Warren will be honored with the “Inspirational Lifetime Achievement Award” at The 38th Carousel of Hope Ball on October 5, 2024 at The Beverly Hilton.

Diabetes activist, songwriter and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jimmy Jam will be honored with the “Brass Ring Award”. Presented by Dexcom, the global leader in real-time continuous glucose monitoring (Cgm) for people with diabetes, the biennial event will once again bring together the biggest names from the film, television, music, and business industries to support increasing awareness of type 1 diabetes, and raise funds for clinical care, prevention, and diabetes research at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.

“I have attended the Carousel of Hope Ball many times and am honored and flattered to have been selected to receive the ‘Inspirational Lifetime Achievement Award’ and to...

Plot: In the mid-eighties, a group of young actors known for starring in movies like St Elmo’s Fire and The Breakfast Club became popularly known as The Brat Pack, but many members of that group felt the term torpedoed their careers.

Review: If you grew up in the eighties, you for sure knew what the name “The Brat Pack” meant. I was born in ’81 and only watched the movies this gang was known for in the nineties, but if you had asked me as a kid who was in The Brat Pack, I probably still would have been able to list them off by name. There was Emilio Estevez (a recent Wtf Happened to this Celebrity pick), Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Demi Moore, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, and Andrew McCarthy. Some of them became enduring stars, and some didn’t. For those whose fame perhaps didn’t endure beyond the eighties,...

Mexico City’s Corona Capital has revealed its 2024 lineup, featuring Paul McCartney, Green Day, Queens of the Stone Age, New Order, Iggy Pop, Beck, Empire of the Sun, Melanie Martinez, and Shawn Mendes at the top of the bill.

The three-day music festival will take place November 15th-17th, 2024 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.

Other notable acts featured on Corona Capital’s 2024 lineup include Primal Scream, St. Vincent, Toto, Zedd, Kim Gordon, Cage the Elephant, The Mars Volta, Explosions in the Sky, American Football, Warpaint, Badbadnotgood, Tyla, Travis, Blonde Redhead, Leon Bridges, Huray For the Riff Raff, Mannequin Pussy, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Beach Fossils, Water From Your Eyes, Alice Phoebe Lou, The Vaccines, feeble little horse, Wisp, Crumb, and more. See the lineup poster in all of its glory below.

Tickets to Corona Capital 2024 go on sale beginning June 25th via Ticketmaster.

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It’s often hard to pinpoint the precise origin of a cultural phenomenon. The opposite is true when it comes to Hollywood’s Brat Pack. The catchy moniker that came to define the ’80s cineplex can be traced to June 10, 1985, when New York Magazine published a cover story pegged to the release of “St. Elmo’s Fire.” The piece, written by David Blum, followed three of the film’s stars — Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and Judd Nelson — over several nights of heavy boozing and douchey antics, like ogling Playmates, encouraging groupies and trash-talking their rivals. Blum dubbed the group of young movie stars the “Brat Pack,” a phrase still recognizable four decades later.

The trio’s “St. Elmo’s Fire” co-star Andrew McCarthy remembers the exact moment when the film’s producer, Lauren Shuler Donner, burst into an office on the Paramount lot waving a copy of the magazine. At first glance,...

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Nearly 40 years ago, New York Magazine published a magazine cover centered on a group of young Hollywood stars that would change the social conversation in the industry for years to come, but not as much as it would go on to change the lives of the selected members of “Hollywood’s Brat Pack.” In the first trailer for Hulu‘s Brats, one of the group’s core members,...

A new rumor has the internet buzzing. It claims that Disney plans to reboot the popular 1980s hit “The Golden Girls.” The new cast would include Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. The show is rumored to have ten episodes and will be released this summer on Disney+.

Is this true?

No. It’s a satirical post from the Facebook Page Yoda Bby Aby.

“Golden Girls – 10 Episodes!!!

This June, get ready to laugh until it hurts with Disney+’s brand new series, “The Golden Girls,” featuring the comedic genius of Tina Fey as Dorothy, Amy Poehler as Sophia, Lisa Kudrow as Rose, and Maya Rudolph as Blanche. Dive into 10 hilarious episodes where Dorothy and her feisty mother Sophia shake up life in Miami by moving in with the flirtatious Blanche and the sweetly naive Rose. Prepare for a whirlwind of witty banter,...

Every year, a different group of people win an Academy Award. And every year, the same woman doesn’t. Her name is Diane Warren, she’s one of the greatest American songwriters of the last several decades, and she’s now been nominated 15 times without taking home a single competitive Oscar.

Once upon a time, that lack of recognition was regrettable because Warren had penned some of the most immortal tracks in the modern history of the Best Original Song category, including “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” from “Mannequin,” “How Do I Live” from “Con Air,” and the epochal “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” from “Armageddon.” These days, the fact that Warren hasn’t won is mostly regrettable because she refuses to stop trying.

Since falling short with “Til it Happens to You” in 2015 (an achingly personal Lady Gaga collaboration that drew upon Warren’s own...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Cardi B returns with her first single of 2024, Miley Cyrus delivers a salve with a funky Bangerz B-side, and Charli Xcx is at the top of her game in glitzy new track. Plus, new music from Schoolboy Q, Fred Again.. , Kacey Musgraves, and more.

Cardi B, “Like What (Freestyle)” (YouTube)

Miley Cyrus feat. Pharrell, “Doctor (Work It Out)” (YouTube)

Charli Xcx, “Von Dutch” (YouTube)

Schoolboy Q,...

Bright Eyes, Sunny Day Real Estate, Cap’n Jazz, and many more emo and indie rock luminaries are set to play the inaugural Best Friends Forever Festival in downtown Las Vegas this fall.

Slated to take place from Friday, October 11th to Sunday, October 13th, the three-day festival will primarily feature artists originating in the ‘90s, as well as present-day bastions of emo and alt scenes. Joining the headliners will be The Jesus Lizard, Unwound, The Dismemberment Plan, Built to Spill, American Football, The Get Up Kids, Jawbox, Pinback, Murder City Devils, Braid, Piebald, Mannequin Pussy, Fiddlehead, La Dispute, Foxing, and more. Check out the full lineup below.

Tickets for the festival will first become available through a pre-sale opening on Wednesday, February 28th, at 10:00 a.m. Pt. Registration for the pre-sale is open now — sign up here. The general on-sale will then begin on Thursday, February 29th at 10:00 a.

Mannequin Pussy’s I Got Heaven represents a number of notable firsts for the Philly band: It’s their first studio album in five years, their first with guitarist Maxine Steen, and the first they’ve written together as a unit in the studio. But I Got Heaven isn’t so much a reinvention as it is a reinvigoration—a doubling down on all of the things that make Mannequin Pussy one of the most electrifying rock bands working right now.

I Got Heaven feels at once spontaneous and meticulous, no doubt owing to the collaborative writing process and the steady hand of producer John Congleton. For the way they mix elements of hardcore, shoegaze, and power pop across their music, Mannequin Pussy have long defied strict categorization. And reflective of the band’s penchant for blurring genres, the new album remains fiercely focused on its singular theme of freedom.

We have some “Good News”: Something Corporate have announced their first tour in over 20 years.

The announcement arrives after the SoCal pop-punk band reunited for a handful of shows last year, hitting the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas and a pair of New Year’s gigs in Anaheim, California. The 2024 tour, which kicks off in New York City on June 21, features the original lineup: frontman Andrew McMahon, lead guitarist Josh Partington, bassist Kevin Page, drummer Brian Ireland, and guitarist William Tell. Check the dates out below...

Music was a significant theme throughout One Tree Hill, with famous artists and bands making cameos at Tric, the all-ages nightclub in Tree Hill. Each episode was named after a song, band, artist, or album, highlighting the importance of music in the show. Musicians like Pete Wentz, Lupe Fiasco, and Jack's Mannequin appeared on the show, showcasing their talent and contributing to One Tree Hill's musical atmosphere.

Throughout all nine seasons of One Tree Hill, music was one of the most significant themes due to the characters' jobs and passions. As a result, many musical guests made cameos on the teen drama television series. This was mainly made possible thanks to Tric, an all-ages nightclub that Karen Roe opened in season 2 with the help of Peyton Sawyer. Somehow, they were able to pull in numerous famous artists and bands to play at Tric, a small-town club in the fictional city of Tree Hill,...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, André 3000 picks up his flute for a strange yet pleasant pivot; Drake gives Taylor Swift a shoutout; and Tate McRae gets spiteful with her exes. Plus, new music from Madi Diaz, Kacey Musgraves, Boygenius, and Dolly Parton.

André 3000, “I swear, I Really Wanted To Make A ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time” (YouTube)

Drake, “Red Button” (YouTube)

Tate McRae,...

Diane Warren has written hit songs for the soundtracks to movies from Mannequin to Armageddon. She has three original songs in 2023 movies, but her song for Flamin’ Hot is especially personal. Warren said she wrote “The Fire Inside” because she related to the movie’s subject.

Flamin’ Hot is inspired by the story of Richard Montañez, who’s said to have invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos while working as a janitor at Frito-Lay. Eva Longoria directed the film.

“It’s such the American dream,” Warren said Thursday at Deadline’s Sound and Screen event. “When I wrote the song, it was kind of like my anthem too. The fire inside is a double entendre.”

On the surface, Montañez was motivated by the spice of Latin food. But Warren said the real fire inside is the passion any artist has to persevere.

“You need passion because when you have the fire inside nothing can stop you,...

It’s a little more than three hours before Mannequin Pussy take the stage at Brooklyn Steel in front of a near-capacity crowd. A long line of fans is already stretching down the block, waiting for the doors to open. But the four members of the punk band are unable to focus on much right now besides their desperate desire to get some rest.

They’ve spent the past month crammed together in a Ford Transit van, putting roughly 5,200 miles on the dashboard and playing practically every night. They slump down on a dressing-room couch,...

The film Don’t Look Away, directed by Michael Bafaro, is disastrous! It stitches together bits and pieces of the plots from other films like It Follows, Don’t Breathe, and others, which is quite evident. The slasher/gore film revolves around a deadly mannequin who murders people for its own satisfaction. There is, however, no plot built up based on the series of events, and a killer mannequin randomly embarks on a murderous expedition. Frankie, the protagonist, gets to see the mannequin first, and then her friends, who lay their eyes on it, get killed one after another. Starring Kelly Bastard, Colm Hill, Karina Frislev, Michael Bafaro, and others, there is zero character development in the film, which, to some extent, affects their acting skills. Does any of the friends find a way out of the murder spree of the mannequin? What was its motive? Let us try to find some answers to these questions.

When Mannequin was originally released in 1987, the critics were not kind. In fact, they were pretty savage in their near-unanimous hatred for the film. That didn’t stop it from being a modest box-office hit, though — and in the decades that followed, it managed to pick up new fans, some drawn to the film’s romance, some drawn to the film’s stars, and some who subscribe to the “so bad it’s good” school of cult cinema. At a fan event, McCarthy said he realized he wouldn’t be getting an Oscar nomination for Mannequin, but he wound up loving the experience nonetheless. (Click on the media bar below to hear Andrew McCarthy) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Andfrew_McCarthy_Manquin_.mp3

Mannequin is currently streaming on Max and available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and most digital platforms.

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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Nicki Minaj returns with a somber single off of her upcoming album Pink Friday 2, Doja Cat taps into her demonic side, and Lil Wayne drops his first solo single of the year. Plus, a collaboration that feels straight out of 2007 from the iconic trio of Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, and Justin Timberlake.

Nicki Minaj, “Last Time I Saw You” (YouTube)

Doja Cat, “Demons” (YouTube)

Lil Wayne, “Kat Food” (YouTube)

Timbaland,...

Ahead of next week’s series finale, The Blacklist finally showed us who’s been flying Red’s plane all these years — and reunited two members of the Brat Pack.

Thursday’s episode featured a brief but very fun cameo from Andrew McCarthy, who memorably shared the screen with Blacklist star James Spader in several 1980s films, including Pretty in Pink, where they played best friends Blane McDonnagh and Steff McKee.

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Back in 2019, indie rock-focused record label Tiny Engines essentially shuttered after a number of its artists accused them of payment issues and breach of contract — which co-founder Chuck Daley admitted to. Now, co-founder Will Miller has announced that he’s reviving the label as its sole owner under a “new management structure.”

In a statement shared to Tiny Engines’ Twitter Friday, Miller wrote that he’s “committed to making sure artists and their records are being cared for properly and treated with the required respect,” as well as “ensur[ing] that artists are being paid what they are owed.”

The statement clarifies that all accounting between the label and its artists has been completed, with all artists having now been paid in full. Additionally, 80% of the label’s masters ownership contracts have now been amended to licensing contracts — with the remaining 20% scheduled for completion by the end of 2023 — meaning the label...

The cast of Netflix's Glamorous includes a couple of fabulous familiar faces, along with some relatively fresh faces who undoubtedly make their mark in the show. The comedy-drama series centers around Marco, a makeup enthusiast who stumbles upon the opportunity of a lifetime to work with Madolyn Addison, a beauty mogul. Glamorous mainly revolves around the two characters and their burgeoning relationship, but it also features plenty of other individuals who work at the makeup company. From rivals to potential love interests, Glamorous has it all.

Netflix released all ten episodes of the first season on June 22, 2023, and the show quickly generated the attention of plenty of subscribers worldwide. Glamorous charted on the Top 10 TV Shows in the U.S. list within the first week of its premiere. While the series' story is a draw for many viewers, the talented cast also helped attract attention to the show.

Kim Cattrall...

Supernatural officially became the longest-running horror television series of all time, but not every episode of the series can be the best. The series aired its 15th and final season in 2020. Given the longevity of the series, it's a given there would be some episodes that are much worse than others. After more than 300 episodes of television, some are just going to hit with an audience better than others as Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) travel the United States on hunting trips for supernatural creatures.

The worst episodes of Supernatural tend to fall into a few different categories. Some of them focus on characters fans aren't interested in getting to know better. Others don't contribute to the mythology or the main characters significantly. Some of them are just boring, which is a shame in a show like Supernatural which strived to keep the audience on the edge of...

Ehsan Shahhosseini studied directing at the Iranian Youth Cinema Association, but started his career by acting in several Iranian movies and series, before directing his first movie, “The Silence of God”. “Mannequin” is his second student film, and has screened in an number of festivals around the world.

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Leila, a very beautiful woman, is putting on lipstick before making a call. The scene then changes to a mannequin-making lab just before the titles of the movie appear on screen. It turns out that it is the day of the birthday of Leila's husband, but her attitude towards him is not exactly cherishing, something that seems to be a constant in their relationship. While he states his protests, she is dismissive, condescending and essentially rude to him, a behavior he tolerates stoically. Eventually, a gift arrives to the house, but to his surprise,...