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Actress Sydney Sweeney, aka 'Cassie Howard' in the HBO Max drama series "Euphoria", poses for the newest issue of “The Sunday Times Style”, photographed by Morgan Maher:

Sweeney first appeared in the Netflix series "Everything Sucks!" (2018) with recurring roles in the Hulu series "The Handmaid's Tale" (2018) and HBO miniseries "Sharp Objects" (2018).

In 2019, she began starring in the HBO teen drama series "Euphoria"...

... and guest starred in the dramatic TV series "90210", "Criminal Minds", "Grey's Anatomy", "In the Vault" and "Pretty Little Liars".

Sweeney also had a cameo role as 'Snake' in director Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood" (2019).

She co-starred in TV series “The White Lotus” and feature film “Madame Web”.

Since then, she has starred in the features “Immaculate” (2024)“Anyone But You” (2024) and “Americana” (2025).

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Lionsgate has dropped the first trailer for Good Fortune, its new high-concept comedy starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, and Aziz Ansari, which marks the feature debut of the latter, as writer-director.

Slated for release in theaters on October 17, Good Fortune introduces Reeves as Gabriel, a well-meaning but rather inept angel who decides to intervene in the lives of a struggling gig worker (Ansari) and a wealthy venture capitalist (Rogen).

When the trailer opens, Gabriel is on a rooftop overlooking Los Angeles, speaking with another angel named Martha (Sandra Oh).

“Martha, is there any way I can have more meaningful duties?” Gabriel asks. “I want to guide people; I want to change their lives.”

Martha tells him that “to save a lost soul, you have to find a lost soul.” But for Gabriel, this doesn’t take long. He discovers one in Ansari’s character, while standing one night atop an L.

Sydney Sweeney is opening up about her role on Euphoria ahead of the third season!

The 27-year-old actress will be reprising her role as Cassie Howard in the HBO series’ upcoming final season, and was even seen filming alongside co-star Alexa Demie a month ago.

In a new interview, Sydney shared how she has a special place in her heart for Cassie and teased the new season in the works.

Keep reading to find out more…

“I have such a soft spot in my heart for Cassie, and I hold her really close and dear. She is crazy. She makes so many mistakes. She’s flawed on so many levels, but she does it all from a place of love. It could be a sad version of love, as well,” Sydney told Empire.

“It’s so much fun to play a character that is as crazy as she is,” she continued.

Exclusive: Emmy, Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award winner Paul Walter Hauser has signed with WME for representation.

Hauser is perhaps best known for starring opposite Taron Egerton in Apple TV+’s crime drama Black Bird, for which he received an Emmy, Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award, in addition to a SAG Award nomination. Most recently, he was seen starring in drama The Luckiest Man in America, which premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival and had a theatrical release via IFC Films in April.

Hauser has quite a packed slate, looking ahead to the rest of the year. First up is Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is slated to hit theaters on July 25. Subsequently, he has Paramount Pictures’ comedy The Naked Gun, revitalizing the classic franchise of the same name, on August 1, and the Western crime thriller Americana on August 22. He stars opposite Sydney Sweeney...

Actress Sydney Sweeney stars in the new R-rated crime thriller “Americana” written and directed by Tony Tost, opening August 22, 2025 in theaters:

“…when a rare ‘Native American’ artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Paul Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it…

“…putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal (Eric Dane) working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer (Simon Rex).

“ Bloodshed ensues when others join the battle, including the leader of an indigenous group (Zahn McClarnon)…

“…and a desperate woman fleeing her mysterious past (Halsey)…”

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The trailer for Sydney Sweeney‘s new movie has been released!

The 27-year-old Emmy-nominated actress stars alongside Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Simon Rex, Eric Dane, and Zahn McClarnon in the new movie Americana from director Tony Tost.

Here’s the synopsis: “A gallery of dynamic characters clash over the possession of a rare Native American artifact in this wildly entertaining modern-day western. After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal (Dane) working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer (Rex). Bloodshed ensues when others join the battle, including the leader of an indigenous group (McClarnon) and a desperate woman fleeing her mysterious past (Halsey).”

Keep reading to find out more…Last week, Apple TV+ debuted the trailer for the upcoming thriller Echo Valley,...

How far will people go to claim a rare relic? “Americana” follows a group of characters in search of a Lakota Ghost Shirt. The film, described as a modern-day western, hails from writer and director Tony Tost. This is Tost’s first feature-length directorial effort, previously writing episodes of “The Terror” and “Longmire.”

“Americana” was well received after its world premiere during 2023’s SXSW and Tost himself drew praise.

Continue reading ‘Americana’ Trailer: Sydney Sweeney & Paul Walter Hauser-Led Modern Day Crime Western Arrives In August at The Playlist.

Sydney Sweeney is an aspiring country singer who concocts a risky scheme to get some cash in the trailer for Americana.

Writer-director Tony Tost’s crime feature hits theaters Aug. 22 from Lionsgate after premiering at SXSW in 2023. Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Eric Dane, Zahn McClarnon and Simon Rex also star in the contemporary Western movie.

Americana centers on a number of people whose paths intersect as they try to track down a rare Native American artifact known as a “ghost shirt.”

“I got a really dumb idea I’d like to run by you,” Sweeney tells Hauser in the trailer. “I think something bad is going down.”

Later, as violence ensues, Halsey exclaims, “Right now, I’m apparently in the middle of a goddamn murder spree.”

Tost, who serves as the showrunner for the Peacock series Poker Face, marks his feature directorial debut with the film that he helmed from his own script.

Lionsgate has launched a new trailer for the Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser-led ‘Americana.’

A gallery of dynamic characters clash over the possession of a rare Native American artifact in this wildly entertaining modern-day western. After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sydney Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Paul Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal (Eric Dane) working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer (Simon Rex). Bloodshed ensues when others join the battle, including the leader of an indigenous group (Zahn McClarnon) and a desperate woman fleeing her mysterious past (Halsey).

Written and directed by Tony Tost, the cast includes Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Simon Rex, with Eric Dane, and Zahn McClarnon.

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Lionsgate brings you a new interconnected crime comedy with an all-star cast. Americana is the new film from Tony Tost, who both writes and directs. The new trailer has dropped, and among the critics’ raves, it’s being hailed as “a breath of fresh air” and is “like an early Tarantino film.” Lionsgate produces the film along with Bron Studios and Alex Saks for his Saks Pictures Company. It’s also made in association with Rhea Films and Hercules Film Fund / Creative Wealth Media.

The cast for Americana includes Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Simon Rex, with Eric Dane, and Zahn McClarnon.

The official synopsis reads, “A gallery of dynamic characters clash over the possession of a rare Native American artifact in this wildly entertaining modern-day western. After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sydney Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military...

"All I want is the artifact!" And everyone else wants money. Lionsgate has revealed an official trailer for an indie ensemble comedy film called Americana, from writer / director Tony Tost making his feature debut. This originally premiered in 2023 at the SXSW Film Festival, but it never played anywhere else after that fest and has been waiting for release ever since. Lionsgate will finally drop this one in theaters in August this summer. When a rare Lakota Ghost Shirt falls onto the black market in a small South Dakota town, the lives of local outsiders & outcasts violently intertwine. Some seek fortune and some seek personal freedom, while others simply want to return the artifact to its proper tribal home. The film's cast features Sydney Sweeney as a shy waitress, Paul Walter Hauser as a military vet, Halsey, Simon Rex as an antiquities dealer, Eric Dane as a ruthless criminal, and Zahn McClarnon...

Chaos ensues in the trailer for Americana when a bunch of poor white people scramble to filch a “Lakota Indian ghost shirt,” as the only rich character describes it, and sell it for half a million dollars. The film stars Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Eric Dane, and Zahn McClarnon and will hit theaters on Aug. 22.

In the clip, Sweeney’s character proclaims that if she had a million dollars, she’d go to Nashville to sing country music. “What other music is there?” she gasps. To get her on her way,...

A new Sydney Sweeney movie is on the horizon. Lionsgate has just released the first trailer for Americana, a comedic crime thriller that boasts an ensemble comprised of several recognizable (and talented) actors.

More than two years after its world premiere at South by Southwest, and just over a year after Lionsgate acquired it, Americana is finally gearing up to be released to the public later this year. The first trailer perfectly establishes what this modern-day western will be about, introducing an assortment of colorful characters who are all out to gain possession of a rare Native American artifact. Joining Sweeney as co-lead of Americana is Paul Walter Hauser, who audiences will see in theaters before this movie arrives in the highly anticipated The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The all-star cast also includes Sweeney's Euphoria co-star Eric Dane and Grammy-nominated singer Halsey. Check out the trailer and poster for Americana below.

Lionsgate has shared the official trailer and poster for the crime thriller neo-western Americana, which will open in theaters on August 22.

With a runtime of 107 minutes, the film has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association for violence, language throughout, and some sexual references.

A gallery of dynamic characters clash over the possession of a rare Native American artifact in this wildly entertaining modern-day western.

After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sydney Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Paul Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal (Eric Dane) working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer (Simon Rex).

Bloodshed ensues when others join the battle, including the leader of an indigenous group (Zahn McClarnon) and a desperate woman fleeing her mysterious past (Halsey).

Written and directed by Tony Tost, Americana was produced by Alex Saks.

Here comes some Americana.

Lionsgate has unveiled trailer for the modern day Western starring Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser, which opens August 22.

Tony Tost’s Americana follows a gallery of dynamic characters as they clash over the possession of a rare Native American artifact. After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer. Bloodshed ensues when others join the battle, including the leader of an indigenous group and a desperate woman fleeing her mysterious past.

Halsey, Simon Rex, Eric Dane and Zahn McClarnon star alongside Sweeney.

The movie is produced by Bron Studios and Saks Pictures Company in association with Rhea Films and Hercules Film Fund / Creative Wealth Media. EPs are Aaron L. Gilbert,...

A little over two years since its debut at SXSW, the first trailer for the star-studded Americanais finally here courtesy of Lionsgate. The feature directorial debut of Tony Tost brings Grammy-nominated pop star Halsey to the big screen for the first time in a violent South Dakota spin on a heist thriller centered around a highly coveted Native American artifact. When said artifact falls onto the black market, outsiders and outcasts, including a small-town woman and her son, a quirky waitress, and a military veteran, collide in a desperate dash to claim it for their own ambitions. The first footage follows Halsey's character Mandy Starr on a "murder spree" as they snatch the treasure for themselves and immediately place a target on their back.

Before ever meeting the long-suffering Starr, viewers are first introduced to the lonesome cowboy Lefty Ledbetter and hopeful Nashville star Penny Jo Poplin, played by Paul Walter Hauser and Sydney Sweeney,...

Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser are an unlikely Bonnie and Clyde for crime thriller “Americana.”

The ensemble film, which premiered at SXSW, is set in South Dakota, where small-town diner waitress Penny Jo Poplin (Sweeney) dreams of becoming the next Dolly Parton — she just has to get to Nashville first, though. Enter fellow local outcast, rancher Lefty Ledbetter (Hauser), who just might have the funds to get out of town…if the theft of a coveted Indigenous Lakota ghost shirt goes through.

The official synopsis reads: “A gallery of dynamic characters clash over the possession of a rare Native American artifact in this wildly entertaining modern-day western. After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal (Eric Dane) working on behalf...

Joel Edgerton can be seen in the upcoming Train Dreams, which screened at Sundance a few months ago, and Netflix shelled out a massive $16 million for the rights to this elegant slice of early twentieth-century Americana, which could be an awards contender if given the proper build-up. Our Chris Bumbray raved about the film, saying in his review, “It’s the kind of movie that stays with you long after you see it and hopefully will get the kind of build-up it deserves, as it will likely rank among the best films of the year when all is said and done.”

Next, Edgerton has signed on to star in a black comedy with Toni Collette titled Fangs. According to Variety, the film is described as a “thrilling black comedy about privilege, power, and dangerous fantasies.” The film will be helmed by first-time Australian director Lucy McKendrick. McKendrick will also be...

Split Fiction, one of this year's hottest new video games, is coming to the big screen. Sydney Sweeney is attached to the new project, making it the second video game adaptation she's signed on for in recent weeks. Variety reports that Wicked helmer Jon M. Chu will direct the fantasy-science fiction adventure. The game, which was released in March, follows two authors, Mio Hudson and Zoe Foster, who participate in a test of a new simulation device that allows them to enter their own stories.

A glitch puts Mio and Zoe into the same simulation, and they have to travel through a dangerous blend of Mio's science fiction story with Zoe's fantasy epic before they travel deep into their own psyches to face their buried traumas. Sweeney will play one of the two leads, but it has yet to be decided which one she will play. It's the second video...

Sinners is the kind of film that arrives like a thunderclap: audacious, bloody, and brimming with style. Ryan Coogler, reuniting with Michael B. Jordan for their most ambitious collaboration yet, fuses period noir, supernatural horror, and musical fable into a rich, genre-fluid tapestry that’s as intellectually rigorous as it is downright entertaining.

Set in 1930s Mississippi, but filmed with a mischievous modern eye, Sinners follows the return of the Smokestack twins – Smoke and Stack Moore, both played with chameleonic confidence by Jordan – to their racially segregated hometown with a dream: to open a Black-owned juke joint in an abandoned sawmill. Naturally, things don’t go according to plan. The land is cursed, the locals are wary, and, oh yeah… there are vampires. And not the sparkly kind.

What’s most remarkable here isn’t the premise, Coogler has always had a knack for turning the familiar inside out, but the sheer confidence of execution.

What makes someone the ‘it girl’ in Hollywood? Raw talent? Marketability? Or a keen eye for complex roles? Sydney Sweeney happens to have all of the above and is a growing presence in the industry. She stepped into 2025 as not just a star, but a star that everyone’s watching.

Her versatility has made her bag roles in both blockbuster arenas and indie circles. While some actors slow down after their breakout roles, Sweeney has doubled down and is set to appear in 14 new projects. So, let’s take a look at how she intends to redefine her stardom.

Sydney Sweeney’s movie lineup is bold and impressive Sydney Sweeney | Saturday Night Live / YouTube

If there’s one word to describe Sydney Sweeney’s upcoming projects, it’s ‘ambitious.’ It seems like each project she signed is a deliberate move to garner critical acclaim and build her legacy. Echo Valley,...

Honey Don’t! is getting ready to slide into theaters this summer.

Focus Features announced Wednesday that the dark comedy feature is set for wide theatrical release Aug. 22. Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, Billy Eichner and Chris Evans round out the cast for director Ethan Coen’s movie.

Honey Don’t!, which is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, centers on Honey O’Donahue (Qualley), a small-town private investigator looking into deaths related to a mysterious church.

Coen helmed the film from a script he co-wrote with wife Tricia Cooke. The pair also co-wrote Coen’s 2024 crime comedy Drive-Away Dolls that starred Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan and Pedro Pascal.

Producers for Honey Don’t! include Coen, Cooke, Robert Graf, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.

Also set for release on Aug. 22 is Lionsgate’s Americana, starring Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser, along with Vertical’s Ron Howard-directed Eden.

Qualley’s...

Eephus, Carson Lund’s wonderful ode to small stakes baseball and gruff Americana, needs its odd title explained: The Eephus pitch is a throw that is so unnaturally slow that it confuses the batter. It makes him swing too early, or too late. It works like a curveball, but with no power. It looks like it stops in midair. It stays in the air forever. You get bored watching it hang there. So does the hitter. The Eephus makes him lose track of time. It is a poetically goofy pitch, not used in major league play, more a curious bit of the sports minutiae than a real thing, a conversation to displace the silence while sitting in the dugout waiting to bat. In other...

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Motor neuron disease, better known as Als (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), is a devastating and terminal neurodegenerative disorder for which there is no cure. It's taken the lives of many wonderful people, such as David Niven, Sam Shepard, Ronnie Corbett, Aaron Lazar, Roberta Flack, Kenneth Mitchell, Charles Mingus, John Driskell Hopkins, Stephen Hawking, and Lou Gehrig, whose name has become associated with the disorder. It's a terrifying thing to be diagnosed with, with doctors giving most patients a life expectancy of two or three years (although Hawking famously lived for more than 50 years with it). Today, actor Eric Dane announced his Als diagnosis. "I have been diagnosed with Als,” Dane shared with People, adding:

“I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next chapter. I feel fortunate that I am able to continue working and am looking forward to returning to set of Euphoria...

Two years ago, American Music Award winner and Grammy nominee Halsey made their big-screen acting debut in Americana at SXSW. The film, which also marked the debut feature of Damnation creator Tony Tost and was produced by Alex Saks, placed the pop star in an all-star lineup that also included rising megastars Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser for a violent story set in a small South Dakota town. Over a year later, with all the acting firepower and a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, Lionsgate was finally able to snag the rights to the film and schedule a release. Now, we're excited to include the long-awaited title as part of Collider's Exclusive Preview event for the upcoming slate of summer movies.

For Americana, we can exclusively share three new images that highlight the main trio at the center of this story of local outsiders, outcasts, and a precious artifact. Halsey plays the long-suffering Mandy Starr,...

Based on a true story, The Luckiest Msan In America is set in May 1984, when an unemployed ice cream truck driver from Ohio (Paul Walter Hauser) steps onto the game show Press Your Luck harbouring a big secret: the key to endless amounts of money. His winning streak is threatened when the bewildered executives in the control room start to susupect foul play.

We spoke to I, Tonya and Richard Jewell star about his starring role in the film and what it takes to play real life charcater. Paul spoke about his attraction to true stories in film and  emphasised the importance of honoring the story while taking contextual clues from real characters, like Michael Larson, who inspired their role.

The actor also reflected on the balance between research and script adherence, noting a shift towards trusting the script. He also touched on the challenge of portraying the essence of a character without mimicry.

With a resume that began as a Script Supervisor on Anna Rose Holmer’s The Fits and Zachary Shedd’s Americana, leading up to his first main producer credit for Sebastián Silva’s Tyrel, along with a plethora of other projects in between, the 2024 Sundance Film Festival would be an exceptionally memorable one for Carlos Zozaya in terms of spotlighted filmmaker collaborations of both the past and present.

In our conversation, I wanted to get an overview on how Carlos cut his teeth on the American indie scene, the experience of working on Tyrel and we moved into some of the challenges for Haley Elizabeth Anderson’s Tendaberry, and what projects we might find on the horizon.…...

If Jason Boland sounds as if he’s holding up a mirror to his quarter-century-plus career in The Last Kings of Babylon, it’s because he’s feeling all kinds of introspective these days.

“As a songwriter, I have found that — for bands that record and write most of their own music — if the album doesn’t have some great force behind it, like a concept record, then it’s just what you’re going through,” Boland tells Rolling Stone about his 11th studio album. “It’s where you are...

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Though it doesn't get as much attention as other streaming services, Apple TV+ has been at the forefront of prestige streaming content for years with shows like Shrinking, Severence and Silo. Each show is as varied in its narrative as its cast, and all manage to reach audiences through the execution of these ideas. Thankfully, when it comes to its latest series, Government Cheese, Apple has pulled out all the stops to offer audiences one of its most unique surrealist dramadies, yet that reminds audiences that finding oneself and providing for family doesn't have to be a choice.

Government Cheese follows Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo) after being released from prison in 1969. Though he expected a warm welcome, he instead found that his wife, Astoria (Simone Missick), and sons,...

Usually, it’s the films that are loud at the SXSW Film & TV Festival in Austin. This year, however, the parade of personalities in the City of the Violet Crown will be creating plenty of thunder including Blake Lively, Jenna Ortega, Michelle Obama, Disney co-chairman Alan Bergman, Amazon and MGM Studios head Jennifer Salke, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Conan O’Brien fresh off the Oscar Dolby Theatre stage.

There are an intriguing amount of sit-downs here at SXSW this year after the fest kicks off Friday, rivaling the number of sidebar chats at a San Diego Comic-Con and certainly towering over the few at this past year’s Sundance, where the best chats were off-menu and not contained in any program: Elvis Mitchell’s conversations with Bill Murray and Quentin Tarantino.

In a déjà vu to Comic-Con, O’Brien will be on stage twice: once in a Sunday comedy event with...

During his “King of the Road” Tour in Calcutta Wim Wenders said, “Today, there is a whole new form of loneliness, a very sick form…. There is a new disease, a deadly form of loneliness, which is digital loneliness.” His words instantly reminded me of one of the most quoted lines in the history of cinema, i.e. “I’m God’s lonely man“, by Travis Bickle. This loneliness has been lurking inside human beings for eons, only it’s medium has now changed with the advent of social media, which is making us more and more asocial and estranged from first-hand experiences. While watching Wenders’ films, it’s been observed that loneliness is a characteristic trait of all Wenders’ characters. Being a victim of the same loneliness for a month, I’ve been obsessively consuming Wenders’ work so here’s delving deep into the major themes of some of his films.

CBS Mornings kicks off the week with a mix of Hollywood glitz and heartwarming Americana. First up, Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner, the familiar faces of Entertainment Tonight, join the CBS team to dissect the Oscars. Whether you stayed up late for every award or slept through the whole shebang, Frazier and Turner will offer […]

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Released in 2018, John Krasinski's A Quiet Place went on to become a box office sensation that took in more than $340 million dollars. He'd follow it up in 2020 with A Quiet Place Part II, and though he took a backseat for last year's A Quiet Place: Day One, the film was just as successful, proving the franchise still has a lot of life left in it no matter who sits in the director's chair. Now, creators Scott Beck and Bryan Woods are teasing where the series could go next, and it makes perfect sense.

Beck and Woods were on hand at the Independent Spirit Awards this past weekend to speak to Collider about their hit horror franchise, which has thus far stuck pretty close to home. The first film saw the Abbott family handle things from their isolated farm in upstate New York, and while Part II expanded things a little,...

Waxahatchee appeared on The Tonight Show to showcase her recent single “Much Ado About Nothing.” The musician, real name Katie Crutchfield, took the late-night show stage alongside her band, offering a moody take on the poignant track.

“Much Ado About Nothing” was initially released in October and marked Waxahatchee’s follow-up to her 2024 LP, Tigers Blood, which dropped in March. The track arrived alongside a video directed by Anna St. Louis featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the artist on the road, from lighthearted moments before taking the stage to Crutchfield...

Distilling the musical legacy of the Grateful Dead into one night is no small feat, and into three hours is an even taller order. But Don Was — longtime president of Blue Note Records, respected multi-instrumentalist and musical director for the Jan. 31 MusiCares Persons of the Year event — was up to the task, curating an inspired lineup of devotees, including Billy Strings, The War on Drugs, Norah Jones, Dwight Yoakam, Maren Morris, Noah Kahan and Wynonna Judd, and longtime collaborators like John Mayer, Bruce Hornsby and Was himself, who’s a touring member of Bob Weir’s Wolf Bros playing his signature upright bass.

As Was tells it, the set list came together organically, with the artists choosing which songs to play in concert with show producer Rac Clark and MusiCares’ Laura Segura. The end result ran the gamut from the popular (“Truckin’,” performed by Yoakam) to the ambitious (“Terrapin Station...

Who would have thought Beyoncé would become the Grammys’ favorite country artist? After having had already been nominated in pop, R&b, rap, rock, and Edm categories, Queen Bey is this year’s only artist nominated across all four country genre categories: Best Country Solo Performance (“16 Carriages”), Best Country Duo/Group Performance (“II Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus), Best Country Song (“Texas Hold ‘Em”), and Best Country Album (Cowboy Carter). How likely is she to win? As of this writing she ranks either first or second in all four categories according to the Gold Derby predictions, but she faces tough challenges across the board.

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For Best Country Album, she has an especially strong advantage: Cowboy Carter is the only nominee that’s also up for Album of the Year, which may be a significant reason why she...

The great American filmmaker David Lynch passed away on January 15, 2025, sending the world abuzz with remembrance of his many contributions. From decade-defining movies like Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986), Mulholland Drive (2001) to beloved television like Twin Peaks, Lynch created works of art so singular that a term was created to describe them and any like them that may follow: "Lynchian." What does it mean for something to be Lynchian? In honor of a remarkable auteur, here's a breakdown of the term.

So, What Does "Lynchian" Really Mean?

David Lynch established an entire artistic aura that goes beyond any specific technical style, but rather evokes a feeling. Lynch established a philosophy. According to Urban Dictionary, the official definition of Lynchian is "having the same balance between the macabre and mundane found in the works of filmmaker David Lynch." Juxtaposition is key to understanding what makes something Lynchian. Something might be Lynchian by creating...

American Pickers lost a major star, not just with Frank Fritz's departure, but with his recent tragic hunting. Premiering in 2010 and still going strong 26 seasons in, American Pickers follows a group of collectors who travel across the United States collecting rare antiques to add to their personal collections, for their clients and even for resale. Though some question whether American Pickers is one of the faker shows on the History Channel, there's no denying its popularity and hype. The show plays more like a treasure hunt than an antique hunt, which adds to its appeal and suspense.

Frank was one of the main stars on the show for over 10 years, along with his co-star Mike Wolfe and Wolfe's business partner, associate Danielle Colby. Many episodes focused on Fritz's and Wolfe's respective businesses and their desire to find one-of-a-kind pieces of Americana. Sadly, Frank and Mike were often at each other's throats,...

Maggie Rose performed a trio of songs off her Grammy-nominated album No One Gets Out Alive during her debut appearance on CBS Saturday Morning.

The Maryland native and Nashville lifer sang the devastating indictment of two-faced friends, “Fake Flowers,” a lilting “Under the Sun,” and the title track, a declaration to live a life uninhibited. “Buy the house, visit Rome/Wear the dress that stops the show,” she sang to open “No One Gets Out Alive.”

Released in April, No One Gets Out Alive cemented Rose’s expert pivot to rootsy Americana vocalist,...

“You don’t choose music,” Jonathan Clay says. “Music chooses you. We love making music, in any facet.”

Since 2010, Clay and Zach Chance have fronted the Americana duo Jamestown Revival. Now, they’re coming to grips with being first-time Grammy nominees — but not for their work under Jamestown Revival. Instead, Clay and Chance are nominated for their score to The Outsiders, the Broadway adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s novel about the class and racial divisions in 1960s Tulsa. The pair, along with musical director-turned-collaborator Justin Levine, were already nominated for...

British filmmaker Luna Carmoon first set plans to make her feature debut with Film Four after producing a series of buzzy short projects. That feature, however, was put on indefinite hold after execs at the broadcaster, as Carmoon describes it, “ghosted” her.

“Thankfully I didn’t sign any contracts with them. But I was going to be in development with them,” she explains from a photography studio in London where she is currently working. “And then they disappeared for a year and I never heard from them again.”

In response, Carmoon began writing a new project out of “desperation and sanctity.” The result was Hoard, which debuted at last year’s Venice Film Festival. The film picked up three prizes in Venice before embarking on an extended festival run, which included Lff where Carmoon won the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature. Previous winners of the Sutherland include Andrea Arnold,...

Waxahatchee made her return to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert to perform a handful of tracks from this year’s excellent Tigers Blood as well as 2020’s Saint Cloud.

Donned in a lush red sweater and some cool shades, Waxahatchee — the project of Katie Crutchfield — performed a five-song set alongside her backing band. She opened the performance with a chipper rendition of her newest single, “Much Ado About Nothing,” and continued with a trio of Tigers Blood tracks: “Right Back To It,” “Crowbar,” and the album’s title track. She concluded the set with a performance of her Saint Cloud single “Fire.” Watch the full Tiny Desk Concert below.

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The appearance marked Waxahatchee’s second at the Tiny Desk, previously appearing in 2013 in support of her more indie rock-leaning second album Cerulean Salt. She referenced her past performance before launching into “Right Back To It.” “I...

Towards the end of his legendary filmmaking career, John Ford found himself reckoning with what he brought to the screen. Beginning with The Searchers and continuing through The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Ford, a WWII Navy veteran, presented himself as an optimistic American full of idealism due to his picaresque tales and painterly vision of the Old West. On the surface of his beautiful work is a glossy painting, but underneath it all is sobering commentary filled with pathos about American culture and history that remains relevant today. In Ford's world, Americana has been built upon a foundation of myths, ones that propagate racist ideology and a skewed portrait of the white savior, which is explored with a meditative but fierce scrutiny in one of Ford's underrated gems, Two Rode Together, carried by a stellar two-hander in Jimmy Stewart and Richard Widmark.

Walden Media has named Juliana Janes as executive vice president of development and production.

At the studio behind Apple’s Lincoln assassination series “Manhunt” and the upcoming Russell Crowe drama “Nuremberg,” Janes will elevate the content slate working closely with writers, directors and producers. She’ll report to Walden production president Benjamin Tappan.

Janes comes from Bron, the edgy label where she served as EVP across both film and television. There, she developed projects including “Kin” and “Ten Percent” and the upcoming “Americana,” a feature starring Sydney Sweeney and Paul Walter Hauser.

“Juliana’s passion for storytelling and enviable record of success in film and television makes her a perfect fit for Walden’s mission of delivering narratives that inspire and resonate with audiences,” said Tappan. “Her commitment to fostering creativity aligns seamlessly with our mission to bring forth stories that challenge and uplift viewers.”

Prior to Bron, Janes served...

Singer-songwriter Halsey is reuniting with her “MaXXXine” director Ti West on a series that will mark her debut as a TV writer.

Halsey, whose real name is Ashley Frangipane, will write a dark comedy series called “Bloodlust,” which is currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.

Halsey will be the creator, writer, and executive producer, while West will direct the series and executive produce. Mark Friedman, a producer on “Severance,” will serve as showrunner and an executive producer. Halsey’s manager Anthony Li will also executive produce.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the project has been in development for years at Amazon MGM Studios.

There is no word on casting or if Halsey herself would appear in the series. As an actress, she most notably starred in the horror film “MaXXXine” from earlier this year, but she has...

Ti West is now set to develop a new comedy series called Bloodlust. West is best known for directing the X trilogy, which includes the films X, Pearl, and MaXXXine. MaXXXine was released to fairly positive reviews earlier this year, and made a profit at the box office by grossing $22 million worldwide on an estimated $1 million budget. MaXXXine's cast featured a variety of main stars including X's Mia Goth alongside Halsey, Charley Rowan McCain, Simon Prest, Elizabeth Debicki, Chloe Farnworth, Giancarlo Esposito, Moses Sumney, and Kevin Bacon.

As per Variety, West is now going to develop a comedy series called Bloodlust. West will develop the project with Halsey, who is signed on to write for the series. Bloodlust will be developed for Prime Video and is described as a dark comedy. In addition to writing, Halsey is the creator and producer of the series, but she is not slated to star in the show.

Halsey is turning her attention to screenwriting with a new dark comedy series, titled “Bloodlust,” for Amazon MGM Studios.

The singer and songwriter, born as Ashley Frangipane, will serve as creator, writer and executive producer for the new series, which is currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios, TheWrap has learned.

The series has been in the works for years from Halsey, her manager, Anthony Li, and Mark Friedman. Friedman, who recently served as a consulting producer for HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy,” is attached to the series as showrunner and executive producer.

Friedman and Li will executive produce “Bloodlust” alongside Ti West, who will direct the series. West, who recently completely his “MaXXXine” trilogy, has directed a number of TV series, including “Them,” “The Exorcist,” “Wayward Pines,” “Outcast” and “Chambers.”

Further details regarding the series are being kept under wraps. It’s unknown if Halsey will star in “Bloodlust” in addition to creating,...

Singer & songwriter Halsey is adding screenwriter to her resume. Variety has learned exclusively that the platinum-selling artist is currently developing a dark comedy TV series at Amazon Prime Video.

Halsey, whose given name is Ashley Frangipane, is set to serve as the creator, writer, and executive producer of “Bloodlust” for Amazon but is not going to star in the show. Ti West is attached to direct and executive produce, with Mark Friedman onboard as executive producer and showrunner. Anthony Li, Halsey’s manager, also executive produces. Amazon MGM Studios will produce.

Exact plot details are being kept under wraps. The project has been in development at Amazon for some time with Halsey, Li, and Friedman attached, but no details had emerged until now.

The show would reunite Halsey and West. West recently wrote, directed, and produced the horror feature “MaXXXine,” the third film in the “X” film series, with Halsey...

In an industry that is sometimes criticized for playing it safe and holding back honesty, actor Paul Walter Hauser is like a breath of fresh air. Following him on social media, you'll find that he's refreshingly honest, even going as far as to criticize his own work. Like many cinephiles out there, he's also an active user on Letterboxd, rating films left and right on the app, including his own. It was one such recent rating, for his 2019 film Richard Jewell, that got the attention of someone on X, and it's because his rating wasn't positively glowing.

On X, Hauser took the time to respond to a user who noticed his Letterboxd rating of Richard Jewell, a film in which he was directed by Clint Eastwood and played the titular character, was a bit low given his ample participation in the film. The user wrote, "Paul Walter Hauser giving Richard Jewell as 3.5 on Letterboxd,...

Paul Walter Hauser is an active Letterboxd user — sometimes even critiquing his own movies.

On Wednesday night, the actor took to X to respond to a post that reads, “Paul Walter Hauser giving Richard Jewell a 3.5 on Letterboxd, a movie in which he quite literally plays the title character, is one of the funnier things I’ve come across on that app.”

Hauser replied: “If I think The Shawshank Redemption and Schindler’s List are 5/5, and Richard Jewell is not a perfect movie/bonafide classic, what’s wrong with giving an honest rating? It’s a good film that is definitely worth watching. A 3.5 out of 5 is not a slight. It’s reality.”

Hauser starred in the 2019 Clint Eastwood-directed crime thriller as Richard Jewell, the man who found a bomb during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and alerted authorities to evacuate — only to later be wrongly accused of planting the explosives himself.