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During Women’s History Month in March, Classic Rewind recognizes the Girl Power that makes the genre rock. But who are the top women voices in classic rock?

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We listed a bunch of possibilities, you cast your votes, and we tallied them up. Now it’s time to listen to the “Top 10 Women Voices in Classic Rock” countdown, premiering on-air March 6 just before International Women’s Day and available to stream on the SiriusXM app.

Top 10 Women Voices in Classic Rock

Here are the possible artists you voted on for the countdown:

Ann Wilson

Annie Lennox

Bonnie Raitt

Carly Simon

Carole King

Chrissie Hynde

Christine McVie

Courtney Love

Debbie Harry

Ellen Foley

Grace Slick

Gwen Stefani

Janis Joplin

Joan Jett

Joni Mitchell

Kate Pierson

Linda Ronstadt

Lita Ford

Melissa Etheridge

Merry Clayton

Nancy Wilson...

Oscar night is all about timing.

The challenge is getting it right. You want to be at the best party when it’s peaking (or before), planted in place while the vibes are strong and the crowd remains peppered with people holding 8.5-pound golden statues, and bolting before you’re among the final few on the dance floor in order to catch a wave to the next best thing on Hollywood’s biggest night.

Journalists, like this one, are only allowed inside a handful of Oscar night events, a fact that fortunately helps to keep a hot schedule. There’s the requisite stop at the Academy’s post-show Governors Ball, the Elton John AIDS Foundation viewing party or Vanity Fair. The more exclusive invites — Madonna and Guy Oseary’s The Party or Beyoncé and Jay Z’s Gold Party, for instance — are press free zones. The late-night bashes offer A-listers,...

This year marks the 31st anniversary of the coveted Vanity Fair bash, hosted by editor-in-chief Radhika Jones. Held at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Leslie Bibb, Debbie Harry, John Waters, Sarah Paulson, Seth Rogen, Mick Jagger, Catherine O’Hara, Kyra Sedgwick, Kevin Bacon, Jason Bateman, Hannah Einbinder and more gathered for the viewing party to watch the live ceremony of the 97th Academy Awards.

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Following the ceremony, Hollywood will gather for an after-party, celebrating the night’s achievements.

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Now in their second year working together within the dual leadership structure of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, festival director Vanja Kaludjercic and managing director Clare Stewart are confidently looking into the future. The duo is heading into the festival’s 54th edition, taking place between Jan. 30 – Feb. 9, having just secured funding for the next four iterations and thinking of ways to deepen their connection to local audiences and their wide net of international filmmakers.

In the year and a half since being appointed, Stewart says she has “properly become a Rotterdam resident and got much more of a connection with the spirit of the city and how the festival is embedded in it.” In the last year, she and Kaludjercic have worked on a five-year strategy following the success of the 2024 edition, which the managing director says “has met all financial challenges [despite] quite a large business remodeling” that had...

NBC continues to celebrate the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” with the new documentary, “Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music.” Following the recent four-episode docuseries “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,” amid the 50th season, which airs Sundays, and ahead of the star-studded, three-hour primetime event “SNL50: The Anniversary Special,” the feature-length music doc promises a deep dive into the musical performances that have become as much of a cultural hallmark as the comedy show’s sketches.

The doc is directed by Grammy and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez, and features a roster of more than 50 interviews with musicians and “SNL” staffers, including Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish & Finneas, Dave Grohl, Debbie Harry & Chris Stein, Mick Jagger, Dua Lipa, Lorne Michaels, Fred Armisen, Conan O’Brien, Bill Hader, Eddie Murphy, Maya Rudolph, Bowen Yang and many, many more.

Here is when and where...

Back in the Eighties and Nineties, the release of a major rock star memoir was a fairly uncommon event. Noteworthy ones like George Harrison’s I, Me, Mine (1980), Iggy Pop’s I Need More (1982), and David Lee Roth’s Crazy From the Heat (1997) popped up every once in a while, but it wasn’t until the 2000s that this genre started making regular appearances on The New York Times bestseller list, thanks to landmark works like Anthony Kiedis’ Scar Tissue, Bob Dylan’s Chronicles: Volume One, Eric Clapton’s The Autobiography,...

NBC is celebrating 50 years of Saturday Night Live by honoring all of the musical guests in a new three-hour special.

Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music is airing on NBC on Monday night (January 27) and will feature untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and news-making musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.

The special will showcase interviews with musical artists, cast, writers, producers and more who have been part of SNL’s legacy.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Questlove, who leads the band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, directed the special with Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez.

“Everyone knows the most famous SNL appearances, whether it’s Elvis Costello, Prince or the Beastie Boys, but they’re the tip of a huge iceberg,” Questlove said. “The process of going back through the incredible archival footage was like being in a time machine, DeLorean or other. I’m so happy...

“I really can’t think of another thing that is as powerful, inspirational and huge as SNL is,” Billie Eilish says in Questlove’s Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music documentary.

The Summer of Soul director has dived deep into the archives to put some context around the hundreds of musical performances ahead of the show’s 50th anniversary special next month.

As Mick Jagger says, “If you think about it, what you’ve got is something which wouldn’t have existed if it hadn’t been for SNL, you’ve got this huge, broad, popular music library of performances from this period.”

Questlove opens the two-hour film with an incredible seven-minute remix of some of the most iconic performances on Saturday Night Live (watch below).

Ladies & Gentlemen… features interviews with the likes of Eilish, Jagger, Jack White, Dave Grohl, Debbie Harry, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo and Justin Timberlake as well as numerous SNL figures.

This year’s Grammy week will be looking a little different, as the show will take place shortly after Los Angeles was devastated by wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena. Music’s biggest night will mark the first awards show to take place in L.A. since the tragedy began on Jan. 7, and many of the typical Grammy events have been canceled as the usual players — including Spotify and the major labels — redirect resources to aid wildfire relief efforts.

However, a handful of events will carry on with a charitable component, including the starry Clive Davis party and MusiCares tribute concert. Check out this year’s still-on Grammys celebrations below.

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Plot: A feature-length documentary featuring the untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and news-making musical performances, sketches, and cameos of the past 50 years. Co-directed by Questlove, the three-hour special broadcast event will showcase interviews with musical artists, cast, writers, producers, and more from SNL’s legacy.

Review: As the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Saturday Night Live kicks into high gear this month, there are a slew of specials and documentaries looking at the storied legacy of the NBC variety show. While Peacock is the home for the behind-the-scenes chronicle of the comedians and cast that have traversed the SNL stage, NBC will be airing the two-hour documentary Ladies and Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music. Directed by The Roots band member and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez, the documentary looks at the hundreds of legendary performers who have performed on the Lorne Michaels-created show.

Live from New York, it’s the music of Saturday Night Live!

The documentary Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music, directed by Academy Award winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez, will premiere Monday, Jan. 27 at 8/7c on NBC (and stream next day on Peacock).

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The program will feature “untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years,...

To help launch the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live (officially next October), the feature-length documentary Ladies & Gentlemen…50 Years of SNL Music from Oscar- and Grammy-winning director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (Summer of Soul) and produced by Oz Rodriguez will premiere Jan. 27, 2025, on NBC.

Thompson is also among the doc’s bevy of executive producers along with SNL creator Lorne Michaels.

The three-hour special promises to feature the untold stories behind the musical performances, sketches, and cameos of the past half-century. Fifty musical artists, cast members, writers, and producers from throughout SNL’s colorful history dating back to the mid-1970s were interviewed for the film — including Bad Bunny, DJ Breakout, Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish & Finneas, Dave Grohl, Debbie Harry & Chris Stein, Mick Jagger, Dua Lipa, Darryl Dmc McDaniels, Tom Morello, Kacey Musgraves, Olivia Rodrigo, Mc Sha-Rock, Paul Simon, Chris Stapleton, Justin Timberlake, Lee Ving, and Jack White.

Saturday Night Live is pulling out all the stops for its 50th anniversary. In addition to the four-part docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, which features behind-the-scenes footage plus celebrity and cast member interviews, NBC is also producing a separate documentary focusing on musical guests that have appeared on the show over the past 50 years – and it has the perfect director.

Deadline reports that Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, drummer for The Roots, record producer, and DJ, is directing the SNL doc.

Questlove is no stranger to the world of music documentaries, having produced and directed the Oscar-winning doc Summer of Soul, which details the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. The new film, titled Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, will be co-directed by Oz Rodriguez, a former segment director for SNL.

Speaking about the project, Questlove said, "Everyone knows the most famous SNL appearances, whether it's Elvis Costello, Prince or the Beastie Boys, but...

Next October, Saturday Night Live will officially reach the 50th anniversary of its very first episode. But celebrations of the milestone started months ago with the premiere of season 50 and the release of Saturday Night in September. They’ll continue into the new year with the four-part docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night and the newly-announced feature-length documentary Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music.

The musical history of Saturday Night Live is nearly as storied as its sketches. Questlove will direct the three-hour-long feature, scheduled to premiere on Jan. 27. It marks...

A documentary about the music performances on “Saturday Night Live” is coming to NBC, directed by Oscar winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy winner Oz Rodriguez.

Titled “Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music,” the three-hour special will premiere on the network on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. and stream the following day on Peacock.

The latest project celebrating five decades of “SNL,” the film will “feature untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years,” per the logline.

The doc will also feature more than 50 interviews, including Bad Bunny, DJ Breakout, Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Dave Grohl, Debbie Harry & Chris Stein, Mick Jagger, Dua Lipa, Darryl Dmc McDaniels, Tom Morello, Kacey Musgraves, Olivia Rodrigo, Mc Sha-Rack, Paul Simon, Chris Stapleton, Justin Timberlake, Lee Ving and Jack White.

Also interviewed are “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels and cast and creatives of present and past,...

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live,” NBC is sharing the untold stories behind the late night staple’s culture-defining, groundbreaking and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos over the years in a new documentary.

“Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music,” which is set to premiere Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC and stream the next day on Peacock, will be directed by Grammy and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez.

“Everyone knows the most famous ‘SNL’ appearances, whether it’s Elvis Costello, Prince or the Beastie Boys, but they’re the tip of a huge iceberg,” Questlove said in a Thursday statement. “The process of going back through the incredible archival footage was like being in a time machine, DeLorean or other. I’m so happy I went on the trip and now get to share it with everyone.

Saturday Night Live is a legendary gig for musicians and bands.

From Lee Ving’s Fear encouraging kids to slam dance to “Beef Bologna” to Nirvana playing “Rape Me” alongside Charles Barkley and RuPaul and Sinéad O’Connor ripping up a photograph of the Pope during a cover of Bob Marley’s “War,” the show has seen its fair share of incredible performances.

These are to be explored in a documentary for NBC that will premiere on January 27, ahead of its 50th extravaganza.

Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson and Oz Rodriguez, who was a segment director on SNL, will direct Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music.

The special is produced by Questlove’s Two One Five Entertainment, RadicalMedia and Broadway Video.

It will feature untold stories behind the musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years. The three-hour special will also feature interviews with musical artists, cast, writers, and producers.

These include Bad Bunny,...

NBC has unveiled an upcoming documentary, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music, to celebrate a half-century of live rock music performances featured on the long-running sketch comedy show.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Oz Rodriguez will direct the feature film about memorable musical acts by artists like Paul Simon, Justin Timberlake, Billie Eilish & Finneas, Bad Bunny, Elvis Costello, Miley Cyrus, Debbie Harry & Chris Stein, Jack White, Mick Jagger and Dua Lipa, among others.

“Everyone knows the most famous SNL appearances, whether it’s Elvis Costello, Prince or the Beastie Boys, but they’re the tip of a huge iceberg,” Thompson said in a statement. “The process of going back through the incredible archival footage was like being in a time machine, DeLorean or other. I’m so happy I went on the trip and now get to share it with everyone.”

The film will be part of NBC’s primetime celebration...

In case you need a reason to look forward to 2025, Blondie have continued to tease their upcoming album.

Over on Bluesky, Blondie co-founder and guitarist Chris Stein shared the latest update on the new album. “With John Congleton. New Blondie record next year,” he wrote in the caption of a black-and-white photo of lead singer Debbie Harry and the Grammy-winning producer in the studio.

Congleton was the primary producer on Blondie’s most recent album, Pollinator, which was released in 2017.

This past October, Stein hinted at the project’s impending release when he posted an Instagram photo of Harry in the studio. “New Blondie album next year,” he wrote.

Several months before, Stein confirmed in a BBC Radio 6 appearance that they were mixing a new record.

No further details have been revealed at this time, but Pollinator featured appearances from Joan Jett, Laurie Anderson, and John Roberts. Co-writers included Johnny Marr,...

Harley Flanagan at age 11 on drums in The Stimulators with Anne Gustavsson, Patrick Mack and Denise Mercedes

Rex Miller’s unrelenting Harley Flanagan: Wired For Chaos (a highlight of the 15th edition of Doc NYC) on The Stimulators drummer and Cro-Mags founder, features revealing on-camera interviews with his wife Laura Lee Flanagan, Denise Mercedes (his aunt and founder of The Stimulators), Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Ian Mackaye (Minor Threat; Fugazi; founder of Dischord Records), Lucy Sante, Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains), Henry Rollins (Black Flag), Keith Morris (Black Flag; Circle Jerks; Off), Glenn Danzig (The Misfits; Danzig), Michael Imperioli, Brooke Smith (Jonathan Demme’s The Silence Of The Lambs; Louis Malle’s Vanya on 42nd Street; Alan Rudolph’s The Moderns), Anthony Bourdain, Sacha Jenkins, Marcia Resnick, Scott Ian (Anthrax), Kate Schellenbach (Beastie Boys; Luscious Jackson), and Ray Cappo (Youth of Today).

Rex Miller with Ed Bahlman and Anne-Katrin Titze...

The 2024 British Fashion Awards brought out So many stars!

Alessandra Ambrosio, Glen Powell, Julia Fox and Leomie Anderson were just a handful of the celebs in attendance at the event held at Royal Albert Hall on Monday night (December 2) in London.

The annual event is presented by the British Fashion Council and “is a key fundraiser for the Bfc Foundation and celebrates the role of fashion at the intersection of culture and entertainment, spotlighting creative talent and telling the stories of the year in fashion.”

Keep reading to find out more…

Among those being honored this year include designers Jonathan Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner, Simone Rocha and Tom Ford, as well as A$AP Rocky, Issa Rae, Alex Consani and more.

Chloe x Halle kicked off the evening with a performance of the Bee Gees‘ “To Love Somebody,” with performances also from Debbie Harry and Wizkid.

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One of the most underrated ‘90s action dramas, and most underrated performances from Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone is now available to stream on Prime Video. From the director behind Logan and featuring an all-star cast that includes Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, and Robert Patrick alongside Stallone, 1997’s Cop Land deserves to be seen by a much wider audience.

Written and directed by James Mangold who, alongside Logan, is also known for the likes of 3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and the upcoming A Complete Unknown, Cop Land sees Stallone shed some muscle to portray a bulky, bumbling, broken local sheriff who finds himself having to step up and become the hero he always wanted to be after coming into conflict with the corrupt New York City police officers living in the community he polices. Cop Land...

Andy Paley, a prolific songwriter, producer and musician who collaborated with such artists as Brian Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, the Ramones, Madonna, Elton John, Patti Smith and Deborah Harry, and who composed the scores for SpongeBob SquarePants and other TV shows, died Wednesday, November 20, of cancer. He was 72.

“We are saddened to learn of the passing of Brian’s friend and collaborator, Andy Paley,” a post on Brian Wilson’s official Facebook page reads. “Andy was literally instrumental in Brian starting his solo career with his critically acclaimed 1988 album, Brian Wilson. Andy played electric and acoustic guitars, bass, drums, percussion, keyboards, harmonica, and provided backing vocals. He co-wrote three of the songs, including “Rio Grande.” Andy collaborated again with Brian on the legendary, unreleased Wilson-Paley Sessions, counting more than twenty songs. Brian always called him ‘The Genius Andy Paley.’ Love and mercy goes out to Andy’s family and friends.

Grab the Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights T-Shirt. A portion of the proceeds are being donated to Lauper’s True Colors United.

Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour” is currently underway, and during Friday night’s stop in Nashville, the pop legend brought out a special guest to help sing the tour’s eponymic song: Paramore’s Hayley Williams.

That’s right, commanding the stage of Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and donned in matching white-with-red-polka-dot outfits, Lauper and Williams brought “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” to life. Throughout the song, Williams — who delivered some masterful vocal runs on her verses — kept her gaze on Lauper, almost as if she was in just as much awe as the audience to hear the 1983 hit in its retrospective glory. Watch fan-recorded videos of the performance below.

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Madonna has always been vocal about her experiences, good or bad, in the music industry. The Og Material Girl singer has worked hard, delivering bangers, in order to establish her name in the competitive arena. However, her acceptance speech for Woman of the Year in 2016 felt off to some.

Madonna in Material Girl Mv | Credits: @madonna

The Vogue singer was her usual self, blunt and honest while calling out the negative aspects of the music industry. But then she started naming the artists she outlived, including legends like David Bowie, Prince, and more. This supposed brag and her awkward stance while delivering the speech weirded fans who felt she was posing for the Hunger Games award.

When Madonna called out the music industry Madonna | Credits: @popvirginity on Instagram

Before Taylor Swift wowed the world with her successful tours, another artist had been all the rage in 2016. Madonna was named as...

Pop singer-songwriter Hayes Warner sat down to answer some of her fans’ burning questions in her new uInterview.

Warner, a New York native, is a rising pop star, who was named one of People’s Emerging Artists to Watch in 2023. A graduate of Northwestern University’s musical theatre program, Warner has composed music for Disney, Paramount, and Netflix, and has opened concerts for artists including Flo-Rida, the Neon Trees and Fetty Wap.

Asked by one fan what musical artists inspired her, Warner responded, “I’d say my biggest artistic influences are – I love women who have big energy on stage, so I’d say definitely Haley Williams from Paramore, I love Joan Jett, [Debbie Harry in] Blondie. Obviously, I have been loving everything Charlie Xcx is doing right now, and just her whole career. I’d say definitely them.”

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The art of music photography was honored on Thursday night at the third annual 2024 Abbey Road Music Photography Awards in London.

The winners and finalists from this year’s MPAs were celebrated during the event at the legendary Studios One and Two and included performances from Maverick Sabre’s Yours collective, Jnr Williams and Aziya,

This year’s competition saw entries increase by over 50 percent from last year — with 22,000 images from 28 different countries submitted across the six open-entry categories: Undiscovered Photographer of the Year, Music Moment of the Year, Live Music Award,...

Paramore staged their final scheduled performance of 2024 at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Friday night, which they styled as a tribute to Blondie’s own 1979 appearance on The Midnight Special.

Singer Hayley Williams channeled Blondie’s Debbie Harry, donning a blue dress and headband, while the stage setup embraced a distinctly retro vibe. True to their recent live performances, Paramore also slipped in a brief cover of Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” during their own song “Hard Times.”

On her Instagram page, Williams shared clips of Blondie’s performance on The Midnight Special and thanked Paramore’s “entire crew for an amazing year of shows and for helping us pull off this tribute.”

Elsewhere during the set, Williams gave an impassioned plea to vote while denouncing Donald Trump’s agenda. “Project 2025 is Donald Trump’s playbook for controlling and punishing women, poor people, people of color & the LGBTQ+ community,...

The stars are stepping out for the Gucci Womenswear Spring/Summer 2025 Fashion Show!

Dakota Johnson, Jessica Chastain, and Daisy Edgar-Jones posed for photos as they arrived at the fashion show held during Milan Fashion Week on Friday (Sept. 20) at the Triennale di Milano in Milan, Italy.

Other stars in attendance included Nicola Coughlan, Nara and Lucky Blue Smith, Julia Garner, and more.

Following the event, we compiled photos of the stars in attendance so that you can see what everyone wore!

See the photos inside…

Keep scrolling to see the stars at the show…

Amelia Dimoldenberg

Camille Rowe

Daisy Edgar-Jones

Dakota Johnson

Debbie Harry

Gabbriette

Hannah Dodd

Jannik Sinner

Jessica Chastain

Jin

Kingsley Ben-Adir

Leonie Hanne

Mark Foster & Julia Garner

Mark Ronson

Nara & Lucky Blue Smith

Nicola Coughlan

Poppy Delevingne

Romee Strijd

Tina Kunakey

Click through the gallery inside for more photos of the stars at the fashion show…...

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Legendary frontwoman and fashion icon Debbie Harry is back in the spotlight as the face of a new eyewear collaboration from luxury British brands Cutler and Gross, and The Great Frog.

Titled “Gothic Realism,” the new collection pairs the bookish style of Cutler and Gross frames with the rock and roll sensibilities of The Great Frog’s jewelry. Harry helps to introduce six new silhouettes, each handcrafted in...

Exclusive: Juliette Lewis (Yellowjackets) and Mamoudou Athie (Kinds of Kindness) lead the cast of By Design, a new indie feature written and directed by Amanda Kramer (Please Baby Please), which has wrapped production in Los Angeles.

Others in the cast include Samantha Mathis (The Exorcism), Robin Tunney (Dear Edward), Clifton Collins Jr. (Jockey), Udo Kier (Swan Song) and Betty Buckley (Eternity).

While plot details are being kept under wraps, the film has been described as a twist on the body swap genre.

Miranda Bailey and Natalie Whalen from Cold Iron Pictures produced alongside Sarah Winshall of Smudge Films (I Saw the TV Glow), Jacob Agger, and Amanda Kramer. Lauren Mann, Jason Beck, Madison McKinley, James Belfer, Karen Belfer, and Riccardo Maddalosso served as executive producers.

An Oscar nominee currently starring in Showtime’s hit drama Yellowjackets, which is heading into its third season,...

With the release of films like Mad God and The Spine of Night (not to mention a poignant reminder by Guillermo del Toro at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony), it seems like Western audiences are one step closer to catching up with the rest of the world in realizing that animation is more than capable of telling complex, adult-oriented stories.

However, this doesn’t mean that older animated films avoided mature themes and experimental narratives – it’s just that many of these movies turned out to be huge flops, with the very best of them destined to become cult classics decades after they underperformed at the box-office. And when it comes to animated flops, there are few films more remarkable than Clive A. Smith’s beautiful disaster, 1983’s Rock & Rule. An unprecedented financial failure, this oddball rock opera would go on to entertain fans of weird cinema for decades...

As was announced yesterday, The Pigeon Shrine FrightFest, celebrating its 25th anniversary, has announced its scream-inducing lineup for 2024. Taking place from Thursday, 22 August to Monday, 26 August, the festival will be hosted at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London, utilising all seven screens for this year’s horror extravaganza. We have already detailed what will be on offer in Discovery Screen 1 across the long weekend.

Now we have yet more horror for you, below is the detailed programme for the Odeon Luxe West End Screen 2 (75 capacity).

Pigeon Shrine FrightFest 2024 – Discovery Screen 2 Thursday, 22 August 2024

8:10 Pm – I Will Never Leave You Alone (International Premiere) Directed by Dw Medoff and starring Ken Trujillo, Katerina Eichenberger, Emma Anne Wedemeyer, and Chris Genovese, this film explores the psychological horrors faced by a man recently released from prison who must stay in a haunted house or return to jail. Medoff aims to address mental health themes,...

Actress Shelley Duvall has died. Duvall rose to fame in the 1970s as cinema’s new darling and muse to Director Robert Altman who cast her in many of his films.

Her first role was in Altman’s Brewster McCloud followed by McCabe & Mrs. Miller; Thieves Like Us; Three Women; Nashville and Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson.

She would go on to work with Woody Allen in Annie Hall and star in her most famous role as Wendy Torrance alongside Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film The Shining.

Related: Shelley Duvall Dies: ‘The Shining’, ‘Nashville’ Actor Was 75

Shelley was consistent in working in television as well as children’s shows hosting Shelley Duvall’s Bedtime Stories; Adventures from the Book of Virtues and the cult Disney movie, Mother Goose Rock’n’ Rhyme where she portrayed Little Bo Beep. The film was a unique take...

Liquid Sky is a 1983 science fiction film that explores themes of queerness, gender fluidity and sexual violence. The film is a wild aesthetic ride, featuring real members of the 1980s New Wave scene in New York City in full artistic makeup and incredible period outfits. Liquid Sky's representations of queerness and individuality have left a lasting impact on its viewers, and it has become a cult hit over the years on top of being the most financially successful indie film of 1983.

Imagine it: It's New York, 1983; the city has only recently emerged from the financial crisis that rocked it for years, and it's stepping back into its role as the mecca of modern world culture. People of all kinds are flocking back to the city, bringing their customs and ideas with them, and technology and the arts are flourishing alongside each other. This has led to whole new modes of expression,...

The slasher first established itself as the dominant art form of 1980s horror by capitalizing on the calendar. Arguably beginning with Black Christmas (1974) and Halloween (1978), the formula began to solidify by setting brutal killing sprees on the dates of beloved holidays. With the subsequent success of Friday the 13th (1980), directors clamored to claim their own occasion and create a defining slasher film with a series of themed kills highlighting seasonal iconography. It was a win-win for both filmmakers and audiences–an annually rewatchable horror film allowing genre fans to eschew saccharine traditions and celebrate in style.

Lee Thompson’s Happy Birthday to Me (1981) features a slightly more nebulous occasion–after all, every day of the year is someone’s birthday. Rejecting the concept’s seasonality, Thompson and screenwriters John C.W. Saxton, Peter Jobin, and Timothy Bond patterned the mysterious killer’s actions around the idea of a grisly birthday party.

Halsey may be best known for her chart-topping success in the music industry but the Grammy nominated singer-songwriter has been dipping her toes into Hollywood for some time. She had a cameo in Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born, appeared in Cameron Crowe’s rocker series Roadies, voiced a lead role as Porsha Crystal in the animated Sing 2 and starred opposite Sydney Sweeney in Tony Tost’s yet-to-be-released crime-western Americana.

But with MaXXXine — the third and final entry in filmmaker Ti West’s horror trilogy from A24 after X and Pearl — Halsey fully takes the plunge into Tinseltown playing Tabby Martin opposite leading lady Mia Goth’s Maxine Minx. The film centers on Maxine who, as the lone survivor of the bloody massacre on a remote Texas property that played out in the original entry X, sets off for Los Angeles in the mid-1980s to pursue her dreams of big-screen stardom.

David Cronenberg's "Videodrome" was made in the wired world of 1983, when cathode ray tubes were the only video screens available, Betamax videocassettes were still common, and snagging pirated TV signals with special antenna equipment was still seen as a punkish subversion of dominant media paradigms. The technology may be dated to audiences in 2024, but Cronenberg's sci-fi essay on media obsession remains as timely as ever, easily applicable to a screen-addicted generation accustomed to a state of near-constant media consumption. When we're constantly projecting ourselves into virtual spaces, are we essentially inventing new bodies for ourselves? New Flesh?

James Woods plays Max, a media pirate who has recently discovered a mysterious rogue TV signal — Videodrome — that carries a 24-hour show of nothing but scenes of torture. Max, jaded by violent media, finds it fascinating and thinks he can broadcast the signal on his local public access station, free of censure.

Exclusive: Previously unseen photos and video footage from a career that took in studio sessions with Blondie, The Knack, The Sweet and Suzi Quatro will illustrate Simply The Best: The Mike Chapman Story, a documentary about the eponymous songwriter and producer.

As well as co-writing The Best, the Tina Turner anthem that informs the doc’s title, Chapman has worked with a plethora of star names. He produced several Blondie albums including Parallel Lines. The band’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein will appear in the film and serve as executive producers.

Jason Bick will direct and produce. Mark Myers’ LA-based Citizen Skull and Michael Murphy’s Rockabill Media are also attached as producers.

“After several years of putting this together I am looking forward to getting it out there,” Chapman said. “It’s a story of how music changed and shaped me as I fought my way through decades of ups and downs.

Dolly Parton may be done touring, but that doesn’t mean her music won’t still hit the road. The country icon has announced “Threads: My Songs in Symphony,” a special orchestral celebration of her music that’ll give her the opportunity to virtually tour the country.

As of now, only the first night of “Threads: My Songs in Symphony” has been announced, which’ll see Parton’s music illuminate Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20th, 2025, with the Nashville Symphony and a handful of “guest vocalists and musicians hand-picked by Dolly herself,” according to the event’s description.

As for the show’s actual content, fans can expect to hear hit songs like “Jolene,” “Coat Of Many Colors,” and “I Will Always Love You,” as well as “an as-yet unreleased selection from her upcoming Broadway musical.” Throughout the night, Parton’s life story will be told through an “innovative multimedia experience,...

Alia Bhatt is known for her sense of style and has collaborated with various fashion brands, including Gucci, for events, promotions, and films. Her dressing sense has never disappointed. Alia once again graced the global stage with her stunning style.

London was injected with a high dose of fashion as Alia Bhatt turned up the heat with her style.

Alia looks stunning in bodycon midi dress. She completed her looks with minimally makeup. Alia Bhatt’s fashion choices came with a side of chic glam that was too good to be missed.

On the other hand Alia Bhatt will be next seen in ‘Jigra’ starring alongside “The Archies” renowned Vedang Raina. The film is being directed by Vasan Bala, set to hit theatres this September.

Alia Bhatt with Demi Moore and Debbie Harry attend the Gucci Cruise 2025 Fashion Show at Tate Modern on May 13, 2024 in London, England.#AliaBhatt #GucciCruise25 pic.

Alia Bhatt’s ascent to global stardom continues as she captivates audiences not just in India but also on the international stage. The Bollywood sensation, who made her Hollywood debut last year, has been making waves with her recent appearances at prestigious events like the Met Gala 2024 and a high-profile fashion show in London.

At the luxury house Gucci’s Cruise 2025 show on May 13, Alia graced the front row at the Tate Modern in London, stunning in a wine-colored bodycon dress that perfectly showcased her style prowess. With her makeup kept subtle yet striking, featuring dark wine lipstick stealing the spotlight, and her hair elegantly styled in a ponytail, Alia exuded effortless sophistication.

But it wasn’t just her impeccable fashion sense that turned heads. Alia was spotted rubbing shoulders with renowned personalities like American actress Demi Moore and singer-actress Debbie Harry in the star-studded front row. Alongside them were...

Wes Anderson’s favorite on-set still photographer James Hamilton with 99 Records founder Ed Bahlman and Anne-Katrin Titze on his Village Works exhibition: “They have a display of eight of my photographs, good size prints, including Lou Reed and John Cale and Pattie Smith and Tom Verlaine and Prince and Debbie Harry.”

In the first instalment with photojournalist James Hamilton, Wes Anderson’s favourite on-set still photographer (James is also the voice of Mole in Fantastic Mr. Fox and makes an appearance in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou), we start out discussing Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Grace Kelly’s Mark Cross bag, the Albert Hotel, Harper’s Bazaar, and everything else that James Stewart’s Lb Jeffries eerily has in common with the subject of Dw Young’s surprisingly candid Uncropped (a highlight and centerpiece selection of the 14th edition of Doc NYC).

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With a new BBC radio series now launched, Courtney Love is once again proving the power of the adage “go large or go home.”

In a wide ranging interview with the UK’s Standard today, the former Hole front woman puts forth her take on some of the biggest names in the music industry. Let’s just say, Love bites in deep in the newspaper, to quote from her 1998 tune “Celebrity Skin,” to get her pound of flesh from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Madonna and recent Coachella headliner Lana Del Rey.

“Taylor is not important,” the People vs. Larry Flint star says of the superstar.

“She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist,” Love added.

The contrarian opinion on Swift is a big shift from where Love was on the Folklore singer just over two years ago.

Courtney Love could have a cruel summer running into Swifties after saying their favorite artist Taylor Swift is neither important nor interesting.

In a new interview with The Standard promoting Love’s BBC Radio series celebrating women in music, the Hole singer didn’t have kind words to say about Swift. “Taylor is not important,” she said. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”

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Making room to piss off another fanbase, Love also said Beyoncé isn’t her cup of tea — though she appreciates the “concept” of Queen Bey’s latest album, Cowboy Carter. “I like the idea of Beyoncé doing a country record because it’s about Black women going into spaces where previously only white women have been allowed,” she explained. “I just don’t like her music.

BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds have announced a new eight-part series called Courtney Love’s Women. The audio program will find the Hole singer discussing the women who’ve influenced her while also reflecting on several aspects of her life and career.

Love will be joined by writer Rob Harvilla throughout the series. Per a press release, the Hole frontwoman will take “listeners on an intimate and unfiltered, era by era journey through her life and the music that made her.”

Among the various events in her life that Love will touch upon are the time she recited Sylvia Plath poetry for a Mickey Mouse Club audition; her drug abuse struggles; her role in The People vs. Larry Flynt; an attempt to play matchmaker with Stevie Nicks and Billy Corgan; hanging out at the Playboy Mansion with Debbie Harry during a Limp Bizkit album launch party; her relationship with Kurt Cobain; and more.

Netflix’s The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping is occasionally as hard to watch as it is impossible to ignore. Directed by Katherine Kubler, a former “student” of the troubled-teen-repair institution, the limited documentary series uncovers the appalling conditions of the now-defunct and abandoned Ivy Ridge boarding academy located in the wilds of Oswegatchie, New York.

Kubler attended or was incarcerated in Ivy Ridge from March 2004 to June 2005. She entered at age 15, kidnapped abruptly against her will in the middle of the night on the grievous charge of sipping a Mike’s Hard Lemonade at a previous school. Facing an unbelieving father, Kubler feels the forcefully-abandoned experience she endured stole her teenage years, and continues to embezzle large deposits from her adult psyche. Her post-traumatic stress and persistent panic attacks are a constant reminder of damage that cannot be undone.

Except maybe through long-form journalism. Kubler self-effacingly calls herself an “amateur gumshoe,...

Willie Nelson made a “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit the Frog at his annual Luck Reunion festival on Thursday night (March 14th), bringing the Muppet out for a surprise appearance during his headlining set.

In addition to singing the 1979 hit together, Nelson and Kermit also played a gospel medley of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” “I’ll Fly Away,” and “Hard to Be Humble.” Check out video clips and a photo gallery of the performance below.

Nelson and Kermit’s “Rainbow Connection” duet has been a long time coming, dating back to Nelson’s cover of the song on his 2001 album of the same name. In 2019, he performed it with Kacey Musgraves at the CMA Awards.

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Meanwhile, Kermit has performed the song with Jim James of My Morning Jacket at Newport Folk Festival and Debbie Harry. More recently, Barbra Streisand released a duet version of “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit on her 2021 compilation,...

In a much-anticipated duet more than 20 years in the making, Willie Nelson was finally joined onstage by Kermit the Frog to perform “Rainbow Connection” together Thursday at the Luck Reunion.

The Oscar-nominated song was a hit for Kermit (and Jim Henson) after it featured in 1979’s The Muppet Movie, and over the next decades was covered by the likes of the Carpenters, the Chicks, Kenny Loggins, and Nelson, whose tender rendition became a classic in its own right after it featured on his 2001 album also titled Rainbow Connection.

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Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” won the audience award at the 53rd edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam in a strong year for the event, which recorded 253,500 visits across its programs.

Holland’s Venice Jury Prize-winner derives its name from the swampy forests found at the border between Poland and Belarus, a perilous place where hundreds of migrants — mostly from the Middle East and Africa — try to make their way into the European Union. “Green Border” chronicles the intertwined lives of people caught in the geopolitical webs of the crossing and joins several of Holland’s films to have played at IFFR, including “Europa Europa” and “Burning Bush.”

This year’s edition of the festival, which took place between Jan. 25 – Feb. 4, featured 424 films, 183 of which were world premieres, plus accompanying programs including Art Directions and IFFR Talks. As part of the Talks program, the festival welcomed names such as Sandra Hüller,...