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At its core, cult phenomenon “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is a movie about conservative values versus transgression. The audience surrogates, Brad (asshole!) and Janet (slut!), are two naïve virgins and the living embodiment of the word “stuffy” who are thrown into a world of mad scientist transvestites, hunky Frankensteins, and alien butlers and maids. Sure, the kinky, queer world the two squares fall into is dangerous, but it’s also a lot of fun, and “Rocky Horror” makes it clear that it’s also liberating for the young virgins to escape their conservative world, don some fishnet tights, and embrace their inner freak.

“Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror” is a documentary that loudly, and proudly, celebrates the freaks and the misfits who have found solace in the rock ‘n roll musical film since its 1975 premiere. And yet, it fits more in the “square” category than it should.

In our age of instant nostalgia, a big question for any documentarian or oral historian is how soon to take a look back at a beloved property.

Do it too soon and you’ll have more participants available, but with so little distance or reflection that you might as well be making a promotional Epk.

Do it too late and none of your first-hand sources will be available, so you might as well be making a shoebox diorama.

Watching Linus O’Brien’s Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, a new documentary launching out of SXSW, my most frequently thought was that — actual quality of the film notwithstanding — it’s an absolute blessing to be getting this examination of the Rocky Horror phenomenon at this particular moment in time.

Released tied to the 50th anniversary of the Rocky Horror Picture Show film, Strange Journey benefits to no small degree from the presence of O’Brien,...

It was only supposed to run for a few weeks at a small experimental space upstairs at London’s Royal Court Theatre. But somehow, 50 years after “The Rocky Horror Show” first debuted, it is still attracting crowds. Its passionate fans supported the show during its transfers to the West End and Broadway, as well as after Hollywood beckoned and a film version of the musical was produced. In fact, there’s probably a midnight screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” playing at a theater near you this weekend.

“Nobody thought it was going to be a hit,” admits its author and songwriter Richard O’Brien, an out-of-work actor who combined an interest in science-fiction, B-movies and glam rock into an enduring musical smash. (He also played Riff Raff in the film.) “Nobody was trying to make it big. We were just there to have fun. It’s really just a...

Neil Young has announced an extensive summer tour in 2025 with his new band, the chrome hearts. Kicking off in June and running through September, the “love earth world tour” features dates in both Europe and North America.

the chrome hearts feature Young alongside Spooner Oldham (Farfisa organ), Micah Nelson (guitar and vocal), Corey McCormick (bass and vocal), and Anthony LoGerfo (drums). They’ll be performing material from an upcoming, as-yet-unannounced album that Young and the chrome hearts recently completed with producers Lou Adler and John Hanlon. They recently previewed the album with lead single “big change.”

A ticket pre-sale for members of Neil Young Archives begins Tuesday, February 25th, with a Live Nation pre-sale following on Thursday, February 27th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster (use code Duet). A public on-sale will then take place on Friday, February 28th at 10:00 a.m. local time.

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Neil Young and his new band, the Chrome Hearts, are hitting the road this summer for an extensive world tour in support of their upcoming LP, Talkin’ to the Trees. The tour kicks off June 18 in Rättvik, Sweden, and wraps up Sept. 15 in Los Angeles. A 48-hour presale for members of the Neil Young Archives begins Feb. 25. The general on-sale starts Feb. 28.

“Music unites!” Young wrote on his official website. “We will be there with you! Join us as we celebrate the Summer of Democracy. Old songs and new songs.

Dave’s not here, man. However, what Is here is the trailer for the newest Cheech & Chong movie, which is also a documentary. The trailer would humorously refer to itself as a “movie-mentary.” Directed and produced by David Bushell and Robbi Chong, the latest project involving the popular stoner comedians reflects on many of the duo’s exploits as well as working in a new adventure into one experience to help send two best buds out with a bang.

Here’s the official logline for Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie courtesy of Keep Smokin’ and David Bushell:

“Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie defies documentary expectations, offering a wildly imaginative take on genre convention; a true-life tale told through a mix of animation and archival madness, all underscored by a classic cinematic road trip comedy. Tracing the enduring legacy of pioneering comics Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, the film features interviews,...

Keep Smokin’ has released the trailer for “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie,” a buddy comedy-documentary hybrid chronicling the career of the iconic stoner duo.

The film’s official logline reads: “‘Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie’ defies documentary expectations, offering a wildly imaginative take on genre convention; a true-life tale told through a mix of animation and archival madness, all underscored by a classic cinematic road trip comedy. Tracing the enduring legacy of pioneering comics Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, the film features interviews, sketches, and never-before-seen footage spanning the duo’s five-decade career. The result is an unlikely story of friendship and fame, turmoil and defiance, rebellion and ultimately — redemption.”

In the trailer, we see Marin and Chong driving through the desert in a black Cadillac with a marijuana leaf hood ornament. “You sure we are going the right way?” Marin asks. “We’re in the middle of fucking nowhere,...

Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie, a feature-length documentary about stoner comedy duo Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin, has received its theatrical release date.

Directed and produced by David Bushell, the film will open in limited theaters on April 20th ahead of its nationwide release on April 25th. Besides starring the titular actors, the doc features record producer Lou Adler, who directed the duo’s first movie, 1978’s Up in Smoke.

Here’s the official logline: “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie defies documentary expectations, offering a wildly imaginative take on genre convention; a true-life tale told through a mix of animation and archival madness, all underscored by a classic cinematic road trip comedy. Tracing the enduring legacy of pioneering comics Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, the film features interviews, sketches, and never-before-seen footage spanning the duo’s five-decade career. The result is an unlikely story of friendship and fame, turmoil and defiance,...

Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a $1 million donation to Los Angeles fire relief on Tuesday.

“I don’t like when companies or rich people ask their fans to make their donations for them,” the actor wrote on social media. His donation will be split between the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation, the California Fire Foundation and the L.A. chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

Schwarzenegger also acknowledged that many of his fans have asked him how they can help, and he is therefore selling a shirt based on the knockoff bodybuilding T-shirts that many vendors sell on the Venice Boardwalk.

The Terminator star will donate 100 percent of the shirt’s proceeds to the same three organizations as his personal donation. Schwarzenegger is one of many to chip in big dollar signs for Los Angeles fire relief; DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and his wife Marilyn pledged $5 million to the Motion Picture & Television Foundation on Wednesday.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said Monday afternoon that firefighters successfully extinguished a fire in Griffith Park.

The Lafd said the brush fire was reported at 1:02 p.m. and involved “light grass burning into medium brush on slope.”

Firefighters were on the scene working to “quickly control” the fire, which was south of Griffith Observatory. According to the Los Angeles Times, smoke from the fire could be seen from nearby in Hollywood.

A subsequent update from the Lafd said the fire was fully extinguished in 31 minutes and impacted a quarter of an acre. “All threatened structures were successfully defended and undamaged,” according to the Lafd.

An arson suspect has been taken into custody. No evacuations were ordered.

Griffith Park is home to such L.A. landmarks as Griffith Observatory, the Greek Theatre, the Los Angeles Zoo and the Hollywood Sign. It also contains the Travel Town Museum as well as a merry-go-round.

Neil Young recently teamed up with Micah Nelson, Spooner Oldham, and Promise of the Real’s Corey McCormick and Anthony Logerfo for a new band dubbed neil young and the chrome hearts, and today, the group has unveiled their debut single, “big change.”

Co-produced by Young and Lou Adler, “big change” is a guitar-driven, hard-hitting rock song with politically-charged lyrics forewarning listeners of the titular “change,” which “could be bad” or “could be great,” according to Young’s impassioned wail. Underneath, the power of the band comes together with a raw, uproarious energy, conveying the urgency of the times with a timeless, familiar grit.

Stream “big change” below.

After collaborating with Micah Nelson (Willie Nelson’s son) for several years, Young debuted the chrome hearts project at Farm Aid last year. Now, the band is expected to tour in 2025, but no dates have been confirmed, with the exception of Glastonbury 2025 — which Young pulled out of,...

Days before Donald Trump takes the Oath of Office, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts have dropped a fiery new song, “Big Change.” “Big change is comin,'” Young sings. “You know what you gotta do/Big change is comin’/Could be bad and it could be good.”

The song is the first preview of Talkin’ To The Trees, the upcoming LP by Young and the Chrome Hearts that was recorded last year at Shangri-La studios in Malibu, California, with producer Lou Adler. It’s the first Young album since 2022’s World Record,...

As wildfires continue to ravage areas of Los Angeles, thousands have tragically lost their homes, including several Hollywood stars.

The fire started Tuesday in Pacific Palisades, before spreading to parts of Malibu and Santa Monica overnight. Though the Palisades and Eaton fires were at zero containment for days, as of Monday, the Palisades Fire was 14 percent contained, while The Eaton fire in Altadena was roughly one-third contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The Kenneth Fire, which scorched 1,052 acres near the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, was fully contained; so was the Hurst fire, which burned 779 acres in the area around Sylmar.

On Wednesday night, another fire, named the Sunset Fire, broke out in the Hollywood Hills, endangering the iconic landmark the Hollywood Bowl, among other tourist destinations. On Thursday morning, all evacuation orders were lifted after firefighters got the blaze under control. Also later Wednesday night,...

Even though Joshua Jackson’s home was destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires, the actor says he feels “incredibly lucky.”

“First and most importantly, all the people closest to me affected by the fire are Ok,” he said in a statement shared via his rep. “My daughter, my family, my neighbors all made it out safely. Sadly my beautiful home did not survive the fires. But today, I feel incredibly lucky to be surrounded by the people I love.”

Jackson’s Topanga Canyon home, which he bought in 2001, was one of those destroyed by the Palisades Fire, which broke out Tuesday morning. It has burned through some 23,000 acres.

At least 24 people have died in the fires, with 16 more missing. The biggest fires are the Palisades Fire, which is near Brentwood, and the Eaton Fire. As of Sunday morning, 11 percent of the Palisades fire and 27 percent of the Eaton fire had been contained.

The catastrophic Pacific Palisades fire has destroyed the family home of Sundance Institute’s beloved founding senior director of artist programs Michelle Satter and her husband David Latt, a veteran Hollywood writer and producer.

Satter shared the tragic news on Instagram Thursday by reposting details first shared by the couple’s son, Franklin Latt, a high-profile CAA agent who serves as co-head of the powerhouse agency’s motion picture talent department.

“Our family home was lost to the fire and hometown completely devastated,” revealed Franklin Latt, himself a beloved figure in the business and rep to countless stars including Meryl Streep, Michelle Pfeiffer, Zendaya, Pedro Pascal, Charlize Theron, Viola Davis and Elizabeth Olsen. “Thankfully we’re safe. So many have lost everything and need support. Let’s all lead with love.”

Added Satter in her follow-up post: “Our heart goes out to everyone who’s experiencing loss during this devastating time in our city.

A house in Altadena that was featured in Max’s Hacks is among the properties destroyed in the Eaton Fire.

The 1915 Spanish Colonial revival mansion, on East Palm Street in Altadena, burned down in the fire, sources confirm. The house was featured in seasons two and three of Hacks as Deborah Vance’s (Jean Smart) “side mansion” in Los Angeles. The character makes her primary home in Las Vegas.

The house was also used as a location for Hulu’s Marvel series Runaways several years ago.

The Eaton Fire is the second largest of several wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed thousands of homes, businesses and other buildings in Los Angeles County this week. According to Cal Fire, the Eaton Fire was just 3 percent contained as of early Friday afternoon and had likely damaged or destroyed more than 7,000 structures.

Several other L.A. landmarks related...

Anthony Hopkins is among the Los Angeles area residents who lost their homes to the Palisades Fire, a source confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

THR has learned that Hopkins and his wife owned two houses in the Palisades, both of which have burned down.

In photos obtained by People magazine, the Pacific Palisades home of the Welsh actor can also be seen burned to the ground with only concrete pillars still standing and a stone pathway at the property.

This is not the first time the actor has endured a property loss due to flames. In 2000, the Oscar winner reportedly lost a home in London to a fire. Meanwhile, in 2018 his Pacific Palisades home narrowly escaped the Woolsey Fire, according to TMZ. The outlet also reported that the actor has been in the U.K. this week.

Hopkins is one of the myriad Hollywood stars who have tragically lost their homes.

Jack Nicholson made a rare photo appearance in his daughter Lorraine Nicholson’s recent holiday Instagram post. The shot reportedly marks the legendary actor’s first public photo since early 2023, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

Nicholson was last photographed in his happy place, courtside at a Los Angeles Lakers game he attended with his son. Nicholson has been a fixture at Lakers games for decades. The Easy Rider and One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest actor now appears in a photo with his daughter Lorraine, who posted a carousel of Instagram holiday pics. Jack and Lorraine are seen together in the Instagram post below, captioned: “the giving season.”

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The photo appears to have been taken at Nicholson’s home. On the bookshelf in the background, two of Jack's Oscars can be seen along with several of the acclaimed...

Nicholson is an actor so iconic, he’s sometimes referred to simply as “Jack.” The star of classics such as The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Chinatown, Batman, The Witches of Eastwick, The Departed and As Good As It Gets is certainly enjoying his retirement and continues to turn down roles. Lou Adler, a veteran record producer who is a close friend of Nicholson’s, revealed a couple of years ago, “A friend of mine wanted to put him in a movie. And he had a conversation with him. But Jack says, ‘I don’t want to do it.’ He goes, ‘You know what I did today? I sat under a tree and I read a book.’” Adler laughed, saying, “That sounds like Jack.” Then, he added that Jack is just “doing whatever he really wants to do.”

Nicholson’s public appearances are rare nowadays, even his appearances...

Neil Young has backed away from plans to perform at England’s massive Glastonbury Festival this summer. “The Chrome Hearts and I were looking forward to playing Glastonbury, one of my all time favorite outdoor gigs,” Young wrote in an open letter on the Neil Young Archives. “We were told the BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot for things we were not interested in. It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being.

“We...

Three days after posting a rare live performance of the title track to his 2000 LP Silver and Gold as part of his Fireside Sessions video series, Neil Young dug deeper into his past and broke out “Pardon My Heart” in a new clip. The song appears on Young’s 1975 LP Zuma, but hadn’t been played live in 50 years. Click here to check it out.

The mournful “Pardon My Heart” was first heard live on May 16, 1974, when Young played a surprise late-night set at New York’s Bottom Line after a Ry Cooder show.

An Eddie Murphy classic, a landmark horror flick, and a timeless Eighties romance are among the films joining the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry for preservation.

Twenty-five films were added to the registry this year, including Beverly Hills Cop, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Dirty Dancing. Other major titles include Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, David Fincher’s Facebook origin story The Social Network, Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke, and the Coen Brothers’ Best Picture-winner No Country for Old Men.

The Film Registry class of...

Marijuana is legal in 38 states, and now Cheech & Chong are in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. The country is going to pot!

Up in Smoke (1978), the first feature from Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, is one of the 25 “culturally, historically or aesthetically” motion pictures selected for preservation this year, it was announced Tuesday.

Among those also making the cut are Angels With Dirty Faces (1938), The Pride of the Yankees (1942), Invaders From Mars (1953), The Miracle Worker (1962), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Dirty Dancing (1987), Common Threads: Stories From the Quilt (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), No Country for Old Men (2007) and The Social Network (2010).

Five picks include prominent Hispanic artists or themes: American Me (1992), Mi Familia (1995) — both featuring the work of Edward James Olmos — Up in Smoke, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and Spy Kids (2001).

It’s a great day for Marin, who also starred in Spy Kids,...

Hollywood anarchist and noted nudist Jack Nicholson saw his career flash before his eyes in the mid-1980s as the era’s most popular movies totally confounded him. In a 1986 interview with The New York Times, Nicholson was asked if he felt “like a creative person trapped in an uncreative age in the industry.”

''Well, you know,” Nicholson replied, “last night I saw — what’s that movie? Ferris something?”

Was Nicholson referring to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? Anyone? Anyone?

“Well, that movie made me feel totally irrelevant to anything that any audience could want, and 119 years old,” he explained.

To make matters worse, it felt like the audience was on John Hughes’ side of the argument. “Believe me, everyone else watching it liked it,” he said. “And you know, I literally walked out of there thinking my days are numbered. These people are trying to kill me.”

Imagine what...

Jack Nicholson, 87, hasn't officially retired from acting, but he also doesn't do it anymore. In 2013, Nicholson spoke with Vanity Fair about rumors of his retirement, and he merely wanted to say that he had retired from incessant flirting, not acting. He did admit, however, that he wasn't passionately driven to put himself out in the world anymore. Nicholson's good friend Lou Adler (the famed record producer) told Marc Maron in 2023 (via The Wrap) that Nicholson had been contacted several times about appearing in multiple film projects since 2010, but that Nicholson turned them all down. It seems that the actor would rather sit under a tree and read a book. Which is, of course, his right. With 80 film credits and multiple Academy Awards, not to mention worldwide fame, Nicholson has earned it. So, although he's never announced his retirement, Nicholson is more or less retired.

And if Nicholson isn't going to...

Nickelodeon fans of a certain generation might instantly recognize Victoria Justice from throwback series like Zoey 101 and Victorious. And like many of her co-stars whom Justice says she still stays in touch with Justice is still keeping busy, with a new movie out this month that sees her tackling the thriller genre just in time for Halloween. MovieWeb caught up with Justice to learn more about Depravity, which also stars veteran performer Dermot Mulroney. She also dished about some of her other past notable work, such as her Rocky Horror Picture Show TV event that aired on Fox in 2016. We discovered it was a match made in heaven for a die-hard fan like Justice.

"I saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time when I was in fifth grade... and I was like, 'Whoa, like, this is the weirdest, coolest thing ever,'" she said. "I'd never seen anything like it,...

When we talk about movies being hard to categorize or even succinctly summarize, this movie is the poster child for that statement. Almost 50 years on and that still holds true but how about is it good? Does a movie need to be put in a specific area or even be able to be explained to still be good? The Rocky Horror Picture Show is in a category all by itself and yet has had spinoffs of sorts and on-stage revivals since its inception and shows no signs of slowing down. I’m not even sure how the introduction to such a movie should be fleshed out so take a jump to the left, a step to the right, put your hands on your hips and bring your knees in tight. We are about to take a time warp and see if The Rocky Horror Picture Show still stands the Test of Time.

I’ll never think about coyotes the same way again.

That was a big takeaway from the silly, weird first night of John Mulaney’s multi-night Netflix special, “Everybody’s in LA.” The week-long residency/miniseries/experiment was ostensibly created as additional promo for Netflix’s own Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival in Los Angeles, which is going on right now. Thirty+ comedians are in town with something to promote — why not take advantage of it by giving Mulaney an hour to chat up his friends, the thinking goes, while Netflix continues to play around with live programming?

Based on the first episode, which aired May 1 (additional episodes will air May 6 through 10), the program has the feel of a late-night public access show (complimentary). After kicking things off with an opening monologue full of great LA jokes — “The city was officially founded in 1842 as a place for improv students...

There’s a moment in the first episode of Everybody’s in L.A., John Mulaney’s delightfully chaotic live Netflix special, in which Mulaney asks special guest Jerry Seinfeld why he decided to make his Pop-Tarts origin movie Unfrosted (which was released on — you guessed it — Netflix the same day Mulaney’s special aired, because there’s nothing more on-brand for a special about Los Angeles culture than cross-promotional synergy) .

“I don’t know. Because they let me,” Seinfeld responds, referring to Netflix. “Probably the same reason why you’re doing this.

Los Angeles is not the first city fans would associate with comedian John Mulaney. That would be Chicago, his hometown and the backdrop to innumerable childhood anecdotes in his stand-up act, or New York, where he broke out as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” and shot a special at Radio City Music Hall. But L.A. is where Mulaney now lives; it’s also currently home to the second iteration of Netflix Is a Joke, a massive, weeklong comedy festival organized by the streaming service as a show of genre dominance. (Netflix stand-up head Robbie Praw used to run programming at Montreal’s vaunted Just for Laughs event and has essentially created a West Coast version.) And so we have “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA,” a weeklong special event combining studio segments, pre-taped sketches and man-on-the-street interviews into a sort of pop-up talk show.

“We’re only doing six episodes,...

In Robin Hardy's supremely creepy 1973 cult picture "The Wicker Man," a cop named Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) travels to a remote island called Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. The citizens of Summerisle are secretive and strange and still abide by ancient Celtic religious rites. Howie, a devout Christian, is put off by their pagan weirdness. During his investigation, Howie stays at a local inn, The Green Man, overseen by Mr. McGregor (Lindsay Kemp) and his comely daughter Willow. Willow is sexually forward with Howie, something else he finds discomforting.

Later that night, while Howie attempts to sleep, Willow strips nude in her own room and gyrates seductively against the wall that neighbors Howie's. Howie can't see or hear it, but he seems to sense something strange is happening. Is she casting a spell of some kind?

It turns out that the nude body audiences saw dancing wasn't Ekland at all,...

Cheech and Chong persist in the popular culture mainly as a metonym for stoner humor, but as any comedy fan knows, even the dumbest jokes — the one’s that can only be enjoyed while baked — don’t just appear out of smoke-filled air. “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie,” a new documentary chronicling the eponymous duo’s meteoric rise in the 1970s, emphasizes the sheer amount of work and determination it took to become one of America’s most popular comedy acts. Long before Seth Rogen was born, Cheech and Chong were the hardest-working potheads in Hollywood, even if they played exaggerated burnouts on screen and stage.

Alas, every success story comes with its fair share of complications. “Last Movie” also explores the financial headaches and managerial difficulties Cheech and Chong weathered at the height of their success, as well as the creative differences that ultimately drove the two men apart.

“Cheech and I were on the Paramount lot after we’d done the movie, and we’re kind of trying to figure out what we were going to do next— how we were going to get another movie going,” remembers Tommy Chong of the weeks following the 1978 release of Up in Smoke, the first film from him and comedy partner Cheech Marin. “And Warren Beatty, pulls up in his convertible. He took off his sunglasses and looked at us and he goes, ‘You guys have no idea what you’ve done.’ And we looked at each other like thinking, ‘Oh, what did we do?’ What we did was we pulled a movie out of thin air.”

Up in Smoke, which was made independently by principals with no filmmaking experience, grossed over $100 million at the box office, simultaneously launching and proving the commercial value of the genre, all in one go.

Director Denny Tedesco previously scored a hit among music fans with his 2008 film “The Wrecking Crew,” a documentary about the battalion of 1960s studio musicians whose names were little known even among the cognoscenti, until these unknown soldiers started to quietly get their due decades later. Although it took another 15 years after that film to come to fruition, Tedesco had an easy go-to for an unofficial sequel. “Immediate Family” focuses on a smaller cadre of players that soon came to dominate the L.A. recording scene and who were, for a time, known collectively as the Section. One thing the earlier movie had that this one doesn’t was a sense of injustice corrected, because let’s face it — in the 1970s, everybody knew their names.

Well, let’s not exaggerate — maybe not quite everyone was devoted to fondling LP packaging and devouring it for information, even in the physical media era.

In The Wrecking Crew, Denny Tedesco lovingly chronicled a legendary collective of musicians, his father among them, who appeared on countless studio recordings in the 1960s, revered within the business but unsung in the public sphere. By contrast, the names of the four players he profiles in his new documentary appeared on nearly every record they worked on. Other musicians sought them out, fan bases were born, and careers flourished. And, it turns out, besides being extraordinary musical talents, they’re exceptionally charismatic interview subjects — sincere, soulful and effortlessly funny raconteurs.

Receiving a one-night theatrical release Dec. 12, three days before it’s available on demand, Immediate Family is an affectionate and insightful group portrait and a sweet jolt of nostalgia for boomers — but more than that, it’s time well spent with delightful subjects who played crucial roles in shaping the popular music of a ground-shifting era.

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As prolific as Neil Young continues to be, much of the veteran singer-songwriter’s contemporary output has consisted of repackaged old material in the form of live albums and studio outtakes. His latest, Before and After, continues in this vein, as every track has appeared, in one form or another, on a previous release.

None of that is to say that Before and After is inessential. Young is a conceptual thinker, a fact that his strict adherence to live recording and spartan production techniques has often disguised. On Before and After, however, the concept is front and center, and the intimacy of the recordings emphasizes what Young was trying to achieve rather than obscures it. Barring some keys provided by Bob Rice, these recordings feature Young singing and playing alone in a room, including some awkward fumbling around on a pump organ.

Opener “I’m the Ocean” in particular is served well by this approach.

Pop music stars Billie Eilish and brother Finneas are putting their money where their mouth is. Specifically, they’re backing a new restaurant, Argento, that will debut in Silver Lake in the building formerly known as Little Pine when it was run by recording artist Moby.

Restaurateur Nic Adler, the son of producer Lou Adler and a veteran eatery entrepreneur who also works as VP of festivals at Coachella parent company Goldenvoice, brought Eilish and Finneas in as investors.

Right now, Adler told LA Mag, they are redecorating, adding a VIP chef’s table, and expanding the outdoor patio. They anticipate Argento opening next month.

Adler also runs four Monty’s Good Burgers and Nic’s On Beverly in West Hollywood.

“They’re part of the makeup of the community,” Adler said of Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, whom he calls a bona fide foodie. Plus, “Billie’s a fan of Good Burger,...

Jack Nicholson hasn’t acted since James L. Brooks’ 2010 feature “How Do You Know,” but that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of people who would love to see him on the big or small screen again. Those people include Brooks, who famously worked with the actor previously on the 1983 film “Terms of Endearment” (and secured him an Oscar. In a recent interview with TheWrap celebrating the 40th anniversary of “Terms,” the director said he doesn’t believe Nicholson is retired.

“I don’t think he’s retired,” Brooks said. “I don’t buy that he’s retired.”

“I remember there was once a friend of mine who one of these raging, alcoholic-driven arguments [with me] about who was the greatest actor at the time,” Brooks said. “This was at Dustin Hoffman’s height and everything like that. I’m saying Jack Nicholson. He’s saying Dustin Hoffman.”

“I went with...

Jack Nicholson is done making movies, according to Marc Maron. Nicholson's acting career includes 12 Oscar nominations and three wins. Some of the actor's more memorable films include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, A Few Good Men and Tim Burton's Batman.

Jack Nicholson would rather read a book than act again. If someone has ever done the Time Warp at a midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, they’re probably familiar with the producing credits of Lou Adler — which includes Trhps and its lesser known, so-so sequel Shock Treatment (1981). And the overlooker and one-time owner of the famed Roxy Theatre on Sunset Blvd. — he is also a famed record producer — dished about his friend, Nicholson, during the sit-down. But it was the show's host, Marc Maron, who revealed Nicholson wasn't interested in acting anymore. During the Adler interview, Maron said (per Wtf with Marc Maron...

Jack Nicholson technically hasn’t announced his formal retirement from the film biz, but it sure sounds like he’s still enjoying his time off. On a recent episode of Wtf with Marc Maron, the actor’s longtime record producer pal Lou Adler said he’s still turning down acting jobs in favor of other more leisurely activities like, say, sitting under a tree and reading a book.

The interview was just to wrap up when host Maron had to ask Adler how Nicholson was doing. “He’s doing whatever he wants to do,” Adler responded, reminiscing on the Lakers games the two octogenarians would often attend together. “He wants to be quiet. He wants to eat what he wants. He wants to live the life he wants.”

“A friend of mine wanted to put him in a movie,” Maron recalled. “And he had a conversation with him. But Jack says,...

An actor so iconic, he’s sometimes referred to simply as “Jack.” With many classic movies and classic performances under his belt, plus an impression that people like to do, Jack Nicholson has been sealed in film history as one of the boldest actors in history. Jack’s career spans decades with some of the most notable movies in cinema, including The Shining, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Batman, Wolf, As Good As It Gets and The Departed. Jack’s been out of the game for a while, and for someone so famous, even the paparazzi rarely catch him anywhere, except at Los Angeles Lakers games as a notorious fan.

Jack’s last film was a low-key supporting role in a comedy that may not be known to too many people. Thirteen years ago, he appeared in the 2010 movie How Do You Know — a romcom from his As Good As It Gets director,...

It’s been 13 years since Jack Nicholson appeared in “How Do You Know,” a dud of a romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson.

While the supporting role wasn’t the high point of Nicholson’s career — and brought the Hollywood legend to nearly 80 total acting credits — it did little to diminish a legacy that features a formidable if not unmatchable roll call of cinema classics that includes “The Departed” (2006), “The Shining” (1980), “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) and “Chinatown” (1974), among others.

And though he never announced his retirement, the film by all accounts will be his last. One of those accounts surfaced in the “Wtf With Marc Maron” podcast this week, during a wide-ranging interview with famed record producer, Sunset Strip impresario and longtime Nicholson friend Lou Adler.

Maron had nearly wrapped up the hour-plus conversation when he popped an essential question to Adler that led...

In the middle of August this year, three legends of the music industry died within 72 hours of each other: founder of A&m Records Jerry Moss; music lawyer Abe Somer; and my father, the “Black Godfather” himself, Clarence Avant. These three men helped define the recording industry of the past six decades, and what’s more, they were inseparable best friends.

Somer, Moss, and Avant met in New York City in the early 1960s, and in the six decades since, never left one another’s side, never once let their “soul contract” expire.

Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are an iconic Canadian comedy duo. Based in Vancouver, their humorous performances have made them beloved worldwide for decades. Audiences flock to see these two zany personalities bring laughter into people’s lives.

The duo achieved commercial and cultural success through stand-up acts, albums, movies, and TV shows. Fans around the world appreciate their distinct brand of comedy. Humor is what made them so admired by everyone.

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In this post, we’ll provide you with a guide about all the Cheech and Chong movies in order. This way, you can enjoy their classic works.

List of Cheech & Chong Movies in Order Up In Smoke (1978) Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie (1980) Nice Dreams (1981) Things Are Tough All Over (1982) Still Smokin (1983) Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers (1984) Get Out of My Room (1985) Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie...

On April 28, 2023, the sports and entertainment worlds lit up with joy at the sight of Jack Nicholson taking his courtside seat at Crypto.com Arena for the Los Angeles Lakers' semifinals-clinching game against the Memphis Grizzlies. This was the 86-year-old star's first appearance at a game since the home opener of the 2021-22 season, and it dispelled rumors of ill-health that had flitted about due to his absence from the public eye.

Ever since his career took off in the late 1960s, Nicholson exemplified Hollywood stardom. He played the celebrity game with devilish glee, donning his Ray-Ban sunglasses and strutting down red carpets to the delight of shutterbugs and fans. He was a near-constant presence at the Academy Awards, where he typically sat in the front row because, well, he's Jack. And no Lakers home game felt official without him sitting just to the right of the visiting team's bench...

Jack’s back! Oscar winner, Hollywood bad boy and Lakers superfan Jack Nicholson stepped out and took his rightful place courtside during Friday night’s playoff game. While the Lakers wiped the boards with the Memphis Grizzlies, the real draw was the appearance of Nicholson, who hasn’t been to a game since 2021.

The moment was captured on video, showing Jack Nicholson and his son taking their seats at the Lakers game to much fanfare and a genuine “Welcome back!” Many have pointed out that Nicholson has a pair of binoculars around his neck, which might seem odd considering he’s two inches from the action, but come on, these are Lakers Girls!

Jack Nicholson back courtside for the Lakers – first time since last season’s opening night. pic.twitter.com/OEyr3XPsqA

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 29, 2023

Jack Nicholson’s outing to cheer on the Lakers in their 125-...

If there was any question how important tonight’s playoff Game 6 against the Memphis Grizzlies was for the Lakers, one need look no further than a certain iconic court-side seat.

Jack Nicholson took his customary place at Crypto.com arena tonight for the first time since October 19, 2021, according to Showtime’s Rachel Nichols. For some context on how long ago that was, in October 2021 the building was still known as Staples Center.

Jack Nicholson back courtside for the Lakers – first time since last season’s opening night. pic.twitter.com/OEyr3XPsqA

— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) April 29, 2023

His presence did not go unnoticed by other media outlets. The Lakers pregame and Spectrum SportsNet telecasts both made mention of Jack’s return, flashing his image onscreen. Ditto the Lakers’ official Twitter feed & radio broadcast. ESPN L.A. beat reporter Dave McMenamin took note, too.

Game 6: Jack's Back pic.twitter.com...

Sal Piro, who stoked audience participation routines for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and extended its popularity as a cult classic, died at his home in New York City on Jan 21. He was 71.

The Rocky Horror fanclub Twitter account posted a statement announcing Piro’s death Sunday.

“With profound sorrow we pass on the news that Sal Piro, founder and long time president of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club, has passed away,” the statement reads. “Sal was the defacto face of Rocky Horror fandom for decades. He will be sorely missed.”

With profound sorrow we pass on the news that Sal Piro, founder and long time president of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club, has passed away. Sal was the defacto face of Rocky Horror fandom for decades. He will be sorely missed. #salpiro #rockyhorrorpictureshow #rockyhorror pic.twitter.com/rPjdSO0cnx

— Rocky Horror fanclub (@TRHPSFanClub) January 23, 2023

The...

Sal Piro, who played a pivotal role in creating the audience participation routines that turned The Rocky Horror Picture Show into a multi-decade, world-wide phenomenon, died at his home in New York City Jan 21.

His death was announced by The Rocky Horror Picture Show Fan Club, which he founded in 1977 and served as its president until his death, becoming a major figure in creating the movie’s cult classic status.

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“Sal was the defacto face of Rocky Horror fandom for decades,” the fan club said in a tweeted statement. “He will be sorely missed.”

Opening to terrible reviews in 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show soon became a staple...

Danny Kortchmar with Carole King in Denny Tedesco’s close-knit and illustrious Immediate Family states: “We got to meet and play with our heroes.” Photo: Denny Tedesco

Denny Tedesco’s close-knit and illustrious Immediate Family (a Doc NYC highlight which includes animation by Lewie Kloster and Noah Kloster), features on-camera in-person interviews with Stevie Nicks, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Phil Collins, David Crosby, Lyle Lovett, Keith Richards, Steve Jordan, Peter Asher (of Peter and Gordon), Lou Adler, and Neil Young (on Zoom) on their seminal work with the masterful foursome of Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, and Waddy Wachtel (featured in Morgan Neville’s Keith Richards: Under The Influence) on some of the biggest hits of the Seventies and Eighties. The impact of The Beatles looms large (as it did for Don Letts in Bill Badgley’s Rebel Dread) and a peak at Immediate Family,...