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By the time Megan Moroney sang the words, “Oh, my God, am I okay?” at Rolling Stone’s third-annual Future of Music showcase at SXSW on Wednesday night, it was clear the Georgia country star already had her answer. Moroney was far better than just “okay,” and the fans assembled at Austin’s Acl Live at the Moody Theater let her know it. They cheered, and on occasion shrieked, when the singer launched into emo-country hits like her breakthrough “Tennessee Orange,” the reflective “I’m Not Pretty,” and a set-closing “Am I Okay?...

Last year, Durand Bernarr was hitting a new career peak — and a case of burnout. The Cleveland-born R&b artist had won a wide new audience in the spring with his En Route EP, which would go on to nab a 2025 Grammy nomination. But now he had just a month to crank out a new project. In need of new ideas and perspectives, he pivoted from his usual way of making music. “The difference between this project and the last one was there were way more hands and brains involved in the creative process,...

From the minds of those responsible for the original Life is Strange comes an entirely different coming-of-age adventure. Don’t Nod venture back to the 90s, where a group of four teenage girls are experiencing summer adventures and having fun before it ends up a terrifying mess of… well, that’d be spoiling it.

Married with a dual timeline between the 90s and a modern-day reminiscing discussion between two of the now women, you’ll be thrown for a loop as to what’s going on, why it’s happening, and just how much no one likes Corey. The biggest question you’ll have though… How long does it take to beat Lost Records: Bloom & Rage?

How Long Does it Take to Beat Lost Records: Bloom & Rage?

Don’t Nod has brought a lot of the lessons they learned in the original Life is Strange full circle with Lost Records: Bloom & Rage,...

Thom Yorke has teamed up with Mark Pritchard for the new single “Back in the Game,” the second collaboration between the Radiohead singer and the electronic artist.

“Back in the Game” previously debuted onstage last year during Yorke’s “Everything” solo tour of Australia and Asia, with the studio version arriving Thursday along with a video directed by visual artist Jonathan Zawada, who found inspiration from — of all things — a disco movie.

“On first hearing the original demo of ‘Back In The Game,’ I was immediately struck by the deranged...

General Hospital spoilers reveal February is for lovers, and it looks like a few of Port Chuck’s finest residents are going to find their way into each other’s hearts this month.

This is welcomed news across the fan base as many locals have been ushered into an era of heartbreak more recently, and we’re ready for those gray skies to lift a bit.

While it’s anyone’s guess who ends up falling in love this month, we’re sure to enjoy the drama that surrounds most every Gh love story.

General Hospital Spoilers — Jason Steps Up for Sasha

Let’s talk about Jason Morgan (Steve Burton), our resident stone-cold heartthrob. Known more for his loyalty than his love life, Jason has found himself stepping into a surprising new role.

Sasha Gilmore Corbin (Sofia Mattsson) — who has been through the wringer with her own share of heartache...

Ridley Scott sold the set of his 2005 movie for $10, only to pay $1 million to rent the set again fifteen years later. Scott has a dynamic directing career that began with the 1977 film The Duellists. His next movie, Alien, proved to be a breakout hit that launched a long-running franchise and remains one of Ridley Scott's best movies. Scott's next science-fiction film, Blade Runner, was critically divisive when it was released in 1982 and underperformed at the box office, but it is now considered to be a highly influential staple of the science-fiction genre.

Scott has made a lasting impact on other genres as well. His 1991 crime drama, Thelma and Louise, is still widely lauded as a powerful feminist film. A decade later, Scott's Black Hawk Down showcased the true horrors of war based on real events from the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. Scott has also helmed numerous movies that are historical epics,...

Actor and producer Yara Shahidi has signed with Objectively Good Management (Ogm) for representation.

Shahidi is best known for starring in ABC’s “Black-ish” and its spinoff “Grown-ish.” Shahidi also executive produced the Freeform show, which wrapped up its six-season run in May, under the 7th Sun Productions banner she runs with her business partner and mother Keri Salter-Shahidi. 7th Sun Productions is signed to a multi-year overall deal with ABC Signature, which expanded in 2022 with the addition of a collaboration with Onyx Collective.

“I’m thrilled to welcome Yara Shahidi to the Ogm family,” stated Mohamed Kheir, the company’s president of management, in a statement announcing the signing. “Yara’s talent, intellect and commitment to impactful storytelling, both as an actor and producer, make her a unique force. We look forward to supporting her as she continues to break new ground and inspire audiences around the world.”

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Exclusive: Greg McLean, director of the Australian drama series Territory, which is currently sitting at No. 3 on Netflix’s list of its Top 10 TV Shows in the U.S. after premiering October 24, has signed with Range Media Partners for management.

Billed as the Aussie version of Yellowstone, the six-part series follows the generational clashes that threaten to tear the Lawson family apart when Marianne Station is left without a clear successor. Sensing this once-great dynasty is in decline, the outback’s most powerful factions — rival cattle barons, desert gangsters, Indigenous elders and billionaire miners — move in for the kill. With billions of dollars at stake, everyone wants a piece of the pie.

Mclean launched his filmmaking career with the smash hit 2005 horror flick Wolf Creek, which he wrote and directed, after training as a fine artist and working as a director in theatre and opera. The film played at the...

Martha Stewart is a figure many feel they know well, yet few truly understand. Her cultural impact looms large as the original lifestyle influencer, yet her famously stringent standards obscure the interior drive behind her success.

Tasked with illuminating such an enigmatic subject, director R.J. Cutler faced no easy challenge with his portrait of Martha. Known for his insightful profiles of other influential figures, Cutler’s skills were put to the test navigating Stewart’s reluctance to bear all.

Through old interviews and a trove of new conversations, Cutler aimed to craft a richly layered depiction spanning Stewart’s rise from model to mogul. But with his subject hesitant to delve deeply into certain periods, particularly her legal woes, achieving full dimension required deft work.

By spotlighting Stewart alone yet supplementing with friends’ perspectives, Cutler found balance, acknowledging both admiration for her accomplishments alongside unease with less flattering aspects. Though...

With the 2024 presidential election rapidly approaching, Karlie Kloss and Phoebe Gates are using this time to amplify conversation about reproductive rights and abortion access with the In Bloom series Everybody’s Fight. Kloss and Gates serve as executive producers of the five-part series created in collaboration with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation.

The series features three documentaries and two short films about reproductive freedom. A synopsis for the newly-released features describes the project as “a compelling series of films that blends narrative stories with real-life accounts, highlighting both those most...

Thom Yorke began his solo tour of New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, and Japan on Wednesday night in Christchurch, New Zealand, and played a handful of rarities, Radiohead and The Smile cuts, and even a brand new song called “Back in the Game.”

As Yorke alluded to in his recent interview with Double J — where he claimed he didn’t “give a flying fuck” about fans clamoring for Radiohead’s return — he took the stage with a minimalist set-up featuring several large synth machines and a microphone (and no drummer).

He opened the show with an acoustic rendition of the In Rainbows favorite “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi,” and continued with Radiohead’s “I Might Be Wrong.” Yorke went on to play several more Radiohead tracks, including “Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box” (which he debuted solo for the first time ever live), “Bloom,” “How to Disappear Completely,” “Daydreaming,” “Everything in its Right Place,...

In The Penguin's third episode, we were introduced to the drug Sofia Falcone and her late brother Alberto were planning to flood Gotham City with.

Called "Bliss," it's an alternative to "Drops" and hails from Arkham State Hospital. While confined there, "The Hangman" figured out that the drug - made from a rare mushroom - provides a euphoric effect for the user.

Add the idea of psychoactive compound to Arkham and chances are you think of Dr. Jonathan Crane. Better known to comic book fans as the Scarecrow, he's known for creating a Fear Toxin which leaves exposed to it in a state of absolute terror. It stands to reason then that he could also create a drug capable of calming Arkham's inmates.

However, we believe someone else might have been behind the creation of the "Bleeding Tooth Fungus."

Poison Ivy is a very real possibility and botanist Pamela...

Across the U.S., teens are preparing for high school homecoming football games and dances. Last night at Madison Square Garden saw a homecoming of a different sort: New York teenagers (a.k.a. 27-31-year-olds) donned wraparound sunglasses and baby tees to dance out the final gasps of Brat Summer — Brautumn, if you will — at Charli Xcx and Troye Sivan’s Sweat Tour.

Brat Summer originally took root right here in New York. The months-long, frenzied phenomenon was foreshadowed in February with Charli’s elusive Boiler Room set at a warehouse in Bushwick,...

While the just-ended Venice Film Festival exploded out of the gate with two high-profile acquisition annoucements in its first 24 hours for Maria and Queer, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was staying true to form as the first major on-site deals were yet to materialise heading into Sunday.

Anticipated heavyweights like Ron Howard’s Eden, Daniel Minahan’s 1950s drama On Swift Horses, and Anderson .Paak’s K-Pops received their world premieres on Saturday, while Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl first screened on Friday and has sparked admiring talk of a possible awards play for Pamela Anderson’s lead...

Exclusive: Wolf Creek director Greg McLean will write and direct The First Exorcist, a supernatural thriller out of Australia.

McLean’s Emu Creek Pictures is collaborating with Mark Fennessy’s Helium to make the pic, we can reveal. Production is set for Victoria, Australia, with a 2025 shoot date planned. Casting will follow.

The First Exorcist is billed as a “spellbinding fusion of religious and supernatural events set in Biblical times,” in which a mother goes on a harrowing quest to save her daughter from demonic possession. Plot reads: “As their lives descend into a nightmare, the mother learns of a mysterious healer with the power to expel demons, and embarks on a dangerous race against time – encountering hostile Roman authorities on her perilous mission to find the healer and save her daughter’s life.”

The plan is to use cutting edge virtual production tech in Victoria to bring epic ancient cities and locations to life.

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Sabrina Carpenter delivers her long-awaited debut Short ‘n Sweet, Myke Towers switches lanes with the help of Peso Pluma, and Cash Cobain moves drill music forward with a crossover hit. Plus, new music from Lainey Wilson, Blink182, and Coldplay.

Sabrina Carpenter, ‘Taste” (YouTube)

Myke Towers, Peso Pluma, “Se Te Nota” (YouTube)

Cash Cobain, “Luv it” (YouTube)

Lainey Wilson, “Whirlwind” (YouTube)

Blink182, “All In My Head” (YouTube)

Coldplay featuring Little Simz,...

A brand-new trailer for the upcoming Don’t Nod title, Lost Records: Bloom and Rage just dropped at Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live, and it’s one that no Life is Strange fan would want to miss out on.

The trailer gives us a look into the lives of four high school girls in the 90’s who seemingly have everything going for them as their friendship slowly blooms. However, not everything is what it seems.

Don’t Be Fooled by Lost Records: Bloom and Rage’s Wholesome Looks

When news first emerged that the studio behind Life is Strange was releasing a new game unconnected to the franchise, it was nothing but excitement for fans.

Over the years, the studio has gained the trust of many in consistently delivering titles that will evoke every kind of emotion listed in a dictionary, and the trailer for its upcoming release doesn’t indicate any difference.

Last month, Aaron took a look at Goblin Archives’ Ttrpg Liminal Horror and its module, The Bloom. Goblin Archives has just added to the fun with another module that was released recently in The Parthenogenesis of Hungry Hollow, the first hardback adventure module for Liminal Horror that’s currently on pre-order from BackerKit. It’s also available digitally via Goblin Archvies’ itch.io page.

As in the main game, players take on the role of Investigators attempting to figure out what has been going on in the town of Hungry Hollow. Brea, a former Investigator, had recently moved back to the town, but all communication from her has ceased. It turns out that a large part of the town’s population has been secretly implanted with parasitic flesh bees. Those not given the “gift” of the bee are concerned with the changes happening throughout town. People have gone missing unexpectedly,...

The official YouTube channel for voice actor and singer Marina Horiuchi (Reimi Itsushiro in Healer Girl ) has started streaming a full music video for her third single song "Glitter." The dramatic tune is now featured as the ending theme for the summer 2024 TV anime Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools . Marina Horiuchi "Glitter" Music Video Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Creditless Ending Movie Related : Nako Misaki Shares Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Anime Opening Song Music Video Horiuchi has also performed as member of the four-member voice actor/singer unit Healer Girls since March 2021. Meanwhile, she made her solo singer debut with her first album "Nano Story" in March 2021, then released her first single "Mizukagami no Sekai" ( TV anime The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2 ending theme) in July 2022. Her third CD single...

One thing I enjoy about the modern indie tabletop RPG space is that when a game comes around with a great foundation, it often gets a ton of support in the form of new adventures from both the original creators and fans alike. Mork Bork, Mothership, and Trophy blew up in popularity largely because of this, giving GMs a simple set of rules paired with a wide range of premade scenarios that are easy to get to the table. One game that’s been quietly building a collection of zine-sized adventures is Liminal Horror, a rules-lite narrative-first Ttrpg from Goblin Archives. This year, their new module The Bloom was nominated for an Ennie, an annual award that celebrates roleplaying games. After flipping through the 45 page module, it’s easy to see why this was one of the standouts in this category.

Before diving into The Bloom, let me give you...

Valorant‘s diverse agent roster is one of the main reasons this game has amassed this huge popularity. Right now the game features a total of 25 agents (one being unknown) across four different categories: Initiators, Duelists, Controllers, and Sentinels.

Clove was the last agent to surface in the roster, who was released on March 26, 2024, in Episode 8 Act 2. Now, the whole community is anticipating the release of the next agent in the game. And it seems we have potentially got the reveal date.

The 26th Valorant Agent Is Going to Be Revealed in the Next Month

According to credible Valorant leaker @ValorantUpdated, the next agent in the game is going to be revealed on August 25, 2024, during the final day of the Vct Champions 2024. The leaker has also stated that this upcoming agent is going to be an initiator.

This news might shock some fans, as many wanted a Sentinel agent this time.

Valorant has amassed a huge fan base since its launch. One of the many reasons for the game’s huge success is its diverse agent roster. As of now, there are a total of 25 characters available.

These characters are divided into four different agent classes: duelists, senators, controllers, and initiators. Despite the recent arrival of Clove as the latest agent in the game in March, fans can’t keep calm to see who the new agent is.

A Fan Has Come Up with a New Theory for the 26th Agent in Valorant

Who is going to be the next agent after Clove in Valorant? | Image Credit: Riot Games

Recently, a dedicated Valorant fan has shared his theory and speculation about the 26th agent of the game. According to them, the latest agent is going to be an alien, and most probably it’s going to be released in late summer.

Pop sensation Troye Sivan brought his highly anticipated Something to Give Tour to The 3Arena in Dublin, delivering an electrifying performance that left fans ecstatic. The Australian singer-songwriter, known for his evocative lyrics and captivating stage presence, showcased his musical prowess in front of a sold-out crowd.

Donating a stylish outfit that highlighted his unique fashion sense, Sivan opened the concert with his hit single “Take Yourself Home.” The stage was adorned with neon lights and dynamic visuals, creating an immersive experience that set the tone for the evening. Fans cheered as he seamlessly transitioned from one song to the next, blending tracks from his latest album with beloved classics.

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Sivan’s setlist also included tracks like “My My My!,” “Bloom” and “Rush,” each performance showcasing his versatility as an artist. His ability to shift from high-energy dance tracks to introspective ballads kept the audience engaged and enthralled.

The new act of Valorant is live, and with it comes the promise of a new agent coming soon. There has been a lot of speculation regarding the arrival of a new agent, with players reading into subtle hints planted in the reveal trailer of the new map Abyss and the announcement trailer of Act 9 episode 1.

In the Abyss reveal trailer, a monstrous hand was revealed, stuck in an hourglass-shaped vessel that woke up after some bullets penetrated the glass. Along with this, in the Episode 9 Act 1 trailer, vines are seen coming out of the ground over Jett’s blades and a phantom, which causes speculation about the sentinel-like abilities of the new agent, which seems to be drawing heavy inspiration from Hermit Purple from Jojo’s bizarre adventures.

Valorant’s new agent operates on the same principle as Hermit Purple

Hermit Purple | Jojo’s Bizzare Adventures wiki

Valorant Leaks and News,...

For the Australian alt-dance trio Rüfüs Du Sol, playing Coachella feels like returning to a home away from home. Composed of Tyrone Lindqvist on vocals, Jon George on keys, and James Hunt on drums, the group had long dreamed of playing the California festival before they showcased their album Bloom, a celestial 11-track house album, at Coachella in 2016, followed by a live set in the desert in 2019.

“It might be my favorite set ever — the 2019 Outdoor Stage show that we played there was one of the most magical experiences we’ve had,...

John Rhys-Davies is a legendary actor who portrayed the role of Gimli son of Gloin in Peter Jackson’s iconic trilogy The Lord of The Rings from 2001 to 2003. With an ensemble cast starring alongside him, Rhys-Davies had no idea of the success that the film was about to receive.

Alongside Rhys-Davies, there were several other actors who had no idea about the success that the films would receive in the future. Well, John Rhys-Davies seemed to state that he didn’t have much faith in Peter Jackson’s adaptation.

John Rhys-Davies as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings franchise

John Rhys-Davies Didn’t Have Much Hope With The Lord of The Rings!

Back in 2001, Peter Jackson adapted veteran writer J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of The Rings books into a full-fledged trilogy. Starring an ensemble cast of Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Austin, Orlando Bloom, and John Rhys-Davies alongside several others,...

Macu Machín’s “The Undergrowth” (“La Hojarasca”) took home the top MiradaCanaria prize at the 17th MiradasDoc, which ran March 15-22 in Tenerife, Spain.

Produced by El Viaje Films, Machin’s debut feature has been picking up accolades since its world premiere at Berlinale’s Forum, snagging Best Spanish Picture and director at the Malaga Film Festival’s Zonazine, a sidebar for edgier and sometimes smaller pics.

The jury praised the doc for its “sensitive and evocative portrayal of three sisters and their deep bond of love for each other and their homeland.” In it, two elderly sisters join a third to hash out their shared inheritance of a plot of land as the rumble of an active volcano echoes close by.

Part of a burgeoning Canary Islands cinema, “The Undergrowth” explores questions of “identity, belonging, and the dynamics of the place where me and my family came from,” Machín told Variety.

With a career spanning over six decades, Ian McKellen has entertained audiences across generations. The Hollywood star isn’t typecast, as he can convincingly portray heroes, villains, Shakespearean characters, comedic roles, and more.

Ian McKellen in The Da Vinci Code

His portrayal of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings is widely considered one of the greatest casting decisions in cinematic history. However, fans may be surprised to learn that Tom Cruise’s franchise nearly stole McKellen away from Middle-earth altogether.

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McKellen revealed that he was initially hesitant to commit to The Lord of the Rings due to a number of factors. Surprisingly, he was also thinking about a part in Mission: Impossible 2, which could have clashed with his role in the J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic film series.

Why Ian McKellen...

The official website for Studio Bones's upcoming 25th-anniversary original TV anime series, Metallic Rouge , has announced its seven additional voice cast members as below. Puppeteer: Hiroshi Yanaka (Luomen in The Apothecary Diaries ) Opera: Mariya Ise (Urara Kasugano/Cure Lemonade in Power of Hope ~ PreCure Full Bloom ) Ace Machias / Alice Machias: Minami Tsuda (Lucy Webster in The Ancient Magus' Bride ) Graufon Berg: Hiroki Yasumoto (Qual in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Cyan Bluestar: Haruka Shiraishi (Asirpa in Golden Kamuy ) Eva Cristella: Yoko Hikasa (Utahime Iori in Jujutsu Kaisen ) Roy Yunghart: Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (Desha in Ranking of Kings ) Ahead of its TV premiere in Japan on January 10, the anime's creditless opening and ending movies have been streamed on Fuji TV's official anime YouTube channel . The opening theme "Rouge" is sung by Japanese singer-songwriter Yu-ka, while the ending theme song "Scarlet" is performed by Korean singer Dazbee. Related: Metallic Rouge Anime Suits...

The Outpost receives high praise for its realism, with a rating of 9/10 from an expert and positive reviews from veterans. Director Rod Lurie's background in the military contributed to the film's unprecedented level of realism for a Hollywood war movie. The Outpost was based on a book by Jake Tapper, who extensively researched the Battle of Kamdesh and interviewed veterans involved, some of whom appear in the movie.

The Outpost receives a high rating for realism from an expert. Based on the non-fiction book by Jake Tapper, the war movie chronicles the Battle of Kamdesh, which saw a small team of U.S. soldiers battling hundreds of Taliban fighters, during the war in Afghanistan. With a cast led by Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, and Orlando Bloom, The Outpost did not receive a wide theatrical release due to the Covid-19 pandemic and was instead sent straight to video-on-demand in 2020. As a result,...

Even if you’ve read Bryan Lee O’Malley’s seminal Scott Pilgrim Oni Press graphic novel series and even if you’ve seen Edgar Wright’s 2010 live-action Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski’s new Netflix animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off isn’t what you’re expecting it to be.

Because of Netflix’s very restrictive requests regarding what critics can and cannot reveal about Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, I can’t tell you how or why it’s different or what the differences do to the themes of O’Malley’s fantastical story. Heck, I can’t even tell you if there are guest stars, much less who they are or who they play.

Darn.

So to boil it down: Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is probably my third favorite incarnation of this story, and I don’t think the reconfiguration of the story entirely works,...

Troye Sivan is fully embracing the unique privilege of being spoofed on Saturday Night Live, even changing his Instagram profile picture to Timothée Chalamet (a.k.a. “lil Timmy Tim”) portraying him on the sketch show.

The “Troye Sivan Sleep Demon” sketch was a highlight from this weekend’s episode, with Sarah Sherman playing a woman whose dreams are haunted by Sivan (played by Chalamet), as well as his choreography and tiny red undies from the “Got Me Started” video. At the very end, when Sherman’s character decides to...

On his sophomore effort, Bloom, Australian singer Troye Sivan struck a delicate balance between unapologetic queer desire and the kind of hole-in-your-soul introspection that has, until recently, been traditionally expected of LGBTQ+ pop artists. In other words, gay sex is permissible, as long as you’re a little bit tortured about it.

Five years later, Something to Give Each Other finds Sivan older, bolder, and, for a large part of its running time, unrepentantly horny. The album’s lead single, “Rush,” was initially released in a two-and-a-half-minute edit that captures the sensation of a quick hit of poppers (the song’s title also happens to be the name of a popular brand of alkyl nitrite). The version of the throbbing house track that appears on the album, however, is a full minute longer, with a breakdown that lets Sivan breathe—and luxuriate in the afterglow.

A hedonistic streak permeates much...

Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey share “a great, consuming love” behind closed doors in the first full trailer for Showtime’s Fellow Travelers.

Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, and adapted by Homeland/Ray Donovan vet Ron Nyswaner, the eight-episode limited series stars Bomer (White Collar) as the charismatic Hawkins Fuller, “who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics” during the 1950s, per the official synopsis. “Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bridgerton‘s Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith.”

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Danny Glover’s Santa Claus is getting too old for this s… tuff.

Lethal Weapon vet Glover plays a Santa whose North Pole is about to be infiltrated by some not-entirely-nice kids in the above trailer for The Naughty Nine, a Disney Channel Christmas movie premiering Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 8/7c.

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In The Naughty Nine, mischievous fifth-grader...

The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled 42 short films to feature as part of its Short Cuts program in September, led by the Riz Ahmed-starrer Dammi and Redlights, toplined by Kaniehtiio Horn and Ellyn Jade.

Ahmed, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Sound of Metal and last year earned a Oscar for the live-action short The Long Goodbye, toplines Dammi, a short directed by French auteur Yann Mounir Demange and set to world premiere in Locarno before landing in Toronto. The film also stars Isabelle Adjani, Souheila Yacoub, Sandor Funtek and Suzy Bemba and is produced by Ami, the French fashion brand, which teased a trailer for the film in Cannes.

Demange has TV series credits that include Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Dead Set, and movie credits like ’71 and White Boy Rick. Renee Zhan, who earned the Jury Award for best animated...

Violet Bridgerton's romantic future is uncertain, as the author may think too highly of her to write a worthy love interest. Julia Quinn believes Violet would have to sacrifice her freedom if she remarried, but this excuse is contradicted by Anthony and Kate's independent relationship. A prequel spin-off focusing on Violet and her late husband Edmund would deepen the audience's understanding of her character and her grief.

Among all the romances seen in Bridgerton, a story has yet to be written in which Violet Bridgerton finds love again. The Bridgerton season 2 finale sees Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) find his match in the headstrong Kate (Simone Ashley). Several years after the tragic death of his father, Edmund, Anthony has yet to fully process his grief. Witnessing his mother’s devastation as a child scars Anthony. He is so terrified that he vows to stave off love—that is until Kate. As each...

The Netflix show Survival of the Thickest includes an all-star cast of comedians and actors. The series follows Mavis Beaumont, a stylist who discovers her long-time boyfriend has been cheating on her. Mavis must begin her dating life again as a single, black, fat woman in New York City. Additionally, her career booms when she gets a client that goes viral. Over the course of the series, Mavis deals with both insecurity and confidence. By the end of season 1, she becomes more secure in her professional abilities and personal desires.

The story is based on a book of essays titled Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau. Buteau serves as a co-creator, executive producer, writer, and actor on the show. In casting the show, Buteau pushed for the inclusivity that she never saw as a child (via NPR). This meant casting queer, black, and fat actors. When talking to Decider,...

Baroness have announced their sixth studio album, Stone, arriving September 15th. Simultaneously, the band has also mapped out a Fall 2023 North American tour and has shared the video for lead single “Last Word.”

The seven-week “Sweet Oblivion Tour” kicks off October 13th in Baltimore and runs through December 1st in Philadelphia. Notably, the band has tapped a who’s-who of rising heavy underground acts to provide support on a regional basis: Jesus Piece, Portrayal of Guilt, Primitive Man, Ken Mode, Wayfarer, Chat Pile, Vile Creature, Soul Glo, Sheer Mag, Escuela Grind, Midwife, Hoaxed, Empire State Bastard, Cloud Rat, Imperial Triumphant, Uniform, and Agriculture (with more to be announced).

A Live Nation pre-sale for select dates goes live on Thursday (June 22nd) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster using the code Disco. General tickets sales begin Friday (June 23rd) at 10 a.m. local time. You can also look for deals...

In October of 2020, The Band Perry — siblings Kimberly, Reid, and Neil — headed down to Dallas, Texas, to try and give their recording days as family trio one last shot. Unmoored during Covid lockdown and slowly finding their way back to Tennessee from their shared Sherman Oaks, California, house, they made a series of demos with Paul Cauthen’s producing team that never saw the light of day. Kimberly Perry was a fan of Cauthen’s 41 Project, especially his “Cocaine Country Dancing,” and thought the feel might suit them and their Southern gothic inclinations.

Gran Turismo. Photo by: Gordon Timpen For moviegoers who’ve got a need for speed, there’s more than just Fast X this summer: Gran Turismo is based on the real-life story of a teenager who, having aced the Gran Turismo video game, wins a competition to become a real race car driver. Orlando Bloom, one of the film’s stars, told says that, thanks to director Neil Blomkamp, viewers are going to feel like they’re inside the cars themselves during the race scenes. (Click on the media bar below to hear Orlando Bloom) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Orlando_Bloom_-Gran-_Turismo_.mp3

Gran Turismo opens in theaters on August 11.

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On Tuesday, on the eve of the opening of Belgrade’s Beldocs Film Festival, festival director Mara Prohaska Markovic sent her condolences to the families of those killed in two mass shootings in Serbia in recent weeks, including one in Belgrade.

After a minute’s silence, Prohaska Markovic presented the films that will screen in the 16th edition of the festival, which runs May 10-17.

The festival opens with Mladen Kovačević’s “Another Spring,” about the 1972 smallpox epidemic in Yugoslavia, and will close with a film about Serbian rapper Dalibor Andonov Gru, “Gru Is Here.”

The program, whose recurrent themes include relationships and the importance of land, has a total of 105 films, among which are nine world and four international premieres, as well 91 Serbian premieres, spread across the two competition programs, and several sidebar sections.

“Like an Island”

Ten films will play in the International Competition Program, which are as...

Kimberly Perry, who was the singer in the country trio the Band Perry when they were radio stars a decade back, re-interprets her group’s signature 2010 hit with her new release, “If I Die Young Pt. 2.” The song is from an upcoming solo country project that comes after her sibling group’s excursions into pop and beyond.

The original “If I Die Young” was a combination of pretty, youthful poetry and gorgeous melodies. “The sharp knife of a short life/Well, I’ve had just enough time,” Perry sang at the time.

Katy Perry and former “American Idol” contestant, Sara Beth Liebe, appear to be on good terms after Liebe expressed last month that she felt hurt by Perry’s “mom shaming” comment during her audition.

In fact, during Sunday’s episode, Perry rallied for Liebe as she tried to convince the singer multiple times to stay in the competition as she struggled with wanting to go home to be with her three young children. The 25-year-old ultimately chose to quit the competition despite Perry’s efforts.

“Sara Beth, I know life is scary,” the “Teenage Dream” singer told the mom of three. “I also know that it’s easier to walk away than to be rejected. But then I also know that you lose out on your fullest potential and I know that you love your family for your kids. I know that as a mother. But remember, self-love is just as big as motherly love.

American artist Colson Baker Aka Machine Gun Kelly has announced a special, one-night-only show at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall on 31 May 2023.

The genre-bending artist will follow in the footsteps of the greatest musicians of all time in taking to the Hall’s 152-year old stage, fresh from the release of his No.1 album Mainstream Sellout.

Matthew Todd, Director of Programming at the Royal Albert Hall, said: “The Hall has been a home for trailblazers, innovators and cultural icons since we opened in 1871. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Mgk later this year, one of the leading artists of his generation and someone that has evolved constantly as the best artists do.”

Mgk will join legendary counterculture names in headlining the historic venue, with past rock headliners including The Beatles and Rolling Stones sharing a bill, Pink Floyd supporting Jimi Hendrix, Black Sabbath, and Led Zeppelin.

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Screen Rant is excited to reveal Boom! Studios latest upcoming horror series: The Neighbors. The comics tells a changeling horror story while promising to venture into new territory with the subgenre. With the publisher's previous hit series, this is sure to be a wild ride.

The Neighbors has the creative team of Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Letizia Cadonici, and Alessandro Santoro. Doyle is best known for his work on Maw. Cadonici provided art for House of Slaughter, stemming from the chilling series, Something is Killing the Children. Santoro provided colors for Something is Killing the Children #24 and did work on Bloom. The five-issue limited series will release from Boom! Studios in March 2023.

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The Neighbors' Creative Team & Publisher Know Horror

In addition to being a comic creator, Jude Ellison S. Doyle is a journalist and writer who has written two non-fiction books.

With the 2023 debut of the animated series based on Berkeley Breathed's Bloom County, the upcoming seasonal tradition of viewing A Charlie Brown Christmas, and the November 2022 launch of Netflix's Addams Family adaptation Wednesday, comic strip properties continue to be a significant part of pop culture. Daily comic strips were an integral part of life before the internet, and loyal fans followed their favorite cartoon characters week to week.

On occasion, creators would 'guest star' other well-known comic strip characters in their own strips (with permissions), and there was the rather infamous April Fools' Day 1997 'Great Comics Switcheroonie,' where fellow cartoonists swapped drawing duties without the knowledge of their editors just to give funny page aficionados a nice Easter egg with their morning coffee.

Garfield And Peanuts

Arguably the two most widely syndicated and globally popular comic strips of all time as well as the medium's top purveyors of licensed merchandise,...

Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI, and sign up for our email newsletter by clicking here.NEWSThis week, we’re remembering the iconoclastic, anti-capitalist filmmaker Jean-Marie Straub, who has died at the age of 89. In the course of revisiting Christopher Small’s Straub-Huillet Companion column, we were moved by this quotation from Straub, from a 1974 edition of Jump Cut:The revolution is like God’s grace, it has to be made anew each day, it becomes new every day, a revolution is not made once and for all. And it’s exactly like that in daily life. There is no division between politics and life, art and politics. I think one has no other choice, if one is making films that can stand on their own feet, they must become documentary, or in any case they must have documentary roots. Everything must be correct,...

Calvin and Hobbes is one of the most beloved newspaper comics of all time. Even decades after its run ended It's still fondly remembered, as shown by the fact that art related to the work recently headlined an auction, boosting the event's legitimacy (via Cbr).

The reason that the comic is so beloved is that it didn't just supply laughs. The comic also had its fair share of somber moments, and while these moments could be heart-warming they could also be quite sad. Calvin and Hobbes showed childhood could be wonderful, but also harrowing and tear-jerking.

The Last Strip

Even if this Sunday strip wasn't as emotional as it was it would be bittersweet, this strip is the final strip of the original Calvin and Hobbes run. It ends the strip on a hopeful note that somewhat obliterates readers.

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Netflix will be canceling Fate: The Winx Saga after only two seasons, according to showrunner Brian Young. “This is not fun news to share, but Netflix [has] decided not to move forward with Season 3 of Fate: The Winx Saga,” Young wrote in an Instagram post on November 1. “This is especially tough because I know how many of you loved this season. It’s a heartbreaking silver lining, but a silver lining all the same.” “It’s been an amazing four years. Hopefully, we’ll see each other again in the future,” he ended. The 7-episode second season concluded with several reveals meant to set up a third season for Bloom Peters, including the revelation that she was put in stasis as a baby 1,000 years ago, which put her on the path of finding her mother, who gave birth to her moth over 100 years ago. It is also revealed that Bloom is the fairy of the dragon,...