For reasons both understandable and not, Paul Weller is a prominent member of what we’ll call the Cliff Richard Club: Artists who are revered career superstars in Britain but cult artists in the U.S. While the default explanation that his music is “too British” is valid in some ways, Weller — a 40-plus-year soulful rock
Month: October 2018
Rob Lowe is to star in and exec produce six-part crime drama “Wild Bill” for British broadcaster ITV. The miniseries is produced by 42, Shiver and Anonymous Content. Lowe will play high-flying U.S. cop Bill Hixon, who is appointed chief of police in East Lincolnshire, a rural part of Eastern England. When Hixon arrives in
1 of 8 Getty ImagesWPA Pool This guest who’s about to literally blow her top. Does the paper in her hand give anyone else anxiety? No? Okay. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below 2 of 8 Getty ImagesADRIAN DENNIS This woman whose fascinator is giving her a run for her money. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below
October 12, 2018 1:00AM PT Werner Herzog is making “Fireball,” a feature documentary about meteorites and comets and their influence on mythology and religion. Production is underway, and international buyers will get a first look at the Mipcom market in Cannes next week. “Fireball” reunites the legendary filmmaker with Prof. Clive Oppenheimer. Werzog and geoscientist
Oscar-nominated actress Berenice Bejo (“The Artist”) is set to headline “Josephine and Napoleon,” an English-language period drama series created by British showrunner Tony Saint (“Das Boot”). Now in development, the eight-part series is being produced by the well-established British company Ecosse Films (“Hampstead,” “Mistresses”) and Pascal Breton’s Paris-based Federation Entertainment (“The Bureau,” “Marseille”) for the
After a failed first feature that practically no one saw, Welsh director Gareth Evans traveled all the way to Jakarta to jump-start his career, helming a stunning trio of whiplash-fast action movies featuring the Indonesian martial art of silat — “Merantau,” “The Raid” and “The Raid 2” — that established him as a cutting-edge choreographer of
Slamdance has awarded its grand prize for screenwriting to Jessica Sinyard for her television pilot “The Peak.” The prize was presented Thursday night during a ceremony hosted by Writers Guild of America West at the WGA Theatre. About 3,000 submissions were received for this year’s contest, and more than $16,000 was awarded to 2018 winners
If you’re headed to the Fleetwood Mac tour that began just over a week ago, “don’t stop” thinking about the bad vibes that exist between the four long-standing members on stage and exiled Lindsey Buckingham. That may be the effect, anyway, if not the actual intent of the lawsuit that the banished singer/guitarist filed against
October 11, 2018 8:11PM PT [embedded content] The first teaser for Disney’s live-action remake of 1992 animated hit “Aladdin” dropped Thursday, featuring newcomer Mena Massoud in the titular role. The trailer begins with a bird’s eye view of Agrabah, the fictional city where the story takes place, as a parrot — presumably Jafar’s companion Iago
October 11, 2018 8:02PM PT Producers and correspondents for the venerable “CBS Sunday Morning” took some time Thursday night at the Paley Center for Media to explain how the program comes together each week. Martha Teichner, David Pogue, Nancy Giles and Conor Knighton took to the Paley stage along with producer Jay Kernis and executive
October 11, 2018 7:21PM PT A 65-year-old sound mixer is in critical condition at the UPMC Mercy hospital near Mt. Lebanon, Pa. after a fall from a two story building during the filming of Mr. Rogers biopic “You Are My Friend.” Police told local news station WPXI that the man, who is from the Pittsburgh
After more than 20 years off the air, “Murphy Brown” has had to justify its rebooted existence in 2018. Murphy (Candice Bergen) has to grapple with the wild world of 24-hour cable news, while her son (Jake McDorman) tries to break through his conservative Fox News facsimile network with the power of reason (good luck,
Check out the official Aladdin Teaser starring Will Smith! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Aladdin: https://www.fandango.com/aladdin-2019-214978/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: May 24, 2019 Starring: Billy Magnussen, Will Smith, Naomi Scott Directed By: Guy Ritchie Synopsis: A live-action retelling of the 1992 Disney film of the same name.
In today’s film news roundup, a quartet of UFC fighters have joined Stephen Dorff’s “Embattled,” firefighting documentary “Wildland” is bought, and Timothée Chalamet and Rachel Weisz are honored. CASTINGS UFC fighters Tyron Woodley, Cowboy Cerrone, Eryk Anders, and former UFC fighter Kenny Florian have joined Stephen Dorff and Darren Mann in director Nick Sarkisov’s MMA
Netflix unveiled its first unscripted music show today. “Westside,” which premieres globally on Nov. 9, is a genre-defining eight-episode series that follows the lives, loves and assorted struggles of nine aspiring artists (including former “American Idol” finalist Pia Toscano) as they pursue ever-elusive success in the modern-day music industry. Eschewing the standard competition-style format, this
Kanye West recently announced that he was delaying “Yandhi,” his hotly anticipated next album — hotly anticipated by Diamond and Silk, anyway — until Nov. 23. But West may have the first fan base in the world to hope that their hero delays a project much, much longer than the artist himself anticipates. How about
In today’s TV News Roundup, Sanaa Lathan has joined Jordan Peele’s “Twilight Zone” reboot and “Upload” at Amazon adds two to its cast. FIRST LOOKS Netflix has released the trailer for “Westside,“ a new unscripted series that looks into the journeys of nine L.A. musicians as they struggle to follow their dreams. Debuting on Nov. 9,
Samin Nosrat grew up in San Diego in an Iranian family before cooking at Berkeley’s famed Chez Panisse, the birthplace of the local food movement. All of those elements, combined with her natural ability for teaching cooking, influenced her award-winning book “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking,” which has become a
October 11, 2018 3:30PM PT CBS has given freshman drama “FBI” a full season order. The series details the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It stars Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Ebonée Noel, Jeremy Sisto, and Sela Ward. It is the first freshman CBS show to be picked up for a full
Floyd Mayweather Sr. Sued For Assault … By Woman He Allegedly Punched 10/11/2018 4:32 PM PDT EXCLUSIVE Floyd Mayweather Sr. beat the criminal charge … but now he’s being sued by the woman who accused him of punching her after the 1st Canelo-GGG fight last year. In the lawsuit obtained by TMZ Sports, Marsha Byrd
The editorial staff at the Thrillist entertainment website has unanimously ratified its first union contract as the Writers Guild of America East boosts its presence in the digital news world. The announcement makes Thrillist the latest in a growing list of digital news sites that have unionized with the WGA East in the last three
German headphone maker Sennheiser unveiled a dedicated set of $250 earbuds for the Magic Leap One augmented reality headset at Magic Leap’s L.E.A.P. developer conference in Los Angeles this week. But for Sennheiser, those new Ambeo AR ear buds are just a first step towards a future of augmented listening. Magic Leap’s AR headset comes
October 11, 2018 2:52PM PT The rocker is suffering from a hand injury. Ozzy Osbourne has canceled the rest of the North American leg of his “No More Tours 2” tour due to an infection in his right hand, Rolling Stone reports. Two California dates were previously postponed so the singer could undergo surgery to
October 11, 2018 2:30PM PT 50 Cent’s planned TV series based on the life if Isaac Wright Jr. is in development at ABC, Variety has learned. The untitled series would tell the story of Wright, who was wrongfully convicted as the kingpin behind one of the largest drug distribution networks in New Jersey. He now practices
Recently I’ve developed a bad habit of picking the brains of ELLE.com’s Gen Z-related staffers for insider information on the next big trends. Luckily, they’re more than willing to oblige. Nerisha Penrose is ELLE.com’s assistant editor and Resident Youth, and the go-to expert on Instagram It-girls, the hottest streetwear brands, and, strangely enough, Ed Sheeran.
October 11, 2018 2:11PM PT Kanye West met with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in the White House on Thursday, where the rapper touched on a variety of topics including mental health and prison reform. West also said he viewed Trump as a “father figure,” adding that putting on the “Make America Great Again”
Somewhere along the way — well, actually, we can pinpoint the time: about 10 years ago — Elvis Costello went from being rock’s most prolific great recording artist to its least prolific. (No, we’re not counting Steve Perry in this.) That’s how we reconcile two seemingly irreconcilable numbers, one of them being that “Look Now”
October 11, 2018 2:00PM PT Ryan Coogler is returning to Wakanda. Sources tell Variety that Coogler is on board to write and direct the sequel to his hit superhero tentpole “Black Panther.” Chadwick Boseman is expected to return in the titular role, alongside others in the A-list ensemble. A release date has not been set
Fleetwood Mac Lindsey Buckingham Sues Bandmates After 86ing Him from Tour 10/11/2018 1:07 PM PDT Lindsey Buckingham is done waiting for Fleetwood Mac to cough up money he says he’s owed … so the former lead guitarist for the group is suing his old bandmates for dropping him and, more importantly, not paying him. In the suit, Lindsey
October 11, 2018 1:04PM PT It was almost a year ago that Steve Carell put the kibosh on an “Office” reunion. At the time, he told The Daily Beast that he thought bringing the show back wasn’t a “great idea” because fans would “want it to be exactly the same, and it won’t be. And
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