Over two months after Sir Ian McKellan suffered a fall onstage, the 85-year-old actor has revealed he’s made a full recovery. In an interview with The Sky, McKellan reflected on his fall in June, which occurred during a London performance of Player Kings, a production that merges Shakespeare’sHenry IV,Parts OneandTwo. …
Read More »Ellen DeGeneres Sets Release Date for Final Comedy Special 'For Your Approval'
Ellen DeGeneres‘ final comedy special is coming to Netflix later this month. On Tuesday, the streaming service announced that Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval will premiere globally on the platform on Sept. 24. Netflix also released a “first look” at the special, which sees DeGeneres in a casual navy blue …
Read More »Wyatt Flores Can't Be Your Savior. He's Barely Saving Himself
Over the past year, Wyatt Flores has risen from promising up-and-comer to one of the most in-demand artists in country music, which included being named to Rolling Stone’s 2024 Future of Music. This year in Flores’s life has been detailed in an upcoming book, Red Dirt Unplugged. The book focuses …
Read More »Sabrina Carpenter Secures Pop Superstardom as 'Short N' Sweet' Goes Number One
Sabrina Carpenter‘s sixth album, Short n’ Sweet, debuted at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the publication confirmed on Tuesday, a career-defining moment and the summit of a years-long climb to pop superstardom for the young singer. Carpenter, alongside fellow Island Records signee Chappell Roan, is one of …
Read More »Is Shanin Blake, the 'Alien Conspiracist E-Girl,' for Real?
“I’ve been chilling in the mountains of Peru/Drinking ayahuasca with the shamans too/Cup of San Pedro to shift the mood,” Shanin Blake croons over a smooth, R&B-inflected groove. She’s got a giant mass of platinum blonde dreads and she’s wearing a white crocheted bikini top, a wide-brimmed hat, and an …
Read More »Sleater-Kinney Preview 'Little Rope Deluxe' With New Single 'Here Today'
Sleater-Kinney have revealed “Here Today,” an outtake from their recent album Little Rope. The track is a meditative rocker that contemplates the brevity of life. It’s paired with a black-and-white video of Los Angeles guerrilla projections — made by activist art collective In Decline — as the lyrics flash across …
Read More »'Smile 2' Trailer: Naomi Scott Runs but Can't Hide From Army of Smiling Faces
Pop superstar Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) is the latest trauma-burdened victim in Smile 2, the sequel to Parker Finn’s 2022 horror film. The new trailer erupts with the screams from high school friend Lewis (Lucas Gage), who after running from a creature only he can see, puts on a uncanny …
Read More »How AI Is Empowering the Next Generation of Filmmakers
“Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one.” – Doc Brown, Back to the Future Part III Cinema has always been shaped by technological revolutions — from the introduction of sound in the 1920s to the digital shift of the 2000s. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) …
Read More »Donald Trump Gets Some Sneering Media Training From Roy Cohn in 'The Apprentice' Clip
The first clip from the Donald Trump biopic that left a startling, if controversial, mark on the 2024 Cannes Film Festival has finally arrived. Ali Abbasi’s film The Apprentice stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn, the notoriously dogged prosecutor who served as the real estate …
Read More »Football Is Back — And So Is the NFL's Obsession With Taylor Swift
Football is back — which means so is the National Football League’s obsession with Taylor Swift. Ahead of the regular season kicking off this upcoming weekend, the NFL shared a promotional video celebrating the highs of last year’s season. The montage clip highlights touchdowns, end zone dances, and all of …
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