Anthony Bourdain‘s widow Ottavia Bourdain denied she authorized the use of AI technology in the documentary Roadrunner to replicate the late chef’s voice. https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/roadrunner-anthony-bourdain-doc-movie-review-1194973/ In a statement to Variety following the controversy regarding the voiceover, director Morgan Neville said: “There were a few sentences that Tony wrote that he never …

A 90-minute anti-child sex trafficking documentary by a Polish filmmaker promoting various tropes related to the conspiracy theory QAnon has gone viral on TikTok and YouTube, despite both platforms’ purported efforts to halt the spread of viral misinformation. A highly incendiary, sensationalized “documentary,” which Rolling Stone has chosen not to …

Nearly eight years after her death, Karen Black has left multiple footprints on the culture. Thanks to roles in Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces and Nashville, she’s remembered as part of the New Hollywood film movement of the Seventies. Her ground-breaking role as a transgender woman in Robert Altman’s Come …

Karol G has dropped a new video for “200 Copas.” Cowritten by Karol G, Daniel Oviedo (Ovy on the Drums), and Daniel Félix, the song appears on her third studio album, KG0516, which arrived in March. In the Cole Santiago-directed video, Karol G and a group of friends celebrate on …

Patti Smith, Jon Batiste, and Japanese Breakfast are among the artists set to contribute to a new Spotify EP series, Live at Electric Lady. Each participating artist will share a short collection of songs recorded live at the famed New York City studio. The artists were encouraged to play their …

Jesse Malin may not drive much in his Lower East Side stomping grounds, but the New York City songwriter often puts his listeners in the passenger seat. Onstage he tells a story about riding around as a kid with his absentee father, swerving around drunks in the street who, his …

Chance the Rapper has released a new trailer for his upcoming concert film, Magnificent Coloring World. The film will premiere in Los Angeles on August 13th, with a New York premiere following on the 14th; Magnificent Coloring World will screen exclusively at AMC movie theaters. Magnificent Coloring World captures a …

The Marvel Cinematic Universe officially enters the Multiverse with What If…?, a Disney+ animated series that radically reimagines the events of the MCU through an infinite number of possibilities. What If…? arrives on Disney+ on August 11th. As seen in the first trailer for the 10-episode series, among the plotlines …

Robert Downey Sr., the counterculture filmmaker best known for his satire Putney Swope, died Wednesday, July 7th. He was 85. Downey Sr.’s son, the actor Robert Downey Jr., confirmed his death with a post on Instagram, saying, “Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the …

East London band Dry Cleaning appeared on NPR‘s Tiny Desk series, performing a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert from a cassette tape- and vinyl-filled space. The group played several songs from their recent debut album, New Long Leg, including “Leafy,” “Her Hippo,” and “Unsmart Lady.” The intimate set also included a …