Zac Efron‘s Ted Bundy tries to undercut his wife’s growing suspicions about him in a chilling new clip from the upcoming biopic about the serial killer, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile. The film, directed by Joe Berlinger, is centered around Bundy’s wife, Elizabeth Kloepfer (played by Lily Collins), and …
Read More »Emails Reveal NRA Official Emailed a Newtown Truther About Parkland
An email exchange between an NRA official and a man who has called the Sandy Hook massacre “the biggest government illusion that’s ever been pulled off” is raising questions about whether the gun lobby encourages conspiracy theorists. The emails — sent in the immediate aftermath of the 2018 school massacre …
Read More »Bill Murray, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, RZA to Star in Jim Jarmusch Zombie Film
Jim Jarmusch‘s zombie film, The Dead Don’t Die, which stars Bill Murray, will premiere in theaters on June 14th. Directed and written by Jarmusch, it has an all-star cast that film distributor Focus Features describes as “the greatest zombie cast ever disassembled.” Details regarding the plot have not yet been …
Read More »Hear Kelly Clarkson's Sleek New Song 'Broken & Beautiful'
Kelly Clarkson declares herself a “superwoman” on her sleek new electro-pop song “Broken & Beautiful,” which appears on the upcoming soundtrack to animated film UglyDolls. The song was co-written by Pink and co-produced by Marshmello. “I never held my hand out and asked for something free/I got pride I could …
Read More »Brandi Carlile, Tyler Childers Set for Inaugural Railbird Festival
Kentucky is quickly becoming the next great festival state, with the eclectically curated Forecastle Festival and Bourbon and Beyond, the hard-rock dream Louder Than Life and the new country-focused Hometown Rising all on tap for summer. On Tuesday, yet another music summit was announced: the inaugural Railbird Festival is set …
Read More »The Art Ensemble of Chicago on the Past and Future of Their 'Great Black Music'
Fifty years after the Art Ensemble of Chicago first became an internationally known force in avant-garde music, co-founder Roscoe Mitchell has no plans to make any major changes to the group’s working method, which unifies musical strands ranging from deep blues and heavy funk to rigorous composition, ritualistic soundscapes and …
Read More »16 Years Later, How the Press That Sold the Iraq War Got Away With It
Excerpted from Hate Inc., which can be found in serial form at Taibbi.substack.com. Sixteen years ago this week, the United States invaded Iraq. We went in on an unconvincing excuse, articulated by George W. Bush in a speech days before invasion: “Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no …
Read More »Captain America Rallies the Team in New 'Avengers: Endgame' TV Spot
It’s the final countdown until the premiere of Avengers: Endgame, the film that mark the conclusion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Infinity Saga.” Marvel has released a new TV spot ahead of the film, which arrives in theaters April 26th. In the 30-second clip, dubbed “Honor,” Captain America (Chris Evans) …
Read More »'We're Bringing the Truth': Inside the Making of the Temptations Broadway Musical
The incoming Broadway musical about the enduring music and volatile career of the Temptations features many elements associated with a prestige show. There’s a name director, an award-winning book writer, a cast whose collective resume includes stints in shows like Hamilton and Chicago, and a score overflowing with pop songs …
Read More »Jordan Peele's 'Us' Will Haunt You
It’s scary as hell, and that’s just for starters. But Us, the new mesmerizing mindbender from writer-director-producer Jordan Peele, also carries the weight of expectation. Get Out, Peele’s smashing debut from 2017, was a brilliantly caustic satire of race division in America that won Peele an Oscar for Best Original …
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