Month: April 2023

As The Super Mario Bros Movie barrels toward a box office score that will make it the highest-grossing animated movie ever at the domestic box office, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 waits to pounce, Lionsgate is navigating the pre-summer calendar this weekend with two movies aimed at two different demos: the long-awaited feature
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The Gaslight Anthem, photo by Casey McAllister News The Gaslight Anthem Share First New Song in 9 Years: Listen “Positive Charge,” the New Jersey band’s first single since 2014, arrives ahead of a U.S. tour By Matthew Strauss April 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The Gaslight Anthem are back with “Positive Charge,” their first
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The 2023 Women’s Prize shortlist as been announced. The six books were judged by broadcaster and writer Louise Minchin, journalist and writer Bella Mackie, novelist Rachel Joyce, writer Irenosen Okojie, and member of parliament, Tulip Siddiq. They were described by judges as being “ambitious, eclectic, and hard-hitting” Half of the shortlisted authors are debut novelists,
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CinemaCon 2023 officially drew to a close this evening in Las Vegas, with NATO handing out its Big Screen Achievement Awards to such recipients as Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Zendaya, Chris Meledandri and Melissa McCarthy. The evening’s sentiment continued the running theme of the four-day conference: celebrating and preserving the theatrical experience. Nolan and Thomas
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Photo courtesy of Say Anything News Say Anything Share First New Song Since 2019: Listen “Psyche!” arrives as Max Bemis and his band get ready to play their first shows since going on hiatus By Allison Hussey April 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Say Anything have shared a new single, the first track from
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Like the garden at its center, poet Camille T. Dungy’s Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden blossoms in vivid hues, radiating love and illuminating the tangled roots of nature and ecology. Six years after she arrived in Fort Collins, Colorado, Dungy set out to reclaim a portion of her yard and convert it
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Mooky Greidinger, chief executive of Regal parent Cineworld, of the world’s two biggest chains and currently in the process of emerging from bankruptcy, made an appearance on the Cinemacon stage today saluting Regal employees and giving a shout-out to Lionsgate and Hunger Games. At the last studio presentation of the week, Lionsgate rolled out the
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Eightyseven North brought a stunt dance crew and motorocycles on stage toward the finale of Universal’s CinemaCon presentation for their 2024 movie The Fall Guy. Quite often the studios here at CinemaCon keep it confined to showing off 2023 product, but Uni wanted to give exhibitors in the room something more. Following the Fast X
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Dudu Tassa and Jonny Greenwood, photo by Shin Katan News Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa Share New “Ya Mughir al-Ghazala” Video: Watch Iraqi singer Karrar Alsaadi features on the new Jarak Qaribak song By Matthew Ismael Ruiz April 27, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa have shared a live performance
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Barnes & Noble is taking 25% off certain pre-order books, ebooks, and audiobooks with the code PREORDER25. The list of eligible books and audiobooks include popular series and books by bestselling authors. You can pick up the Bridgerton prequel Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhines, the cozy fantasy sequel to Legends & Lattess
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“We thought we’d give you a little taste of it,” said Universal Pictures boss about Wicked, which is in production in London with Jon Chu directing and Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the respective roles of Glinda and Elphaba. The rough footage, which even some Uni execs haven’t seen, showed, Elphaba getting trained by
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Bobbie Nelson and Amanda Shires, photo by Joshua Black Wilkins News Amanda Shires Announces New Album With Bobbie Nelson, Shares “Summertime” Cover: Watch the Video Featuring vocals from Nelson’s brother Willie By Matthew Ismael Ruiz April 26, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Amanda Shires has announced Loving You, her new album with the late Bobbie
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Illumination Boss Chris Meledandri announced the voiceover cast for the studio’s upcoming animated pic, Migration, set for a Dec. 22 release. The pic follows a family of ducks who try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime. Joining the cast is Oscar and Emmy nominee Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick, Eternals) as anxious Mallard dad Mack
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Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, April 2023 (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) News Fugees’ Pras Michel Found Guilty of Criminal Conspiracy A jury in Washington, D.C., convicted Michel on charges including conspiracy, witness tampering, and failing to register as an agent of China By Jazz Monroe and Evan Minsker April 26, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Fugees rapper Prakazrel
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AMC Entertainment chief executive Adam Aron said a booming box office and sharp pivot to theatrical by studios and streamers makes him “as relaxed and confident about AMC future as I possibly can be.” Speaking with Deadline at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aron indicated the icing on the cake would be a judge’s
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Grimes, September 2021 (ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images) News Grimes and Columbia Records Part Ways The musician released two singles after signing with the major label in 2021 By Matthew Strauss April 26, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Grimes has left her deal with Columbia Records, Billboard reports citing the musician’s manager, Daouda Leonard. Grimes
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Independent Bookstore Day is this Saturday Apr 29, 2023 and bookstores around the country are gearing up for the celebration. More good news: Libro.fm, the audiobook platform that allows you to support the independent bookstore of your choice with each purchase, is getting in on the fun too. They are offering over 1,000 audiobooks on
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Warner Bros. has no worries in The Flash. The studio knew they had the goods on the DC multiverse movie which brings together Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton’s Batman, Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman, Michael Shannon’s General Zod and a new Supergirl in Sasha Calle, and boldly premiered the movie here at CinemaCon Las Vegas to
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