Month: June 2023

Summer’s tentpole rumble continues this weekend with Paramount’s seventh Transformers movie, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which is heat-seeking $155 million at the worldwide box office for its opening frame, $100M of that offshore. The movie reps a concentrated reboot by the studio of the long-in-tooth robots-in-disguise franchise, which has suffered in latter installments from
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Khloe Kardashian is opening up about her bonding experience with her son, Tatum. The Good American founder—who welcomed her baby and ex Tristan Thompson‘s baby boy via surrogate last summer—recently got candid about how the experience surrounding Tatum’s arrival differed from that of their daughter True, 5. “When you compare it, between True and him, it’s
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Despite all the noise The Flash star Ezra Miller created off set in the last year including a burglary charge for stealing liquor from a neighbor’s house in Vermont, among myriad other tabloid headlines, filmmakers who’ve worked with the actor vouch they’re the consummate professional with zero melodrama on set. Daliland filmmaker Mary Harron told
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Despite Yoly falling in love with Xander during their three weeks together, Mal never wavered in their commitment.  “It’s always been you,” Mal told Yoly, before getting down on one knee. “Will you do life with me? Will you marry me?” After a brief pause, Yoly said yes, asking, “What took you so long?” Still,
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Tenacious D’s Kyle Gass and Jack Black, photo by Travis Shinn News Tenacious D to Play U.S. Concerts in September 2023 Jack Black and Kyle Gass have expanded their Spicy Meatball Tour By Madison Bloom June 7, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Tenacious D have added some U.S. dates to their Spicy Meatball Tour. After
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There are plenty of things to dislike about the intranet and “being online” in general. In a world where we have access to more information than ever before, we also have access to more unsettling information. We have the ability to happen upon more lies, more falsehoods, and more manipulation than we previously did. We
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For Mark Consuelos, sometimes the best career advice comes from an unlikely source.  The Live with Kelly and Mark cohost revealed that before the show covered Scandoval, which has rocked Vanderpump Rules the last few months, his and Kelly Ripa‘s daughter Lola Consuelos, 21, issued a stark warning for her dad.  “Lola texted me and she said, ‘you better watch yourself,'” Mark explained
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Courtesy Gigi Burris Bridalwear has its mainstays: Frothy ball gowns, long trains, lacy veils. But within my group of girlfriends in their late-20s, the common thread is that mainstays no longer guarantee you to be the main event. Naked wedding dresses are trending. White pantsuits are in. Bridal bikinis are a thing. Call it a
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George Winston performs at  Symphony Hall, 1984 (Getty Images) News George Winston, New Age Pianist, Dies at 73 He had been battling cancer for the past decade By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 6, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter George Winston, the pianist and guitarist known for foundational solo piano recordings at the dawn of New
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Wilco, photo by Peter Crosby News Wilco Announce Fall 2023 U.S. Tour Following dates in Europe and the United Kkingdom, the band returns to the United States in September for a monthlong run of shows By Evan Minsker June 6, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Wilco have announced a fall tour with dates in the
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Colin Dieden is a long way from home. The Kansas-born singer/songwriter landed in Southern California during the early years of the 21st century and hooked up with what would soon become The Mowgli’s by 2010. The Mowgli’s enjoyed an impressive ten-year run as one of the region’s foremost musical exports before Dieden decided to step away
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Last year, I wrote about the conservative group CatholicVote organizing what they called “Hide the Pride,” which encourages people to check out all children’s and teen LGBTQ books in the library, especially on Pride displays, in order to make sure no one else can access them. They’ve now announced the second annual “Hide the Pride”
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D. Barry Reardon, former longtime Warner Bros. President of Sales and Distribution, has died at 92. The exec known as “The Dean of Distribution” among industry peers and filmmakers passed May 27 in Vero Beach, FL. Reardon was the head of theatrical distribution at Warner Bros from 1978-99, and was known for breaking the mold
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Astrud Gilberto, August 1964 (PoPsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) News Astrud Gilberto, “The Girl From Ipanema” Singer, Dies at 83 The Brazilian singer debuted with Getz/Gilberto’s landmark version of the bossa nova track before a troubled solo career By Jazz Monroe June 6, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Astrud Gilberto, the singer of Stan Getz
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After the massive weekend success of Sony Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, many rival studios are looking at executing their comic book IP differently on the big screen. Quite often, animated superhero projects are released directly to the home (think Warner Bros-DC’s myriad superhero toon movies like 2010’s Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam and
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Nicki Minaj (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) News Nicki Minaj Says Her New Album Is Out in October The follow-up to Queen has a set date By Evan Minsker June 5, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Nicki Minaj has announced that her new album will arrive on October 20. No further information was shared, but for the first
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Left: Dress, earrings, necklace, $2,150, sandals, $790, Dior. Right: Jumpsuit, $4,100, earrings, necklace, $2,150, ring, $530, sandals, Dior.Dolly Devi Where you might see stitches, Maria Grazia Chiuri sees a language. Specifically, “a language of women.” The painstaking work that they have been doing in domestic spaces, without fanfare or recognition, is like an oral history
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We’re almost halfway through 2023, which means booksellers, reviewers, and book lovers of all kinds are taking a moment to celebrate some of the amazing titles released so far this year. Every summer, bookselling titan Barnes & Noble joins the fun by releasing their “Best Books of the Year (So Far)” list. Last year’s list
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Behind the glitz and glamour of The Idol costumes lies an ugly truth.  Sam Levinson‘s new HBO series shines a light on the sinister side of fame, as it centers on aspiring, troubled pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) and her complicated relationship with modern cult leader Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye). To play up the dark, twisted fantasy of the show, costume designer Natasha
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