Baltasar Kormákur was in a reflective mood at the Taormina Film Festival, where his romantic drama Touch had its Italian premiere this past week. The Icelandic filmmaker compared Touch to his first feature, 2000’s 101 Reykjavik. The former was “a black comedy about love,” while Touch is “a way more sincere approach to love and
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It’s fair to say that Will Smith has seen his share of professional and personal peaks and valleys over the past several years. He won his first Academy Award in 2022 and, earlier this year, he headlined the box office hit Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Yet, on the other hand, he also received negative
After 12 weeks of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, topping the Billboard 200 — holding onto the spot despite competition from Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Zach Bryan, and more — Eminem has finally dethroned the pop star with his new album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), taking the No. 1 spot.
The Smashing Pumpkins are releasing a new album, Aghori Mhori Mei, on Friday, August 2. The follow-up to last year’s 33-song Atum spans just 10 tracks. See the tracklist and album cover below. Aghori Mhori Mei is the first Smashing Pumpkins album since the departure, in the autumn of 2023, of longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder.
Independents look solid this weekend with Vertical’s Widow Clicquot nice alternative programming amid summer blockbuster season, IFC Film horror Oddity off to a fine start, and Thelma, one of the year’s biggest specialty hits, passing $8 million. New films and holdovers in limited release did business. Thomas Napper’s Widow Clicquot is looking at an estimated
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s faux feud is practically legendary at this point. Fans have long enjoyed watching the two throw verbal jabs at each other on social media and in person. Of course, their battle of wits only masks the true friendship that the two actors share. Their relationship has not only sparked some
Eddie Vedder helped make a Pearl Jam fan’s dreams come true by inviting him onstage to perform “Yellow Ledbetter.” The moment happened at Pearl Jam’s recent two-night residency in Barcelona, Spain. The fan — a Chilean named Carlos — flew over 7,000 miles to attend the shows, and arrived prepared with an offering of Chilean wine
Jónsi has announced a new album, First Light. The Sigur Rós singer and composer has shared a pair of songs, “Flicker” and “Cherry Blossom,” ahead of the record’s August 30 release. For the record, which he initially conceived as a video game score, Jónsi partnered with the music and wellness platform Myndstream, who will release
UPDATED SATURDAY AM: Twisters gets stronger with now a 3-day $74.6M opening after a $32.2M Friday. What’s to stop this movie from getting $80M? Yesterday’s Friday/previews number approached Oppenheimer seismic levels, that pic doing $33M a year ago. Yes, last year was Barbenheimer when Barbie and Oppenheimer fueled the marketplace to a $311M take. This
Tyler Owens once said: “if you feel it, chase it,” and Luke Combs once sang “the night’s still young, so what you say we shotgun one.” It felt like the cast of Twisters was living out those exhilarating statements as they took the stage at Combs’ concert to shotgun beer with him. Yep, you read
On Friday, Jack White surprise released a brand new solo album by slipping vinyl copies to unsuspecting fans who stopped by Third Man Records’ retail locations in Nashville, Detroit, and London. Now, Third Man Records is encouraging those record holders to share the love by ripping the album and distributing it online. Third Man issued
New Orleans rapper Rob49 and Cardi B have come together for the new song “On Dat Money.” The single is produced by LunchMoney Lewis and Schife, and George Buford, Frederick Buford, and DirectedByFrankie directed its accompany music video, which you can find below. In a press release, Rob49 said, “I’ve been grinding hard all summer,
EXCLUSIVE: Indie film vet Justin DiPietro has been named EVP of MPI Media Group and Dark Sky Films and will oversee the relaunch of the distribution labels with an aim on expanding the company’s global footprint and identifying larger scale projects and releases. DiPietro will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s distribution
Sometimes Watch What Happens Live just hits the spot and answers questions I didn’t even know I had about my favorite celebrities. Early in their careers, Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey starred in some memorable rom-coms together: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days and Fool’s Gold. During the production of the latter, a
Donald Glover has released his fifth and final album as Childish Gambino, titled Bando Stone & the New World. The album arrives ahead of Glover’s upcoming world tour (get tickets here). Released as the soundtrack to his upcoming movie by the same name, Bando Stone & the New World spans 17 new songs, and includes
Oso Oso, the emo and power pop band led by Jade Lilitri, have announced a new album; Life Till Bones comes out mere weeks from today on August 9 via the band’s own label, Yunahon Entertainment LLC. They’re sharing a new song called “That’s What Time Does” today, which is technically the second track from