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Cocksucker Blues.In 1957, Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank was on the road. He was finishing two years of cross-country journeys, his wife and two young children in tow, snapping the 28,000 grainy black-and-white pictures that he would distill into the 83 images in his book The Americans. A culture-shifting landmark, with its deglamorized, deeply ambivalent view of the country, The Americans was a bracing and poetic antidote to the clarity and sentimentality of the images in magazines like Life, Vogue, and Fortune, where Frank worked as a freelancer after coming to the United States in 1947. “If you dig out-of-focus pictures, intense and unnecessary grain, converging verticals, a total absence of normal composition, and a relaxed, snapshot quality,” noted Popular Photographer editor James Zanutto, “then Robert Frank is for you.” The same year, Jack Kerouac published his own American odyssey, On the Road, a jazz-like literary improvisation quickly acclaimed by the New York Times...

Madhuri Dixit Once Revealed She Felt Shy Doing Intimate Scenes With Naseeruddin Shah(Photo Credit – Instagram)

Madhuri Dixit is one of the most gorgeous actresses in the Indian film industry. Many might have had a crush on the actress and must have felt weak in the knees while working with her. But can you imagine the diva feeling shy about doing intimate and intense scenes? It happened with her when she was paired opposite Naseeruddin Shah in Dedh Ishqiya. Scroll below for the deets.

It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey and is the sequel to Ishqiya. Naseeruddin and Arshad Warsi paired again for the sequel. Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz also played supporting roles. Although it was critically acclaimed, the movie failed miserably at the box office. Madhuri played the role of Begum Para. The actress once shared how she felt shy about doing certain scenes with Shah.

According to Bollywood Bubble’s report,...

Once upon a Yellowstone time, Taylor Sheridan and Kevin Costner seemed like the ultimate duo, crafting TV gold in cowboy boots. Sheridan had promised Costner a drama that’d revolutionize the Western genre—and oh, did they deliver! But somewhere between the Emmy buzz and plot twists, that golden handshake got buried under creative clashes and scheduling woes.

Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Pictures

Sheridan, the mastermind behind Yellowstone, appears to have forgotten a crucial vow he made to Costner. The rift? It’s legacy-altering, and there’s no easy way to rewrite this script.

A Heroic Legacy Undone: How Kevin Costner’s Exit Reshaped Yellowstone Kevin Costner in Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Pictures

The ranch was quiet. Taylor Sheridan’s storytelling choices made the loudest noise. When Kevin Costner exited Yellowstone after a public fallout, Sheridan vowed not to tarnish John Dutton’s legacy with a cheap, explosive exit.

Country artist and singer-songwriter Tyler Childers is setting out on a major 2025 North American tour kicking off in April in New Orleans. The new leg is set to follow previously announced shows in Australia and New Zealand and will take the Grammy-nominated artist on his biggest tour yet, featuring stops in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Nashville, and more before wrapping up at London’s 02 arena.

The “On the Road” tour will feature a slew of special guests, with Wynonna Judd, Charley Crockett, Robert Earl Keen, The Hold Steady, Medium Build, Deer Tick, Hayes Carll, S.G. Goodman, Cory Branan, and Soma all named as openers throughout the extensive tour.

Tickets for the “On the Road” tour will first become available on Tuesday, November 19th through an artist pre-sale; fans can sign up to receive a code via Childers’ website. A Live Nation pre-sale will follow on Wednesday, November 20th at 10:00 a.

"It's gotten too dangerous here..." Sony Pictures Classics has debuted the US trailer for acclaimed Brazilian film I'm Still Here, the first feature film from director Walter Salles in 12 years. He's best known for his earlier work - directing the films Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries, Dark Water, On the Road. The film tells a true story about a Brazilian family whose father is taken by the government & never seen again. Set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1971 - a country in the tightening grip of a military dictatorship. A mother is forced to reinvent herself when her family's life is shattered by a heinous act. The lives of Eunice Paiva and her five children abruptly change after the disappearance of her husband – former Brazilian Labour Party congressman Rubens Paiva. The film stars Fernanda Torres as Eunice, Selton Mello, and Fernanda Montenegro. This first premiered at the Venice Film Festival,...

On Tuesday, Sony Pictures Classics released the trailer for “I’m Still Here,” Brazil’s submission for International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

“I’m Still Here” tells the true story of the Paiva family, whose lives were torn apart by the Brazilian military dictatorship in the 1970s, but rebuilt through resilience. In 1971, Labour Party congressman Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello) is disappeared by the military, leaving his wife Eunice alone to care for their five children. But rather than be silenced in fear, Eunice becomes an activist fighting for justice against the oppressive regime, bringing hidden history to light.

The film is directed by Walter Salles, who is making his return to the director’s chair 12 years after his last film, 2012’s “On the Road.” He’s reuniting with his “Central Station” star Montenegro, who was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in the 1998 film and is still...

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The channel that finished #1 in the U.S. Top 50 throughout September is picking up where it left off in October. In fact, it’s getting even bigger.

The Toys and Colors franchise is expanding

Toys and Colors, the family channel partnered with the content studio pocket.watch, is growing up. After ruling our U.S. Top 50 for months, Toys and Colors raised its level once again to reach 762.1 million weekly views. That equals its high-water mark over the past 12 months.

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Pocket.watch is looking to capitalize on that momentum. It has announced a deal with Bonkers Toys...

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Much as Kathryn Hahn’s mischievous witch Agatha Harkness was the Mvp of the excellent WandaVision, one wouldn’t be blamed for wondering if a spin-off series about her was really necessary. Four episodes into Agatha All Along, the primary reason it exists is clear: because Kathryn Hahn is simply too deliciously devious and charismatic in this role to not be unleashed on a bigger scale.

We find Agatha trapped in Wanda’s spell — but where the Scarlet Witch played out her narrative via sitcoms, Agatha is envisioning herself as a Mare Of Easttown-esque detective in a Scandi-inspired crime drama. It’s only when mysterious foe Rio (Aubrey Plaza) and a young, eyeliner-wearing burglar known only as Teen (Joe Locke) enter the fray that Agatha registers what’s happening, and claws herself back to reality.

The real dynamite is Kathryn Hahn herself.

From there,...

This year’s festival is rich in impressive female leads, including Kidman, Gaga and Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton bonding for Almodóvar, while a strong documentary lineup ranges from Trump to Yoko Ono

In a summer when oppressive heat has turned the Venice Lido into a sauna, the stars at the city’s annual film festival were as numerous as the droplets of sweat. Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, George and Brad, the list goes on… Interestingly, many A-listers were working in English-language productions by auteurs from Spain (Pedro Almodóvar), Italy (Luca Guadagnino), Chile (Pablo Larraín), Greece (Athina Rachel Tsangari), Mexico (Alfonso Cuarón)… It shows how much cinema’s mainstream is fuelled today by global voices, although it raises the question of where this leaves the world’s national cinemas once their biggest names move abroad.

One director who has returned to his national roots is Brazilian film-maker Walter Salles.

Walter Salles’s first drama feature since 2012 tells the story of the Paivas, whose sunny 70s existence is wrecked by the arrest and disappearance of their father

The Paivas are a liberal middle-class household in sun-splashed Rio de Janeiro, generally joyous in the way of all happy families. They like laughing and dancing and playing volleyball by the sea. But it’s the early 1970s; Brazil is under military rule and anyone deemed a threat risks immediate arrest. When the Paivas huddle together for a photo on the beach it’s a safe bet that what they are recording is the end of an era.

Possibly director Walter Salles makes a little too much of the family’s good cheer, emphasising the sunshine so that we feel more acutely the cold rain when it falls. The Brazilian film-maker knew the Paivas as a child and therefore his fact-based account of...

When one of your dearest couple friends, Lysa and Grant Heslov, move to London for the new Paramount+ series The Department, starring Michael Fassbender — which Grant and George Clooney’s company Smokehouse Pictures is producing — there is only one thing left to do. Get yourself a plane ticket.

In 10 years, I have never been able to get one ticket using air miles on the days that I needed. Not once. Didn’t believe it was possible. That is until I found David Fleming, aka The Miles Guy (who was born into Hollywood Royalty; his grandfather was famed publicist Warren Cowan). David specializes in helping people use their frequent air miles and credit card points for flights. As he puts it, “there are a lot of people who have a ton of points but don’t know how to use them effectively. That’s where I come in.” Done: British Airways first-class round trip to London.

CBS News named a new ensemble anchor team and editorial leadership for “CBS Evening News” after Norah O’Donnell announced her departure.

The nightly program will be anchored by John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, who will move the production back to New York following the 2024 election. “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan will also regularly contribute, reporting from Washington, D.C.

As announced on Tuesday, O’Donnell will leave the “Evening News” anchor chair following the 2024 election, remaining with the network in a senior correspondent capacity, allowing for a focus on major sit-down interview specials across platforms.

“With Norah’s decision, we began reimagining and redesigning the Evening News,” CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures Wendy McMahon said in a statement. “The strength of CBS News has always been in its ensemble of journalists, both in front of and behind the camera, and our goal with John, Maurice,...

CBS Evening News will be revamped after the election, with John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois anchoring from New York and leading an ensemble that includes Margaret Brennan regularly leading coverage from Washington, D.C. and Lonnie Quinn providing weather segments.

Norah O’Donnell, who has anchored the newscast for the past five years, announced earlier this week that she is stepping down after the election to serve as a senior correspondent focused on major one-on-one interviews and longform reporting.

In addition to the new format, the plans are to infuse the broadcast with more 60 Minutes content and correspondents, with that show’s executive producer Bill Owens expanding his role and serving as supervising producer of the evening newscast. Correspondents from the show will be filing for the Evening News “when they have big news to break,” according to a memo that went out to staffers today from Wendy McMahon, the CEO of CBS News and Stations.

Spoiler Alert: This interview contains plot details for the film Longlegs

Oz Perkins didn’t mean to scare you. Despite creating one of the year’s most jarring atmospheric horror thrillers, Perkins swears his cinematic concoction was cool and (allegedly) accidental. Longlegs, written and directed by Perkins, follows intuitive FBI agent Lee Harker (Maika Monroe), who is tasked with investigating a series of gruesome unsolved murders spanning from the 1970s to the present Clinton era of the 1990s being carried out by a potential supernatural entity known as Longlegs (Nicolas Cage).

Here, with Deadline, Perkins unpacks creating nuanced character dynamics, his fascination with women in horror and using his own narrative to create scares.

Deadline: First off, this movie is terrifying. How do you sleep at night knowing that you’ve dropped a movie that scares the hell out of everybody?

Oz Perkins: I subscribe to the same ideology...

Representatives for Willie Nelson have announced that he will not be performing a scheduled tour stop. This cancelation comes after Nelson has withdrawn from several other performances during his Outlaw Music Festival Tour. According to reports, the country music legend has been advised to rest by his doctors. Keep reading to see when Nelson expects to return to the stage.

Willie Nelson Calls Off Virginia Beach Show

A message was posted to Willie Nelson’s Facebook page announcing that he would not be performing at an upcoming tour stop in Virginia Beach. The news of the canceled stop follows the country music star dropping out of some of the initial performances on his Outlaw Music Festival Tour.

The Facebook post says that Nelson, 91, has been advised by his doctors to rest. “We regret to inform you that Willie Nelson is not feeling well and, per doctor’s orders, has been...

Even Walter Cronkite might be overwhelmed.

When the news program “CBS News 24/7” surfaces Wednesday morning on streaming venues, it may surprise the average information junkie. There’s no typical anchor behind a desk here.

Instead, on-screen hosts too busy to read scripted lines from a teleprompter will guide viewers from one story to the next, many of which are happening in real time. All are displayed prominently on a screen of insta-feeds from CBS newsrooms around the nation or from points of interest around the world. When it’s time to move beyond the quick headline, or some chatter about what’s happening at the moment, the host is meant to identify the feed, then let viewers hear from people and experts on the ground. It’s entirely possible that a host might start talking to producers and assignment editors while on camera about what’s going on in the...

Exclusive: Out of the Cannes market, Sony Pictures Classics has bought North American rights and a raft of international territories on Walter Salles’ anticipated first narrative feature in more than a decade: I’m Still Here.

In I’m Still Here, the acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker, known for critical hits such as Oscar nominee Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries, has tackled the emotional and powerful true story of a woman who is forced into activism after her husband is captured by the military regime in Brazil in the 1960s.

The film reunites Salles with his Oscar-nominated Central Station star Fernanda Montenegro, one of Brazil’s most acclaimed actors, and her daughter Fernanda Torres, with whom the filmmaker has worked multiple times. It also reunites the filmmaker with SPC who previously released 1998 hit Central Station, which won the Berlin Golden Bear and was also nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Montenegro...

The buzz has been building since last summer, when we learned Amy Adams will take the lead in the upcoming horror comedy, Nightbitch, a comedy horror production that is already sharpening its claws for our imaginations. This six-time Oscar nominee actress, 49, takes on the role of a woman who begins to transform into a dog (or believes she is the one… it remains to be seen).

Amy Adams in Arrival (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

The project, a ‘darkly comic horror’ film based on Rachel Yoder’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name, was acquired by Searchlight Pictures. As we wait for the trailer, in honor of Mother’s Day, we have the first official poster for the upcoming flick, which also stars Scoot McNairy.

And with the poster being so gloomy, we can’t deny the fact that anticipation is at fever pitch!

Poster Revealed: Amy Adams Takes on a...

As Gov. Phil Murphy continues his push to woo film and television production to New Jersey, the state economic development authority today approved a partnership with a $1+ billion studio complex including 23 sound stages set to rise in the Bergen Point neighborhood of Bayonne, New Jersey at the site of a former Texaco oil refinery.

The project will break ground this fall, said Arpad Busson, the New York-based French financier whose Togus Urban Renewal is spearheading the project along with Rothschild in the UK and New York-based Moore Group. He said construction will take two years. Called 1888 Studios, after the year New Jersey-native Thomas Edison filed a patent for the motion picture camera, the 1.5 million square feet structure designed by architecture firm Gensler will look to evoke imagery of Golden Age Hollywood, spanning 55 acres and including comprehensive on-site production services, security, and a waterfront park and promenade accessible to the public.

Kristen Stewart has been at the forefront of the media for many years now. Having starred in many different roles and worn many different faces, she has established herself as a truly versatile actress. While acting seems to have been more than a little fulfilling, it would seem that Stewart has been seeking something more for a few years.

Kristen Stewart in the role of Bella Swan in a still from Twilight

In 2018, the actress announced at the Cannes Film Festival that she would be making her directorial debut. While not much was heard about the project in the years that followed, the actress has finally spoken up about it, and the details are quite fascinating.

Not only would many of her fans be surprised at the approach she is taking with her first film, but the project may also spark some controversy.

Kristen Stewart’s Long-Awaited Directorial Debut

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Kristen Stewart has been in the limelight since her pre-teen after gaining recognition as Jodie Foster’s on-screen daughter in Panic Room (2002). After working on the big screen for a while, she garnered global prominence for her role as Bella Swan in the Twilight saga. While she cemented herself as one of Hollywood’s most recognized actresses, she is just another girl who also has a crush on other celebrities including DC actress, Amy Adams.

Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan in a still from Twilight

Amy Adams played the role of Lois Lane opposite Henry Cavill’s Superman in Man of Steel (2013). However, both actresses worked together in the 2012 film, On the Road which is how the former got to know the latter.

Kristen Stewart Had a Crush on DC Actress, Amy Adams

Adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s iconic novel of the same name, the 2012 film, On the Road revolves...

Indian animated feature Heirloom won two awards at the closing of this year’s Hkiff Industry Project Market (March 11-13) in Hong Kong, where 21 cash and in-kind awards worth $223,000 were handed out.

Heirloom, which will be the feature debut of Upamanyu Bhattacharyya and is produced by Arya A Menon and Shubham Karna, won the Wip award for a non-Hong Kong project as well as being one of five films selected for the Haf goes to Cannes programme.

It centres on a married couple who come into conflict when the husband inherits a handloom trade and wants to maintain traditions while...

Yin Chen-Hao’s Call Of Lobster and Gao Linyang’s Dying Fire were presented with the inaugural Hcg Awards, a joint initiative of Hkiff Industry and CAA China, as the Hong Kong projects market wrapped with 21 cash and in-kind prizes worth more than US$223,000.

The objective of Hcg [Hkiff Industry – CAA China Genre Initiative], according to CAA China CEO Mary Gu, is to provide the next generation of filmmakers in the region with a network of support to help them launch their careers, both locally and in the international marketplace.

Two animation projects were the big winners in the Hong Kong Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf). The Excreman – On The Road, from McDull creator and veteran animator Brian Tse, won the Idp Award for Hong Kong projects, while Indian animation feature Heirloom, from Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, won the Wip Award as a non-Hong Kong project.

“Both projects demonstrate lively reimaginings of local tales and a strong connection to their domestic social landscapes,...

After launching in 2023, Live Nation’s “On the Road Again” program is set to continue throughout 2024.

The initiative, launched with Willie Nelson and named after one of his most iconic songs, began with the elimination of merchandise fees at all Live Nation venues, a move that allows artists to keep 100% of the profits of on-site sales. What’s more, each headliner and supporting act receives $1,500 in gas and travel cash for each Live Nation venue appearance. Since launching, “On the Road Again” has supported over 4,000 artists.

The details of the program were informed by feedback from touring artists, especially emerging acts that depend on touring for income, and the specific challenges they face. The Live Nation team behind the program also incorporated the perspectives of those working around artists and venue operators in an effort to support life on tour from all angles.

In September, shortly after announcing and launching the initiative,...

For a world grown weary of familiar superheroes, fear not! A new hero is on the way — and he’s made out of poop.

The Excreman — On the Road is the working title of a new production from Hong Kong’s Bliss Concepts, the company that produced the massive McDull franchise in the early 2000s, and it’s been among the most talked about productions at this year’s Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) program.

“It’s a story about life in the sewer, and how the creatures there are fighting to survive,” says producer and Bliss Concepts general manager Samuel Choy. “They create an Exreman hero to save them but when he becomes human he discovers life among the humans is the same as it was in the sewers.”

My Life as McDull was a huge hit in Hong Kong and across Asia in 2001, winning awards at home...

CBS News has tapped Alturo Rhymes in the newly created position of executive producer of daily news, while correspondent Jim Axelrod will be leading a new Eye on America unit.

Rhymes will be responsible for “centralizing our daily Newsgathering offerings to the broadcasts, stream and digital so that we are positioned to aggressively advance stories in the news each day and ensure our best reporting flows seamlessly to all shows and platforms,” according to a note to staffers sent by CBS News President Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews.

“By streamlining the decision-making process around daily news we’ll be faster and deeper in our reporting from morning to night and ultimately better positioned to own the big stories,” she wrote.

Alturo Rhymes

Rhymes was most recently executive story editor for CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell, and previously was co-senior broadcast producer of the program. He joined the network in 2005 as a producer at Newspath.

Welcome to our rundown of the most-watched branded YouTube videos of the week.

We’re publishing this snippet of a larger Gospel Stats Weekly Brand Report in order to analyze sponsorship trends in the creator economy. Any video launched in tandem with an official brand partner is eligible for the ranking.

And – as the name up above would imply – all the data comes from Gospel Stats. If you’re interested in learning more about Gospel – and which brands are sponsoring what creators on YouTube – click here.

Super Bowl Lviii is getting some strong pregaming on YouTube. Not only are fantasy sports brands like PrizePicks and Underdog Fantasy continuing to rack up sponsored videos, but Super Bowl-bound Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is seeing a big rise in viewership for New Heights, the podcast he co-hosts with his brother and fellow NFL player Jason Kelce.

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There’s something humble about Jesse Eisenberg writing, directing, and co-starring in a film, only to give its plum role to Kieran Culkin. Eisenberg, still, writes himself arguably the best scene in this picture; maybe the jury’s still out on the humble thing. David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Culkin) meet at the airport ahead of a trip to Poland. Their grandmother has recently passed and set some money aside for the two young men to take a tour of the motherland––captured, courtesy Dp Michal Dymek, in visually and emotionally arresting images.

They’re a bit of an odd couple. Despite being extremely close childhood friends, life got in the way. David’s a digital-ad salesman with a family in New York City. Benji is something of a transient who plants his flag in upstate Binghamton but has no real direction to speak of. When Benji mails himself weed to the hotel in Poland,...

“Sundance is the fucking shit. I love being here.”

So said Kristen Stewart in closing her acceptance speech Thursday night after receiving a Visionary Award from the Sundance Film Festival. It was a mic drop moment if there ever was one, and it was timed perfectly, arriving during the Sundance Institute’s fundraising gala that served as a starry kickoff for this year’s edition. The official title of the event is the Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years Presented by Chase Sapphire, and it went down at the DeJoria Center in nearby Kamas, Utah.

At 33 years old, Stewart is already a Sundance veteran who has had 10 films screen at the festival over the years, and she’s back this year with two more: Sam and Andy Zuchero’s Love Me opposite Steven Yeun, and Rose Glass’ Love Lies Bleeding. The Chanel muse, wearing a two-piece suit by the French fashion house,...

The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) has unveiled 26 in-development projects for the 22nd Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf), which will become part of the newly expanded Hkiff Industry Project Market.

The lineup features both veteran and rising filmmakers including Koji Fukada, Hong Khaou, Jang Kun-jae, Qiu Jiongjiong, Patiparn Boontarig, Wang Xiaoshuai, Teruhisa Yamamoto, and Zhang Lu. The projects cover comedy, horror, action, romance and family drama, including seven first features, two animations and a string of cross-country collaborations.

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“The selection is a testament to the resurgence of diversity and the revitalisation of international collaborations,...

Universal Pictures Content Group has boarded “The Beat of a Nation: Kerouac’s Road,” a feature documentary directed by Ebs Burnough (“The Capote Tapes”) about Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel “On the Road.”

Produced by London-based banner Ventureland, the documentary starts filming this week and sees Burnough using the prism of “On the Road” to depict the turmoils of today’s political and cultural landscape in the U.S.

Burnough is the former White House deputy social secretary and senior advisor to First Lady Michelle Obama. He made his directorial debut with the documentary “The Capote Tapes,” which world premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and explores the impact of Truman Capote’s explosive unfinished novel “Answered Prayers.”

“The Beat of a Nation: Kerouac’s Road” is produced by John Battsek and Eliza Hindmarch of Ventureland, in collaboration with the Kerouac Estate, for which Jim Sampas will executive produce.

The...

Live Nation has announced it will no longer take cuts of merchandise sold by artists playing any of its club-sized venues. What’s more, through the end of the year, the company will offer $1,500 stipends per show to all headlining and support acts.

The decision arrives as part of a new developing-artist program the company has launched with country legend, Willie Nelson. The program, dubbed “On the Road Again” in honor of Nelson, is designed to give a helping hand to smaller, developing artists, who have faced increased economic difficulties in recent years. Now, not only have merchandise fees — which have been known to eat up to 15% – 30% of an artist’s merch sales — been removed, but artists will receive an additional $1,500 stipend to cover “gas and travel,” and crews, local promoters, tour reps, and more will all be doled out unspecified bonuses.

Live Nation has indicated that the program will...

Last year, as movies conceived and shot during the Covid-19 pandemic began to be released, we saw a sudden influx of films rejoicing in the act of moviemaking and movie-watching. From Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” to Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon,” from Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light” to the Indian Oscar entry “Last Film Show,” a surprising number of films bred during pandemic isolation were movies about movies.

And a year later, during the final days of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, another movie that belongs in that company had its world premiere. “The Movie Teller,” a Spanish-language film set in Chile and made by a Danish director with a cast whose biggest names are known for French and German movies, puts an international spin on the love of movies and embraces the art of storytelling in a way that is at times profoundly moving.

The film is a mixture of genres,...

Earlier this summer, Eric Church told Rolling Stone that he’s plotting a Nashville residency at his new bar, Chief’s, when the venue opens in the Lower Broadway entertainment district sometime next year. On Tuesday night, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2023 Artist-in-Residence gave a preview of what that show might potentially look like with an intimate yet dazzling multimedia performance in the Hall’s CMA Theatre.

“I want to do a show that talks about Vegas. It talks about my brother. It talks about things in my life.

He’s received two Academy Awards, two BAFTA awards, two Grammys, 19 Latin Grammys, and is an Emmy nominee for his work on HBO’s “The Last of Us.”

All of the hardware is even more amazing when you consider Gustavo Santaolalla can’t read or write music.

The Latin Grammys is next in line for honors, as it will bestow the composer with a Lifetime Achievement Trustees Award in November. The award honors his music legacy and is conferred on individuals who have made significant contributions to Latin music during their careers in ways other than performance.

He will receive the honor during a private event as part of Latin GRAMMy Week on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, in the Teatro Lope de Vega in Sevilla, Spain.

In addition, Santaolalla will perform at Eric Clapton’s 2023 Crossroads Festival in Los Angeles. The event is being held Sept. 24 at the Crypto Arena. Clapton gathers past,...

Kristen Stewart once paired up with Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds in Adventureland. Although they got along well enough, their onscreen romance in the film sometimes proved challenging for Stewart to get through.

Kristen Stewart found her intimate scenes with Ryan Reynolds hard Kristen Stewart | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Reynolds and Stewart once starred in the 2009 feature Adventureland. The film was a romantic comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg, who ends up working in an amusement park and falling for Stewart’s character. Reynolds had also starred in the project as a potential love interest for Stewart.

Reynolds and Stewart seemed to have a pleasant time working alongside each other. But Stewart found her intimate scenes with the actor a bit rough. She confided that the mental state of her Adventureland character wasn’t the healthiest at the time. This affected her feelings on the scripted moment between herself and Reynolds.

“The way the relationships are in the movie,...

May 23 is, according to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, “our rendezvous with destiny.” That’s because the company has finally dropped the HBO from streaming service HBO Max and become just Max.

For those of us just figuring that out, below is a rundown of pricing, programs, how the service differs from sister streamer Discovery+ and also what to do if you’re an HBO cable subscriber to wants to access Max.

What Is Max, Exactly?

Max combines programming from HBO Max and Discovery. It is the streaming destination for Max and HBO originals, Warner Bros. films, the DC universe, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and kids content, along with programming across food, home, reality, lifestyle and documentaries from leading brands including HGTV, Food Network, Discovery Channel, TLC, ID and more. You can find it at Max.com.

See the list of programming discussed today and Max product features below.

Firefly Lane is a series created by Maggie Friedman starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke.

Well, all good things must come to an end, so, unfortunately, here we have the last episodes of the second season of this sentimental series, which mixes friendship, life and… what is left when it is over.

Firefly Lane (2022)

Perhaps too much telefilm, perhaps too sentimental, but, undoubtedly, Firefly Lane has managed to win a place among the sappiest and straight-to-the-heart film lovers.

As a critic once said, despite everything, we will miss them.

Do you know that even a broken clock strikes twice a day? This gentleman was absolutely right.

We will miss them.

Enjoy the ending.

Tears are guaranteed.

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Trying times bring Kate and Tully together as they contend with an overbearing grandma, a pesky new intern and an ex-husband in distress.

Since its debut on CBS in 2010, Blue Bloods has been a consistent performer for the network. The show centers on a family working in law enforcement in New York. And as such, it features an ensemble cast of actors, many of whom have been in place since the beginning. Now it seems the Blue Bloods cast have to take a pay cut, though they’re far from the first to do so.

‘Blue Bloods’ continues with season 14 but at a price Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan on “Blue Bloods” I CBS via Getty Images

When Blue Bloods launched, Tom Selleck’s role as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan was a big selling point. After all, Selleck is a TV veteran with decades of experience behind him on shows such as Magnum, P.I. But the series has thrived just as much due to co-stars Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and...

Kristen Stewart once teamed up with Man of Steel star Amy Adams for the small independent feature On the Road. But perhaps unbeknownst to Stewart at the time, Adams was cautious about being around the Twilight alum.

Kristen Stewart once shared she’s had a crush on Amy Adams since working with her Amy Adams | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Stewart and Adams both had pleasant things to say about each other when it came to collaborating for On the Road. Working with the superstar made Stewart an even bigger fan of Adams than perhaps she already was. So much so that Stewart ranked her right up there with some of her favorite celebrity crushes.

“I used to have a huge thing for Harrison Ford,” Stewart once told W (via Digital Spy). “And Amy Adams, man, she’s my favourite actress. I have a total crush on her because I got to...

From Baby Elephants To Teenage Lovers

Amazon miniTV, a free-of-charge service within the Amazon shopping app and on Fire TV, will next month begin airing short-form teen romance series “Gutar Gu.” The show is produced by Guneet Monga and Sikhya Productions, whose “The Elephant Whisperers” recently won the Oscar for best documentary short.

“We at Sikhya are super excited to work with director Saqib Pandor, transforming our well-received short film into its own web series! “Gutar Gu” – a new chapter in the story of Ritu and Anuj, dives deep into the many ups and downs of teenage relationships- navigating strict parents, dating protocols, and the innocence and moments of first love,” said Monga.

“Gutar Gu” features Ashlesha Thakur (in the role of Ritu) and Vishesh Bansal (as Anuj) who experience the dawn of first love. Over six episodes, the series “focuses on issues, and challenges that can uncover their notions...

Fund’s structure includes support for local productions and eligible international features.

The new Jamaica Screen Fund has launched with an initial $6.5m (Jmd $1bn) pledged to finance film and television development and production over two years on the Caribbean island nation.

The Fund’s structure includes support for local productions and eligible international features shooting in Jamaica. Half will be allocated for the 2023/24 cycle and the balance will go into 2024/25.

Resources will be accessed in stages from the ministry of finance and the public service once the ministry of industry, investment and commerce approves eligible projects.

Jamaica’s film,...

Garrett Hedlund has been cast in a recurring guest role in Taylor Sheridan’s forthcoming “Bass Reeves” series set at Paramount+, Variety has learned exclusively. He’ll portray Garrett Montgomery, a so-called posse man of the era who Bass hires for his riding know-how and expertise of the area.

He joins previously announced stars including lead and executive producer David Oyelowo, and series regulars Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck and Barry Pepper. Dennis Quaid and Grantham Coleman will also appear in recurring roles.

Hedlund can currently be seen in Paramount+’s “Tulsa King” and will next star in the film “The Tutor,” which is scheduled March 24th theater release. He recently completed production on the films “Desperation Road” opposite Mel Gibson and “The Marsh King’s Daughter,” co-starring Ben Mendelson and Daisy Ridley. His other credits include Lee Daniels’ “Mudbound,” “On the Road,” “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,...

Kacey Musgraves is an unapologetic fan of Willie Nelson, performing with him at the Palomino Music Festival and singing alongside him for “Are You Sure.” In one interview, she even described the “On the Road Again” vocalist as the embodiment of “American music.”

acey Musgraves performs during the 2019 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival | Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Kacey Musgraves shared her appreciation for artists like Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson

Musgraves is a Grammy Award-winning country artist, even playing Loretta Lynn’s guitar for the 2023 Grammy Awards. She has an impressive list of collaborations under her belt, including songs with Troye Sivan, Lana Del Rey, and Camila Cabello.

She specifically shared her appreciation for Dolly Parton, performing “9 to 5” along her Star-Crossed tour. During an interview with Texas Monthly, the artist stated that there is “no one like Willie,” naming him the embodiment of American music.

Kacey Musgraves says there...

From the moment it premiered in Cannes, where it won the Grand Prize, Lukas Dhont’s Close became a hot bet in the International Oscar race. Following his 2018 debut Girl, which focused on a transgender ballet dancer, Close is another poignant snapshot of youth, this time telling the story of a pre-teen boy and the guilt he feels when he grows apart from his emotionally troubled best friend. At just 31, the charismatic Belgian director is already a festival veteran and European arthouse poster boy; it seems to be only a matter of time before he breaks out into the world of commercial cinema.

Deadline: When did you first develop the idea for Close? Was it straight after Girl?

Lukas Dhont: When I went back to writing, after the whole journey of the first film, I realized that I wanted to make a companion piece to it, in the sense...

Shawn Mendes made a decision last year to cancel his “Wonder” tour to focus on his mental health. The “Señorita” singer is now reflecting on what was going through his mind at the time.

“The process was very difficult. A lot of doing therapy, a lot of trying to understand how I was feeling and what was making me feel that way,” he told The Wall Street Journal. “And then doing the work to help myself and heal. And also leaning on people in my life to help a little bit.”

Mendes continued, “It’s been a lot of work, but I think the last year and a half has been the most eye-opening and growing and beautiful and just healing process of my life. I’m also really grateful for all the people that were so accepting and loving and kind and understanding. And it just really made me...

Exclusive: Burgeoning Toronto-based indie streaming platform HighballTV has announced five original titles it plans to put into production in 2023, with an overall investment of 15.6M.

The new slate consists of Caden Douglas’ genre comedy Mother Father Sister Brother Frank, music documentary Working On The Radio, anthology film The God Of Frogs, Andre Rehal’s crime drama Jin And The Wild Dog and Alice Moran’s comedy film Bash. (scroll down for more details).

The company has raised the slate financing via private investors and loans with the Royal Bank Of Canada and will also tap into the regional film tax incentives.

“We’re looking at being 50:50 between the two types of financing (private financiers and Rbc),” said HighballTV head of production Matthew Campagna. “They really believe in us and our company with its slow, careful organic growth.

“We’ve got the corporate guarantees and the tax returns to back...

This article contains spoilers for Poker Face episode 4.

With a charged reference to the 1976 death of The Yardbirds singer Keith Relf, Peacock’s Poker Face teaches a valuable music industry lesson: Song pluggers should check their cables before plugging in. Especially drummers, surrounded by metallic conductors, trying to break out original material. When they do, as Phil Collins of Genesis or Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad can attest, those songs can change the group dynamic and take center stage. Electricity like that should be channeled.

Which is why the human lie-detector goes metal detector in Charlie Cale’s (Natasha Lyonne) case-of-the-week, “Rest in Metal.” The signature hit song for Robin Ruin’s (Chloe Sevigny) metal band Doxxxology, “Staplehead,” was written by the drummer. Said drummer moved on, and not only is the band now stuck with it as the closing song for every show, but they have to pay...

Actor/writer/director Ethan Hawke discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Explorers (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The Verdict (1982)

The Color Of Money (1986) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary

Nobody’s Fool (1994)

Three Faces Of Eve (1957)

Mr. And Mrs. Bridge (1990)

North By Northwest (1959)

Torn Curtain (1966)

Psycho (1960) – John Landis’s trailer commentary

Frenzy (1972) – Joe Dante’s trailer commentary

Topaz (1969)

Boyhood (2014)

An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

Blue Collar (1978) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary

First Reformed (2017) – Glenn Erickson’s trailer commentary

Taxi Driver (1976) – Rod Lurie’s trailer commentary

The Left Handed Gun (1958)

Hombre (1967)

Hud (1963)

Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969)

The Life And Times Of Judge Roy Bean (1972) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

Buffalo Bill And The Indians, Or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson (1976) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review

The Outrage (1964)

Rashomon (1950) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary,...

After years of development, “The Sandman” has arrived. Neil Gaiman’s beloved graphic novel series now exists as a Netflix series, with Gaiman serving as co-creator and executive producer on the show. Many fans weren’t sure if this day would ever come given how difficult Gaiman’s books are to adapt, with “The Sandman” at one point planned as a movie to be directed by and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Tom Sturridge fills the titular role in this iteration of the story, which finds Dream imprisoned for a century and busting out to find his kingdom in ruins. He then sets out on a journey that puts him in contact with friends and foes alike, learning to better understand humanity in the process.

With a stacked ensemble cast, here’s your complete “The Sandman” cast and character guide. The series is now streaming on Netflix.

Tom Sturridge as Dream

Tom...