“I want it to be, like, messy,” Olivia Rodrigo declared a few seconds into her debut album SOUR, abruptly replacing the orchestral strings that open ‘brutal’ with a jagged alt-rock riff. It’s a bold aesthetic for the pandemic’s biggest breakout pop star to lean into, but it stretched through the rest of the album, which
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Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones star in the latest film from Prime Video entitled, The Burial. In the first trailer we see a inspirational story directed by Maggie Betts. “Inspired by true events, when a handshake deal goes sour, funeral homeowner Jeremiah O’Keefe (Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones) enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary (Academy Award winner
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September 11, 2023 3:00 pm By Nadia Vella Jason William Karpf grew up with storytelling. The son of a screenwriter, he was a child actor in the early 1970s, appearing on classic TV shows such as The Bold Ones, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, and Bonanza. Screenwriting became his calling from his teens to early
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Beyoncé described Kevin JZ Prodigy as the “heartbeat” of her world tour. Here, the artist talks about bringing his influence to the masses via Renaissance. By Heven Haile September 7, 2023 Photographs: Getty Images; Collage: Gabe Conte About midway through the Renaissance World Tour show, Philly ballroom commentator and artist Kevin JZ Prodigy reintroduces Beyoncé
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Slasher riffs and parodies date back nearly as long as slashers themselves, dissecting the enduring tropes and familiar formulas. In Hell of a Summer, first-time directors/writers Finn Wolfhard (“Stranger Things”) and Billy Bryk (Ghostbusters: Afterlife) frame their slasher riff as a buddy comedy from the perspective of teens, aimed solely at teens. The directors’ acting backgrounds translate to an ensemble
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Hank Williams Jr. looks set to get married once again. The Country Music Hall of Fame singer is reportedly engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Brandi. Per the Pure Hank Radio Show, Williams and Brandi — a woman he referred to as his “sweetheart” in January — are engaged. Representatives for the singer didn’t respond to Taste of Country’s
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The Natvral is the solo project of Kip Berman, who led the Pains of Being Pure at Heart for more than a decade before the indie-pop band broke up in 2019. Berman started Pains after moving to New York, and their last collection of original material, 2017’s The Echo of Pleasure, came out shortly before he
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Neeson’s latest film, Retribution, is further proof that he’s still relying on his particular set of skills, with diminishing returns. By Jake Kring-Schreifels September 7, 2023 Photographs: Everett Collection; Collage: Gabe Conte Liam Neeson never planned on becoming Hollywood’s most reliable Dad Movie action star. Throughout the first three decades of his illustrious stage and
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