Director Wolfgang Petersen’s resume ran a wild gamut of projects, with impressive results earning him a name as a dependable director. Blockbusters like The NeverEnding Story and Air Force One wowed crowds young and old, which put Petersen in line for some interesting prospects throughout a very rewarding career. Today we honor those efforts, as
Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Miranda Lambert, Amanda Shires, and morehave contributed to an upcoming compilation that pays tribute to the work of outlaw country musician Billy Joe Shaver. Executive produced by Charlie Sexton and Freddy Fletcher, Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver is set for release on November 11 and also includes contributions
Copyright 2022, InterAmerica, Inc. Dan Harran, in his Who Are They Really?, presents several UFO encounters from native American Ardy Sixkiller Clarke’s Encounters with Star People. Two of Clarke’s accounts ring similarly to Jacques Vallee’s Trinity book, indicating that Vallee’s story either has precedence or was instigated by one of the tales or both recounted
In an interview with Vanity Fair, George R.R. Martin spoke about the new Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon, but he also commented on how he and his work is discussed online. Martin said he has “given up on any hope of predicting the end” of the Song of Ice and Fire
The Motion Picture Academy formally says they’re sorry to the Native American activist for the abuse and blackballing she suffered that night and beyond. By Grant Rindner August 15, 2022 Sacheen Littlefeather refuses the 1973 Academy Award for Best Actor on behalf of Marlon Brando.Bettmann At the Academy Awards held fifty years ago, Marlon Brando
Garth Brooks is hoping to team up with the city of Nashville to create a new police substation in the bustling Lower Broadway area. Per the Tennessean, the star is eying a space right next to his forthcoming three-story bar and entertainment venue, which is located at 411 Broadway. If approved by Metro Council, that alleyway
We have the official first trailer for ‘The Menu’ the upcoming dark comedy thriller, which is set for cinemas November 18. It stars Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy in the lead roles. “A couple (Taylor-Joy and Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Fiennes) has prepared a
EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures has snapped up domestic rights to Hunt, the feature directorial from Squid Game Emmy nominated star Lee Jung-jae, which made its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in the Midnight section. Magnolia Pictures plans a December theatrical release. A stylish espionage action film set in the 1980s, Hunt follows two agents in Korean
Wyldest has previewed her forthcoming album Feed the Flowers Nightmares with a new track, ‘Hungry For You to Know’. It follows previous offerings ‘The Best Is Yet To Come’, ‘Abilene’, and ‘Tin Foil Girl’. Check out its accompanying video, directed and animated by Tom Gaiger, below. “Human relationships are kind of like a game of
Netflix has announced that Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ will debut as a four-day, double-episode event, starting on October 25. The entire collection will be released over four days during a “Netflix & Chills” Halloween event this October. “Cabinet of Curiosities” also involves different directors and writers for each episode, including Jennifer Kent (“The
Vevo, the world’s leading music video network, announces the release of multi-platinum recording artist Machine Gun Kelly’s Official Live Performance of “god save me.” Vevo’s Official Live Performances are the result of close creative collaboration with artists and their teams, resulting in a series of very special exclusive performances. “god save me” follows Machine Gun
Living With Chucky begins as a familiar horror documentary that assembles a variety of notable genre veterans to examine a prominent horror franchise. This one celebrates the iconic killer doll and the Child’s Play franchise. But Living With Chucky quickly diverges from the pack as a unique angle emerges. It’s not just a documentary that reflects upon the franchise’s legacy; it
I admit, it didn’t look good. My two-year-old daughter was lying on her back beating her sparkly jelly shoes against the ground, hands balled up in fists, cheeks streaked with tears. My husband was with her, he’d drawn the short straw while I’d escaped with the task of securing our restaurant reservation. The table had
Amber Heard is out with the old, in with the new when it comes to her legal representation — scrapping a key attorney on her team … and bringing in the big guns. The actress, who is currently appealing the Johnny Depp verdict, announced Monday that she’s hired the law firm Ballard Spahr as she
Since being selected as one of The Boot’s 2021 Artists to Watch, rising talent Reyna Roberts has earned even more critical praise for her refreshing and fun brand of country music. The daughter of two military parents was born in Alaska but dug her roots in Alabama, where she immersed herself in music from a young age.
Comedian Teddy Ray‘s death this past week shocked the entertainment industry, and we’ve learned his cause of death was an apparent drowning. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office tells TMZ they responded to a call Friday morning around 10 AM at a private residence in Rancho Mirage, where a maintenance worker reported finding a man floating
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are celebrating their marriage in style this weekend, TMZ has learned … with a group of their closest peeps getting the invite to party with them. Sources close to the couple tell us the two are inviting family and close friends to Ben’s home in Georgia this weekend for the
Dena Miller, who records under the moniker Deer Scout, has shared her cover of Kate Bush’s 1982 track ‘Suspended in Gaffa’. Check out a video for it, featuring animation by Corrinne James, below, along with Miller’s upcoming tour dates. “‘Suspended in Gaffa’ is my favorite Kate Bush song,” Miller said in a statement (via Stereogum).
Of all the shoes you have on your wishlist, how high up are the best waterproof boots for men? If you’re being honest, we’re guessing you didn’t give them much thought (unless your name is Bear Grylls, of course). But when you do really think about it, they’re a pretty important cog in the wheel
Many men wish death upon 50 Cent, but Floyd Mayweather isn’t one of them … ’cause the rapper says they have officially squashed their longtime beef. Remember, the two used to be really tight up until 2012 … when Fiddy claimed TBE stiffed him out of $2 million used to kickstart his Money Team boxing
The Lone Bellow are back with their first new music since 2020. The Nashville-based trio’s latest single “Gold” is written as a powerful testimony from someone who has lost a loved one from opioid addiction. “We don’t ever try to write songs with an agenda, so with ‘Gold’ the idea was to tell the story
Charlie Hunnam will be back on TV screens later this year. Apple TV+ today unveiled a first look at Shantaram, a new drama series starring Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy), and based on the internationally bestselling novel by Gregory David Roberts. The show is described as “a hopeful cinematic love story coupled with a thrilling
Top Gun: Maverick has made serious money at the box office this summer and, while fans enjoyed the film for its nostalgic factor and badass fighter jet scenes, there’s another scene that’s stolen their hearts as well. In the spirit of the original’s shirtless beach volleyball scene, the 2022 film release had its own beach
Heartstopper is a Netflix series based on the comic of the same name by Alice Oseman. The comics are set in the same universe as Oseman’s debut novel, Solitaire, as well as her other prose stories, which feature some of the Heartstopper characters. Like the comic, the Netflix adaptation is an uplifting, wholesome story that celebrates queer youth. At the
Revealed after 32 years: The ‘most spectacular UFO photo ever captured’ – or the first glimpse of America’s fabled top-secret Aurora spy plane program? In August 1990, two young chefs photographed what they thought was a UFO while walking near the Carigorms in Scotland and took the pictures to a newspaper The paper passed them
Persuasion and Mansfield Park are the two Jane Austen novels I know the least about. I have a faint recollection of having read Sense And Sensibility in my teens — and I forgot all about it — and I have read a couple of adaptations, including those written by Book Riot’s own contributor Tirzah Price:
Now that they’ve officially closed the book on Ashley Williams’ Kandarian adventures — after covering all three seasons of Ash vs. Evil Dead — the Halloweenies have a new block of wood to axe through: Fede Alvarez’s 2013 remake/reboot/requel Evil Dead. That conversation is still weeks away, so to bide the time, they reflected on
A tightly curated compendium of everything—from cars to booze to books—worth caring about right now. By The Editors of GQ August 15, 2022 Collage by Michael Houtz Courtesy of Amanda Searle/HBO The Slick and Sexy HBO Financial Drama That Everyone’s Sleeping On Industry is the first great show about a Gen Z workplace. -Gabriella Paiella Amid a
On Jan. 14, 1946, a star was born: Dolly Rebecca Parton. The fourth of 12 children, the future country icon grew up in East Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains, showing a strong interest in and talent for music at a young age. Parton’s first Grand Ole Opry performance came at age 13. Her sights were set on