1963. Los Angeles. America is supposed to be desegregated but the racism is still there and for many, society remains psychologically segregated. Nevertheless, LA is a city full of opportunities for Americans of all colours, religions and political persuasions. There’s a lot happening here and riding the stream is Harry Ingram, a black Korean War
Month: April 2022
Things are not all quiet on the Western front. In the trailer for Prime Video’s upcoming series Outer Range, Josh Brolin is forced to reckon with the fact that life on the ranch isn’t quite what it seems—at least not anymore. “This land, this family, it’s always been kind of like a dream to me,” he
A new week brings new horror, and this week’s roundup is highlighted by the return of “Cursed Films” with a new season, Shudder’s exploration of allegedly cursed productions. What about horror movies, you ask? Four brand new ones are also releasing this week, kicking off with three new genre movies that are already available today,
Actor Heath Ledger has achieved a sort of mythic status when the actor passed away so close to his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight. To this day it’s still hard for a lot of fans to believe that Ledger is gone, but there is at least one man who is apparently convinced
Chicago Med is saying goodbye to a fan favorite. Kristen Hager is exiting the NBC after just half a season as a series regular. Hager starred as Dr. Stevie Hammer, and her storyline seemingly concluded on Chicago Med Season 7 Episode 14. If you watch Chicago Med online, you know Steve chose to move back
News Poliça Announce New Album Madness, Share New Song: Listen “Alive” is the first single from their forthcoming sixth album, due out this summer By Matthew Ismael Ruiz April 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Poliça, photo by Zoe Prinds-Flash Facebook Twitter Poliça have announced their new album Madness with a new single called “Alive.” The album—the
Labour MP Nadia Whittome. (Parliament) Nadia Whittome, Labour MP for Nottingham East, explains why Boris Johnson is playing a “game of divide-and-rule” with conversion therapy. For four years, the Conservative government has consistently promised that conversion therapy for LGBT+ people will be banned. That was until last week, when it performed not one, but two
Poet and former attorney Tara M. Stringfellow makes her fiction debut with Memphis, drawing inspiration from her own family history to craft a wonder of a novel. Stringfellow’s grandfather was the first Black homicide detective in Memphis, Tennessee, and her grandmother was the first Black nurse at Mount Zion Baptist Hospital. Through her poignant and
Ti West’s X is an excellent film for many reasons: every element is on point, from the screenplay to the acting to the cinematography. The inventive slasher, set in 1979, centers on the conflict between the cast and crew of a porn film, led by Mia Goth’s Maxine, and the elderly couple whose property they’re
Musician and American actress Fairuza Balk was just 23 years old when she played Vicki Vallencourt – the girlfriend who’s a ride or die for her ‘geek’ of a boyfriend — in the 1998 football film “The Waterboy.” Balk was cast alongside some of the greats including Adam Sandler as momma’s boy and H20 enthusiast
The Spurs might suck this season, but one fan single-handedly made Sunday’s game a whole lot better … by absolutely dominating a lip sync challenge to Kelly Clarkson‘s “Since U Been Gone.” It all went down at the AT&T Center in San Antonio during the Spurs’ matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers … when the
Victoria Alonso and Bob Chapek. (Getty/Jesse Grant/David Livingston) Gay Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso had some choice words with Disney CEO Bob Chapek regarding anti-LGBT+ legislation across the US. Alonso revealed that she had a “45-minute sitdown” with Chapek while accepting the GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding Film” for Eternals on Saturday (2 April), Deadline reported. She described how
Being a business owner is hard, and being a Black business owner presents an entirely different set of challenges. The systemic hurdles that exist to hold back the Black community from entrepreneurship contribute to the gaping economic disparities that exist in today’s society. Despite these hardships, many succeed as self-made moguls. Emma Grede is one
Kristin Cavallari and Tyler Cameron are pretty comfortable around each other … even willing to have a make-out session in the middle of a photo shoot! The reality stars were doing a campaign for her Uncommon James line in Joshua Tree Monday … we’re told Kristin asked the former ‘Bachelorette’ star to be a part
Cardi B‘s archenemy, blogger Tasha K, will not have a pass to say whatever she wants about the rapper while she appeals their defamation case … the judge just saw to that. On Monday, a federal judge in Atlanta signed off an injunction forcing Tasha to delete a bunch of her old posts which trashed
Oh sisters, you can’t live with them and you can’t live without them. Before becoming a household name herself, Elle Fanning watched as her big sister Dakota Fanning tried to navigate her newfound fame thanks to roles in films like Uptown Girls and Charlotte’s Web. Instead of lending a hand when overzealous fans spotted Dakota, Elle confessed to being
Ti West’s X is an excellent film for many reasons: every element is on point, from the screenplay to the acting to the cinematography. The inventive slasher, set in 1979, centers on the conflict between the cast and crew of a porn film, led by Mia Goth’s Maxine, and the elderly couple whose property they’re
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Peaky Blinders season 6’s finale. After 6 seasons, Peaky Blinders has done, bringing an end to the story of Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby and his powerful criminal family in 1930s Birmingham. Peaky Blinders season 6 may have drawn criticism for its pace, but ultimately, the feature-length finale paid off
Actress Rosanna Arquette wrecked her car by crashing into the back of a UPS truck … an accident that left her in real distress, according to law enforcement and witnesses. We’re told the 62-year-old was behind the wheel of her Tesla Tuesday at the Palisades Village shopping center in L.A. Witnesses say her car was
News Nina Nastasia Announces First Album in 12 Years, Shares New Song: Listen “Just Stay in Bed” arrives on Riderless Horse, which is out this summer By Allison Hussey April 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Nina Nastasia (Photo by Theo Stanley) Facebook Twitter Singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia has announced a new album, her first in a dozen
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez attends the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards on 2 April 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Getty/JC Olivera) Michaela Jaé Rodriguez has explained how telling queer kids that they’re loved can ‘make all the difference’ in their life in an emotional speech. The Pose star received the Stephen F Kolzak Award, which is presented to
One of the next 4K Ultra HD upgrades from Scream Factory is Tobe Hooper‘s The Funhouse, we’ve learned today, the 80s horror movie headed to 4K Ultra HD on June 21, 2022. Hooper (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Lifeforce) pays tribute to various classic horror movies in this tale of two teenage couples who spend
Refresh for latest…: New blood in the form of Sony’s Jared Leto-fronted Morbius led the global box office this weekend with an $84M debut, while Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 got off to a booming $25.5M start from its first 31 offshore markets. Warner Bros/DC also has something to crow about as The Batman topped
The Rookie returned with all cylinders firing! If The Rookie Season 4 Episode 17 wasn’t anything else, it was eventful with the hospital held hostage, a cyber ransom, the resolution of a kidnapping, and Lucy reliving her trauma. And it made for an incredibly strong hour, which is the perfect celebration for the series’ renewal!
There’s a quizzical piece of Beatles memorabilia hitting the market … and these handwritten lyrics from Paul McCartney are worth way more than silver. The working lyric sheet for the Beatles’ 1969 hit, “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” is going up for sale … and the folks at Moments in Time are putting the price tag at
John Osborne and TJ Osborne of Brothers Osborne, at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) TJ Osborne gave a soul-stirring speech about coming out as gay after taking home the Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Osborne, one half of the country band Brothers Osborne, said bagging
She debuted with a bang, the publication of The Recovery of Rose Gold (Darling Rose Gold in the USA) attracting a tsunami of approval from crime fiction readers and reviewers looking for something a little different. Now Stephanie Wrobel is back with another cleverly conniving psychological thriller. As This Might Hurt opens, a performance artist
Cardi added that she skipped the Grammys because she was working on new music, telling viewers, ”I gotta prep today and I gotta prep tomorrow. So Tuesday, I’m going far away and f–king finish the motherf–king album.” “I’m doing a red carpet soon and it’s gonna be great, but I don’t like it when motherf–kers attack me to
The Critters franchise is very close to my heart. Like Gremlins, it is not only one of the first horror movies I remember seeing, but it’s one of the first films I remember seeing in general. During my adolescence I felt like the only person who had seen these films, and because of that they
I think it’s safe to say that Arnold Schwarzenegger has proven to be a relatively cool and eccentric guy. The Terminator icon gets it done as an action hero on the big screen but, in his spare time, he enjoys chilling with his fuzzy livestock and smoking a good cigar. Sometimes his activities can be