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On July 7, the Beatlesdrummer celebrated his 85th birthday in his Los Angeles home with family and very famous friends such as Joe Walsh from The Eagles,Jackson Browne, Lucius, and, of course, his wife of over 40 years, Bond girl Barbara Bach. They even FaceTimed another Beatles legend, Paul McCartney, who sent his love from a distance. Starr was all smiles as he watched his friends' live performances at the semi-public event, including performances of his Beatles classics, "Yellow Submarine," "Octopus's Garden," and, of course, "With A Little Help From My Friends." But what fans watching (and probably many of the attendees) didn't know is that the Beatle had a secret announcement planned.

Ringo Starr Announces New Album After 85th Birthday Celebration

As fans might have heard, McCartney recently announced a North American tour, and much like his fellow Beatle, Ringo Starr is not slowing down. A few weeks after his birthday,...

Following up his Akira Kurosawa remake Living, Oliver Hermanus brought his queer drama The History of Sound, starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, to Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. With a September 12 release date now set from Mubi, they have unveiled the first trailer and poster.

Here’s the synopsis: “In 1917, Lionel—a young, talented music student—meets David at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep love of folk music. Years later, Lionel receives a letter from David, leading to an impromptu journey through the backwoods of Maine to collect traditional songs. This unexpected reunion, ensuing love affair, and the music they collect and preserve, will shape the course of Lionel’s life far beyond his own awareness.”

Luke Hicks said in his Cannes review, “It’s strange to hear backwood Appalachian fiddle folk in a French theater at the hand of a South African director portraying the queer,...

In 2008, singer-songwriter Grace Potter and her band at the time, the Nocturnals, were on the way to play a concert in New York’s Central Park, when Potter popped a freshly burned CD into their truck’s dashboard stereo. It was her first time listening to her just-mastered solo album, Medicine, which she’d recorded over the course of two thrilling weeks at Los Angeles’s Village Studios with legendary producer T Bone Burnett and his wrecking crew of luminaries that included drummer Jim Keltner and guitarist Marc Ribot. And, as she tells Gold Derby, she was “excited to start that era of my life where I, as the main songwriter in my band, was going to be able to get seen and understood as an artist, in and of my own creative forces.”

But Potter had only heard Medicine “exactly one time,” when, as she remembers with crystal clarity,...

It’s strange to hear backwood Appalachian fiddle folk in a French theater at the hand of a South African director portraying the queer, song-collecting lives of two American men who are madly, delicately in love and played by British stars. Thanks to Paul Mescal, it’s also quite lovely.

The History of Sound––Oliver Hermanus’ hushed ode to New England’s rich tapestry of folk history, adapted by Ben Shattuck from his short-story collection of the same name––is a tenderly felt drama sung in whisper and sorrow, the kind that almost guarantees a cry for anyone weakened by a phenomenal homegrown voice or piercing romance. Its alternately hyper-specific and vast range of vocals, styles, and tunes suggest the minor dawning of a lesser-known American sound.

Much as Inside Llewyn Davis and O Brother, Where Art Thou? sought to reintroduce music the Coens trusted would resonate with modern audiences,...

Oscar and Grammy Award winning composer, producer, and songwriter, T Bone Burnett, will be the Music Composer for the world premiere of Call Me Izzy on Broadway. Call Me Izzy stars six-time Emmy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated actress Jean Smart in her first return to Broadway in 25 years. The 12-week limited engagement will play Studio 54 from May 24 – August 17, 2025, with an opening night set for June 12. “I’ve had the good fortune of being in contact with the amazing musician and music producer, T Bone Burnett, who I adore,” said Director Sarna Lapine. “He is an incredible music dramaturg and knows how to create the vernacular...

Exclusive: The Revisionist, the drama starring Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man), Alison Brie (Glow), André Holland (Moonlight), and Tom Sturridge (The Sandman), is heading to the Cannes market with Palisades Park Pictures handling international sales.

We first told you about writer-director Alex Vlack’s feature film debut late last year and the movie is now in post. WME Independent will handle North America rights.

In The Revisionist, “Elise, a successful novelist, does what so many writers do: she manipulates and transforms the people in her life into the characters she needs for her story. As she blurs the line between fiction and reality, her world descends into secrets, lies, and outright betrayal. The project is an exploration of the psychological lengths to which a writer will go to achieve their art.”

Pic is produced by Arielle Elwes, Veronica Radaelli, Fiona Robert, Sophia Robert, Zachary Spicer and Alex Vlack. Executive producers are Cassian Elwes,...

Famed country record label Lost Highway Records is officially coming back, Interscope Records announced on Tuesday, with CEO John Janick tapping Nashville veterans Robert Knotts and Jake Gear to take the reins. Knotts and Gear will both serve as executive vice presidents and co-heads of the new label.

Lost Highway was founded 25 years ago by former Umg Nashville CEO Luke Lewis, working with artists including Willie Nelson, Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello and Kacey Musgraves. Perhaps most famously, Lost Highway released the O, Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack, which went 8-times platinum and is one of just four movie soundtracks to win the Grammy for album of the year. The label was absorbed into Mercury Nashville after Lewis stepped down in 2012.

“Lost Highway carved out a special place in the remarkable musical legacy of Nashville,” Janick said in a statement. “It was a left-of-center label with one-of-a-kind artists who,...

Talking with Rolling Stone last year, Robert Randolph recalled the unusual complaint he received when he was working on a new album in LA. Apparently, the bass amplifier he and producer Shooter Jennings had placed in a hallway was too loud, and a couple of people in the building — T Bone Burnett and Robbie Robertson — told a receptionist it was too loud. As Randolph said, Robertson walked into the studio and said, “Oh, that’s you down here? You guys are getting funky in here.”

Robertson, who passed away last year,...

In 2020 I reviewed a film premiering on Amazon called The Vast of Night, a small southwestern town drama that felt part Twilight Zone, part Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Its debuting filmmaker was Andrew Patterson, and I started my review predicting that based on that movie he was destined to become a very big thing.

Now five years later he has delivered his second film The Rivals of Amziah King, premiering Monday at SXSW, and he is working with much bigger name actors like Matthew McConaughey and Kurt Russell in a larger-scale crime drama/beekeeping/musical/character study, but still keeping it rural and real. Structurally, The Rivals of Amziah King seems to be two or three movie ideas rolled into one (at one point he was planning it as a seven-part limited TV series), which relies on the audience to follow the unfolding saga wherever it wants to take us.

In Jeff Bridges’ 1977 Rolling Stone cover story, the actor plays “Kong” — a truly wild and oddly impassioned song he wrote and sang, inspired by the lead creature of the King Kong remake Bridges was filming at the time — for writer Tim Cahill. Nearly five decades later, the world is getting to hear that long-lost track and 10 others, all recorded by Bridges and a musically gifted group of friends from high school. Bridges’ Slow Magic, due April 12 in record stores and April 11 online, is a deeply enjoyable collection that unearths the...

Following an official invite from Emmylou Harris, Ringo Starr makes his debut at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville tonight (February 21). SiriusXM listeners can experience the performance live and in full at Willie’s Roadhouse (Ch. 61).

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Catch encores of Ringo’s Grand Ole Opry debut on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18) or stream it on the SiriusXM app starting February 25.

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Earlier this month, Ringo celebrated the release of his new country music album, “Look Up,” with his album producer and co-writer T Bone Burnett during a...

“Ringo & Friends at the Ryman”, is a new 2-hour concert special, showcasing Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, featuring Beatles’ classics and tracks from Ringo’s recently released country album “Look Up”, produced by T Bone Burnett, airing March 10, 2025 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+:

Musical guests include Sheryl Crow, Rodney Crowell, Mickey Guyton, Emmylou Harris, Sarah Jarosz, Jamey Johnson, Brenda Lee, Larkin Poe, Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, Joe Walsh, Jack White and a whole lot more.

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CBS will present Ringo & Friends at the Ryman, a two-hour special celebrating the music and legacy of Ringo Starr through the lens of country music, airing Monday, March 10 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.

Taped on Jan. 14 and Jan. 15 at the historic Ryman Auditorium – the “Mother Church of Country Music” – this once-in-a-lifetime event features exclusive performances of Ringo’s solo hits, Beatles classics and tracks from his recently released country album Look Up, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett.

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Proceeds from a one-time, all-star performance at The Ryman of “With a Little Help from My Friends” will support the American Red Cross and those impacted by the California wildfires.

An all-star lineup of some of music’s hottest names joins Ringo onstage, including Sheryl Crow, Rodney Crowell, Mickey Guyton, Emmylou Harris, Sarah Jarosz, Jamey Johnson, Brenda Lee, Larkin Poe, Billy Strings,...

Nashville is reaching peak Ringo. On the heels of his new country album, Look Up, Ringo Starr will make his Grand Ole Opry debut next month. The former Beatles drummer was invited to perform on the long-running country-music radio show by Emmylou Harris, herself an Opry member.

Harris popped the question to Starr onstage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the onetime home of the Opry, during the first of Starr’s two-night stand at the hallowed theater. “I’d love to,” Starr replied. “It’s an honor and a pleasure.

Ringo Starr will team with Jack White, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, and others to celebrate his catalog — with a country twist — in a CBS concert special airing this spring, with some proceeds going towards California wildfire relief efforts. Ringo and Friends at the Ryman will tape Jan. 14 and 15 in Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, with Rodney Crowell, Mickey Guyton, Emmylou Harris, Sarah Jarosz, Jamey Johnson, Brenda Lee, Larkin Poe, Molly Tuttle, and the War and Treaty also joining Starr onstage.

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A two-hour concert special celebrating the legacy of Ringo Starr through the lens of country music will air this spring, and proceeds from the all-star performance of “With a Little Help From My Friends” will benefit the American Red Cross and those impacted by the California wildfires.

Ringo & Friends at the Ryman, which will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the United States, will tape on Tuesday and Wednesday at the famed Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The special comes a week after Starr released his country album Look Up, which was produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett. Starr will perform songs from that album along with his solo hits and Beatles classics.

For the TV event, Starr will be joined by Jack White, Sheryl Crow, Brenda Lee, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Mickey Guyton, Sarah Jarosz, Jamey Johnson, Billy Strings, The War and Treaty, Larkin Poe and Molly Tuttle.

Ringo Starr celebrates the release of his new country music album, “Look Up,” with his album producer and co-writer T Bone Burnett during a Town Hall on The Beatles Channel hosted by Rodney Crowell in SiriusXM’s Nashville studios.

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Listen to the exclusive special on The Beatles Channel (Ch. 18) in cars throughout the week (see the broadcast schedule here) and anytime on demand on the SiriusXM app. The full video of the Town Hall will also be available on demand on the SiriusXM app soon.

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From Liverpool to Nashville, Ringo Starr’s lifelong passion for country music comes full circle with a brand-new album, “Look Up.” Ringo shares stories about his new music, recalls his introduction to country, looks back on his early Beatles performances,...

Ringo always wanted to be a cowboy. He grew up in the toughest corner of Liverpool, dreaming of escaping to the Wild West, hoping to emigrate to Texas. He was the biggest country fan in the Beatles, the one who sang the Buck Owens classic “Act Naturally” as well as original twangers like “What Goes On” and “Don’t Pass Me By.” Now in his eighties, still a hell of a dancer, living on broccoli and blueberries, Sir Ringo Starr makes his first country album in 50 years. Look Up, with producer T Bone Burnett,...

It’s the first major New Music Friday of 2025, and already, there are plenty of great new records to dive into.

Bad Bunny and Ethel Cain kicked off the year by offering new records on Sunday and Wednesday respectively, while rising stars like Moonchild Sanelly and Lambrini Girls return with bold, passionate statements. Plus, there are new records from Ringo Starr, Franz Ferdinand, and more to enjoy.

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One of the world’s most-streamed artists has started the year with his sixth studio album, I Should Have Taken More Photos. Across its 17 tracks, Bad Bunny uses evocative visuals to explore the rich and complex history of his native Puerto Rico, delving into its colonization, diaspora, and repression. On songs like “Lo Que Le Pasó a Hawaii,” he reflects on the challenges facing the island and contemplates its uncertain future.

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Best Song Written for Visual Media is especially interesting to predict at the Grammys since you can also take into account the Emmys, Oscars, and other visual media prizes. But this year’s five nominees are mostly what you expect from a category like this, with Grammy-loved artists and big hits making up the lineup.

You can probably rule out a couple of songs. Barbra Streisand’s “Love Will Survive” was an unexpected nominee, and while it features songwriting from legendary composer Hans Zimmer, songs from TV programs rarely win here, and it doesn’t help that “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” had limited buzz. Next, “Better Place” from “Trolls Band Together” was a decent-sized hit overall, peaking at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, the nostalgia around Nsync’s reunion could leave many wanting to reward them. However, “Trolls” and the song peaked long ago, and voters might decide this...

Ringo Starr has commented on reports that Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) will play him in an upcoming biopic about The Beatles. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer discussed the speculation in a recent interview with “Entertainment Tonight’s” Kevin Frazier.

“I believe he’s somewhere taking drum lessons,” he said. “I hope not too many!” When asked if he had any advice for the actor, Starr showed off his basic drumming tutorial and added, “I’m not asking you to play like me, but you have to have the movement to do this stuff. A lot of people come to the gigs we’re doing and say, ‘My son is taking drum lessons,’ and I say, ‘Not too many I hope.’ You’ve got to let them get their own feel.”

It’s been 60 years since The Beatles first landed in the United States and Beatlemania is still going strong.

Barry Keoghan is set to play play Ringo Starr in the upcoming quartet of Beatles biopics directed by Sam Mendes — at least, that’s according to to the Fab Four drummer himself.

Starr divulged the casting during a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, saying, “I think it’s great. I believe he’s somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many.”

According to Variety, however, no deals have officially been closed for the upcoming Beatles biopics, which are being made with the band’s full approval and musical rights. Other actors who’ve been linked to the project include Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn, and Paul Mescal.

Produced by Sony Pictures, the four separate films will “tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view.”

Keoghan recently was part of the ensemble cast in the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air and made a memorable appearance in Saltburn last year.

Barry Keoghan is set to play play Ringo Starr in the upcoming quartet of Beatles biopics directed by Sam Mendes — at least, that’s according to to the Fab Four drummer himself.

Starr divulged the casting during a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, saying, “I think it’s great. I believe he’s somewhere taking drum lessons, and I hope not too many.”

According to Variety, however, no deals have officially been closed for the upcoming Beatles biopics, which are being made with the band’s full approval and musical rights. Other actors who’ve been linked to the project include Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn, and Paul Mescal.

Produced by Sony Pictures, the four separate films will “tell interconnected stories, one from each band member’s point of view.”

Keoghan recently was part of the ensemble cast in the Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air and made a memorable appearance in Saltburn last year.

Ringo Starr will be releasing a new project on Jan. 10, 2025, and he’s got an all-star team of collaborators to make it the best it can possibly be. Here’s everything we know so far.

Ringo Starr Recruits Alison Krauss For New Album

The Beatles star and former drummer is well on his way to gifting fans with a new country album featuring Alison Krauss. Titled ‘Thankful,’ the album is said to be a second preview of ‘Look Up,’ a collaborative project with T Bone Burnett.

Like its “thankful” name, Starr hopes to inspire and spread positivity with the songs on the album. Apart from producing and co-writing nine of the 11 tracks on the album, the 84-year-old also sings on it alongside Burnett and Kraus.

He previewed the album with the debut track “Time On My Hands,” saying of the song, “I love this track. I wrote it with my producer and engineer,...

On Wednesday November 20 2024, CBS broadcasts The Late Show With Stephen Colbert!

Paul Mescal; Elvis Costello; T Bone Burnett; The Coward Brothers Season 10 Episode 41 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” promises an exciting lineup that will entertain fans. Titled “Paul Mescal; Elvis Costello; T Bone Burnett; The Coward Brothers,” this episode features a mix of talent from the worlds of acting and music.

Actor Paul Mescal, known for his impressive performances on screen, will be a guest on the show. His presence is sure to bring interesting stories and insights about his latest projects. Mescal has gained recognition for his work, and audiences are eager to hear what he has to share.

Music lovers will also be delighted by the appearance of Elvis Costello. The legendary singer-songwriter has been a significant figure in the music industry for decades. His unique style and thought-provoking lyrics have earned him a devoted following.

Elvis Costello and his Attractions/Imposters bandmate Steve Nieve have lined up an early 2025 tour.

Costello and Nieve’s 15-date US run begins in Easton, Pennsylvania on February 19th. It will take the duo through cities like Red Bank, New Jersey; Port Chester, New York; Beverly, Massachusetts; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and Ann Arbor, Michigan before wrapping up with a three-night stand in Chicago.

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Tickets will first be available through an artist pre-sale on Costello’s website, followed by a Live Nation pre-sale for select dates on Thursday, November 21st (use access code Beats). The general on-sale is slated for Friday, November 22nd via Ticketmaster.

Earlier this month, Costello released a massive deluxe box set reissue of his 1986 album, King of America. Grab your copy here. He’s also teamed up with T Bone Burnett for a new album as The Coward Brothers, which...

This Sunday, CBS Sunday Morning features a wide range of stories, from a Civil War soldier finally receiving his due honors to Ted Danson discussing his latest role. Jane Pauley anchors the broadcast, which airs from 9:00-10:30 Am, Et on the CBS Television Network and streams on Paramount+. Bill Whitaker of 60 Minutes shares the […]

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Beowulf is one of the foundational texts of English literature, an epic poem about a warrior named Beowulf who takes on a fearsome monster named Grendel, then Grendel's mother, and finally a mighty dragon. In 1971, author John Gardner wrote Grendel, which tells the story of Beowulf from the monster's point of view. Grendel imagines the titular character as a thoughtful, angry outcast who doesn't know how to fit into the world.

Grendel has been adapted to the screen before, but the story has resonated down through the decades and writer-director Robert D. Krzykowski is taking a crack at it for modern audiences. The new movie will feature Jeff Bridges as Grendel; Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar, whose court Grendel harries; T Bone Burnett as the Shaper, whose music and tales drive Grendel to fits of existential madness; and Dave Bautista as Beowulf, the warrior who puts an end to Grendel's rampage.

The mere mention of Grendel the classic monster from the Old English, Anglo-Saxon era epic poem, Beowulf is enough to unlock a portal buried deep within the brain of every former English student. Since its introduction to the oral tradition, the creature at the heart of Robert D. Krzykowski's cinematic take has captivated the hearts and minds of humans for thousands of years.

So it's no surprise that new details (via The Hollywood Reporter) alongside images from a Collider exclusive reveal that Grendel, as played by Jeff Bridges, is going in a deeply philosophical and darkly fantastical direction; a perfect fit for the Jim Henson Creature Shop's interpretation based on the 1971 John Gardner novel.

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Grendel is largely considered to be a modern classic, a novel that retells the old English epic poem Beowulf from the perspective of the monster,...

The classic tale of Beowulf and Grendel is coming back to the big screen in a new live action movie from The Jim Henson Company titled Grendel, and The Hollywood Reporter ran a fresh preview piece this afternoon that gives us a first look at the upcoming project.

The upcoming live action movie from director Robert D. Krzykowski will adapt the same-titled 1971 novel from John Gardner, with Jeff Bridges starring as Grendel alongside Dave Bautista as Beowulf, and Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar.

The cast also includes Thomasin McKenzie as Queen Wealhtheow, Aidan Turner as Unferth and T Bone Burnett as the Shaper, “who will also provide original songs for the film.”

The source material for the movie, THR notes, “retells the epic poem from the perspective of the monster Grendel, who terrorizes the kingdom of Hrothgar of the Danes for 12 years.”

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop is handling the creature work for the movie,...

The word “epic” gets thrown around a lot, but in the case of Grendel, a live-action retelling of John Gardner’s 1971 novel of the same name, it’s not hyperbole. Writer-director Robert D. Krzykowski adapted the book, a modern classic that retells the old English epic poem Beowulf from the perspective of the monster Grendel, who terrorizes the kingdom of Hrothgar of the Danes for 12 years.

The cast is epic, too, with Jeff Bridges as the titular monster, Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar, Dave Bautista as the warrior Beowulf and T Bone Burnett as the blind, harp-playing Shaper.

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop is doing the creature work and design. Filming is set to begin in Europe next year.

Palisades Park Pictures is handling international sales; CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group co-rep rights for North America.

The Hollywood Reporter recently spoke with Krzykowski about Grendel’s deeply...

Ringo Starr is returning to country music with his new album, Look Up, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett. It will be released in full on January 10th, 2025, but the first preview, “Time on My Hands,” is out now. Stream it below.

Featuring 11 original songs, Look Up was recorded earlier this year in Nashville and Los Angeles. It was born out of Starr’s chance encounter with Burnett at a Los Angeles event in 2022, where Starr asked Burnett to write him a song for a project he was recording at the time. Burnett returned with nine songs steeped in country, creating the foundation for the album.

For his first country album since 1970’s Beaucoups of Blues, Starr also recruited Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves) and his frequent collaborator Bruce Sugar as co-producers. Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle each make multiple appearances on Look Up, which also features Alison Krauss, Lucius,...

Ringo Starr was always the most country of the Beatles, covering Buck Owens’ “Act Naturally” and professing his love of Kitty Wells, his favorite singer. Fifty-five years since he released the twangy country solo album Beaucoups of Blues in 1970, Starr will return to the genre with Look Up, a new album arriving Jan. 10, 2025. It’s a collection of 11 songs — many of them cowritten by T Bone Burnett, who produced the album — including the breakup ballad “Time on My Hands,” out today.

With Paul Franklin’s pedal steel weeping behind him,...

It’s been wild to watch the rise of William Apostol, a.k.a. Billy Strings, a bluegrass prodigy turned crossover star like fellow genre travelers Alison Krauss and Chris Stapleton — but one who’s found a home in Jambandlandia, where his super-sick flatpicking guitar virtuosity has met with big fat dancing bear-hugs. Leaning into long instrumental journeys onstage (see last year’s 38-minute single, an epic live sequence of “Meet Me at the Creek” > “Pyramid Country” > “Must Be Seven” > “Meet Me at the Creek”), Strings’ original songs have proved solid jam vehicles.

Elvis Costello’s King of America, the 1986 album that found the singer-songwriter exploring American music genres, will be the focus of a massive reissue that collects unreleased demos, outtakes, a concert recording, and more from the era, plus decades-later collaborations with the album’s co-producer T-Bone Burnett.

The super deluxe edition of King of America & Other Realms, out November 1, features the newly remastered 1986 LP — including its centerpiece, a rendition of the Animals’ “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” — plus a second disc called Le Roi Sans Sabots that includes solo demos,...

Elvis Costello has announced King of America & Other Realms, an expansive new box set that celebrates his passion for American music and the songs it has inspired throughout this career.

Due on November 1st via UMe, King of America & Other Realms will be a 6xCD set with 97 tracks in total, including a 2024 remaster of his 1986 album, King of America; a previously-unreleased London concert that was recorded in 1987; newly discovered demos; and a collection of other songs from throughout his discography, including collaborations with Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and more.

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Additionally, the King of America & Other Realms box set will include a number of Costello’s recordings with producer and longtime collaborator, T Bone Burnett, plus live tracks, outtakes, and more. There will even be three new recordings of Costello songs: a fresh arrangement of “Brilliant Mistake,” a version of “That’s...

Earlier this year, we got word that a new live-action take on the tale of Beowulf is in development with an all-star cast on board. We've seen a number of animated and live-action adaptations of the ancient Danish legend over the years, but this one will be a little different.

Based on John Gardner’s acclaimed novel, Grendel will tell the story from the perspective of the monster, with Jeff Bridges set to provide the voice of the title character, and Dave Bautista on board as the mighty warrior who comes to Danish King Hrothgar's hall to put an end to the creature's rampage, Beowulf.

Now, Collider has unveiled our first look at the design for Grendel courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop.

“That is really exciting because it also balances this very cerebral world that Grendel lives in, where he's trying to understand humans, and he's trying to find his place among them,...

Palisades Park Pictures has secured a distribution deal with Entertainment Film Distributors (Efd) for U.K. rights to “The Magic Faraway Tree,” an adaptation of Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s novel.

The family adventure feature stars Andrew Garfield (“The Amazing Spider-Man”), Claire Foy (“The Crown”), Nicola Coughlan (“Bridgerton”), Jessica Gunning (“Baby Reindeer”), Jennifer Saunders (“Absolutely Fabulous”) and Rebecca Ferguson (“Dune”).

Ben Gregor (“Britannia”) directs from a script by Simon Farnaby (“Paddington 2”). Currently in production, the film follows a modern family relocating to the English countryside, where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric inhabitants. At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learns to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.

Pippa Harris (“1917”) and Nicolas Brown (“Penny Dreadful”) of Neal Street Productions produce alongside Danny Perkins...

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Ashley Greene, Thomas Kretschmann and Praya Lundberg have joined the cast of Anthony Hopkins starrer “Eyes in the Trees.” Palisades Park Pictures is launching worldwide sales on the sci-fi thriller ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival.

The film, a modern reimagining of H.G. Wells’ novel “The Island of Doctor Moreau,” stars two-time Academy Award winner Hopkins. The cast also includes Golden Globe winner Rhys Meyers, Greene, Kretschmann and Lundberg.

“Eyes in the Trees” follows “a video journalist and his film crew who embark on a journey into an isolated forest, only to find their excursion turned into a fight for survival for not just themselves, but the entire human race. Vince Henway (Meyers) and his former protégé-turned-ex Channing Arneau (Greene) lead their crew into the heart of Monkey Ko off the coast of Thailand. Also known as ‘The Island of Death’ to the locals, the island...

This article is part of IndieWire’s 2000s Week celebration. Click here for a whole lot more.

If the movies of the 2000s were defined by a period of violent transition (both onscreen and off), the music that was written for those movies captured the full sweep of that change — and the endless possibilities it allowed for in turn. The aughts were absent a single identifying element as strong to the decade as synths were to the ’80s or symphonic grandeur was to the ’90s, and to judge by our list of the period’s best scores it sounds like they might have been all the better for it.

On the one hand, the 2000s saw venerated masters like John Williams and Terence Blanchard deliver some of the greatest work of their careers, while journeyman like “Lord of the Rings” composer Howard Shore emerged into legendary status with a single...

Right up until his death in 2022, Bob Neuwirth was known to cognoscenti as a songwriter (“Mercedes Benz,” famously recorded by Janis Joplin), painter, recording artist, and onetime member of Bob Dylan’s inner hipster circle. The last thing he was known for was being famous, which his longtime partner, music executive Paula Batson, says was intentional. “He was very self-effacing in a way,” she says. “He didn’t believe in blowing your own horn. He loved promoting other people and helping them, but he wasn’t good at self-promotion.”

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Country Blues veteran T Bone Burnett has mapped out his first US tour in 18 years.

The 15-date trek arrives in support of the guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer’s recently-released album, The Other Side. His last traditional tour of the United States went down in 2006, but since then, Burnett has stayed busy, working on solo albums as well as projects with Robert Plant & Allison Kraus, Sara Bareilles, and more. He most recently celebrated the release of The Other Side back in April with his first shows in seven years, and now, he’ll be taking his lengthy catalog back on the road this fall.

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The tour begins on September 7th with a show in Berkeley, California, continuing with cities like Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Dallas, and more. The run concludes with a show in Houston on November 19th. See the full list...

Back in 2018, Lake Street Dive premiered a new song, “Shame, Shame, Shame,” that didn’t name names but was pretty much aimed at certain president in power at the time: “Bet you think you’re a big man now/But you don’t know how to be a good man too,” the band’s Rachael Price sang.

After a while, the song was dropped from the set; “it felt briefly irrelevant,” says bassist Bridget Kearney. When the group hits the road this summer and into the fall ahead of the November election,...

Exclusive: John Hawkes (True Detective: Night Country) has joined the cast of Prime Video‘s graphic novel series, Criminal, in a recurring role. He joins the previously announced cast of Charlie Hunnam, Adria Arjona, Richard Jenkins, Kadeem Hardison, Logan Browning, Pat Healy and Taylor Selé.

Criminal is an interlocking universe of crime stories based on the multi-Eisner Award-winning graphic novel series created by Brubaker and Sean Phillips.

Hawkes has been cast as ‘Sebastian Hyde,’ a hard man who is six months out from a stroke, and now walks with a cane. Once the biggest shark in the shark tank, Hyde is now showing his humanity a bit — maybe a bit too much. The owner of a gambling club, the kind of man whose name is accompanied by fear, Hyde can be both amused by someone one minute, and a ruthless enforcer the next.

As Deadline previously revealed exclusively, Ryan Fleck...

Dave Bautista and Jeff Bridges lead a stacked cast which will flip the Beowulf story and presumably also feature a puppet or two in the mix.

Here’s a fine story to kick off the week. The legendary Jim Henson Company is set to make Grendel, a live action version of Beowulf, the epic tale of heroes, monsters and the clashes between them.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Palisades Park Pictures is launching sales for the project at the upcoming Cannes marketplace. We’ve seen the tale of Beowulf rendered on the silver screen before of course, with Robert Zemeckis' 2007 version re-telling the Old English epic poem through the medium of computer animation.

Although that film is sometimes floated as an example in debates about the merits or shortcomings of CGI experimentation, it boasted an impressive cast that included Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright and Crispin Glover...

Jeff Bridges and Dave Bautista will lead the live-action adaptation of Grendel. T Bone Burnett will provide original music for the film, and the Jim Henson Creature Shop will bring the monsters to life. Bridges and Bautista will face off as Grendel and Beowulf in this thrilling adaptation.

Jeff Bridges will lead a star-studded live-action adaptation of John Gardner's Grendel, which retells part of Beowulf from the monster's perspective. Alongside Bridges, Dave Bautista will appear as Beowulf, Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar, Sam Elliott as The Dragon, Thomasin McKenzie as Queen Wealhtheow, and Aidan Turner as Unferth (per The Hollywood Reporter). Composer, producer, and songwriter T Bone Burnett will provide original music for the film and appear in the movie as The Shaper. Robert D. Krzykowski will direct Grendel from a screenplay he adapted from the critically acclaimed novel of the same name. Krzykowski said:

"'Grendel' represents everything I love about the movies.

The story of Beowulf and Grendel is one of the most famous stories in English literature. The epic Beowulf is one of the most important works of English literature in general and it has been an inspiration for many authors over the centuries. We have also had numerous adaptations of the work, including the animated film from 2007, but all of them focused on the heroic tale of Beowulf, the hero of the story. But, the story also has another important character – Grendel – the monster and Beowulf’s rival in the story.

Grendel is finally going to get the chance to tell you his side of the story, as the movie Grendel will be released soon, with Palisades Park Pictures is launching international sales ahead of Cannes.

But that is actually not the main piece of news we have for you today. Namely, the cast of the upcoming movie has been...

Guardians of the Galaxy and Dune star Dave Bautista will play Beowulf in the upcoming live-action monster movie Grendel. The actor will star in the Jim Henson Company production alongside accomplished actors such as Jeff Bridges, who plays the titular character Grendel, and Bryan Cranston, who will portray King Hrothgar.

Per Variety, Grendel will begin production later this year in Europe, with Jim Henson's Creature Shop handling practical creature work and design. The movie also stars Thomasin McKenzie as Queen Wealhtheow, and Aidan Turner as Unferth. T Bone Burnett will provide original songs for the film. Robert D. Krzykowski (The Man Who Killed Hitler) penned the screenplay and will direct the John Gardner novel adaptation. Krzykowski and Jay Glazer acquired the rights to the novel in 2020.

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A new live-action take on the tale of Beowulf is in development, and the project has assembled a very impressive cast.

We've seen a number of animated and live-action adaptations of the ancient Danish legend over the years, but this one will be a little different.

Based on John Gardner’s acclaimed novel, Grendel will tell the story from the perspective of the monster, with Jeff Bridges set to play the title character, and Dave Bautista on board as the mighty warrior to comes to Danish King Hrothgar's hall to put an end to the creature's rampage, Beowulf.

The cast also includes Bryan Cranston as King Hrothgar, Sam Elliott as The Dragon, Thomasin McKenzie as Queen Wealhtheow and Aidan Turner as Unferth. T Bone Burnett will also appear, and provide original songs for the film.

Robert D. Krzykowsk (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot) will direct. Jim Henson...

Actor and former wrestler Dave Bautista was last seen in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune: Part Two as Glossu Rabban. The actor has come a long way from his WWE days and has branched out into various roles in acclaimed films such as the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, Blade Runner 2049, Knock at the Cabin, and Glass Onion.

The actor will be seen next in Robert D. Krzykowski’s fantasy epic Grendel, which sees the actor play the popular character Beowulf. A retelling of the epic poem Beowulf, the film is adapted from a novel by John Gardner. It explores the story of Grendel, a monster whom Beowulf hunts. The film also stars Jeff Bridges, Bryan Cranston, Sam Elliott, Thomasin McKenzie, and more.

Dave Bautista Joins The Cast Of The Epic Fantasy Grendel A still from Robert Zemeckis’ Beowulf

The epic poem Beowulf has been regarded as one...