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Jxdn has had a lot of time for introspection — and he’s ready to give fans a look inside his mind.

As he released his single “What the Hell” on Friday, Jxdn (real name Jaden Hossler) announced that he’ll release his sophomore, 17-track album When the Music Stops on June 28 via Travis Barker’s Dta Records.

“What do I hear when the music stops? I heard silence like I had never heard before,” he said in a press release about the album. “I heard an emptiness that overtook me.

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Latto delivers a playful rebuke o her haters, Kacey Musgraves returns with the introspective title track off her forthcoming Deeper Well, and a highlight from Usher’s brand new ninth LP. Plus, new tracks from Noah Kahan, Maggie Rogers and Faye Webster.

Latto, “Sunday Service” (YouTube)

Kacey Musgraves, “Deeper Well” (YouTube)

Usher, “Kissing Strangers” (YouTube)

Noah Kahan, “Forever” (YouTube)

Maggie Rogers, “Don’t Forget Me” (YouTube)

Faye Webster,...

Kamar de los Reyes, a veteran film, TV and voice actor best known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live and as the villain Raul Menendez in the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, died Sunday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, a rep for the family confirmed to Deadline. He was 56.

Born in Puerto Rico but raised in Las Vegas, de los Reyes moved to Los Angeles in the late ’80s to begin an acting career which spanned the next 30-plus years. In 1994, de los Reyes originated the role of Pedro Quinn in the critically acclaimed off-Broadway play, Blade to the Heat, which led to the role of Ferdinand in George C. Wolfe’s Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest. From there, he went on to work alongside big names such as Oliver Stone in Nixon,...

Disney has released a bunch of promo material for Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book recently, including the first clip from the film, which features a frightening Shere Khan. There are also a series of photos that feature the cast of the film with the animal characters that they play in the film. You'll see Scarlett Johansson and Kaa, Giancarlo Esposito and Akela, Ben Kingsley and Bagheera, Christopher Walken and King Louie, Lupita Nyong'o and Raksha, and Idris Elba and Shere Khan. Each of the images come with a description of the character and quote from the actor who plays them. I’m kinda sad that there isn’t one of Billy Murray with Baloo. I also included a new TV spot and a collection of character posters.

I'm so excited to see this movie. I'm such a huge fan of the original animated film, and this looks like a perfect live-action adaptation.

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Brand new special shoot images featuring the cast of Disney’s The Jungle Book have been released.

Featuring Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, Sir Ben Kingsley, Christopher Walken and Giancarlo Esposito, each image pairs the actor with their onscreen character, as well as quotes from the actors.

Voiced by Idris Elba, Shere Khan bears the scars of man, which fuel his hatred of humans. Convinced that Mowgli poses a threat, the bengal tiger is determined to rid the jungle of the man-cub. “Shere Khan reigns with fear,” says Elba. “He terrorizes everyone he encounters because he comes from a place of fear.”

Kaa is a massive python who uses her voice and hypnotic gaze to entrance Mowgli. The man-cub can’t resist her captivating embrace. “Kaa seduces and entraps Mowgli with her storytelling,” says Scarlett Johansson. “She’s...

Writer-director Caradog James’ exploration of a possible future finds the west locked in a Cold War with China, and an arms race to create the most advanced artificial intelligence.

Ahead of the release of the award winning British indie hit, HeyUGuys caught up with Caity Lotz to discuss her two part leading role as both human and machine. Caity took us inside her mind; the destination the future, to discuss The Machine as a tale of good versus evil that asks moral questions of its audience, creating an artificial intelligent and a transition between worlds, before finally surrendering to the audience.

Could you not describe The Machine as a simple tale of good versus evil?

Yeah, but it blurs those lines a little bit. It is definitely a story of good versus evil, but in the film you see that it is not so black and white.

Whilst early cinema romanticised morality,...

Review Laura Akers 8 Jan 2014 - 07:00

Despite a cliched premise, Castle's cast performances save the day. Here's Laura's review of Under Fire...

This review contains spoilers.

6.11 Under Fire

Oh, how I loathe episodes like last week’s Castle! The heroes-trapped-and-about-to-die-while-everyone-watches-powerless-to-stop-it trope is probably one of the more painful TV episode clichés there is. Perhaps the only one worse is the largely-flashbacks-of-other-episodes episode. But luckily, that latter trope seems to be slowly dying out—I can’t remember the last time I saw one, thank goodness.

But each does fulfill a specific purpose. The flashback episode is largely driven by a not-even-thinly hidden motive: it’s simply cheaper to make an episode where the majority of the material is recycled from other episodes. It has the side benefit of luring in new viewers who were channel surfing by showing them an episode made of almost nothing but the best moments.

It's the moment we've all been waiting for: Lisa Kudrow finally made her way to "Scandal."

On Thursday's (Oct. 24) episode, the coincidentally-perfectly titled "Say Hello to My Little Friend," the former "Friends" star made her debut on the ABC hit, revealing just how her top secret character would fit into Olivia Pope's (Kerry Washington) world.

As Congresswoman Josephine Marcus, it's clear that Kudrow is going to be a thorn in Fitz's (Tony Goldwyn) side. In our first glimpse at her, the Democratic presidential hopeful from Wyoming is taking Fitz to ask during a primary debate. A challenger who the White House initially writes off as inexperienced, Josephine gets the boost she needs when Mellie (Bellamy Young) stupidly trashes both her and the voting public supporting her into another congresswoman's hot mic during a photo op.

Just like that, Josephine has the legitimacy she needs to be viewed as a viable...