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The Silo season 2 premiere revealed that Juliette not only survived outside the silo but uncovered another silo, where a majority of the population unfortunately died. We learn in a flashback that the silo rebelled against It, believing the outside world to be safe.

But while Juliette is exploring the other silo, coming across at least one lone survivor, what is happening back at her silo? Let's find out what exactly happened in Silo season 2 episode 2, "Order" on Apple TV+.

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As expected, Juliette's silo is chaotic. The video from her helmet, which not only shows us what Juliette sees but the silo itself, was still recording as she came across the sea of dead bodies and the new silo. We do not know at what point the video cut out. Due to this, Bernard from It and the true mastermind of the silo itself frantically searches...

Jennifer Hudson has a new holiday album out, and with the vocals she slayed (or should we say, sleigh‘ed) on it, she sure deserves her title of “Princess of Christmas!”

In a new People interview published Monday, the talk show host celebrated her album The Gift of Love, but rest assured that she knows Mariah Carey will always be the Christmas queen.

“I think Mariah is the Queen of Christmas, and I’m the Princess of Christmas,” Hudson said. “At least, I named myself.”

The new comments to People...

Full of Hell and industrial artist Andrew Nolan have teamed up for the collaborative album Scraping the Divine, out November 15th. The lead single “Burdened by Solar Mass” can be streamed now.

The project is a true meeting of the industrial minds, with Full of Hell and Nolan’s uncompromising sonics colliding head on.

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As heard on the aforementioned track, the artists combined traditional metal instrumentation — ostensibly the FoH side of the collab — with cryptic atmospherics and electronic textures that are reminiscent of Nolan’s prolific output. There’s a clear line drawn on “Burdened by Solar Mass” where the instruments drop out in favor of a sludgy trip-hop beat. All the while, Full of Hell’s Dylan Walker unleashes howls for the duration of the nearly three-minute piece.

“The first meeting point between Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan,” Walker said of the song via a press release.

We’re heading back into the Silo — actually, at least two silos — in November.

Season 2 of the Rebecca Ferguson-led adaptation of Hugh Howey’s bestselling Wool, Shift and Dust trilogy will premiere Friday, Nov. 15, with its first episode of 10 (followed by weekly releases through Jan. 17, 2025).

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Watch the first trailer above, which teases Juliette’s current,...

It is exceedingly rare in today's IP-dominated movie marketplace to see an original film spawn a long-running franchise. Granted, these motion pictures aren't always wholly original. But while they tend to be derivative of narrative formulas that have worked in the past, they are at least written from scratch with no significant assistance from a novel or a comic book or a video game or, nowadays, the origin story of a popular brand.

So, kudos to Gregory Widen and Paul Maslansky for possessing the creative chutzpah to launch two very successful franchises in, respectively, "Highlander" and "Police Academy." The former gave fans four feature installments over a 14-year-span, while the latter rattled off six entries once a year between 1984 and 1989 (and a late-in-the-day seventh with much of the same cast in 1994).

"Police Academy" was especially zeitgeisty, trafficking in the zany spoof gags made popular by the Zaz team of David Zucker,...

The BBC on Thursday unveiled an original new drama from screenwriter Jimmy McGovern (Time, Cracker, The Street) which will explore “the impact of grooming and sexual abuse on one family.”

Emmy winner Anna Friel (Marcella, Pushing Daisies), who was BAFTA-nominated for her previous work with McGovern in Broken, leads the cast alongside Bobby Schofield (Time, Anne, Sas Rogue Heroes), BAFTA winner Anna Maxwell Martin (Motherland, A Spy Among Friends, Poppy Shakespeare), BAFTA winner David Threlfall (Nightsleeper, Shameless, Housewife 49) and Mark Womack (The Responder, Playing the Field, Moving On).

Further casting will be unveiled “in due course,” the BBC said.

Directed by Julia Ford (Showtrial, The Bay, Safe), the as-yet-untitled 90-minute single drama will be made by LA Productions (Broken, Anthony, Care) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One.

“Set and filmed in Liverpool, the fictional drama centers around the Mitchell family who are dealing with the devastating aftermath of an act of abuse,...

Jennifer Hudson is kicking off the holiday season early!

On Friday (September 6), the 42-year-old Egot winner announced that she will be releasing her first-ever Christmas album titled The Gift of Love on October 18.

Jennifer‘s upcoming album will feature collaborations with her boyfriend Common along with The Joy, a South African quintet known for their blend of traditional Zulu music and modern a cappella.

Keep reading to find out more…The holiday album also marks the first album Jennifer has released in over a decade. Her last album Jhud came out in 2014.

“I cannot wait for it to be yours!” Jennifer wrote on Instagram while announcing the new album.

Jennifer will be returning to host the third season of The Jennifer Hudson Show, which premieres on Sept. 16! You can pre-order The Gift of Love here.

Keep scrolling to see the tracklist…

The Gift of Love:

1. Hallelujah

2. Winter Wonderland

3. Carol of the Bells (ft.

Christmas carols from one of the greatest voices in music? Sign us up! On Friday, Jennifer Hudson announced that she’ll be releasing her first-ever holiday album, The Gift of Love, on Oct. 18.

The project will feature renditions of Christmas classics such as “O Holy Night,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Little Drummer Boy,” and “Jingle Bells.” It’ll also include “Carol of the Bells” alongside South African five-piece the Joy and Common on “Almost Christmas.”

“I cannot wait for it to be yours!” Hudson wrote on Instagram with a video of her...

There is absolutely no doubt that we’ve been ready for Silo season 2 ever since the end of the first season. The good news is there isn’t much longer left to wait.

Silo was a great hit for Apple TV+. It started off in a silo where there were questions about the toxicity of the Earth outside. The wife of the sheriff is sure that the world is clean again, and so she requests to go outside, knowing that it means she won’t be able to get back in.

Then her husband follows, leading to the promotion of a new sheriff, Juliette. It turns out that Juliette is just as inquisitive as some of the others. She wants to get to the bottom of the conspiracy that is happening, especially when it includes the murder of the mayor and the murder of Juliette’s deputy. What is going on?...

Even though Tite Kubo’s Bleach has taken a serious hit in popularity in recent times, there was a period when it was on top of the world. While one would believe that this was because of Ichigo Kurosaki, the show’s protagonist, that was not the case. The one character who single-handedly carried the show’s reputation was Sosuke Aizen, the former captain of the 5th Division of the Soul Reapers.

Souske Aizen. Credits: Studio Pierrot

The character was a testament to being a true villain who carried the show’s legacy on his back. Hence, this is the reason his mere existence made viewers ignore the flaws of the anime itself.

Despite being so iconic and arguably one of the most renowned antagonists of all time, he suffers from the same issue that Masashi Kishimoto has showcased in his iconic villain, in his magnum opus.

Sosuke Aizen and...

Exclusive: Power alum Rotimi is set for a heavily recurring role in the upcoming seventh season of The Chi.

Rotimi plays Charles, Pastor Ezekiel’s (Daniel J. Watts) former assistant who returns to the church for a second chance. The character was introduced in the Season 6 finale and the storyline will continue with Rotimi returning for a multi-episode arc in Season 7.

Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common (Selma), The Chi centers on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. The Paramount+ with Showtime series is produced by 20th Television.

Season 6 cast included Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James and Curtiss Cook.

Along with Waithe and Common, the series...

Jennifer Hudson revealed that her father had 27 children during his lifetime, and she “dreams” of meeting all of them one day.

Your Mama’s Kitchen podcast host Michele Norris brought up Hudon’s late father, Samuel Simpson while talking to the Dreamgirls star on a new episode.

“Your father had a big personality. And you went with your siblings and found him at some point, and you found that you had a lot more siblings,” Norris said.

Hudson laughed and said her father “apparently” had 27 children. The singer was primarily raised by her mother alongside her two siblings, Julia and Jason before she connected with her father at 16.

“It was my dream to have all of us at this grand Thanksgiving or Christmas table, and we all sit and eat together – that was my goal at 16,” she said.

Hudson said her paternal family members helped connect Hudson with her half-siblings.

The Roots Picnic, held yearly in Philadelphia since 2008, is a special kind of music festival. The lineup this year covered a wide spectrum of hip-hop and R&b, plus country, go-go, and more, with the Roots’ own omnivorous musicality as the guiding force. Daily crowds of 30,000 made the pilgrimage to Fairmount Park to soak up the sun and sounds on June 1 and 2. There were surprise guests (Ghostface! Common! Freeway! Lloyd! Musiq Soulchild!), outstanding collaborations, a couple of disappointing no-shows (Cam’Ron, you were missed), and tons more performances across three stages.

Ahead of the highly anticipated season six premiere, Paramount+ with Showtime today announced that it has already given the green light to The Chi Season 7. The first half of season six was record-breaking for The Chi, with the drama series delivering its most-watched season yet on streaming, surging nearly 25 percent over season five.

The second half of season six of The Chi returns on Friday, May 10, on-demand and on streaming for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. The seventh season will start production later this month in Chicago.

“Lena Waithe is a generational storyteller, whose authentic and unflinching narratives in The Chi resonate deeply, offering a powerful lens into both the complexities of life in Chicago as well as the Black experience in America,” said Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer,...

When it comes to the gothic and horror supernatural genre, vampires have consistently been explored in both shows and movies. Over the years, there have been multiple interpretations ranging from romantic fantasies and action to comedy and supernatural horror. Among many notable entries has been the CW teen drama starring Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev, which has earned acclaim as one of the best vampire TV shows.

The Vampire Diaries | Credit: CW

However, the concept of a teen drama revolving around supernatural forces did not seem appealing to Somerhalder, who played the role of Damon Salvatore in the series, when he first received the script. The actor recalled throwing it away believing the makers were attempting to bring The Twilight Saga to the small screen.

Ian Somerhalder Was Skeptical of The Vampire Diaries

Based on L. J. Smith’s book series of the same name, the show follows...

Paramount+ with Showtime today released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming second half of season six of The Chi series. The series will return on Friday, May 10, on streaming and on-demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan before making its on-air debut on Sunday, May 12, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.

The Chi series recently wrapped production in Chicago on the remaining eight episodes of the supersized 16-episode season. Produced entirely in its namesake city, the show is produced by 20th Television.

Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe under her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Academy Award and Emmy winner Common (Selma), The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.

The record-breaking season-six premiere, which...

Paramount+ with Showtime has released the trailer and key art for the upcoming second half of season six of The Chi, which will return May 10.

The series recently wrapped production in Chicago on the remaining eight episodes of the supersized 16-episode season.

The season-six premiere, which ranks among the top Showtime premieres ever in streaming viewership, picked up with Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Kiesha’s (Birgundi Baker) blended union tested by his perilous partnership with Douda, (Curtiss Cook), who is dealing with the fallout of Q’s murder and its effect on the shifting loyalty of his inner circle. Victor’s (Luke James) tangled past impacts his new role as city councilman. Newlyweds Jada (Yolonda Ross) and Darnell (Rolando Boyce) fear for son Emmett after he makes a desperate, life-threatening move. Rob (Iman Shumpert) and Tiff’s (Hannaha Hall) cannabis business and Jake’s (Michael V. Epps) apparel line take off,...

“I was blown away from the first script I read,” admits triple threat Oscar, Emmy and Grammy winner Common about his initial reactions to the labyrinthine plot and setting of sci-fi drama “Silo.” For our recent webchat he adds, “I was like, ‘thank you God that they are even considering me for this role.’ And when I got to meet with Graham Yost and then eventually got the call that I was chosen for the role of Sims, I was like really in gratitude. This is one of the best characters that I will ever play,” he says, explaining further that “the crew we have, from hair and makeup to our camera crew to obviously set design, costume design. Man, I was like, ‘I am working with excellence!’ I don’t think I’ve been on a on a film or TV project where I looked everywhere, and it was just excellent,...

Exclusive: To commemorate Earth Day, the filmmakers and Executive Producer, Laura Dern of Common Ground are excited to announce Common Ground: Earth Day 2024, a nationwide screening event aimed at amplifying support for regenerative agriculture on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2024. Check out a teaser above.

Partnering with industry leader AMC Theatres, event-based distributor Area 23a, and other national exhibitors, the filmmakers bring Common Ground: Earth Day 2024 to a minimum of 75 screens across major markets, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, Detroit, Minneapolis, and more.

On this year’s Earth Day, theaters will showcase a special version of the film for one day only, spreading the message of regenerative models of agriculture. This never-before-seen version of the documentary includes pre-recorded Q&a sessions featuring the filmmakers co-stars of the film and along with new scenes.

Directed and produced by Joshua Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell and distributed by...

On Tuesday morning, renowned fitness personality Richard Simmons opened up about his experience with skin cancer and detailed the emotional journey from diagnosis to treatment.

Simmons, who had previously alarmed fans with a post that said he was dying, revealed that he noticed a persistent blemish beneath his eye and decided to consult a dermatologist.

After a microscopic examination of the affected cells, the doctor informed Simmons that he had basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer associated with sun exposure.

Simmons, initially taken aback by the diagnosis, shared his lighthearted response to the doctor’s use of the “C word” to turn the point into a brief moment of laughter amidst the seriousness.

Basal cell carcinoma typically requires the removal of cancerous cells, and Simmons sought the expertise of Dr. Ralph A. Massey, a specialist in cancer treatment. Simmons said, “There was no numbing, it just had...

Wrestling Star Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock, Made His Feature Film Debut With The Film The Mummy Returns In 2001. (Photo Credit –Instagram)

Can you smell what the Rock is cooking? Possibly another major hit. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is among the most globally loved and acclaimed movie stars. Known for his blockbuster box-office success and charming personality, Johnson is a true-blue movie star who might be onto a career-defining role with his next movie, The Smashing Machine, a biopic on the Mma Legend Mark Kerr.

It has been quite a busy year for the Hobbs and Shaw stars. He was starting the year with a monumental return to his origin as a wrestler in the WWE Ring. Johnson returned for his first professional wrestling match after 11 years away from the ring. Wrestling fans around the world have rejoiced because The Rock’s return brought a significant boost to the viewership.

Cloud Nothings have announced a new studio album, Final Summer, and shared its latest single, “Running Through the Campus.”

Due on April 19th, Final Summer is Cloud Nothings’ first release on Pure Noise Records, and marks their ninth or 10th album “depending on how you look at it,” according to the band’s Dylan Baldi. Speaking to the record’s themes, Baldi said: “It’s about feeling alright in the moment. A lot of these songs sorta ended up being about getting by or trying to keep improving despite everything.”

To that end, he cites Cloud Nothings’ constant drive to make new music as a leading factor in Final Summer’s sound. “I just like making things,” Baldi said. “I love having something that I’ve made by the end of the day, even if it’s just one song. It’s like proof that my day happened. I’m...

It was a few minutes past midnight when Missy Elliott stepped up to the podium at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and cemented her place in history as the first female hip-hop artist to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She’d spent the past four hours witnessing speeches and performances from acts across the vast spectrum of rock, including Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Elton John, Stevie Nicks, and Olivia Rodrigo. Near the end of her speech, tears started to flow as the gravity of the moment hit her seemingly all at once.

Jennifer Hudson is opening up about her love life!

The 42-year-old singer and Oscar-winning actress returned to daytime television on Monday (October 2) and casually mentioned she has a boyfriend during the season premiere episode.

Jennifer started the show by welcoming her audience back to The Jennifer Hudson Show and she raved about Usher‘s new music, as well as his Las Vegas residency at Park MGM.

While she hasn’t attended yet, Jennifer says she’s going to soon. “and I’m going to bring my boyfriend, all right. We’re going to sit in the back and watch. Because Usher is everybody’s boyfriend, all right!”

So, who is her boyfriend?

Keep reading to find out more…

Jennifer has been rumored to be dating fellow Oscar winner Common since September 2022 and she recently played coy when asked about the rumors.

“Rumors say a lot of things,” Jennifer told TMZ...

The “Jennifer Hudson Show” will not be returning to the air this week, as was previously announced.

The decision follows backlash against Drew Barrymore after she announced that she’d be debuting the fourth season of her show, despite the ongoing WGA Strike.

Read More: Jennifer Hudson And Common Romance Rumours Heat Up As She Posts Birthday Tribute

According to Variety, season 2 of the “Jennifer Hudson Show” was set to premiere on Sept. 18, without any of its writers.

However, Hudson’s show is now on hold, and The Hollywood Reporter claims that the host “advocated” for the postponement.

The decision follows that of “The Drew Barrymore Show” and “The Talk”, which are also signatories to the Writers Guild of America’s minimum basic agreement

Read More: Jennifer Hudson Calls Common A ‘Beautiful Man’ Amid Romance Rumours

“Live With Kelly and Mark”, “Tamron Hall” and “Sherri” are among the daytime shows...

Jung Kook of BTS will join the Global Citizen Festival lineup, making one of his first live solo appearances at the Sept. 23 concert in New York’s Central Park.

The record-setting K-Pop singer, whose debut solo single “Seven” hit No. 1 in the United States and around the world this summer, will join Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Anitta and Megan Thee Stallion as headliners of the event designed to encourage supporters, especially those in Gen Z, to take action on extreme poverty, gender inequality, climate change and other issues.

Read More: K-pop Star Suga Becomes 3rd BTS Member To Begin Military Service In South Korea

“The festival sheds light on important causes and drives action and I’m happy to take part in it,” Jung Kook said in a statement. “I can’t wait to perform in front of many people at the Great Lawn in Central Park.

Hollywood history is full of interesting little mysteries. Like, how could the man responsible for directing the excellent "End of Watch" and writing the unimpeachable classic that is "Training Day" also be responsible for "Suicide Squad" and the embarrassment that was "Bright"? At least in the case of David Ayer's debut DC effort, we know studio meddling was largely to blame. But "Bright?" A hard boiled LA crime odyssey with orcs and fairies? Had anyone been asking for that combo?

Anyway, the point is that, if you only knew about these four movies, you might be under the impression Ayer has just two settings: he's either firing on all cylinders or misfiring entirely. But you'd be mistaken. Lurking between the zenith that was "Training Day" and the nadir that was "Bright," there's "Street Kings," a 2008 crime thriller which Ayer directed from a script by the master of LA noir fiction,...

Heavy spoilers for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" to follow.

"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" was a miracle of filmmaking, a movie that shouldn't work -- it has too many characters, drastically different visual styles throughout, and a story that is simultaneously too kid-friendly for adults yet too adult for the demographic normally associated with American animation. Yet not only did work, but the film became a smash hit (joining our list of the best movies of all time). More importantly, it proved that animated movies could look like stylized concept art and still find an audience, a big one at that. Since then, we've seen many other movies experiment with their own unique visual styles and with stories that are bolder and more mature than, say, "Minions" or "The Boss Baby."

The latest movie to join this new era of animated movies is "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,...

Sex and the City aired on HBO from 1998 until 2004. For six seasons, fans of the series connected deeply with Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York. They watched as they fell in love, had their hearts broken, and rebounded, always with the help of their very best friends. Now, fans can reconnect with three of the four in And Just Like That…, the Max reboot. While the reboot has its fair share of critics, it’s still nice to reconnect with fictional old friends. One Sex and the City fan theory, however, would completely ruin the original series and all that came after it if it turned out to be true.

A fan once theorized that Carrie Bradshaw and her friends’ lives never happened

In 2016, a Reddit user posited that Sex and the City isn’t what it appears to be. According to the Sex and the City fan theory,...

Romance seems to be blooming between Jennifer Hudson and Common.

Over the weekend, the pair were spotted together, spending what The Daily Mail called a “romantic weekend” together in London.

Read More: Jennifer Hudson And Common Romance Rumours Heat Up As She Posts Birthday Tribute

Hudson and Common reportedly flew to the city together, and visited the Barbican Theatre on Friday to take in the new musical A Strange Loop.

They apparently arrived separately, but were seen backstage together posing for photos with cast members.

“Jennifer and Common have been trying to keep their relationship low-profile,” a source said. “There has been speculation for months regarding whether or not they are together, but the fact they’ve travelled all the way to London together just shows they’re very much an item.”

The source added, “They arrived to the show individually to avoid any commotion but away from prying eyes,...

Team Experience has been looking at LGBTQ+ related Oscar nominations.

by Nick Taylor

Over the course of June, one of my big cinematic missions was to watch as many queer documentaries as I could. A broader understanding and recognition of lived queer experiences, either through art or lived interaction, is something I’m finding increasingly valuable and incredibly grateful for. Past or present lives, always reflecting so many potential futures - cherish that shit! Cinema allows for a unique view on long-gone lives I would never have met. A lot of my dive has been focused on the Criterion Channel’s various LGBTQ+ playlists. If you haven’t already seen Dressed in Blue, Tongues Untied, and Shakedown, watch them all now and learn from their authors, the multitude of voices in front of and behind the camera bravely willing to show us who they are and what they know.

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt,...

Exclusive: Emmy winner Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story) is set for a key recurring role on the upcoming sixth season of Showtime’s The Chi, from 20th Television.

Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe and her Hillman Grad banner and executive produced by Common (Selma), The Chi is a coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption.

Whitfield will play Alicia, an intimidating, old-money matriarch who will spare no expense to get what she wants.

In Season 6, big dreams are finally realized but at a cost and everyone will be tested in unimaginable ways as they calculate the risks and rewards of their next big move. Emmett (Jacob Latimore) and Kiesha’s (Birgundi Baker) blissful blended union is tested by his insatiable drive to...

Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn Jr., better known by his stage name Common, is an American rapper, actor and activist. He has received numerous accolades for his impressive accomplishments, becoming the first rapper to earn himself a Primetime Emmy, three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Common Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Common was born on March 13, 1972 (Common: Age 51) in Chicago, Illinois to Mahalia Ann Hines and Lonnie Lynn Sr. His mother is a former principal of the John Hope College Preparatory High School, while his father is a former Aba basketball player.

Common grew up in the Calumet Heights neighborhood, where he lived with both his parents until the age of six. At six years old, Common’s parents had gotten divorced, which resulted in his father relocating to Denver, Colorado. Common was, therefore, raised by his mother. However, his father made sure...

Costume designer Jyoti Madnani Singh’s new film ‘Mumbaikar’ premiered on ‘JioCinema’ on 2nd of June. Mumbaikar boasts of heavy-duty star-cast that includes Vijay Sethupathi, Vikrant Massey, Sanjay Mishra, Sachin Khedekar, Tanya Maniktala and others. Jyoti Madnani Singh aka Jms, has dressed every single one of the characters in the sprawling cast. Jyoti’s costume does justice to the story setting that consists of characters from dark world of Mumbai and common Mumbaikar belonging to various strata of life.

Talking about how she landed up getting the assignment from a Kerala based production house, Jyoti said, “I have designed costumes for several realistic films in past like Rahasya, T for Tajmahal, Chaarfutiya Chhokare, etc, and had just finished shooting for thriller ‘420 Ipc’. Makers somehow got a whiff of my work. As Mumbaikar is also a thriller with tinge of drama-action in a realistic scenario, I reckon, I fitted the bill.

The best thing George Lucas ever did "Star Wars" was, well, create "Star Wars." The second best thing he ever did was to open his sandbox to the world, allowing others to play in the universe he created, reinterpreting and adding to it. Since then, the franchise has grown from a tale of rebellion and one farm boy becoming a hero to a true epic spanning millennia, with stories and characters as varied as they come.

This is why "Star Wars: Visions" is the purest expression of the sandbox-y nature of the "Star Wars" galaxy. The first season proved that the iconography and themes of the galaxy far, far away could translate well to different art styles and different stories than what we'd seen before — it could be about robots who want to be heroes as much as it could be a rock opera. The show fulfilled the promise of...

Frasier and Everybody Loves Raymond are two very different shows. While both aired in the 1990s and early 2000s, they appeared on different networks and largely appealed to different audiences. Their subject matters were distinct, too. Frasier followed a radio psychologist as he navigated an upper-crust life in Seattle. Everybody Loves Raymond focused on Ray Barone and his extended family in New York. Still, the two shows have an unlikely connection. In fact, Frasier is partly responsible for getting Everybody Loves Raymond off the ground in a roundabout way.

Ray and Debra Barone | Getty Images/Bob Riha, Jr. A spec script for Frasier led to the development of ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’

While Frasier and Everybody Loves Raymond were two different shows, a spec script for one led to the development of the other. Phil Rosenthal, the co-creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, sat down with the Television Academy in 2005 to discuss...

How do you create a cinematic language for the unconscious? That was the challenge for director Alejandro González Iñárritu and cinematographer Darius Khondji on “Bardo,” a movie that sprang from Iñárritu’s dreams, memories, and fantasies. “There is no story, there is no structure, there is no plot,” Iñárritu told IndieWire. “There’s just a mental landscape of a character.” Working with Khondji for the first time when his usual collaborator, Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki was booked on another project, Iñárritu discovered he had the ideal partner to translate his most personal experiences into images. “It was an incredible privilege to find another brother late in my life.”

Khondji and Iñárritu’s initial conversations were less about filmmaking than about the essence of what the filmmaking needed to convey. “Right from the beginning, he wanted me to understand how personal the story was,” Khondji said. “He talked to me about the...

The Oscar category of Best Original Song seems to have a concrete group of four tunes anticipated to be selected as nominees for Tuesday’s announcement. They include Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award winner “Naatu Naatu” from “Rrr” (M.M. Keeravani and Chandrabose), plus “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”, “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, and “Ciao Papa” from “Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio”. That leaves at least one spot potentially open for a surprise nominee. When predicting the song category, it is best to keep in mind that the music branch clearly has their favorites, and that usually tends to fill up a couple uncertain slots. This year, two of those songwriters may have a better shot at another Oscar nomination than most people think: perennial nominees Diane Warren for “Applause” from “Tell It Like A Woman,” and J. Ralph for “Dust & Ash” from the documentary...

Yoshio Yoda, who portrayed Fuji, the sweet-natured Japanese prisoner of war befriended by the irreverent gang of American sailors at the center of the 1962-66 ABC World War II-set sitcom McHale’s Navy, died Jan. 13 in Fullerton, CA. He was 88.

Yoda, who also went be the name James Yoshio Yoda during his post-acting career as an executive of Toyota Hawaii, was born in Tokyo and studied law at Keio University in Japan before deciding on an acting career. After moving to the United States, Yoda enrolled at the University of Southern California’s film school.

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Common shows his excitement over his upcoming Broadway debut this November. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/gotpap/StarMaxWorldwide

Common will be turning his dream into a reality as he takes the stage for his Broadway debut this November.

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, known by his stage name Common, has had a successful career in the music industry since his start in the early 90s.

The rapper has also established his place as a Hollywood actor, with starring roles in films such as Just Wright, The Informer, and John Wick: Chapter 2.

However, he has recently moved his talents over to the Broadway stage and will be starring in the role of Junior in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play, Between Riverside and Crazy.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning play will begin previews on November 30 and will run at the Second Stages Hayes Theatre in New York City.

The rapper recently took to Instagram to announce his upcoming...

There are quite a few ways someone could describe the way the NBC series "Community" approached its sitcom status. Call it deconstruction, call it subversion, call it homage, but whatever you do, do not call the series a "spoof." 

The show, which ran for five seasons on NBC before hopping over to Yahoo for its final season, played with the sitcom format to create something a little more interesting. Whether an episode played around with tropes or Abed (Danny Pudi) simply pointed out how "real life" was just like a television show, there was always a meta aspect of "Community" that turned the humor into a commentary on, well, humor. 

Series creator and showrunner Dan Harmon would end up taking the lessons he learned from his time at Greendale Community College to his next series, "Rick and Morty," but not before leaving an indelible mark on the prime-time sitcom. In...

Showtime has picked up a sixth season of The Chi, its popular drama series created and executive produced by Lena Waithe and executive produced by Common. The renewal comes while Season 5 is still airing, with new episodes dropping Fridays on streaming and on-demand and Sundays on the linear network, heading to the season finale, which will stream September 2 and premiere on-air two days later.

The Chi has been a digital standout from the start, with its series premiere setting a sign-up record for Showtime in December 2017. Five seasons in, the coming-of-age drama set in the South Side of Chicago remains a strong performer, with Season 5 on pace to set a new record for the series in streaming, growing that audience by over 20 from last season.

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Produced entirely in Chicago by 20th Television, The Chi will return for Season 6 in 2023.

In the current fifth season,...

Winners in the country music, Americana/roots, and bluegrass categories were announced during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday afternoon.

Tanya Tucker won two awards, Best Country Album for While I’m Livin’ and Best Country Song for “Bring My Flowers Now.”

“After almost 50 years in this business, after many dreams, it’s still unbelievable to me that I’d still have a few firsts left. After 14 trips, 14 nominations, this is the first win,” Tucker said upon accepting the trophy for Best Country Song, which she shared with her co-writers Phil and Tim Hanseroth,...

Billie Eilish swept the top categories at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards as she and brother/recording partner Finneas O’Connell took home six out of the seven awards they were nominated for. Eilish became only the second artist in history to nab new artist, song of the year, record of the year and album of the year. She also won pop vocal album while O’Connell earned producer of the year and engineered album (both non-classical).

Lizzo had a stellar Grammy debut as well. After opening the show with a Kobe Bryant tribute and an energetic rendition of “Truth Hurts,” she picked up trophies for pop solo performance, traditional R&b performance and urban contemporary album. Tyler, the Creator won his first Grammy on Sunday in the rap album category, beating 21 Savage, Ybn Cordae, Meek Mill and Dreamville.

Nipsey Hussle earned two posthumous awards. Along with a tribute performance in his honor,...

Coldplay, the Jonas Brothers, Brittany Howard and Brandi Carlile will perform headlining sets at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles as part of the Citi Sound Vault series, set to take place the week of the 2020 Grammy Awards.

Coldplay will kick off the special set of shows, produced by Live Nation, on January 21st, while Howard will perform on the 22nd, Carlile on the 23rd and the Jonas Brothers on the 25th. Citi Sound Vault will also present a special show from the Roots and various special guests, January 25th at Live House Hollywood.

The mere opening salvo of “The Informer” contains nearly enough plot to keep many a lesser shoot-’em-up exercise occupied for an hour or two: Just 10 minutes into Andrea Di Stefano’s undercover-mission-turned-prison-break-thriller, a family has been set on the run, an FBI bust on a Polish drug cartel has gone tensely awry, a character’s identity has been neatly pulled out from under us, and a cop has been shot dead. Somehow, this impersonal but tightly wound Americanization of a Scandi-crime potboiler then continues escalating its short-of-breath narrative for almost two hours. For all “The Informer” lacks in surface style — shot and scored as it is in functional, straight-to-vod fashion — it remains a surprisingly well-oiled genre machine.

Opening Stateside in the January doldrums, several months after a modestly received late-summer bow in the U.K., this sophomore effort from Italian actor-turned-director Di Stefano is — like his Benicio del Toro...

Warner Bros has released a trailer for the gritty, female-driven mob drama ‘The Kitchen’ starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish and Elisabeth Moss.

Directed by Andrea Berloff, the film stars Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, with Margo Martindale, Oscar winner Common, and Bill Camp; as well as Jeremy Bobb, E.J. Bonilla, Wayne Duvall, Annabella Sciorra, Myk Watford.

Berloff’s screenplay was based on the comic book series created for DC Vertigo by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. The film was produced by multiple Oscar nominee Michael De Luca and Marcus Viscidi (“Rampage”). Serving as executive producers were Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Dave Neustadter, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Elishia Holmes, and Adam Schlagman.

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The film is out in the UK September 20th

The Kitchen Synopsis

The Kitchen stars Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy,...

Maren Morris made a surprise appearance during Coachella’s second weekend, turning up to sing “The Middle” as part of German DJ-producer Zedd’s set. The annual multi-artist festival wrapped its 2019 edition in Indio, California, on Sunday, April 21st.

In fan-shot video, Morris is at the front of the stage, encouraging an ocean of people to sing along to the song, a 2018 Number One dance hit she recorded in collaboration with Zedd and Grey. Looking like the pilot of futuristic aircraft as he stands inside a customized (and glowing) ring with all his gear,...

Brandi Carlile and Dierks Bentley decided to use the Acm Awards stage not to play an old favorite or current single, but do something out of the box. “Travelin’ Light,” the bluegrass-tinged deep cut off Bentley’s most recent album The Mountain, was a perfect forum for both Bently’s rootsier side and Carlile’s ability to flawlessly harmonize with just about every human on earth.

Bentley, who was previously an Acm Awards host with Luke Bryan before Reba McEntire took over, looked thrilled as he traded verses with Carlile...

Brooks & Dunn had a hit once called “Put a Girl In It,” and that’s just what the Academy of Country Music Awards have done, adding Kelly Clarkson, Brandi Carlile and Ashley McBryde to the lineup of performers for the April 7 telecast on CBS.

While they’re at it, they also added Brooks & Dunn, who have to count this as the lesser of their announcements in the last 48 hours, as they were just named as inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame on Monday.

Other country heavy hitters being added to the ACMs’ performance slate are Luke Combs, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line and Dan + Shay. That last duo proved their awards-show mettle in February with a Grammys performance that turned out to be the most Shazam-ed of the evening.

Carlile certainly had a breakout performance at the Grammys as well. Since she and Clarkson...