Mads Mikkelsen and Vanessa Hudgens are set to star in Netflix‘s film adaptation of graphic novel Polar. See them in action for the movie’s first official trailer. Jonas Åkerlund directed the feature, which has Mikkelsen portraying Duncan Vizla, a top assassin known around the world as the Black Kaiser. He intended …
Read More »Future Had a Busy Friday
The first month of 2019 will belong, apparently, to Future. On Friday, the Atlanta rapper released the video for his new single “Crushed Up.” To top it, though, Epic Records also announced via press release that Future is dropping a new album on January 18th, and on January 11th he’ll …
Read More »'True Detective' Season 3 Review: A Return to Form, For Better And Worse
In the third season of HBO’s True Detective, Mahershala Ali plays Arkansas state cop Wayne Hays, investigating the same child murder case across three eras: as a hotshot detective in 1980 whose troubled service in Vietnam is close in the past; as a family man looking to resurrect his career …
Read More »NXIVM Leader Cites Scientology Ruling in New Court Filing
Attorneys for former Smallville actress Allison Mack have filed new documents in Brooklyn Federal Court to support their motion to dismiss criminal charges for her involvement in an alleged “sex cult” within a purported self-help organization known as NXIVM (pronounced “nexium”). In April 2018, Mack and NXIVM founder Keith Raniere …
Read More »Amanda Shires Reflects on 'Terrifying' Ryman Auditorium Debut
The first time she ever played on the Ryman Auditorium stage in Nashvhille, Amanda Shires was distracted by the building’s formidable history. “I couldn’t look up,” she recalls in a new Behind the Scenes video from the Ryman. “All I did was look down and then I would kind of …
Read More »Song You Need To Know: Rita Ora, 'Let You Love Me' (Acoustic)
It is generally bad news whenever a pop star decides to bless us with an earthy, strummed version of their new club anthem. So here’s a surprise: Rita Ora’s electropop song “Let You Love Me” set to acoustic guitar is a delight. Without all the clutter, it’s a folk-pop song …
Read More »Taylor Swift Previews Netflix Concert Doc With Brassy 'Shake It Off'
After taking her Reputation tour to 36 cities, seven countries and four continents in 2018, Taylor Swift is bringing it to the rest of the world via Netflix: The Reputation concert film, shot during a show at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas with the help of 28 cameras, arrives on …
Read More »Kevin Spacey Charged With Felony Sexual Assault in 2016 Incident
A sexual assault accusation levied against Kevin Spacey last year has resulted in the actor facing felony charges for allegedly assaulting the teenage son of a Boston news anchor in 2016. In November 2017, anchor Heather Unruh accused Spacey of plying her 18-year-old son with alcohol before grabbing his genitals. …
Read More »Why the Resignation of James Mattis Is Especially Concerning
Defense Secretary James Mattis will leave the Trump administration at the end of February. It’s hard to believe he made it this long. The retired four-star general was reported to have disagreed with several of the president’s foreign policy decisions, none more so, apparently, than Wednesday’s surprise move to pull …
Read More »Illinois Catholic Diocese Didn't Investigate 500 Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan released a damning preliminary report Wednesday on her office’s findings that the Catholic dioceses in the state had withheld the names of over 500 priests accused of sexually abusing minors. The investigation is ongoing, though the report says “the Office has reviewed enough information to …
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