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The Sea and Cake rolls with the changes
Sam Prekop was getting so much enjoyment out of making a solo album built on analog synthesizers a few years ago that he couldn't quite wrap his head around the idea of making another guitar-based album with the band he co-founded 24 years ago, the Sea and Cake.
"Once I got into this modular-synth mindset, I couldn't even fathom picking up a ...Read more
EDC Las Vegas fans handle a post-Avicii, post-massacre world
Late Saturday night at Electric Daisy Carnival, Omar Marruto leaned against the side of a concrete pillar on the track of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. All around him, tens of thousands of young EDM fans, wearing illuminated boots, beard glitter and X's of neon nipple tape bounded past him on the fest's man drag, Electric Avenue.
As he rested, ...Read more
List of DVD release dates for May 22 and beyond
Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:
MAY
22: Game Night
22: Red Sparrow
22: The 15:17 to Paris
22: Early Man
22: A Fantastic Woman
22: Wonderstruck
22: The Party
22: Call the Midwife: Season Seven
22: I Kill Giants
22: Masterpiece: Little Women DVD
29: Annihilation
29: I'm ...Read more
'Deadpool 2' creative team breaks down three of the film's biggest secrets and surprises
Warning: This story contains major plot spoilers about "Deadpool 2."
From the beginning, the creative team behind the "Deadpool" franchise has stuck to one simple rule that guides every decision they make: "We always say, 'If you can't do it in another superhero movie, you'd best be doing it in a Deadpool movie," said screenwriter Paul Wernick....Read more
Ron Howard gets a little help from his friends with 'Solo'
LOS ANGELES -- Ron Howard says his first thought when he took over as director of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" was the same as when it was announced he would be making a documentary on the Beatles. Both projects meant taking on the biggest icons in pop culture history.
"I could tell from the moment it was announced, 'Ron, don't (expletive) this up...Read more
The Billboard Music Awards had something to say — and actually said it
How to judge Kelly Clarkson's first time hosting an awards show?
Consider that the singer brought a touch of suspense -- and a deep well of feeling -- to an annual production whose predictable data-based prizes include one for the year's top-selling album.
Welcoming viewers to Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, broadcast live on NBC from the MGM...Read more
Barack and Michelle Obama partner with Netflix to produce movies and TV shows
Barack Obama has long had close ties to Hollywood. Now the 44th U.S. president is officially becoming a Hollywood producer in a new multiyear deal with Netflix that will see the former commander in chief and his wife, Michelle, produce movies, TV series and other content for the global streaming giant.
Netflix announced Monday that the former ...Read more
Even at the Rose Bowl, Taylor Swift forges an intimate bond with fans
PASADENA, Calif. -- As another school year draws to a close, it has to cross Taylor Swift's mind that, on the road to being one of the biggest pop stars on the planet, she sacrificed the formal education that most of her peers have experienced.
When you become a professional songwriter at 14, sign a recording contract at 15 and release your ...Read more
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Zombie Turkeys
Andy Zach$2.99
Sam Melvin, an underachieving e-reporter, changes when he meets turkeys that won't stay dead. You can shoot 'em, chop 'em, burn 'em—they come back stronger. As Sam tracks down the zombie turkeys and how to eradicate them, his editor, ...
The wonderful, improbable Palme d'Or triumph of Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Shoplifters' at Cannes
CANNES, France -- On the last day of every Cannes Film Festival, word begins to leak out about which filmmakers from the competition have been called back for the closing-night awards ceremony.
Many of us already knew, going into Saturday night's show, that Alice Rohrwacher's "Happy as Lazzaro," Spike Lee's "BlacKkKlansman," Nadine Labaki's "...Read more
Soft-spoken Carl Lumbly combats shyness with his roles
PASADENA, Calif. -- You'd never guess by watching actor Carl Lumbly in his myriad incarnations on screen, stage and television that he's inordinately shy.
Soft-spoken and pensive, Lumbly says, "I was raised in a wonderful home with three sisters. And my father was very dominant. So I think a lot of air was taken up, and I learned to keep my own...Read more
'Deadpool 2' tops 'Avengers' but fails to surpass its predecessor
LOS ANGELES -- Two Josh Brolin-led Marvel movies dominated the domestic box office this weekend, led by 20th Century Fox's "Deadpool 2."
"It's Deadpool's world and we're just living in it," said Chris Aronson, the studio's president of distribution.
The film opened in first place with $125 million, the second biggest debut for an R-rated film ...Read more
A new-world spin on old tradition
The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was grand in many ways, but perhaps the most striking aspect were the myriad collisions of American and British culture.
The wedding was an unprecedented mix of royal pomp, British tradition, black-American culture and Hollywood celebrity. Britain's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...Read more
'Shoplifters' wins Palme d'Or as Spike Lee takes second place at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
He sat in his seat, perfectly still, as if he couldn't believe the news. And he was not the only one surprised, as master Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda was the unexpected but very welcome winner of the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or for his "Shoplifters."
Kore-eda has been at the festival several times before, most recently with films ...Read more
Japanese director Kore-Eda wins best-film prize at Cannes
CANNES, France -- Hirokazu Kore-Eda Saturday became the first Japanese director in 21 years to win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or for best film.
Kore-Eda was awarded the prize for "Shoplifters," which tells a heartbreaking story about a family of petty criminals.
The last Japanese director to win the prize was Shohei Imamura in 1997 for...Read more
New on DVD: Deep-thinking elements make 'Annihilation' better suited for DVD
There are only a few new titles being released this week, but among the picks are a film that will make you think and a cable series that will make you laugh.
"Annihilation"; 3 stars: Some movies work better once they are available on DVD, and this is one of them. Director/writer Alex Garland's adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer's novel forces the ...Read more
John Travolta's 'Gotti' had a rocky road to the Cannes Film Festival and the challenges aren't over yet
CANNES, France -- The soiree had all the trappings of an ultra-luxe affair: Guests dressed in tuxedos and evening gowns, wandered the grounds of one of the most expensive hotels in the world, the du Cap-Eden-Roc. Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, partygoers sipped champagne until 50 Cent -- who had been flown in to perform a 20-minute set -- ...Read more
The fear is now: How HBO's 'Fahrenheit 451' measures up against TV's most recent dystopian dramas
Democracy has been replaced by authoritarian rule. All books, music and art deemed "inappropriate" are banned. Citizens are controlled by computers and/or robots. Free will is a thing of the past.
The best sci-fi and dystopian fantasies articulate the fears of a grim, future America that's terrifyingly close to the one we live in now, but far ...Read more
With reboots of 'Magnum P.I.' and 'Charmed,' everything old is new again at the TV Upfronts
One of science-fiction's most enduring tales is H.G. Wells "The Time Machine," in which a man uses a vehicle to move backward and forward in time.
No such vehicles were in evidence last week during the broadcast networks' upfront presentations unveiling their new shows and upcoming fall schedules to advertisers in New York. But judging from the...Read more
Album reviews: Playboi Carti, Arctic Monkeys, Brent Cobb
Playboi Carti
"Die Lit"
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Atlanta's Playboi Carti would not be the first artist to be looked upon as enigmatic, especially as -- up until the present -- he's released none of his own solo material to show for his long rep as the king of the mumble rappers. Features? He's had a slew of them since 2014, with repetitive, ...Read more
'13 Reasons Why' wades deeper into controversial territory in Season 2
The first season of "13 Reasons Why," an adaptation of Jay Asher's young adult novel of the same name, was a binge-fest for young viewers. But the Netflix series, which centers on the lead-up to a teenage girl's suicide, also became a cultural lightning rod, triggering critical takes on its value and potential danger.
While the first season ...Read more
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