Twelve years after Deadwood last aired on HBO, the network finally announced plans to revive the gritty Western series as a feature-length film. Plans for a Deadwood movie have routinely sputtered in the dozen years since the David Milch-produced show ended abruptly after its third season. However, HBO president Casey …
Read More »Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch Team for 2018 Reason to Drink Another Tour
Less than a week ago, Cole Swindell announced a brief run of shows that he dubbed the All of It Tour, named in honor of the “Break Up in the End” singer’s forthcoming album. This week, Swindell has shared his plans for the rest of 2018, detailing a series of …
Read More »Watch Violent First Trailer for 'The Purge' TV Series
The Purge spreads from multiplexes to the small screen this fall with a television series based on the horror franchise. USA Network, which will air the 10-part event this September, unveiled the first trailer for the series at Comic-Con. “Set in a dystopian America ruled by a totalitarian political party, …
Read More »'The Equalizer 2' Review: Denzel Washington Returns to Right More Wrongs
Denzel Washington playing a Lyft driver? No one could have predicted that casting choice. But in The Equalizer 2 – the first sequel ever in the 63-year-old star’s career – the actor gets behind the wheel and picks up customers in the Boston area. God help you if you piss …
Read More »How to Survive America's Kill List
B ilal Abdul Kareem is an expert in staying alive. Born Darrell Lamont Phelps, he grew up just north of the Bronx in Mount Vernon, New York. He did what lots of kids in his neighborhood were doing in the late Seventies and Eighties: He spent his time rolling on …
Read More »Jim James Brings Soulful New Songs 'No Secrets,' 'Throwback' to 'Kimmel'
My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James played his psych-rocker “No Secrets” as an online exclusive for Tuesday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live. The singer-songwriter yelped in a ragged falsetto, his voice cracking over washes of electric guitar. The band –which included a rhythm guitarist, bassist, drummer and two backing vocalists who shimmied back …
Read More »Flashback: Connie Smith Breaks Out With 'Once a Day'
Fifty-five years ago this summer, on August 4th, 1963, housewife Connie Smith won a talent contest in Columbus, Ohio, earning a performance spot on a local Grand Ole Opry concert where songwriter Bill Anderson took note of her and encouraged her to make a trip to Nashville when the two …
Read More »Hit Writers Mau y Ricky Step Into Spotlight With Slick New Single '22'
Latin Grammy-nominated duo Mau y Ricky released a compact reggaeton-pop missile titled “22” on Friday. It’s the latest single from the Venezuelan brothers, who are slowly building their names as artists after penning songs for Ricky Martin, Thalía and others. “22” opens with a touch of drama – a brief …
Read More »'Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot' Review: Tragedy, Triumph, Cartoons
On the surface, it sounds like one of those true-life, triumph-over-adversity tearjerkers that Hollywood spoon-feeds folks with numbing frequency. But thankfully, Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot approaches the cliff of sentiment without going over the edge. Based on the 1989 memoir by Portland, Oregon cartoonist John Callahan, …
Read More »Facebook Is Finally Paying for Its Careless Handling of User Data
In April, Facebook launched an ad campaign aimed at tamping down privacy concerns that have mushroomed since the 2016 election. A few weeks before the commercial made rounds, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was called before Congress to explain his company’s position in the wake of the revelation that the data of …
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