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An artist and writer as well as documentary filmmaker, Johan Grimonprez takes a multidisciplinary approach to his subjects, combining archival footage, interviews, and cultural artifacts to dismantle how history is shaped and presented to us. As French writer Voltaire writes: “History is the lie commonly agreed upon”

Centered around the assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba in 1961, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat is a kaleidoscope of politicians, spies, colonialism, revolution, and music––specifically jazz music of the 1950s and 1960s. Weaving together strands from Africa, Europe, and the United States, Grimonprez makes a compelling case that Lumumba’s death reverberates through society to this day.

Grimonprez uses jazz as a thread to tie together stories as disparate as Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev pounding his shoe at the United Nations, the CIA sponsoring “jazz ambassador” tours of Africa, and Belgian leaders holding onto Congolese resources while ceding control of the country.

The upcoming comedy fantasy Time Travel Is Dangerous is gearing up for a whirlwind of premieres at some of the most prestigious film festivals across the globe. Directed by Chris Reading and featuring an ensemble of British comedy legends, the film is set to have its world premiere at the 31st Austin Film Festival on October 26th, followed quickly by its European premiere at the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival and a UK premiere at Pigeon Shrine FrightFest Halloween on November 2nd. To mark the film’s highly anticipated release, the team has unveiled a first-look teaser and an official poster that promise plenty of laughs, quirky antics, and sci-fi charm.

Starring beloved talents like Johnny Vegas, Sophie Thompson, Jane Horrocks, Mark Heap, and Tony Way—with narration by none other than Stephen Fry—Time Travel Is Dangerous blends comedy and sci-fi in a fresh, meta-universe romp that’s poised to capture audiences’ imaginations.

Exclusive: A diverse group of documentary filmmakers and major industry professionals will converge on the Maine coast next month for the 20th Camden International Film Festival (Ciff), one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the year for the nonfiction film community.

The Points North Institute, which produces the festival, today announced an unprecedented number of filmmakers and projects have been selected to take part in this year’s Artist Programs, which run in tandem with Ciff. The institute also unveiled its Points North Forum program, which features artist talks and field-building conversations during the festival. Scroll for complete information.

“Eight years after Ciff launched the Points North Institute to provide more robust, year-round support to documentary filmmakers, the organization is supporting more projects-in-development and filmmaking teams than ever across 6 different fellowship programs and multiple partnerships with mission-aligned nonprofits,” the institute said in a release. “Each program is designed to connect filmmakers with mentors,...

South Korea’s Plus M Entertainment has sold romantic drama Love In The Big City to a raft of key territories across Asia and Latin America ahead of its world premiere at Toronto.

The feature has been acquired for Japan (Kddi), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Vietnam (Cj Hk Entertainment), Singapore and Indonesia (Purple Plan), Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos (Sahamongkol), and Hong Kong and Macau (Neofilms) as well as Latin America (Great Movies/A2 Films) and worldwide inflight (Anuvu).

Love In The Big City will play in the Special Presentations strand of Toronto, which runs from September 5-15 and...

South Korea’s Plus M Entertainment has sold romantic drama Love In The Big City to a raft of key territories across Asia and Latin America ahead of its world premiere at Toronto.

The feature has been acquired for Japan (Kddi), Taiwan (Moviecloud), Mongolia (The Filmbridge), Vietnam (Cj Enm Hk), Singapore and Indonesia (Purple Plan), Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos (Sahamongkol), and Hong Kong and Macau (Neofilms) as well as Latin America (Great Movies/A2 Films) and worldwide inflight (Anuvu).

Love In The Big City will play in the Special Presentations strand of Toronto, which runs from September 5-15 and...

Christina Milian first gained fame with her self-titled debut album in 2001, featuring hits like “Am to Pm.” The talented singer and actor’s subsequent albums, It’s About Time and So Amazin’, solidified her place in the music industry. Besides music, Milian has pursued acting, starring in films like Love Don’t Cost a Thing and TV shows like Grandfathered.

Christina Milian performs in 2002 | Peter Pakvis/Redferns

Even as she juggles her multifaceted life and career, Milian doesn’t skimp on her personal style. The 42-year-old recently jet-setted to France for two Paris Fashion Week events. Last night, she attended the Ashi Studio Fall/Winter 2024-25 show. The French label dressed Milian in a haute couture piece for the presentation, sending the “Dip It Low” singer to “Cloud 9,” as she captioned an Instagram post showing off her ensemble.

Christina Milian attends the Ashi Studio Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-25 show...

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With over 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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At 93, William Shatner has seen more change in the industry than pretty much anyone else alive. As such, he has been forced to adapt alongside it. But in his latest attempt to do so, he has triggered outcry from those defending real artists. Yes, it has to do with a new album; no, it has nothing to do with Shatner’s vocal talents. For the cover art for his children’s album Where Will the Animals Sleep? Songs for Kids & Other Living Things, Shatner evidently used artificial intelligence to generate the (rather creepy) image, something that has drawn ire from some fans, who say he should have hired an actual human artist to do the work.

After being hit with a barrage of comments from his social media followers, William Shatner was forced to defend the use of artificial intelligence for the cover art (with points pretty much all over...

Venus is the goddess of love, beauty, and victory — and on Friday, Zara Larsson’s stans’ prayers were answered as she dropped her new album, Venus.

To celebrate the release of the 12-track LP, the Swedish pop star shared the music video for “You Love Who You Love,” one of the album’s singles.

“It’s a little bit all over the place, but that’s honestly just very me!” she said in a press release.

In the video for “You Love Who You Love,” the singer plays a pawn...

It was Mark Twain who said, “History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes,” which is one way of approaching Belgian filmmaker and multimedia artist Johan Grimonprez’s sprawling, jazz-infused Soundtrack to a Coup d’État. The political essay revisits 1960, a turbulent year in global affairs: Patrice Lumumba rises to power in Congo just as the United States, through the CIA-backed Voice of America radio network, aims to soften America’s image aboard, sending jazz musicians Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Abbey Lincoln, and Max Roach to tour the world. The film positions the jazz musicians as a kind of political cabinet while Gillespie envisions his own run for the White House on TV talk shows back home. It proceeds with a rather kinetic, defiant tone in which the jazz, breaking news, citations, and quotes interrupt the historical footage a more standard documentary may have primarily focused on.

Belgian filmmaker Johan Grimonprez’s first feature, 1997’s Dial H-i-s-t-o-r-y, intertwined news footage of plane hijackings with voiceover readings of passages from Don DeLillo’s White Noise and Mao II—he’s no stranger to rendering sweeping diagnoses within unorthodox historical frameworks. Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat re-examines the assassination of Patrice Lumumba; the Soundtrack portion of the title points to the film’s other main strand, the political roles of American jazz musicians during the period, ranging from unwittingly complicit—Louis Armstrong performed a show in the Congo unaware that he was providing cover for CIA actions—to actively dissident, with the film bookended by vocalist […]

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Belgian filmmaker Johan Grimonprez’s first feature, 1997’s Dial H-i-s-t-o-r-y, intertwined news footage of plane hijackings with voiceover readings of passages from Don DeLillo’s White Noise and Mao II—he’s no stranger to rendering sweeping diagnoses within unorthodox historical frameworks. Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat re-examines the assassination of Patrice Lumumba; the Soundtrack portion of the title points to the film’s other main strand, the political roles of American jazz musicians during the period, ranging from unwittingly complicit—Louis Armstrong performed a show in the Congo unaware that he was providing cover for CIA actions—to actively dissident, with the film bookended by vocalist […]

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Welcome To Samdalri Climbs Viewership Ratings; Song Kang Soars In Popularity As My Demon Becomes Most Buzzworthy Drama!(Photo Credit –IMDb)

2023 is almost ready to close its curtains, and it’s been nothing short of a magical year for K-fanatics. December, in particular, has offered a whole new range of K-dramas, which have once again ignited a global frenzy around Hallyuwave. If we look at weekend dramas other than My Demon and Park’s Marriage Contract, Welcome to Samdalri has become a fan favorite, soaring in the ranking chart. Joining the Ji Chang Wook and Shin Hye Sun starrer are Live Your Own Life and Maestra: Strings of Truth, with both dramas achieving new viewership ratings.

While many dramas have captured fans’ hearts this month, My Demon and Welcome to Samdalri are giving neck-to-neck competition to each other. Song Kang and Kim Yoo Jung’s supernatural rom-com managed to emerge victorious,...

In a world replete with quick-spreading disinformation and the subsequent, dangerous proliferation of kooky conspiracy theories, the 2021 animated series "Inside Job" — created by Shion Takeuchi (a writer on "Gravity Falls" and "Disenchantment") — was perfectly timed. "Inside Job" posited that every single conspiracy theory you've ever heard — whether it be Reptilians, JFK, the Mandela effect, the flat Earth, or the faked moon landing — were all 100 percent real. Clones were out there, severed heads were being kept alive in labs, and aliens regularly visited Earth. Just like in "The X-Files," ordinary citizens weren't allowed access to this knowledge.

Earth's conspiracies were overseen by a mysterious underground organization called Cognito, Inc., one of six major shadow governments secretly in charge of the world. The other five were the Catholic Church, the Illuminati, Atlantis, the Reptoids, and the Juggalos (tee hee). The central joke of "Inside Job" was that Cognito, Inc. was staffed by flawed,...

Disney+ has announced a slate of Asia originals for the second half of 2023, including Korean dramas Moving and The Worst Of Evil and the latest project in its collaboration with Hybe, BTS Monuments: Beyond The Star.

The packed slate of originals also includes Japanese anime Tokyo Revengers: Teknik Arc, part of Disney’s collaboration with publishing house Kodansha, and hybrid live-action and anime series Dragons Of Wonderhatch.

Set to premiere on August 9, Korean drama Moving is based on Kangfull’s webtoon about a group of superpowered individuals on the run from government forces and a mysterious assassin. Ryu Seungryong, Han Hyojoo and Zo Insung head the cast.

Ji Changwook, Squid Game actor Wi Hajun and Lim Semi star in crime drama The Worst Of Evil, set in 1990s Seoul, where a rural police officer is recruited to help bring down a trafficking gang pushing a potent new drug.

Docu-series BTS...

Pennywise will be welcoming a Revenge alum to Derry,

Deadline reported Friday that Madeleine Stowe was the latest addition to the cast of the Max original prequel to the It movie franchise.

As has been the case since the project was announced as in development last year, details of who Stowe will be playing are being kept under wraps.

The outlet does note she will appear in a recurring capacity on the series.

Stowe is best known for playing Victoria Grayson on the ABC primetime sudser Revenge.

Her other notable credits include Soundtrack, 12 Monkeys, and The General's Daughter.

In other casting news for the series, Daredevil's Stephen Rider has landed a series regular role,

The pair join Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar on the series.

Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (It and It Chapter Two), and Jason Fuchs (It Chapter Two director) are all on board for the series.

Exclusive: Revenge actress Madeleine Stowe and Daredevil‘s Stephen Rider have joined Andy and Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs’ Max Original series, Welcome to Derry (working title), which is a prequel to New Line’s hit Stephen King film franchise, It.

Stowe will have a recurring guest role while Rider is a series regular. Their parts are being kept under wraps in the series which expands on King’s It universe, particularly that laid out in Andy Muschietti’s It movies. He’ll direct several episodes in the series including the first.

The duo join previously announced cast members Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, and James Remar.

Related: 2023 HBO Max Series & Pilot Orders

Rider’s credits also include the series Instinct, Marvel’s Luke Cage (in which he reprised his Daredevil role of Blake Tower), as well as the movies The Great Debaters and The Butler. He’s repped...

Disney+‘s hit K-drama Soundtrack #1 is getting a new season. The short-lived friends-to-lovers romance storyline was led by Park Hyung-sik and Han So-hee. Due to the success of the K-drama, fans are getting another worthwhile story in Soundtrack #2 K-drama. Actors Noh Sang-hyun and Geum Sae-rok are in talks to lead the new season.

Keum Sae-rok and Noh Sang-hyun in talks to lead ‘Soundtrack #2’ K-drama. | via Kbs and tvN ‘Soundtrack #1’ focused on a struggling lyricist and a photographer

K-drama fans love a good friends-to-lovers story and Soundtrack #1 hit all the major points and more within four episodes. It is one of the shortest K-dramas in history but with the highest ratings among fans. Han So-hee starred as Lee Eun-soo, a lyricist still trying to make a name for herself. She has been best friends with Han Sun-woo, played by Park Hyun-sik, for 20 years.

The two characters are like peas in a pod,...

The Scott Foley-led drama “The Big Leap” has been canceled after just one season at Fox, Variety has learned.

A modern tale about second chances, chasing your dreams and taking back what’s yours,”The Big Leap” revolves around a group of diverse, down-on-their-luck characters attempting to change their lives by participating in a potentially life-ruining reality dance show featuring a modern reimagining of “Swan Lake.”

“The Big Leap” starred Scott Foley, Teri Polo, Piper Perabo, Simone Recasner, Kevin Daniels, Ser’Darius Blain, Jon Rudnitsky, Mallory Jansen and Anna Grace Barlow.

The drama from creator/executive producer Liz Heldens, director/executive producer Jason Winer and executive producer Sue Naegle premiered as part of Fox’s fall lineup. It averaged a 0.4 rating among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic and 2.8 million multiplatform viewers throughout its 11-episode run in Nielsen’s Live + Same Day data, which counts a week’s worth of delayed viewing where available.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is brash and bullish as former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick in the trailer for Showtime’s “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” which debuted on Thursday.

The series from “Billions” duo Brian Koppelman and David Levien and Beth Schacter (“Soundtrack”) tells the story of Kalanick, who was “one of Silicon Valley’s most successful and most destructive unicorns,” according to Showtime’s press release.

Kyle Chandler stars as his mentor Bill Gurley, the venture capitalist who funded Uber’s success.

“We are disruptors. We are kings, gods,” Gordon-Levitt declares in the trailer as Uber takes off. But when things start to fall apart and a colleague tells him, “I’m going to side with the company, ” he yells, “I Am the company.” In another scene, he threatens, “Disloyalty needs to be punished.”

We also see Uma Thurman sporting a wig, an accent and an attitude as Arianna Huffington.

Racing

Sky and Channel 4 in the U.K. are partnering to bring Sky Sports’ coverage of this season’s F1 final to the entirety of the territory on both networks simultaneously. It looks to be an historic night for F1 and the U.K.’s highest-profile racer Lewis Hamilton, who could clinch his eighth world title cementing his place at the top of the sport’s all-time winningest drivers. At present, the seven-time world chimp is tied on points with Belgian driver Max Verstappen, meaning that whoever finishes higher at Yas Marina will walk away with this year’s title. The historic race is being billed as Lewis v Max: Decider in the Desert.

“Sunday’s Grand Prix is one of the biggest sporting events in the last decade, and could be an historic moment for British sport,” said Sky executive VP and CEO for Europe and the U.

Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell’s upcoming movie “Spirited,” a musical rendition of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol,” will feature all-new songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Three rising songwriters, Sukari Jones, Khiyon Hursey and Mark Sonnenblick, will write the tunes with Pasek and Paul, the duo behind “La La Land,” “Dear Evan Hansen” and “The Greatest Showman.” The film, set up at Apple, is set to debut next year.

Though specific details have been kept under wraps, the film is described as a “modern musical reimagining” of the timeless holiday tale about Ebenezer Scrooge and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Jones, a playwright, screenwriter and musical theater lyricist, is a graduate of Vassar College and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Hursey has written for the romantic musical drama “Soundtrack” and is currently penning “Love in America,” a movie musical...

"A mixtape is a message from the maker to the listener." That is indeed an accurate description. Netflix has debuted an official trailer for a nostalgic dramedy film titled Mixtape, the latest from filmmaker Valerie Weiss. As the world approaches Y2K, a quirky 12-year-old sets out on a journey to find songs on a mixtape made by her late parents. When a young girl accidentally destroys the mixtape that belonged to her mother, she sets out to track down each of the obscure songs on the cassette. The film stars Gemma Brooke Allen as Beverly, with Audrey Hsieh, Olga Petsa, Jackson Rathbone, plus Nick Thune and Julie Bowen. As cute as this looks, it's pretty much like hitting gold in the nostalgia mine - combining late 90s nostalgia with cassette-tape nostalgia all in one! There's also toppings of Napster nostalgia and vinyl nostalgia, too. It does look like ...

Jenna Dewan is headed back to the Arrowverse.

The actress, who appeared on Supergirl Season 1 as Lucy Lane, has been tapped to recur on Superman & Lois Season 2.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the exciting news.

This will also mark the first time Lois and Lucy will be sharing the screen, so it will be fun to see what the two Lane sisters will get up to.

The Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover had stratospheric effects on the Arrowverse, so who knows what the relationship between Lucy and Lois will be like.

Dewan was a part of the Supergirl cast when it was still on CBS, so it's been a long time since fans have seen the character.

Dewan followed Supergirl up with roles on The Resident, Soundtrack, and The Rookie.

While there is usually strong connective tissue between the shows set in the Arrowverse, Superman & Lois has so far only had one character crossover.

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The holiday season is approaching, which means it's time for some feel-good family dramas. Netflix is adding music to the mix, and offering up a sweet coming-of-age story with "Mixtape." Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming film!

"Mixtape" is a Netflix original, so expect to see it on the streamer soon. While an official release date has yet to be announced, the film is slated for December release, arriving just in time for the season of blankets...

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“Black-ish” star Jenifer Lewis has been cast as a lead alongside Vanessa Bayer and Molly Shannon on the upcoming Showtime comedy series “I Love This for You,” filling a role previously held by the now-exited Cybill Shepherd.

Inspired by Bayer’s own story of overcoming childhood leukemia, “I Love This for You” centers on Joanna Gold (Bayer) who dreams of becoming a host at a home-shopping channel. Working to shed her life-long label as “that cancer girl,” she moves away from her parents, starts a budding romance for the first time in her adult life and forms a meaningful friendship with her idol Jackie, all against the backdrop of a highly competitive workplace run by an unstable billionaire, where people play dirty to succeed.

Lewis will play Patricia, the icy, enigmatic founder and CEO of a popular home shopping network. The part was originally played by Shepherd for the comedy’s pilot,...

Markie Post, who became a star in the 1980s playing a plucky public defender on “Night Court” and had a long run of TV roles, died Saturday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 70.

Post waged a nearly four-year fight with cancer. She kept working until very recently despite her illness.

Post co-starred in the 2019 Lifetime movie “Christmas Reservations” and logged a guest shot that year on the first season of Netflix drama “Soundtrack.” In recent years, Post had recurring roles on NBC’s “Chicago, P.D.,” ABC’s “The Kids are Alright” and Netflix’s “The Santa Clarita Diet.”

Post grew up in Northern California and got her start working behind the scenes on game shows such as “Double Dare” and “Card Sharks” in the 1970s. She moved into working in front of the camera with game show appearances and guest shots on such series as “CHiPs,” “Barnaby Jones,...

Watch the Teaser Trailer for Dawn Breaks Behind The Eyes: "Having just inherited a run down castle, a dispirited woman and her ill-tempered husband decide to spend the night, as time and reality slowly starts to shift around them."

Directed by Kevin Kopacka

Starring: Jeff Wilbusch, Anna Platen, Frederik von Lüttichau, Luisa Taraz

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Mental Health And Horror: A Documentary Teams Up with Mixtape Massacre for Charity T-Shirt Drive: "The team behind the popular horror board game Mixtape Massacre and the filmmakers behind the upcoming documentary Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary have teamed up on a t-shirt design with a simple message: “Horror. You’ve Been Missing Out”. The quote comes from Michael Kennedy (writer of Blumhouse’s Freaky) in a recent clip that was exclusively premiered by Bloody-Disgusting.

The best part, all proceeds from the shirts will be donated to Nami, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Killer merch for a great cause.

Showtime has picked up the half-hour comedy series “I Love This For You,” based on former “Saturday Night Live” star Vanessa Bayer’s own story of overcoming childhood leukemia. Bayer co-created the series and will executive producer and star in it.

Fellow “SNL” alum Molly Shannon will also star, while Cybill Shepherd, who had originally signed on to star opposite Bayer and Shannon, has departed the project. Her role will be recast.

Bayer co-created “I Love This For You” with Jeremy Beiler, who will also executive produce. On board to serve as showrunner and executive produce is Jessi Klein, along with Michael Showalter.

“I Love This For You” stars Bayer as Joanna Gold, a woman looking to shed her past cancer identity and dreaming of becoming a host at a home-shopping channel. Joanna moves away from her parents, falls in love and befriends Jackie (played by Shannon), the star of...

Music supervisor Jen Ross has worked on a number of music-themed series in her career, including “Smash,” “Empire” and “Soundtrack,” but few compare to the amount of work necessary for “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” The show is driven by Zoey’s ability to hear people’s “heart songs,” of which we hear at least four and as many as nine in a given episode. Ross is tasked with securing music rights to all of them under a tight network TV schedule, and it’s far from easy. “‘Zoey’s’ is a very specific beast unto itself,” says Ross in an exclusive new interview for Gold Derby. “It’s really a constant interesting game of how do you get everything done in the time and not compromise any of the creative storyline and any of the narrative.” Watch the full webchat above.

SEEAustin Winsberg interview: ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ showrunner

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Kyle Chandler is joining the cast of Showtime’s anthology series “Super Pumped,” the television adaptation of Mike Isaac’s book, “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.”

The “Friday Night Lights” and “Bloodline” actor will star as Bill Gurley, described as “the plainspoken, brilliant Texan venture capitalist who bets his sterling reputation on Uber’s success – and then has to live with the consequences.”

The news comes days after Showtime announced that Joseph Gordon-Levitt would star as Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick, who was ousted from the Silicon Valley unicorn in a boardroom coup. “Billions” creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien, as well as “Soundtrack’s” Beth Schacter, will serve as executive producers, writers and showrunners on the series. Paul Schiff and Allyce Ozarski will also executive produce, alongside writer Stephen Schiff. Isaac is a co-executive producer on the project, produced by Showtime.

“Kyle Chandler brings deep integrity, authentic...

Showtime has given a series order to the anthology series “Super Pumped,” with Joseph Gordon-Levitt attached to star in the first season as Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

Based on Mike Isaac’s book “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” the series will “depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley,” according to Showtime’s description. “Even amid the radical upheaval generated within the global tech capital, Uber stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.”

The project was initially put into development as a limited series, but has since been re-conceived as an anthology. Future seasons will each center on a different story that “rocked the business world to its core and changed culture.”

Under their overall deal with Showtime, “Billions” duo Brian Koppelman and David Levien are writers...

Kane Brown has announced dates and venues for an extensive arena tour set to begin in fall 2021. The news comes just one day after fellow country star Eric Church revealed plans for his own headlining arena tour.

Brown’s Blessed and Free Tour will visit 35 North American cities, kicking off October 1st in Sacramento, California, and running into 2022 before wrapping up February 4th in Las Vegas. Along the way, Brown will perform at Boston’s Td Garden, New York’s Madison Square Garden, and L.A.’s Staples Center. As with Church’s announcement,...

Although it may be difficult to believe, it's already been nearly five years since the release of the slasher board game Mixtape Massacre, and the Bright Light team is celebrating with a Kickstarter launch for Mixtape Massacre: Director's Cut!

A second edition of Mixtape Massacre, the Director's Cut features updates galore (and gore!) and plenty of additional content for gamers to enjoy.

Mixtape Massacre: Director's Cut became fully funded in less than three hours, but there are still stretch goals to be unlocked with additional support, so be sure to visit the official Kickstarter page for more details, and check out the press release, blood-soaked video, and images below!

Press Release: Bright Light is excited to announce Mixtape Massacre: Director’s Cut, a 2nd Edition printing and reworking of the cult-favorite horror board game, Mixtape Massacre, originally released in 2016.

The game was fully funded in under 3 hours on Kickstarter and is now unlocking stretch goals.

Jahmil French, who played Dave Turner on “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” died on Monday, his agent Gabrielle Kachman confirmed to Variety. He was 29.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of a dear friend and client Jahmil French,” she said in a statement. “He will be remembered by many for his passion for the arts, his commitment to his craft, and his vibrant personality. I ask that you keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.”

A cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

Producer Joshua Safran tweeted about French’s death on Tuesday morning. “I can confirm my good friend, co-worker, and all around inspiration, Jahmil French, passed away yesterday,” he wrote. “Right now we’re all just processing this devastating news.”

Safran worked with French on the short-lived Netflix series “Soundtrack,” a musical drama set in Los...

Jahmil French, an actor best known for appearing in four seasons of the Canadian teen drama “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” has died at the age of 29.

In addition to “Degrassi,” French also co-starred on the Netflix musical series “Soundtrack” and the short-lived Pop TV series “Let’s Get Physical.” His death was confirmed on Twitter by “Soundtrack” creator Joshua Safran. No cause of death was made public.

“I can confirm my good friend, co-worker, and all around inspiration, Jahmil French, passed away yesterday,” Safran wrote. “Only posting because I see the story getting out there. I will have more to say about him later. Right now we’re all just processing this devastating news.”

French joined the cast of “Degrassi” as a series regular for in Season 9, playing Dave Turner. He remained aboard the young-adult soap until its penultimate season in 2014.

“So grateful for memories and deep convos with you, beautiful angel,...

Jahmil French, known for his role as Dave Turner in the hit Canadian series Degrassi: The Next Generation, has died, his representative Gabrielle Kachman confirmed to Deadline. He was 29.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of a dear friend and client Jahmil French,” Kachman said in a statement. “He will be remembered by many for his passion for the arts, his commitment to his craft, and his vibrant personality. I ask that you keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.”

A cause of death was not revealed.

Soundtrack creator Joshua Safran first shared the news of French’s passing on Twitter.

“I can confirm my good friend, co-worker, and all around inspiration, Jahmil French, passed away yesterday,” Safran wrote. “Only posting because I see the story getting out there. I will have more to say about him later.

Jahmil French, best known for portraying Dave Turner for several seasons on Degrassi: The Next Generation, has died at age 29, TVLine has confirmed.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of a dear friend and client Jahmil French,” the actor’s rep said in a statement. “He will be remembered by many for his passion for the arts, his commitment to his craft, and his vibrant personality. I ask that you keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time.”

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Jahmil French, best known for his roles on Degrassi: Minis and Degrassi: The Next Generation, has died.

He was 29.

No cause of death has been revealed, but his Soundtrack co-star Chisme Chica revealed the sad news.

“I can confirm my good friend, co-worker, and all around inspiration, Jahmil French, passed away yesterday," she tweeted.

"Only posting because I see the story getting out there. I will have more to say about him later. Right now we’re all just processing this devastating news.”

Jahmil's co-stars from his TV projects paid tribute to the star on social media following the sad announcement.

Degrassi: The Next Generation co-star Melinda Shankar took to Twitter on Monday night with the following tribute:

Bhandurner forever in my heart.

So grateful for memories and deep convos with you, beautiful angel. Blessed that we got to be part of a big dysfunctional family together.

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Exclusive: The music-driven project Mixtape, which landed on the 2009 Black List, is finally turning up the volume at Netflix.

Outer Banks and The Archer director Valerie Weiss has come aboard to direct, with a number of actors joining the cast including two-time Emmy winner Julie Bowen, Gemma Brooke Allen, Nick Thune, Jackson Rathbone and newcomers Olga Petsa, Audrey Hsieh and Diego Mercado.

Stacey Menear penned the original script with revisions by The Half of It‘s Alice Wu.

In Mixtape, on the eve of Y2K, orphaned, awkward 12-year-old Beverly Moody (Allen) discovers a broken mixtape crafted by her teen parents. Raised by her grandmother Gail (Bowen), a former teen mom herself who finds it painful to speak about her late daughter, Beverly sees this mixtape as a chance to finally learn more about her parents. So she sets out on a journey to find all the songs on the tape.

The holiday season is officially in full swing. And since 2020 has forced us all to forgo hosting family and friends or making the long trek to wherever it is we usually celebrate, chances are you're looking for just the right music to get you and yours in the spirit. Pop music isn't lacking in the Christmas-inspired section, what with the holiday album becoming something of a time-honored tradition (and way to make a quick buck). But not all of it is good. That's where we come in. Welcome to a special Christmas edition of The MixtapE! Rather than just surrender to the same old songs you've been forced to listen to since childhood, we've come prepared with our favorite 20 or so...

Happy Friday, dear readers! We’ve reached the end of the first full week of Daily Dead’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide, and I hope you’ve been enjoying them so far, as we still have a whole week ahead of us, too. For today’s Hgg installment, I’ll be covering all sort of horror-themed games and puzzles, which should be perfect to enjoy throughout this holiday season as we all hunker down at home.

Check out all these great game and puzzle options below, and be sure to check back on Monday for more horror-ific gift ideas to help you get your shopping done this holiday season.

Cheers!

Games:

Mixtape Massacre

Mixtape Massacre is a tabletop board game where up to 6 players play as slasher archetypes and compete in a fictional 1986 killing spree to be remembered. With tons of jokes and references to 1980’s pop-culture and horror tropes – Mixtape...

Rajeev Khandelwal's career has been a roller-coaster ride, but nevertheless, the actor  has performed supremely well in each role he has played till date. He is still remembered as Sujal Garewal from his superhit daily soap Kahiin Toh Hoga (2003).

Not just a television star, ahead in the showbiz he also entered into Bollywood with Ronnie Screwvala's thriller Aamir (2008) and then was seen in many films like Shaitan, Soundtrack, Fever, Court Martial and more.

On October 16, 2020, the handsome hunk celebrates his 45th birthday and what better than this to laud him.

On the occasion of his birthday, we have a list of suited up pictures of Rajeev Khandelwal which will make you drool. Check out below:

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Twitch unveiled a new feature on Wednesday to give streamers easy access to rights-cleared music, after months of being criticized for not licensing music. Named “Soundtrack,” the feature is essentially an in-house streaming platform: It arrives with a sizable library from artists like Porter Robinson, Above and Beyond and Mxmtoon, as well as label and distribution partners like Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak, Anjunabeats and Future Classic. Like on Spotify, there will be genre stations and playlists curated by Twitch’s music staff.

But also like Spotify, the Amazon-owned...

Twitch has launched in beta a new tool that will enable creators to soundtrack their streams with rights-cleared music -- a tool it also says will benefit artists as a key discovery mechanism.

The tool, dubbed Soundtrack, will roll out to all Twitch creators in coming weeks, giving users the ability to create Playlists of curated tracks -- or to select genre-specific Stations -- that will play throughout their broadcasts. All songs have been cleared by Twitch for global use, and are being offered to help creators avoid the punishments they can incur for illegally streaming with copyrighted songs in the form of either strikes against their channels or the muting of clips within their archives. 

The Verge notes that while Soundtrack songs have been cleared for live use, they aren't eligible to appear in on-demand videos -- and thus, the Soundtrack tool is designed to integrate with existing streaming...

Anjimile Chithambo has always tried to do right by his students. The Boston-based singer-songwriter teaches after-school music classes for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade, and amid games of musical chairs and craft projects involving homemade instruments, he’s tried to mold their young minds by playing artists ranging from Madonna to Sufjan Stevens. Just one problem: The youths aren’t having any of it.

“The kids were like, ‘What the hell is this!? We don’t want to listen to Madonna!’” Chithambo recalls with a laugh. “I was like,...

In the era of Covid-19, the team behind Mixtape Massacre will safely bring together the community of their killer board game with a "Mixtape Madness" virtual game night experience this fall!

At 9:00pm Est on Saturday, September 26th, Mixtape Massacre players can visit the game's official YouTube channel to sync their game with the video onscreen, which will include live-action scenes that will alter your gameplay at home.

For more information, we have the official press release with additional details below, and in case you missed it, check out the recent announcement of Float: From the Deep, a new game from the creators of Mixtape Massacre!

Press Release: Mixtape Massacre announces Mixtape Madness - a virtual game night experience. With cons and events being canceled this year, opportunities to physically hang out and connect has come to a screeching halt. With that, the team behind Mixtape Massacre has created...

Alicia Keys will produce an untitled romantic comedy for Netflix which will star Christina Milian, Jay Pharoah and Sinqua Walls, an individual with knowledge told TheWrap.

Dana Schmalenberg and Rheeqrheeq Chainey are writing the script, and Steven Tsuchida, whose credits include “Dear White People” and “Younger,” will direct.

The film will follow an aspiring pop star, Erica, who ends up being the performer at her ex-fiancé’s wedding. While she tries to keep the past relationship hidden from the bride-to-be, she soon realizes that she still has feelings for her ex.

Also Read: Alicia Keys, 'La La Land' Team to Executive Produce Untitled Musical Drama Series for Showtime

Keys, who most recently served as a producer on the Netflix film “Work It,” will produce for Ak Worldwide, alongside Maggie Malina for The Malina Yarn Company and Jeremy Kipp Walker for Story Ink. Principal photography is set to take place in Mauritius.

“’You are one of the few designers that can open a movie,’” costumer Mona May recalls Happy Madison co-founder Jack Giarraputo once telling her. Perhaps no appraisal can sum up the fashion-design-trained May’s auteur-like contribution to cinema as succinctly.

Her bold colors, unapologetically soft silhouettes and feathery boas — signature touches that at once highlight comedy, beauty and authenticity — helped define a genre of film. From “Never Been Kissed” to “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion,” “Enchanted” (for which she was nominated for a Costume Designers Guild Award) to “The House Bunny” to Amy Heckerling’s seminal Jane Austen spinoff “Clueless” (now celebrating its 25th anniversary), young women in search of their identity are the backbone of a number of May-costumed movies. The designer says those films feature stories of women “learning something very feminine about feeling good in [their] skin,” adding, “This is my life message: being free, in love,...

Ravenscourt and Voxler today announce a special entry in the highly successful (and Nerdly favourite) Let’s Sing series: Let’s Sing presents Queen… Grab the microphone and get ready to rock! Sing alone or share the stage with your friends in compelling game modes while you follow in the footsteps of Queen, the biggest rock band ever, with the legendary lead singer Freddie Mercury. Let their music take you on a trip through different decades. Master “Bohemian Rhapsody”, challenge your friends to a “Bicycle Race” or rock out to hits like “We Will Rock You”, “Another One Bites The Dust”, “I Want To Break Free” and “We Are The Champions”. The tracklist with 30 of Queen’s greatest hits will make the hearts of fans sing!

Game Modes: Classic: Take the stage alone or with friends. Hit the right notes, prove that you have what it takes to be a...