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2025 is about to be a big year in Salem! From a new romance to a heartbreaking goodbye, here’s what to expect on Days of our Lives in the new year.

Dolly?

With Doug III (Peyton Meyer) sticking around Salem, it looks like he’s going to have his eye on someone special… and taken. Already with hopes of attending a concert with Holly (Ashley Puzemis), it looks like a romance may be about to develop between the two Salem youngsters.

Read This: Here’s what’s coming up the next weeks on Days.

But where will that leave Tate (Leo Howard)? Well, with the news of Sophia’s (Madelyn Kientz) pregnancy coming out, he may be a bit too preoccupied with his baby mama to even notice Holly drifting away and straight to Doug III.

Black and Blue

Another blossoming romance will be between Brady (Eric Martsolf) and Ava...

Well, hello, Louis! Add another talent to the already prodigious roster of Louis Armstrong: Jazz giant, trumpeter par excellence, great American vocal stylist and, now, the rare musical historical figure powerful and charismatic enough to drape a jukebox musical around and come out a victor.

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, starring a terrific James Monroe Iglehart as the legendary Satchmo, opens on Broadway tonight at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Studio 54, and if it doesn’t escape every pitfall of the jukebox musical, it certainly comes closer than most. Wonderful World is too expansive in chronological scope to delve too deeply into the crucial question of what made Armstrong such an incomparable figure in the history of American music, but with Iglehart and a fine supporting cast of excellent singer-actresses portraying Armstrong’s four wives – Dionne Figgins as Daisy Parker, Jennie Harney-Fleming as Lil Hardin,...

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.

From backflips to sports visual aids, here are our 10 favorite moments from weekend two of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, where artists like rising star Chappell Roan, SoCal rapper Vince Staples, and TikToker Petey delivered show-stopping sets. And check out our coverage of Chris Stapleton’s homage to Austin’s past and present, featuring surprise guest Willie Nelson.

Benson Boone

Benson Boone brought an infectious energy to Acl with a performance that started in the most unexpected way: two backflips off his piano. The singer’s acrobatic opener set the tone for a dynamic set filled with soaring vocals and catchy, heartfelt love songs.

Emei

The BMI stage is known for highlighting the best up-and-coming talent, and this year Emei stole the show. Her vocal power, catchy hooks, and undeniable charisma made for one of the best sets of the weekend. Songs like “Rabbithole” and “Crazy Stupid Love” had the crowd vibing,...

Broadway will honor the late actor Adrian Bailey, who died September 22 at the age of 67 following an at-home fall, by dimming the marquee lights of one theater from every theater owner on October 17.

“Over the years, Mr. Bailey has served as an inspiration not only due to his talented performances on Broadway and Touring Broadway stages, but also through his perseverance, positive attitude, and indomitable spirit,” said Jason Laks, Interim President of The Broadway League. “The outpouring of love from our community is a testament to that spirit. In losing Adrian Bailey, we have truly lost a bright light both on and off Broadway, and our thoughts are with his family, friends, former colleagues, and all who loved him best.”

Bailey appeared in 15 Broadway productions, including his heralded 1976 debut in Your Arms Too Short to Box With God, before a tragic onstage accident in 2008 ended his performing career. Appearing in...

Adrian Bailey, the singer, actor and dancer whose long career in Broadway musicals ended when he fell through a trap door and suffered serious injuries before a production of The Little Mermaid, has died. He was 67.

Bailey died Sunday at a rehabilitation facility in New York on the day before his birthday, his brother Karl Bailey told The Hollywood Reporter. He had recently fallen in his New York apartment.

A native of Detroit, Bailey made his Broadway debut in 1976 in Your Arms Too Short to Box With God.

He then appeared in Sophisticated Ladies, My One and Only, Legs Diamond and Prince of Central Park in the 1980s; in Black and Blue, Jelly’s Last Jam, The Who’s Tommy, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Smokey Joe’s Café in the 1990s; and in The Wild Party, La Cage aux Folles and Hot Feet in the 2000s.

Bailey was an...

Today, Homicide: Life on the Street officially gave up its title as the Best TV Show You Can’t Stream. All 122 episodes of the Nineties cop drama are now on Peacock, along with Homicide: The Movie, a 2000 telefilm featuring the entire cast — even the ones whose characters died at some point in the previous seven seasons.

Here are 10 episodes to sample if you want to see what all the fuss is about.

“Gone for Goode” (Season 1, Episode 1)

The Homicide pilot introduces the show’s large, impressive ensemble in a shaggy...

Tyrese Gibson hasn’t seen the script for the next ‘Fast and Furious’ yet.After ‘Fast X’ ended on a major cliffhanger, fans have been clamouring to see the final installment in the series as soon as possible, but the 45-year-old actor has now admitted audiences may have to wait a little longer as he has not received the screenplay from director Louis Leterrier or the franchise’s lead star Vin Diesel.When the ‘Black and Blue’ actor was asked about the film’s status during an appearance on the ‘Happy, Sad, Confused’ podcast, he said: “I haven’t read a script yet. I’ve talked to the director, I’m constantly in touch with Vin Diesel and they do really well at keeping this franchise afloat and the moment that I get the call, I’m going to show up and try and do my job and hope that...

Jack White is giving away vinyl copies of a brand new album at Third Man Records retail locations.

Third Man has physical locations in Nashville, Detroit, and London. According to Third Man’s London Instagram page, the album will be available for today only. Update: White is encouraging those lucky enough to secure a copy to share the love by ripping the music and posting it online.

The vinyl does not have a title or artwork. A fan who picked up a copy described the music as “more stripped down blues rock,” adding, “The songs go hard!” It apparently contains a total of seven songs on Side A and six songs on Side B, with etchings that read, “Heaven and Hell” and “Black and Blue.”

Consequence has reached out to White’s representatives for more information.

White previously released a pair of solo albums, Fear of the Dawn and Entering Heaven Alive,...

Divorce in the Black is a thriller drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry. The Prime Video film follows the story of Ava, a young woman as he leaves her abusive husband and goes back to her parents. When she meets the one true love of her life again, her ex-husband begins stalking her and now she has to do everything legal and illegal to get away from him. Divorce in the Black stars Meagan Good in the lead role with Cory Hardrict, Richard Lawson, Debbi Morgan, Shannon Wallace, Taylor Polidore, and Rakeem Laws starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the thrilling story and intense characters in Divorce in the Black, here are some similar movies you could watch next.

Enough (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures

Enough is a thriller drama film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay by Nicholas Kazan. Based on...

Exclusive: Netflix is developing a feature adaptation of A Thousand Boy Kisses, the bestselling novel written by the UK’s Tillie Cole, sources tell Deadline.

Stephen Chbosky (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) will direct from a script by Liz Maccie (Siren), with David Hoberman producing for Hobie Films. The project marks a reteam for Chbosky and Maccie on the heels of Nonnas, the comedy starring Vince Vaughn for Fifth Season, 1Community and Madison Wells, on which we were first to report.

Originally published by Bloom Books in 2016, the novel’s protagonist is seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen, who in returning from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, has just one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation?...

“Fans say they want 2015 Vince,” Vince Staples says on “Etouffée,” a track from his sixth studio album, Dark Times. While the SoCal rapper’s career is an undeniable success story, far removed from his experiences as a teenage Crip that’s inspired much of his work, he’s still haunted by the possibility that violence might lie around every corner.

The album’s cover depicts a barely visible noose against a black background, and paranoia abounds on tracks like “Government Cheese.” The song’s refrain, “Don’t forget to smile,” starts to feel like sarcasm when a dejected Staples takes a phone call from an imprisoned friend: “Told him I was good, wonder if he believed it/Couldn’t tell him the truth.” He raps in a numb monotone throughout the track, like he’s pulling the words from his mouth.

Staples’s trust issues extend to romantic relationships as well.

Vince Staples has released his new album, Dark Times, via Def Jam Recordings.

Dark Times contains 13 tracks and was recorded over seven months in North Hollywood. In an Instagram post, Staples revealed the album is his final release on Def Jam.

“Eleven years ago, a young, uncertain version of myself was given an opportunity with Def Jam Recordings,” he wrote. “I released my first project under their banner, Shyne Coldchain Vol 2, a year later. I was unsure of what to expect from the world of music but deeply aware of what I needed: a change in my surroundings and a clear understanding of self. Ten years and seven projects later, I’ve found that clarity.”

In a separate statement about the album cover, which features a faintly seen noose, Staples explained, “I’m Black, and that’s what we’re evading. We all have our things that could kill us.

Vince Staples says he wasn’t looking to drum up hype for his upcoming album, Dark Times. Over Zoom, he tells Rolling Stone that it was a bit of the opposite. He announced the project, out tomorrow, just a week before its release, and hasn’t opted for any of the typical prerelease attention-grabbing that listeners have become accustomed to in the streaming era. “There’s no reason to do things that traditionally were set up for people to go and have to purchase things at a specific time and date,...

The phrase "In Liebe Deine Jungs" translates to "With Love... Your Boys" and pays tribute to Werner Ziegler's crew in Better Call Saul. Lalo Salamanca's investigation into Werner uncovers Gus Fring's super-lab, connecting Better Call Saul to Breaking Bad. While the German plaque stands out, both Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad featured poorly-spoken Spanish, sparking criticism.

What does "In Liebe Deine Jungs" from Better Call Saul season 6, episode 5 mean in English? The Better Call Saul episode "Black & Blue" begins with one of the show's signature enigmatic cold opens: a flawless glass block constructed from scratch with a slide ruler sitting dead center. A German phrase is then etched onto the front: "In Liebe... Deine Jungs." "Black & Blue" soon works its way around to Werner Ziegler the German architect overseeing construction on Gus Fring's super-lab. Werner was executed by a reluctant Mike as punishment for breaching protocol...

Vince Staples’ upcoming sixth studio album will find the rapper running through a creative victory lap. Dark Times, out Friday, May 24, will add 13 new songs to his catalogue while taking stock of his growth as an artist over the past decade. “Shame on the Devil,” the first release from the record, is the first exhibit in this showcase.

The song appears as the fifth track on Dark Times and arrives with an accompanying 50-second visual. “It’s me mastering some things I’ve tried before that I wasn’t great at in the beginning.

The African American Film Critics Association (Aafca) announced the winners of its upcoming 15th annual Aafca Awards, which honor outstanding achievement in film. In a departure from last year, in which the organization gave Best Picture to “The Woman King,” this year’s top category was split into three, with “American Fiction” winning Best Comedy, “Origin” winning Best Drama, and “The Color Purple” winning Best Musical.

The trio of films also respectively sit atop Aafca’s Top 10 Films of the Year. Winners were voted on by all of Aafca’s 100+ members. The 15th Annual Aafca Awards will take place on February 21 at the Beverly Wilshire, a Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills.

“It’s become a tradition to announce our winners on MLK Day,” said Aafca president and co-founder Gil Robertson said in an official statement. “And what a great year for cinema showcasing the vibrant tapestry of Black storytelling,...

The Cinema Eye Honors announced the winners for its documentary films and series competition Friday in Manhattan, with “32 Sounds” taking the honor for outstanding nonfiction feature. Maite Alberdi won outstanding direction for “The Eternal Memory” together with Kaouther Ben Hania for “Four Daughters,” while “Paul T. Goldman” won outstanding nonfiction series.

See all the winners below:

—Outstanding Nonfiction Feature

32 Sounds

Directed by Sam Green

Produced by Josh Penn and Thomas O. Kriegsmann

—Outstanding Direction

Maite Alberdi

The Eternal Memory

Kaouther Ben Hania

Four Daughters

—Outstanding Editing

Michael Harte

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

—Outstanding Production

Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson Rath, Derl McCrudden and Vasilisa Stepanenko

20 Days in Mariupol

—Outstanding Cinematography

Ants Tammik

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

—Outstanding Original Score

Jd Samson

32 Sounds

—Outstanding Sound Design

Mark Mangini

32 Sounds

—Outstanding Visual Design

Thomas Curtis and Sean Pierce

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

—Outstanding Debut

Kokomo...

Sandra Reaves-Phillips, the actress and singer who appeared in the films ’Round Midnight and Lean on Me and portrayed six legendary divas in a one-woman, tour de force stage show, has died. She was 79.

Reaves-Phillips died Friday at her home in Queens, family spokesperson Sandra Lanman told The Hollywood Reporter. She had been in failing health since falling off a stage during a performance of Raisin in St. Louis in 2004 and enduring serious auto accidents in 2014 and ’15 in New York.

The South Carolina native worked opposite Maurice Hines in his 2006 Broadway musical Hot Feet, and she portrayed Mama Younger and Bertha Mae Little, respectively, in Raisin on Broadway and national and European tours and in a 1999 off-Broadway production of Rollin’ on the T.O.B.A.

Reaves-Phillips was featured with saxophonist Dexter Gordon in Bertrand Tavernier’s ’Round Midnight (1986) in the role of Buttercup, and in the Morgan Freeman-starring...

In the first episode of the Nineties NBC cop drama Homicide: Life on the Street, Baltimore police detective Frank Pembleton, played by a then-obscure actor named Andre Braugher, reluctantly takes on a young partner, Tim Bayliss (Kyle Secor). Bayliss, new to homicide investigation, is eager to watch Pembleton interrogate a murder suspect, which prompts Frank to explain, “What you will be privileged to witness will not be an interrogation, but an act of salesmanship — as silver-tongued and thieving as ever moved used cars, Florida swampland, or Bibles. But what I...

Exclusive: Beau Knapp (Seven Seconds) is joining Bravo Team as a new series regular for the upcoming seventh and final season of Paramount+’s military drama Seal Team.

Starring David Boreanaz, Seal Team follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high-stakes missions.

Knapp will play Drew Franklin, a Chief Petty Officer with a checkered history at Command whose placement on Bravo Team is a sign of their problem-child status in the eyes of the Devgru powers that be. A smooth talker who exploits every angle to his own advantage, Drew revels in the mystery and rumors that surround him.

Neil Brown Jr., Aj Buckley, Toni Trucks and Raffi Barsoumian also star.

The series is produced by CBS Studios and exec produced by Spencer Hudnut, Christopher Chulack, David Boreanaz, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Mark Owen.

More than two years have passed since it was announced that MGM, Bron, and Hidden Empire Film Group were teaming with director Deon Taylor to conjure up a reboot of the 1972 blaxploitation classic Blacula (watch it Here). Last night (and one year late), a 50th anniversary screening of Blacula was held at the Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills – and while promoting that event, Variety happened to include a long-awaited update on the Blacula reboot, saying the new film is slated for a Halloween 2024 release.

The new Blacula has been described as a “modern reimagining” of the original film, but Variety has also made it sound like it’s going to be a follow-up to Blacula and its sequel Scream Blacula Scream (watch that one Here). According to Variety, “the reboot picks up where the original saga left off, after the 1973 sequel Scream Blacula Scream, and will be set in...

David Yates Set For Raindance Icon Award

David Yates is set to receive the Raindance Film Festival’s Icon Award. The Harry Potter filmmaker will receive the award at the festival’s Opening Gala party on October 25. Yates grew up in St. Helens, Merseyside. He won his first BAFTA Award for the BBC miniseries The Way We Live Now, starring Matthew Macfadyen and Shirley Henderson. Yates went on to helm the last four of the blockbuster Harry Potter films. “The Raindance Festival has been part of our filmmaking landscape for over thirty years, championing and showcasing the work of emerging writers, producers, and directors, from all over the world,” Yates said. “Elliot and his team have encouraged, inspired, and helped educate so many along the way, including me, and it’s an honor to be the recipient of a Raindance Icon Award as we celebrate and enjoy the work of...

All titles below begin streaming for free on October 1 unless otherwise noted:

Originals

Documentary

TMZ Presents:

Tragically Viral

– 10/11-

What happens when the quest for clicks goes too far? TMZ examines the dark & sometimes deadly side of social media in Tragically Viral.

Scariest Monsters In The World

-10/18-

Join us as we embark on this international countdown of the scariest monsters in the world – who will be on your list as the most creepy?

TMZ No Bs: Rich, Famous & Terrified Stars

-10/25-

TMZ examines some of the most downright terrifying experiences celebs have faced that prove being a celebrity isn’t all glitz & glamor.

Horror

Dante’S Hotel

-10/13-

When an unknown assailant preys on a haunted hotel’s patrons, an event planner teams up with a mysterious tenant who’s dark past is the key to freeing the cursed hotel

The Devil Comes To Kansas City

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True crime podcast, Black and Blue: Behind The Badge is the first release from Corus Entertainment’s Waterside Studios and Curiouscast, in a partnership with Blanchard House. The podcast centres around the experiences of black officers in what one of them calls “the biggest gang in America”: law enforcement. Hosted by Seren Jones, Black and Blue follows the story of Michael Morrison.

Exclusive: Canada’s Waterside Studios, pod network Curiouscast and UK-based podcast producer Blanchard House are teaming up.

Waterside and Curiouscast have signed a multi-podcast deal with Blanchard House and the agreement will comprise for podcast titles that will be adapted for TV after their audio launches.

The first from the pact is Black and Blue: Behind the Badge, a true crime podcast centering around the experiences of Black officers in what one of them calls “the biggest gang in America”: law enforcement.

Presented by journalist Seren Jones, it follows the story of Michael Morrison. Synposis reads: “After joining the police force to serve and protect, he faces racism, violence and hostility. Michael’s life in policing will make him question everything he thought he knew about justice, community, and himself. This is a story about being torn in two. Torn between being a police officer and being Black. Can...

A new Van Halen box set, The Collection II, has been announced and will arrive on October 6th via Rhino.

Following the 2015 set, The Collection, which housed the band’s first six albums with David Lee Roth, The Collection II will cull the four Van Halen albums featuring singer Sammy Hagar in addition to several studio rarities and a B-side.

Affectionately known as the “Van Hagar” years, Eddie Van Halen and company released four successful LPs while fronted by the Red Rocker during the ’80s and ’90s: 5150 (1986), OU812 (1988), For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (1991), and Balance (1995).

The Collection II will compile these records together for the first time on vinyl ($124.98) and CD ($49.98). A fifth disc, titled Studio Rarities 1989-2004, is especially of note for hardcore Van Halen enthusiasts. Among these eight tracks is “Crossing Over,” the B-Side to Balance’s “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You” (the band’s only non-album B-side...

Since its premiere in 1990, "Law & Order" has become the gold standard of police procedurals. It was by no means the first police procedural, but it is perhaps the most recognizable. True to its genre, each episode of this series features a crime that must be solved by detectives and prosecuted by the District Attorney's office. Although some storylines are original ideas, many take inspiration from high-profile cases, larger-than-life criminals, and current events within the U.S. justice system.

After three decades and counting, fans can enjoy over 400 episodes and 22 seasons of their favorite procedural. It's a massive chunk of television to sift through, but some parts of the series are more worthwhile than others. From unbearable characters to stale plots, the worst seasons of "Law & Order" are full of frustrating departures from the series' tried-and-true formula. However, the best seasons offer viewers a glimpse at just how great procedural television can be,...

It may not be particularly fair to say that this is a bit of a duff weekend, because there are indeed new wide and moderate releases. It’s just that very few of them are screening in advance for critics and therefore might be seen as less than. Can any of them topple Week 7 of “Avatar: The Way of Water”?

The one possibility is “Infinity Pool,” Brandon Cronenberg’s follow-up to his 2020 thriller, “Possessor,” which was stymied by the shutdown of movie theaters due to Covid. This one is equally enigmatic, though it has more of a name cast, including Alexander Skarsgård (“Big Little Lies”) and Mia Goth. Skarsgård plays a writer on a luxury vacation with his wife Em (Cleopatra Coleman from “Dopesick”) who becomes involved in a fatal accident that throws him into the locale’s world of horror and violence.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to chronicle his life and career as a champion boxer through a new docuseries, titled “The Goat,” after inking a life-rights deal with Hidden Empire Films’ Deon Taylor and Roxanne Avent Taylor.

“Now is the perfect time to share my story with the world and let viewers in on my journey from early days of hardships to overcoming adversity to become the athlete and entrepreneur I am today,” Mayweather said in a statement announcing the deal. “As someone who owns his own brand, I can’t think of better partners than Deon, Roxanne, Robert F. Smith — the wealthiest African American in the world — and Hidden Empire Films, a prolific Black-owned production company. This is going to be incredibly special!”

Under the new pact, Hidden Empire Films gains exclusive access to Mayweather’s personal library of never-before-seen footage, including hundreds of hours of video and audio...

Would “The Sopranos” finale have been as impactful if it hadn’t included Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’”? And what would “Grey’s Anatomy” be without its frequent use of the Snow Patrol song “Chasing Cars”? These and many more unforgettable musical TV moments all occurred before the establishment of the Best Music Supervision Emmy category. Since 2017, the award has served the purpose of honoring the people who enhance TV shows by incorporating existing songs into episodes and thus stirring up viewers’ emotions.

This year, Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” could pull off its fourth win in this category after taking the prize every year from 2018 to 2020. It is being challenged for the third time each by “Better Call Saul” (AMC) and “Stranger Things” (Netflix) and for the second time by “Euphoria” (HBO). The 2022 lineup’s remaining two slots are filled by “Ozark” (Netflix) and “The White Lotus...

Gold Derby can exclusively reveal the 48 episodes entered as 2022 Emmy Award submission for the eight Best Drama Series nominees. Each program submits six episodes from this past season. Television Academy voters are asked to watch each of the episodes entered for that category before marking their ballots.

See 2022 Emmy nominations: Complete list of contenders for 74th Primetime Emmys

The complete list of submission for this category below:

“Better Call Saul” (AMC)

“Carrot and Stick,” “Rock and Hard Place,” “Hit and Run,” “Black and Blue,” “Axe and Grind,” “Plan and Execution”

“Euphoria” (HBO)

“Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door,” “Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys,” “You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can,” “Stand Still Like the Hummingbird,” “The Theater and Its Double,” “All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name”

“Ozark” (Netflix)

“Santified,” “The Cousin of Death,” “Pick a God and Pray,...

The lineup of films premiering in the narrative, documentary, short film and episodic selections at the 2022 Bentonville Film Festival’s competition program have been released today, the Bentonville Film Foundation announced. The annual festival is set to run in-person from June 22-26 in Bentonville, Ark, with a virtual component having an extended run from June 22 to July 3.

Led by “Thelma and Louise” star and vocal feminist Geena Davis, the festival aims to amplify female, non-binary, LGBTQ, Bipoc and people with disabilities’ voices in entertainment. In collaboration with founding partner, Walmart, and presenting sponsor, Coca-Cola, this year’s programming includes a wide array of storytelling with more than 82 of the competition program from creators who identify as female or gender non-conforming. Additionally, 65 of the creators identify as Bipoc, Asian, or Pacific Islander and 62 identify as LGBTQ. The vast majority of onscreen leads — 90, to be exact — are women or gender non-conforming.

“We...

Law & Order Season 21 closes out with a case that’s going to cause some tension in both the NYPD and Da’s office. In “Black and Blue,” the murder of an off-duty NYPD detective threatens to tear the city apart. Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan) mourns the loss of a friend and asks Capt. Benson (Svu‘s Mariska Hargitay) for help solving the case. Meanwhile, in the Da’s office, McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Price (Hugh Dancy) disagree on how to prosecute the culprit, sparking sharp condemnation from all sides. Odelya Halevi, who plays Ada Samantha Maroun, teases the finale and shares hopes for Season 22. Last week’s episode was a complicated one for Maroun with the prescription for Wyatt. Talk about that decision. Could it affect her in a significant way going forward? Odelya Halevi: I think she got really lucky. She was pretty nervous that it’s going to come out.

When it comes to content creation, Lele Pons knows what she's talking about. That's why Pons—the singer, actress and influencer who has amassed over 100 million followers across all social platforms—is the perfect host for season two of Exposure. The series, which premieres on Pons' YouTube channel May 29, features eight up-and-coming content creators from all corners of the creative and entertainment landscape, coming together to compete for a 250,000 contract with Samsung. Throughout the season, contestants will be asked to showcase their creative skills through a series of social media-inspired video challenges, with all of their videos falling between 15...

Law and Order Black and Blue Trailer — NBC‘s Law & Order: Season 21, Episode 10: Black and Blue TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew Law & Order stars Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Anderson, Camryn Manheim, Hugh Dancy, Odelya Halevi, Sam Waterston, Marcel Simoneau, and Shayvawn Webster. Dick Wolf created this [...]

Continue reading: Law & Order: Season 21, Episode 10: Black and Blue TV Show Trailer [NBC]...

Welcome back to Law & Order, Mariska Hargitay! The last time she appeared on the show was before it was revived this year and her character was still a detective. Now, fans will be getting twice as much Captain Olivia Benson on May 19, with her helping out during a case in the hour before Svu. In Law & Order‘s Season 21 finale, “Black and Blue,” the murder of an off-duty NYPD detective threatens to tear the city apart. Detective Frank Cosgrove (Jeffrey Donovan) knew the cop and mourns the loss of a friend. He asks Benson for help solving the case. Plus, D.A. Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) and Nolan Price (Hugh Dancy) disagree on how to prosecute the culprit, sparking sharp condemnation from all sides. The promo introduces the case and shows Benson with Detective Kevin Bernard (Anthony Anderson) and Cosgrove. It sounds like there will, once again, as...

Hey,"Law & Order" fans. We hope you guys totally enjoyed what episode 9 had to offer tonight. Now that episode 9 is officially just a footnote in time, we are back to let you know how this current season 21 will end when the next, new episode 10 makes its debut next Thursday night, May 19, 2022. That's right, guys. Episode 10 will indeed be the season 21 finale episode. We were able to get a new, official teaser description for one of episode 10's main storylines via NBC's official episode 10 press release. So, we're going to take a look at it ,right now, and let you know what's coming up. To start, NBC let us know that this new episode 10 of Law & Order's current season 21 does have an official title attached to it. It's called,"Black And Blue." It sounds like episode 10 will feature some very scandalous, intense, dramatic, emotional, interesting, possible action-filled and suspenseful scenes.

This article contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6 episode 5.

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are both known for their fine-tuned attention to detail. This means that the plotting of both shows can be meticulous, but also produce a big pay-off in the end. The lead up to the explosive climax is typically filled with plenty of key turning points, though. These are the moments that the audience marks in their head and says, “this is going to be instrumental in what happens down the road.”

It took nearly the entire five seasons of Breaking Bad for Hank Schrader (Dean Norris) to finally put together the Heisenberg puzzle. All the way through, there were moments where both the viewer and Hank started to think about the possibility of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) being New Mexico’s newest drug lord. Walter leaving his meth equipment out in the desert in the first season,...

This article contains spoilers for Better Call Saul season 6.

Through five seasons and some change combined on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, iconic villain Gustavo “Gus” Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) is notable for always keeping his cards close to the vest.

The fast food chicken magnate and regional meth lord very rarely shows any kind of emotion or realization across his stoic face. And that just makes the moments in which he does all the more significant. One such moment comes midway through Better Call Saul season 6’s most recent episode, “Black and Blue”.

Roughly nine minutes into “Black and Blue”, Better Call Saul entreats its viewers to an enigmatic scene that seems to have little to do with the rest of the episode. Gus Fring is working at one of his Los Pollos Hermanos locations as he likes to do. He appears to be a little tense (at least...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Season 6, Episode 5 of Better Call Saul, “Black and Blue.”] Better Call Saul continues to take viewers to uncharted territory in its sixth and final season and Episode 5, “Black and Blue,” is no exception. In the latest installment, Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) faces off with Howard (Patrick Fabian), Kim (Rhea Seehorn) and Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) let paranoia take over, and Lalo (Tony Dalton) resurfaces, but not where you’d expect him to be. Below, we’re breaking down every key moment from the pivotal episode, so beware of spoilers. Paranoia in Different Places Kim struggles to sleep after learning from Mike (Jonathan Banks) that Lalo is still alive. Getting up out of bed, she peers out the windows of the apartment in search of any suspicious activities before placing a chair in front of the door. Sitting with a cigarette in the dark, she tries calming her nerves, but when Jimmy wakes up and checks...

[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Better Call Saul” Season 6, Episode 5, “Black and Blue.”]

One chair isn’t going to cut it.

Though, to be fair to Kim (Rhea Seehorn), it’s the kind of thing that’s worked in the past for her and Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk). The name changes, the career changes, and the last-second strokes of genius have all been temporary fixes to head off the worst that’s coming their way.

After plenty of moments tracking Jimmy lying awake, unsure of what’s coming next, “Better Call Saul” shows Kim pacing around the living room, hoping that a 2 Am cigarette will do more than the piece of furniture shoved in the door to fend off anyone seeking revenge. Jimmy may be the one who’s already changed his name, but Kim is the one who’s fully processing the fundamental change that his choice to be a “friend of the cartel” is...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Season 6, Episode 5 of Better Call Saul, “Black and Blue.”] The jig is up for Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) in Better Call Saul‘s latest installment as Howard (Patrick Fabian) finally began piecing the puzzle together regarding the scheme against him. Thinking Jimmy is the sole participant, he challenges the criminal lawyer to a boxing match to settle their differences in a physical way that doesn’t leave either party fully satisfied. It’s a marked victory for Howard who knocks Jimmy down before exiting the gym he lured him to. But Howard has more tricks up his sleeve as he hires a private investigator to follow Jimmy. Could he uncover Kim’s (Rhea Seehorn) involvement in the scheme along the way? Below, Patrick Fabian opens up about Howard’s motivation, and what’s on the horizon along with delivering one of the episode’s most powerful lines. (Credit: Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television...

A review of this week’s Better Call Saul, “Black and Blue,” coming up just as soon as you cancel my whole week…

“You’re right: I do have a problem. Just not the problem you think. I have a Jimmy McGill problem.” —Howard

After last week’s historic meeting between Kim and Mike, it would be easy to assume that the legal and cartel halves of Better Call Saul would begin merging more and more in these final episodes. But it’s hard to see that happening to a significant extent,...

Happy Monday, dear readers! We’re back with this week’s horror and sci-fi home media releases, and we have a ton of killer titles arriving on Tuesday that you will undoubtedly want to add to your own Blu-ray and DVD collections. Scream Factory is showing Wes Craven’s Cursed some love with their new Collector’s Edition release, and not to be too confusing, the 2022 historical horror The Cursed is also headed to multiple formats this week as well.

The Beta Test by Jim Cummings and Pj McCabe is headed to both Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday, courtesy of IFC, and if you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, Behind the Monsters: Season 1 is a fun watch for anyone who is super into iconic horror characters. Conor McMahon’s vampire comedy Let the Wrong One In is also being released this week, and if you’re a big Jason fan,...

The sun is shining, the stars have made their way down the red carpet and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) Television Awards is underway at the Royal Festival Hall in London, U.K.

The event – the first time it has taken place in person in three years due to the Covid pandemic – is being hosted by comedian and director Richard Ayoade (“The It Crowd”).

Among those nominated for a gong tonight are songstress “An Audience With Adele,” for best entertainment program, Rose Matafeo is nominated for best female performance in a comedy for “Starstruck” while Olly Alexander is nominated for leading actor for “It’s A Sin.”

Meanwhile the contenders for best international series will be one of the most fraught with some of the past year’s most talked-about series – including “Call My Agent,” “Mare of Easttown,” “Squid Games” and “Succession – up for an award.

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The Rolling Stones’ legendary two-night stand at a tiny Toronto venue in 1977 — a pair of secret shows the band performed under the name ‘The Cockroaches’ — will be released for the first time this May.

Live at the El Mocambo features the entirety of the Stones’ — or the Cockroaches’ — March 5, 1977 gig at the 300-capacity Toronto club, plus three bonus tracks from the March 4 show. While a handful of the Mocambo tracks appeared on the 1977 live album Live You Live, the full set has never officially been released in its entirety.

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Exclusive: Frank Grillo has signed on to star opposite Harvey Keitel in Justin Price’s action-thriller Hard Matter for Wonderfilm Media, which is currently in production in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The film written by Price is set in a new America divided by quadrants, in which a power-hungry corporation has taken over the conventional prison system and replaced it with a system of deadly watches. In this version of America, criminals are the new law enforcers that carry out all forms of capital punishment in order to regain their place in society.

Wonderfilm’s Jeff Bowler and Bret Saxon are producing alongside Latavius Powell and Justin Price of Powell and Price Productions, with Richard Salvatore exec producing.

“Having just recently wrapped our film Lamborghini, with Frank as the lead, we are so amazed by what he brings to the screen,” said Wonderfilm’s Bowler and Saxon, “and...

Oh yes, we're wading into controversial waters with this one, but it is what it is.

With Chicago Pd on a hiatus, it prompts one to reflect on the first half of the season, and with that comes a nagging issue that's been consistent within the series but especially evident this season.

We, better than anyone, are perfectly aware of Upstead's popularity and its passionate, rabid fanbase within Chicago Pd's fandom, so it wouldn't be a shock if they are sharpening the pitchforks at this very second.

Nevertheless, one will forge ahead and say that Chicago Pd has become way too invested in this romantic relationship and partnership. At times, it's to the detriment of the series.

On a larger scale, the romantic entanglements have always been an issue, lest anyone thinks this is solely an Upstead thing.

The series' ship baiting has become so pronounced. Unless you're avid fans and find it enjoyable,...

U.K. broadcaster ITV is making key changes to its pre-9pm schedule, including extending the evening news and putting its two biggest soaps, “Coronation Street” and “Emmerdale,” back to back.

Presented by Mary Nightingale (pictured above), ITV’s evening news programme is being extended from 30 minutes to an hour with plans to focus more on reporting outside of London, reflecting what is happening across the country rather than just its capital.

The broadcaster is also moving its two flagship soaps into new slots: “Coronation Street” will now get hour-long episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm, preceded by “Emmerdale,” which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, at 7.30pm.

“As viewing habits rapidly change, live audiences to our national and international news programmes remain remarkably strong,” said ITV’s managing director of media and entertainment, Kevin Lygo, in a statement.

“Our evening news programme reached an impressive 35.6 million viewers...