Month: January 2020

New Orleans rapper and bounce music icon 5th Ward Weebie has died, CNN and The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate report. Weebie’s publicist Johnathan Thomas told CNN that the artist had a “heart attack which turned into emergency heart surgery and ultimately heart failure.” 5th Ward Weebie was 42 years old. When reached for comment by
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Not only did Candyman look at horror through a racial lens, it actually filmed at Chicago’s infamously crime-ridden Cabrini Green housing project. In 2017, writer/director Jordan Peele earned deserved acclaim for his racially-charged filmmaking debut, Get Out. Of course, using the horror genre to shine a light on real life racial politics isn’t anything new.
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Prince Harry has some unfinished business to attend to. The Duke of Sussex is reportedly having a face-to-face meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at her Sandringham Estate on Monday, Jan. 13, according to multiple reports. Additionally, senior members of the British royal family will reportedly attend the meeting as well, including Prince Charles and Prince William. The purpose of the meeting,
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Two more Studio Ghibli soundtracks composed by Joe Hisaishi are coming to vinyl for the first time. Turntable Lab will reissue the soundtracks to Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) and Porco Rosso (1992) in late March, according to their website. The soundtracks for Ghibli classics My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky, and Nausicaä of the
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Rob Latour/REX/Shutterstock We stan a self-care devotee! This Is Us star Justin Hartley proved he’s part of the club. On Saturday, the 42-year-old actor opened up about the importance of self-care during his first public appearance since his sudden divorce from Chrishell Stause. While at the Television Critics Association’s winter press tour in Los Angeles, to discuss the
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The Biggest Loser is back, but it has made some changes ahead of its return.  The reality show, which rewards the contestant who has lost the most weight by the end of it, has faced some controversy in the past as its methods have been criticized, especially as some have struggled after the show to maintain
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This article contains Underwater spoilers. Lots of them. You’ve been warned. If you want to read about the film without any spoilers, read Meagan’s awesome review! It’s certainly not the first non-Cloverfield movie to have Cloverfield rumors attached to it – Overlord is the most notable recent example of a movie that many believed was
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New The Falcon and Winter Solider set photos tease a scene where Bucky and Baron Zemo cross paths. From the upcoming Disney+ show, the photos hint at an encounter between James “Bucky” Barnes and Helmut Zemo in a darkened city, alongside a returning Sharon “Agent 13” Carter. Set to arrive on Disney’s streaming service sometime in late 2020, The Falcon
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Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images DJ Qualls has come out publicly as gay and says he is tired of worrying what people think of him or how his sexuality could affect his acting career. The 41-year-old Road Trip, Supernatural and The Man in the High Castle actor made his comments on Twitter on Friday night, just after announcing the news onstage
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Last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert welcomed musical guest and interviewee Kesha. The singer performed her recent single “Raising Hell” alongside Big Freedia and dancers. She also sat down with Colbert to chat about David Bowie, Dolly Parton, “slow-stalking” middle-aged comedians, and Wayne’s World, which she considers to be “the greatest
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Veteran Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo is just as heartbroken as many of you are that her co-star Justin Chambers is leaving the show. The 49-year-old actor and ABC announced the shocking news on Friday. Chambers played Dr. Alex Karev on Grey’s Anatomy since it debuted in 2005. The 16th and final season began airing in September and the network revealed that
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