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EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated screenwriter John Orloff, creator of the highly anticipated Apple TV series Masters of the Air, has signed with Verve for representation.

Talking Heads‘ classic concert film Stop Making Sense is returning to cinemas, it has been announced.Last year, A24 released a remastered 4K version of the 1984 movie on the big screen to mark its 40th anniversary. The iconic band also reunited at a special screening as part of the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.Now, it’s been confirmed that the revamped edition of Stop Making Sense will be heading back to cinemas in various locations next Saturday (January 27).In a post on social media yesterday (January 17), A24 said that “monthly residency screenings” are scheduled in “select cities” including London, New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Chicago, San Francisco and Toronto.Additionally, fans will be able to buy a collector’s edition Blu-ray of Stop Making Sense at every showing as well as new special merchandise.You can purchase tickets and find more information here, and check out the announcement post below.A post shared by A24 (@a24)An official synopsis reads: “Newly restored in 4K to coincide with its 40th anniversary, the 1984 film was directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme and is considered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time.“Stop Making Sense stars core band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt.”It adds: “The live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads’ most memorable songs.”Last month saw A24 announce a Stop Making Sense tribute album, which will feature a cover of Talking Heads’ ‘Burning Down The House’ by Paramore.

We took a mental health day and headed down to CES in Las Vegas to check out @ChillTheaters and enjoy some Taylor Swift! Perez needed this!!! He also needs someone to go out with him because this would be the cutest date night activity! Chill Theaters is launching this month in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their website is already taking reservations! And, they plan to expand to Vegas, Los Angeles and Austin later this year! What movie would U want to watch here? We gotta do this for P’s birthday to host a Showgirls screening party! Not kidding!!!

Former Vice President Al Gore will be departing from Apple‘s board of directors after a 21-year run due to the company’s mandatory retirement age, the tech company said today.

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner are at the center of romance rumors after the pair was seemingly spotted sharing a dance at a party.

The cast of Masters of the Air showed up in force for the Apple TV+ series’ world premiere on Wednesday (January 10) in Los Angeles.

The Eagles are returning to the road with special guest Steely Dan as part of their ongoing farewell ‘The Long Goodbye Tour’ which they’ve teased will run until 2025.Along the way, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Deacon Frey, Vince Gill and co. will swing into major cities — for possibly the final time — like Phoenix, St.

Dune: Part Two has landed courtesy of Warner Bros. The film is set to arrive in cinemas next March with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem lining up among the cast.The saga continues as award-winning filmmaker Denis Villeneuve embarks on the next chapter of Frank Herbert’s celebrated novel Dune.Dune: Part Two will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

Teezo Touchdown has announced a 2024 tour in support of his debut album ‘How Do You Sleep At Night?’ – find all the details below.The Texas rapper/singer-songwriter is due to hit the road next year, kicking off with European headline shows in Amsterdam (March 21), Zurich (22), Paris (25) and Berlin (26).He’ll then head to the UK for a gig at Village Underground in Shoreditch, east London on March 29. A run of North American dates is scheduled to begin in late April, continuing throughout May and into early June.Teezo is set to stop off in Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston and more cities as part of his tour of the US and Canada.Tickets for the upcoming London concert will go on general sale at 9am GMT tomorrow (December 15) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Director Denis Villeneuve has high hopes for Dune: Part Two, which is currently scheduled for release on March 1, 2024, after bouncing through several potential dates.

Masters Of The Air starring Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan has arrived – check it out below.The upcoming nine-part limited series is the follow-up to Band Of Brothers and The Pacific, and is set to debut worldwide with the first two episodes on January 26, 2023 via Apple TV+.The high-production drama reunites Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, who produced 2001 miniseries Band Of Brothers and 2010’s The Pacific. Masters Of The Air is written by John Orloff, while episode directors include Cary Joji Fukunaga (No Time To Die), duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson), Dee Rees (Mudbound) and Tim Van Patten (Black Mirror).The series follows the true story – based on Donald L.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Any movie fan who thought “Dune” was lacking on the action front will be happy with the upcoming sequel, at least according to director Denis Villeneuve. In a new interview with Total Film magazine, Villeneuve touted the 2024 sequel as “more muscular” than the first installment that hit theaters and Max in 2021. “The first movie was more meditative and contemplative.

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost are stepping out in style.

Tyler, The Creator‘s fashion label Golf Wang have announced worldwide holiday pop ups.The musician will launch 12 holiday pop up stores on December 2, along with their current permanent locations in Los Angeles, New York and London.Golf Wang will travel across the world to Amsterdam, Berlin, Hong Kong, Toyko, Melbourne, and London. A store will also arrive in Seoul, South Korean, however its location will be announced in the future.In the US, further pop ups will be found in Austin, Atlanta, Bay Area, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix and Washington, D.C.The stores will contain portions of the FW23 collection, along with a graffiti airbrush-inspired art piece that will be featured on different items like tees, fleece, jackets and accessories.

Amazon/MGM’s Saltburn, the dark-comedy sendoff of British upper class, expanded nicely in a big jump from seven screens to 1,566, nabbing a spot in the top ten. The film by Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) grossed $1.73 million for the three-day weekend and $2.7 million for the five-day Thanksgiving frame thanks to a strong core group of theaters.

Bryan Adams has announced a 31-date tour with Dave Stewart from Eurythmics supporting him – find all information below.The ‘Summer of ’69’ musician will tour the US throughout 2024, beginning at Billings, Montana and finishing in Syracuse, New York. He will also make stops at Austin, Texas, Mexico City, Omaha, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, and more.

Mannequin Pussy have shared their latest single ‘Sometimes’, along with dates for a 2024 North American tour.‘Sometimes’ is the third single to be released from the band’s forthcoming fourth studio album ‘I Got Heaven’. The track follows ‘I Don’t Know You‘ and the lead single ‘I Got Heaven‘.

Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air finally has a trailer!

Valerie Wu Intern Apple TV+ has released the official trailer its for nine-episode war drama “Masters of the Air.” Set during World War II, the limited series centers on members of the Air Force fighting against Nazi Germany. “Masters of the Air” stars Oscar nominees Austin Butler (“Elvis”) and Barry Keoghan (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) as fighter pilots Major Gale Cleven and Lt. Curtis Biddick, respectively.

One of the most anticipated TV shows of some time now, “Master Of The Air” is finally arriving in January. You’ll recall that Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman, brought you the WWII classic shows “Band Of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” and they’re the same team involved in “Master of The Air,” which shows WWII from a aerial fighter and aerial bombers perspective.

EXCLUSIVE: Mamma mia, Bruce Dickinson is starring in a new horror movie.

The Eagles are keeping their promise.In July, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers announced that their ‘Long Goodbye Tour’ with special guest Steely Dan would go all the way into 2025.Now, just a few months later, they’ve announced they’ve tacked on an additional ten concerts to their tour calendar that will take them to arenas in the U.S. and Canada from January through March 2024.“Our long-run has lasted far longer than any of us ever dreamed,” the band shared in a statement.

A trio of Indian films led by Leo: Bloody Sweet, at no. 8, and two Fathom events bulked up the specialty box office this weekend as debuted, entered week two and Dicks: The Musical expanded nationwide.

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Tom Cruise.The actor, who next stars as a young Willy Wonka in the upcoming musical fantasy film Wonka, shared during an interview with GQ an email Cruise had sent him after he finished filming on 2021’s Dune.“After I met Tom Cruise, right after finishing the first Dune, he sent me the most wonderfully inspiring email,” Chalamet said.As noted in the interview, the email contained a list of experts that he might need for stunt training, including a motorcycle coach and a helicopter coach.Chalamet added: “He basically said, in Old Hollywood, you would be getting dance training and fight training, and nobody is going to hold you to that standard today. So it’s up to you.

Joanna Merlin, whose acting career stretched from Broadway (she was the original Tzeitel in Fiddler On The Roof), film (she played the dance teacher Miss Berg in Alan Parker’s 1980 film Fame) and TV (Law & Order: SVU‘s Judge Lena Petrovsky on dozens of episodes) died Sunday in Los Angeles. She was 92.

An urgent search has been launched for a missing Scots man who failed to return to an outdoor centre in Aviemore.

Brent Lang Executive Editor “Shucked” will embark on a North American tour in the fall of 2024, one that will see the charmingly corny Broadway musical make stops in the likes of Austin, Chicago and Los Angeles. The tour will begin performances at the Providence Performing Arts Center in Rhode Island before playing in over 30 cities in its first season. Currently, the show is scheduled to also hit Atlanta, Buffalo, Charlotte, Dallas, Durham, East Lansing, Fort Lauderdale, Greenville, Houston, Los Angeles, Madison, Nashville, Orlando, San Antonio, Schenectady, St.

Burna Boy is heading to North America on the heels of his new album I Told Them… for a run of tour dates. The shows begin November 2023 in Los Angeles at BMO Stadium and run for a month with stops in Seattle, Vancouver, Edmonton, Denver, Houston, and Austin.

“The Amazing Race” alum Jody Kelly has died. She was 85.Her daughter Kelly Foster confirmed her death in a Facebook post on Sept. 6.“I lost my mother yesterday.