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the setting of “Road House” from Missouri to the Florida Keys should go down as one of the best decisions made by a movie remake ever.The scenery is tropical, the personalities are oversize and the area inspired a song that goes, “Wasted away again.”Plus, as any skimmer of crime headlines knows, macho bar brawls are not uncommon in the boisterous Sunshine State. Really, this action-packed update of the truly ridiculous 1989 film that starred Patrick Swayze as the world’s best bouncer could almost be a documentary.

EXCLUSIVE: Sugar23 has signed Charlie Tahan, the actor, writer, and director best known for his breakout starring role on Netflix’s Ozark, for management.

About a rough-and-tumble bar cooler with a heart of gold hired to clean up the baddest honkytonk in a small Missouri town, 1989’s “Road House” with Patrick Swayze wasn’t exactly high art, nor did it have the most sophisticated story. Still, it did the trick in the 1980s, when punch-‘em-up fisticuffs were enough as a harmless B-movie diversion (to remember fondly, not actually rewatch and enjoy, though).

The mystery of Riley Strain‘s disappearance continues to perplex investigators, and now things are only getting more strange.

Olivia Rodrigo has changed the message on her fan hotline answering machine, which now includes a snippet of her unreleased song ‘Obsessed’.In 2021, after the release of her critically-acclaimed debut album ‘SOUR’, the pop star launched the Sour Heartbreak Hotline where fans could listen to a preview of the record. Since then, the hotline has continued to tease many of Rodrigo’s tracks including the lead single for her second album ‘GUTS’, ‘Vampire’.This week, fans have discovered that a snippet of ‘Obsessed’ is now been played on the hotline.

New police bodycam footage from the USA shows a 22-year-old chatting briefly with a cop the night he went missing.

As the search for missing college student Riley Strain continues, cops continue to uncover more disturbing details.

Olivia Rodrigo will no longer give free Plan Bs and condoms to concertgoers on her ‘Guts’ world tour.The popstar recently made headlines for handing out contraceptive kits with condoms, Plan Bs, and information for abortion access at her show in Missouri. The state notably banned almost all abortions after Roe v.

Q, a 26-year-old entertainer from Kansas City, Missouri on RuPaul’s Drag Race, has revealed she was diagnosed as HIV-positive two years ago.

Olivia Rodrigo has been getting praise on social media this week for allowing emergency contraceptives to be distributed at her concerts on the Guts Tour.

Joe Camp, who wrote, produced and directed a series of films and TV shows that elevated a pooch stage-named Benji to Hollywood’s canine pantheon alongside Lassie and Rin Tin Tin, died today at his Tennessee home. He was 84.

Luke Bryan‘s bar in Nashville has come under investigation after a college student went missing from there last week. Now, officials in Tennessee are concerned that 22-year-old Riley Strain might have been overserved alcohol before he was booted from the bar without his friends.

Here’s everything you need to know about the new Fairly OddParents animated series in the works at Nickelodeon – Just Jared Jr Here’s a surprising report to add to the Kate Middleton drama – Celebitchy Here’s the ultimate gift guide for the Swifties in your life – Popsugar Get the scoop on the upcoming Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards – Just Jared Jr The cast of the beloved movie Office Space held a reunion at the new restaurant The Statesman in downtown Austin during SXSW. Mike Judge alongside cast members Ron Livingston, Stephen Root, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, and Todd Duffey celebrated the 25th anniversary together following a panel at the festival. See photos from the dinner in the gallery! Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the upcoming documentary Girls State, which premieres on the streaming service on April 5. A political coming-of-age story and a stirring reimagination of what it means to govern, Girls State follows young female leaders — from wildly different backgrounds across Missouri — as they navigate an immersive experiment to build a government from the ground up. Watch below!

Olivia Rodrigo has been handing out free Plan B and Condoms during her ‘Guts’ world tour adding “Funding abortion? It’s a good idea, right?”The ‘Get Him Back’ singer previously shared a video announcing the launch of a new reproductive rights initiative, The Fund 4 Good. Speaking in the video before her concert on February 23, Rodrigo said: “I wanted to come on here and tell you about something I’m really excited about, which is the Fund 4 Good, which is an initiative i’m launching as part of the ‘Guts’ world tour.”“The Fund 4 Good works to support all women, girls and people seeking reproductive health freedom.

“Nomadland”Frances McDormand became only the third person to win three lead-acting Oscars, after Katharine Hepburn and Daniel Day-Lewis. McDormand was also a producer of “Nomadland,” playing a woman who hits the road after losing her job and her husband.

If Vladimir Putin was watching the Academy Awards on Sunday night from his dacha on the Black Sea, his mood may have been blackened by the Best Documentary Feature category. As Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast had predicted, the Oscar went to , Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing film about the early days of Russia’s brutal siege of the Ukrainian port city. 

“Yellowstone” character is fictional, but Steve McBee, star of the new docuseries, “The McBee Dynasty: Real American Cowboys,” is real — and his life is every bit as dramatic. “I work a lot, but in the fourth season, everyone was like, ‘Oh, there’s this crazy ranch show.’ So, I have watched ‘Yellowstone,’ yes,” McBee, 52, told The Post. “Since I’m divorced and I’m the patriarch of the family, the boys have fun with it.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Film’s biggest night is (almost) here. The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10 at a new time, 7 p.m.

Jake Gyllenhaal is honoring the late Patrick Swayze.

KYTV-TV that teachers who allow students to access LGBTQ literature or have LGBTQ-supportive signs or symbols in their classroom will also be subject to criminal charges for supporting social transition. “Teachers are there in the schools to teach the topics that they’re trained to teach and to help those children grow in knowledge,” he said.

are missing “Yellowstone.”“Game of Thrones” creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are also returning to TV. Here’s a look at the essential new shows to keep on your radar.

Columbia Daily Tribune.Under the language of the amended ordinance, law enforcement is expected either not to pursue charges, or deprioritize the enforcement of, any laws imposing criminal or civil penalties against individuals who seek out or assist others in obtaining gender-affirming care.This is in direct reference to Missouri’s law prohibiting minors from accessing such treatments, which Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed into law last year.That law also prohibits adult Medicaid recipients from having the cost of any transition-related procedures covered, meaning they must pay for such services out of pocket.Authorities are also encouraged to deprioritize arresting, detaining, or transferring individuals to other states for seeking out gender-affirming care for themselves or their children, in violation of their own state’s laws.Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has been dogged in his insistence that the ban on health care for transgender minors be enforced, even demanding that local police, especially in Kansas City and St.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Atlas Distribution Company, a U.S. indie distributor, has set Vietnamese-American co-production film “A Fragile Flower” on course for a theatrical release in the U.S. Produced by the duo Mai Thu Huyen and Jacqueline Thu Thao, the romantic musical drama, with a screenplay by Vietnamese singing sensation Nhat Ha, is set debut from Mar.

This year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival will feature a masterclass and career retrospective of UK-Irish writer and director Martin McDonagh.

and air vacuums ready, Phans.Legendary jam band Phish announced they’ll be hitting the road this summer for a nationwide tour from July through September.That includes three back-to-back-to-back gigs at Bethel, NY’s Bethel Woods Center For The Arts on Aug. 9-11.Multi-day stints at venues aren’t an anomaly for this tour; based on our findings, Trey Anastasio and co.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance during a teaser for the special “TMZ Investigates: Taylor & Travis: Ultimate Love Story.”“The biggest risk factor I see is that if they both have schedules that are so full that they fight to spend quality time together,” Dr. Phil McGraw stated in a clip that was shared on Sunday.“Long distances are hard,” Stanger added.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Zendaya, Michelle Pfeiffer and Oscar winners Nicolas Cage and Al Pacino are among the first group of presenters for this year’s 96th Oscars ceremony. Also presenting are last year’s four acting winners — Brendan Fraser from “The Whale” and Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis from the best picture winner “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Oscar winners Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight” and “Green Book”), Jessica Lange (“Tootsie” and “Blue Sky”), Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”), Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”) and Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) also are set to take the stage. Raj Kapoor serves as the Oscars’ executive producer and showrunner, alongside executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Billy Strings, the group Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, and Iris DeMent won top competitive honors at the International Folk Music Awards, handed out in a ceremony Wednesday night in Kansas City, Missouri as part of the annual Folk Alliance International Conference. String was named artist of the year, while “City of Gold,” from Tuttle and Golden Highway, was awarded album of the year honors.

“Jeopardy!” tripped up its contestants with a question that combined geography and math.On the Feb. 15 episode of the game show, the Final Jeopardy clue was in the category “Landmarks.”The prompt given to contestants read, “The distance between its 2 legs at ground level is 630 feet, making it as wide as it is tall.”Diandra D’Alessio, James Tyler and David Bederman were all competing for the final spot in the Champions Wildcard semifinals, but struggled to provide the right answer.Both D’Alessio and Bederman guessed the Eiffel Tower, while Tyler suggested Christ the Redeemer in Brazil, but none of those was the correct response.The answer was, in fact, the Gateway Arch in St.

EXCLUSIVE: One of the last big European Film Market pre-sales projects to be revealed is one of the most intriguing as SAG winner Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri) has been set to star with two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds) in a big-budget reimagining of the Dracula story from Lucy filmmaker and Taken creator Luc Besson.