Hideo Kojima's studio has opened a film, TV and music division
"Why doesn't Kojima just make movies?" It's a rhetorical question fans of Hideo Kojima have asked after every game since Metal Gear Solid. For better or worse, no other creator in the gaming industry has pushed the medium closer to film than Kojima. And after…
"Why doesn't Kojima just make movies?" It's a rhetorical question fans of Hideo Kojima have asked after every game since Metal Gear Solid. For better or worse, no other creator in the gaming industry… [+1466 chars]
Igor Bonifacic
2021-11-22 18:36:31

Remembering the Velvet Underground Through the Mirror of Film
A conversation about how the band was experienced in its time, and how Todd Haynes’s new documentary explores the world that birthed it.
In its day, the Velvet Underground verged on the inscrutable, a band that tempered pop curiosity with avant-garde abrasion. Managed for a time by Andy Warhol, it wasnt particularly successful by comm… [+749 chars]

2021-11-16 17:21:05

Spotify’s Netflix hub includes some exclusive audio extras
Spotify has introduced a new Netflix hub that’s home to all the music from the streaming giant’s shows and movies. It houses official playlists and soundtracks for some of Netflix’s most popular content, as well as Netflix-related podcasts.
The new hub contains official playlists and soundtracks from Netflixs most popular shows and movies Photo by Spotify Spotify has introduced a new hub thats home to all the music from Netflixs shows… [+1406 chars]
Emma Roth
2021-11-23 14:59:32

Watch Encanto's Charming Cast and Crew In a New Featurette
Encanto, Disney’s newest film about a family in Columbia granted magical powers from their magical house, looks like it’ll be pretty charming. (That’s something Disney’s trailers are usually good at doing...most of the time.) With the movie just a few weeks a…
Encanto, Disneys newest film about a family in Columbia granted magical powers from their magical house, looks like itll be pretty charming. (Thats something Disneys trailers are usually good at doin… [+1903 chars]
Justin Carter
2021-11-14 17:10:00

Lin-Manuel Miranda returns to Disney for “Encanto” - Reuters
Walt Disney's latest film "Encanto" aims to celebrate Colombia's diversity, its people, and its music, and sends a message about overcoming challenges.
Posted Walt Disney's latest film "Encanto" aims to celebrate Colombia's diversity, its people, and its music, and sends a message about overcoming challenges.
Reuters Editorial
2021-11-22 23:59:02

More minority faces in film, TV, music as audiences demand diversity - Reuters
More minorities are showing up in mainstream U.S. entertainment, from films and TV to music, as audiences demand stories that reflect the world's diversity, showing that inclusion is good business, industry executives said.
NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - More minorities are showing up in mainstream U.S. entertainment, from films and TV to music, as audiences demand stories that reflect the world's diversity, showing that i… [+3800 chars]

2021-12-02 20:55:00

Feeling lonely? Film, music, art and more that will put you in good company
From the stark horror of Hamsun’s novel to Fassbinder’s commentary on love and racism, our critics choose great cultural works about being aloneAccept no slow acoustic covers – there are not enough Greatest Songs of All Time playlists out there to adequately …
Music Accept no slow acoustic covers there are not enough Greatest Songs of All Time playlists out there to adequately contain the magnificence of Robyns original heartbreak hit Dancing on My Own. W… [+3595 chars]
Sam Jordison, Jenessa Williams, Danny Leigh, Jonathan Jones and Hannah J Davies
2021-12-06 10:00:48

Disney's Encanto celebrates Colombia's diversity, says musician Carlos Vives - Reuters
Walt Disney's (DIS.N) latest film "Encanto" celebrates Colombia's diversity, its people, and its music, and sends a message about overcoming challenges, said singer and composer Carlos Vive…
BOGOTA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Walt Disney's (DIS.N) latest film "Encanto" celebrates Colombia's diversity, its people, and its music, and sends a message about overcoming challenges, said singer and com… [+1381 chars]

2021-11-11 15:25:00

Nigerian celebrities Simi and Chigul expose sexism in music and Nollywood
Singer Simi and Nollywood's Chigul tell the BBC about the cultural hurdles female stars face.
By Cecilia MacaulayBBC News Image source, Macanthony Studios Image caption, Simi's new song Woman centres on the pressures Nigerian women face in their daily lives Nigerian celebrities have recent… [+5854 chars]
https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews
2021-11-28 00:20:14

Kenny G: ‘Criticism didn’t affect me then, and it doesn’t affect me now’
In the HBO documentary Listening to Kenny G, the unusual appeal of the much-maligned ‘smooth jazz’ musician is put under the spotlightPenny Lane, who has directed a new music documentary centered on Kenny G, has no interest in music documentaries and would ne…
Penny Lane, who has directed a new music documentary centered on Kenny G, has no interest in music documentaries and would never voluntarily listen to a Kenny G record. Biographical documentaries on … [+9818 chars]
Jim Farber
2021-12-01 07:04:00

Composer Stephen Sondheim dies at 91 - US media
The composer and lyricist was a giant of musical theatre with a knack for adapting unlikely subjects.
Image source, Getty Images The American composer and songwriter Stephen Sondheim has died at his home in Connecticut aged 91, according to the New York Times. He was a titan of musical theatre who t… [+7038 chars]
https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews
2021-11-26 23:02:59

The Art of Botox
How facial muscle paralysis insinuated itself into our emotional and creative lives.
The internet has conscripted us into the construction and manipulation of our own images, so that the idea of wearing some kind of mask whether through plastic surgery, Instagram filter, online avata… [+3171 chars]
Amanda Hess
2021-11-15 15:00:28

Sir Drone is a 1989 film by artist Raymond Pettibon
Sir Drone is a 57-minute film created by Raymond Pettibon in 1989. I'm a long-time fan of Pettibon's drawings and only discovered his films recently. Pettibon's films explore similar themes to his drawings. In both, he examines punk and hippie subcultures wit…
Sir Drone is a 57-minute film created by Raymond Pettibon in 1989. I'm a long-time fan of Pettibon's drawings and only discovered his films recently. Pettibon's films explore similar themes to his dr… [+1030 chars]
Mark Frauenfelder
2021-11-11 22:06:25

Tom Petty film goes behind the making of 'Wildflowers' album - Reuters
A new documentary gives Tom Petty fans an intimate look at how the late American singer-songwriter made his acclaimed 1994 album "Wildflowers".
LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A new documentary gives Tom Petty fans an intimate look at how the late American singer-songwriter made his acclaimed 1994 album "Wildflowers". Released on the Grammy Awar… [+1769 chars]

2021-11-10 13:34:00

‘An incredibly kind genius’: fashion and music stars pay tribute to Virgil Abloh
Ye dedicated his Sunday Service to him while Drake, BTS and Justin Timberlake highlight Abloh’s uniquenessYe, the singer formerly known as Kanye West, has paid tribute to friend and collaborator Virgil Abloh, who passed away following a two-year battle with a…
Ye, the singer formerly known as Kanye West, has paid tribute to friend and collaborator Virgil Abloh, who passed away following a two-year battle with an aggressive form of cancer. Ye dedicated the… [+3202 chars]
Priya Elan
2021-11-29 17:47:39

Fury Road Prequel Furiosa Loses Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has a lot of nerdy irons in the proverbial cinematic fire. He recently starred as Doctor Manhattan in HBO’s wonderful Watchmen TV series, had the lead role in the revival of the horror movie Candyman, will be playing a new incarnation of…
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has a lot of nerdy irons in the proverbial cinematic fire. He recently starred as Doctor Manhattan in HBOs wonderful Watchmen TV series, had the lead role in the revival of the … [+1605 chars]
Rob Bricken
2021-11-29 19:30:00

Lady Gaga hails Britney Spears as an inspiration after conservatorship lifted - Reuters
Pop star and actress Lady Gaga on Saturday celebrated singer Britney Spears' release from a conservatorship imposed more than a decade ago after a mental health breakdown, calling Spears an inspiration who was treated badly by the music industry.
MILAN, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Pop star and actress Lady Gaga on Saturday celebrated singer Britney Spears' release from a conservatorship imposed more than a decade ago after a mental health breakdown, c… [+1483 chars]

2021-11-13 22:18:00

Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop Fails
The live-action adaptation is an overwrought performance of the beloved anime rather than a bold reimagining.
In bold L.E.D. lettering, the word PORN broadcasts itself behind a rooftop fight scene early on in Netflixs new live-action Cowboy Bebopeach letter a different color and shape, like a cutout from a t… [+3261 chars]
Cecilia D'Anastasio
2021-11-19 17:06:19

BRIT Awards to introduce gender-neutral categories at 2022 show - Reuters
Britain's pop music honours, the BRITs, will get rid of its female and male categories from next year, introducing gender-neutral awards for local and international artists, organisers said on Monday.
LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Britain's pop music honours, the BRITs, will get rid of its female and male categories from next year, introducing gender-neutral awards for local and international artists… [+1970 chars]

2021-11-22 15:21:00

Mick Rock, famed music photographer and ‘man who shot the 70s’, dies aged 72
‘Photographic poet’ shot iconic images of David Bowie as well as celebrated artwork for Lou Reed, Queen and the RamonesThe music photographer Mick Rock – official photographer to David Bowie and “the man who shot the 70s” – has died aged 72.The news was confi…
The music photographer Mick Rock official photographer to David Bowie and the man who shot the 70s has died aged 72. The news was confirmed by his representative in a statement that described Rock a… [+5615 chars]
Laura Snapes
2021-11-19 10:04:06

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