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Jason Momoa, star of Game of Thrones, Dune, A Minecraft Movie and much more, hosted the "Back to the Beginning" heavy metal festival this past weekend in Birmingham, England. The festival was a big deal, since it marked the final time that the original members of Black Sabbath — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler — would appear onstage together. Bands like Metallica, Slayer, Guns N' Roses, Gojira, Alice in Chains, Halestorm, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon, and Pantera all showed up to honor Black Sabbath.

For a metalhead like Momoa, it was a dream come true. Originally, he just wanted to attend the concert, but then Ozzy's wife Sharon Osbourne reached out and offered him the hosting gig. "I'm over here begging for a ticket and now they want me to host it!" he told Kerrang! "I've never hosted anything before but I've gotta go out in front...

Multi-Platinum global pop superstar Kesha has announced plans for a milestone North American headline tour – the biggest live run of her already extraordinary career. Newly reunited glam-pop legends Scissor Sisters (Jake Shears, Babydaddy & Del Marquis) join on all dates, marking their first North American tour in over a decade. Produced by Live Nation and in partnership with Feeld, the dating app for the curious, The Tits Out Tourkicks off July 1 at West Valley City, Ut’s Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre and then hits arenas and amphitheaters across the continent through an August 10 finale at Tampa, Fl’s Midflorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. Highlights ... Read more...

This year’s Guest Director, the Grammy-nominated and genre-defying musician, composer and activist Anoushka Shankar, has worked with Brighton Festival to shape an inspiring, culture-crossing contemporary music programme which centres collaboration and celebrates boldness, diversity and connection. The programme offers opportunities for people to come together and imagine new possibilities, in line with the Brighton Festival 2025 theme New Dawn.

Anoushka Shankar says: “By bringing together artists and modalities from all over the world, with their rich and varied heritages, we can reimagine what’s possible, through music. There are so many artists that I’m excited about, who will bring their unique perspectives, creativity and passion to the Festival. It’s a music programme we want everyone to connect with and feel part of and feel inspired by.”

Anoushka Shankar will perform her brand-new album Chapter III: We Return to Light for the first time in the UK in Brighton Dome Concert Hall.

Glastonbury Music Festival has rolled out its 2025 lineup, with Olivia Rodrigo, neil young and the chrome hearts, and The 1975 leading the charge at the top of the bill as this year’s headliners.

The massive music festival returns to Worthy Farm in Pilton, UK from June 25th-29th. The newly revealed 2025 lineup also boasts names like Charli Xcx, Deftones, Doechii, The Prodigy, Noah Kahan, Raye, John Fogerty, Alanis Morissette, Gracie Abrams, Busta Rhymes, Wet Leg, Amyl and the Sniffers, Beth Gibbons, Brandi Carlile, Weezer, Rod Stewart, Nole Rodgers & Chic, and The Libertines,

Also playing are Four Tet, Father John Misty, TV on the Radio, St. Vincent, Turnstile, Franz Ferdinand, Wolf Alice, Lucy Dacus, Scissor Sisters, Jorja Smith, Biffy Clyro, Supergrass, Japanese Breakfast, Faye Webster, Future Islands, The Selecter, Djo, The Maccabees, English Teacher, Denzel Curry, Kneecap, BadBadNotGood, Anohni and the Johnsons, PinkPantheress, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Kaiser Chiefs, Nick Lowe,...

Salon Sandra Bullock to play Texas senator Wendy Davis, who famously filibustered an anti-abortion bill for 12 hours. Oscar #2?

Variety interviews actor/playwright Tracy Letts who is really having a good year you must admit. Lady Bird is a hit in theaters and his new play just opened in Chicago

Hollywood Reporter has a good interview with Steven Soderbergh

Instagram Lupita Nyong'o loves her natural hair and is upset with a magazine for airbrushing it away

Variety Replacing Kevin Spacey in All the Money in the World is going to cost at least 2.5 million

Mnpp Do Dump or Marry: Thor Ragnarok edition

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Deadline this is a surprise the Tony Awards have declared the recent production of "1984" ineligible for prizes. They have not stated why exactly.

Playbill reviews are in for Broadway's new musical The Band's Visit, based on the Ronit Elkabetz film of the same name if you remember that...

Kinky Boots producers Daryl Roth and Hal Luftig announced today that Jake Shears, lead singer of the glam pop group Scissor Sisters, will make his Broadway debut as 'Charlie Price', succeeding Stark Sands beginning Monday, January 8, 2018. He will play for a limited run through Sunday, April 1, 2018. That same day, January 8, returning to the cast as 'Lola' is J. Harrison Ghee, who succeeds Billy Porter.

Thq Nordic have today announced that We Sing Pop is available globally, right now, in both digital and physical formats. We Sing Pop releases today on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and features the most star-spangled song list ever to grace a singing-game…

A virtual hall of fame, We Sing Pop promises the most exclusive artists, all-original recordings and official music videos. The full track list includes modern pop royalty from Beyoncé to Sia and Coldplay, alongside international pop icons Abba and the late legend George Michael, with anthems from his earlier ‘Wham!’ days, and his later solo career. The latest installment in the multi-award winning We Sing series, We Sing Pop has been developed and produced by interactive music collaboration We Sing Productions, a joint enterprise between Thq Nordic, Wired Productions and Le Cortex. Formed back in 2016, all three companies collaborated on the original series.

Aspiring pop starlets can...

It's Halloween week on Strictly Come Dancing, with scary make-up and spooky props aplenty.

But who brought a bit of magic to the dance floor, and who had a monstrous night? Find out with our round-up of the scores and comments from judges Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli - and you can relive every dance below:

1. Katie Derham & Anton Du Beke dancing the paso doble to 'Phantom of the Opera' by Steve Harley and Sarah Brightman: 4+6+6+5=21

Len: "The problem is you're like an English rose and the paso is a cactus, sharp aggressive and spiky. It doesn't really suit your personality. I got the willies at one time when I thought you would use the wrong foot. It wasn't great, Kate - I wish it was."

Darcey: "You look the part – absolutely stunning. To help strengthen your performance use those beautiful eyes.

It's Halloween, so that means Strictly Come Dancing gets spooky. Fangs replace fake tans, and ghouls, phantoms and zombies take over the dancefloor. Check out week 6's song and dance list below:

1. Anita Rani & Gleb Savchenko

Song: 'Once Upon A Dream' by Lana Del Rey

Dance: Waltz

2. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev

Song: 'I Think I Love You' by The Partridge Family

Dance: Rumba

3. Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice

Song: 'Ghostbusters' by Ray Parker Junior

Dance: Tango

4. Helen George & Aljaz Skorjanec

Song: 'Take Your Mama' by Scissor Sisters

Dance: Samba

5. Jamelia & Tristan MacManus

Song: 'The Time Warp' from the Rocky Horror Picture Show

Dance: Jive

6. Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani

Song: 'Lil Red Riding Hood' by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs

Dance: American Smooth

7. Jeremy Vine & Karen Clifton

Song: 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson

Dance: Salsa

8. Katie Derham & Anton Du Beke

Song: 'Phantom Of The Opera' by Steve Harley and...

Martin Sherman's Bent, a groundbreaking drama about the rare power of love in the most inhumane conditions, will be directed by Moises Kaufman, beginning previews tomorrow, July 15, and opening July 26 for a run through August 23, 2015, at the Center Theatre GroupMark Taper Forum. Below, watch Jake Shears Scissor Sisters sing 'Streets of Berlin,' a song he wrote and performs in the play...

As Britain digests the results of its General Election, a look back at some of the most memorable prime ministers from TV and the movies reveals a bunch only marginally more disconcerting than some of the real-life options.

Operating on a scale from complete idiocy through to full-blown murderous villainy, were they actually on the ballot paper, you'd probably do well to think twice before putting an X in their box. But you can be sure of one terrifying thought - someone out there would.

So who would you vote for, given the choice between the real prime minister and 8 of TV and film's most memorable premiers? Find out more about our fictional candidates below...

1. Baldrick in Blackadder: Back and Forth

Baldrick became an MP in a rotten borough during the opening episode of Blackadder the Third, mainly thanks to the help of a campaign partner who's especially keen to...

As Britain digests the results of its General Election, a look back at some of the most memorable prime ministers from TV and the movies reveals a bunch only marginally more disconcerting than some of the real-life options.

Operating on a scale from complete idiocy through to full-blown murderous villainy, were they actually on the ballot paper, you'd probably do well to think twice before putting an X in their box. But you can be sure of one terrifying thought - someone out there would.

So who would you vote for, given the choice between the real prime minister and 8 of TV and film's most memorable premiers? Find out more about our fictional candidates below...

1. Baldrick in Blackadder: Back and Forth

Baldrick became an MP in a rotten borough during the opening episode of Blackadder the Third, mainly thanks to the help of a campaign partner who's especially keen to...

Turns out Kendall Jenner isn't the only Jenner who recently got sexy for Love magazine.

Just a week after the magazine released video of the 19-year-old supermodel clad in black lingerie and getting spanked by Santa, it's now her momager Kris' turn.

Dancing to the Scissor Sisters' "Let's Have a Kiki," the 59-year-old mother of six gives her best poses and shows off some seductive dance moves for the magazine's annual Advent calendar video.

Photos: Stars in Their Underwear

At one point in the video, she boldly pulls open her black tuxedo dress to reveal some cleavage, using a striped candy cane as a prop.

This of course isn't the first time Kris has gotten in on her daughter's modeling fun.

In August, Kris crashed a controversial DuJour photoshoot featuring both Kendall and Kylie Jenner, dancing with the male model who was supposed to be posing with Kendall.

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Kendall—and Kim—must have gotten it from their mama! To celebrate Monday, Dec. 15—only 10 more days until Christmas—Love magazine released its latest Advent calendar video, and it stars none other than Kris Jenner. Following in her model daughter's footsteps (Kendall Jenner's sexy video, complete with a spank from Santa, was released one week before), the Kardashian matriarch, 59, posed for a steamy black and white short, directed by Doug Inglish. In the clip, the momager extraordinaire spins and smiles to the tune of the Scissor Sisters' "Let's Have a [...]...

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Star of stage and screen. Activist. Friend to ragged-haired popstars who cuddle up to him on chat show sofas like stray cats who have come in for the warmth. Ian McKellen has been many things over the course of his long, storied career, and in that time he has earned himself plenty of platitudes (Commander of the Order Of The British Empire, knighted for services to the performing arts, and Companion Of Honour for services to drama and to equality to name but three) as evidence to that.

But really, do you need any more evidence besides the fact that he hasn’t been out of work since he made his West End debut in 1965. That’s a straight half century of acting, during which time he’s only gone from strength to strength, soon making the leap from reciting Shakespeare on the stage to similarly high...

Judy Murray and her dance partner Anton du Beke have become the seventh couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

The tennis coach and her professional partner lost out in the dance-off to Casualty actress Sunetra Sarker and her partner Brendan Cole in the show's Blackpool special.

Murray and Du Beke had struggled in Saturday's live show, scoring 24 points for their Viennese Waltz to 'Let's Go Fly a Kite' from Mary Poppins and landing at the bottom of the leaderboard last night (November 15).

They were joined in the bottom two by Sarker and Cole, who scored 30 points for their samba to the Scissor Sisters' 'I Don't Feel Like Dancin''.

Both couples found themselves having to perform again after the judges scores and viewer votes were combined.

Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli all chose to save Sarker and Cole, with head judge Len Goodman adding that he agreed with their choice.

It's one of the biggest nights in the Strictly Come Dancing calendar on Saturday - it's only blooming Blackpool Week! Of course, the nine remaining celebrities will be thrilled to have made it to the Tower Ballroom but that doesn't mean they'll be happy to go out now! It could all hinge on the songs and dances our stars have, and we've now got the list of what they'll all be attempting. So read on to find out what your favourite celeb will be dancing - and what song they'll be doing it to...

Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev

Dance: Jive

Song: 'Crocodile Rock' - Elton John

Frankie Bridge & Kevin Clifton

Dance: Quickstep

Song: 'A Town Called Malice' - The Jam

Jake Wood & Janette Manrara

Dance: American Smooth

Song: 'Feeling Good'

Judy Murray & Anton du Beke

Dance: Viennese Waltz

Song: 'Let's Go Fly a Kite' from Mary Poppins

Mark Wright & Karen Hauer...

Eytan Fox's musical comedy about a bunch of Israelis who are surprise song-contest entrants has a big dollop of Almodóvar thrown in

Eytan Fox's feelgood musical comedy treads little new ground on the dancefloor, but is no less enjoyable for it. The story centres on a group of friends gathered in theTel Aviv apartment of Ofer (Ofer Shechter) to watch Universong, a Eurovision parody. Despite an attempt at enthusiasm with booze, bunting (of sorts) and a camp singalong, it's "un point" to Israel (British audiences will relate). They break into a spontaneously made-up song to cheer themselves up, and a mobile phone recording makes its way to the show's judges, they become Israel's next official entry. If you're a fan of the genre, you'll know how the find-your-own-voice melody goes and ends and you shouldn't lament the lack of complex character development too much. With a big handful...

It's that time again - the second round of battles on The Voice are on Saturday, and yet again we're nibbling our nails and wondering who's going to go through. Last week's mentor based quizzes did not help us to correctly predict the results, to be quite honest, but never ones to be deterred, we're going to power through and see if we have better luck this time around. First up, it's Team Kylie's similarly-surnamed Rachael O'Connor and Amelia O'Connell. When they weren't making us feel old, they tested their Kylie knowledge - then talked about their battle...

Fighting talk - we're going to test your knowledge of Kylie.

Rachael: "Oh God!"

Do you know which star Kylie duetted with on 'Especially For You'? (Answer: Jason Donovan)

Rachael: "'Especially For You'? Is that Jason Donovan? Woo!" Points: 1

Amelia: "I think I know this one. Ok. Is it bad if I guess?...

The Voice coaches will invite their famous friends along to help their contestants on this weekend's episode.

As the legendary battle round begins, each Voice coach will have a guest mentor who can help them prepare their acts for the fight.

will.i.am has cheated slightly by inviting along two guests - last year's contestant Leah McFall, who recently debuted the video for 'No Ordinary Love', as well as Voice stalwart Dante Santiago.

The Team Will acts that will be going head to head this weekend are Anna McLuckie and Jessica Steele, Callum Crowley and Tom Barnwell, and Sarah Eden-Winn and Jermain Jackman.

Sir Tom Jones has made the perhaps surprising decision to invite Tinie Tempah along to meet his acts, but the pair seem to be deep in conversation in this picture.

The 'Pass Out' rapper will be helping to prepare Talia Smith to battle Sally Barker,...

Katy B and Tinie Tempah are among the stars who will appear as advisors in the Battle Rounds of The Voice UK.

Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears, Voice UK alum Leah McFall and Dante Santiago will also appear on next Saturday's (March 1) episode of the BBC singing competition.

Katy B will be helping Ricky Wilson prepare his contestants for the next stage of the competition, while Tinie Tempah will be advising Sir Tom Jones.

Meanwhile, Shears will be helping out his close friend and collaborator Kylie Minogue.

will.i.am will be joined by Santiago once again, but has also drafted in McFall to advise his team. McFall reached the final of last year's series as part of Team Will.

The Voice UK continues next Saturday at 7pm on BBC One.

The Voice: Kylie's team is complete - who's your favourite? Vote

The Voice: Sir Tom's team...

Now That’s What I Call Music! USA is the next hot release from the biggest music brand in the world. American artists have always topped the UK charts so it makes sense that we should celebrate all the biggest hits on one definitive album.

Now That’s What I Call Music! USA has no less than over 60 of the biggest pop & R&B USA hits from our favourite artists from across the pond including Katy Perry, Robin Thicke, Maroon 5, Will.i.am, Jennifer Lopez, Bruno Mars, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake right through to Vanilla Ice and Mc Hammer.

We have three copies of the CD to give away to our readers. Check our the track list below and then enter for your chance to win!

CD 1

1. Bruno Mars – Locked Out Of Heaven

2. Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – We Are Young

3. The Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling

4. Will.i.iam – Bang...

The Newsroom: 9pm, Sky Atlantic

Don continues urging the team to consider the consequences of going public with the Operation Genoa story, while Will is still worrying about his public image and decides to appear on a breakfast TV show in an attempt to remedy it.

Sex Box: 10pm, Channel 4

The show that's got everybody talking, Sex Box - part of Channel 4's 'Campaign for Real Sex' season - sees three couples having sex inside a large box in a TV studio, before talking openly about their experiences with agony aunt Mariella Frostrup, a panel of experts and the studio audience.

Never Mind The Buzzcocks: 10pm, BBC Two

Peter Andre takes on hosting duties for Never Mind The Buzzcocks this week. Team captains Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus are joined by reality TV show judge Jason Gardiner, Scissor Sisters' Ana Matronic, White Lies bassist Charles Cave and comedian Tony Law.

Here is last week’s caption pic winner. This week’s caption pic is at the bottom of the page.

Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is …

“Wow; I had no idea Michelin supported Pride like this.”

Thanks to David (for the second week in a row!) for this week’s winning caption!

Weekend Birthdays! Two former ShoutOUT honorees celebrate birthdays this weekend. Cheyenne Jackson is 38, and Robert Gant is 45. Plus Jane Lynch is 53, Christine McVie is 70, and Matthew Fox is 47 (more with him on page two).

Today in gay history: The death of disco

Adam Lambert talks about Scotus and The Trevor Project.

OutServe-sldn closes headquarters, reveals organization is bankrupt.

The social media response was so frenzied for last night’s Sharknado, Syfy has decided to air the movie again next Thursday, and they’re promising … Sharknado 2!, I have to admit, I was part of that feeding frenzy,...

Birthday shoutouts go to Esara Tuaolo (above), who is 45, Li’l Kim is 38, and Sela Ward is 57.

NBC dumps Betty White.

Darren Star will return to TV, helming the pilot for the Lifetime series Hr, which stars Alicia Silverstone, and “focuses on the professional and personal changes Silverstone’s Ellen Bell, the uptight Director of Human Resources for a multinational corporation, goes through after suffering a head injury.”

Bleeding Cool has announced that Astonishing X-Men, which features the gay superhero Northstar, has been canceled, effective in October.

Google to host fundraiser for gay-hating, climate-denying Gop Sen. Inhofe.

Rick Perry and Gop Gay-Bashing in 2016 .

Via NewNowNext comes Carmen Carrera‘s response to an anti-trans bit Andy Cohen had on last night’s Watch What Happens Live.

Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Won’t Fight Gay Marriage Lawsuit. And Brian Sims tweeted his support. Hey, Rep. Sims, I won’t fight it, either.

We’ve been thinking a lot about gay musicians this week (including our man Steve Grand), and it’s time we stood up for some of the forgotten or lesser-known tracks in their vast catalogs. Here are the ten most underrated tracks from ten gay musical superstars

10. Will Young, “Switch It On”

For a democratically appointed star, Will Young is one cheeky bastard. The UK Pop Idol champ churned out this Top Gun-themed homoerotic video in 2006, and it will make you fall in love (and lust) with him. Look at him checking out the danger zones on those other boys!

9. RuPaul, “Jealous of My Boogie”

RuPaul has a million singles, but I’m fondest of this one, which closes out every episode of Drag Race. The line “Don’t be jealous of my boogie” is the shadiest dancefloor command of all.

8. Boy George, “Sold”

It’s easy to forget...

Birthday shoutouts go to Gale Harold (above), who is 43, Sofia Vergara is 41, Neil Tennant is 59, and Alec Mapa is 48.

Damon Wayans, Jr. is set to reprise his role as Coach from the New Girl pilot for a “Major Season Three Arc.”

John Barrowman thinks the next Doctor should be a woman: “We’ve had great guys playing the role. The character of River Song was so popular in the last part of the series and it was such an impact, why shouldn’t we have a female doctor.”

James Franco will be “honored” with a roast on Comedy Central. Drinking game! Take a shot every time someone makes a “He’s so gay …” joke.

Speaking of dumb gay jokes to look forward to, there’s going to be a gay character when Two and a Half Men comes back this fall.

Andrew Garfield on Spider-Man’s sexuality: ‘Why can’t he be gay?...

We've seen James McAvoy in plenty of different cinematic situations, from a doomed suitor in "Atonement" to a futuristic assassin in "Wanted," but his turn in "Filth" as a totally twisted Scottish copper is definitely something new.

As bigoted Bruce Robertson, McAvoy does drugs galore, beats people up, photocopies his naughty bits, gets up to all sorts of illicit shenanigans, and is generally a menace to the society he's supposed to protect. He's also investigating a murder and hoping for a promotion, as you do, in between struggling with his manic depression and many, many vices. Plus, he's abusive towards women and has a tapeworm. Bruce is, shall we say, an antihero.

The rest of the cast is rather impressive, as well: Jim Broadbent plays Bruce's doctor; Imogen Poots, his concerned co-worker; Jamie Bell, another cop; and Eddie Marsan, Bruce's nerdy friend. (Marsan has played rather disturbing characters in movies like "Happy-Go-Lucky" and "Tyrannosaur,...

Ryan Reynolds visits The Today Show

Birthday shoutouts go to Tom Hanks, who is 57, Fred Savage is 37, and Courtney Love is 49.

Jonathan Groff is an instructor at Theater Camp. Lucky little bastards.

Remembering Diseased Pariah News.

HBO Producing Documentary On Historic Supreme Court Gay Marriage Case

Below you can see Jeppe Hansen talk about being kicked out of ballet school when his porn career was discovered.

Stars’ Torquil Campbell To Critics Of Band’s Gay-Friendly New Video: ‘Your Parents Raised You Wrong’

Warehouse 13 aired the final episode of the season last night, and below you can see a behind-the-scenes look.

Wanda Sykes on Paula Deen.

James Franco for Gucci Eyewear.

A Scrubs reunion.

And here’s The Weekly ShoutOUT™. Each week we’re going to focus on one out athlete/performer and feature a daily pic and career timeline. We’ll be showcasing the big names, but also...

Birthday shoutouts go to Michael Weatherly, (above) who is 45, Billy Crudup is 45, Kevin Bacon is 55, and Angelica Huston is 62.

From Exodus to Shock the Gay Away: An Lgbt History Lesson

Geeks Out is gearing up for the November release of Ender’s Game with the new site SkipEndersGame.com, your one-stop boycott shop.

The Melbourne Cabaret festival ended on a high note, with drop of golden sun Matthew Mitcham auctioning off the Funky Trunks he was wearing … to the tune of $1000!

Below you can see the trailer for the new point-and-click game My Ex-Boyfriend The Space Tyrant. You can download a demo or purchase the game at the site. “Take control of Captain Tycho Minogue, space adventurer, as he explores other worlds, encounters strange alien characters, and ultimately confronts the greatest tyrant the galaxy has ever seen.”

Congrats to Wimbledon champs Marion Bartoli and Andy Murray. I’ve been a...

There’s an easy cool to Josh Homme and the music he writes with his band Queens of the Stone Age. Like Marlon Brando in The Wild One when asked “what are you rebelling against” - “Whadda you got?” – the music of Qotsa just drips with sweat, gasoline, attitude, and … well… coolness. Their new album …Like Clockwork will be released on June 4, but don’t let the title fool you. Apparently the new album didn’t go as planned and wasn’t such an easy journey. Then again, I don’t think Brando knew what he was getting himself into when he stopped into that small town bar in The Wild One. For what it’s worth, the new album is now completed and features a number of guest stars including Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner, Dave Grohl, Elton John, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor, and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters.

Filth

Directed by: Jon S. Baird

Starring: James McAvoy, Jamie Bell, Jim Broadbent

Rating: Not Yet Rated

Release Date: Tba

Trailer Score: 7/10

Thoughts by Tsr: I would not be entirely surprised if Jon S. Baird’s Filth (based on a novel by Irvine Welsh, the writer of “Trainspotting”) ended up being a relatively poor film. That being said, I had a smile on my face and chuckled a number of times during the trailer. So, if nothing else, it certainly looks like it should be entertaining. When I glanced at the plot description it made it sound like it would be a very dark and dreary story of a bad cop doing bad things. I guess I missed the part where it’s a comedy, and the lengths this trailer goes to show how morally corrupt Bruce Robertson is has a certain – forgive me – filthy charm.

A lot of that...

Good news for Cher fans: the enduring singer is back with a new album.

Cher released her last studio album of new material, "Living Proof," in 2001. Now, Cher is returning with a "f--king amazing" new album. Originally hyped for a March release, Cher now says that her new music will hit stores in September. The album is rumored to include collaborations with P!nk, Lady Gaga, and Christina Aguilera. The 66-year-old Cher worked with Aguilera on her most recent musical project: the soundtrack to 2010's "Burlesque," which the duo starred in.

Cher has been tweeting about the progress of her album, alerting fans this week that she was working on the last song, before announcing that the project was completed on Sunday. The Goddess of Pop gave an early listen to Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, who contributed to the album.

Title: Fire With Fire Director: David Barrett Starring: Josh Duhamel, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D’Onofrio, 50 Cent, Julian McMahon, Vinnie Jones. ‘Fire with Fire,’ besides being the first single taken from American pop band Scissor Sisters’ third album, ‘Night Work,’ marks David Barrett’s attempt to switch from directing Television series to movies. The story is very banal and boring: a fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he’s been ordered to testify against, after being held up at a local convenience store, threatens him. Many stars feature in the dull action revenge flick, Bruce Willis, Josh Duhamel, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D’Onofrio and Julian McMahon. 50 Cent’s [ Read More ]

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Last weekend the wall-eyed animated nightmare The Croods was an unexpected slam-dunk at the box office. Like many of you, we were sent into fits of existential panic over the lumpy, prehistoric countenances of the film's jug-faced-yet-allegedly-lovable lead characters, and probably won't be checking out the film anytime soon. After all, we already have plenty of other kid-targeted flicks to pepper our dreams with flashes of unintended terror. Here are a few of the most scarring examples.

(Note - we're focusing here on kids' movies that are way creepier than they probably intended to be, so classic kid-scarring genre flicks like The Dark Crystal, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Watcher in the Woods, etc. are off the table.)

The Peanut Butter Solution

I remember seeing this bizarre Canadian family film in the theatre when it came out in 1985, and I still have an irrational fear of homeless ghosts, paintbrushes made of human hair,...

Queens Of The Stone Age have announced a new record. … Like Clockwork is due out sometime in June, is the follow-up to 2007’s Era Vulgaris, and promises to be full of top-notch guest appearances. Dave Grohl returns to drum (replacing former Queen Joey Castillo), while Trent Reznor, Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears, and Elton John all pop up on various tracks for various reasons. The band has been dishing out details through letters to UK music magazines like Kerrang!, Uncut, and Mojo. In a recent letter to Kerrang!, for example, the band described the record as a “real-time document of ...

Tonight, Madonna took the stage at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards to present the Vito Russo Award to advocate, award-winning journalist, author and talk show host Anderson Cooper. The Vito Russo Award is presented to an openly Lgbt media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality. Madonna wore a Boy Scouts outfit as part of GLAAD’s year-long campaign to end the Boy Scouts of America’s ban on gay scouts and leaders. Madonna and Anderson Cooper joined hosts Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott and Sam Champion (Good Morning America); Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters); NFL players Brendon Ayanbadejo (Baltimore Ravens) and Chris Kluwe (Minnesota Vikings); Christian Borle, Andy Mientus, Krysta Rodriguez (Smash); Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey); Jenni “Jwoww” Farley, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi (The Jersey Shore, Snooki & JWoww); Annie Clark, Cristine Prosperi (Degrassi); Straight But Not Narrow founder Avan Jogia; Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil); John Leguizamo (Ice Age,...

Everybody wants to have a kiki, even the pope, according to an amazing parody video that "exposes" what really goes on in that super serious, super secret papal conclave.

The YouTube video, posted by the fictional Mrs. Betty Bowers (America's Best Christian!) includes a special memo to the Catholic leaders who will soon be picking a new pope:

"It's time to lock the doors, lower the blinds, fire up the smoke machine -- and pick a pope, girls!'

The video is playing off the sensational "Let's Have A Kiki" music video released in July by the band the Scissor Sisters.

A "kiki," according to the song, is "a party, for calming all your nerves" and the term is popular in queer social circles.

Mrs. Betty Bowers does add a little bite to her satirical version, as the cardinals can be seen choosing between "the sexist," "the homophobe" and "the pedophile.

Ezra Miller says that he's been gay bashed twice. The first was quite severe, resulting in retinal tears, but the second, when he was walking with his mother, he makes sound almost comical. "He went pussy. And I was like, that guy just spat out the most non-sensical of masculine, gay-bashing skewers. He didn't even know what angle to take. He tried the mother angle, he tried the pussy angle, the what-is-with-this-jacket angle. The first guy was a more self-assured, confident gay-basher. That second guy needed to sober up, figure out his hate crime a little more."

Brian Sims, the first out captain of an Ncaa football team says that his teammates brought him out of the closet, and in a good way. "The truth is I was gay my whole life. I had dated girls in high school. I think I knew I wasn't straight long before I knew I was gay.

Dave Grohl not only wielded his fame for good for doc "Sound City," but he has also been able to wrangle more music stars for his "Chelsea Lately" takeover this week, last night's guest Elton John included. The "Rocket Man" singer sat down with the Foo Fighters frontman to confirm something nobody expected: that he would be featured on the forthcoming Queens of the Stoneage album. "Recently Elton and I recorded something together, something people wouldn’t imagine the two of us doing together," Grohl started. Imagination... yes. That's what this takes. Grohl, Trent Reznor, the Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears, Mark Lanegan and...

Elton John and Chelsea Lately guest host Dave Grohl announced during last night's interview that the piano-playing pop legend will appear on the preposterous feature-packed new Queens Of The Stone Age Album, joining (inhale) Grohl, Trent Reznor, former Qotsa bassist Nick Oliveri and Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears (see below).

Previously… So Is Anyone Not Appearing On The New Queens Of The Stone Age Album?

"I love that band so much," gushed Elton. "Nobody really asks me to do stuff really, they think I will say no… It was really a great track."

Elton, you should've brought Engelbert Humperdinck along with you! Now that would've been a record…

Any bets re: who else could possibly be appearing on the new Queens Of The Stone Age record... which, needless to say is by far the most aniticpated hard rock record of the year, right? Let me know in the comments below.

Pitch Perfect helmer Jason Moore will direct ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Pulling, based on the praised 2006 British series. Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky wrote the adaptation, produced by ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment. Sharon Horgan and Dennis Kelly, creators of the original series, executive produce with Eisenberg, Stupnitsky and Kaplan. Pulling revolves around three dysfunctional women in their 30s living their lives the way they want, even if society tells them they should have it all figured out by this point. This is Moore’s second ABC/ABC Studios comedy pilot this season — he also directed Trophy Wife starring Malin Akerman. On the feature side, Moore is next set to direct the new Tina Fey comedy The Nest for Universal, following the success of his feature directorial debut with Pitch Perfect, which cost $17 million and went on to gross more than $108 million worldwide. Wme-repped Moore is best known for his extensive Broadway work,...

The Grammys are this Sunday, which is exciting for award show fans and depressing for people who think those awards should go to the right people. Sigh. Here are five current artists still in need of official Grammy love.

5. Scissor Sisters

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Since the Scissor Sisters emerged a decade ago, their style has remained as quirky and danceable as anything Lady Gaga's ever produced, yet the Grammys haven't been as keen to reward the ragtag group with their due props. They've only been nominated once in the Best Dance Recording category, where the group's take on "Comfortably Numb" lost to Britney Spears' sole moment of brilliance, "Toxic." Where's the love for "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"? Or this year's wickedly saucy "Let's Have a Kiki"? 

4. Adam Lambert

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Get this: Zero male American Idol contestants have a Grammy to their name. Nope, not even Kevin Covais. Adam Lambert...

Frank Ocean says that he forgives Chris Brown for their fight, and won't be pressing charges, ending my hopes of getting that monster off the street and out of the news.

Texas Governor Rick Perry took the opportunity of the Texas Scouts 64th Report to the State, where he addressed hundred of scouts, to call for the Boy Scouts to keep their discriminatory policies towards gay scouts. He then told the Associated Press that "I think you get tolerance and diversity every day in Scouting."

For Morgan

Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin will be broadcast in a special expanded version on PBS February 3 as part of Black History Month. Rustin, of course, was the right hand man of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a gay man.

Asshat cornerback Chris Culliver will be heading from the Super Bowl to The Trevor Project, where he will undergo sensitivity training...

Feature Louisa Mellor Feb 1, 2013

As we bid the fondest of goodbyes to 30 Rock, we remember the running gags that made it great…

As 30 Rock drew its final breath last night, yards of column inches are currently being devoted - and deservedly so - to praising the work of creator Tina Fey. Article upon article is applauding Fey’s writing, characters, cast, and seven seasons of energetic, inventive, satirical comedy.

As the heavy-lifting is being handled elsewhere then, we’ve decided to go micro and salute the peripheral moments that made 30 Rock so much fun. As the show makes its way up to the big TV studio in the sky, let’s celebrate its running gags, from the fake movies, to the awful songs, Frank’s hats, and the godawful Tgs sketches…

The fake movies

The presence of Tracy Jordan (a bonafide Martin Lawrence meets the Wayans Brothers-style movie star) in...

Jake Shears and Ana Matronic

photos credit: Clinton Gaughran

After four albums, countless, shows, appearances and collaborations, the hardest working band in the business, Scissor Sisters is finally is taking a well-earned break from touring. They'd planned on playing in Mexico City and Guadalajara in December, but those dates got canceled. Thus, the band's last gig of 2012 turned out to be an exclusive appearance on Crackle’s live music web series “From The Basement." The set, which was was filmed at the Jim Henson Studio in Hollywood back on November 18th, will be available for viewing tomorrow.

Our friend Nicole Hanratty of the website lifeofarockstar.com got an invite to sit in on the closed set recording session and afterwards sat down with the adorable Jake Shears and sublimely sassy Ana Matronic for a wide-ranging interview. We've got some photos for you as well a video excerpt from that interview.

In a series of spoilers about Glee, TV Line mentions the "Naked" episode (to air January 31). “Naked,” focuses on the guys as they get involved in 'a little fundraiser fun for the glee club,' Tobin teased. 'It’s very much about the boys getting buff and tanned and bronzed…. Chord [Overstreet, as Sam] really spearheads the ‘beefcake’ number, and it’s pretty hilarious.'"

The Marines have issued a directive to all bases that social clubs, like spouses clubs, that use military facilities must allow spouses of same-sex couples to join. The Marines are requiring it under rules that prohibit gender discrimination, since the gender of the spouse is what's at question. This follows a case when a same-sex spouse was denied membership in the military spouses group at Ft. Bragg. The Pentagon is yet to issue rules that apply to all services, so kudos to the Marines for stepping out smartly.

Azealia Banks has said that she is "really not as moved" as people expect her to be over her use of the word "f*ggot". The rapper directed the slur at gossip columnist Perez Hilton and was later condemned by Scissor Sisters star Jake Shears and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). In a burst of messages after the initial tweets, Banks defended her use of the word, while also apologising to those "indirectly offended" by it. "My most sincere apologies to anyone who was indirectly offended by my foul language. Not sorry for Perez tho. Lol," she said. She added: "Unpleasant meddling woman = bitch, unpleasant meddling man = Perez Hilton. "Really not as moved by this f word thing as u all (more)...

Scissor Sisters band member Jake Shears has commented on Azealia Banks's recent Twitter tirade against Perez Hilton. Banks aimed a homophobic slur at Hilton after he criticized her feud with rapper Angel Haze, calling him a "f*ggot". The '212' rapper later defended her use of the word, explaining: "A f*ggot is not a homosexual male. A f*ggot is any male who acts like a female. There's a Big difference." Shears, who is openly gay, has now condemned Banks's use of the word in a new series (more)...

Happy New Year! I hope you had fun and stayed safe. I've got a nasty bug, so I stayed home and rested with Anderson and Kathy. But snicks is at full power, and will be bringing you a liveblog of the New Year's resolutions for WilSon on Days of Our Lives.

At the time of this writing, despite passing the Senate 89-8 with a bill no one is happy with, it looks like House Republicans are willing to drive the world economy off a cliff rather than allow a vote on the bill the Senate and the White House agreed to. At this point I'm almost willing to let China repossess the country just to end this farce. Edit: They passed it, barely.

While a $2,000/year tax hike might hurt my spending, even the bigger bump that's proposed for the wealthy elite isn't likely to hamper their lifestyles. So which...