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Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Vincent Spano, Tracy Pollan, Matthew Modine, Robert Downey Jr. | Written and Directed by John Sayles

You have probably heard the statement ‘You can’t help who you fall in love with’. Sometimes you just can’t help it! Even Elvis sang about this with his classic song ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love with You’. You probably heard ‘girls love the bad boys’. A lot of times, this is true. There have been many romantic films about those kinds of love stories.

In 1983, Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and director John Sayles Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996), helmed the romantic comedy-drama Baby It’s You. And now Fun City Editions, who have been releasing some great Blu-rays like Party Girl, Falling in Love, and Breaking Glass, have released Sayles’ rom-com, giving it its time to shine on Blu-ray!

Jill (Rosanna Arquette) is headed for college. Sheik’s a drop-out,...

Netflix’s “Pulse” just landed on the streamer, and along with it comes a jammin’ soundtrack and official songs list.

With songs titled after characters and others that characterize the medical drama’s chaotic environment, the series’ official soundtrack has tunes everyone can enjoy, including an official episode songs with hits like Cardi B, J. Balvin and Bad Bunny’s “I Like It.”

Before you check out the list, here’s Netflix’s official description of the show, which focuses on the daily happenings at Miami’s Level 1 trauma center Maguire Medical Center and the lives of its staffers: “As a hurricane barrels towards Miami’s busiest Level 1 Trauma Center, third-year resident Dr. Danny Simms (Willa Fitzgerald) is unexpectedly thrust into a promotion when beloved Chief Resident Dr. Xander Phillips (Colin Woodell) is suspended. Amid the worsening storm and an onslaught of trauma cases, the hospital goes into lockdown, and...

Invincible Season 3 saw an explosive finale when Conquest arrived on Earth to punish Mark and a battle ensued between them. Robert Kirkman’s series didn’t fail to impress us with this third season as well. There was one element that perfectly accompanied all the fantastic characters and jaw-dropping scenes.

Mark Grayson in Invincible Season 3 | Credits: Prime Video

As usual, the series nailed the music, using the right track for the right moment. This season featured less musical scores than the first two seasons. However, it managed to elevate the viewing experience just like the previous seasons. Here is a guide for you to find your favorite music from the show.

Invincible Season 3 soundtrack guide A still from the episode All I Can Say Is I’m Sorry from Invincible Season 3 | Credits: Prime Video

Invincible Season 3 began airing on Prime Video on February 6 and its final episode was released on March 13. John Paesano,...

Back at the end of 2023, we heard that the creative team behind the stalker thriller Blind, its still-unreleased sequel Pretty Boy, the slasher That’s a Wrap, and the upcoming horror film Garden of Eden, had wrapped production on Brute 1976, a horror project described as an homage to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes. We’re waiting to hear when we’re going to have the chance to see that film – but while we wait, it has been announced that filming has wrapped on a follow-up called Brute 1986! With the project heading into post-production, the first batch of images have been revealed, along with the news that Tokio Hotel lead singer Bill Kaulitz makes his film debut in the slasher movie.

Directed by Marcel Walz from a screenplay by Joe Knetter, Brute 1986 tells the story of Leather Kobra, a sunset strip style glam metal band is...

Matthew Modine starred in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, but it was a role he may not have received had it not been for Val Kilmer. While you might think that this story involves Kilmer recommending Modine for the role or helping him audition, it doesn’t. Instead, Kilmer was pissed that Modine was taking all the roles and inadvertently told him about Full Metal Jacket after assuming he had snagged that role as well.

“I was with the wonderful actor David Alan Grier at The Source on Hollywood Boulevard,” Modine told THR. “So we were sitting there having pancakes and discussing that, and just a few feet ahead of me, someone was looking at me and clearly telling me, for simplicity, to go f*** myself. And I told David, ‘Unless this guy’s got Tourette’s or he is an actor memorizing a monologue, he’s clearly telling me to go f*** myself.

After paying homage to ’70s horror with Brute 1976, the body count continues in the ’80s horror throwback Brute 1986 from director Marcel Walz.

Bloody Disgusting has your first look at exclusive stills from the standalone sequel below, including Tokio Hotel frontman Bill Kaulitz in his film debut.

Gigi Gustin (Night of the Missing), Sarah French (Blind), Pancho Moler (3 From Hell), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), and Heather Grace Hancock (“Wicked City”) also star.

Dazelle Yvette, Jed Rowen (Blind), Joey Jupiter- Levin, Sarah Kaplan, Mark Justice (Death Count), Matt Wiggins, Ryan James (Mutilator 2), Ramiro Leal (Planet Dune), James Preston (“The Bay”), Scotch Hopkins (Verotika), and Bishop Stevens (Girl on the Third Floor) round out the cast.

The film follows glam metal band Leather Kobra as they film a music video at an abandoned Western town in the middle of nowhere. Ignoring the ‘no trespassing’ signs, the rebellious group have no...

Exclusive: Bill Kaulitz has swapped the concert stage for the big screen by landing his first film role.

The Tokio Hotel frontman, whose band is among Germany’s most successful music acts, has landed a role in Brute 1986, an indie pic inspired by 1980s slasher movies.

In the film, Leather Kobra, a Sunset Strip-style glam metal band films a music video in an abandoned Western town in the middle of nowhere. Ignoring ‘no trespassing’ signs, the rebellious group have no idea they are being watched by the Birdy family, who will meet them with a “level of brutality that is as vicious as it is creative,” according to producers.

Starring alongside Kaulitz are Gigi Gustin (Stiletto), Sarah French (Blind), Pancho Moler (3 From Hell), Lew Temple (The Devil’s Rejects), Heather Grace Hancock (Wicked City) and Dazelle Yvette (Garden of Eden).

Joe Knetter (Twilight of the Dead) is the writer, with...

Lena Dunham is getting into business with Netflix.

The Girls auteur has struck a first-look deal with the streamer for TV series via her indie Good Thing Going (Gtg). She previously had a similar arrangement in place with HBO.

“Lena’s authenticity and singular voice have redefined storytelling for this generation,” said Netflix VP Drama Series Jinny Howe. “She’s a creative powerhouse, weaving together complex and nuanced narratives that are as thought-provoking as they are entertaining.”

Dunham is the creator of HBO smash Girls, for which she won two Golden Globes. Other credits include Tiny Furniture (2010), Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy, while she directed an episode of BBC-HBO hit Industry. She launched Gtg in 2018 under the auspices of her HBO deal, and she runs Gtg with producing partner Michael P. Cohen.

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Dunham said she and Netflix have been “aligned on vision” since they first started chatting.

Alaskan Bush People star Bird Brown worked very hard to get followers on TikTok. But, like so many others, the Discovery Channel star has moved to YouTube. On Friday night, she posted her first video on the platform.

Bird Brown Sees TikTok Go Down The Drain?

Alaskan Bush People fans loved Birdie’s TikTok content. She doesn’t backstab her family. And, she loves animals. Her cats, in particular, are adorable. So, she will get subscribers on YouTube, All hope is not gone, according to Reuters. Apparently, President Donald Trump might give the Chinese-owned site a reprieve.

Anticipating the ban going through this Sunday, the Discovery Channel star took to her Instagram last week and announced her move to YouTube. Bird Brown has now done her first video there, and already, subscribers are giving her the thumbs-up.

Bird Brown Chats Next To A Fire In First Video

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The well-acted, confidently crafted indie “Scrap” probes messy family dynamics with low-key but taut acuity, avoiding the usual poles of dysfunctional-clan comedy or high drama driven by yelling matches and shocking revelations. Since premiering at the 2022 Deauville Film Festival, American writer-director Vivian Kerr’s debut feature has been kicking around the festival circuit for more than two years, in which time she’s completed a sophomore effort (period thriller “Seance”). Though she plays the leading role in both, this is no vanity project, her own character being perhaps the least sympathetic among several awkwardly interlocked lives in Los Angeles. Kerr is self-distributing this credible depiction of “hidden” homelessness and problematic sibling dependencies, which hits on-demand platforms Dec. 13.

Beth (Kerr) is introduced waking up in what turns out to be her SUV, parked on a residential street in the kind of middle- to upper-class neighborhood she doubtless thinks she belongs in — or did,...

Over two long years since its worldwide debut at the Deauville-American Film Festival, Vivian Kerr's 2022 directorial debut Scrap is finally coming home. The film is set to reach VOD platforms starting on December 13 and, in anticipation of its release, Collider is excited to exclusively share the official trailer teasing the life and struggles of two estranged siblings played by Kerr and Star Trek: Discovery star Anthony Rapp. Based on the 2018 short film of the same name penned by Kerr and directed by Leena Pendharker, the heartfelt story centers on Beth, a single mom trying desperately to hide her homelessness after getting laid off from her job. She hopes to find a new career before her brother Ben and his wife find out, though she soon realizes she may have to swallow her pride for the good of herself and her daughter Birdy.

Alaskan Bush People star Snowbird “Bird” Brown hit a huge milestone this week, and her brother Bear Brown shouted her out on social media. Rain Brown and Bird are besties, but their older brother never forgets to remind Discovery fans when something significant is going on.

Abp Bird Brown Faced A Cancer Scare

The last time Discovery fans saw Bird, she was afraid and in pain. Rain found her sister in pain and raised the alarm to get her to a hospital. Alaskan Bush People saw that the tumor was all gotten out by doctors, but she stopped shy of a hysterectomy as she wanted to have children one day.

Cancer can come back, and it can also come back in a nasty malignant form. Bird Brown kept her Abp fans updated on her health. So far, everything seems to be going well. But, anyone who fought the dreaded disease...

Marvel Studios has assembled one of its best ensembles yet for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Led by Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, the supporting cast includes names like Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, and Natasha Lyonne.

We don't know who the latter is playing, though fans have speculated that the Russian Doll star could be everyone from Alicia Masters to the voice of H.E.R.B.I.E.

What we didn't expect was for Lyonne to join the cast of What If...? season 3 as a newly created superhero. Disney's press site has confirmed she's playing Byrdie, an original character who is shown flying into action alongside Captain Carter and Kahhori in the officially released still below.

The only character from the comics we can find with a similar name is Birdy, a mutant ally of Sabretooth who doesn't have wings...

Warning: Spoilers For Heartstopper Season 3 Ahead!

Heartstopper season 3 is arguably the show's most emotionally moving installment to date, helped largely by its extensive soundtrack. The season sees the show's central characters navigating gender identity and mental health struggles, all while taking in the youthful joys of first love. The complex storytelling present in the Hearstopper's third season, which sees the return of many beloved characters adapted from the graphic novels of the same name by Alice Oseman, is layered over the perfect indie pop soundtrack.

Much of the show's soundtrack features LGBTQ+ and British musicians, mirroring the story's setting and adding to the immersive viewing experience. The show offers a uniquely intimate portrait of LGBTQ+ coming-of-age stories that makes it truly a groundbreaking win for representation. As critics continue to praise the show, the prospect of Heartstopper season 4 remains a distinct possibility By incorporating fan-favorite indie pop tracks and introducing viewers to new artists,...

The third season of Netflix’s queer teen drama “Heartstopper” follows the heartwrenching love story between Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor). Its jam-packed soundtrack matches the yearning and love shared between its two leads.

Based on creator Alice Oseman’s graphic novels, Charlie and Nick face new challenges to their personal life and their relationship in the latest season released Thursday. The two’s love story is accompanied by love songs to match.

Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Muna, and Wasia Project (a band featuring cast member William Gao) are all featured on this season’s soundtrack.

Keep reading for a complete list of all the songs in “Heartstopper” Season 3.

Episode 1: Love “The Way Things Go” – Beabadoobee “It’s Euphoric” – Georgia “Paradise Calling” – Birdy “Happy, Healthy, Well-Adjusted” – Max Bennett Kelly “A Letter to Myself at 17” – Baby Queen “Superinlove (Roll Credits)” – Max Bennett Kelly “Duet” – Frankie Cosmos...

Heartstopper Season 3 takes viewers into more complex layers of the beloved characters from Alice Oseman’s graphic novels as they experience growing pains in the latest installment of the Netflix young adult series.

As teased in Season 3’s trailer, Griff’s “Vertigo” is featured on the soundtrack of the show, in addition to songs by Tom Odell, Baby Queen, LÉON, Muna, Grimes, The Band Camino, Billie Eilish, Fred again…, Arlo Parks, Birdy, Nell Mescal, Sufjan Stevens, Delwater Gap and many more.

Find the full Heartstopper Season 3 soundtrack below.

Episode 1: “Love”

“the way things go” by beabadoobee “It’s Euphoric” by Georgia “Happy, Healthy, Well-Adjusted ” by Max Bennett Kelly “a letter to myself at 17” by Baby Queen “Duet” by Frankie Cosmos “Best Day of My Life” by Tom Odell

Episode 2: “Home”

“It Gets Better” by Martin Luke Brown “I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Trying)” by Rachel...

Heartstopper season 3 has finally arrived on Netflix, releasing eight brand-new episodes on Oct. 3. While fans are surely elated to be reunited with Nick and Charlie and all of their friends, the latest season tackles some of the heaviest and most mature subjects of the teen drama series yet.

As hinted by the second season, Charlie struggles with his mental health in the third season. These struggles come to a head in season 3 as both Nick and Tori worry about him and what he's going through. Elsewhere in the season, the teens begin to worry about their futures and where life will take them in university, their relationships, and beyond.

While the series digs deeper into the realities of being a teenager, Heartstopper maintains its happy-go-lucky and lovable quality that's so unmistakable. Part of that lovable qualities comes from the catchy and modern indie rock and pop soundtrack that will have...

What are some of the movies that come to mind if somebody mentions the word “siblings”? To be specific, movies with plots that hinge on the sibling dynamic instead of just having siblings in it. If you pick from the crime drama genre, there are Deewar, A Better Tomorrow, and Fiza. If you move towards the action genre, there’s Main Hoon Na, Karan Arjun, and Warrior. If you look at horror films, you’ll get Crimson Peak, Evil Dead Rise, and Nope. If fantasy is your thing, then there’s The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, the Spy Kids franchise, and Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. If you are wondering about step siblings, then you have Cruel Intentions and Step Brothers. And if you want to go into the realm of taboo, you can try out Close My Eyes. Now, even though it may seem like the...

The film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us follows Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) as she meets neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) in passing and then reconnects with him after she opens her flower shop. A complex love triangle arises as Ryle and Lily begin dating, but then Lily runs into old flame Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar) at his restaurant Root, and memories of her childhood come flooding back.

Ryle also has a dark side that reminds Lily of her parents’ relationship, with her father (Kevin McKidd) abusing her mother. It all builds to a challenging choice that Lily has to make to break the cycle or let it break her.

Taylor Swift’s “My Tears Ricochet” made it into the trailer for the film, and many other songs by women singers and songwriters like Lana Del Ray, Brittany Howard and Birdy back the strong story. Of course,...

National Geographic’s documentary series Pirates: Behind the Legends sets sail with a new episode titled “John Ward,” airing on Saturday, June 16, 2024, at 9:00 p.m. The episode explores the life and exploits of John Ward, also known as Jack Ward or Birdy, an English pirate who navigated the high seas during the early 17th […]

Pirates: Behind the Legends: John Ward...

Chicago – “Scrap” is a scrappy new film that is building anticipation through the film festival circuit. The writer, director and lead actor of “Scrap” is Vivian Kerr, and it also features familiar character actors Anthony Rapp and Lana Parrilla. The release date for this set-in-Los Angeles family drama is to be determined.

Beth (Vivian Kerr) has recently been laid off and struggles to maintain the appearance of a successful middle-class lifestyle as she bounces around Los Angeles. Hoping to land a new job and change her situation before her estranged older brother Ben (Anthony Rapp) finds out, Beth must confront her own pride in order to reconnect with him and provide for her young daughter Birdy (Julianna Layne). Meanwhile, Ben and his wife Stacy (Lana Parrilla) – a successful attorney – consider a third round of IVF, while she begins to re-evaluate her own conflicted relationship with motherhood.

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Chicago – When in the presence of a powerful acting force like Michael Shannon, the depth of performance is emotional and passionately essential. He co-leads with Travis A. Knight in Red Orchid Theatre’s World Premiere of Levi Holloway’s “Turret,” just extended to June 22nd at the Chopin Theatre. For tickets and info, click Turret.

The story, written and directed by Levi Holloway, is set in a dystopian future, as two men are holed in an underground bunker, after an unnamed event has poisoned the air outside the protective room. Green (Michael Shannon) is a military officer, and Rabbit (Travis A. Knight) is an enlisted grunt who share the bunker space. The place is outfitted with electricity generation, data processing and supplies, which interests an outsider named Birdy (Lawrence Grimm). Can humanity survive in such conditions?

Red Orchid’s ’Turret’ at the Chopin Theatre Extended through June 22nd

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Exclusive: Toronto-based genre sales specialist Raven Banner has added Neon Noir horror pics Brute 1976 and Garden of Eden to its Cannes Film Market slate.

Brute 1976 from director Marcel Walz is marketed as a throwback to horror classics such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and follows a group of friends who stumble upon the desert town Savage while looking for a spot to set their latest photo shoot, only to meet the depraved, mask-wearing Birdy family, who begin hunting them down one by one.

Sarah French, Gigi Gustin, Dazelle Yvette and Adriane McLean star.

Garden of Eden follows the wealthy and devout Eden family, who choose one lucky guest from each of their parties and give them the opportunity to fulfil their greatest desires. However, a life-changing dream for some may become a nightmare for others.

Walz is the director, and like Brute 1976, was written by Joe Knetter.

The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise has had several interesting and unique collaborations, be it in the form of model kits or artwork. Now, the series' most recent movie will be represented through a stylish and fashionable line of jewelry.

In conjunction with jewelry brand "The Kiss," these items turn the biggest mecha anime franchise into the latest fashion statement. Based on elements seen in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom, these pendants turn the wearer into a very different kind of mobile suit. Now available to purchase through Japanese retailers, the newest Gundam accessories allow buyers to break out their fandom without breaking the bank.

Related 30 Years On, G Gundam Anime Director Returns to Write All-New Story Over 30 years since the premiere of Mobile Fighter G Gundam, the anime's director, Yasuhiro Imagawa, returns to continue the epic story. Fans Can Rock Gundam Seed Freedom Jewelry from "The Kiss" Close

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Scott's role as Lord Rollo in "Catherine Called Birdy" showcases his comedic talent and nuanced portrayal of a struggling father In the "Black Mirror" episode "Smithereens," Scott's performance as a grieving rideshare driver battling grief is dark and emotional. Scott's key role in "1917" as Lieutenant Leslie, a wearied lieutenant helping young soldiers, highlights his impactful presence in a short time.

Andrew Scott is an incredible actor with some serious credits in his career, but in all of his performances, he put in an enormous effort to create convincing and emotionally rich characters. Scott was born in Dublin, Ireland, and developed a passion for acting from an early age. At 6 years old, he appeared in a TV commercial for a popular porridge brand in Ireland. He then pursued his passion for acting by joining a theater group where he continued to perform in increasingly larger productions before working in Ireland's most famous playhouse,...

Bandai is releasing new figures for familiar faces from the upcoming Gundam movie.

Bandai Spirits' Sh Figuarts line of collectibles will now include two figures for Kira Yamato and Lacus Clyne, with their appearances based on the new Gundam Seed Freedom animated film. Pre-orders are currently available internationally, with the announcement launching as the movie heads into Japanese theaters. Coming with exclusive accessories and multiple features, these toys are perfect for any Gundam fan trying to recreate scenes from the Cosmic Era timeline.

Related New Gundam Seed Freedom Promotional Cards Reveal Additional Story Elements Those attending the theatrical release of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom will receive promotional cards and short stories that continue the plot. The Newest Gundam Movie Receives Tie-In Toys From Sh Figuarts Close

The Kira Yamato figure is adorned in the hero's newest pilot armor, which is introduced in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom. Along with a wearable helmet,...

In an interview series with Vanity Fair, Nicolas Cage revisited clips from his past films. One of the clips features his role as Ronny in "Moonstruck," a working-class Italian American with a firey temper and passion for opera. During one of his incensed monologues, you can see a missing tooth. Cage told Vanity Fair that he had pulled out his baby teeth — without anesthesia — for a previous film, "Birdy," but at that point, "they hadn't grown in yet, so when I did 'Moonstruck,' you still see a gaping hole." A character that is both rough and tender, Cage's missing tooth (along with Johnny's wooden hand) was the perfect touch for his idiosyncratic role in "Moonstruck."

For "Birdy," Nicolas Cage wanted to use the physical anguish of removing his teeth to relate to what his character went through in the war. His character Al returns after sustaining injuries from an exploding bomb,...

What splits the fine line between desire and expectations? Is it a thing you can see? Is it a thing you can film?

Film at Lincoln Center’s new retrospective supposes that if any of those questions have answers, they might reside in the cinema of Edward Yang. Moving from “A Rational Mind”––the title of their 2011 retrospective of Yang’s work––to “Desire/Expectations” reframes those questions to be more diffuse, less singular. A rational mind could answer in the affirmative or negative; a slash indicates that desire and expectations may occupy the same terrain simultaneously.

“A rational mind” is also, perhaps, an accusation a Yang character could lob at another, especially in A Confucian Confusion (1994), a workplace farce that subjects a “culture company” in 1990s Taipei to the contradictions of Confucian teachings. In turn (or simultaneously), the film interrogates Confucian-influenced, consumer-friendly spaces––like 1990s Taipei––to rethink old-world molds of tradition and expectation.

Bella Ramsey is opening up about the struggles they faced as a child actor in Hollywood.

The Last of Us star told The Independent, in an interview shared online Saturday, that they “didn’t like the separation” they noticed between kids and adult performers.

“The thing I hated the most was being patronized,” Ramsey explained. “I didn’t like the fact that I could only be on set for a certain amount of time, and had to go and do tutoring. I get why the hours protections for child actors are phenomenally important — but I hated feeling like I was lesser or separate from the adult cast.”

Though Ramsey turned 20 years old earlier this year, they still find themselves cast as younger teens in projects, including as Lyanna Mormont in Game of Thrones, Birdy in Catherine Called Birdy and Ellie Williams in The Last of Us, opposite Pedro Pascal.

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Body-swapping is a comedic and popular trope within anime. Characters switching bodies and attempting to live each other's lives often has hilarious results. The ensuing chaos can offer a light-hearted, comedic break for fans to enjoy between more serious episodes.

Related: 15 Most Common Tropes In Shojo Anime (& Which Anime Did Them Best)

However, body-swapping can also be used as more than a comedic episode plot. Body-swapping can be seen as a means for characters to better understand one another. By waking up in another individual's body, each character is forced to walk a mile in their shoes and gain sympathy and empathy for one another.

Updated by Sage Ashford on June 27, 2023: Body swapping is an idea that fans and creatives alike never get tired of, which is why it's been used in anime for decades now. We've updated this list to add a few more series that feature body swapping.

As The Voice started its Season 23 Battles Monday, it replaced the traditional Save with the Playoff Pass. What is it? You can watch Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Chance the Rapper and Niall Horan explain above. But in short, it’s a reward for an especially excellent performance that allows a coach to sit out a member of their team during the Knockouts and advance them directly to the Playoffs.

On the surface, this sounds great, right? If I’m a contestant, I’m like, “Whoo hoo! One less chance to be eliminated!” If you think about it, though, should singers...

If you’ve spent any time lately in a coffee shop or doom-scrolling on social media, you’ve probably heard the phrase, "I’m rewatching Girls." The 2012 HBO series is having a seemingly universal resurgence for no apparent reason. Allison Williams could be responsible for this, since her role in M3GAN revived the infamous clip of her Girls character Marnie performing a ballad rendition of Kanye West’s "Stronger" in Season 2. Perhaps it’s because creator Lena Dunham released two movies in 2022, Sharp Stick and Catherine Called Birdy, after a long hiatus. Maybe it’s because a pivotal scene in the Season 3 episode "Beach House" has been making its rounds on Twitter. It either introduced people to or reminded them of the brilliant writing. There’s no solid rhyme or reason why this show that premiered over a decade ago is trending again, but it seems like it is...

The UK’s choice for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 has been “leaked”.

A day after tickets for the event sold out in less than 34 minutes, the music star set to perform on behalf of the country in Liverpool later this year has been selected.

While odds named Birdy and Rina Sawayama as favourites, it’s being claimed that Mae Muller will go down in history as the UK’s next Eurovision entrant.

The BBC is yet to confirm who will perform, but has said that an announcement will be made on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Thursday (9 March). The Mirror first reported the news.

Muller, who is 25, generated fans after supporting Little Mix on tour in 2019. The London-raised singer has amassed more than six million streams on Spotify for songs including “Close” and “Better Days”.

Eurovision week kicks off on Monday 8 May, with semi-finals taking place on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 May.

With just a few days until the 2023 Oscars, hot contender The Banshees of Inisherin has been given a boost on home soil.

Martin McDonagh’s period tragicomedy — which has nine Academy Award nominations (an all-time Irish record) — has now landed the most film nods this year for the Irish Academy Awards.

Announced by the Irish Film & TV Academy (IFTA), Banshees has 11 nominations, including best film and, as with the BAFTAs and Oscars, the film has been nominated in all of the performance categories for its main cast of Colin Farrell (who also got a nod for supporting actor for The Batman), Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. Banshees‘ 11 nominations is the same number in 2022 amassed by Irish-language drama The Quiet Girl, which is now also in contention for an Oscar in the international category.

Further down the list, Frank Berry’s immigration drama Aisha — starring Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor — landed 10 nominations.

The winners of the 13th annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards were revealed Sunday night at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles.

Anton Monsted won best music supervision for a film budgeted over $25 million for Elvis, while Lauren Marie Mikus and Bruce Gilbert won the award for a film budgeted $25 million or under for Everything Everywhere All at Once. The latter film also won best song written and/or record for a film for “This Is a Life.” Rob Lowry took home two awards for his work on Cha Cha Real Smooth and Do Revenge.

On the television side, Nora Felder won for best music supervision for a television drama for the fourth season of Stranger Things, while Kier Lehman won in the comedy/musical category for Insecure season five. “Perfect Day” from Better Call Saul season six won best song written and/or recorded for TV.

At the awards ceremony,...

Everything Everywhere All at Once cleaned up at the 38th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards, winning seven awards, including best feature.

Stars Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan each collected another award to add to their hauls, taking home best lead performance and best supporting performance, respectively, while Stephanie Hsu won best breakthrough performance. The film’s writer-directors, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, won the Spirit Award for best director and best screenplay, and Paul Rogers won for his editing work.

Heading into the show, Everything Everywhere All at Once led the film nominations with eight nods, winning every category in which it was nominated. Jamie Lee Curtis also was nominated but lost to her Eeao co-star Quan for best supporting performance.

On the TV side, The Bear was named best new scripted series, with Ayo Edebiri taking home the award for best supporting performance in a new scripted series.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Elvis lead the nominees for the 2023 Music Supervisors Guild Awards.

Each film earned three nominations in the same categories: best music supervision for film budgeted over 25 million, best song written and/or recorded for a film and best music supervision in a trailer – film.

Artists who contributed to the Black Panther sequel and Elvis movie soundtrack, Rihanna and Doja Cat, were also nominated for awards this year, as were performers and songwriters Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Diana Ross and David Byrne.

High-profile films and TV shows that earned two nominations apiece include A Jazzman’s Blues, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Minions: The Rise of Gru, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Atlanta, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Better Call Saul, Stranger Things, P-Valley and The Afterparty.

The winners in categories spanning film, TV, video games, advertising and trailers will be revealed at an in-person and...

This article may contain spoilers for The Last of Us video game. Avoid if you want an unsullied experience.

Based on the video game of the same name, The Last of Us is a terrifying zombie story and a heartbreaking tale of humanity. Decades after a mutated fungus triggers the zombie apocalypse, a young girl discovers that she’s immune. This girl, Ellie, then has to make her way across the country with smuggler Joel Miller, fighting against both infected and humans alike along the way.

Part of what fans love about this video game series is its hauntingly beautiful story about found family and the lengths people will go to protect the ones they love. But it seems like even newcomers to the story will have a lot to look forward to with the series thanks to the talented actors bringing this emotional story to life. Here are the...

Bella Ramsey, star of HBO’s “The Last of Us” series, has come out as gender fluid.

In an interview with The New York Times published Wednesday leading up to the release of “The Last of Us,” Ramsey described how she identifies.

“I guess my gender has always been very fluid,” Ramsey revealed. “Someone would call me ‘she’ or ‘her’ and I wouldn’t think about it, but I knew that if someone called me ‘he,’ it was a bit exciting.”

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Ramsey posted her profile with The Times to Instagram, crediting those behind the process with “creat[ing] a safe space where I could be myself. I didn’t realise how grateful I was for that.”

Ramsey further explained to The Times how she felt about about pronouns.

“I’m very much just a person,...

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test star Beverley Mitchell shared her biggest takeaway from the first episode of the grueling reality competition series. Beverley began Special Forces with little confidence in herself and her ability to complete the military training challenges. She even placed herself last when the celebrity recruits were asked to line up in order from strongest to weakest. During a conversation with the drill instructors, she admitted that she has never felt good enough in her life. However, she began to see her worth after speaking with them. When the competitors were asked to line up in order again, Beverley showed that she gained confidence by moving herself ahead of her fellow recruits Melanie "Mel B" Brown, Hannah Brown, and Anthony Scaramucci.

In an Instagram post, Beverley shared a clip of pictures and videos from Special Forces set to the song "Keeping Your Head Up (Jonas Blue Remix)" by Birdy.

If police drama remains the bedrock of British TV commissions, with 2022 having welcomed crime series Karen Pirie, Marlow, Magpie Murders, The Responder, Sherwood and many more, broadcasters also gave us a glittering seam of new fantasy and horror. Last year saw a host of new British supernatural and sci-fi series, from Joe Barton’s sci-fi action-thriller The Lazarus Project and the criminally since-cancelled YA Netflix fantasy The Bastard Son & the Devil Himself, BBC Three teen horror Red Rose, Sky dark comedy The Baby, as well as a new telling of John Wyndham’s spooky children classic The Midwich Cuckoos.

Then there were shows that combined both threads, such as Amazon Prime’s mind-twisting The Devil’s Hour starring Peter Capaldi and Jessica Raine, and Pete Jackson’s excellent debut Somewhere Boy. And some new British TV shows didn’t even feature a single murder, like Netflix’s adored Heartstopper graphic novel adaptation.

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For writer-director Lena Dunham, Karen Cushman’s 1994 Newbery Honor-winning YA novel Catherine, Called Birdy is almost a sacred text. Following the comic exploits of a young girl in 13th century England, Cushman’s book is an irreverent take on being a teenage girl at a time when such an identity left young women powerless and beholden to the men in their lives — first their fathers, then their husbands.

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Bella Ramsey (pictured above, with co-star Joe Alwyn) stars as the 14-year-old title character who rebels against the patriarchy as best as she can when her father (Andrew Scott) announces that she is to be married to a wealthy husband in order to save the family from financial ruin. As she fends off potential suitors to her parents’ dismay, she finds her own voice as a witty, rambunctious young woman who has the...

Fleur East talked about how it’s been difficult having “big life moments” without her late father ahead of one of her dances during theStrictly Come Dancing 2022 final on Saturday night (17 December).

The singer, who scored two perfect 40s in the grand finale but was beaten to the Glitterball Trophy by presenter Hamza Yassin, also said the BBC series was her father’s favourite show.

In a Vt shown before East and her pro partner Vito Coppola took to the dancefloor, she spoke of how much the competition meant to her family.

“When I spoke to family I said, ‘I have to do his because this was dad’s favourite show,’” she said. “Truthfully, it’s been really, really hard, so hard, living life and having all these big life moments without him there.”

Following her Show Dance, to “Find Me” by Sigma featuring Birdy, East thanked Strictly and its...

In 2014, Matthew Modine appeared at the 9th Annual Macon Film Festival to celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Birdy." He told CW69 Atlanta, "It was a film that just about every young actor in Hollywood wanted to be in. A lot of young actors wanted the parts of Birdy and Al." He originally auditioned for the role of Al, but was surprised to hear that he won the title role instead:

"I said 'Well, that's great! Are you going to change the character's name or am I going to play an Italian-American?' And [director Alan Parker] said 'What are you talking about? You're going to play Birdy!'"

During the 1980s, there were many films about Vietnam veterans trying to reconcile with the trauma and confusion of a hated war. The trend started with "Coming Home" in 1978 and went on into the late 1980s in films such as "Jacknife," "Born on the Fourth of July,...

The good people at Netflix would prefer that reviewers, critics, pundits, wags, culture vultures and other assorted ne’er-do-wells who write about movies on the internet not spoil any of the many twists and turns of Glass Onion, the much-anticipated sequel to Rian Johnson’s 2019 tribute/throwback to whodunnits Knives Out. It’s a sentiment that the filmmaker himself shares, given that so much of the fun of these A-list mysteries revolve around misdirection, deduction, the art of the reveal. Someone who traffics in constructing homages to, say, Agatha Christie...

During the 2022 American Music Awards, American Idol showcased three Hollywood hopefuls competing for a platinum ticket. Their performances for judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie served as a public plea for the acclaimed platinum power. Throughout the broadcast, America had the opportunity to vote for one lucky recipient

Unlike the infamous golden ticket from the start of the series, the American Idol platinum ticket was introduced during American Idol season 20. The recipient of the ticket gets to fast-forward through the first round of Hollywood week, which is notoriously the most grueling leg of the American Idol competition. During the American Music Awards, three contenders performed to see who would get this sought-after ticket.

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A medieval must-watch for lovers of Renaissance faires and feel-good feminism is Catherine Called Birdy, and here's what to know, including where to watch it. The 2022 medieval movie comedy is an adaptation of the beloved adolescent novel of the same name by children’s author, Karen Cushman. Though exiting select theaters by the end of September, it’s coming soon to a streaming platform near you. Once you learn where to watch Catherine Called Birdy, get ready for a lighthearted Renaissance romp in an ancient English shire with meaningful undertones just below the frivolously fun surface. You can watch it all unfold now on Amazon Prime Video.

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Described as warm and humanistic, Catherine Called Birdy stars Bella Ramsey, perfectly cast as the spirited teen heroine, Birdy, in this adaptation of the Newberry medal-winning novel. Bella Ramsey...

When costume designer Julian Day met “Catherine Called Birdy” screenwriter-director Lena Dunham, “we always talked about this idea of having a sort of Coachella vibe, or Glastonbury vibe, and we wanted to make it accessible for a modern audience, but still stay true to the ideas of what medieval Britain was about.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Day above.

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Based on the 1994 young adult novel by Karen Cushman, “Catherine Called Birdy” tells the story of the title character (played by “Game of Thrones” alum Bella Ramsey), a headstrong 14-year-old girl living in the 13th century and fighting against her father’s attempts to marry her off to a wealthy suitor. Though the story is set more than 700 years ago, it has an anachronistic style and tone, and Birdy herself has a modern sensibility that rebels against the standards of her time.

“From the moment I read it, I felt I had a special connection to the main character. She was bratty, but loving, she could be brave, but childlike. She was a character who felt like she completely resonated on my frequency,” says writer-director Lena Dunham about what drew her to the young adult novel “Catherine Called Birdy” when she read it at age 10. Now as an adult Dunham has adapted the novel into a feature film. We talked to Dunham as part of our “Meet the Experts” film writers panel. Watch our exclusive video interview above.

“Catherine Called Birdy” is a coming of age film set in 13th century England, where the rambunctious title character (played by Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old noble girl, resists the expectations placed on young women to marry and produce children. Even though she’s barely a teenager, her father Rollo (Andrew Scott) is already trying...

It seems the Sean O'Neal case is nowhere close to getting resolved.

And unfortunately, by the end of Chicago Pd Season 10 Episode 7, the chief learned about Sean and is in denial, and Sean is officially tipped off about the unit coming after him with Hailey leading the charge.

Now their job is harder than ever if they're trying to take down a prolific trafficker protected by a cop who already knows they're coming for him.

Kudos to the series because they've heeded some of the criticism and are working on it. For starters, they won't have us coming for them over continuity when Hailey has been rocking that scar on her forehead for a good minute.

It coincides nicely with the timeline that reminds us it hasn't been that long since Halstead's departure, but she hasn't been functioning well since then.

We had a few moments where we got some...