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La saga infantil basada en las novelas de Roberto Santiago estrena su segunda entrega en agosto. © Filmax

Filmax ha publicado el primer tráiler de la segunda entrega de Los futbolísimos, basada en la saga literaria infantil creada por Roberto Santiago con 25 títulos publicados y más de 5 millones de ejemplares vendidos.

En Los futbolísimos 2: El misterio del tesoro pirata, Pakete y sus compañeros del Soto Alto Fc forman una pandilla inseparable, pero el pacto de los futbolísimos peligra: una estafa inmobiliaria les ha dejado sin campo donde jugar y a su pueblo sumido en la ruina. Para seguir en la liga intercentros tendrán que ganar al equipo de Los Justos, unos rivales especialmente complicados, con una capitana un tanto “pirata” que les meterá en más de un lío. Se verán involucrados en el robo a un banco y el padre de Pakete verá peligrar su trabajo de policía.

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The Off-Broadway return of Heathers the Musical will be led by Lorna Courtney and Casey Likes. Courtney, known for her breakout performance in & Juliet, will play Veronica Sawyer, with Likes as J.D. The fan-favorite musical's highly-anticipated return to New World Stages will start performances on June 22, 2025 and will play a limited engagement through September 28, 2025 at New World Stages, Stage 1. Featuring book, music, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy and Laurence O’Keefe, Heathers the Musical will be directed by Andy Fickman, who staged the record-breaking UK production. Likes is best known for his back to back leading roles on Broadway as William Miller in Almost Famous the Musical and currently as Marty McFly in Back to the Future the Musical. At the age of 17, Likes won...

As Lester Bangs said in Almost Famous, “The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” And director Cameron Crowe is going to share the story of his “uncool” life with a memoir arriving later this year titled, aptly enough, The Uncool.

Simon & Schuster (via their Avid Reader Press imprint) will release Cameron Crowe’s memoir this fall, with an October 28th shelf date. As far as the era The Uncool will cover, fans and readers can expect it to lean heavily on Crowe’s time immersing himself in the music industry, where he found himself as a teen working for Rolling Stone and reporting on the likes of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, the Eagles, Led Zeppelin, and more.

As per the publisher, The Uncool “offers a front-row ticket to the 1970s, a golden era for music and art when rock was young.

Get ready to rock and roll as Almost Famous, the critically acclaimed musical drama, has hit Paramount+ for the New Year. The movie, which is undoubtedly one of the best musical films of all time, tells the semi-autobiographical story of Cameron Crowe and his teenage years as a journalist. Released in 2000, Almost Famous follows the story of 15-year-old William Miller, portrayed by Patrick Fugit, who lands the opportunity of a lifetime writing for Rolling Stone magazine. Set in the 1970s, it's a perfect representation of the era’s rock culture as it takes viewers on William’s adventures on the road with the fictional band Stillwater.

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This January, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the highly anticipated new film in the Star Trek universe alongside a great new series based on Sherlock by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 8 best films coming to Paramount+ in January 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Arrival (January 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94% Credit – Paramount Pictures

Arrival is a sci-fi drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve from a screenplay by Eric Heisserer. Based on the 1998 short story titled Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, the 2016 film follows Louise Banks, a linguistic expert tasked with interpreting the language of aliens who have come to Earth in a giant spaceship.

Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, & Natalie Portman (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Imagine Brad Pitt screaming, “I am a golden God,” as the charismatic Russell Hammond in Almost Famous. Sounds ironic, right? But believe it or not, that near-moment almost happened. In a throwback, director Cameron Crowe revealed that Pitt was initially tapped to play the lead guitarist of the fictional rock band Stillwater. Instead, Billy Crudup ultimately brought the role to life, but the casting process was much more star-studded than you might think.

In the early stages, Crowe had his sights set on Pitt. The two had an undeniable connection after an extraordinary meeting during Say Anything, and when Crowe started working on Almost Famous, Pitt was his first choice. Crowe recalled, “Brad Pitt was on my mind… he just really had something.” For months, they worked on the character, even reading with none other than Natalie Portman, who was in...

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This December, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated sequel film to My Fault to an exciting anthology series based on different video games titled Secret Level. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Prime Video in December 2024 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

After Hours (December 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% Credit – Warner Bros.

After Hours is a dark comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Joseph Minion. The 1985 film follows Paul Hackett, an office worker with a set routine, but when one night he breaks that routine to meet a strange woman, he finds himself in several...

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Wynonna Earp is a really entertaining supernatural western action-drama series created by Emily Andras. Based on the comic book series of the same name by Beau Smith, the Syfy series follows the titular character played by Melanie Scrofano, a high-functioning alcoholic who happens to be a direct descendant of the legendary lawman and gunslinger Wyatt Earp. Because of a family curse, Wynonna now has to kill the men and women Wyatt Earp killed in his time because all of them have become revenants or demons, who are walking the earth in the present. Wynonna has the help of the very sexy gun named Peacemaker and her family and friends. Three years after ending its run we have a special titled Wynonna Earp: Vengeance with all the main cast returning. So, if you loved the supernatural thrills, great action,...

La franquicia basada en la saga literaria de Roberto Santiago continúa. © Filmax

Arranca el rodaje de la segunda entrega de Los futbolísimos, basada en la saga literaria creada por Roberto Santiago con 25 títulos publicados y más de 5 millones de ejemplares vendidos.

En Los futbolísimos y el misterio del tesoro pirata, Pakete y sus compañeros del Soto Alto Fc forman una pandilla inseparable, pero el pacto de los futbolísimos peligra: una estafa inmobiliaria les ha dejado sin campo donde jugar y a su pueblo sumido en la ruina. Para seguir en la liga intercentros tendrán que ganar al equipo de Los Justos, unos rivales especialmente complicados, con una capitana un tanto “pirata” que les meterá en más de un lío.

Dirigida nuevamente por Miguel Ángel Lamata, la película cuenta con un equipo infantil protagonizado por un nuevo grupo de jóvenes actores encabezado por Nicolás Rodicio (Vacaciones de verano) como Pakete. Repiten los adultos Joaquín Reyes,...

Football is a difficult sport to represent on screen. There have, of course, been a handful of great films set around football but they are few and far between as it’s hard to truly capture the intensity of the game and its all-encompassing effect on players. That very notion is the subject of William Miller’s Oneighty Productions drama Broke, which portrays a promising young player who questions his sense of self and his relationship with his father after he suffers a major injury set back. What Miller nails in his short is how these players are sometimes surrounded by individuals who care more about their relationship with the game than with them as people. Broke is a film which highlights the difficult mental challenges that athletes face in high level sports and successfully presents it with a grounded authenticity. Dn caught up with Miller to learn how he...

Almost Famous comes to Paramount+ on August 1. This 2000 American comedy-drama was written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

The classic is a coming-of-age film set in the 1970s, centered around a teenage journalist named William Miller. He lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to follow an up-and-coming rock band on their tour. As he immerses himself in the world of rock 'n' roll, William navigates the complexities of the music industry, dealing with the band's dynamics, and forming relationships with its members and the entourage, particularly a mysterious groupie named Penny Lane. Through this journey, he experiences the highs and lows of fame, providing a vivid snapshot of the era's cultural landscape.

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Get ready to rock and roll as Almost Famous, the critically acclaimed musical drama, is set to hit Paramount+ on August 1. Widely celebrated as one of the best musical films of all time, the semi-autobiographical masterpiece by Cameron Crowe continues to capture the hearts of audiences with its heartfelt storytelling and unforgettable soundtrack. Released in 2000, Almost Famous tells the story of 15-year-old William Miller, played by Patrick Fugit, who lands the dream job of a lifetime: writing for Rolling Stone magazine. Set in the 1970s, the film chronicles Williams adventures on the road with the fictional rock band Stillwater, capturing the essence of the eras rock culture. The story is inspired by Crowe's own experiences as a teenage journalist, providing an authentic and nostalgic look into the world of rock and roll.

Cameron Crowe is responsible for some of the most memorable moments in cinema these past 40 years or so. Phoebe Cates and Judge Reinhold at the pool in Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Jerry Maguire and Rod Tidwell screaming “Show Me the Money.” Lloyd Dobler blasting Peter Gabriel in Say Anything. But before he won an Oscar or became friends with Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg, Crowe lived an entirely different life as a precocious rock-and-roll journalist for Rolling Stone magazine. Barely ready for life outside of his house, the young writer abruptly found himself hanging out with rock gods and sexy groupies – he was privy to more hedonism than most of us can only dream of before he turned 18. Naturally, that sounds like fodder for a compelling movie, and while he plotted a film based on his younger years for quite a long time, Crowe didn’t get to realize it until Almost Famous,...

Exclusive: Gregg Sulkin (Runaways), William Miller (The 100) and Melina Matthews (Warrior Nun) have signed on for roles in the spider thriller Arachnid marking the debut feature from Badlands, the new indie genre label from Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee’s Thunder Road, longtime Screen Gems exec Scott Strauss, and Andrew Schwartzberg and Jon Shiffman’s Renegade Capital, on which we were first to report.

As previously announced, Matilda Lutz also stars in the film, shooting overseas, which Ángel Gómez Hernández (Voces) is directing from a script by Jayson Rothwell (Underworld: Blood Wars).

In Arachnid, a man returns from a trip unwittingly harboring a new breed of arachnid. Subsequently, the people in an apartment block are quarantined and left to fend for themselves against a plague of venomous spiders.

Producers include Rothwell, Schwartzberg, Shiffman, Peter Welter, Alexandra Milchan, and Josh Weinstock. Altitude Film Sales is handling international sales, having introduced the...

Boy has a passion for writing. Boy starts writing for an underground music magazine. Boy gets noticed by a major publication. Boy meets girl. Boy travels with a touring rock band for weeks. By most accounts, this premise seems far-fetched, but for Cameron Crowe — the screenwriter, director, and former teen Rolling Stone journalist — these events are a loose retelling of his formative years as a rock journalist. Almost Famous, the brightest light of Crowe’s work, follows a Crowe-esque teen, William Miller (Patrick Fugit), as he tours with the fictional rock band Stillwater.

Cinespia has announced the first screenings to kick off its 23rd summer season of outdoor screenings around Los Angeles, and will host a first-time screening at Pasadena’s Rose Bowl Stadium. Upcoming viewings include “Mamma Mia!” on May 10, “Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” on May 17 at Los Angeles State Historic Park and “Almost Famous” on May 25 at the Rose Bowl Stadium.

“We’re thrilled to be back for our 2024 summer season with an amazing initial lineup of films,” said John Wyatt, founder of Cinespia.

“Almost Famous” (2000) follows 15-year-old journalist William Miller (Patrick Fugit) pursuing his dream assignment from Rolling Stone and navigating the music industry. The star-studded cast includes Kate Hudson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Zooey Deschanel and Frances McDormand.

Food is permitted, but no outside alcohol will be allowed at the Rose Bowl Stadium screening.

“Mamma Mia!” here we go again! Set to the music of Swedish pop-star band Abba,...

It was a clean sweep for Taylor Swift at the 2024 Gold Derby Music Awards. She came into our fourth annual event with nine nominations and walked away with nine victories including Artist of the Year for the fourth year in a row. Watch the announcement video above for winners in all categories, and scroll down for the complete list.

In the history of the GDMAs thus far, Swift is the only artist who has won Artist of the Year. She’s also the only artist who has won Record of the Year and Song of the Year. But her Album of the Year victory for “Midnights” is only her second in that race. She previously won in 2021 for “Folklore,” but Lana Del Rey claimed that honor in 2022 for “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” and Beyonce prevailed in 2023 for “Renaissance.”

Swift’s other victories included her third for Best Music Video...

Taylor Swift is the most nominated recording artist in the 4th Annual Gold Derby Music Awards nominations, but she’s not the most nominated individual. Scroll down to see the entire list of Gdma contenders, watch the nominations announcement above, and visit our predictions center now to start voting for the winners. You have until the end of the day on Friday, January 19, 2024, to get your votes in. Winners will be announced at a later date to be determined.

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Swift picked up an impressive nine nominations including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Midnights“) and Record and Song of the Year (“Anti-Hero”). To date she has never lost the Artist of the Year category, and she previously won Album of the year for “Folklore” in 2021. She’s by...

Warrior Nun creator Simon Barry expresses gratitude to passionate fans for their successful campaign to revive the show, highlighting their belief in and connection to the series. Despite the upcoming movie trilogy, Barry and others from the original series will not be involved, leading fans to rally behind the slogan "#SaveOURWarriorNun" in order to continue the version of the story they love. Barry's praise for the fan campaign underscores the dedication and passion of Warrior Nun's audience, suggesting that they will continue fighting to ensure their version of the show is represented on the big screen.

Warrior Nun creator Simon Barry has reflected on the campaign to save the show, expressing his gratefulness to the fans who rallied together to revive it. The series was cancelled by Netflix in December 2022, prompting a massive push for the series to return. These attempts at bringing the show back were seemingly successful,...

Warrior Nun season 3 won't be happening, but fans successfully campaigned for a trilogy of movies and the possibility of more movies and a new TV series. The future home for the trilogy of Warrior Nun movies is still uncertain, but streaming services like Prime Video or Max are likely options. The show's creator, Simon Barry, remains optimistic about the future of Warrior Nun and is considering options like a new platform, graphic novel follow-up, and an animated series. Fans are campaigning to save the show and have targeted Apple TV.

Netflix's Warrior Nun season 3 news is promising for anyone hoping the fantasy action series about superheroic tactical nuns fighting to save the world would get renewed — and the saga of the Warrior Nun fans saving season 3 is almost as intense a story as the show itself. Created by Simon Davis Barry, Warrior Nun season 2 picked up from season 1's...

According to executive producer Dean English, Warrior Nun is getting a second chance in the form of a trilogy of movies.

Starring Alba Baptista, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Lorena Andrea, Toya Turner, Tristán Ulloa, Thekla Reuten, Sylvia De Fanti, and William Miller, Warrior Nun is based on the graphic novel by Ben Dunn. The supernatural series follows a young woman who wakes up to find herself fighting demons as part of a secret organization.

The drama series was cancelled last December after a two-season run on Netflix. In June, series creator and showrunner Simon Barry revealed that the series was being revived, but he didn’t release any details.

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Warrior Nun will rise again.

Executive producer Dean English shared that the canceled Netflix drama will return as a trilogy of movies.

"I am very happy to announce that Warrior Nun is coming back as a trilogy of motion pictures," he shared in a statement.

"Once again, a trilogy of feature films. Three."

English couldn't delve into the finer details of the deal due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

"Some may ask, 'Does this perhaps infer that there's going to be a universe being launched of Warrior Nun, which could expand into films and TV series following characters that we already know?'"

"The answer to that question is yes. And there will be more details in the future."

News of a revival was teased in June when series creator Simon Barry revealed the show will return.

"Today I'm happy to officially report that because of your combined voices,...

Warrior Nun is being resurrected. The fantasy drama series, which was canceled by Netflix after two seasons, is set to return as a trilogy of feature films, executive producer Dean English revealed on Tuesday.

Late last month, series creator Simon Barry credited an intense fan campaign to revive the show after its cancellation: “Today I’m happy to officially report that because of your combined voices, passion and amazing efforts — Warrior Nun will return and is going to be more Epic than you could imagine,” Barry tweeted on June 28. “More details to come! Soon! Thank you!!” (Writer and consulting producer Amy Berg corroborated Barry’s news.)

The “more details” part, however, took some time to come together. Sources told The Hollywood Reporter shortly after Barry’s tweet that the resurrection of Warrior Nun wouldn’t happen at its former home, Netflix. Talks with the show’s rights holders, English’s...

Warrior Nun was canceled by Netflix after two seasons but thanks to support from fans the series will return as a trilogy of movies.

Executive Producer Dean English took to social media to announce Warrior Nun had been picked up and would be adapted into three films based on the comic book character created by Ben Dunn. Deadline has learned that Netflix is not involved in the trilogy of movies.

“I need to start by thanking all of you loyal fans. It’s because of you and your incredible energy that we keep pushing forward to make these stories. You guys really make it all worthwhile. So thank you so much for your continued support,” English said in a statement posted on a website in support of saving Warrior Nun. “I am very happy to announce that Warrior Nun is coming back as a trilogy of motion pictures. Once again,...

Very exciting news has just been announced for fans of Warrior Nun, the fantasy series that was canceled prematurely at Netflix after just two seasons.

Back in 2020, Netflix premiered the first season of Warrior Nun, and after it was met with high viewership and positive reviews, the show was renewed for Season 2. The second season hit the streaming platform last November, but it was conversely reported soon after that Netflix had passed on renewing Warrior Nun for Season 3. Fans of the show had since been demanding that the series be saved with the #SaveWarriorNun campaign, and creator Simon Barry teased in June that the show would be continuing in some fashion. Now, a video update shared to YouTube features executive producer Dean English revealing that Warrior Nun will return as a trilogy of movies, picking up from where Season 2 of the Netflix show left off.

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Back in 2019, indie rock-focused record label Tiny Engines essentially shuttered after a number of its artists accused them of payment issues and breach of contract — which co-founder Chuck Daley admitted to. Now, co-founder Will Miller has announced that he’s reviving the label as its sole owner under a “new management structure.”

In a statement shared to Tiny Engines’ Twitter Friday, Miller wrote that he’s “committed to making sure artists and their records are being cared for properly and treated with the required respect,” as well as “ensur[ing] that artists are being paid what they are owed.”

The statement clarifies that all accounting between the label and its artists has been completed, with all artists having now been paid in full. Additionally, 80% of the label’s masters ownership contracts have now been amended to licensing contracts — with the remaining 20% scheduled for completion by the end of 2023 — meaning the label...

Warrior Nun will return to fight another day. Netflix cancelled the show after two seasons in December 2022, but series creator and showrunner Simon Barry reports that the series has now been saved.

Starring Alba Baptista, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Lorena Andrea, Toya Turner, Tristán Ulloa, Thekla Reuten, Sylvia De Fanti, and William Miller, the supernatural series follows a young woman who is given the task of helping fight demons on Earth after she wakes up as a part of a secret organization. The supernatural drama is based on the comic book character Warrior Nun Areala by Ben Dunn.

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There were many unhappy fans when Netflix canceled Warrior Nun after two seasons in December and for good reason.

The show had a thrilling plot and excellent characters.

If the conversation on social media was to be believed, the series was a big hit (check out why Warrior Nun should be your next obsession!)

When shows are canceled, they rarely return, but series creator Simon Barry took to social media with a wild announcement:

A comeback for the show is officially in the works.

How? We're not quite sure, ad it might be the case that we won't hear more until a deal is reached.

"Today I'm happy to officially report that because of your combined voices, passion, and amazing efforts - #WarriorNun will return and is going to be more Epic than you could imagine," reads the enthusiastic Twitter post.

"More details to come! Soon! Thank you," the message concluded,...

Warrior Nun just may live to fight another day. Somewhere, some way.

Six months after the fantasy series’ Netflix cancellation, creator and showrunner Simon Barry tweeted on Wednesday morning that because of the fans’ “combined voices, passion and amazing efforts,” an “epic” “return” is now afoot.

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Sources confirm to TVLine that while no deals are in place discussions...

Summertime is the perfect time to gather friends and embark on an adventure, and these ten iconic coming-of-age summer movies have captured that invigorating experience. From The Sandlot to Dazed and Confused, summer movies often recall a time when any day could turn into a cherished adventure. Adults may control most of the year, but kids rule the summer. Whether someone’s staying at home, reconnecting with old friends, or experiencing the passions of a new romance, these ten films convey that summer venture into maturity.

The coming-of-age genre can be equally fantastical and personal. Filmmakers like George Lucas and Cameron Crowe have made their own summer films, Almost Famous and American Graffiti, based on their lives, yet they were still able to resonate with generations of audiences. These coming-of-age summer movies are considered iconic for their ability to transport viewers into different periods and portray the imagination and growing pains of youth.

People nowadays have forgotten just how good Cameron Crowe was at his peak. For the writer-director, Almost Famous was his masterpiece, which told the story of a teenage rock journalist on tour with a mid-level rock band in the seventies. For many of us, it remains one of the greatest modern films and a masterpiece that, almost twenty-five years later, remains a cultural touchstone for many of us. In this episode of Revisited, we examine Crowe’s seminal film and how it holds up all these years later.

One of the reasons that Almost Famous was such an essential film for Crowe is that it’s autobiographical. Like Spielberg’s recent The Fabelmans, Crowe fictionalizes his story somewhat, but many of the formative events that occurred in his life happen here. Like his main character, William Miller, Crowe was a teenage rock journalist for Rolling Stone Magazine. Crowe had begun...

2000's Almost Famous was a critically acclaimed and beloved classic on release. It remains on many "Great Films" lists, an iconic picture in many ways for its visuals and narrative twists, and one of the most well-liked '70s rock 'n' roll throwbacks. But what few reviews of the movie talk about is the film's noticeable streak of feminism. While told from a male perspective and set in the highly macho rock 'n' roll environment, Almost Famous is nonetheless a film about a feminist point of view being championed and vindicated through both the female characters and the male ones.

Almost Famous follows William Miller (Patrick Fugit), a teen rock fan who ends up joining the fictional rock band Stillwater on tour to write an article for Rolling Stone about them. He comes from a controlling but well-meaning mother, Elaine (Frances McDormand), who fears for his safety in the world of rock,...

The New Girl cast is full of hugely talented actors bringing its quirky, lovable characters to life. The series revolves around Jess Day, a bubbly teacher who moves into a loft in Los Angeles with three wacky roommates after catching her boyfriend cheating on her. Created by Elizabeth Meriwether, New Girl ran for seven seasons and was a hit with both critics and audiences. The New Girl cast was given the freedom to improvise lines, and the spontaneity of the ad-libbed dialogue went a long way toward making the characters feel real and catching the attention of a mainstream audience.

Some characters in New Girl are grounded and relatable, like Jess and her on-and-off love interest Nick Miller, while others are zany comedic personalities, like Schmidt, the secret main character of New Girl, and Outside Dave. In every case, the producers found the perfect actor to play each part. The...

The Almost Famous soundtrack is full of great songs, both beloved rock classics and underappreciated deep cuts. Written and directed by Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous follows young writer William Miller’s escapades on the road with the fictional rock band Stillwater in the 1970s. It’s a semi-autobiographical story drawn from Crowe’s own experiences as a teenage music journalist for Rolling Stone. Since the entire narrative revolves around music, the Almost Famous soundtrack is more important than that of the average movie. It plays like a classic rock and roll playlist. Almost Famous has a few original songs attributed to Stillwater, but the majority of its soundtrack comprises licensed hits.

Almost Famous was widely praised by critics as one of the greatest movies of 2000 and has since become a beloved cult classic. Crowe won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his Almost Famous script, and his music...

Timed to acknowledge the 30th anniversary of the fateful events, Netflix’s Waco: American Apocalypse is a three-episode docuseries exploring the so-called “Waco Siege” or “Waco Massacre” of 1993.

From Feb. 28 through April 19 of that year, agents of the state including the FBI, Atf, Texas law enforcement, and the U.S. military occupied the premises of a Waco, Texas-area property belonging to the Branch Davidians, a heavily-armed religious cult. The 51-day siege began with an exchange of gunfire that led to the death of four federal agents and six Davidians and ultimately it would end in violence as well – as a conflagration of unclear origin eventually engulfed the group’s Mount Carmel compound, killing 76 people including their leader David Koresh.

As one might expect from a story that combines the American pastimes of religious extremism, overzealous law enforcement, gunfights, and explosions, the Waco Siege looms large in the American consciousness. Over the years,...

Casey Likes will return to Broadway this summer as Marty McMcFly in Back to the Future: the Musical.

Likes comes to the role, made famous by Michael J. Fox, after making his Broadway debut as William Miller in the new musical Almost Famous this fall. Outside of the theater world, Miller stars as Gene Simmons in the upcoming Neil Bogart biopic Spinning Gold and as the leading role in MGM’s feature Dark Harvest.

He joins the previously announced Roger Bart as Doc Brown and Hugh Coles as George McFly. Both Bart and Coles are reprising their roles from the West End production, which is scheduled to run through July 23, 2023, after opening in September 2021. The West End production won an Olivier Award for best new musical.

Back to the Future: The Musical is scheduled to begin Broadway performances at the Winter Garden Theatre on June 30, ahead of an Aug. 3 opening.

Broadway’s Almost Famous star Casey Likes has landed the coveted role of Marty McFly in the upcoming Back To The Future: The Musical, joining the previously announced Roger Bart as Doc Brown.

The casting was announced today by lead producer Colin Ingram with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. On Good Morning America today, Likes was introduced by Bob Gale, co-writer of Back to the Future film trilogy, as the young actor emerged from a DeLorean in Times Square.

Previews of Back To The Future begin Friday, June 30, at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre, with an opening night on Thursday, August 3. Also in the cast is Hugh Coles as George McFly, who, like Bart, is reprising his performance from the original West End production.

Likes was named a 2019 finalist at the Jimmy Awards, the nationwide high school musical theater awards presented by the Broadway League. He made his Broadway debut last September as William Miller,...

Writer/director Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical 2000 film "Almost Famous" captures the magical allure of the music industry, complete with the diehard artists and fans who dedicate their lives to it. Kate Hudson stars in the movie as Penny Lane, a young blonde woman who bewitches the up-and-coming band Stillwater, along with the wide-eyed, impressionable young reporter covering their journey (Patrick Fugit's William Miller), while the band is on tour in 1973. In the film, she explains that she isn't a groupie. Lane clarifies, "Groupies sleep with rock stars because they want to be near someone famous. We are here because of the music, we inspire the music. We are band-aides." 

The traditionally judgmental perspective of what a groupie entails is explored through Lane's passion for the music, freedom of living on the road, and learning to love without commitment despite still facing heartbreak. She's a complicated character with complicated beliefs,...

From the moment we meet Kate Hudson's Birdie in the opening minutes of Rian Johnson's new whodunit "Glass Onion," there is something all too familiar about her. In order to fully explain, I have to circle back to the beginning of Hudson's career, when she was simply a nepo baby who may or may not make it in Hollywood despite being the child of Goldie Hawn. She had only done a couple of films before getting cast as the whimsical groupie goddess Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous," and the part quite literally put her on the map.

The film premiered in 2000 after two years of Hudson putting her nose to the grindstone. It couldn't have paid off better. Though still relatively unknown at the time, Hudson garnered a Golden Globe for best supporting actress and even earned an Oscar nom in the same category. The...

On his better days, Billy Crudup is Russell from Stillwater. Or at least, that's what he says in the Cameron Crowe film "Almost Famous" about a young — like really young — journalist for Rolling Stone who goes on tour with the fictional band in order to write about them for the magazine. The film, which revolves around said touring rock band, has always been about more than just the music, but at the center of Stillwater is Crudup's character Russell Hammond and Jason Lee's Jeff Bebe. Crudup plays the extremely talented lead guitarist for the band while Lee takes on the role of the lead singer.

In the movie, Russell ends up befriending 15-year-old journalist William Miller (Patrick Fugit), mentoring him, and allowing him access to the backstage life and inner workings of Stillwater and their group of roadies all while getting into constant tiffs with Jeff over which member...

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The musical stage adaptation of Almost Famous will play its final Broadway performance on Jan. 8, the production announced Monday.

The musical, an adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film, began previews at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Oct. 3 and opened on Nov. 3.

This is the latest Broadway show to announce its closure, following Kpop, which closed on Dec. 11, two weeks after opening, and Ain’t No Mo, which received a closing notice, but is now extended through Dec. 23 after the production and celebrities backers rallied around the show.

The closing notices come as tourism remains down in New York and as Broadway shows grapple with higher running costs and changing audience behavior. Almost Famous also received mixed to poor reviews, with The Hollywood Reporter‘s David Rooney highlighting its “infectious energy” while asking “Did it need to become a stage musical? Debatable.” Grosses have been fairly average,...

The late Philip Seymour Hoffman gave one of the most memorable performances of his career as rock critic and truth teller Lester Bangs in Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous." An autobiographical recounting of Crowe's own experiences as a teen journalist on tour with Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, the film follows a wide-eyed writer named William Miller (Patrick Fugit) who finds a new home on the traveling bus of the fictional band Stillwater during the spring of 1973. Bangs never joins them on the road, but he does become the spiritual and moral compass for William, spouting out brilliant bits of wisdom over the phone to help the young scribe avoid the allure of an "industry of cool." 

The real Lester Bangs was considered one of the most important voices in music criticism until his untimely death at the age of 33. His incendiary reviews for Rolling Stone and Creem magazine contained a new,...

Ava Silva won't be back for a third season. Netflix has cancelled the Warrior Nun TV series. The second and final season was released a month ago, on November 10th.

A supernatural series that was based on a comic book character created by Simon Barry, the Warrior Nun TV show stars Alba Baptista, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Lorena Andrea, Toya Turner, Tristán Ulloa, Thekla Reuten, Sylvia De Fanti, and William Miller. The story follows a 19-year-old woman named Ava (Baptista) who wakes up in a morgue with a new lease of life and a divine artifact embedded in her back. She discovers she is now part of the ancient Order of the Cruciform Sword that has been tasked with fighting demons on Earth, and powerful forces representing both heaven and hell want to find and control her. Read More…...

Netflix is parting ways with Warrior Nun.

Deadline reported Tuesday afternoon that the cult favorite has been canceled after two seasons.

The second season of the series launched on November 10, but there was a lack of promotion for the series, likely contributing to the lower-than-expected performance.

Netflix had several opportunities to promote the show, including at its Tudum Global Fan Event, but the streaming service elected to let the show slip under the radar.

As a result, Warrior Nun Season 2 spent just three weeks in the streamer's weekly Top 10 for English-language series, with #5 being the peak.

The series also showed up on the Nielsen Streaming Chart for the week of November 7, with 595 million minutes viewed, coming in ahead of The Handmaid's Tale, Andor, and The Watcher for that week.

Warrior Nun starred Alba Baptista as Ava Silva, Toya Turner as Sister Mary/Shotgun Mary, Thekla Reuten as Jillian Salvius, Lorena Andrea as Sister Lilith,...

Warrior Nun‘s fight is over. Netflix has canceled the fantasy series after just two seasons, our sister site Deadline reports.

The cancellation news comes less than a week after Warrior Nun — with the release of its second season — landed on Nielsen’s latest U.S. streaming ranking of streaming originals. With just four days of eligibility for Season 2, Warrior Nun made its chart debut at No. 4, (distantly) trailing Manifest, The Crown and Love Is Blind.

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Exclusive: Netflix has opted not to order a third season of Warrior Nun. The decision was made a month after the Nov. 10 release of the fantasy drama’s second season.

Warrior Nun‘s second season ratings performance follows the pattern of other scripted series which have been canceled by Netflix as the streamer evaluates viewing vs. cost for their renewal decisions. Season 2 spent just three weeks in Netflix’s Weekly Top 10 for English-language series, peaking at #5. Warrior Nun has built a small yet passionate fan base, which helped it secure a second season renewal but was not enough to sustain the series in the long run.

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When Cameron Crowe was 15, he became the youngest journalist to write for Rolling Stone Magazine. Throughout his adolescence, he interviewed many iconic musicians of the '70s, including Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, and Elton John. In 1981, he adapted his book "Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story" into a screenplay, and seven years later, he added Hollywood director to his resume with the release of "Say Anything."

The writer has a natural affection for "the little guy" and a seemingly never-ending ability to create unlikely heroes with universal appeal. Before he fell in love with music, Crowe told Rolling Stone he was a precocious boy who was sheltered by a mother who thought rock and roll was "s*** disguised as candy." In typical teenage fashion, he rebelled against her beliefs by secretly reading Creem, Rolling Stone, and the San Diego Door, and carved his own path in life through writing and music.

Warning: Spoilers for Warrior Nun Season 2Ava (Alba Baptista) gained an incredible new Halo power in Warrior Nun season 2, but it never factored into how she and the Order of the Cruciform Sword defeated Adriel (William Miller). Ava had the fate of the world on her shoulders in Warrior Nun season 2, and she was up against seemingly insurmountable odds. Even with her powers, Adriel was more powerful than the Halo Bearer and couldn't be killed in our realm by any Earthly weapon. Meanwhile, Ava also had to battle Sister Lilith (Lorena Andrea), who evolved into a powerful new form and even grew wings.

Warrior Nun season 2 picks up months after season 1's cliffhanger, but thanks to her training under Sister Beatrice (Kristina Tonteri-Young), Ava gained more Halo powers, including a new miraculous ability to run on the surface of water like the Flash can. Unfortunately, Ava couldn't maintain her walking...

There's plenty of buzz around "Almost Famous: The Musical." As a Broadway screen-to-stage adaptation of Cameron Crowe's 2000 acclaimed autobiographical "Almost Famous," the production was dripping with promises. After a 2019 premiere at the San Diego Old Globe Theatre, the musical finally moved its way to the Broadway stage. With a book based on Crowe's Oscar-winning screenplay, some light revisions (like cutting out a non-consensual kiss), and a talented cast, what could go wrong? Sadly, not a lot goes right. Adding original songs by Tom Kitt ("The Visitor"), Crowe's book remains mostly intact yet the staging struggles to translate the charm for distinctive theatre sensibilities.

Growing up with a supportive but overbearing mother (Anika Larsen) in 1973 suburban San Diego, 15-year-old William Miller (Casey Likes) obsesses over rock albums left behind by his rebellious sister (Emily Schultheis). An emerging writer, William scores paid writing assignments, including one from Rolling Stone, to profile the rock band scene.

Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives” is the latest example of the director’s ability to generate riveting cinema from real-world headlines. Like “Apollo 13” and “Frost/Nixon,” it takes a historical event many audience members will have some awareness of — in this case the dramatic rescue of a Thai soccer team trapped in an underwater cave — and brings it to vivid life, creating nail-biting suspense despite the outcome being common knowledge. The key to the film’s effectiveness is its rigorous attention to detail and meticulous sense of research and journalistic accuracy, qualities evident in every craft on display.

In the videos below, supervising sound editors Rachael Tate and Oliver Tarney, re-recording mixer William Miller, cinematographer Sayombhu Mukdeeprom, production designer Molly Hughes, and editor James Wilcox discuss how they preserved the authenticity of the story that inspired “Thirteen Lives” while also using all the tools of drama and cinema — including...