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Joe Epperson, the three-time Emmy-nominated camera operator who had long stints on All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Full House and The Tonight Show, has died. He was 80.

Epperson died Saturday of cardiac arrest at Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, his wife of 58 years, Patty Epperson, told The Hollywood Reporter. He had been in and out of the hospital and rehab since April 29 when his appendix burst.

Known for his skill with hand-held cameras, Epperson in 1981 shot from the Roxy in West Hollywood The Pee-wee Herman Show, which ran on HBO and put Paul Reubens and his hilarious alter ego on the map.

He also trained his lens on Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli and Sammy Davis Jr. over three nights at the Fox Theatre in Detroit for a 1989 Showtime special and worked on the James Keach-directed Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me, the 2014 documentary that followed...

2025 CMA Fest airs tonight on ABC, and we have the full performers lineup for you to see for the three hour special!

Not only do we have the full list of performers, we also have the list of songs they’ll all also be singing!

Hosted by Cody Johnson and Ashley McBryde, CMA Fest presented by SoFi is a three-hour primetime concert special that brings country music’s ultimate fan experience to a national television audience. Filmed during Nashville’s four-day CMA Fest event in June 2025, the television special features performances and surprise collaborations onstage at Nissan Stadium.

Head inside to see the full list of performers and songs for the special…

Tune in at 8pm Et on ABC to catch the concert in full.

Scroll down to see the full list of performers – and the songs they’re singing – for 2025 CMA Fest…

2025 CMA Fest Set List:

Trace Adkins – “Honky...

Shaboozey and Jelly Roll took the 2025 ACM Awards to church tonight with a stirring performance of their collaboration “Amen.” Jelly Roll preceded the collab with a version of his song “Heart of Stone.”

Jelly Roll took the stage first for a rousing solo performance with his band. As “Heart of Stone” wrapped, Shaboozey and a choir performed on a stage that was in the middle of the audience. Jelly Roll walked through the audience to join Shaboozey, saying hello and singing to Wynonna Judd and Lainey Wilson along the way.

For three years, Doja Cat has been asked the same question by her fans: Whatever happened to “Crack?” The rapper previewed the record during an Instagram Live in 2022 while in the process of recording her fourth studio album, Scarlet. But when the album arrived in September 2023, “Crack” wasn’t on the track list. Her fans begged for it be released and she finally gave in, but there’s a small caveat.

On May 5, Doja Cat released “Crack” as an online exclusive available to stream and download only through her official website for one day.

Shaboozey has announced a fall tour in support of his breakthrough 2024 album, Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going.

The Great American Roadshow Tour is set to kick off off Sept. 22 at the Egyptian Room at Old National Centre in Indianapolis and wrap Oct. 16 at the House of Blues in Orlando. The run will include stops in Philadelphia, Nashville, New Orleans, Houston, and more.

Tickets for the Great American Roadshow Tour will go on sale Friday, May 2 at 10 a.m. local time. A variety of pre-sales are scheduled throughout the week,...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Lorde returns with a hypnotic synth-pop stunner, Young Thug taps Future on his first solo single since his release from jail, and Haim make leaving a relationship sound like a breeze over chill guitars. Plus, new music from Shaboozey, Jelly Roll, and Megan Thee Stallion.

Lorde, “What Was That?” (YouTube)

Young Thug feat. Future, “Money on Money” (YouTube)

Haim, “Down to Be Wrong” (YouTube)

Shaboozey feat. Jelly Roll,...

Shaboozey’s supersized Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going deluxe edition, out now, now features a duet with Jelly Roll, titled “Amen.”

The song is a big, foot-stomping country rave-up that finds the singers asking for divine intervention. “Somebody say a prayer for me ’cause the pills ran out and I still can’t sleep,” they sing. “Somebody send a word upstairs because the bar shut down and I’m go knows where.” Of course, it all leads to a big passionate “Amen,” and from the...

Doja Cat continued to dangle the prospect of a new album in front of fans, sharing a snippet of a new song and posting a possible track list on social media.

Over the weekend, Doja was on Instagram Live, where she previewed 30 seconds of a new tune titled “Jealous Type.” Over some glitzy, bustling pop production, Doja delivers a dexterous vocal performance as she sings, “Boy, let me know if this is careless/I could be torn between two roads that I just can’t decide/Which one is leading me to hell or paradise?...

Shaboozey just made his Coachella debut and he brought along some special guests!

The 29-year-old singer brought out Noah Cyrus as a surprise treat to fans during his set on the main stage at 2025 Coachella Music Festival on Sunday (April 13) in Indio, Calif.

Shaboozey and Noah performed their song “My Fault” together during the show and he was welcomed to the stage by Power Rangers actor Rj Cyler.

Shaboozey‘s set list included “Last of My Kind,” “Anabelle,” “Highway,” “Blink Twice,” “Drink Don’t Need No Mix,” “My Fault,” “Good News,” “Amen,” and finally “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

You have two more chances to see Shaboozey perform in the desert this month. He’ll return for Coachella weekend two and then Stagecoach later in April.

Fyi: Shaboozey wore an Etro bi-color wool crêpe suit with multicolor beading and crystals, paired with a silk shirt featuring contrasting trims.

Shaboozey is settling into the introspection that comes in the cab ride home after the kind of night out he amped up on “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” On his latest single, “Blink Twice,” the country star checks in with himself after an explosive year, realizing that a whirlwind breakout can quickly turn into an exhaustive sinkhole without meaningful self-care practices.

“Living on the edge and finding out it’s kind of dull/Realize I am somebody that I don’t know at all/Oh God, would you tell me why...

Feeling like your 2025 resolutions have already gone off the rails? “Tamron Hall” offers a much-needed “resolution reset” this Friday, providing viewers with motivation and inspiration to get back on track. 19-time Gospel Music Award winner Pastor Mike Jr. will be bringing the energy and inspiration with a performance of his new single, “Amen,” guaranteed […]

Tamron Hall: Pastor Mike Jr., Lisa Nichols...

Who knew a part on Happy Days could lead to cinema immortality? From Robin Williams to Sally Field, the list of Oscar winners who started as sitcom goofs is much longer than you might expect.

Here are five more Academy Award recipients who cashed their first showbiz paychecks on classic situation comedies…

1 Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio was earning movie accolades early in his career, still a teenager when he was Oscar-nominated for Who’s Eating Gilbert Grape? But does he get that role without his breakthrough as Luke Brower, the homeless kid who gets taken in by the Seavers on the ‘80s sitcom Growing Pains? TV mom Joanna Kerns remembers DiCaprio always messing around between takes. “He was totally mischievous,” she told The Independent. When Tobey Maguire, a member of DiCaprio’s infamous Pussy Posse, came around the set, “They looked like they were really up to no good.”

2 Halle Berry...

Beyond The Gates spoilers and updates reveal the new CBS soap will premiere on CBS on February 24, 2025, at 2 p.m. Et / 1 p.m. Ct. Ahead of the premiere, the cast playing the prestigious Dupree family introduced themselves at the 56th NAACP Image Awards nominations via a special video made for the occasion.

Beyond The Gates Spoilers – Meeting The Duprees

The excitement surrounding Beyond the Gates is reaching a fever pitch as we prepare for the premiere of the first new broadcast network soap in over a quarter of a century. With the new year unfolding, the highly anticipated series is set to launch in just about six weeks.

In case you haven’t caught wind of it yet, the drama centers around the affluent Dupree family, who are at the core of this daytime spectacle.

Recently, the talented cast—Daphnée Duplaix, Tamara Tunie, Clifton Davis, and Karla Mosley—enjoyed a vibrant moment in the spotlight.

The Beyond the Gates hype machine is revving up for the premiere of the newest broadcast network soap in over 25 years. It’s the new year, which means the series debuts in roughly a month and a half. If you haven’t heard yet, the wealthy Black family at the heart of the upcoming daytime drama is the Duprees. And the actors who play them recently graced the world with their presence in a fun way.

Introduction and Congratulations

A special message aired during the recent announcement of the 56th NAACP Image Awards nominations. The actors who play the Duprees on Beyond the Gates took the opportunity to introduce themselves and their characters and simultaneously congratulated all those nominated for the 2025 celebration. In the video, Tamara Tunie, Clifton Davis, Daphnée Duplaix, and Karla Mosley made their intros.

Meet the Duprees! @BeyondTheGates #Btg https://t.co/ffwXBtIiSa

— Michele Val Jean (@MicheleValJean...

Casey Chaos, frontman and founding member of Los Angeles metal/punk outfit Amen, has died at the age of 59. Confirmation of the sad news came via the band’s official Facebook page.

In a statement in the social media post, the band mourned the loss of its singer and mastermind, revealing that Casey and Amen had been working on an unannounced project for the past five or six years — presumably the long-awaited follow-up to 2004’s Death Before Musick.

The Facebook post read:

“It is with great sadness, grief and sorrow that we confirm the passing of Casey Chaos after seeing the news currently being reported. As you can imagine, everyone in the band, past and present, are absolutely devastated.

There was a lot going on with Amen in the past 5-6 years that we didn’t announce. Casey loved and appreciated your support, and always wanted to wait until things were complete,...

Christmas has come early for daytime soap fans, with CBS’ release of a first peek Beyond the Gates of the medium’s first new series in a quarter-century (seen below).

Premiering Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 at 2 pm Et, Beyond the Gates takes place “in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States,” according to the official logline. “At the center of this community are the Duprees, a powerful and prestigious multi-generational family that is the very definition of Black royalty. But behind these pristine walls and lush, manicured...

Liz Feldman is back with a new series called “No Good Deed,” and just as she did in her Netflix series “Dead to Me,” she’s set up a pretty good mystery.

Now streaming on Netflix, the show centers on Paul and Lydia, who are trying to sell their very popular and desired home. For them, it’s become haunted after their son was killed there three years earlier.

His death is labeled a casualty of a home invasion, but nothing is quite what it seems on this one. And there are plenty of potential suspects in and around the neighborhood.

Here are the faces you’ll need to know.

Netflix Lydia Morgan (Lisa Kudrow)

Lydia Morgan is a renowned pianist, but after her son is killed, she can’t keep her hands from shaking and temporarily loses her ability to play. She’s brought to life by “Friends” and “Time Bandits” star Lisa Kudrow.

When Beyond the Gates cast Tamara Tunie as the matriarch of the Dupree family, fans anticipated who would join her as the patriarch. Turns out it was Clifton Davis, a veteran actor with roughly 60 years in the business. The Amen actor never stops working, whether on the small screen, the big screen, or on stage. He sings and composes music, plus he’s a minister. He will entertain you on every level, from emotionally to spiritually.

The Early Days

Clifton Davis was born in Chicago and raised in Long Island, specifically Mastic, New York. He’s the son of a nurse and a minister. He holds numerous degrees, including a BA in Theology and a Master of Divinity degree. In fact, he’s an ordained Seventh-Day Adventist minister.

According to a GETtv interview, seeing his first Broadway show, The Apple Tree, inspired him to get into acting. The play starred Barbara Harris and Alan Alda.

Fahadh Faasil Net Worth (Photo Credit – Facebook)

There’s no denying that Fahadh Faasil is one of the most sought-after and bankable stars in Mollywood. The actor had already established his versatility and phenomenal acting chops with movies like Bangalore Days, Thondimuthalum Driksaksakshiyum, Kumbalangi Nights, Trance, Joji, Malik, Artist, Amen, Maheshinte Prathikaaram and many more. However, his stronghold and bankability increased tenfold when he became a part of projects like Aavesham, the Pushpa franchise, Vettaiyan, and Bougainvillea. Here’s taking a look at his net worth and some assets.

Fahadh Faasil’s Remuneration For The Recent Films

Over the years, Fahadh Faasil’s remuneration has also witnessed a stark increase with the success and acclaim of his movies. According to a news report in Lifestyle Asia, the actor was paid around 3.5 crore for Pushpa: The Rise. However, as per Filmibeat, Faasil’s salary for Pushpa: The Rule saw an increase...

The French Film Academy will honor legendary political filmmaker Costa-Gavras with its lifetime achievement award at the upcoming 2025 César Awards.

The 91-year-old auteur, born in Greece before fleeing to exile in Paris, is best known for his politically-charged cinema, including Oscar winners Z (1969) — a thinly fictionalized account of the assassination of democratic Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963 that led to the country’s long military dictatorship — and English-language feature Missing (1982), about the disappearance of an American journalist in the aftermath of the United States-backed Chilean coup of 1973.

Z was the first film to be nominated both for best picture and best international feature at the Academy Awards, winning the latter, as well as the Oscar for best film editing for Françoise Bonnot. Missing, starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek, won the Palme d’Or in Cannes and was nominated for four Oscars, winning for best adapted screenplay.

Costa-Gavras’ other notable...

Costa-Gavras’ single hyphenated trade name has been synonymous with political thrillers since Z shot from the starting gates in 1969 to win two Oscars and bring the world’s attention to the machinations of the military junta then ruling Greece. Among the numerous films he has made over the ensuing decades, based in France but working also in English, it is the on-brand political films that have been most prominent: State of Siege, Missing, Amen.

Costa-Gavras has, however, other strings to his bow. Witness Last Breath (Le Dernier Souffle), a truly marvelous film, screening in competition in San Sebastian. It’s about dying. Not at the end of a gun barrel, but in the normal course of things, whether the dying person is serenely unafraid, fighting tooth-and-nail to stay alive, or in denial. Based on a book by Regis Debray and Claude Grange, who collaborated with the director in writing the script,...

Eric Gilliland, the prolific TV writer and producer who worked on such classic sitcoms as Roseanne, The Wonder Years and That ’70s Show, has died. He was 62.

Gilliland died Sunday of colon cancer in New York City, his sister, Lisa, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Gilliland’s career started in the 1980s, when he was a member of the production staff during the first season of the Sherman Hemsley-starring sitcom Amen and as a writer and story editor on Who’s the Boss?

Most notably, he served as a writer and producer on Roseanne from 1992-96, and his work on the sitcom was recognized with a WGA Award nomination for the season 5 episode “The Dark Ages.”

Though Gilliland left Roseanne during its second-to-last season, he served as a consulting producer on its spinoff The Conners in 2019. He also reunited with Roseanne stars John Goodman and Roseanne Barr in his NBC pilot...

Colin Stough, who finished third on American Idol season 21, has been busy with new music releases and touring since the show ended. Colin will release his latest EP, Lookin' For Home, in July 2024, which features six songs, and he's been performing at various venues around the country. Colin moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and got engaged to his girlfriend, Mckenzie Rhett.

American Idol season 21 contestant Colin Stough, who placed third behind winner Iam Tongi and runner-up Megan Danielle, has been very busy since the show ended. Colin was 18 years old when he auditioned for American Idol. The Hvac technician from Amory, Mississippi auditioned with Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man," and received three votes of yes from the judges, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan, which meant that he received a golden ticket to Hollywood.

Throughout American Idol season 21, Colin showed a lot of growth and tremendous vocal talent, making it...

American Idol season 21 Top 3 finalist Colin Stough is engaged to his girlfriend Mckenzie Rhett. Colin placed third in American Idol season 21. Since American Idol season 21, Colin has released new music and performed around the United States.

American Idol season 21 Top 3 finalist Colin Stough is engaged to his girlfriend, Mckenzie Rhett. Colin placed third in American Idol season 21 behind runner-up Megan Danielle and winner Iam Tongi. During the competition, the country singer was known for infusing songs from different genres with his own country style, including "It's Been Awhile" by Staind, "Hand In My Pocket" by Alanis Morissette, and "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn, for which he received rave reviews. Colin is now one of country music's most promising new artists.

"Lets get married."

In an Instagram post, Colin announced that he's engaged to Mckenzie, with whom he went Instagram official in September 2023. Colin shared a carousel of pictures from their engagement photo shoot.

Bring Me the Horizon have unleashed the new album Post Human: NeX GEn, only letting fans know it was coming just hours before its release. The LP marks the UK band’s first full-length in five years.

While the sudden release is a surprise, the album has been a long-time coming. In fact, it was supposed to arrive last September but was indefinitely delayed due to “unforeseen circumstances.”

Fans have already heard a handful of the songs off Post Human: NeX GEn, as they’ve been sporadically unveiled over the past few years. “DIE4u,” “sTraNgeRs,” “LosT,” “AmEN!,” “DArkSide,’ and “Kool-Aid” were all previously released as singles.

The 16-song album marks Bring Me the Horizon’s first official full-length LP since 2019’s amo, although the band did release the 9-song EP Post Human: Survival Horror in 2020.

Bring Me the Horizon will support the new album this summer on the European festival circuit,...

Country Music Hall of Fame member Randy Travis has released his first new song in over a decade, “Where That Came From.” The announcement, delivered via the “Forever and Ever, Amen” vocalist’s social media, has spurred considerable excitement and curiosity from country fans and marks one of the most impossible comebacks in music history: Travis has been mostly unable to sing or speak since suffering a near-fatal stroke in 2013.

The questions about how Travis recorded the new song are myriad, and his team kept the information close to the vest until Friday,...

Beyoncé has officially released Act II: Cowboy Carter, the follow-up to her Grammy-winning album Renaissance.

Featuring a 27-song tracklist, this is not only Beyoncé’s first country album, but it’s also the second installment in a potential trilogy or series of albums beginning with Renaissance.

Earlier this week, she released the complete tracklist on her Instagram, which includes a cover of Dolly Parton’s classic hit “Jolene,” as well as a collaboration with genre legend Willie Nelson on a song titled “Smoke Hour.” Post Malone is also featured on the track “Levii’s Jeans,” while Miley Cyrus is a guest vocalist on “II Most Wanted.”

On Friday, Cyrus and Post Malone took to social media to celebrate the album, with the latter calling it “beautiful.” Cyrus also wrote in an Instagram post, “I’ve loved Beyoncé since long before I had the opportunity to meet & work with her. My...

Grab your cowboy hat, because Act II: Cowboy Carter, the next installment of Beyoncé’s Renaissance project, has officially arrived. Stream it below.

The second act kicked off in February with the album announcement and dual drop of “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” which confirmed this project as country-inspired. Shortly after, Beyoncé revealed that this album was born of an experience where she didn’t feel welcomed, and the process of writing and recording Act II has encouraged her to take a deep dive into the rich history of Black artists in country music.

She’s enlisted a crew of serious heavy hitters to join her on the journey, including icons Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton. Miley Cyrus and Post Malone also guest on Cowboy Carter. Linda Martell, the first Black woman to ever play the Grand Ole Opry, gets a moment to take center stage, too.

Update: Beyoncé has...

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter has officially been released in international markets, including New Zealand and Australia, revealing more details about the album and its special guests.

Cowboy Carter is presented in the style of a country radio program, with country music icons Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and Linda Martell all taking turns as DJs.

The album includes a pair of covers: Parton’s “Jolene” and The Beatles’ “Blackbird.” It also includes collaborations with Miley Cyrus (“II Most Wanted”), Post Malone (“Levii’s Jeans”), and Shaboozey (“Spaghettii”).

All told, Cowboy Carter spans 27 tracks (including interstitials) with a runtime of one hour and 18 minutes.

Act II: Cowboy Carter is the next chapter of Beyoncé’s Renaissance trilogy, which kicked off in 2023 with her album of the same name.

Cowboy Carter Tracklist:

01. Ameriican Requiem

02. Blackbird (The Beatles Cover)

03. 16 Carriages

04. Protector

05. My Rose

06. Smoke Hour with Willie Nelson

07. Texas Hold ‘Em

08. Bodyguard

09. Dolly...

Beyoncé shared a new post on social media in which she seemingly dropped the track list of her new album, Cowboy Carter. The album includes collaborations with country music icons like Dolly Parton and Linda Martell.

The graphic, set to look like a rodeo poster, showcases that March 29 is when the album will be released. Previously released songs like “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” appear next to titles like, “Ameriican Requiem,” “Blackbiird,” “Protector,” “My Rose,” “Bodyguard,” “Daughter,” “Spaghettii,” “Alliigator Tears,” “Smoke Hour II,” “Just for Fun,” “II Most Wanted,” “Levii’s Jeans,” “Flamenco,” “Ya Ya,” “Oh Louisiana,” “Desert Eagle,” “Riiverdance,” “Tyrant,” “II Hands II Heaven,” “Sweet Honey Buckin'” and “Amen.”

“Dolly P” appears in the poster, which is a nod to Parton’s song “Jolene,” which is rumored to be one of the songs Beyoncé is set to cover.

A nod to Martell, a first Black country artist who was...

It's easy to forget that "M*A*S*H" was actually a period piece. The acclaimed sitcom was filmed in the '70s and borrowed liberally from compassionate discussions surrounding the Vietnam War, but it took place two decades earlier, in 1950s Korea. Despite anachronistic '70s mustaches, a timeline that reimagined the relatively short Korean War as near-endless, and the occasional not-retro-enough prop, the show still worked hard to bring a fairly accurate vision of the 1950s to life.

Sometimes, that meant referencing movies that were made in the 1930s and '40s, like "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Good Earth." In other instances, though, the series got ahead of itself, name-dropping movies that hadn't been released yet. The show's masterpiece series finale, the feature-length concluding story "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen," apparently almost included a reference that straddled the line between anachronism and timeliness. According to The Hollywood Reporter's 35th-anniversary spotlight on the finale,...

AfterMASH, the Mash sequel series, did not feature some notable characters like Hawkeye, Bj, and Trapper due to different reasons. Hawkeye's absence was explained by him returning to his hometown to practice medicine, while Bj couldn't easily be involved because of his family commitments. Trapper's post-Korea life was explored in the semi-spin-off Trapper John M.D., making it logical for him not to appear in AfterMASH.

Several notable personnel from the 4077 didn't appear in the Mash sequel series, AfterMASH, for different reasons. After 11 years on the air, the legendary war comedy finally wrapped up its run with the feature-length iconic finale, "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen." It gave each prominent character their respective ending as it marked the end of their stint in Korea. Despite the constant complaints about being forced to be in the middle of the war, Alan Alda's Captain Benjamin "Hawkeye" Pierce and his cohorts' departure from...

On Christmas Day, M.I.A. will gift her fans a new mixtape called Bells Collection.

The 16-track collection will be released via M.I.A.’s website, ohmni.com, on December 25th at 3:00 p.m. GMT. A press release describes the project as “a rebel storm, a synoptic edit of music, created and mixed in Angel, London by M.I.A in December 2023. M.I.A embellishes sounds and words sampling a spectrum of artists and producers. Incredi-bell! The mixtape has a signature sound that purposefully spans time, geography, race, age, space. A limitless, genre-less, frequency. A true and fresh audio-bell vibration. A ding-a-linging in your ears.”

The tracklist includes songs titled “Free Pali” and “Bella Hadid,” as well as collaborations with Skrillex, Blaqstarr, and Troy Baker.

In a statement, M.I.A. wrote, “I Present You A Gift From The East, Star Of Wonder Star Of Night. Beauty. Bright. Sacred. Cosmic.

Mumbai, Dec 6 (Ians) The teaser of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal’s upcoming period drama ‘Malaikottai Vaaliban’ was unveiled on Wednesday.

The film marks the first collaboration between acclaimed director Lijo Jose Pellissery and Mohanlal.

Superstar Mohanlal said that Lijo has created a grand spectacle with the film.

The film is scripted by P S Rafeeque, who has earlier worked with Lijo in movies like ‘Nayakan’ and ‘Amen’.

“The captain of the ship, Lijo has created a grand spectacle, a glimpse of which the audience will be able to see in this teaser,” Mohanlal said.

Lijo Jose Pellissery said: “For me, the process of finalising a theme doesn’t originate from the pressure to create the next big hit; it’s a natural progression.

“The basic idea of ‘Malaikottai Vaaliban’ began germinating within me a couple of years ago and then metamorphosed into a comprehensive plot.

“A writer like Rafeeq expanded that world,...

Mumbai, Dec 6 (Ians) The teaser of Malayalam superstar Mohanlal’s upcoming period drama ‘Malaikottai Vaaliban’ was unveiled on Wednesday.

The film marks the first collaboration between acclaimed director Lijo Jose Pellissery and Mohanlal.

Superstar Mohanlal said that Lijo has created a grand spectacle with the film.

The film is scripted by P S Rafeeque, who has earlier worked with Lijo in movies like ‘Nayakan’ and ‘Amen’.

“The captain of the ship, Lijo has created a grand spectacle, a glimpse of which the audience will be able to see in this teaser,” Mohanlal said.

Lijo Jose Pellissery said: “For me, the process of finalising a theme doesn’t originate from the pressure to create the next big hit; it’s a natural progression.

“The basic idea of ‘Malaikottai Vaaliban’ began germinating within me a couple of years ago and then metamorphosed into a comprehensive plot.

“A writer like Rafeeq expanded that world,...

Drake has unveiled Scary Hours 3, featuring six new songs.

The third installment in the Scary Hours series arrives as an expansion of the rapper’s latest album, For All the Dogs, which itself dropped just a month ago. Now– amidst hiatus-inducing tummy troubles – the new songs were written and recorded over a period of just five days, and include the track “Evil Ways,” featuring J. Cole. The previous two Scary Hours releases touted big hits, including 2018’s “God’s Plan,” as well as 2021’s “Wants and Needs” featuring Lil Baby and “What’s Next.”

“I feel no need to appease anybody,” the rapper says in a moody drone-shot announcement video filmed over Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. “I feel so confident about the body of work that I just dropped that I know I could go and disappear for six months, a year, two years – even though I’m not really into...

In perhaps one of her meatiest roles since Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” Oscar-nominated thesp Yalitza Aparicio stars in Prime Video’s upcoming series “Cometierra,” created by its showrunner Daniel Burman, The Mediapro Studio’s head of content for the U.S., Mexico and Central America.

Principal photography is underway, predominantly in Mexico, with some scenes shot in Uruguay.

Inspired by the bestselling debut novel of Argentine writer-activist Dolores Reyes, “Cometierra,” meaning Eartheater in English, is a supernatural drama steeped in magical realism that follows Aylín, a young girl from the rough outskirts of Mexico City.

She unexpectedly gains the extraordinary ability to commune with the earth beneath her feet, a gift that propels her into a world of crime-solving and clashes with malevolent forces lurking in her past. With the help of her fellow misfits, Aylín finds her true identity while navigating a community plagued by violence and grappling with...

Shirley Jo Finney, a theater director and the star of Wilma (1977), has died. She was 74.

The Fountain Theatre announced Finney’s death on social media writing in an Instagram post, “With broken hearts, we share the sad news that director Shirley Jo Finney, a beloved member of our Fountain Family, passed away yesterday after a long illness.”

Some of the productions that Finney directed included Citizen: An American Lyric, Heart Song, In the Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size, The Ballad of Emmett Till, Yellowman, Central Avenue and From the Mississippi Delta.

Finney had been battling with cancer for eight months, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.

Finney starred in the television film Wilma, a biopic about track star Wilma Rudolph and the obstacles she faced to win three gold medals in the 1960 Olympics. In the television movie, Finney starred opposite Cicely Tyson, Jason Bernard, Denzel Washington and more.

When Teezo Touchdown popped up on two songs on Drake’s For All the Dogs — “Amen” and the wild falsetto outro of “7969 Santa” — they were just the latest in a series of high-profile, attention-grabbing guest spots for the Texas-born singer/rapper. That’s him crooning in a cartoonish British accent on “Modern Jam,” one of the best tracks on Travis Scott’s Utopia, and taking the first verse on Lil Yachty’s Tame Impala-like “The Ride” from Let’s Start Here.

In the new episode of Rolling Stone Music Now,...

The popularity of "M*A*S*H" is well-documented: Its record-setting finale telecast, which captivated 125 million people in total, is cited in media studies lessons, bar trivia games, and world record books alike. But when we talk about how "M*A*S*H" went out on a high note with the most-watched non-Super Bowl telecast of all time, we don't often talk about what those viewership numbers make clear: The show ended while plenty of fans were still clamoring for more.

"M*A*S*H" ran for 11 seasons before bowing out with the feature-length finale, "Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen." But unlike most shows that fizzle out after a long run or are canceled after a short one, "M*A*S*H" didn't have trouble getting audiences' attention. According to classic TV ratings databases, nine of the show's seasons were among the top 10 most-watched shows on TV, and millions of fans tuned in regularly even before its big finish. By all indications, the...

Drake has returned with his eighth studio album, For All the Dogs. Stream the album via Apple Music or Spotify below.

Spanning 23 tracks, the album features appearances by Sza, Bad Bunny, J. Cole, 21 Savage, and more. It arrives a day after its latest single, “8Am in Charolette,” which dropped on Thursday, October 5th, and includes Drizzy taking thinly veiled shots at his longtime sparring partner, Kanye West.

Drake has been teasing For All the Dogs for some time now. In June, when he was putting out his poetry book, Titles Ruin Everything, he ran ads in newspapers like the New York Times, NY Post, Los Angeles Times, and others, which included a Qr code leading to titlesruineverything.com. Going to the website revealed the album’s title and the following message: “I made an album to go with the book. They say they miss the old Drake, girl don’t tempt me.

AfterMASH was a spin-off of Mash that continued the story of several beloved characters as they re-settled in the States after being stationed in South Korea. Sherman T. Potter, the commanding officer of the 4077th Mash, reunited with his wife Mildred in the spin-off and became the chief of staff at General General. Klinger returned home in AfterMASH but struggled to reclaim his old life, eventually becoming administrative assistant to Potter at General General. Other Mash characters who appeared in AfterMASH were Father Mulcahy, Soon-Lee, and Radar.

Mash's aptly titled spin-off series, AfterMASH, featured several familiar faces from the beloved 4077th mobile army surgical unit in Korea. Much like other hit sitcoms, CBS would have wanted to keep Mash on the air for as long as possible thanks to its popularity. That being said, more than a decade of the medical comedy-drama was more than enough for its true lead star,...

Malaikottai Valiban is a highly anticipated Malayalam movie that marks the first collaboration between director Lijo Jose Pellissery and actor Mohanlal. The film is a musical period drama that revolves around the life of a wrestler who becomes a hero of Malaikottai, a fictional kingdom in South India.

The film is produced by Shibu Baby John for his maiden production house John & Mary Creative, along with Century Films, Maxlab Cinemas and Entertainments, and Amen Movie Monastery. The screenplay is written by P. S. Rafeeque, who has previously worked with Pellissery in Angamaly Diaries and Amen. The music is composed by Prashant Pillai, who has also collaborated with Pellissery in several films such as Jallikattu, Ee Ma Yau, and Double Barrel.

Malaikottai Vaaliban

The film boasts of a stellar star cast that includes Mohanlal in the lead role, along with Sonalee Kulkarni, Hareesh Peradi, Danish Sait, Manikandan R. Achari, Hariprashanth Varma Katha Nandi,...

ListicleBe it Malayalam or Tamil movies, Fahadh Faasil has been winning fans with his ability to play wide-ranging characters. Here are six of his movies you must certainly watch.With Maamannan’s release, actor Fahaad Faasil has once again shown Tamil audiences that he is just as good in Kollywood movies, as he is in Malayalam cinema. The ease with which he plays quirky characters, and his ability to take on wide-ranging roles instead of playing the conventional hero in both his own tongue Malayalam, and in Tamil, have won the actor fans in both Kerala and Tamil Nadu. His performance in Malayalam films like 22 Female Kottayam (2012), Amen (2013), Kumbalangi Nights (2o19), and Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016) revealed him to be an excellent character actor capable of embodying the murkier side of human nature with terrifying accuracy. Fahaad's entry into Kollywood began with Velaikaran (2017), but it was his performance in Super Deluxe...

Bring Me the Horizon have announced their seventh full-length studio album, Post Human: NeX GEn, arriving September 15th via Columbia Records.

The news comes after a string of singles from the UK band: “DIE4u,” “sTraNgeRs,” “LosT,” and “AmEN!” It’s undetermined if those song will be included on the new album (the tracklist is pending), though the wonky capitalization in the titles implies they are likely part of the same collection.

The band used an immersive augmented-reality approach to announcing the album, offering fans a series of clues and riddles that eventually led to a secret building, The Church of Genxsis, which was on site at the Download Festival alongside Bmth’s appearance at the UK fest this past weekend. Once inside, fans experienced “a variety of immersive Genxsis rituals, including face branding, a sermon and tarot readings as they completed their journey to becoming members.”

The LP will...

EntertainmentThe film is written by Ps Rafeeque, a short story writer who has scripted two of Lijo's early films — ‘Nayakan’ and ‘Amen’.Apparently roaring out loud, Mohanlal is on his knees, dragging heavy ropes and wearing clothes of another era in a new poster of his film Malaikottai Vaaliban. Sharing it on his social media pages, the actor wrote, "And now, the wait has a face!" He must mean fans of Malayalam cinema, waiting to see the superstar come together with acclaimed director Lijo Jose Pellissery for the first time. This photo, looking like a cover picture of one of the Arabian Nights tales, gives the first look of his character in the film, Mohanlal said in his post. "Keep cheering us on our journey to bring this movie to life," he added. There have been speculations that he plays a wrestler in this period film. The film is written by Ps Rafeeque,...

Rich Brian is an Indonesian rapper and actor. He is best known for his songs “Dat $tick” and “History” and his role in the film Jamojaya.

Rich Brian Biography: Age, Early Life, Family, Education

Rich Brian was born on September 3, 1999 (Rich Brian: Age 23) in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was the youngest of five and spent his childhood being homeschooled and working at his parents’ cafe.

In an exclusive interview with uInterview, Brian discussed how he got started as a rapper. “I started to listen to hip-hop music when I was 12 and I was still in Indonesia and learning English,” Brian revealed. “Me learning rap music helped me a lot with pronunciation because it forced me to talk fast all the time. By 15 I was like, ‘let me try to make a rap song because it seems fun.’ And I remember it being really hard to rhyme one word. And then when...

Since its first festival in Los Angeles five years ago, 88rising’s Head in the Clouds music festival will travel to New York for its East Coast debut.

Label 88rising has since introduced the festival to Manila and Jakarta, and will produce the New York installment with The Bowery Presents and Southern California-based collaborator Goldenvoice, the group behind Stagecoach and Coachella.

Some of the world’s top Asian acts will take over Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, N.Y. from May 20 to 21. Indonesian rapper Rich Brian, South Korean group Itzy,...

Paka (“River of Blood”) dir. Nithin Lukose, 2021

A man is pulled from the Johnson River in Kerala’s Wayanad district, in Kerala’s mountainous Western Ghat region. At night, a group of young men sit around a fire, drinking, and pondering how the dead man got into the river. Murder, suggests one, but Johnny (Basil Paulose) says that couldn’t be the case, because the only way it would be murder would be if the man were part of the two local families – Johnny’s included – who, as we discover, have been part of a deeply rooted, long-standing feud. Think Montagues and Capulets, only set in Wayanad.

There is a ripple of tension in this scene, and in Johnny, who is planning to marry Anna (Vinitha Koshy), a young woman from the opposite family in the generations-long feud. Johnny and Anna publish their marriage banns – the formal announcement of an intention to marry,...

Beyond the misdeeds and greed of the beloved televangelist family featured on HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones,” one of the most marked elements of its co-creators’ rude, enlightened and hilarious series is its music.

As with every other series creator-writer-actor Danny McBride has co-concocted — including 2009’s “Eastbound & Down” and 2016’s “Vice Principals” — the unique musical tone of “The Righteous Gemstones” comes down to the longtime friendship of college buddies McBride, composer Joseph Stephens and music supervisor Devoe Yates.

Where the musical mix of “Gemstones” is concerned, theirs is a genuinely fresh blend of new or rare sacred songs intimately tied to an equally bracing, secular Southern-fried brand of rock, blues, country and soul, to say nothing of its hot and holy original music and nuanced arrangements.

Orchestrator-composer Stephens’ often-souped-up synth-wave vibe also matches the hyperactive tone of Yates’ needle drops, making for a character of its own devising.

“The...