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Moana 2 is one step closer to being ready for release in November. Jared Bush, who co-wrote the follow-up to the 2016 original, recently revealed that cast records have wrapped on the Disney sequel.

Bush shared the news with a post on X that read as follows, "Guess what the incomparable Aulii Cravalho crushed her final music recording session Today - which means that is a Wrap on cast records for [Moana 2]. I cant wait for you to experience the incredible work of [Walt Disney Animation Studios] and this entire phenomenal cast of superstars."

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New characters are revealed in the official trailer for Moana 2.

Guess what the incomparable Aulii Cravalho crushed her final music recording session Today - which means that is a Wrap on cast records for #Moana2. I cant wait for you to experience the...

On Sunday September 1 2024, Investigation Discovery broadcasts Evil Lives Here!

Our Little Sister, the Monster Season 15 Episode 2 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Evil Lives Here,” titled “Our Little Sister, the Monster,” promises to be a gripping exploration of family dynamics and the darker side of sibling relationships. This episode focuses on Heather, a little sister who has caused fear and distress for her siblings, David and Crystal, from a young age. Viewers will follow the story of how Heather’s troubling behavior escalates over the years.

As Heather grows up, there is hope among her family that becoming a mother will bring about a positive change in her life. However, instead of improvement, her actions take a turn for the worse. The episode delves into the impact of her behavior on her siblings, highlighting the emotional toll it takes on them. David and Crystal’s experiences paint a vivid picture...

Ask every independent filmmaker you know to tell you how they got their latest project off the ground, and you’ll never hear the same story twice. The task of finding funding for passion projects often feels so sisyphean that there’s no “right” way to do it. It comes down to timing, hustle, and a decent amount of luck. Zach Clark was already a celebrated indie filmmaker in his own right for films like “White Reindeer” and “Little Sister.” But he’ll be the first to tell you that his latest work, the sci-fi romance “The Becomers” was the result of some pandemic-era serendipity.

“Let me take you back to a time in February 2021,” Clark said during a recent conversation with IndieWire. “I was sitting in my apartment doing truly nothing, and Joe Swanberg called me and asked if I had any ideas for $100,000 genre movies that we could shoot in 12 days in Chicago.

Since Jack Finney’s “The Body Snatchers” was first published 70 years ago, screen adaptations — official and unofficial alike — have taken place in small-town USA, Me Decade San Francisco, a military base, high school and so forth. All had a gist in common: humanity being infiltrated and co-opted by a shape-shifting invasive force from outer space. Loosely playing on that theme, Zach Clark’s “The Becomers” adds a new wrinkle, in that this time the body-hopping entities don’t necessarily intend conquest. They just want to co-exist, peacefully. But it turns out they may have chosen the wrong planet and/or species, because they discover today’s mankind is perhaps too messed up to be worth the trouble.

That’s a good premise for the kind of sly, deadpan absurdism Clark aims for here. But despite its fantastical hook, this episodic narrative lands short of the curiously winsome black comedy quirkiness...

First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes…a planetary apocalypse forcing you and your alien soulmate to invade the Earth and possess bodies you don’t understand? Sure, why not.

In Zach Clark’s wonderfully weird “The Becomers,” alien terror collides with a cascading case of mistaken identity. When two genderless extraterrestrials crash-land in different parts of Illinois, they must covertly assimilate through a revolving door of skin-suits before finding each other’s new forms. Clark’s latest is more candy-tart than saccharine-sweet — but for those unfamiliar with his out-there style, this electric portrait of doomsday-defying love serves as a ready-made soft spot for the indie filmmaker.

“The Becomers” writer/director/editor is already known for painting in seriocomic shades thanks to movies like “Little Sister” and “White Reindeer.” He’s exploring themes of complex grief again here, but this time it’s through the lens of a loss...

Have you ever seen something really horrific or even just bizarre on our planet and thought, 'ugh, what would an alien think if they were to visit Earth right now?'" That's the core question of The Becomers, an upcoming extraterrestrial body-snatch film from Little Sister and White Reindeer director,...

The Becomers: "Forced to flee their dying planet, two body-snatching alien lovers arrive separately on Earth. Determined to find each other, the aliens jump from body to body, but they quickly learn that it's not easy to inhabit their new, fleshy hosts, and that life in modern-day America is more complicated than they could have ever imagined."

"Writer/director Zach Clark’s acclaimed sci-fi genre-bender The Becomers kicks off its U.S. theatrical release on Friday, August, 23rd and arrives on VOD in North America on Tuesday, September 24th. The film will open in New York on August 23rd at Cinema Village, in Los Angeles on August 30th at Lumiere Music Hall, and in Chicago on September 13th at Music Box Theatre, with more cities listed below.

The latest film from the celebrated American indie filmmaker, the visually striking and outrageously plotted film reverberates with the pulse of politics...

Kacey Musgraves is back with her expanded album Deeper into the Well, which features seven songs not originally included on the excellent Deeper Well. Stream it below.

In addition to the previously released single “Irish Goodbye,” Deeper into the Well features collaborations with Leon Bridges (“Superbloom”) and Tiny Habits (“Perfection”). See the artwork and full tracklist below.

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“I crafted a collection of songs new and old that pick up where Deeper Well began, continuing the spring awakening and pulling us into the rest of summer and onward,” Musgraves said in a statement. “Collaborating with Leon Bridges and Tiny Habits, whom I greatly admire, was an absolute joy.”

Since releasing one of the best albums of 2024 in March, Musgraves has performed “The Architect” on Fallon and dueted “She Calls Me Back” with Noah Kahan in Nashville.

Musgraves is gearing up for her North American tour, which...

Love is always hard to find, but as two body-snatching aliens find out in “The Becomers,” it may be even more difficult to keep in modern-day America. The latest film from “Little Sister” director Zach Clark explores the zeitgeist of the past five years in a twisty tale of two alien love-birds freshly arrived on Earth who try to make things work in their new host bodies.

Continue reading ‘The Becomers’ Trailer: Zach Clark’s Tale Of Body-Snatching Alien Lovers Hits NYC & LA Theaters Later This Month, VOD In September at The Playlist.

As the summer movie season comes to a close, August brings a shockingly stacked slate of offerings, topped by a film that is sure to age like a fine classic in years to come. Elsewhere we have accomplished debuts, action spectacles, and a thriller from the man who has recently returned to perfecting the formula.

15. Blink Twice (Zoë Kravitz; Aug. 23)

While its new title doesn’t quite have the hook of its original, Pussy Island, we’re curious what’s in store for the directorial debut of Zoë Kravitz. Featuring some cast––including Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Kyle MacLachlan, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater, and Geena Davis––the story follows a cocktail waitress who becomes infatuated with a tech mogul and travels with him to his private island, where things begin going wrong. Featuring cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra (The Last Black Man in San...

Sheesh, you could have at least waved. On the vaguely Celtic-sounding folk song “Irish Goodbye,” Kacey Musgraves explains that she’s mostly a pretty forgiving person and pretty much liked you right up until you had the presumptuous audacity to ghost her. “I want to respect you and you know I tried,” she sings, her words melting into triplets of tolerance until they break: “But there ain’t much respect in an Irish goodbye.”

The fact is, Musgraves has been holding onto this hurt for a long time, since she...

Body-snatching aliens attempt to navigate love in the modern world in genre-bending comedy The Becomers, and exclusive new images reveal just how goopy and gross the body hopping can be.

Dark Star Pictures releases The Becomers in theaters on August 23, 2024.

In The Becomers: “Dropped to Earth and escaping their dying planet, the two extraterrestrials (played by a sequence of actors) seek each other out —jumping from body to body— on our planet while becoming increasingly drawn into the madness of modern-day America.

Written, directed, and edited by Zach Clark (Little Sister), the film was shot in Chicago and stars Molly Plunk (Little Sister, Profane), Mike Lopez (All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, Crimes Against Humanity), Frank V. Ross (Drinking Buddies), Isabel Alamin, and Keith Kelly, and features the voice Russell Mael, lead singer of the explosive pop-rock band Sparks. The Becomers is produced by Joe Swanberg (Depraved, The Rental), and Edwin Linker (Saint Frances,...

Indie filmmaker Zach Clark is returning to the big screen with the alien sci-fi dramedy “The Becomers.”

Written and directed by “White Reindeer” filmmaker Clark, “The Becomers” centers on two aliens who realize just how messed up America is after landing on Earth.

The official synopsis reads: “Forced to flee their dying planet, two body-snatching alien lovers arrive separately on Earth. Determined to find each other, the aliens jump from body to body, but they quickly learn that it’s not easy to inhabit their new, fleshy hosts, and that life in modern-day America is more complicated than they could have ever imagined.”

Molly Plunk, Mike Lopez, Keith Kelly, Isabel Alamin, and Frank V. Ross star. Sparks lead Russel Mael narrates.

The film is being released by Dark Star Pictures and includes satirical references to Covid, QAnon, and other divisive issues in American politics. The film debuted at the 2023 Fantasia...

Queens of the Stone Age helped close out Glastonbury with a scorching career-spanning set on Sunday evening.

Over the course of their 15-song performance, Qotsa mixed greatest hits with material from their latest album, In Times New Roman… The setlist included songs like “Go With the Flow,” “The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret,” “Little Sister,” and “No One Knows,” plus new tracks “Paper Machete” and “Carnavoyeur.”

Early on in the set, frontman Josh Homme encouraged the Glastonbury crowd to “fuck shit up together… This is it motherfuckers. This is your last night!” Many fans responded in kind — especially during set closer “A Song for the Dead,” when a massive mosh pit broke out. (A special shout out to the guy in the brown shirt screen captured above.)

Additionally, Homme dedicated the band’s performance of “In the Fade” to frequent collaborator Mark Lanegan, who passed away last year.

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On Friday, Queens of the Stone Age will return with their first album in six years, In Times New Roman… In anticipation, the band has shared one final preview in the form of “Paper Machete.” Take a listen below.

In an upcoming interview with Consequence, frontman Joshua Homme spoke at length about the song and its connection to past Qotsa tracks like “Little Sister” and “Regular John.”

“There’s some classic us here… Like, that lead line that’s going through the song, that’s such quintessential Dean [Fertita] — it’s very him, the style and the way it’s played. And Troy [Van Leeuwen] was saying, ‘I’m going to do a lead that’s the exact tone as ‘Little Sister.” I guess we call them cousins, like ‘Little Sister’ is related to ‘Paper Machete’ — and it’s also related to our first song, ‘Regular John,’ all the way back.”

“I think,...

The 27th edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival is set to commence from July 20 through August 9, 2023, taking place at the Concordia Hall Cinema, with additional screens at the Cinémathèque québécoise and Cinéma du Musée.

The festival’s second wave of programming is here, bringing with it announcements of the opening film, serial killer thriller Red Rooms, the Canadian premiere of Talk to Me, and a slew of new world premieres and festival screenings.

The festival’s complete lineup will be announced in early July. In the meantime, Fantasia reveals a selected second wave of titles and happenings. From the press release:

Red Rooms

Coming to christen Fantasia’s 27th edition days after its Karlovy-Vary competition debut, Red Rooms (Les chambres rouges) is the haunting third feature from celebrated Quebec filmmaker Pascal Plante. The high-profile case of serial killer Ludovic Chevalier has just gone to trial, and Kelly-Anne is obsessed.

Montreal fest runs July 20-August 9.

The 27th edition of Fantasia International Film Festival (July 20-August 9) in Montreal will open with the North American premiere of Pascal Plante’s cyber thriller Red Rooms (Chambres Rouges).

The film will get its world premiere in Karlovy Vary and follows a tech-savvy overachiever who becomes obsessed with the high-profile trial of a serial killer.

As reality blurs with her morbid fantasies, she goes down a dark path in search of the final piece in the puzzle, the missing video of a murdered 13-year-old girl. Sphere Films International recently launched sales in Cannes.

Second wave...

Queens of the Stone Age played their second show of the year at Boston Calling on Sunday night, where they treated fans to the debut of a new song called “Negative Space” as well as the first performance of “Misfit Love” since 2018.

“Negative Space” comes from Qotsa’s upcoming album, In Times New Roman…, which is due out on June 16th. Previously, the band premiered the lead single, “Emotion Sickness.”

Elsewhere during their set at Boston Calling, Qotsa dusted off “Misfit Love,” from 2007’s Era Vulgaris, for the first time in five years.

Qotsa have several more festival appearances on its calendar, including Riot Fest in Chicago, Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, and Louder Than Life in Louisville. Tickets to their upcoming gigs are on sale here.

Queens of the Stone Age’s Boston Calling Setlist:

Misfit Love (First time since 2018)

Little Sister

I Sat by the Ocean

The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Sick,...

Queens of the Stone Age took the stage at Sonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio on Friday for their first concert in three years. Over the course of the hour-long performance, the band ripped through an 11-song set that included the live debut of their new single, “Emotion Sickness.”

The rest of the set consisted of past gems, including “No One Knows,” “My God Is the Sun,” “Little Sister,” “Go With the Flow,” and “A Song for the Dead.” See our photos and watch fan-captured footage and see the full setlist below.

Qotsa are set to release their new album, In Times New Roman…, on June 16th via Matador Records. The band has several more festival appearances on its calendar, including Boston Calling, Riot Fest in Chicago, Aftershock Festival in Sacramento, and Louder Than Life in Louisville. Tickets are on sale here.

Photo Gallery – Queens of the Stone Age at Sonic...

Horror Feature “My (Best Friend’S) Head Exploded” to Premiere in June: "Writer/Director Scott Bryan’s puppet-filled existential horror feature, “My (Best Friend’S) Head Exploded,” will have its two-weekend world premiere this June.

“My (Best Friend’s) Head Exploded” is a rebellious, existential, terrifyingly messy puppet feature made out of material things by actual people. It tells the story of Lydia, a coming-of-ageless vampire forced to deal with the loss of her best friend, Sam, after the pair conjures a moment of complete clarity which causes Sam’s head to explode.

In the aftermath, Lydia must contend with old ghosts, generational trauma, oppressive authority figures, and the confusing fear of infinity to set reality right and save her own sanity.

“I love making weird stuff that a studio would be afraid of and a computer couldn’t replicate,” Bryan said.

The film will show at the Salem Witch Board Museum in Salem,...

Yellow Veil Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to “The Becomers,” a genre-bending comedy written and directed by Zach Clark. The company will launch the film at the Marche Du Film in Cannes this week. “The Becomer” tells the story of a body-snatching alien who comes to Earth, reconnects with their partner, and tries to find their way in modern America.

“During the pandemic, I binged the original ‘Star Trek’ series for the first time and then I made this movie” Clark said about his latest film. “It felt like life as we knew it was ending, but then again, it also felt like that might not be the worst thing either. ‘The Becomers’ is a story of love, longing, and alienation. A kitsch-soaked, pathos-laden melodrama about our sad, sad planet. It’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever made and I can’t think of anyone better than Yellow Veil...

As the world reacts to Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn‘s breakup after six years of dating, eagle-eyed fans question if the songstress hinted at the split in her Eras Tour setlist.

On Saturday, Et exclusively revealed that the “Lavender Haze” singer and the British actor broke up a few weeks ago. Et learned that the split was amicable and “it was not dramatic.” The source shared that “the relationship had just run its course. It’s why [Alwyn] hasn’t been spotted at any shows.”

Swift, 33, is currently on her The Eras tour, which heads to Tampa, Florida next week.

The reason Swiftie’s believe Swift hinted at her breakup in her Eras tour setlist, came in a change for her Arlington, Texas show on March 31. Instead of performing “Invisible String” — which is believed to be a love song about her relationship with Alwyn — Swift played “The 1”, which details a breakup.

Martin Wiley, a veteran producer and executive whose credits include Acts of Violence, Never Talk to Strangers and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, died March 20, his son Cameron told Deadline. He was 65.

A USC alum who got his post-graduate degree from UCLA, Wiley served as a creative executive in charge of development on films produced at Warner Bros., Sony, Lionsgate and other studios and the supervising producer and/or unit production manager for more than a dozen theatrical features.

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Wiley began his career in the late 1980s, serving as a producer or co-producer on films including Mutator, Diving In and Little Sister. His...