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Netflix Just Released the Trailer for Hillbilly Elegy and It’s Rightfully Getting Skewered: Watch
ddNetflix has released the first trailer for Ron Howard’s new film Hillbilly Elegy. The multi-generational addiction drama stars Amy Adams and Glenn Close, a pairing alone that should make the movie a highly anticipated feature — but instead, it’s already been met with a mixed reaction on social media. Hillbilly Elegy follows Gabriel Basso, a former Marine and current Yale Law student, as he returns to his Appalachian home in southern Ohio to take care of his mother Bev, as played by Adams, who’s struggling with addiction. During the trip, he’s forced to reckon with his childhood, his upbringing, and his troubled family, including his terse grandmother, played by Close. Both Hans Zimmer and David Fleming contribute to the score. The trailer sees Adams and Close bringing this plot to life i...
Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up Casts Leo and Meryl and J-Law, Oh My!
It’s as if Adam McKay clicked his ruby slippers together and said, “There’s no place like the Oscars.” His new Netflix film Don’t Look Up had already secured the talents of Cate Blanchett and Rob Morgan; now, via The Hollywood Reporter, the project has added three more heavyweights in Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and Her Gloriousness Meryl Streep. Don’t Look Up is written and directed by McKay. It follows a pair of scientists who make the apocalyptic discovery that a meteor will impact the Earth in six months. They embark on a media blitz to warn the world, only to discover that most people either don’t believe them or don’t care. This definitely-fictional and not-at-all-based-on-real-events story will star DiCaprio and Lawrence as the unfortunate scientists. In addition to t...
Ice Cube Working with Trump Admin to “Platinum Plan” for Black Americans
Ice Cube, who once famously shouted “Fuck Tha Police” as a member of N.W.A., is currently working with the Trump Administration to develop a proposed “Platinum Plan” for the Black community in America. The news first broke early on October 14th when Trump senior advisor Katrina Pierson tweeted, “Shoutout to @icecube for his willingness to step up and work with @realDonaldTrump Administration to help develop the #PlatinumPlan. Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate. Thank you for leading!” According to Ice Cube’s representative (Rolling Stone), the rapper was interested in meeting with both the Trump and Biden campaigns to discuss an “agenda for black Americans” and support for his Contract With Black America, which “strikes at the heart of racism and presents a blueprint to achiev...
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Surveys Black People To See If they’re Voting For Donald Trump
Source: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / Getty Jimmy Kimmel is back on Donald Trump’s neck, this time for his outlandish declarations about Black people at the voting booths. On Monday(Oct 12), the late-night host opened his segment discussing the struggle event attended by Black people paid by Candace Owens’ Blexit organization at the White House over the weekend. During his 18-minute speech, the COVID-In-Chief boasted that he’s “done more for the Black community than any president since Abraham Lincoln.” The outlandish comment jogged Kimmel’s memory bank to four years ago when Trump promised to secure 95 percent of the Black vote by 2020. With the election weeks away, the comedian took to the streets and surveyed Black passersby if Cheeto made good on his word. As expecte...
Fake “Blacks For Trump” Accounts Using Digital Black Face Busted On Twitter
Source: Pacific Press / Getty When it comes to finding “Black Trump Supporters,” it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack, but they do exist. On social media, though, it would seem they are more prevalent than believed, but it turns out they are as real as a Louis Vuitton bag on Canal Street. Wednesday (October 14), Forbes reported that Twitter has removed several accounts claiming to be Black supporters of the super-spreader-in-chief Donald Trump, claiming they violate spam and account manipulation guidelines. The accounts were using photos of real Black people, aka digital Black face, and all were pushing the same message “YES I’M BLACK AND I’M VOTING FOR TRUMP.” Darren Linvill, a Clemson University communications professor, revealed that two dozen of the accounts have been retweeted...
Azealia Banks Gets Booted Off Twitter, Account Suspended After Transphobic Tweets
Source: Sakura/WENN.com / WENN Once again Azealia Banks has found herself in controversy and ultimately getting her Twitter account suspended due to her popping off some homophobic tweets on social media. This past Tuesday (Oct. 13), Banks once again went off the rails for no reason known to man and slandered the LGBTQIAPK community and their access to healthcare because, well, we have no earthly idea. Apparently taking issue with their rights to healthcare, AB called for the cancelation of their healthcare while advocating for Latino factory farm workers to get access to Trump’s magical COVID treatments. “CANCEL ALL THESE DUMBASS LUXURY TRANSGENDER HEALTHCARE ‘RIGHTS’ AND REDIRECT THE CASTRATION FUNDS TO THE LATINO FARMERS WORKING TO ACTUALLY FEED ANY OF US THROUGH THIS CRISIS.” She then ...
Pocket Watcher Alert: ‘MTV Cribs’ Is Coming Back
Source: YouTube / MTV One of the most popularly iconic cable shows is making an unexpected return. Viacom is bringing back MTV Cribs. As spotted on Hype Beast the uber influential series will be making a return to prime time television. Variety is exclusively reporting that MTV International will be launching the reality show on global scale. The plan is too produce two versions; one focusing on celebrity residences from other countries and one focusing on properties in the United States. Already slotted to give us a tour of their accommodations include Caitlyn Jenner, Nickelodeon personality and singer JoJo Siwa, former Glee star Kevin McHale and British singer Stefflon Don. “As we spend more time at home this year, our fascination with where and how others live is growing,...
Ice Cube Clarifies Position After Trump Administration Touts His Support: ‘Both Parties Contacted Me’
For the better part of the afternoon, Ice Cube was trending on Twitter. This is rarely a good thing, and Cube took to his own account to clarify. Rewinding for a second, earlier in the day, Trump administration aide Katrina Pierson sent a tweet thanking Cube for his participation in the government’s “Platinum Plan” for the Black community that would help end racial injustice. As the backlash built, Cube put out his own statement where he explained that he had been in contact with both parties in recent weeks after he shared a video on Twitter that talked about a Contract With Black America and how each party could address racial inequality. “Facts: I put out the CWBA. Both parties contacted me. Dems said we’ll address the CWBA after the election. Trump campaign made some adjustments to the...
What’s Your Favorite Ariana Grande Album of All Time? Vote!
Thank U, Ariana Grande, next album please! She just revealed her sixth studio album will come out by the end of this month, but which of her past projects is the sweetest? Four out of her five albums have gone to top the Billboard 200, while Dangerous Woman peaked at No. 2. She released Sweetener and thank u, next within six months of each other, and within three months, Grande notched her first- and second-ever No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100: “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings,” respectively, from the thank u, next album. The LP is also up for top Billboard 200 album at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards, which will air tonight (Oct. 14) at 8 p.m. ET, live from Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on NBC, with Kelly Clarkson&nbs...
Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Don’t Stop’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Triller Charts
The song’s No. 1 debut is concurrent with its No. 30 start on the Billboard Hot 100. After three weeks at No. 1, Dixie D’Amelio’s “Be Happy” relents the top spot on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Don’t Stop,” featuring Young Thug, which debuts atop both lists dated Oct. 17. The Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global charts highlight the biggest songs on Triller based on a formula blending the amount of views of videos containing a respective song, the level of engagement with those videos and the raw total of videos uploaded featuring each song, according to Triller. Data for the charts is represented on a Friday-Thursday tracking week, with the latest period running Oct. 2-8. “Don’t Stop” was released Oct. 2 and a day later rece...
Here’s a Timeline of the Viral ‘Dreams’ TikTok, From Cranberry Juice Gifts to Stevie Nicks’ Recreation
September 25, 2020 – @420doggface208 shares his “morning vibe” The clip that started it all features the skateboarder cruising down a road, taking a swig of cranberry juice straight from the bottle and lip-syncing along to the 1977 hit. The TikTok quickly spread across the platform, with users finding comfort in the social media star’s breezy nature and the morning’s warm tones. September 26, 2020 – Dogg Face gets Fleetwood Mac’s stamp of approval “We love this!” the rock band tweeted, re-sharing the delightful video on their feed. September 30, 2020 – “Dreams” gets a spike in streams Thanks to Apodaca’s video, for the three-day period of Sept. 25 – Sept. 27, “Dreams” racked up 2.9 million ...
20 Questions with Matt Stell: Why the ‘Prayed For You’ Singer Says He’s About More Than Just Love Songs
Stell revealed to Billboard how “Prayed For You” changed his life, why he’s usually nerding out on some science book during his downtime and what album is spinning on his turntable right now. 1. How did “Prayed For You” open doors for your career? “Prayed For You” was really what changed everything for me. It turned into a record deal, a song on the radio, a bunch of tour dates, a platinum record and the opportunity to cut and release more music. It’s cliché but it’s true — one song can change everything, and “Prayed for You” is the one that did for me. 2. What do you want fans to learn about you from listening to Better Than That if they’ve only heard “Prayed For You?” “Prayed For You” is big part of what I do, but it’s a bit of an outlier in some ways. The bulk of my music is...
