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Quentin Tarantino’s Next Project Is Not What You Expect
While fans patiently wait for word on the arrival of critically acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino‘s next and final film project, it appears that they will just have to wait a while longer. Tarantino has announced the release of another project, his second novel titled Cinema Speculation. Though related to films, Cinema Speculation sees Tarantino relaunch into the literary world with a nonfiction entry. The film history book is expected to provide readers with full details regarding the theory and criticism of cinema. The book will also touch on some personal history of the filmmaker in the 400 pages long novel. Prior to Cinema Speculation, Tarantino released his Once Upon a Time in Hollywood novel in 2021. According to the HarperCollins synopsis for Cinema Speculation, it reads, “In ad...
‘Stranger Things 4’ Breaks Netflix Premiere Weekend Record
The first half of Stranger Things 4 has set a new Netflix premiere record. According to reports, Volume 1 now holds the record for the biggest opening weekend of an English-language original series with a total of 287 million hours viewed from May 23 to May 30. The total, however, only comes from three days out of that week as it hit the streamer on May 27. The previous Netflix record was held by Bridgerton season two in late March, with the show raking in 193 million hours of viewing time in its first three days. In a recent interview with HYPEBEAST, Stranger Things staples Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer opened up about the series coming to an end in season five. “I think the Duffer brothers are going to take the brunt of the pressure on how they’re going to wrap up the story, but for ou...
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Becomes Most-Watched Disney+ Premiere
Disney recently took to Twitter to announce that Obi-Wan Kenobi is the biggest Disney+ show premiere yet. Over the weekend, Obi-Wan Kenobi became the third live-action Star Wars TV show to debut on Disney’s streaming platform with a two-episode premiere. The story picks up on events after Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, with Evan McGregor returning to star as the main protagonist. Lucasfilm plays a considerable role in the success of Disney’s streaming services, dating back to 2019 with the successful premiere of The Mandalorian. This record means that it breaks every other premier out there on the streaming platform. Marvel’s Loki previously held the record. The show has also led to an increase in viewership of other Star Wars content available on the platform...
Tom Cruise Reacts To ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Box Office Opening Weekend Record
Tom Cruise recently took on Twitter to react to Top Gun: Maverick‘s record-breaking box office opening weekend success. In a brief statement posted to the actor’s Twitter account, Cruise thanked fans for going to see the film in theatres and their support for helping it break records. Despite all of the numerous delays due to the complexity of COVID, it is fair to say that the wait is worth it in the end. The film has received positive comments from fans and critics. It even received a five-minute standing ovation from the audience at the 75th Annual Cannes Film Festival. After 36 years, Cruise returns as ace pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell for the long-awaited sequel to the 1986 action drama, which has broken the actor’s box office record in his entire career to date. Moreover, it has beco...
Sudan Archives Announces Fall 2022 North American Tour
Los Angeles-based violinist and singer Sudan Archives has mapped out her headlining “Homecoming Tour” across North America for Fall 2022. The trek kicks off on September 24th in Solana Beach, California, and will include dates in San Francisco, Vancouver, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Nashville before closing out on October 21st in Los Angeles. See the full itinerary below. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 3rd at 10:00 a.m. local time. Pick up yours via Ticketmaster. Related Video Ahead of the tour, Sudan Archives will be making the festival rounds, making appearances at Winnipeg Folk Festival, All Points East, and Capitol Hill Block Party among others. Earlier this month, the musician released her latest single, “Selfish Soul,” which came on the heels of March’s “Home Maker.” Her last al...
Crowbar Announce Summer 2022 US Tour with Spirit Adrift
Crowbar have announced a Summer 2022 US tour with support from Spirit Adrift. The New Orleans sludge-metal vets will play three initial shows starting July 22nd in Austin through July 24th in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before linking up with Spirit Adrift on July 26th in Springfield, Missouri. From there, the tour will wind across the Midwest and East Coast before wrapping up on August 27th in Worcester, Massachusetts, at the Tattoo the Earth Fest. Get tickets to the upcoming dates via Ticketmaster. Related Video Crowbar are fresh off the release of their new LP, 22 and Below, which dropped back in March. Meanwhile, Spirit Adrift have kept up a prolific pace. The traditional-metal revivalists dropped the Forge the Future EP in last year and are set to drop their next release, 20 Centuries Gone, on A...
BTS Champion Asian Inclusion During Visit to the White House: “Everyone Has Their Own History”
BTS visited the White House on Tuesday, May 31st, where they met with President Joe Biden to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, as well as the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. The timing of their visit coincided with the final day of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Month. The South Korean band also joined Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre in the White House Briefing Room, with each member taking a turn at the podium to deliver brief remarks. “We are devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes. To put a stop on this and support the cause, we’d like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again,” said Jimin. Advertisement “It’s not wrong to be different. I think equality begins when we open up an...
Megadeth Name James LoMenzo as New Permanent Bassist
Megadeth have officially named James LoMenzo as their new permanent bassist. The veteran metal musician had already joined the legendary thrash band’s touring lineup as of last year, and now he can call himself a full-fledged member. LoMenzo essentially replaces founding bassist David Ellefson, who was ousted from Megadeth last year after an embarrassing online sexual encounter with a young woman. Testament’s Steve DiGiorgio was called in to re-record bass parts on the band’s upcoming album, The Sick, The Dying and The Dead, but LoMenzo was recruited to join the band on their co-headlining “Metal Tour of the Year” with Lamb of God, which just completed its second leg. This marks LoMenzo’s second stint with Megadeth, after being a member from 2006 through 2010. He played on the albums Unite...
Bobby Shmurda “Get Em Back,” Dreamdoll ft. French Montana “Ice Cream Dream,” & More | Daily Visuals 5.31.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Ever since getting out of prison, Bobby Shmurda’s been getting a lot of flack for dropping twerking music and basically twerking to his own music in his videos. It looks like Bobby’s taken notice to the rumblings and today the Brooklyn rapper decided to switch it up… kinda. In his latest visuals to “Get Em Back,” Bobby invites a plethora of thick young women to the basketball court to join him in making “it” bounce for him while he dances around BUT refrains from twerking himself. Progress. Elsewhere Dreamdoll decides to get into a new profession and in her clip to the French Montana assisted clip to “Ice Cream Dream,” Dream rents out an ice cream truck to move churned sugar milk and cool down a gang of men she gets hot and bothered. Check out the rest of today’s...
Somebody Vandalized The Mona Lisa By Smearing It With Cake. Weird, Right?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty There are a lot of activists out there who do not really know how to do activism right—and one of those activists just vandalized Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting, the Mona Lisa. Well—kinda. According to Raw Story, a man who was wearing at the Louvre Museum in Paris woman’s wig jumped out of a wheelchair and smeared cake all over the bulletproof glass case that covered the painting. So the man didn’t actually do any damage to it, which made his display of activism pretty pointless. Like—all he did was cause some poor custodian to have to clean cake off of the glass. Also, what exactly was this man protesting? Well, apparently, the man was declaring that artists should focus more on the planet. Still confused? Well, of c...
JoJo Siwa’s XOMG POP Goes Off Like a ‘Mini Explosion’ on ‘AGT’: Watch
America’s Got Talent is back on our screens, and, for Tuesday night’s (May 31) season 17 premiere, XOMG POP provided all the screams. XOMG POP was founded by JoJo Siwa and mom Jessalynn, both of whom stood in the wings as the sparkly girl group lit up the room with an original song, “Candy Hearts.” “I’m guessing this is about world domination,” Simon Cowell said ahead of the performance. He was only half kidding. The energetic routine was slick and colorful and had the youngsters in the audience grooving along. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news This wasn’t just the kick-off of AGT, it will be remembered for the debut presentation of Siwa’s new project. “Wow, that’s how you do it,” Cowell enthused afterwards. “You should have your own show, ...
Two Shot Dead at Georgia’s Freaknik Music Festival
Investigators are searching for culprits in shootings that killed two people at a music festival in east central Georgia. Local news outlets report the shooting in Sandersville killed William Mykell Lowery, 17, and Christopher “Scooter” Dunn, 30. Both men were attending a Freaknik festival at a local park. Freaknik was once a spring break festival in Atlanta attended by students at historically Black colleges and universities. But the name is now used by music promoters for dances, concerts and events nationwide. Sandersville is about 100 miles (165 kilometers) southeast of Atlanta. Witnesses said the shooting sparked a stampede. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “You just heard gunshots go off and then the whole crowd just started runnin...
