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Giancarlo Esposito to Star in Netflix’s Heist Series Jigsaw
Netflix has been quietly working on a new heist series called Jigsaw — no, it’s not related to the infamous Saw villain — and it looks like they’ve found one of their leading men. Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito has been tapped for the action-drama show, which is a loose adaption of a real-life event when $70 billion in bonds went missing in Manhattan during Hurricane Sandy. According to Deadline, Jigsaw tells the story of the largest heist ever attempted and the revenge, lies, and loyalties that surround it. Each episode of the show will take place at a different point in the heist’s timeline, extending as far back as 24 years before the gig to one year after the heist. Netflix described it as a “nonlinear approach to storytelling in a way where viewers are in control.” Joining the E...
Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Claims Marvel Movies “Have Turned Us into Zombies”
Denis Villeneuve has started promoting his new film Dune, and he has thoughts on the impact the Marvel Cinematic Universe has had on audiences over the last 13 years. Speaking with the Spanish-language outlet El Mundo, Villeneuve noted that big budget blockbuster filmmaking can retain artistic merit, citing filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and Alfonso Curaon. “Perhaps the problem is that we are in front of too many Marvel movies that are nothing more than a ‘cut and paste’ of others,” the director said. “Perhaps these types of movies have turned us into zombies a bit… But big and expensive movies of great value there are many today. I don’t feel capable of being pessimistic at all.” (English translation courtesy of Indiewire.) Villeneuve continued, “Just think of the golden age of Hollywo...
Kanye West Ascends to Heaven in Video for “24”: Watch
Kanye West has revealed a new video for “24” in support of his latest album, Donda. Directed by Nick Knight, the video begins at Chicago’s Solider Field, the site of Kanye’s third and final listening party for Donda. He ascends out of the stadium and into the skies, where he is greeted by his late mother, Donda West. Watch it below. Up until now, Kanye remained relatively quiet since releasing Donda and promptly getting roasted by Peppa Pig and Todd Rundgren. To coincide with the release of Donda, we recently updated both our Kanye albums ranking and songs ranking listicles. Advertisement Related Video [embedded content] Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back p...
Kanye West Releases Visual for “24”
Kanye West‘s polarizing DONDA album has been available to stream for nearly three weeks now, and it has already sold more than 500,000 copies in the United States, making it eligible for a gold plaque. After the album’s release, West further supported its roll out with the release of the visual for “Come to Life” which focused on Kim Kardashian‘s stunning entrance into his Chicago while wearing wearing a wedding dress. And now, the creative polymath has chosen to drop the official video for “24” — track 11 off of the record that features the Sunday Service choir. Much like the aforementioned “Come to Life” visual, this new clip is taken directly from his Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Soldier Field shows. Included in the segment are images of Donda West, along with videos or Ye soaring through ...
Nick Cave Unveils New Song ‘Earthlings’ From Ghosteen Session
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds just released another unheard track “Earthlings” in lieu of the upcoming B-Sides & Rarities Part II. [embedded content] The song has been resurrected from the 2018 and 2019 sessions that resulted in the group’s highly acclaimed album, Ghosteen. Sounding like a monologue from Les Miserables’ Javert, it literally becomes a “Oombaya” chant, paralleling the meditative aura of Ghosteen. “‘Earthlings’ is the missing link that binds Ghosteen together,” Cave said. “A lovely song that just got away…” The Bad Seeds previously dropped “Vortex,” also an unreleased song from the collection. The long-anticipated follow-up to 2005’s B-Sides & Rarities is set to arrive October 22. This will be the first time the entire collection will be pressed on vinyl. Par...
Nicki Minaj Spars with Boris Johnson, Piers Morgan Over COVID-19 Vaccine
Nicki Minaj sparred with British Prime Minister Boris Johson, his chief medical officer, Chris Whitty and TV personality Piers Morgan on Tuesday over comments she made about the COVID-19 vaccine on Twitter. The feud began on Monday after Minaj tweeted about an alleged incident that happened to her cousin’s friend in Trinidad. According to the rapper, the man’s “testicles became swollen” after getting the vaccine, apparently rendering him impotent. My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen. His friend was weeks away from getting married, now the girl called off the wedding. So just pray on it & make sure you’re comfortable with ur decision, not bullied — Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) September 13, 2021 Minaj followe...
Meet The Cast of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Reboot
After 31 years since the pilot episode aired in 1990, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is getting a reboot with a brand new cast. Peacock and Will Smith revealed the casting of Jabari Banks as the lead actor for the modern revival of the ’90s sitcom, BEL-AIR. With Will Smith assuming the role of an executive producer of the show, Peacock has announced the cast who will be portraying all the old favorites for the confirmed two-season order. Joining Banks will be Arrow’s Adrian Holmes as Phillip Banks, The Enemy Within’s Cassandra Freeman as Vivian Banks, Olly Sholotan as Carlton Banks, Good Luck Charlie’s Coco Jones as Hilary Banks and Captain Marvel’s Akira Akbar as Ashley Banks. In addition to the main cast, Jimmy Akingbola will take on the role of Geoffrey and Jordan L. Jones will be playing ...
Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings To Host ‘Jeopardy’ Through the End of 2021
Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will co-host the long-running trivia TV show Jeopardy! for the remainder of this year, Sony Pictures Television announced on Thursday. Beginning Monday, September 20, Bialik will appear as host for several weeks of episodes that are scheduled to air through November 5. Jennings, who previously won the trivia show, will then split hosting duties with the actress depending on their schedules. The two hosts will film enough episodes to carry through the rest of 2021, while Sony continues its search for a permanent daytime host. Bialik and Jennings previously took on two-week hosting stints in the last season of Jeopardy!, following the death of Alex Trebek, who hosted the show for 37 seasons. In late August, Bialik then taped three weeks’ worth of episo...
‘Breaking Bad’ Actor Giancarlo Esposito To Star in New Netflix Heist Drama Series ‘Jigsaw’
Netflix has picked up the heist drama Jigsaw to series, enlisting Breaking Bad actor Giancarlo Esposito to star among an ensemble cast. The show which Netflix says takes a “nonlinear approach to storytelling in a way where viewers are in control,” is inspired by a true story where $70 billion USD in bonds vanished during Hurricane Sandy in downtown Manhattan. The plot spans 24 years and focuses on several intricate storylines surrounding the largest heist ever attempted. Esposito plays a character named Leo Pap, who is described as an intense, natural leader with a keen eye for detail. “He became a thief at a young age — and though he had a chance to get out, he couldn’t stay away from the criminal life and his relapse cost him his family and his freedom,” the streamer said of Pap in ...
QUEEN: Four New NFT Artworks Celebrating FREDDIE MERCURY’s 75th Birthday To Be Made Available
SuperRare, the leading digital art marketplace, and The Mercury Phoenix Trust have announced the release of four new 1 of 1 NFT artworks inspired by the late frontman of the legendary band QUEEN to celebrate his 75th birthday. NFT works by artists Blake Kathryn, Chad Knight, Mat Maitland and MBSJQ will be offered beginning on September 20, with proceeds benefiting The Mercury Phoenix Trust, the non-profit founded in Freddie‘s memory to help fight AIDS worldwide. The collection has been curated by Six Agency. Georgio Constantinou, co-founder, comments: “Six was honored to curate an incredible collection of artists to celebrate the life and impact of Freddie Mercury. After meeting with The Mercury Phoenix Trust, we knew that if Freddie were alive today, he would be excited about ...
Conquering – EMPLOYED TO SERVE
RATING: 8.5/10 The decades-old relationship between hardcore and heavy metal hasn’t always run smoothly. But while there are countless examples of bands that blurred the lines between the genres and ended up producing unforgivably awful music, there are also bands like the UK’s EMPLOYED TO SERVE. The overall aesthetic and clunky band name are hardcore to the bone, of course, but everything else about “Conquering” (and, indeed, its predecessors) screams the irrefutable truth that this band are making music that defies cynicism and smashes as hard as anything else out there. There’s a touch of genius in EMPLOYED TO SERVE‘s sound: it’s fervently modern but rooted in old-school notions of heaviness; it’s unapologetic in its debt to a post-SLIPKNO...
JUDAS PRIEST’s RICHIE FAULKNER On Setlist For ’50 Heavy Metal Years’ Tour: ‘The Reaction We’re Getting Has Been Really Positive’
JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke to Lana Morgan of the 102.9 The Hog radio station about the setlist for the band’s first pandemic-era tour, the rescheduled “50 Heavy Metal Years” North American trek, which kicked off on September 8 at Santander Arena in Reading, Pennsylvania. As was the case with their appearance at the Bloodstock Open Air festival in August, the British heavy metal legends, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary, threw in several rarely played songs in their set, including “One Shot At Glory” and “Invader”, as well as several tracks that hadn’t been played in a long time, such as “Rocka Rolla”, “Exciter”, “Hell Patrol”, “A Touch Of Evil” and “Blood Red Sk...
