Taylor Swift has released the rerecording of her sophomore album, which contains 27 songs and runs nearly two hours. She recorded the original “Fearless” in 2008. The new recordings come two years after she failed to acquire the rights to her early albums. On Thursday Swift tweeted a video of Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray…
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‘Thunder Force’ review: Melissa McCarthy is joined by Octavia Spencer in a weak, laugh-challenged superhero spoof
McCarthy is obviously a formidable talent, but perhaps especially after her acclaimed dramatic role in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” it’s easy to wish she’d be a bit more judicious about choosing material, especially with misfires like “The Happytime Murders” in the recent rear-view mirror. “Thunder Force” certainly isn’t a small-scale exercise, not just mirroring…
‘The Nevers’ review: Joss Whedon assembles an X-Men-like HBO series in Victorian England
The show does have a splendid lead in the form of Irish actor Laura Donnelly, whose character, Amalia True, oversees an orphanage for “the Touched,” people who acquired a variety of bizarre powers during an inexplicable event in 1896. Three years later, strange doings are afoot, in a seamy side of England that sees the…
‘The Real Magic Mike’ unscripted competition series coming to HBO Max
HBO Max has ordered “The Real Magic Mike,’ an unscripted competition series from Eureka Productions and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, which is set to debut later this year. The “exhilarating and sexy” series will transform ten men who have “lost their magic” into beautiful men. “They will bare their souls and more as they evolve…
Hollywood Bowl, summer staple, announces reopening plans
The famed Hollywood Bowl amphitheater in Los Angeles announced on Friday it will be reopening this summer, more than one year after it closed its gates due to the coronavirus pandemic. The venue said it plans to reopen in May with a limited capacity audience of about 4,000 and hope to increase that as the…
Phoebe Waller-Bridge to star in new Indiana Jones
The “Fleabag” star will star alongside Harrison Ford in the fifth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise, Disney announced Friday. The announcement did not provide any character details, but the role marks yet another iconic title of which Waller-Bridge can say she’s been a part. The actress and writer also appeared in 2018’s “Solo: A…
DMX, rapper and actor, dies at 50
“We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days,” family’s statement read in part. “Earl was a warrior who fought till the…
‘Duck Dynasty’ stars Korie and Willie Robertson talk ‘ugly comments’ about biracial child
The pair were joined by another married couple from reality TV, “Love & Hip Hop” stars Yandy and Mendeecees Harris, who are Black. The Robertsons adopted their biracial son, Will Robertson Jr., as a newborn after being told the wait was longer unless they adopted a biracial child. Korie Robertson said they had never really…
Celebs getting a taste of wine success
If you are looking to sip a little something, something with some star power behind it, there are plenty of pours to choose from. Here are just a few of the celebrities who now have their own wines. Cameron Diaz’s Avaline: The actress partnered with fashion entrepreneur Katherine Power to create the organic wine Avaline,…
Prince’s previously unreleased ‘Welcome 2 America’ album is dropping in July
The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, announced Thursday the forthcoming release of the 2010 Prince album, “Welcome 2 America.” It is described as “a powerful creative statement that documents Prince’s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division, disinformation, and a renewed…