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Chinese Drama ‘Take Off’ Set for U.S. Release Via Orchid Tree Media
Chinese drama Take Off will be released in US cinemas on 17 September by specialist distributor Orchid Tree Media. Directed by Pengfei, the film follows a factory worker pursuing his late father’s dream of building a homemade jetpack, and its release extends the film’s international reach after a North American premiere at the New York…
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Wilmer Valderrama to Be Honored at This Is About Humanity Annual Soirée
Wilmer Valderrama will receive This Is About Humanity’s Humanitarian Award at the organisation’s eighth annual summer soirée in Los Angeles on 29 August. The award recognises his advocacy for families separated and reunited at the US–Mexico border, highlighting celebrity support for immigration and family-reunification causes. The event will raise funds for This Is About Humanity’s…
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Megan Thee Stallion Signs Distribution Partnership With Interscope, Will Remain Independent
Megan Thee Stallion has formed a distribution partnership with Interscope Records for her label, Hot Girl Productions, while remaining an independent artist. The arrangement is significant because it gives her the global reach and services of a major label without surrendering ownership of her master recordings or publishing rights. The announcement comes as she prepares…
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‘The Wrong Girls’ Writer/Director & Cast On Stoner Comedy’s “L.A. Accent,” Potential For Sequel: “There’s So Much Left There”
Writer-director Dylan Meyer and stars Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat say Los Angeles was essential to the identity of their forthcoming stoner comedy, The Wrong Girls. The film nearly moved to Vancouver, New Orleans or New Jersey, but California’s film and television tax credit enabled production to remain in LA, which the team believes preserves…
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Lanterns review: “A shining beacon of light when the DCU is at its shakiest”
GamesRadar+ reviewed the first seven of eight episodes of HBO’s DCU drama Lanterns ahead of its 16 August US premiere, describing it as a grounded murder mystery set in Rushville, Nebraska. The story follows veteran Green Lantern Hal Jordan, played by Kyle Chandler, and trainee John Stewart, played by Aaron Pierre, as a shooting at…
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4 Songs From the 1960s That Made You Wish You Lived in a Big City
The article highlights four 1960s songs that evoke the appeal of urban life, from its lights, nightlife and crowds to its contrast with suburban routine. It argues that such music could make listeners outside major cities imagine a more exciting, sociable and unconventional life. – “Downtown” (1964) by Petula Clark celebrates escaping worries amid traffic,…
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‘Food for thought’ – SWFC predicted line-up for opening day clash at Leyton Orient – thestar.co.uk
‘Food for thought’ – SWFC predicted line-up for opening day clash at Leyton Orient thestar.co.uk
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The “throwaway” 1973 song that The Rolling Stones have never played live, but should’ve
“I don’t even remember…” The post The “throwaway” 1973 song that The Rolling Stones have never played live, but should’ve first appeared on Far Out Magazine.