Eleven tribute concerts paying homage to Jill Sobule have been announced for late May through early September, most of them under the banner of “Jillith Fair,” with cities from L.A. to Northampton, Mass. all set to celebrate the lauded singer-songwriter, who died May 1 at age 66. The shows begin May 31 with a concert […]
I’m going to say something controversial: Google Glass was not a hit. For anyone that might be unaware of the Google Glass legacy, that’s obviously a joke, seeing as how the gadget spawned one of the most memorable pejoratives in consumer tech history; Glasshole. When the pair of smart glasses launched back in 2013, it […]
At the dawn of 2023, Zachary Levi was riding high. Following a five-year run as the titular star of the NBC spy caper “Chuck,” the actor positioned himself as a legit leading man in film thanks to the breakout success of “Shazam!” The DC tentpole was a low-risk proposition for Warner Bros. that delivered […]
When CBS canceled “S.W.A.T.” in March, it wasn’t the first time — believe it or not, it was the third. After the show’s first two axings, the Eye net and Sony Pictures TV had been able to do some crafty dealmaking to keep it alive. But not this time. “It felt very clear from CBS […]
The one thing I have in common with the average TikToker is my longing for expensive fixed-lens point-and-shoot cameras. It seems the two companies—Fujifilm and Ricoh—have the biggest brand recognition by the app-obsessed crowd, and they’re individually calling up two cameras to help feed audiences and algorithms alike. The first on our list from the […]
Another undoubtedly high-priced broadside in the ongoing war between streaming services, Apple’s “Fountain of Youth” too often feels more like “content” than a real film. Despite Guy Ritchie’s herculean efforts to combine a whole lot of immediately familiar elements into a brisk, occasionally imaginative “adventure movie” potpourri, screenwriter James Vanderbilt’s reinvention of footnotes from his […]
Early on in his career, Stephen Graham learned not to take himself too seriously. It helps that his wife, fellow actor and producer Hannah Walters, and their two children, keep him in line. “Hannah quickly knocks me down to size,” he says of the few times he has gotten wrapped up in a role. “One […]
First lady Melania Trump’s 2024 self-titled memoir will represent the “future of publishing,” she said, announcing that an audiobook of her memoir would be narrated by an AI-generated replica of her voice. Trump unveiled “Melania: The Audiobook” via X, proclaiming it as “A NEW ERA IN PUBLISHING.” In an attached promotional clip, the narrator declares, […]
When the Academy museum first approached production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer about curating an exhibition of their work, the duo thought it was a joke. But two and a half years later, “Barbie to Anna Karenina: The Cinematic Worlds of Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer” is set to open on May […]
Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of “The Secret of Secrets,” the upcoming sixth installation in novelist Dan Brown’s “Robert Langon” mystery series. Brown serves as co-creator of the series alongside Carlton Cuse, who will be the showrunner. Per the official logline for the currently untitled series, “In Dan Brown’s upcoming thrilling new novel, symbologist […]
