In a letter to its members sent this morning, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) listed three changes approved by its Board of Governors. 1. A three-hour Oscars telecast We are committed to producing an entertaining show in three hours, delivering a more accessible Oscars for our viewers worldwide. To honor all 24 award categories, we will present select categories live, in the Dolby Theatre, during commercial […]
A new book about the final year of Deep Purple’s classic lineup will be published on the 25th anniversary of Ritchie Blackmore’s last appearance with the band. Deep Purple Mk II – Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice – reconvened for their third stint in 1992, and released The Battle Rages On. Then the guitarist suddenly quit on Nov. 17, 1993. In Deep Purple: Time to Kill, author Jerry Bloom explores the period […]
Ant-Man and the Wasp will be the last Marvel film to come to Netflix. Per the New York Times, Disney and Netflix's licensing deal will end with the Ant-Man sequel. Starting with Captain Marvel, every movie Disney releases in theaters will only come to its own streaming service instead of Netflix. However, for now, Marvel shows such as Jessica Jones and Daredevil will still remain on Netflix, a spokeswoman for Disney informed the New […]
As fans know, Vikings has chronicled a vast amount of time in its characters' lives. Since the series began, it has time-jumped over many years. For instance, Bjorn has gone from being a young boy to a full-grown man, and the role was naturally recast. And the same goes for Ragnar's other sons. While they have aged, a couple of the series' original cast members have stuck around to continue telling their characters' […]
Jack White had never played a proper headlining solo show in the Twin Cities before last night. We’ve had chances to see White’s side projects the Raconteurs and the Dead Weather, a series of momentous shows here with the White Stripes, and even a brief but memorable acoustic set for Prairie Home Companion. But since officially kicking off his solo career in 2012, White has routinely skipped the Twin Cities. As a result, myth, […]
Foreigner announced four concerts billed as “special celebrations," featuring all of the surviving members of the band, past and present, which will take place on Nov. 9, Nov. 10, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 this year. You can see full details below. The brief run follows last night’s similar appearance – arranged after leader Mick Jones and former frontman Lou Gramm settled their differences several years ago – and several […]
During the battle on Titan in Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange hid his precious Time Stone by placing it among the stars. Major spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War follow. On the commentary track attached to Avengers: Infinity War's digital download, the film's writers and directors opened up about Doctor Strange handing over his Infinity Stone to Thanos. In the scene, Strange offers up the Time Stone in an effort to preserve Tony Stark's life. As […]
Star Trek producers revealed Saturday that Patrick Stewart will reprise the role of Star Trek: The Next Generation captain Jean-Luc Picard on the franchise’s new series. The actor is also set to serve as executive producer on the series, which will air – like Star Trek Discovery – on CBS’ video-on-demand service All Access beginning in the fall of 2019. Stewart portrayed the fan-beloved Picard during Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s original television run from 1987 to […]
Michael Mann’s 1986 film was a critical and commercial flop, but its soundtrack has proved a major inspiration for the music supervision on projects like Drive and “Stranger Things.” By all traditional Hollywood metrics, Michael Mann’s Manhunter was deemed a disappointment upon its release in the summer of 1986, receiving a lukewarm reception both at the box office and from critics. You couldn’t really blame the typical action-flick junkie from walking out of the […]
