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‘Shawn Mendes: In Wonder’: Film Review
Shawn Mendes, the 22-year-old Canadian folk-pop singer with the velour trill, is a bard of puppy love. Throughout his prolific oeuvre — three studio albums since 2015 — the male ingénue guilelessly croons about budding romance and sweeping passion and blossoming youth like a modern-day Romeo hopping from muse to muse. “I can’t write one song that’s not about you!” he serenades in “If I Can’t Have You,” his infectiously percussive 2019 single. “Can’t drink without thinkin’ about you! Is it too late to tell you that everything means nothing if I can’t have you?” His songs are as peppy and mellifluous as his persona is honeyed and nonthreatening. Wunderkind Mendes rose to prominence in the post-Bieber era of democratized ...
Sia Announces 14-Track ‘Music’ Album, Drops Heart-Swelling Trailer
Sia announced the release of the official album for her upcoming film, Music, on Thursday (Nov. 19). The singer’s eighth studio release, Music — Songs From and Inspired by the Motion Picture, will drop on Feb. 12 through Monkey Puzzle/Atlantic and feature the bouncy new funk pop single, “Hey Boy,” which also dropped on Thursday. The album was written for and inspired by the film directed and co-written by the Grammy-nominated singer. So far, fans have gotten a preview of the collection through the songs “Together” the inspiring “Courage to Change”; an accompanying original cast soundtrack is due out this winter, according to a release announcing the project. {“nid”:”9465636″,”type”:”post”,”...
Coronavirus vaccine eclipses US elections as economic game-changer
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Kathryn Newton Finally Lets Her Freaky Flag Fly
Actress Kathryn Newton’s turn as the Blissfield Butcher in the horror-comedy ‘Freaky’ is about so much more than body-swapping and chopping. 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 power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
From ‘Wizards’ to ‘Spring Breakers,’ What’s Your Favorite Selena Gomez Acting Role? Vote!
Selena Gomez is returning to the silver screen to portray Peruvian trailblazing gay mountaineer Silvia Vásquez-Lavado in the upcoming biopic In the Shadow of the Mountain. Her high-profile new gig got us wondering: Which of Gomez’s previous acting roles is your favorite? Gomez served us sass as Alex Russo in her breakout role on Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place, sweetness as Mary Santiago in Another Cinderella Story, and sauciness as Faith in Spring Breakers. She starred alongside Demi Lovato in Disney Channel’s Princess Protection Program by playing Carter Mason, who disguised Lovato’s regal character Princess Rosalinda María Montoya Fioré as Carter’s cousin Rosie Gonzalez from Iowa. And in Monte Carl...
Don’t Worry Darling Production Paused After Crew Member Tests Positive For COVID-19
Back in September, Harry Styles fans – who have waited since 2017’s Dunkirk to see him back up on the big screen – got some news to rejoice about when he joined Olivia Wilde‘s latest directorial effort, a period piece called Don’t Worry Darling. Brought in to replace Shia LaBeouf, Styles will star alongside Florence Pugh and Chris Pine in the 1950s-set film, which reportedly takes place in a California desert utopian community. Sounds great! Production on the film had begun recently, but Deadline reported on November 4 that everything had to be shut down while filming in Los Angeles after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19 during routine testing. As a result, per protocol, the film will stop production for 14 days while the folks involved can isolate. The situatio...
The Craft: Legacy’s Costume Designer Used Nature’s Elements to Create a Modern Teen Witch Wardrobe
The Craft: Legacy has an impressive act to follow. While the magic of the original ’90s classic is unmatched, the newest addition to The Craft film series is a modern take on the teen witch story. Beyond themes of embracing personal power and stepping into womanhood, director Zoe Lister-Jones’s sequel explores intersectionality and elemental magic — reflected in the coven’s contemporary style by costume designer Avery Plewes. “I think it’s a spiritual process for a lot of people,” Plewes told POPSUGAR when asked what magic means to her. “Magic is about embracing your power within, and sort of getting in touch with your desires.” Plewes loved The Craft growing up, and thinks Lister-Jones did “a really good job of creating unique characte...
Sean Connery, The Original James Bond, Dead At 90
Sean Connery, the whiskey-voiced son of Scotland who brought James Bond to the screen for the first time and went on to lead a long and celebrated acting career, died on Saturday (October 31). He was 90. The BBC reported that the actor passed peacefully in his sleep after being “unwell for some time,” according to his son, Jason Connery. “We are all working at understanding this huge event as it only happened so recently,” he said. “A sad day for all who knew and loved my dad and a sad loss for all people around the world who enjoyed the wonderful gift he had as an actor.” Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Born Thomas Sean Connery on August 25, 1930, his challenging childhood in the slums of Edinburgh influenced much of hi...
Bebe Rexha Gets ‘Quizzed’ by ‘Clueless’ Star Alicia Silverstone — Then Turns the Tables
After nailing the True or False round of “Quizzed” with lightning speed, the singer-songwriter declares, “I’m a professional at Clueless facts!” The General Trivia round — which included questions about Cher’s cause for the school charity drive, the song Elton (Jeremy Sisto) sang with Tai (Brittany Murphy), and more — didn’t go much differently. That leads Silverstone to ponder: “If I didn’t have these answers, I’m really curious if I would know these answers. … I’m just wondering if you were given the cheat sheet before this!” During the round, Rexha admits that revisiting the film as an adult brought new understanding to some of the lines and props. “Watching the movie growing up, I didn’...
Bebe Rexha to Make Feature Debut in Kristen Bell Comedy ‘Queenpins’
Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly penned the screenplay and will direct the feature. AGC Studios’ Linda McDonough will produce alongside Red Hour’s Nicky Weinstock. AGC Studios chairman Stuart Ford and Miguel A. Palos, Jr. will executive produce alongside Ben Stiller and Breean Solberg of Red Hour. Patricia Braga is overseeing the project for STXfilms. STXfilms chairman Adam Fogelson said, “This is a perfect film for Bebe to be making her live-action film debut. She’s an incredible talent and international superstar and we love her for this role as Tempe Tina, an eccentric computer hacker who helps our heroines with their coupon scam. We know she will add so much fun, talent and personality to this cast.” Rexha previously voice starred in STX animated feature UglyDolls. She is rep...
Aretha Franklin Biopic ‘Respect’ Delays Release to Late Summer 2021
MGM on Sunday released the teaser trailer for Respect, which follows the rise of Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom. Franklin died in 2018. Helmed by Liesl Tommy in her feature directorial debut, Respect also stars Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Tituss Burgess, Marc Maron, Kimberly Scott, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Heather Headley, Skye Dakota Turner, Tate Donovan and Mary J. Blige. In a twinned announcement, MGM said it is taking Tomb Raider 2 off the calendar for now. The sequel, set to be directed by Ben Wheatley and once again starring Alicia Viakander, had been set to hit the big screen on March 19, 2021. Warner Bros. is handling the movie internationally, while it will go out...
Charlie’s Angels Embraced Humor (And Low-Rise Jeans) To Fight Crime With Fashion
By Sara Radin Low-rise, boot-cut jeans adorned with paisley embroidery and studs; candy-colored halter tops; ombré-tinted sunglasses dotted with glittering rhinestone hearts. These are just a few of the iconic, Y2K pieces that make up the ass-kicking wardrobe of McG’s 2000 take on Charlie’s Angels. Small details, like stitching and tapering, were key to telling the story of Charlie’s three powerhouse ladies Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu, who played private investigators Dylan, Natalie, and Alex. “The clothes also had to be very functional because they did all these karate kicks and had to fly through the air and stuff,” costume designer Joe Aulisi tells MTV News. From stretchy fabrics to knee-high boots, whether they were fighting evil with high-flying martial arts moves while...
