Month: June 2020
Unsolved Mysteries launched on NBC in 1987 (with initial host Raymond Burr) and ran for 14 seasons while dancing around to CBS, Lifetime, and Spike TV. That lengthy run isn’t quite a record but does prove that cold cases (with some chilling installments that can only be explained as dabbling in the paranormal) consistently captivate a TV audience, and that’s a phenomenon that endures to this day. Now, Netflix is reviving the series that will drop in the near future (July 1), and the streamer previews upcoming episodes with a trailer that doesn’t stray too far from the original series.
Such an approach seems more than alright, given that the public’s appetite for the show should only be aided by a hefty dose of nostalgia. Stranger Things production company 21 Laps Entertainment is here for the update, which appears to promise that the spooky feel won’t diminish, and the original creators from Cosgrove/Meurer Productions are back as well. From the official synopsis:
The iconic series UNSOLVED MYSTERIES is back! Fusing signature elements from the original series with contemporary immersive, character-driven storytelling, the 12 new episodes are rooted in the experiences of ordinary people who have lived the unthinkable — from the trauma of a loved one’s unexplained disappearance or horrific death, to the shock of a bizarre paranormal encounter. Alongside detectives and journalists, family members offer clues, present theories, and identify suspects, hoping one viewer holds the key to solving the mystery.
Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries reboot will drop a half-season (six episodes) on July 1, and here’s the key art for the season.
Miley Cyrus has lived in the spotlight since her preteen years. For young celebrities, undergoing formative years in the limelight have proven immensely challenging. Cyrus has had her fair share of controversial moments, like when she infamously sparked a joint on stage during an acceptance speech at the 2013 MTV EMAs. But Cyrus has grown a lot since then. In a recent interview, the singer revealed she’s now celebrating six months of being sober.
Cyrus recently sat down with Variety for an in-depth interview about her last year. The singer spoke about her recent role in Black Mirror, and the conversation eventually turned to her vocal surgery. Back in November, Cyrus announced she would be putting all recording and touring plans on hold as she underwent vocal chord surgery. The singer said the surgery necessitated her sobriety and she decided to stick with it:
“I’ve been sober sober for the past six months. At the beginning, it was just about this vocal surgery. … But I had been thinking a lot about my mother. My mom was adopted, and I inherited some of the feelings she had, the abandonment feelings and wanting to prove that you’re wanted and valuable. My dad’s parents divorced when he was 3, so my dad raised himself. I did a lot of family history, which has a lot of addiction and mental health challenges. So just going through that and asking, ‘Why am I the way that I am?’ By understanding the past, we understand the present and the future much more clearly. I think therapy is great.”
Cyrus ended the interview by saying she’s been able to find clarity through sobriety: “The thing that I love about it is waking up 100%, 100% of the time. I don’t want to wake up feeling groggy. I want to wake up feeling ready.”
Charlize Theron was in Mad Max: Fury Road, therefore she’s allowed to talk sh*t about anyone. But she’s especially allowed to talk sh*t about Steven Seagal.
The Oscar winner recently dropped by The Howard Stern Show to discuss her new Netflix movie, The Old Guard, where she plays an immortal, butt-kicking mercenary “with a mysterious inability to die.” While discussing her preparation for action movies like The Old Guard and Atomic Blonde with Stern, Theron said, “At night I’ll go online to watch fighters or watch people fight and you always come across that odd Seagal video of him ‘fighting’ in Japan, but he really isn’t. He’s just incredibly overweight and pushing people.” If that seems unnecessarily harsh, well, Theron has a reason for coming after the face of poorly choreographed, direct-to-video fight films:
“I have no problem talking sh*t about him because he’s not very nice to women so ‘f*ck you’!”
Seagal has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by numerous women over the years. The “Allegations and Lawsuits” section of his Wikipedia page is organized by “Early 1990s,” “1995 lawsuit,” “2010 lawsuit,” “2011 lawsuit” (to be fair, that one was over bringing a tank to a suspected cockfight), “2017 allegations,” and “2018 allegations and investigation.” There’s also a bitcoin scandal thrown in there, as a treat.
Theron also said that the star of such cinematic classics as Gutshot Straight, The Asian Connection, and Born to Raise Hell “can barely fight… He’s shoving people by the face, it’s a whole setup.” Women in action movies “don’t want to f*cking fight like men,” she added. “We want to fight like we would fight and figure out what this looks like. We want to fight smarter, we want to fight in a way that makes sense and we want to do it in a way where we’re still part of emotional storytelling.” I’m tempted to say I want to see Theron fight Seagal (it could be on a bill with the Perlman v. Cruz wrestling match), but that wouldn’t be fair. She would finish him in about three seconds.
(Via The Howard Stern Show & NY Daily News)
After the success of their crossover concert with Travis Scott, Epic Games, the developer behind the popular multiplayer game Fortnite, has announced another in-game concert, this time with even more big-name stars. Fortnite: Party Royale will be headlined by Diplo, with supporting acts Young Thug and Noah Cyrus. The game’s official social channels announced the event, which takes place Thursday, June 25 at 9pm EST/6pm PST by sharing a flyer featuring all three artists and inviting players to “take your llama down to Party Royale and dance ’til you can’t no more.”
Fortnite‘s previous in-game concert with Travis Scott was a massive success by all counts for both parties, so it makes sense they’d expand on the concept. The concert brought in enough viewers to break Fortnite’s previous record — which, incidentally, also happened on Twitch when another rapper, Drake, participated in a livestream of the game with popular gamer Ninja — while Travis received a big enough boost in music streams to see his 2018 album Astroworld re-enter the Billboard top 10 albums. Hip-hop and Fortnite have always been tied together, but these concerts show just how beneficial it can be for Epic Games to actually compensate artists for using their likenesses in-game.
Watch Diplo, Young Thug, and Noah Cyrus perform in-game on Thursday, 6/25 at 9pm EST/6pm PST.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of every major festival this summer. In late March, New York City festival Governors Ball announced they would, too, be canceling their 2020 iteration. While fans won’t be able to see their favorite artists live in person this year, Governors Ball has cooked up a clever way to suffice. The festival will be airing popular past performances in their series From The Vault.
This year’s Governors Ball lineup was supposed to see performances from big-name artists like Tame Impala, Missy Elliot, and Vampire Weekend. Rather than move to at-home livestream performances, as late-night television has, Governors Ball has opted to spotlight some of their most popular past sets. Over the weekend of June 25-26, Governors Ball will be streaming handpicked sets from Travis Scott, The Black Keys, Post Malone, and Major Lazer.
Along with streaming performances, the festival is committing a portion of funds to charity. Governors Ball released a line of exclusive From The Vault merch with all proceeds going directly towards organizations Equal Justice Initiative, Crew Nation, and Food Bank for New York City. The festival is also selling professional photographs taken by its photo team over the years which will also benefit its charity partners.
Governors Ball’s From The Vault series kicks off 6/25 at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch it here.
Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of eight teams whose offseason has officially begun, as they will not be among the 22 teams participating in the NBA’s restart in Orlando.
The biggest question facing the Cavs this summer is what happens with Andre Drummond, who they traded for at the deadline and has a lucrative player option worth $28.75 million. It was possible pre-hiatus to think Drummond’s best bet would be to hit the open market and seek a long-term deal as one of the few top-level free agents in this year’s class. The Cavs would’ve had a good chance of retaining him, but there would’ve been a few teams that might’ve sniffed around at a big time deal for the league’s rebounding king.
However, with uncertainty about what kind of hit the league will take financially and what the salary cap may look like next season, Drummond opting out of nearly $29 million for a deal that would likely pay him far less annually seemed highly unlikely. Drummond effectively confirmed that on the latest episode of STUpodity, telling ESPN’s Stugotz that it would “be hard” to pass up that money and that he will be in Cleveland next year.
“Yeah, it’s going to be hard to give up, so you can count on me being in Cleveland still,” Drummond said when pressed on whether he plans to exercise his option.
“I definitely will be in Cleveland.”
It’s not a major surprise, but it gives some confirmation to the Cavs months in advance of the deadline for Drummond to pick up his option. That will allow them to head into the offseason mainly focused on the draft and trying to add another piece to their growing young group, now anchored by a pair of frontcourt veterans.