Month: October 2023

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is back and with it comes a slew of musical guests. Now that the Writer’s Guild of America’s strike is officially over, those recording artists who have new projects to promote are able to once again bring their talents to the late-night TV audience.

Here Are The Musical Guests For The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon This Week

Monday, October 9

There is no musical guest listed for Monday.

Tuesday, October 10 — Rod Wave

Tuesday’s musical guest is Tallahasee rapper/crooner Rod Wave. Rod is currently promoting his fifth studio album, Nostalgia, which came out on September 15, 2023 and features appearances from 21 Savage, Sadie Jean, and Wet. He’s released five singles thus far, including “Fight The Feeling,” “Call Your Friends,” “Come See Me,” “Boyz Don’t Cry,” and “Checkmate.”

Wednesday, October 11 — Bailey Zimmerman

Louisville, Illinois singer-songwriter Bailey Zimmerman is the guest on Wednesday. The 23-year-old country and rock singer is best known for his songs “Fall in Love” and “Rock and a Hard Place”, which both reached No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart. He released his debut album, Religiously. The Album., on May 12 via Warner Nashville.

Thursday, October 12 — Raye

On Thursday, Tooting, London pop-R&B singer Raye will bring songs from her debut studio album My 21st Century Blues to the Tonight Show stage. Despite only turning 26 years old later this month, Raye has already been nominated for numerous awards, including four Brit Awards and a Mercury Prize.

Friday, October 13 —Kelly Clarkson

You know her, you love her; Kelly Clarkson will do double duty on The Tonight Show, where she’ll be the guest and the musical guest, taking the hot seat opposite her fellow talk show host, Jimmy Fallon. She’s been in all three positions — guest, singer, and host — a bunch over the course of her career, so she should be comfortable with however it turns out.

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The Exorcist: Believer was the number one movie at the box office this weekend and a lot was made out of Ellen Burstyn’s return to the franchise as Chris MacNeil for the first time since since William Friedkin’s original film in 1973. Leslie Odom Jr’s Victor Fielding enlists Chris’s help after his own daughter is possessed, just as Chris’s daughter, Reagan, had been possessed in the first film.

[Spoilers ahead.]

So, Burstyn isn’t in the film all that long when she confronts a possessed child. As a viewer, we are thinking, oh, here we go. Chris MacNeil is going to show this demon who’s boss. Instead, the possessed child jumps onto Chris MacNeil’s face and stabs both of her eyes out with a crucifix, leaving her blind and confined to a hospital for the rest of the film. It’s pretty shocking! At the very end, Chris is reunited with Reagan (Linda Blair) after the two had been estranged since shortly after the events of the first film.

So why did David Gordon Green convince Burstyn to come back and then have her character’s eyes stabbed out? I asked him just that.

“When I was pitching it to her for the first time, before she’d read the script, I was telling her,” said Green. “She’s like, ‘David, you’re not going to kill Chris, are you?’ But I wanted her character…. I worked backwards.”

“I wanted her character and Regan to reconnect,” he explains. “I wanted there to be warmth, and I wanted the good guys to win. But I wanted the bad guys to get a mark on the board.”

What’s interesting about the way David Gordon Green works is he’s not necessarily trying to make a crowd-pleasing story. Which, yes, sometimes frustrates viewers. And here, Green admits that’s exactly what he was trying to come up with, a frustrating conclusion.

“And I thought, what more frustrating ending could there be than to have this reunion, but not be able to see your daughter?” Green continues, “And the last thing she says is, ‘I wonder if I’ll ever see her again.’ And then the answer is no. You’re blind for that moment. And so I want it to be life-affirming in some ways. But I also feel like you can’t make it too clean cut for an audience to acknowledge that connection without some of the frustration that accompanies it.”

It is unknown if we’ll see Chris or Reagan return in the rest of Green’s planned trilogy.

You can contact Mike Ryan directly on Twitter.

The Exorcist: Believer was the number one movie at the box office this weekend and a lot was made out of Ellen Burstyn’s return to the franchise as Chris MacNeil for the first time since since William Friedkin’s original film in 1973. Leslie Odom Jr’s Victor Fielding enlists Chris’s help after his own daughter is possessed, just as Chris’s daughter, Reagan, had been possessed in the first film.

[Spoilers ahead.]

So, Burstyn isn’t in the film all that long when she confronts a possessed child. As a viewer, we are thinking, oh, here we go. Chris MacNeil is going to show this demon who’s boss. Instead, the possessed child jumps onto Chris MacNeil’s face and stabs both of her eyes out with a crucifix, leaving her blind and confined to a hospital for the rest of the film. It’s pretty shocking! At the very end, Chris is reunited with Reagan (Linda Blair) after the two had been estranged since shortly after the events of the first film.

So why did David Gordon Green convince Burstyn to come back and then have her character’s eyes stabbed out? I asked him just that.

“When I was pitching it to her for the first time, before she’d read the script, I was telling her,” said Green. “She’s like, ‘David, you’re not going to kill Chris, are you?’ But I wanted her character…. I worked backwards.”

“I wanted her character and Regan to reconnect,” he explains. “I wanted there to be warmth, and I wanted the good guys to win. But I wanted the bad guys to get a mark on the board.”

What’s interesting about the way David Gordon Green works is he’s not necessarily trying to make a crowd-pleasing story. Which, yes, sometimes frustrates viewers. And here, Green admits that’s exactly what he was trying to come up with, a frustrating conclusion.

“And I thought, what more frustrating ending could there be than to have this reunion, but not be able to see your daughter?” Green continues, “And the last thing she says is, ‘I wonder if I’ll ever see her again.’ And then the answer is no. You’re blind for that moment. And so I want it to be life-affirming in some ways. But I also feel like you can’t make it too clean cut for an audience to acknowledge that connection without some of the frustration that accompanies it.”

It is unknown if we’ll see Chris or Reagan return in the rest of Green’s planned trilogy.

You can contact Mike Ryan directly on Twitter.

Some day there will be a prestige House of Gucci-style biopic about the Kardashians. Until then, we’ll have to settle for House of Kardashian, a three-part documentary released this week on Sky Documentaries.

“For everyone who thinks that [the Kardashians] don’t impact them, they have,” director Katie Hindley told Variety. “There will be something that they’ve done, the selfie that they’ve taken, the way they’ve done their makeup — whatever it is — that will have a root in that family. And I think there’s a lot to say about that.”

One of the topics covered in House of Kardashian is, of course, Kim Kardashian‘s sex tape with Ray J. There’s been a lot of debate over the years if Kim Kardashian, Superstar was intentionally released by the Kardashian/Jenner clan, or whether it was leaked by a “third party.” The documentary claims to offer an answer, but as Vogue notes, “On this subject, it offers little more than vox pops from a series of Hollywood men, the majority of whom have made money from commoditizing women’s bodies, enjoying the sound of their own voices and contradicting one another.”

One of those men is Girls Gone Wild creep Joe Francis, who has spent time in jail for assault and false imprisonment, among other criminal activities.

According to Joe Francis, it was “leaked by them together” — meaning Kim and Ray J — but “it’s just ludicrous” to suggest Jenner played a part. According to celebrity agent David Weintraub, who represented Paris Hilton in the Noughties, once the couple had decided to make the tape, “Kim told Ray that they must allow Kris to negotiate the deal.” Then he adds, with a flourish, “The actual truth is starting to come out, finally.”

For her part, Hindley described the Kardashians as “very intelligent, smart women who know what they’re doing… They do things with intent, it’s not a mistake.” You can watch House of Kardashian here.

(Via Vogue)

Some day there will be a prestige House of Gucci-style biopic about the Kardashians. Until then, we’ll have to settle for House of Kardashian, a three-part documentary released this week on Sky Documentaries.

“For everyone who thinks that [the Kardashians] don’t impact them, they have,” director Katie Hindley told Variety. “There will be something that they’ve done, the selfie that they’ve taken, the way they’ve done their makeup — whatever it is — that will have a root in that family. And I think there’s a lot to say about that.”

One of the topics covered in House of Kardashian is, of course, Kim Kardashian‘s sex tape with Ray J. There’s been a lot of debate over the years if Kim Kardashian, Superstar was intentionally released by the Kardashian/Jenner clan, or whether it was leaked by a “third party.” The documentary claims to offer an answer, but as Vogue notes, “On this subject, it offers little more than vox pops from a series of Hollywood men, the majority of whom have made money from commoditizing women’s bodies, enjoying the sound of their own voices and contradicting one another.”

One of those men is Girls Gone Wild creep Joe Francis, who has spent time in jail for assault and false imprisonment, among other criminal activities.

According to Joe Francis, it was “leaked by them together” — meaning Kim and Ray J — but “it’s just ludicrous” to suggest Jenner played a part. According to celebrity agent David Weintraub, who represented Paris Hilton in the Noughties, once the couple had decided to make the tape, “Kim told Ray that they must allow Kris to negotiate the deal.” Then he adds, with a flourish, “The actual truth is starting to come out, finally.”

For her part, Hindley described the Kardashians as “very intelligent, smart women who know what they’re doing… They do things with intent, it’s not a mistake.” You can watch House of Kardashian here.

(Via Vogue)

Troye Sivan’s forthcoming album Something To Give Each Other is “a celebration of sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love, and friendship,” as described in a press release at the time of the announcement in July. The tone was set with “Rush,” which sparked discussion about body diversity. “Got Me Started” followed in September, and he has certainly gotten a head start on re-establishing his pop presence known ahead of Something To Give Each Other — his first full-length since 2018’s Bloom.

Below is everything you need to know about the album.

Release Date

Something To Give Each Other is out 10/13 via Capitol. Find more information here.

Tracklist

Sivan shared the tracklist on October 5.

1. “Rush (Extended)”
2. “What’s The Time Where You Are?”
3. “One Of Your Girls”
4. “In My Room” Feat. Guitarricadelafuente
5. “Still Got It”
6. “Can’t Go Back, Baby”
7. “Got Me Started”
8. “Silly”
9. “Honey”
10. “How To Stay With You”

Singles

As we’ve covered, Sivan’s singles thus far have been “Rush” and “Got Me Started.” “Rush” debuted at No. 77, also its peak position, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated July 29, 2023. It marks Sivan’s seventh-career Hot 100 entry.

Features

The only featured artist is Guitarricadelafuente. Perhaps there will be remixes?

Artwork

Tour

As of this writing, Sivan had not announced any plans for a tour, but there’s always hope.

Troye Sivan’s forthcoming album Something To Give Each Other is “a celebration of sex, dance, sweat, community, queerness, love, and friendship,” as described in a press release at the time of the announcement in July. The tone was set with “Rush,” which sparked discussion about body diversity. “Got Me Started” followed in September, and he has certainly gotten a head start on re-establishing his pop presence known ahead of Something To Give Each Other — his first full-length since 2018’s Bloom.

Below is everything you need to know about the album.

Release Date

Something To Give Each Other is out 10/13 via Capitol. Find more information here.

Tracklist

Sivan shared the tracklist on October 5.

1. “Rush (Extended)”
2. “What’s The Time Where You Are?”
3. “One Of Your Girls”
4. “In My Room” Feat. Guitarricadelafuente
5. “Still Got It”
6. “Can’t Go Back, Baby”
7. “Got Me Started”
8. “Silly”
9. “Honey”
10. “How To Stay With You”

Singles

As we’ve covered, Sivan’s singles thus far have been “Rush” and “Got Me Started.” “Rush” debuted at No. 77, also its peak position, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated July 29, 2023. It marks Sivan’s seventh-career Hot 100 entry.

Features

The only featured artist is Guitarricadelafuente. Perhaps there will be remixes?

Artwork

Tour

As of this writing, Sivan had not announced any plans for a tour, but there’s always hope.

(Spoilers for The Iron Claw will be found below.)

Jeremy Allen White delivered a frequently gut-wrenching and often funny performance on Shameless for eleven full seasons. Still, it took The Bear‘s first season becoming a sleeper hit for him to wake up with a pile of A24 scripts waiting for his perusal. One of those projects, The Iron Claw, will arrive in theaters for Christmas season just in time for everyone to wish for a pile of jacked dudes under the tree.

The movie will have a lot of deltoids on display as this quartet ^^^ portrays four members of the Von Erich wrestling family of 1980s-heyday fame. White, who admitted that the food-prep part of the project was “gross,” will take on Kerry Von Erich, and Zac Efron picks up the role of Kevin Von Erich. Not incidentally, Kevin returned to the ring to “defend” his own sons’ honor in Slammiversary 2014. You can see that clip below. Kevin hits the ring around the 3:00 mark and pulls the move, the Iron Claw, that led to the movie’s title.

That move, which literally involves a Von Erich trapping the face of his opponent as though his hand is a claw, was first popularized in the 1960s by the family’s patriarch, Fritz Von Erich, while he portrayed a Nazi villain character during matches.

As well, the story of the Von Erich family is not going to be a happy affair onscreen. A24 describes the movie as the “rise and fall of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.” The film will not shy away from the so-called “Von Erich curse,” which included one of the six brothers dying in early childhood. Several of the other brothers succumbed in tragedy in adulthood, Kevin (now aged 66) remains the only brother alive.

The cast also includes Lily James and Maura Tierney along with Harris Dickinson as David Von Erich and Holt McCallany as Fritz.

The Iron Claw arrives in theaters on December 22.

(Spoilers for The Iron Claw will be found below.)

Jeremy Allen White delivered a frequently gut-wrenching and often funny performance on Shameless for eleven full seasons. Still, it took The Bear‘s first season becoming a sleeper hit for him to wake up with a pile of A24 scripts waiting for his perusal. One of those projects, The Iron Claw, will arrive in theaters for Christmas season just in time for everyone to wish for a pile of jacked dudes under the tree.

The movie will have a lot of deltoids on display as this quartet ^^^ portrays four members of the Von Erich wrestling family of 1980s-heyday fame. White, who admitted that the food-prep part of the project was “gross,” will take on Kerry Von Erich, and Zac Efron picks up the role of Kevin Von Erich. Not incidentally, Kevin returned to the ring to “defend” his own sons’ honor in Slammiversary 2014. You can see that clip below. Kevin hits the ring around the 3:00 mark and pulls the move, the Iron Claw, that led to the movie’s title.

That move, which literally involves a Von Erich trapping the face of his opponent as though his hand is a claw, was first popularized in the 1960s by the family’s patriarch, Fritz Von Erich, while he portrayed a Nazi villain character during matches.

As well, the story of the Von Erich family is not going to be a happy affair onscreen. A24 describes the movie as the “rise and fall of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.” The film will not shy away from the so-called “Von Erich curse,” which included one of the six brothers dying in early childhood. Several of the other brothers succumbed in tragedy in adulthood, Kevin (now aged 66) remains the only brother alive.

The cast also includes Lily James and Maura Tierney along with Harris Dickinson as David Von Erich and Holt McCallany as Fritz.

The Iron Claw arrives in theaters on December 22.

Things could be going much better for the New York Giants right now. The team sits at 1-4 on the season, and after a surprising playoff berth during the 2022 campaign that beget a big money extension for Daniel Jones, New York looks like a team that is going to be picking awfully high in the 2024 NFL Draft, as they currently have the worst point differential in the league.

One problem in New York has been the absence of Saquon Barkley, who has only played in two games due to an ankle injury he suffered against the Arizona Cardinals. While he wasn’t playing on Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, Barkley was on the sideline, and at one point, a camera caught him going at a Giants fan.

This came on the heels of another Giants player, offensive lineman Evan Neal, coming under criticism for some comments he made about fans — Barkley apparently told him after this that he shouldn’t “pick a battle with the fans” because “you’re never going to win that one.” While that would make this a really surprising move by Barkley if the fan was being critical of the team’s performance, the Pro Bowl running back took to Twitter to explain that this happened because of something the fan said following Jones getting hurt against Miami.

Jones suffered a neck injury while getting sacked by Andrew Van Ginkel. He said after the game that he felt “fine,” and on Monday, Giants coach Brian Daboll expressed optimism that he’ll be able to play against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.