Month: July 2024

It’s become increasingly hard to force any sort of genre on art lately. For instance, The Bear is a comedy to some, while it’s a horror story to those of us who have had the honor of working in a high-traffic kitchen. But those often end up being the best type of entertainment, so let’s just embrace the multi-genre of it all!

Demi Moore’s new movie, The Substance, appears to be a mix of comedy, horror, and a hint of love, which reminded the actress of her role in Best Picture nominee Ghost.

“Reading Ghost, I thought, ‘Wow, we’ve got a love story, a thriller and a comedy. This could either be a disaster, or come together and somehow work.’ [The Substance] fits into that category,” Moore told Empire. No word yet on if The Substance in question is actually just some clay that needs to be worked.

Directed by Coralie Fargeat, The Substance follows Moore as a former A-lister who is fired from her TV show and discovers a controversial new drug that makes users temporarily reborn as a younger, more beautiful version of themselves. Moore was hesitant to join but soon felt it was just weird enough to work. “My team sent it with a caveat of, ‘[We] don’t want to say anything about it, just read it,’ Because even on paper, it takes you on such a wild ride,” she said. “Yet it had real depth, and the subject is so important.”

The Substance debuted earlier this year at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where Moore’s performance was praised by critics. “It’s such a unique way to explore the issue of ageing, and the male perspective of the idealized woman that we’ve bought into,” the actress added. The movie also stars Margaret Qualley and nepo dad Dennis Quaid.

You can see The Substance in theaters on September 20.

(Via Empire)

After Sunday’s dominant win over Serbia, the USA men’s basketball team left little in the way of questions about their ability to win yet another gold medal. However, that wasn’t to say the game didn’t cause a bit of a stir due to rotation choices by coach Steve Kerr, particularly Jayson Tatum being the odd man out of the rotation (along with Tyrese Haliburton, which was expected) in Kevin Durant’s return.

Kerr said leaving a guy as talented as Tatum on the bench all game made him feel “like an idiot,” but noted it was a matchup situation and that Tatum would play in their next game against South Sudan. Beyond Tatum’s absence from the rotation, the Americans continued their trend of sluggish starts with Joel Embiid in the starting lineup, as he finished as a -8 in 11 minutes of play in a 26-point win. Since the exhibition games, fans have been calling for Anthony Davis to move into the starting lineup, as he just fits better with the style of play this USA team is best at, which is pushing the pace and trying to get up and down the floor.

On Wednesday, Kerr made it clear that he’s seeing all of these things too, and made a pair of starting lineup changes for the South Sudan game — looking to avoid another scare like they got in London a week ago.

Davis entered the starting lineup for Embiid, while Tatum joined the starting group after not playing last game, with Jrue Holiday moving to the bench. Given South Sudan’s size, it seems Kerr wanted to go with a more switchable lineup 2-5, with Stephen Curry remaining at the point, and now he has some options to try and create a bench lineup that is maybe more suited to Embiid’s strengths — or just not play him at all, as he was the lone DNP of the first half.

It’s here: The flagship Chicago edition of Lollapalooza, one of North America and the world’s biggest music festivals, runs from August 1 to 4 this weekend. For what to know about what artists are performing when and were, keep scrolling.

Lollapalooza Chicago Set Times For Thursday, August 1, 2024

Highlights from the festival’s first day include Blondshell at 1:50 (all times p.m. and CT) on the Bacardi Stage, Tyla at 3:15 on the T-Mobile stage, D4vd at 3:45 on the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage stage, Chappell Roan at 5 at the T-Mobile Stage, The Japanese House at 5:45 at the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage, Kesha at 6 on the IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage, Labrinth at 7 on the T-Mobile Stage, Flo at 7:45 on the Bacardi Stage, Benson Boone at 8 on the IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage, Hozier at 8:30 on the Bud Light Stage, and Megan Thee Stallion at 9 on the T-Mobile Stage.

Lollapalooza Chicago Set Times For Friday, August 2, 2024

Playing on Friday are Militarie Gun at 2 on the IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage, Raye at 3:45 on the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage, Sexyy Red at 4:45 on the Bud Light Stage, Victoria Monét at 5 on the T-Mobile Stage, Faye Webster at 5:45 on the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage, Reneé Rapp at 6:45 on the T-Mobile Stage, Kevin Abstract at 7:45 on the IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage, Zedd at 8:30 on the Perry’s Stage, Stray Kids at 8:30 on the Bud Light Stage, and SZA at 8:45 on the T-Mobile Stage.

Lollapalooza Chicago Set Times For Saturday, August 3, 2024

Taking the stage on the penultimate day are Dylan Brady at 2:55 on the Sonny’s Stage, Nia Archives at 5:30 on the Sonny’s Stage, Ethel Cain at 5:45 on the IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage, Romy at 6:30 on the Bacardi Stage, Deftones at 6:45 on the T-Mobile Stage, Four Tet at 6:45 on the Sonny’s Stage, Tate McRae at 7 on the Bud Light Stage, Killer Mike at 7:45 on the Bacardi Stage, Skrillex at 8:15 on the Sonny’s Stage, Future and Metro Boomin at 8:45 on the Bud Light Stage, and The Killers at 8:45 on the T-Mobile Stage.

Lollapalooza Chicago Set Times For Sunday, August 4, 2024

Heading up the final day are Teezo Touchdown at 3:45 on the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage, Vince Staples at 4:45 on the Bud Light Stage, Teddy Swims at 5:45 on the Tito’s Handmade Vodka Stage, Sir at 5:45 on the IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage, Dominic Fike at 6:45 on the T-Mobile Stage, Conan Gray at 6:45 on the Bud Light Stage, Two Door Cinema Club at 7:45 on the IHG Hotels & Resorts Stage, Melanie Martinez at 8:30 on the Bud Light Stage, and Blink-182 at 8:45 on the T-Mobile Stage.

Find the full set times calendar below.

Game of Thrones director and producer David Nutter, also known as the guy who directed the Red Wedding episode, is familiar with death. Obviously! Anyone who worked on that show was. So when Jon Snow died at the end of season five, Nutter continued to play along with the idea that the know nothing would not be returning, so much so that he unintentionally lied to the president of the United States, something that isn’t illegal but a bit morally ambiguous.

Nutter, who directed nine episodes of the series, recently spoke to The L.A. Times about his Emmy-winning season five finale, which you may recall as the time Jon Snow bit the dust. This sparked outrage amongst fans, including one very important government official who tried to get to the bottom of it.

“I never wanted to read past where I was in the story,” Nutter began, implying that he did not know where season six would pick up in the story back in 2016. “Right after the season ended, there was a big political event with Barack Obama, and we were at Chuck Lorre’s house. Obama was a huge fan of Game of Thrones. I took a picture with Barack. He grabbed me and shook my hand, and he put his [other] hand on my shoulder and whispered, ‘You didn’t kill Jon Snow, did you?’ I said, ‘Sir, he’s dead. He’s deader than dead.’”

For your own personal reference, under Section 1001 of title 18 of the United States Code, it is a federal crime to “knowingly and willfully make a materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the United States.” So, no, you can’t lie to the president. Luckily, Nutter really seemed to think that Snow was dead because, at one point, he was, so he didn’t technically do anything illegal, unless you count “killing” Jon Snow.

When The L.A. Times asked if not knowing the future of the story made it easier, Nutter replied, “Yeah, much easier. You want to give it the gravitas it needs.” If he had known exactly how the story had ended, perhaps he would have had a different take on it all.

(Via The L.A. Times)

Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw The TV Glow has one of the most stacked soundtracks of the year, with songs from Caroline Polachek, Bartees Strange, and Sloppy Jane featuring Phoebe Bridgers. Another highlight is Snail Mail‘s soaring cover of “Tonight, Tonight” by The Smashing Pumpkins, which had previously only been featured on the vinyl edition of the soundtrack (it was unfortunately mostly edited out of the film, too). But the Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness classic is now available on streaming.

“This all came together really serendipitously,” Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan, who also plays Tara in I Saw The TV Glow, said in a statement. “We had been working on this cover to play on the Valentine tour, before I got the part. It came up early on because I have a tattoo on my right arm of the man in the moon to commemorate the first ever science fiction film, A Trip To The Moon and the Smashing Pumpkins video for ‘Tonight, Tonight.’ While reading the script, I discovered the arch nemesis of the Pink Opaque is inspired by the same imagery. I told Jane we were doing this cover in NYC, they came and saw it live, and the rest was herstory.”

You can listen to Snail Mail’s cover above.

I Saw The TV Glow is available to watch on digital.

Shaboozey and BigXthaPlug take over a dive bar for some drunken shenanigans in their “Drink Don’t Need No Mix” video. The video captures the debauchery as Shaboozey shoots pool and double fists a glass and a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. Bar fights, body shots, and borderline flashing punctuate the hedonistic action. It all looks like a fun night out and one humongous headache the next morning for at least one patron — but not Shaboozey, who departs with a pair of companions and a big grin at the camera.

“Drink Don’t Need No Mix” appears on Shaboozey’s new album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, which came out in May, punctuating the genre-jumping Nigerian Virginian’s precipitous rise to stardom over the past year. After appearing twice on Beyoncé’s personal Great American Songbook, Cowboy Carter, he released the J-Kwon homage “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” jumping to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and launching J-Kwon back into the limelight, incidentally).

In September, Shaboozey heads out on tour in support of the new album after playing Outside Lands festival in August. It’s safe to say he’s got plenty to celebrate; let’s just hope he drinks responsibly.

You can watch Shaboozey’s “Drink Don’t Need No Mix” video with BigXthaPlug above.

Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going is out now via American Dogwood/EMPIRE. Find more information here.

Charles Barkley has been extremely vocal about his frustrations with the NBA’s new national media rights deal in which the league chose NBC and Amazon’s offers over TNT’s, ending a decades-long partnership with Turner Sports. While TNT tried matching Amazon’s offer, the league declined, noting that while they matched the financials, they cannot meet what Amazon is offering in totality in terms of reach and streaming. Warner Bros. Discovery could take the league to court over all of it, but it’s highly unlikely anything changes beyond a potential financial settlement between the two sides.

As such, Inside the NBA is likely to end as we know it after next season, as Ernie Johnson is expected to stay at Turner no matter what, while the futures of Barkley, Shaq, and Kenny Smith are more in flux. Barkley has ripped the league for, what he felt, was not giving TNT a fair chance to stay in the package, even though his ire should likely be directed at David Zaslav and company for trying to play hardball in the exclusive negotiating window and not realizing what other networks would offer.

However, despite those frustrations with how things ended up for his employer, Barkley is able to set that aside to understand why Adam Silver went about it the way he did. Barkley joined Sirius XM NBA Radio to discuss the deal, and praised Silver for getting a “great deal for the owners and players”, reminding everyone that he works for the owners first and foremost.

“I have not. I’m gonna reach out to him at some point,” said Barkley. “Because you know I love Adam Silver. I think he’s fantastic. But also, I understand he works for the owners and the players. And, hey, this is a great deal for the owners and the players. Do I think this is the best thing for the fans? No, I do not. But, I hate when people go off on commissioners in sports…Their No. 1 job is the owners. They work for the owners. Their second job is to work for the players.

“And, hey, regardless of what happened with Turner, whatever, he did a great job for these players. And for the next 11 years, they’re going to make more money than they could ever spend. I hope they use it the right way, in their communities and their families, and things like that. But Adam, I got a lot of respect for Adam.”

Barkley is right, and it’s often something fans miss in their criticism of commissioners. Their bosses are the owners, and their job is to make them the most money. While they certainly have responsibilities to the players and fans, that’s secondary to the bottom line, and in this case it’s hard to argue Silver didn’t get the absolute most out of negotiations. The league really wanted to add a streaming partner in this deal as a third party, and bringing in Amazon at a big number, while still getting NBC to pay double what TNT was under the old deal was pretty incredible work — especially for all the hand-wringing about ratings, which often fails to recognize the greater context of TV ratings as a whole.

In July 2022, Shawn Mendes canceled his tour in order to prioritize his mental health. Since then, fans have been wondering when he would come back to music, and he told one fan a few months ago that it’d be soon.

Now, we know exactly when “soon” is, as Mendes just announced his new album, Shawn, is set for release on October 18. Ahead of that, he’ll share two songs, “Why Why Why” and “Isn’t That Enough,” on August 8.

Mendes made the announcement today (July 31) with a vulnerable message on social media, writing:

“Music really can be medicine.

2 years ago I felt like I had absolutely no idea who I was. A year ago I couldn’t step into a studio without falling into complete panic. So to be here right now with 12 beautiful finished songs feels like such a gift.

Honestly thank god for my friends and family. Life can be brutal but having a small group of people you deeply trust to walk you through makes it so much better. I have no idea how I would have made it through the last couple years let alone make an album without you.

Scott, Mike, Eddie, Alex, Andrew, Ziggy, Sylvie, Rachel, Brian, Prash, Sarah, Meghan, Connor, tony, Aaliyah, mum, dad, Jocelyne, H.O.M, Matty, MR Vetro

All of my Friends and Family, thank you for loving on me so hard [heart emoji]

And to you guys who have been so unbelievably supportive and patient and loving thank you from the bottom of my heart. I really hope you love this album, I do.
I really really do.

I hope it makes you feel warm and close to the earth like it does for me.

‘Shawn’, The Album 10.18
Why Why Why & Isn’t That Enough 8.8 @ 8pm ET

enjoy.

⁃ Shawn”

He quickly followed that up with another post sharing the album artwork and the tracklist. Find Mendes’ posts below, after the cover art and tracklist.

Shawn Mendes’ Shawn Album Cover Artwork

Shawn Mendes’ Shawn Tracklist

1. “Who I Am”
2. “Why Why Why”
3. “That’s The Dream”
4. “Nobody Knows”
5. “Isn’t That Enough”
6. “Heart Of Gold”
7. “Heavy”
8. “That’ll Be The Day”
9. “In Between”
10. “The Mountain”
11. “Rollin’ Right Along”
12. “Hallelujah”

Shawn is out 10/18 via Island Records. Find more information here.

Unfortunately for Steve Harvey, the best part about Family Feud is when the contestants give him outlandish answers that he is forced to repeat in a loud and affirming tone. And he’s said it all! But secretly, he must take pride in being the most popular game show host who gets to frequently shoutout things such as sex dreams, strippers, and..whatever this was. It’s not clear how much money Harvey makes from this gig, but hopefully it’s a lot.

The latest episode of Celebrity Family Feud featured your cool uncle’s favorite bands, Daughtry and Papa Roach, who were asked the important question: “Name something specific Mrs. Peanut might threaten to do to Mr. Peanut when she gets angry.” In this universe, we can assume Mr. Peanut never died back in 2020.

The typical answers included chop him, eat him, make him into butter, etc. But Papa Roach’s drummer Tony Palermo had the most eclectic response: “Break his nuts,” which was met with some laughs and a classic Steve Harvey reaction. “That’s what I love about the band,” he said. “They have that real good humor.”

Harvey added, “Never be able to say this on TV until now,” before calling out the answer, which was not on the board. “I don’t know how the hell that ain’t up there,” Harvey replied. “That’s such a well thought-out answer.” It wasn’t good enough for the band to get the points.

Fortunately for Daughtry, they ended up winning the round after stealing. Just when you think it’s over…It’s Not Over.

(Via Page Six)

Post Malone admitted “I Had Some Help” with his pivot to country, employing Morgan Wallen on his first official country single by that title and tapping Blake Shelton and Luke Combs for some of his next singles. But the tracklist of his upcoming country album, F-1 Trillion truly revealed the caliber of assistance he received when he unveiled it today.

In addition to those contemporary stars (and others like Ernest, Hardy, Jelly Roll, and Lainey Wilson), the album also features longtime country fixtures such as Hank Williams Jr., Tim McGraw, and the queen herself, Dolly Parton(!). With 18 songs, F-1 Trillion will be a substantial meal for Posty fans hungry for more of his new, down-home direction, and with so many established names from the genre appearing here, it’ll be hard for skeptics to question his sincerity. Should they
still have concerns, though, his F-1 Trillion Tour is undoubtedly coming to a city nearby, so they can see for themselves just how committed he is to the new role.

F-1 Trillion is due on 8/16 via Republic. You can find more information here and see the tracklist below.

01. “Wrong Ones” Feat. Tim McGraw
02. “Finer Things” Feat. Hank Williams, Jr.
03. “I Had Some Help” Feat. Morgan Wallen
04. Pour Me A Drink Feat. Blake Shelton
05. “Have the Heart” Feat. Dolly Parton
06. “What Don’t Belong to Me”
07. “Goes Without Saying” Feat. Brad Paisley
08. “Guy for That” Feat. Luke Combs
09. “Nosedive” Feat. Lainey Wilson
10. “Losers” Feat. Jelly Roll
11. “Devil I’ve Been” Feat. ERNEST
12. “Never Love You Again” Feat. Sierra Ferrell
13. “Missin’ You Like This” Feat. Luke Combs
14. “California Sober” Feat. Chris Stapleton
15. “Hide My Gun” Feat. HARDY
16. “Right About You”
17. “M-e-x-i-c-o” Feat. Billy Strings
18. Yours