Bill Murray has been around in Hollywood for a while, so you know he has some good stories. He is finally ready to tell some of them, though he isn’t going to just give out his tales without making his fans work for them. He has decided to jump on the ever-growing NFT train and launch his own collection.
The Official Bill Murray NFT 1000 will have its own one-of-a-kind graphic of the prolific actor accompanied by a unique story as told by Murray himself. The actor has partnered with the site The Chive for the NFT collection, which consists of behind-the-scenes stories that he exclusively told the site, featuring art by David Grizzle. The Chive co-founder John Resig said:
I asked Bill’s thoughts about all the Bill Murray stories swirling about. Bill gave a surprisingly candid answer, ‘I like them just fine, I was even present for a few.’ Bill leaned in with that mischievous twinkle in his eye, ‘But there are more stories out there, better storied. I asked Billy why he hadn’t decided to tell them, to fill in the missing pieces of the mythology? ‘The timing has never been right, nor has the storytelling vehicle. I don’t want to film a documentary or write an autobiography. Social media is for the birds. Still, I wish most people would understand how much I like fresh eggs, laid daily.’
While his NFTs actually have an interesting premise, the number of celebs trying to get normal people to shell out massive amounts of money on NFTs is…alarming. By the looks of Murray’s 2014 Blackberry Classic, it seems like he has no idea how the technology actually works, and probably just thought the idea was cool. Fair, but whatever happened to some good, old-fashioned merch, guys?
Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections, and our debates on what to include and what not to include can sometimes get a little heated and feelings may get hurt, but so be it, this is an important service for you, our readers. With that said, here are our selections for this week.
Based on a best-selling book of the same name, this epic, generations-spanning saga follows a Korean family on an immigration journey, with the action taking place in Korea, Japan, and America. Looking for a well-reviewed, emotionally moving series that starts with a forbidden romance? Of course you are. Watch it on Apple TV.
A pirate comedy starring Taika Waititi, Rhys Darby, Leslie Jones, and Hodor from Game of Thrones? Don’t mind if I do. Our Flag Means Death is about an 18th-century aristocrat (Darby) who gives up whatever aristocrats do to become a swashbuckler alongside Blackbeard (Waititi). If it’s anything like What We Do in the Shadows but with pirates, prepare to be… Hook-ed. Watch it on HBO Max.
A podcast. A documentary. A book. And soon, a feature-length film. There’s a reason Hollywood can’t get enough of Elizabeth Holmes, the fraudster who scammed millions and left a black mark on Silicon Valley – one likely in the shape of a Steve Jobs-esque turtle neck. Con artists sell, especially when they’re young, white women promising inventions meant to save millions of lives, and Holmes’ story is bigger, ballsier, and more unbelievable than most. Hulu’s The Dropout does a good job of retracing the most important plot points: the creation of Theranos, the realization that Holmes’ at-home blood-testing concept wouldn’t work, the delusional sense of grandeur that pushed her to criminally defraud every from Bernie Madoff to Henry Kissinger and Walgreens, and the very public downfall that would follow. But what the show really excels at is digging under the skin of a megalomaniac in-training, tasking a top-of-her-game Amanda Seyfried with turning Holmes’ most incomprehensible actions into ones we can empathize with, balancing her hollow sense of ambition with the very real anxieties and societal pressures she faced as a 20-something woman trying to start her own company. The Dropout is a wild, bloody, drama-filled train that always feels like it’s teetering on the edge of the track … but that’s kind of what we want, right? Watch it on Hulu.
We are going back in time, again, this time to the 1970s, again, to see the dawn of an erotic magazine made specifically for women. That sounds fun. It also co-stars Jake Johnson from New Girl as a seedy pornographer who wears shirts unbuttoned halfway to his navel, which sounds… really fun. Worth a shot, at the very least. Watch it on HBO Max.
Do you enjoy Big Mouth, the Netflix animated series where a bunch or horny teens are mentored and/or terrorized by teams of very literal fur-covered hormone monsters, some of whom are voiced by Nick Kroll and Maya Rudolph and David Thewlis? You probably do, because Big Mouth is awesome. And now it has this spinoff, which focuses exclusively on the hormone monsters working in their office behind the scenes. It’s a fun idea, made by people who are good at this. That’s all you can really ask for sometimes. Watch it on Netflix.
Jared Leto is doing his Jared Leto thing in this biopic about the meteoric rise (and shocking downfall) of WeWork founder Adam Neumann. And by that we mean he’s wearing a ton of prosthetics, sporting an indiscernible European accent, and spouting off instantly iconic one-liners. Anne Hathaway’s here too, fighting for dominance in a patriarchal start-up world, but if anything got us to buy into the hype of this latest scammer-saga it’s Leto’s declaration: “I am a Golden Goose laying golden eggs!” No really, that is an actual line he says in the show. Watch it on Apple TV.
“Am I livestock?” Who among us hasn’t asked ourselves that question while grazing amongst the cubicles at work? But the workplace in Severance (a new Adam Scott starring and Ben Stiller produced Apple TV+ series) is a little different, running workers through a process that effectively breaks people in two with zero crossovers between their work life and non-work life. Sound ideal in a world where work stresses bleed into home life and Sunday scarys seem to always kneecap your weekend? Perhaps in some respects. Susan from HR probably LOVES the idea, seeing it as the ultimate NDA, but as the show is set to explore, it’s a less tidy experience that raises all kinds of questions about what happens when people are severed from the awful things they might be asked to do at work. Watch it on Apple TV Plus.
Audiences can’t get enough of space-bound conflict these days, and the ever-morphing Pablo Schreiber leads this cast as the indispensable “Master Chief,” who’s apparently the deadliest weapon in existence and the key to ensuring humanity’s survival against all odds. Expect a ton of action as humanity battles “the Covenant,” but more importantly, get ready to meet characters from all walks of life. Clearly too, this selection will be of interest to the gaming crowd. Watch it on Paramount Plus.
If you think about it, Winning Time (HBO’s new Adam McKay-produced series about the 1980s LA Lakers) has all the elements of a classic heist movie. Assembled by a larger than life fast talker with equally big ambitions (in this case, former Lakers owner Jerry Buss), a rag-tag group comes together, leaning on their exceptional and unique talents to paper over any personality conflicts that might arise while taking the thing (a whole mess of gold trophies) no one thought they’d ever get their hands on. This while having some wild misadventures along the way. We’re simplifying, of course, but the point is this should appeal to basketball fans and non-basketball fans alike, earning the right to be the most buzzed-about piece of basketball culture crossover content since The Last Dance helped us all stave off boredom for a few months by telling the story of another mismatched group of big personalities and champions. Watch it on HBO.
Abbott Elementary has done something wild. It poked through the bubble of pop culture to become a phenomenon despite being a weekly network sitcom in 2022. Do you understand how crazy that is? Do you understand the odds against this happening? It’s basically impossible. And yet, here we all are, talking about Quinta Brunson and her very sweet, very good show. And Principal Ava. We are always talking about Principal Ava. Watch it on Hulu.
The bad news, for enthusiasts of The Duke, is that Regé-Jean Page isn’t back this season (as planned), but the good news is that the show still brings the momentum despite the odds. This season focuses upon Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) seeking his own match as outlined by Julia Quinn’s books. Lady Whistledown (already revealed as Penelope, portrayed by Nicola Coughlan) is still doing her thing and f*cking with everyone during her society letters, thank god. Watch it on Netflix.
Well, guess what: Atlanta is back, four years since its second season and just as ready and willing to throw you for a loop. Earn and Paper Boi and Darius are still off in Europe on that tour they were en route to way back then, but there are detours and flights of fancy and all the other weird, stunning, inventive stuff that made (and makes) this one of our greatest shows. Donald Glover and this crew are pretty good at this stuff. It’s great to have them back. Watch it on Hulu.
Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish movies available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections, and our debates on what to include and what not to include can sometimes get a little heated and feelings may get hurt, but so be it, this is an important service for you, our readers. With that said, here are our selections for this week.
Benedict Cumberbatch gives a villainous performance for the ages in The Power of the Dog, the first film in 12 years from director Jane Campion. The western is expected (and deserves) to be an Oscars frontrunner, so hop on the horse-drawn bandwagon now. Watch it on Netflix.
Jennifer Lawrence is back in Don’t Look Up, Adam McKay’s apocalyptic satire about two low-level astronomers (J-Law and Leonardo DiCaprio) who try to warn everyone on Earth about an approaching comet — but no one seems to care. The ensemble cast also includes Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, Cate Blanchett, and Tyler Perry. Maybe that’s why no one cares about the comet. They’re too busy looking at all those stars. Watch it on Netflix.
Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson star as a preposterously attractive couple who get together after her character — one half of a global sensation pop duo — discovers her lover and music partner has been stepping out. That’s right, it is rom-com time over here. Will they? Won’t they? Whose hair will look better in the pivotal scene that will probably take place in the driving rain? There’s one way to find out: Grab some popcorn and comfy pajamas and set up shop on the couch. Watch it on Peacock.
Zoe Kravitz plays a stay-at-home digital detective in this latest thriller from Steven Soderbergh who — with the help of her friendly A.I. sidekick Kimi — uncovers a string of murders she traces back to the company she works for. She then must venture out into a pandemic-ridden Seattle in search of the reason why. Honestly, we can’t relate. But, Kravitz is quickly becoming a bonafide action star and a Soderbergh script rarely disappoints. Watch it on HBO Max.
Let’s go straight to the official description of this one: “A man breaks into a tech billionaire’s empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife arrive for a last-minute getaway.” Hmm. Intriguing. As is the cast, which features Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins and Jason Segel. We could tell you who plays the arrogant CEO and who plays the thief. You could look it up, too. But, really, either way would work just fine. Watch it on Netflix.
Well, guess what: It’s a remake of the 2003 classic with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt, which was itself a remake of a film from 1950, only this time is stars Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union as the flustered parents and can be found on Disney Plus, a service that did not even almost exist when the other versions came out. Which is fine. Time marches on. And this one is written and produced by Kenya Barris from Black-ish, which is also fine. Good, even. Round up the family and grab some snacks. Watch it on Disney Plus.
The only thing more terrifying than the haunted hallways of Ancaster College in this Amazon Prime flick is the real-life social justice issues it contends with – concepts like diversity-inclusion efforts and systemic racism that feel just as suffocating as the specter haunting these plush Ivy League corridors. In that way, Master is a lot like Get Out. It’s a horror movie with something important to say. It’s also led by the terrific yet underrated Regina Hall who proves she can carry a thriller as easy as anything else she’s done. If the thought of going back to school scares you now, just wait until you watch this thing. Watch it on Amazon Prime.
It’s not the easiest documentary to watch, but it’s an important one to witness. Evan Rachel Wood’s advocacy for sexual assault survivors, including her lobbying for The Phoenix Act in California, takes center stage. In addition, this two-parter takes a startling look at what led Wood to come forward in 2021 to name Marilyn Manson (real name Brian Warner) as her alleged abuser. Director Amy Berg takes an unflinching look at her subject matter while bringing visibility to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. Watch it on HBO Max.
Ryan Reynolds plays Mark Ruffalo’s time-traveling son, so there’s a little MCU crossover there for you before Deadpool makes his possibly sooner than expected MCU return. They’re going to save the future, of course, and this film also has Ruffalo’s 13 Going On 30 co-star, Jennifer Garner, so there’s reteaming aplenty here. Expect both family drama and romance and drama across four dimensions. Watch it on Netflix.
Steven Spielberg brings the classic musical to the big and/or small screen, to the delight of both older fans and newer ones who get to experience it all for the first time. Get in there. Really let the experience wash over you. Sing along. Dance around your living room. Get in a knife fight with your sworn enemy. Okay, maybe not that last one. But the other ones, definitely. Watch it on Disney Plus.
In Domee Shi’s Turning Red, a boy band-loving teenage girl turns into a red panda whenever she experiences strong emotions, which as every parent of a teenager knows all too well, is often. Too often. It’s all the time, really. Turning Red is being called Pixar’s best movie in years, as it should. It’s about time red pandas got the cinematic showcase they deserve. Watch it on Disney Plus.
Deep Water is an erotic thriller that stars Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas as… honestly, what more do you need? It’s a “weird, wild mess” of a movie from the director of Fatal Attraction and Unfaithful, with a murder mystery, duplicitous characters, and Affleck as an alpha cuck. Deep Water is the kind of sleazy mainstream movie that rarely gets made anymore, so it feels like a sexy treat that it even exists (from Disney, no less). Break out your Ana de Armas cardboard cutout and make it a double feature with Basic Instinct.Watch it on Hulu.
Hip-hop’s newest lovable scamp Jack Harlow is blowing up right now. Not only is his new single “Nail Tech” going strong on playlists and radio but he’s also hanging out with his musical hero Drake, receiving high praise from Kanye West, playing in the NBA’s All-Star Celebrity Game (and balling out, too), and he’s been cast in an upcoming remake of the classic basketball comedy White Men Can’t Jump. So, of course, it only makes sense for him to make a business move many of his rap peers have been making lately and partner with a fast-food chain for his own menu.
That’s exactly what he’s done, and with McDonald’s, Popeye’s, Taco Bell, and Arby’s(!?) all taken, what better chain for the Louisville native to partner with than his home state’s own KFC? Today, Jack and KFC announced the new “Jack’s Favorite’s” menu, featuring “the menu items I’ve been enjoying since I was a child,” according to Jack himself in the press release. “Partnering up with KFC feels like poetic justice,” he said. “I’ve begun traveling the world and no matter how far I go, KFC is one of the first things people want to bring up when they find out where I’m from.”
Unfortunately, the Jack’s Favorites menu basically just collects a few existing items like the 4-piece tender combo, mac & cheese, and biscuit, with no wacky new additions. Saweetie’s McDonald’s menu encouraged fans to remix their faves (causing a similar campaign to be associated with her unofficially by fans); Megan got Hottie Sauce on hers! This is pretty bland for such a hot rising star. Sorry, Jack, we love you, but this ain’t it. Hopefully, there will be some flashy new menu items — or at least some cool merch — to go along with this move, as Jack’s partnership is scheduled to last the year and includes “campaigns, social media activations, special menu item launches, and exclusive experiences” with the rapper. (Chicken) fingers crossed.
For those who remember Rudy Giuliani best as the longtime Mayor of New York City, or the “World’s Mayor” following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, it can be hard to reconcile what he has become: a laughingstock, and regular punchline. The worst thing Giuliani probably ever did (apart from marrying his cousin) was join forces with his old pal Donald Trump while he was president, as it didn’t take long for Rudy to become wrapped up in the Trump administration’s many shenanigans—and to embrace the shady tactics he witnessed being employed by the likes of Vladimir Putin and other key Trump allies when it came to keeping the American public in the loop about the state of our country.
As Business Insider reports, in a new book by Marie Yovanovitch, Lessons From the Edge, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine writes that Rudy “completely absorbed the lesson of Russian disinformation” while he was working alongside Trump. Giuliani took these lessons into his dealings with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who both Rudy and Trump were hoping would agree to make it known that he was investigating possible corruption on the part of Joe Biden and his son Hunter. As Yovanovitch writes:
Giuliani saw Zelenskyy’s interest in meeting with Trump as an opportunity to move forward with his plan to portray Joe Biden as corrupt. If Ukraine’s president would announce that his government planned to investigate Biden, Trump and Giuliani could run with the narrative that Biden must be corrupt; why else would Ukraine be investigating?
What was becoming clearer too was that Giuliani was focused on the announcement of an investigation rather than an actual investigation.
Apparently, he had completely absorbed the lesson of Russian disinformation: the allegation can be just as damaging as the action, and it’s easier, quicker, and cheaper to deploy.
Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab is back with another blunt criticism of DC Film’s handling of Egyptian representation. This time around, Diab is calling out the filmmakers behind 2020’s Wonder Woman 1984 for falling into the trap of “orientalism” with its depiction of Cairo in the sequel that re-teamed star Gal Gadot with director Patty Jenkins for a globe-trotting adventure.
According to the Egyptian writer/director, seeing his country portrayed “inauthentically” is a recurring problem in Hollywood that isn’t exclusive Wonder Woman, but it wasn’t great to see it continue. “It dehumanizes us,” he told SFX Magazine:
“You never see Cairo. You always see Jordan shot for Cairo, Morocco shot for Cairo, sometimes Spain shot for Cairo. This really angers us,” Diab said. “I remember seeing ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ and there was a big sequence in Egypt and it was a disgrace for us. You had a sheik — that doesn’t make any sense to us. Egypt looked like a country from the Middle Ages. It looked like the desert.”
When giving his Moon Knight pitch to Marvel, Diab made it a point to emphasize the importance of portraying Egypt accurately in the Disney+ series. “There was definitely room to play [in Moon Knight] but keep it as authentic as possible, in the realm of being fantastical,” Diab said. “Even in the original comic books they did a great job of researching and trying to make Egypt authentic.”
In a previous interview, Diab called out Black Adam for squandering an opportunity to feature Egyptian talent by using a fictional Middle Eastern country that “was obviously meant to be in Egypt.” While Diab gets that the production was sticking to the source material, “Representation opportunities shouldn’t be wasted.”
Mike Hadreas, better known as Perfume Genius, will return with his sixth album, Ugly Season, this June. Ahead of the album’s release, Hadreas has already shared the haunting “Eye In The Wall” and the plucky, harpsichord-ridden “Pop Song,” both of which came out in 2019. These tracks were first shared as part of Hadreas’ immersive dance piece, The Sun Still Burns Here choreographed by Kate Wallich.
The Sun Still Burns Here was commissioned by the Seattle Theatre Group and Mass MoCA and performed in residencies in Seattle, Minneapolis, New York City, and Boston. The songs of Ugly Season were written as accompaniment for The Sun Still Burns Here.
In addition to the 10 songs of The Sun Still Burns Here finally becoming available for the public, Ugly Season will be accompanied by a short film directed by Jacolby Satterwhite. Satterwhite, known for his visual projects seen at MoMa, The Smithsonian, The Whitney, and the Studio Museum of Harlem, previously directed the accompanying short film for Solange’s When I Get Home.
Album art courtesy of Matador Records
“This project is the genesis of a whole new direction that I’m taking, one that I’ve been thinking about within this endemic culture, since 2020,” said Satterwhite in a statement. “Mike and I are both writing scripts. My visual narrative serendipitously mirrors the lyrical direction in his music; it’s a rare, like-minded bond. It’s a creation myth. How do you architecturally mold and render an idealized version of utopia? It’s about making something that you desire so beyond your scope that it’s hard to grapple into a concrete form.”
You can view the tracklist for Ugly Season below.
1. “Just A Room”
2. “Here”
3. “Teeth”
4. “Pop Song”
5. “Scherzo”
6. “Ugly Season”
7. “Eye In The Wall”
8. “Photograph”
9. “Hellbent”
10. “Cenote”
Ugly Season out 6/17 via Matador. Pre-save it here.
If you’re not a regular Fox News watcher, flipping to the channel for even just a few minutes can be a confusing experience that elicits many important questions: Are these people reporting facts, or editorializing? Does anyone fact check what the anchors are saying? Why is Tucker Carlson guffawing like a madman at everything Kid Rock says? Why is Kid Rock there at all? Did Kid Rock just say that Donald Trump asked his advice on what to do about North Korea?
It’s easy to become overwhelmed, and even slightly alarmed. Which is why we need Desi Lydic in our lives. The Daily Showcorrespondent is fluent in Fox News, and regularly makes a point of helping out the rest of us by “Foxsplaining” the network’s most pressing conspiracy theories. Right now, the one thing on her mind is the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. As Lydic explains, after watching 687 hours of Fox News, here’s what the network is telling us:
“Credenza Brown Jackson is part of the radical, far left, Green New Deal geek squad of vaccine mandaters. KBJ was a public defender who represented some seriously questionable characters: Murderers, terrorists. Why hasn’t she once represented someone not charged with a crime? Seriously—show me in the U.S. Legal Code where it says criminals have the right to an attorney! I’ll wait…”
Running with Carlson’s repeated demands to see Jackson’s LSAT scores—which Lydic notes previous nominees have done “zero percent of the time”—The Daily News correspondent wants to take it even further. “I want to see Ketanji LSATs, her MCATs, her STD tests, her AOL screen name, and her high scores in Tetris,” Lydic says.
The biggest question, of course (besides “Are babies racist?”), is whether Jackson is “soft on child pornographers,” according to Lydic. After all, “sex offenders deserve the harshest punishment possible,” she says. “Unless they used to host a Fox News show—in which case it’s cancel culture.”
Alexander Skarsgård may have had more fun filming Succession than The Northman, but his co-star feels differently. Granted, Alexander also had to prep for the shoot by getting more ripped than he did for Tarzan, but he did speak to the physically grueling nature of the shoot, given that the Northern Ireland elements were not kind. Anya Taylor-Joy, on the other hand, freaking loved it. She frequently stood barefoot in ice-cold water and nasty mud, and that was her jam.
Taylor-Joy revealed this to British Vogue while raving about how reteaming with her VVitch director, Robert Eggers, was a dream. This time, though, it was viking-land, and she got especially dirty. “I looked insane. So infuriatingly joyful,” exclaimed Anya of the mud scenes. The publication makes note of how she carted all her stuff around in plastic shopping bags on the set. She added that she feels so much more at home in the muck than while all dolled up for Hollywood.
“When I first started doing red carpets, I couldn’t handle the notion of being pretty,” she added. “I am a scummy, mud-caked ferret and striving for anything different felt disingenuous and scary.” It seems like she’s pulling off both ends of the spectrum, though, and now, she’s even a face of Dior. And she can beat all the boys while making chess seem exciting, too. Mud chess could be a new sport, though? Too far.
Don’t make Tyler The Creator wait for you because he’s both punctual and impatient — two things that don’t go together well when he shows up and you’re still getting ready. That’s the premise of his new song and video, “Come On, Let’s Go,” from Japanese DJ and fashion designer Nigo’s upcoming album, I Know Nigo.
The self-directed video literalizes the concept, depicting a fresh-to-death Tyler parked outside his date’s house rapping into his phone before he completely loses patience and goes to break in via a conveniently-placed ladder to the roof. Tyler’s longtime hero (and frequent Nigo collaborator) Pharrell pops up for a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo, as well.
Nigo’s album, which is slated for release tomorrow, features guest appearances from many of the designer’s favorite rappers, all of whom also share a love for fashion and dressing up. So far, he’s previously released tracks from ASAP Rocky (“Arya“), Kid Cudi (“Want It Bad“), Pusha T (“Hear Me Clearly“), and Lil Uzi Vert (“Heavy“), all well-known fashionistas in their own rights. Of course, the album also features multiple appearances from Pharrell, as well as Nigo’s own musical group Teriyaki Boyz, who are still best-known for their Fast & Furious franchise soundtrack contribution, “Tokyo Drift.”
Watch Tyler The Creator’s “Come On, Let’s Go” video above.
I Know Nigo is out on 3/25 via Republic.
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