Paramount Sets ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 3’ Release, Pushes Date For Smurfs Animated Musical

Paramount Pictures has unveiled a release date for its third Sonic the Hedgehog film, at the same time pushing back the date for its Untitled Smurfs Animated Musical. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will open wide on December 20, 2024, with the newest Smurfs pic going wide on February 14, 2025, having previously been set to unspool on the date now claimed by the former film. […]

‘Cyrano’ – A New Musical Take That Gives Unexpected Nostalgia by Chloe James

Why is it that some of us love musicals, while others can’t stand them? I guess it’s all a matter of how distracting you find singing to be while you’re trying to suspend your disbelief and focus on a story. While I really do understand where the musical haters are coming from on this, to […]

Lumedia Musicworks extends the Early Music Film Competition’s submission deadline to June 1 | The winner earns $750 cash prize – DALLAS, TX

The winner earns $750 cash prize, feature in 2021 event and across Lumedia assets DALLAS (May 4, 2021) – For a second year, Lumedia Musicworks will present the Early Music Film Competition, rewarding an artist who successfully brings one of two early music selections to life on screen. The deadline for submissions is extended to […]

Bill and Ted: Face the Music | Review by Marcus Blake

Did we really need a third Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure movie… yes, yes we did! Because all things are better in trilogies and even though it’s been 29 years since the last one, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t get this movie and there’s definitely no reason why it wouldn’t be funny. Let’s face […]

Ezra Miller And Saul Williams Launch MartyrLoserKin Productions, Sets Sci-Fi Musical ‘Neptune Frost’ As First Project

Actor Ezra Miller has teamed with artist and musician Saul Williams to create the MartyrLoserKin production company. Under the newly-launched banner, the two have set their first project: a sci-fi musical titled Neptune Frost which will be directed by Williams. Keeping in the innovative and artistic spirit of Miller and Williams, the company aims to “create and proliferate works that dismantle conventional cinematic […]

Richard Linklater Musical to Be Filmed Over 20-Year Span

from the hollywoodreporter.com Blake Jenner, Beanie Feldstein and Ben Platt will star in an adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical ‘Merrily We Roll Along.’ Beanie Feldstein, Blake Jenner and Ben Platt will star in an adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along. Richard Linklater will be directing the project, which is being backed by […]

Tony Awards: ‘Hadestown’ Wins Best Musical, Tops With 8 Wins | Complete 2019 Winners List

(from The Hollywood Reporter – www.hollywoodreporter.com) The 73rd Annual Tony Awards were handed out Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York. James Corden returned as host of the Tony Awards for the second time. Among the night’s winners, Elaine May was named best leading actress in a play for The Waverly Gallery. In her acceptance […]

Tony Award®-Winning Musical ‘Kinky Boots’ Struts Into Cinemas for the First Time Ever This June, on Heels of Record-Breaking Broadway & West End Runs

  Two-Night-Only Screenings to Feature Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Footage DENVER, May 17, 2019… Filmed at the Adelphi Theatre in London, “Kinky Boots” the Tony, Grammy & Olivier Award-winning musical from pop icon Cyndi Lauper and legendary playwright Harvey Fierstein, directed and choreography by Tony Award-winner Jerry Mitchell and based on the film written by Geoff Deane […]

PARAMOUNT AND FANDANGO PARTNER TO PRESENT ELTON JOHN MUSICAL, “ROCKETMAN,” IN THEATRES FOR MAY 18

PARAMOUNT AND FANDANGO PARTNER TO PRESENT ELTON JOHN MUSICAL, “ROCKETMAN,” IN THEATRES FOR MAY 18 SCREENING TWO WEEKS BEFORE RELEASE DATE  Fandango VIP Members Can Enjoy “Rocketman” on May 18 as Part of Fandango’s Early Access Screening Program at Hundreds of Locations Nationwide Tickets on Sale Today LOS ANGELES – May 2, 2019 – Fandango, […]

Danny Elfman on Scoring the Justice League Music

Billboard chatted with Danny Elfman about scoring the Justice League music and the composer didn’t hold much back! We’ll give you a spoiler warning for some of the things he says, as you may just not want to know the fine details yet, and his quotes do give certain hints as to what will happen.  When asked what it was […]

Marvel Debuts First Rock Music-Themed Variant Covers

(Via CBR.com) Following Marvel’s recent trend towards musically-themed alternative covers with its hip-hop variants, the House of Ideas appears to be ready to take on another popular genre of album covers with a new selection of rock-themed variants lined up for the fall. The initial group of five rock variants will include Mike Hawthorne and Nathan Fairbairn’s […]

Wingmen: Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Direct R-Rated Musical Read

(via comingsoon.net) Word broke more than a year ago that stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum were planning to team up for an R-rated musical comedy. Now, word breaks via Variety that the film — titled Wingmen — will also be directed by Gordon-Levitt, marking his second directorial feature after 2013’s Don Jon. Wingmen originated from a story […]

The Flash & SuperGirl Musical Cross-Over Review By Allison Costa

  The most recent CW Cross-Over was such a bright spot in my week this past week.  There has been so much focus on the dark and gritty aspects of Super Heroes recently–and while movies such as Logan and Deadpool have been very well received and fabulously done, some times it is so refreshing to […]

The Flash and Supergirl Get a Musical Crossover, Dolph Lundgren Coming to Arrow

from comingsoon.net Following yesterday’s reveal of the season synopses for The CW‘s DC comics shows, fresh updates on the shows have been announced straight from the final day of TCA. First up comes the reveal from Greg Berlanti that The Flash and Supergirl will crossover once again (in addition to the already-announced four-way crossover), this […]

Prince Dies at 57: Iconic Musical Genius Found Dead in Paisley Park

from Billboard.com… Prince died earlier today (April 21) at age 57 at his Paisley Park home and studio, his publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. TMZ first reported the news. Gone But Not Forgotten: In Memoriam 2016 Prince was hospitalized last week after his plane for was forced to make an emergency landing in Moline, Ill. Released […]

Star Wars’ Goes EDM: How Beatmakers Turned Iconic Sound Effects Into Music (rollingstone.com)

The sound design crafted by Ben Burtt and his team for the Star Wars saga is just as iconic and evocative as John Williams’ soaring fanfare. Burtt’s work — spanning from 1977’s A New Hope on through 2015’s multi-billion dollar smash The Force Awakens — is as instantly recognizable as the “Star Wars Theme”: the live wire hum and […]

David Bowie Dies at 69; He Transcended Music, Art and Fashion (comicbookresources.com)

David Bowie, the pioneering rock idol whose influence extended well beyond music, into film, fashion and art, passed away Sunday, just two days after his 69th birthday. “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer,” reads a message posted Sunday on his Facebook page. The musician’s son, filmmaker Duncan Jones, confirmed the […]

That Nerd Show’s Top 25 Greatest Music Albums – 3 Lists With the Same Love for Certain Albums

What are greatest music albums of all time? It’s not an easy question to answer and the debate can cause just as much conflict as religion. But that’s what makes for a good discussion especially if you love music.  And at That Nerd Show, we decided to have our own list because why should Rolling […]

2024 Oscars: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Best Picture & Six Others; Emma Stone & Cillian Murphy Take Lead Acting Prizes – Full List

Oppenheimer capped its dream awards-season run with the Best Picture win at the 96th Oscars on Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Producers Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan accepted the prize. Nolan also took the Best Director prize, giving Universal’s film about J. Robert Oppenheimer and his Manhattan Project a leading seven statuettes. His near-billion-dollar juggernaut has […]

KIERON GILLEN & CASPAR WIJNGAARD TAKE EMERALD CITY COMIC CON BY STORM, ANNOUNCE UPCOMING SERIES THE POWER FANTASY FOR AUGUST FROM IMAGE COMICS

The bestselling, award winning writer Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Die) and creative powerhouse artist Caspar Wijngaard (Home Sick Pilots, All Against All) took Emerald City Comic Con by storm on Friday when Gillen shared news of their upcoming The Power Fantasy series at his Spotlight panel to a standing room only audience. Gillen and […]

“Bob Marley: One Love” Film Review by Alex Moore

Ah, the biopic. It is a sub-genre we cannot seem to get enough of. I cannot say for sure when I first noticed such an upturn for these types of movies, but they tend to be popular and successful and, overall, they also tend to be of good quality. Of course, no matter how appealing […]

Wicked – First Look | Super Bowl Trailer

Wicked. See it on the big screen this Thanksgiving. 💚💖 —– After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining cinematic event this holiday season. Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, […]

‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Totally Rad or Lame? | Review by Chloe James

At this point, I’m pretty sick of the haters who claim a certain generation’s love of nostalgia is “cringe.”  Like I get it, over the past decade, I’ll admit they milked our yearning to return to the happier days of the 80s-00s a little too hard. Between the love letter to all things 80’s shows […]

Noah Kahan’s Stick Season reigns for sixth week at Number 1

Noah Kahan has taken the season of the sticks to a sixth consecutive week at Number 1 in the UK. Stick Season is going nowhere, now becoming the longest consecutive Number 1 run on the Official Singles Chart since Dave & Central Cee’s Sprinter last summer. It once again ends the week as the most-streamed […]

Shout hitmaker Lulu is retiring from touring after 60 years

Lulu is retiring from touring after six decades in music. The 75-year-old singer – who is best known for her 1969 Eurovision Song Contest-winning entry ‘Boom Bang-a-Bang’ and her 1964 hit ‘Shout’ – will bow out with one final run, titled ‘Champagne For Lulu’, this April. Lulu has admitted her 2023 tour was too “gruelling” […]

2024 Grammy Winners List

RECORD OF THE YEAR “Worship” — Jon Batiste “Not Strong Enough” — boygenius “Flowers” — Miley Cyrus “What Was I Made For?” [From the Motion Picture Barbie] — Billie Eilish “On My Mama” — Victoria Monét “vampire” — Olivia Rodrigo “Anti-Hero” — Taylor Swift “Kill Bill” — SZA   ALBUM OF THE YEAR World Music Radio — […]

Green Day celebrate Fifth Number 1 album ‘Saviors’

Green Day celebrate their fifth Official Number 1 album with Saviors this week. The 14th studio LP from US punk-pop icons Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt now joins American Idiot (2004), 21st Century Breakdown (2009), Revolution Radio (2016) and Father of All… (2020) in the band’s tally of UK chart-toppers. Speaking exclusively […]

Billy Joel to perform at 2024 Grammy Awards

Billy Joel will perform at the 2024 Grammy Awards. The 74-year-old singer and songwriter – who made his Grammy stage debut in 1988 when he sang ‘New York State Of Mind’ – will take to the stage for the for the 66th annual Grammy Awards, the Recording Academy has announced. Other performers at the February […]

Liam Gallagher and John Squire announce self-titled album and 2024 tour

Liam Gallagher and John Squire have unveiled their self-titled album and announced a 2024 tour. The former Oasis frontman, 51, and ex-Stone Roses guitarist, 61, have already released the singles ‘Just Another Rainbow’ and ‘Mars to Liverpool’, which arrived today (26.01.24), both of which are in the vein of their respective former Britpop and Madchester […]

2024 Oscar Nominations

Nominations for the 2024 Oscars were announced today with “Oppenheimer” leading the pack with 13 nods followed by “Poor Things” with 11. The 96th annual Academy Awards follow a year that saw the “Barbenheimer” phenomenon of “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan‘s epic World War II biopic pack movie theaters around the world with each raking in hundreds of […]

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