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Israel’s Minister of Culture Threatens to Revoke Israeli Citizenships of ‘NAZA’ Filmmakers
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Seth Green Says He Was Never Invited Back for the Canceled ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Reboot
Seth Green revealed in the Sept. 8 episode of The McBride Rewind podcast that he was not involved in any discussion of reprising his role as the werewolf guitarist Oz in Hulu’s canceled “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot. “I was not part of those talks,” he said in the episode. While he was not involved, […]
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Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71
Eugene Richard O’Connor, the punk rocker known as Cheetah Chrome and guitarist of the Dead Boys, died Sunday, his bandmates confirmed on Instagram. He was 71. “We are incredibly sad to announce the news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Cheetah Chrome,” the band wrote in the post. “Cheetah was a true original, […]
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Sara Bareilles on ‘Good Grief’ and Finding Joy in the Tough Stuff: ‘Grief Is the Mothership of This Record, but It Carries Release, Hope, Optimism and Connection’
She could have called it Great Grief, but that would have been immodest. Sara Bareilles’ Good Grief, her first new studio album in seven years, is one of the year’s finest achievements from a singer-songwriter… and its purely musical delights are such that you might feel that way about it even if you haven’t been […]
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International Oscar Submissions: Nepal, Singapore, Israel, Romania, South Korea, Chile and More Join the List
The campaigns for the Oscar for international feature film are gaining momentum, with final submissions due by Oct. 1. The Oscars shortlists will be revealed on Dec. 15, with 15 international films selected to be voted on by Academy members in all branches who commit to watch all 15 films. Oscar nominations will be revealed […]
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Ella Langley’s ‘Dandelion’ Album Returns to No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200 for First Time in Four Months, So ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Won’t Get Lonely at the Top
Ella Langely’s fans are choosing her Dandelion album as a complete piece of work, and not just staying entirely trained on her long-running Choosin’ Texas smash. Dandelion has returned to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart for a third non-consecutive week at the top. Its previous stay at No. 1 was […]
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‘On Behalf of My Son’ Review: A Strained Brazilian Drama About a Mother’s Apology Tour
A Brazilian drama with a powerful premise but labored execution, Gabriel Martins’ “On Behalf of My Son” follows the ripple effects of a tragic bus accident through the eyes of the driver’s mother, Vicentina (Rejane Faria). As she pillories herself with an apology tour, family members of the other victims veer in and out of […]