EXCLUSIVE: Casey Benesch, a former Netflix executive who helped build up the streaming giant’s stature in comedy, is moving to rival Prime Video to head up comedy marketing.
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It’s opening night at the theater for Isaac Dunbar, but the singer isn’t racked with stage fright. The 19-year-old pop musician has written himself into the lead role in Banish The Banshee, his latest theatrical EP chronicling transformative moments in his life. He’s already lived the whole story.
When the curtains rise, he’ll have his lines memorized like the back of his hand. “All of the songs are supposed to be parables, essentially, that are told from the perspective of this Banshee character that I created, who is a sort of higher self version of me – a person who is very wise and discerning and knows everything,” Dunbar tells The FADER. The singer has long used storytelling as a learning device, but donning the mask of his rebellious alter ego across eight songs on Banish The Banshee offered a chance to embark on a journey of inner healing.
The process was less than linear and includes some stumbles through self-sabotage along the way. Read Next: 10 songs you need in your life this week Twirling through a harmonic wonderland on “Bleach,” Dunbar showcases a boundless vocal and production range while proving that, shamelessly, the Banshee will do anything for attention. Later, on “Fool’s Paradise,” twinkling synths color a story of bribery and deception as a means of brief romantic distraction.
Elsewhere, on “Money On That,” he wears his ego like a security blanket. All the while, Dunbar’s vocal gymnastics craft a compelling narrative laying out the character arc of a villain whose biggest battle is internal. The over-the-top, pompous confidence throughout the record works as a fool-proof cover up for a hyper-critical artist whose greatest motivator stemmed from his dissatisfaction with his past releases.
EXCLUSIVE: Casey Benesch, a former Netflix executive who helped build up the streaming giant’s stature in comedy, is moving to rival Prime Video to head up comedy marketing.
K.J. Yossman Benji Davies’ “Storm Whale” children’s books are getting an animated adaptation from Lupus Films, the studio behind the adaptation of Judith Kerr’s “The Tiger Who Came to Tea.”Lupus are working on a series of three films based on the books, which are published by Simon and Schuster.The three half-hour specials will be written and directed by Robin Shaw (“The Tiger Who Came to Tea”) and known as The Storm Whale Trilogy.The books, which explore friendship, loneliness, love and courage, tell the story of a young boy called Noi.
City Girls serve as co-executive producers, along with Kevin “Coach K” Lee and Pierre “P” Thomas for Quality Control Films and Sara Rastogi for HOORAE. Rae’s audio content company Raedio handles music supervision for the series.“Rap Sh!t” debuts on HBO Max on July 21 with two episodes.
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HAAi has shared the final single from her debut album, ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ – an angular, experimental techno belter titled ‘Human Sound’.It features guest vocals from London artists Obi Franky and Kai-Isaiah Jamal, the former adding a wealth of colour to the mix with her rich and soulful harmonies, and the latter giving it a bold and authoritative punch with his striking, bluntly spoken poetry.“The collapsing begins,” Jamal says in the opening of his monologue. “A sound is a certain way of conjuring – not sure if it gives us our soul or gets its; reminds us of our gut and our ability to forget it; reminds us of what lingers in limbs and our option to sweat it out…”Have a listen to ‘Human Sound’ below:‘Human Sound’ is the fourth single to come from ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’, following the release of ‘Bodies Of Water’ in February, ‘Purple Jelly Disc’ (which also features Obi Franky) in March, and the Jon Hopkins-featuring title track at the start of May.
Ever since “Parasite” won the Palme d’Or at Cannes 2019 and then swept that season’s Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, and more, Hollywood has wondered what Bong Joon-Ho‘s next project would be. Well, things are beginning to take shape as Warner Bros.
Algerian actor Ahmed Benaissa died today following a lengthy illness and just hours before his film Sons of Ramses is scheduled for a Critics’ Week screening at the Cannes Film Festival. He was 78.
Ahmed Benaissa has sadly died.
Facebook post. Benaissa was known for his hoarse voice and comedic acumen and is considered part of the golden age of Algeria’s cinema and theater.
Naman Ramachandran Revered Algerian actor Ahmed Benaissa died on Friday after a long illness, according to the Algerian Ministry of Culture. He was 78.Benaissa’s latest film, Clement Cogitore’s “Sons of Ramses,” (“Goutte d’Or”) in which he had a key role, playing Ramses’s (Karim Leklou) father, is premiering at Cannes on Friday, as a special screening in the Critics’ Week strand of the festival.“I am deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Ahmed Benaissa,” Cogitore said. “The film would not exist without him and words can’t express our sorrow at premiering the film in Cannes today.”“Sons Of Ramses” is produced by Jean-Christophe Reymond for Kazak Productions.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticBob Neuwirth, a recording artist and mainstay of the New York City folk scene in the 1960s, and a collaborator with Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, John Cale and Peter Case, among others, died in Santa Monica Wednesday night at age 82. The cause of death was heart failure.“On Wednesday evening in Santa Monica, Bob Neuwirth’s big heart gave out,” said his longtime partner, entertainment executive Paula Batson, in a statement. “He was 82 years old and would have been 83 in June.
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden have added a stunning Montecito mansion to their cross-country property portfolio. The couple reportedly paid $12.67 million for the recently remodeled mansion that, “pairs traditional Mediterranean architecture with contemporary refinement,” per Dirt.
Bianca Gascoigne has hinted that wedding bells could soon be ringing for her and her new beau Arron Wright. Celebrity Big Brother star Bianca admitted that she has plans to get married and is ready to take her relationship to the next step.The 35 year old has been dating Arron, a broker from Essex, for six months and said she believes he is "husband material". Bianca has previously dated Katie Price's ex Kris Boyson but, is now all loved up with her Mr Wright.