Bill Pullman Celebrates ‘Independence Day’ By Telling Us To Wear “Freedom Masks”

A new bill in the House Representatives aims to keep struggling independent music venues afloat during the ongoing pandemic. Introduced Thursday by Reps. Ron Kind (D-WI) and Mike K

Demi Lovato is counting her blessings, two years after she miraculously survived an accidental overdose.

coronavirus pandemic has had on the music industry, particularly in terms of the grassroots live music community.As well as assessing how independent venues, promoters and artists have fared during the pandemic, ‘Independents Day’ will also include panels on creating greater representation of minority groups at a grassroots level on and off stage, exploring what direct actions can come from the Black Lives Matter movement in grassroots venues, what venues can do beyond live music to sustain

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt appears that the lobbying by representatives for independent venues has at least begun to pay off on Capitol Hill: Senators John Cornyn of Texas and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota introduced a new relief bill for indie venues impacted by the coronarvirus pandemic.The “Save Our Stages Act” would provide six months of financial support to help “keep venues afloat, pay employees and preserve a critical economic sector for communities across America,” according to the

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Last year, Sony ruled the Independence Day box office frame with Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far From Home, and this year again, they can tout that they won the holiday period with their reissue of the 1984 classic Ghostbusters which grossed $550K over the 3-day weekend, and $656K since its re-opening on July 1.And if you want to get technical, it’s been 36 years since Ghostbusters rode a top of the weekend box office, the last time

Kanye West is hoping to unseat Donald Trump as U.S. leader.The rapper and entrepreneur took to Twitter on America’s Independence Day (July 4, 2020) to re-announce his plan to run for the White House in November (2020).“We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future.

Bill Pullman is the latest star to urge people to wear face masks as the number of newly reported cases of the novel coronavirus continues to go up in various states. The actor filmed a PSA for the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain in which he urges people to wear what he dubs a "freedom mask" as they celebrate the Fourth of July.

coronavirus in a new video, interspersed with shots from Independence Day to mark the American public holiday.Pullman, who played President Thomas J. Whitmore in the 1996 blockbuster, is introduced as “the most presidential actor of all time” in clip, released yesterday (July 4) via Alamo Drafthouse.“Hello America.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorFormer 49ers NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick spoke out against the mistreatment of Black people on America’s birthday. Earlier this afternoon Kaepernick posted a striking montage documenting the violent history against Blacks on his Twitter page.

said in a video posted to YouTube Saturday.“This Independence Day, I’m going to be celebrating my freedom in a really important way,” he continued. “I’m gonna be wearing my freedom mask every time I go into public places.

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Matthew McConaughey had an important message to share on Independence Day.

There are a number of ways to celebrate July 4th, but with COVID-19 restrictions still in place in some places and others just staying home to stop the spread, a Twitter account has come up with a clever way to mark the day.

In a chilling video depicting images of American slaves side-by-side with violent footage from nationwide protests, Daveed Diggs channels the words of Frederick Douglass. "What to my people is the Fourth of July?" Diggs asks.