DEAN drops ‘Die 4 You’, his first solo release in four years

ABC:Monday, Jan. 22: “The Bachelor” (8 p.m. season premiere starring Joey Graziadei), “20/20” (10 p.m.)Wednesday, Feb.

Elliot Silverstein, who directed Jane Fonda and, in an Oscar-winning performance, Lee Marvin in the 1965 comedy-Western Cat Ballou, died Nov. 24 in Los Angeles. He was 96.

Killing Joke guitarist Kevin “Geordie” Walker has died, aged 64.The news was posted on Killing Joke’s Martin Adkins’ Facebook page this evening (November 26). He shared a video of The Damage Manuel’s ‘Laugh Track’ – a supergroup of which they were also a part of – with the caption “gutted”.

Neil Young has shared a video of himself performing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ on an electric guitar, urging viewers to “Stand For Peace”.The track was shared for Thanksgiving 2023 and sees the Canadian-American songwriter share a Jimi Hendrix-style version of the US national anthem while standing next to an American flag.The video was directed by Young’s wife Daryl Hannah and concludes with “Be Brave” and “Stand For Peace” written on the screen.Uploaded less than 24 hours ago, the video has already amassed just shy of 50,000 views online and, despite being titled ‘Stand For Peace’, it does not refer to any ongoing conflict in particular. Check out the cover of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ below.Although the seemingly politically-motivated track doesn’t link directly to any current wars, it does arrive just days after the singer-songwriter posted a separate statement to social media speaking against the conflict in Israel and Palestine.“For our many Palestinian friends and our many Jewish friends, we do need to start over in the present and release our terrible connections to the past,” he wrote (via Consequence).

The first lengthy break in fighting in Gaza for six weeks is imminent, with Israel set to announce the start of a four-day pause in the next 24 hours in exchange for dozens of hostages.

Jordan Moreau Susan Sarandon has been dropped by UTA after she made controversial comments at a pro-Palestine rally in New York on Nov. 17, Variety has confirmed.

EXCLUSIVE: After taking his time in finding his next big role after winning this years best actor Oscar, Brendan Fraser looks to have zeroed in on that role as sources tell Deadline he is set to star in Searchlight’s Rental Family. Beef helmer Hikari will direct from a script she co-wrote with Stephen Blahut. Hikari has been developing the project since 2019 and will produce along with Shin Yamaguchi as well as Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev of Sight Unseen Productions.

EXCLUSIVE: Great American Media has signed soap star Cameron Mathison to a multi-picture deal over several years.

Michaela Zee Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and wife of the 39th U.S. president Jimmy Carter, has died. She was 96.

Michaela Zee Suzanne Shepherd, an actor known for her roles in “The Sopranos” and “Goodfellas,” died Friday morning in her home in New York City, her agent confirmed to Variety. She was 89. Shepherd portrayed Mary DeAngelis, the mother of Carmela Soprano (Edie Falco), in HBO’s crime drama series “The Sopranos,” as well as the mother of Lorraine Bracco’s character Karen Hill in 1990’s “Goodfellas.” She also had roles in “Jacob’s Ladder” (1990), “Trees Lounge” (1996), “Lolita” (1997), “American Cuisine” (1998), “Living Out Loud” (1998), “Requiem for a Dream” (2000), “A Dirty Shame” (2004), “Harold” (2008), “The Week Of” (2018) and “The Performance” (2023), among other films.

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, who was an influential partner to her husband, Jimmy Carter, in his unlikely rise to the Georgia governor’s mansion and then the White House, died today at the age of 96, the Carter Center announced.

Peter Spellos, a star on the TV series American Dreams and a voice on the animated ‘Transformers’ series, died early Sunday of pancreatic cancer complications.

Goodfellas and The Sopranos has died, aged 89.The death of the late actor is reported to have been confirmed by her granddaughter to the US Sun, although a cause of death has not yet been reported and no official statement has been released.In Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas (1990), Shepherd played the mother of Karen Hill (played by Lorraine Bracco). The film also starred Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci.Shepherd also played Mary DeAngelis in hit HBO show The Sopranos from 2000 to 2007.

Rejoice exhibition, because some wide releases are keeping their dates on the theatrical film schedule next year, despite it being wrecked by the actors strike. Disney had April 5 on hold and that’s being designated to 20th Century Studios’ psychological thriller The First Omen, the prequel to the classic 1976 horror film. 

Thania Garcia The 2023 Latin Grammys are hours away and one of the biggest guessing games of the evening will be in the album of the year field. A total of 10 contenders were selected by the Academy this year following Rosalía‘s big win in 2022 when the songstress beat out massively successful records from Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony, Bad Bunny and Jorge Drexler, to name a few.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Specialty distributor Ariztical Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to New Zealand-set wholesome gay love story ‘Mysterious Ways.’ Ariztical plans a multi-platform digital release in 2024. Written and directed by New Zealand’s Paul Oremland, the film follows a media storm that threatens the marriage between a Vicar, portrayed by Richard Short (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”) and his Samoan boyfriend, portrayed by Nick Afoa (“The Lion King”), after they announce their intentions to have a traditional wedding in the church.

Fans of ITV's daytime show, This Morning, are pleading with bosses to make Cat Deeley a permanent host. Alongside Rylan Clark, 47 year old Cat presented the show on Monday and Tuesday this week (13 and 14 November) and will present with Craig Doyle on Wednesday. Rylan, 35, has presented the morning show with Josie Gibson in recent weeks, but she has now jetted off to Australia to take part in I'm A Celebrity.

Paul McCartney has recalled being “amazed” when Guns N’ Roses covered his 1973 hit with Wings, ‘Live & Let Die’.The song was written for the James Bond film of the same name before it was covered by the legendary ’80s rockers two decades later and appeared on their 1991 album ‘Use Your Illusion I’.McCartney even admitted to being surprised that the cover was successful enough for it to be mistaken for a Guns N’ Roses original rather than one of his songs.Speaking on his A Life In Lyrics podcast, McCartney said: “I thought it was pretty good actually. I was more amazed that they would actually do it, this young American group.“The interesting thing was my kids would go to school and they would go, ‘My dad wrote that.’ They’d go, ‘No he didn’t, it was Guns N’ Roses,’ so nobody would ever believe them.

Marta Balaga Academy Award-winning producer of “Moonlight” Adele Romanski teased upcoming projects at Poland’s American Film Festival, including Barry Jenkins’ “Mufasa: The Lion King.” “I think anything new is scary and scary is exciting. I run towards that. What we saw was an opportunity to work with new tools, to explore the inside of a different medium and put our own stamp on it,” she said during a masterclass.

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