Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers guitarist, dead at 80

Last year, when Australian twin filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou—best known previously for their YouTube channel “RackaRacka”— released their debut feature horror film “Talk to Me,” it not only managed to rake in an impressive $92 million against a budget of $4.5 million, but it also garnered rave reviews and announced the arrival of two bold new voices that would surely reinvigorate the genre.

Robert Downey Jr. has expressed interest in reprising his role as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Which presents a problem, since he died at the end of Avengers: Endgame.

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from the entire first season of “Dead Boy Detectives,” now streaming on Netflix. The Dead Boy Detectives may have closed the case of Port Townsend, but they don’t jump back through the mirror to merry old London the same boys they once were. In the Season 1 finale of Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Dead Boy Detectives” comic books, Edwin (George Rexstrew) and Charles (Jayden Revri) find themselves in the well-manicured clutches of resident witch Esther (Jenn Lyon), who is hellbent on bottling the youthful elixir she brews from the anguish attached to Edwin’s soul from his decades of torture in Hell.

Following the massive success of “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” there was a time when the Russo Brothers were the biggest filmmakers on the planet, and most fans presumed, don’t worry, they’ll be back to direct “Avengers: Secret Wars.” But much has changed in the ensuing years. The Russos, via their AGBO company, have delivered two films in that time that they themselves have directed, the drama “Cherry” with Tom Holland for Apple and the would-be Netflix franchise “The Gray Man” with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans, an expensive affair that never took off with critics.

Sam Raimi has handpicked another heir apparent to the “Evil Dead” franchise. Deadline reports that “The Last Stop In Yuma County” director Francis Galluppi follows in the footsteps of Fede Álvarez and Lee Cronin as the next up-and-comer to take the reins on the long-running horror series.

Coldplay have announced a 25th anniversary vinyl edition of ‘Brothers & Sisters’ – you can find all the details below.The Chris Martin-fronted band released the two-song EP as a seven-inch vinyl on this day (April 26) in 1999 via Fierce Panda. It contained their debut single ‘Brothers & Sisters’, with the track ‘Easy To Please’ featured as the B-side.A CD edition of the EP also contained a third cut, ‘Only Superstition’.Now, it has been confirmed that all three songs will be available on a special gatefold double BioVinyl seven-inch record.

The Peabody Board of Jurors released the rest of the 2024 Peabody Awards nominees today and the results were somewhat surprising. Comprising the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, Interactive, and Immersive categories, the list of honorees included anticipated programs such as “The Last of Us,” “The Bear” and “Bluey.” What was something of a shock was a snub of the critically acclaimed and awards favorite, “Beef.” READ MORE: “20 Days in Mariupol” and “The Eternal Memory” among early 2024 Peabody Awards nominees Beyond “Last of Us” and “The Bear,” other Entertainment category nominees include “Poker Face,” “Lupin,” “Blue Eyed Samurai,” “Somebody Somewhere,” “Dead Ringers,” “Reservation Dogs,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Israel-Hamas War,” “Reality,” and “Jury Duty.” Surprising nominees included “Fellow Travelers” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.” On the Children/Youth front, “Bluey” was joined by fellow Disney+ series “Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,” and “Summer Camp Island.” The Arts category features “Can You Bring It: Bill T.

The brothers who co-founded fashion giant PrettyLittleThing have announced they are teaming up on a new business venture together.

Bette Midler has an idea for Quinta Brunson and wants to guest star on the ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary.

AURORA has recounted the time she asked Chemical Brothers‘ Tom Rowlands to “puke vomit all over” a song on her new album ‘What Happened To The Heart?’Speaking as part of NME’s In Conversation series, the Norwegian alt-pop artist said her new LP was “extremely playful” and has seen her “working with people I admire.”“We have a lot of fun. We feel like two little aliens walking around, and we have the same hunger for something exceptional,” she said when discussing her work with Rowlands.

A small piece of contemporary cinema history was written last night in St Andrews, Scotland when Steven Soderbergh sat down with Joe and Anthony Russo on stage at the Sands International Film Festival to discuss their 2002 collaboration Welcome to Collinwood. 

Famed former American Idol contestant and Grammy Award winning singer Mandisa has died.

A mum-to-be has told how her mother has been having a 22-year-long affair with her husband.

YouTube star Abhradeep “Angry Rantman” Saha has passed away at the shockingly young age of just 27.

Rolling Stone that the musician had passed away today (April 18) from cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.“The legendary performer, songwriter, bandleader and family patriarch was at his home in Osprey, Florida, surrounded by his family,” read an official statement. “Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt worldwide.

Dickey Betts, the Allman Brothers Band‘s co-founding guitarist, singer and songwriter behind such classics as “Ramblin’ Man,” “Blue Sky” and “Jessica,” died today at his home in Osprey, FL. He was 80.

Riley Strain’s family is beyond upset by the “appalling” behavior of his fraternity brothers after he went missing.

EXCLUSIVE: Dale Dickey has been tapped for a heavily recurring role in the upcoming second season of Max comedy Bookie, from Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay.

The relationship between King Charles and his sons, Princes William and Prince Harry, has been strained since Harry and his wife Meghan Markle decided to step back from their Royal duties in 2020.The tension has resulted in limited face-to-face meetings between the father and sons in the subsequent years. One such tense reunion occurred in April 2021 when Harry returned for Prince Philip's funeral, which took place exactly three years ago today.This meeting came just weeks after Harry's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, which further deepened the rift within the family.

EXCLUSIVE: Duplass Brothers Production recently wrapped production on the Katie Aselton-directed feature Magic Hour, starring Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting, Hamilton). Aselton (Old Dads, Legion) stars alongside Diggs in the project which she co-wrote with Mark Duplass.