‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ Review: A Veteran’s Creative Take on PTSD Packs the Power of Classic Capra

American Idol star dropped “Hell Together” last week after teasing new music was coming. The track is a gospel-tinged affair, a nod to his past and the story he tells in the song. “Hell Together” is powerful and meaningful – qualities that are not always guaranteed when it comes to pop music.

Lorde has released a cover of ‘Take Me to the River’, as part of a new Talking Heads tribute album. Check out the song below.The track will be part of ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense’, a project that was first announced in December by A24 Music.The record will feature 16 artists sharing their own covers of Talking Heads classics, including Lorde’s version of ‘Take Me to the River’, which Talking Heads themselves covered in 1978, from the 1974 original by Al Green.Listen to the song here:Lorde has written about her first memory of seeing Talking Heads perform, when her mum showed her a video of them playing on Top of the Pops.“In the video I see a band from another time performing on a TV show,” she said. “The lead singer wears a suit, has high cheekbones and slicked-back dark hair.

? Experts say it's possible.It's an intriguing concept: Living long is something we all aspire to, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or geographical location. According to , only 25% to 30% of our life expectancy is determined by our genes.

SXSW organizers on Monday announced the Audience Award winners for the festival’s recently wrapped 31st edition.

The annual top fifty hospitality 'power list' has been revealed today at the Northern Bar and Restaurant show held in Manchester. A number of local operators from the city's food and drink scene have joined the prestigious ranking.

Anya Taylor-Joy took her father, Dennis Taylor, with her for the first time at the prestigious awards, which is a promise she made to him when she was 12.On Tuesday, The Menu star shared a gallery of photos and videos from the awards, writing in the caption, “A dreamy moment.” “At 12 I promised my dad that if I was ever invited to the Oscars, I would take him,” she wrote. “Filled with gratitude.”A post shared by Anya Taylor-Joy (@anyataylorjoy)The Amsterdam star was a presenter at the awards, joining her costar in the upcoming Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Chris Hemsworth, to present the Academy Awards for Best Animated Short and Best Animated Feature.

Kim Kardashian and Odell Beckham Jr. are partying the night away!

A Royal apology has come from Kate Middleton after multiple questions were raised about the first picture of her since her surgery. So much so, that top news agencies believe it's been tweaked digitally. The photo, which sees the Princess of Wales with her arms around her three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, is said to have been taken by Prince William and was posted on Mother's Day (Sunday, 10 March).

My Dead Friend Zoe, directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes and co-written with AJ Bermudez, weaves a complex tapestry of trauma, memory, and the enduring strength of human connection. Starring Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales in the lead roles, with support from Utkarsh Ambudkar, Ed Harris, Gloria Reuben, and Morgan Freeman, this film delves deep into the psychological aftermath of warfare, presenting a narrative that is both intimate and expansive.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer When “My Dead Friend Zoe” filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes set out to adapt his own experiences as an Army vet onto the big screen, he made two very big changes: gender-flipping the main characters and two women of color in the roles. Starring Sonequa Martin-Green and Natalie Morales, “My Dead Friend Zoe” is a dark dramedy that follows Merit (Martin-Green), a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran who is at odds with her family thanks to the presence of Zoe (Morales), her dead best friend from the Army.

In the era of action films like John Wick, the bar for adrenaline-fueled entertainment has been set high, and there exists a fine line in the world of cinematic remakes that one has to draw between regard for the original and fresh perspectives. Doug Liman directs the remake of the classic 1989 film Roadhouse, which premiered in the Headliner category at the 2024 SXSW film festival and unfortunately, this remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal, delivers a lackluster and ultimately unnecessary retread of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film.

She just turned 54 years old at the very end of January, but you wouldn’t know it based on the look of her most recent Instagram pictures!! Seriously, this is AH-Mazing!!

Anya Taylor-Joy is stepping into big shoes with her starring role in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

J Balvin is driving around in a Tesla Cybertruck these days, but he’s not sure it’s the safest vehicle out there.

Joe Leydon Film Critic For audiences of a certain age, it might be amusing, or maybe even disappointing, when, early in “The Ballad of Davy Crockett,” the eponymous hero skins a raccoon to fashion a bandage for a serious leg wound, rather than to make a hat of the sort famously worn by Fess Parker when he played the character in enduringly popular Disney miniseries and movie spin-offs. Maybe this is writer-director Derek Estlin Purvis’ way of winking at the audience.

John Williams composed for his most famous cinematic hero, Indiana Jones. “As I often remind John, his music follows me everywhere I go — literally,” Ford says.

Kirsten Dunst is looking back at her time on the Spider-Man set, wishing she would’ve stood up for herself.

Kyle Kinane has released two soulful, uninhibited and often hilarious stand-up specials.Yet, for the 47-year-old comic, he sees his exceptional output as just part of the job.“I have an hour that I present, and when I think it’s at its best, I record it and put it out,” Kinane told the New York Post in an exclusive interview.“It’s similar to the UK model where you’re like, ‘alright, here’s this year’s offering,’ but while that’s being perfected, the new stuff is in the oven.”And, true to form, the hardworking Chicago native and current Portland resident is already back on the road after dropping the excellent, expertly constructed special “DirtNap” on Monday, March 4.As of now, Kinane has dates book from March all the way up until November on his nationwide ‘It’s Not A Tour, It’s The Job Tour.’That includes three shows at Albany’s Funny Bone on May 17-18. “On this run, I’m exploring the idea of fight or flight as a human response to threats,” Kinane explained.

Jessica Kiang Nobody is broken in Shô Miyake’s films; nobody is quite beyond repair. But over the course of his last few features, the Japanese director has centered characters who are at at least mildly sprained, and trying hard to get by on hope and a homemade splint.

Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes have been in the spotlight throughout their careers in Hollywood, but when it comes to their family life, the pair prefer to keep a private profile. The ‘Barbie’ star has been enjoying his success recently, with Eva showing her support every step of the way.Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes take their daughters to read books at the parkSylvester Stallone wants Ryan Gosling to be the new ‘Rambo’: ‘He loves the character’Eva Mendes makes rare Fashion Week appearance, stuns in leopard lookThe celebrity couple share two daughters, 9-year-old Esmeralda, and 7-year-old Amada.