Valerie Wu Intern The 2023 annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), hosted from Oct. 12 to Oct. 19, has announced its slate of awards winners.
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NCT 127 have returned with their fifth album ‘Fact Check’ and a futuristic video for the record’s title track.The new release follows the nine-member boyband’s 2022 album ‘질주 (2 Baddies)’ and its 2023 repackage, ‘Ay-Yo’.On the single ‘Fact Check’, NCT 127 deliver an energetic, Afrobeats-based track that finds them in supremely confident mode, even in the face of being fact-checked against timeless art pieces. “Hang me in the Louvre / Next to the Lisa, touché,” Johnny raps at one point, before the group declare in the chorus: “Check the facts, go check that / Check the stats, go check that.”In the accompanying video, the boyband hop around landmarks across Seoul, from Gyeongbok Palace to Incheon Bridge, as well as more futuristic landscapes.The rest of the album features lyrical contributions from Taeil, Taeyong and Mark on ‘Love Is A Beauty’.
Mark and Taeyong also participated in writing rock track ‘Angel Eyes’ and the ballad ‘Misty’.‘Fact Check’ follows NCT 127 reflecting on their success and story so far in the recent Disney+ and Hulu documentary, NCT 127: The Lost Boys. In the four-part series, the SM Entertainment boyband opened up about their childhoods and feelings about their international growth via never-before-seen interviews and exclusive footage.In a four-star review of the documentary, NME wrote: “The Lost Boys’ refusal to walk the path commonly taken by documentary-makers should be commended, but sometimes – particularly in the first episode – it feels jarring […] Ultimately, once all four parts have been pieced together, it feels like a gentle triumph.“As docuseries go, it succeeds at making you feel like you’ve been given a deeper insight into its subject, giving a human touch to a group that often feels
.Valerie Wu Intern The 2023 annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), hosted from Oct. 12 to Oct. 19, has announced its slate of awards winners.
After over a week of silence, the actors union and the AMPTP are set to return to negotiations on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer A group of A-list actors is adding pressure on SAG-AFTRA leadership to find a way to resolve the actors strike, which has now lasted 97 days. George Clooney, Tyler Perry, Scarlett Johansson, and others held a Zoom meeting on Tuesday afternoon with Fran Drescher, the president of SAG-AFTRA, and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union’s executive director. Though the tone has been described as “supportive,” the actors did not call the meeting merely to express support.
Laura Anderson has set her sights on Strictly Come Dancing after sharing a video to Instagram where she busted a move for her daughter.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Talks broke down last week between the major studios and SAG-AFTRA, with the studios saying that the gap between the two sides is “too great” to continue productive negotiations. Until they can bridge the gap, SAG-AFTRA will remain on strike and the entertainment industry will remain shut down. So how big is that gap? About $480 million a year.
John Carney loves music. And he loves music in his movies.
It’s been nearly three weeks since SAG-AFTRA‘s talks with the video game industry broke off, but a power-up is on the horizon. The union said today that negotiations for a new Interactive Media Agreement will continue. But as for when — stay tuned.
Movie Week is done and dusted and what a spectacle it was, but this weekend on Strictly Come Dancing, the 13 remaining couples will once again be vying to impress the judges with their routines and you - the voting public.
Following Queen Elizabeth's death last year at the age of 96, her cousin Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent became the oldest living member of the Royal Family. Born on October 9, 1935 in Belgrave Square, London, Prince Edward was the son of Prince George and Princess Marina, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary. He has led a very interesting life which has included being thrust into his role at a young age, carrying out decades of royal service, heading up one of the most secretive organisations and experiencing religious scandal within his own family.
Emmerdale stars Emma Atkins, Lawrence Robb and Jessie Elland have divulged some of the behind-the-scenes details from filming their first major stunt. Despite being on the soap for more than 20 years, Charity Dingle actress Emma has never been part of a big showpiece like next week's Super Soap Week.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Alexander Kiesl and Steffen Hacker have been tapped to direct a film adaptation of Home Sweet Home, a popular action-horror video game. Casting is currently underway for the movie, titled “Home Sweet Home Rebirth.” Principle photography is set to begin in Bangkok, Thailand, this fall.
Manic Street Preachers and Suede have announced details of a joint UK and Ireland tour for summer 2024. Check out full dates and ticket details below.The two indie giants first toured Europe together back in 1993, before last year they recreated the line-up for a US jaunt – with upcoming joint dates to follow in Japan this winter.Now, they’ve announced details of bringing the tour to the UK and Ireland next June and July, with each act playing for approximately 75 minutes of about 16 songs, and taking it in turns to play last each evening.“We’ve both got a dedicated fanbase, but we do share a gene pool and a rabid denomination of fans,” Manics bassist and lyricist Nick Wire said on BBC Breakfast this morning. “It’s because we never belonged to anything apart from ourselves.
Ariana Madix is making headlines again, but this time it’s for her captivating journey on the dance floor on “Dancing With the Stars”. ET’s Deidre Behar recently caught up with Madix and her dance partner, Pasha Pashkov, to discuss her exhilarating experience on the show, the emotional release she felt while performing, and the unwavering support of her boyfriend, Daniel Wai. When asked about her first week in the competition and the catharsis of donning her iconic “Vanderpump Rules” reunion dress, Madix couldn’t
Naman Ramachandran A total of 39 European companies, surpassing 2022, will promote and sell films from the continent at Busan International Film Festival‘s accompanying Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM). Of these, 32 will be onsite while seven more will participate online.
Pulp drummer Nick Banks has spoken to NME about lessons learned from his memoir, how Britpop seemed like a “joke” at the time, and what the future may look like for the band.Released last week, So It Started There: From Punk To Pulp tells of the early times, the good times, the not-so-good times and the WTF times” of the band – as described by frontman Jarvis Cocker – as well as the drummer’s early years and life outside of the band.“It was a bit of a lockdown project; I just thought I’d get on and write my version of events,” Banks told NME. “I don’t think that there’d really been an insider’s view of all of the events.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Chile’s Storyboard Media is making its first foray into series production by joining forces with Chilean actor-producer Pablo Díaz del Rio of Rios Estudio and Argentina’s Juan Pablo Gugliota of MagmaCine to co-produce a historical fiction series, “Habitación 205” (“Box 205”). The deal with MagmaCine was closed during the Madrid forum Iberseries & Platino Industria on Oct.
Declan McKenna has announced a 2024 UK and Ireland tour in support of his upcoming album ‘What Happened To The Beach?‘.The 14-date run will kick off on March 23, 2024, at the Great Hall in Cardiff. From there, the ‘Brazil’ singer will make stops in Norwich, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Leicester, Bristol, Wolverhampton, London and Brighton.
Woody Harrelson, Andy Serkis, and Derry Girls star Louisa Harland have signed on to star in Ulster American, a new stage production from Irish playwright David Ireland (Cyprus Avenue) and directed by Jeremy Herrin (A Mirror, Best of Enemies).
McKinley Franklin editor Season 10 of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” garnered the reality series an Emmy nomination while drawing record breaking viewership, thanks to the #Scandoval cheating scandal — but star Lala Kent tells Variety that the aftermath of the controversy that bled into Season 11 left her feeling “numb.” “I think it’s gonna be really hard for me to watch this season, because I’m in a very different place,” she said. “It’s the first season that I felt a little bit numb, and a little checked out.” In Season 10, which concluded in June, Kent’s “Vanderpump Rules” cast members Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss — who has since left the show — were at the center of one of reality television’s greatest controversies, after it was revealed that he’d cheated on his long-term partner Ariana Madix with Leviss.
King Charles may be referred to by many as His Majesty but to his young grandchildren, he is simply known as 'grandpa'