Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias Creates Post-Colonial Fable ‘Pepe,’ Taking on Pablo Escobar’s Infamous Zoo: ‘Imagination Isn’t Owned by Disney’

Facebook followers with the release of the toe-tapping tune, entitled “Aerobique.”“I have a gift for you. I wrote many songs with my partners Chris and Kathy Phillips.

Todd Gilchrist editor Visual albums — a bunch of videos strung together to commemorate the release of new work from a musical artist — typically either feel like shameless promotion or a vanity project. “Songs From the Hole” not only earns the label honestly, but actually takes this co-called next-level artistic endeavor to, well, another level: Chronicling the incarceration of James “JJ’88” Jacobs, who went to jail at age 15 for murder, co-writer and director Contessa Gayles combines nakedly vulnerable reflections from Jacobs with poetic recreations for a deeply affecting experience, both musically and dramatically.

NewJeans attended the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards to receive the ‘Group of the Year’ award, saying it was “something we really don’t take for granted”.This year’s Billboard Women in Music awards ceremony took place on the evening of March 6 at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater, with NewJeans named Group of the Year at the ceremony, making them the first-ever K-pop group to have done so in the awards’ history.After receiving their trophy from country musician Lainey Wilson, Australian-Vietnamese member Hanni expressed in her acceptance speech how starstruck she was to be in the same room with artists the group look up to.“To be here today celebrating Women’s History Month and to participate in an awards show that’s overflowing with such amazing artists is so surreal and it’s hard to believe we’re in the same room as you all,” Hanni said. “I’d like to thank all the artists that are here because without your music, I don’t think we would have been able to grow up so inspired.

Todd Longwell Producer William Selig and director Francis Boggs came west from Chicago in 1909 to establish the first Los Angeles-based movie studio in a neighborhood that is today known as Echo Park. By 1916, 60% of the films made in the U.S.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz faced off in an exhibition match over the weekend. The game, called “The Netflix Slam,” concluded with an Alcaraz win and with an endorsement from Rafael Nadal, who had nothing but praise for his fellow Spanish player.Rafa Nadal opens up about the ‘radical’ change of being a parentRafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz’s upcoming match: When and how to watch"It's a good thing that as a player I will not face him many times," said Nadal after the match, per Reuters. “As a fan, I will enjoy watching him for many years hopefully.

‘Cerrando Ciclos Tour,’ Romeo Santos and Aventura added an additional 12 shows to their calendar.That means four (!) more goodbye gigs in New York and New Jersey this spring.First up, the “Obsession” quartet will stop into New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, May 22 and now Thursday, May 23 as well.Next, they hit Brooklyn for their recently announced Barclays Center concert on Thursday, May 30.After that, the four Santoses swing into Newark’s Prudential Center on Sunday, June 2 and Monday, June 3, which was just tacked onto the itinerary.They’ll close the NY/NJ cycle at Elmont, NY’s UBS Arena on Wednesday, June 5, for a show that they also added at the last minute.As of now, tickets are available for all 32 ‘Cerrando Ciclos Tour’ concerts.Want to find the show that best suits your schedule to see Romeo, Henry, Lenny and Max one last time?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Aventura’s 2024 tour below.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to tickets can be found below.Note: All recently added tour dates are in bold.In 2021, Aventura wrapped up their 2019-20 ‘Inmortal Tour’ that was postponed due to COVID-19.Based on our findings, here’s what the group played at Wrigley Field that summer, courtesy of Set List FM.01.) “El desprecio”02.) “Por un segundo”03.) “La boda”04.) “Los infieles”05.) “El malo”06.) “Mi corazoncito”07.) “Un beso”08.) “Llorar”09.) “Lágrimas” (José José cover)10.) “Volví”11.) “Amor de madre”12.) “Obsesión”Encore:13.) “Inmortal”The four Santoses will be on the road for the ‘Cerrando Ciclos Tour.’As a refresher, they are:Anthony “Romeo” Santos lead vocals, backing vocals, songwriter, composer, producer (1994-2011, 2016, 2019–2024)Henry Santos lead

EXCLUSIVE: Abramorama has acquired North American rights to Little Empty Boxes, a documentary marking the directorial debut of New York Times bestselling health journalist Max Lugavere. Following a week-long engagement at Look Cinema in NYC beginning April 19, the film unspools at Laemmle Santa Monica in Los Angeles beginning April 26, expanding to select theaters nationwide thereafter.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon Prime Video’s remake of British game show The 1% Club has found its host as well as a broadcast partner.

Oppenheimer, Maestro, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Society of the Snow were the big film winners at the Motion Picture Sound Editors‘ 71st Golden Reel Awards, which were handed out Sunday night at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. See the full list below.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The 8th annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards just concluded in Tokyo — with “Jujutsu Kaisen” Season 2 wining a total of 11 honors, including the top prize of anime of the year. Crunchyroll revealed the winners during a live ceremony Saturday, March 2, featuring celebrity presenters and musical performances.

A cocaine dealer who named himself after Pablo Escobar saw his lucrative criminal empire come crashing down in minutes.

Aventura.This May and June, Romeo Santos and his legendary bachata group are joining forces for their ‘Cerrando Ciclos Tour’ (“Closing Cycles”) one last time before officially parting ways.“This year, there is something I must accomplish and conclude,” Romeo Santos shared via social media.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Janet Yang, the Los Angeles-based producer and president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, has been appointed as an independent non-executive director to the board of Imax China, a subsidiary of premium large format cinema company Imax that has its own share listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company, Wednesday, reported a return to net profits of $27.5 million for the 2023 calendar year. That compared with net profit of $10.8 million in 2022.

Caroline Brew editor While working on “Shōgun,” costume designer Carlos Rosario created approximately 2,300 costumes for the FX limited series spanning 10 episodes. “It was a massive. It was a huge show and a huge crew.

North West is channeling her stepmomma Bianca Censori with this new look! And before you freak out, don’t worry, she was properly covered up!

A high-politicized edition of the Berlin Film Festival ended Saturday, but divisions surrounding political messaging during the festival appear to be ongoing. 

Dahomey. The Golden Bear, the first to be awarded to a black filmmaker in the festival’s history, is about the return of 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey from Paris to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin.MUBI has acquired the rights to the film for both the UK and the United States, among other territories.On the night Diop had the following to say when she collected her award:Kenyan-Mexican actor Lupita Nyong’o was president of this year’s jury.Elsewhere, the runner-up prize, the Silver Bear Grand Jury went to Korean filmmaker Hong Sansoo’s Yeohaengjaui pilyo (A Traveler’s Needs), while the Silver Bear Jury Prize was awarded to Bruno Dumont’s L’Empire.Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias scooped the Best Director award for Pepe, while the two main acting awards went to two performances in the English language.

Guy Lodge Film Critic The Berlin Film Festival drew to a close with tonight’s awards ceremony, with French-Senegalese director Mati Diop taking the Golden Bear for her documentary “Dahomey.” Full report to come; full list of winners below.

Winners have been announced at the 74th Berlin Film Festival, with Dahomey by French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop scooping the coveted Golden Bear prize as the best film of the festival’s International Competition. Scroll down for the full list of winners, which were revealed Saturday evening at the Berlinale Palast.

Lily Gladstone wears a red sequin look while stepping out for the 2024 Costume Designers Guild Awards held at NeueHouse on Wednesday (February 21) in Los Angeles.