EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to screen adaptation The Magic Flute, which is executive-produced by Roland Emmerich.
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Rosie Perez is a trailblazer. The actress, dancer, choreographer, writer, and more, is a New York icon and someone who broke ground for Latinos and people of color in the industry.
In a new interview, she discussed her personal life, her multifaceted career, and why it was difficult to be a part of the music industry two decades ago.Rosie Perez reveals Tupac Shakur once helped her make a guy jealousRosie Perez investigates a mysterious crime in ‘Now & Then’A post shared by Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbrooklyn)The interview was published inThe Guardian, where Perez’s career was explored, from her beginnings in the dance industry to her roles in the successful series “The Flight Attendant” and the upcoming “Now and Then.” When discussing her experience as a choreographer for acts like LL Cool J and Heavy D & the Boyz, Perez recalls the years with a mix of conflicting emotions. “It was exciting, it was hard, it was depressing,” she said.
“Because being a female in the music business then was very difficult. The misogyny was very, very high.”“Even if you got a job, if you didn’t flirt with the manager, the producer, the record company person, or didn’t sleep with them, it would be very difficult for you to secure employment,” she said.
While Perez played the game according to her own rules and made it clear to the people she worked with that she wasn’t going to sleep with anyone for a job, she was still treated her differently. “People still thought: ‘You probably slept with them,’” she said.A post shared by Rosie Perez (@rosieperezbrooklyn)Perez also discussed where her career is now, and how much the world has opened up in terms of opportunities.
EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to screen adaptation The Magic Flute, which is executive-produced by Roland Emmerich.
Rosie O’Donnell kicked off Pride with a bang. The actress and TV personality wished her followers a happy Pride by sharing a photo of herself and her girlfriend Aimee.Meet Taylor Zakhar Perez, the lead of Amazon’s upcoming gay rom-comMillie Bobby Brown on Will’s sexuality in Stranger Things: ‘He’s just a human being’A post shared by Rosie O’Donnell (@rosie)The photo shows the two smiling at the camera. O’Donnell looks at the camera while Aimee hugs her from behind, showing off her bright pink hair.
Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThese days, it’s refreshing to speak with someone like Mike Leigh whose vocabulary hasn’t been corrupted by the latest Hollywood trends. For example, when Leigh uses the word “content,” it’s doesn’t mean the same thing as 98% of his peers, for whom the term has come to describe the swill that fills the various streamers’ pipelines.For Leigh, “content” refers to the substance of a film or play, as I found when asking Leigh, who is the subject of a 14-film, career-spanning retrospective by New York’s Film at Lincoln Center — from “Bleak Moments” to “Peterloo,” with two shorts thrown in for good measure — where he thinks audiences unfamiliar with his work ought to begin.
Residents near an upstate New York car dealership that was used as a location for the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True are suing the producers, claiming a fire ruined their homes and exposed them to toxic fumes.
Kate Moss is no stranger to headlines, often courting attention through her love of fashion and the highs and lows of her tumultuous relationships. On Wednesday, the model is expected to take the stand in her ex Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard.MORE: Johnny Depp and Kate Moss: Inside their relationship - then and nowHere at HELLO!, we have delved into Kate's former relationship with the Hollywood star and her other highly-publicised romances.WATCH: Johnny Depp's libel trial: What has happened so far?Johnny and Kate met in 1994 at New York's trendy Caf Tabac. At the time, he was 31 and she was 20.
The “It Couple” of the moment. Johnny Depp and Kate Moss dated for several years in the ‘90s, over a decade before the Pirates of the Caribbean actor became embroiled in an ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife, Amber Heard.
Kate Moss is due to take the stand in Johnny Depp's defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp is expected to be reunited with his ex-girlfriend Kate Moss this week when she is called to testify on his behalf at his defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard.MORE: Johnny Depp: Here's what his lawyer really said as he celebrated Amber Heard's Kate Moss commentThe supermodel will reportedly appear via video link on Wednesday to discuss her three-year relationship with the Pirates of the Caribbean star, whom she dated from 1994 until 1997 after reportedly being introduced by celebrity journalist George Wayne.WATCH: Johnny Depp's libel trial - what has happened so far?While the pair were often referred to as the 'It' couple of the 90s, their relationship was often plagued by reports of intense arguing.In fact, back in September 1994 when the couple were staying at the Mark Hotel in New York, Johnny allegedly pushed Kate down a flight of stairs, an incident Amber recently referred to during the trial, which is said to have opened the door to call Kate as a witness.MORE: Johnny Depp receives shock support from unexpected ally during Amber Heard trialMORE: The real reason Johnny Depp REFUSES to look at Amber Heard during trialPolice found Johnny in "a state of possible intoxication", but Kate was said to be uninjured, and he was later arrested for criminal mischief for allegedly trashing their hotel room. Neither Johnny nor Kate have ever discussed the incident publicly.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is expected to see a high-profile witness called to testify on Wednesday – Kate Moss.MORE: Johnny Depp: Here's what his lawyer really said as he celebrated Amber Heard's Kate Moss commentNumerous reports have stated that the supermodel will appear via video link to speak about her former relationship with Johnny, which lasted from 1994 until 1997. WATCH: Inside Johnny Depp's Family LifeIt comes after Amber referenced Kate while delivering her own testimony – prompting celebrations amongst Johnny's legal team.READ: Lila Moss facts: Everything you need to know about Kate Moss' daughterMORE: Lila and Kate Moss' most stylish momentsAhead of Kate's highly-anticipated courtroom appearance, we take a look back at her romance with Johnny, and where the former couple stand now.
Salma Hayek had an emotional moment during her last filming day of Magic Mike 3. The Mexican actress was captured hugging, cheering, and saying her goodbyes to the crew members while in London.The Oscar-winning actress began filming in April after taking over the role of Thandiwe Newton —who was previously confirmed in the leading role opposite Channing Tatum.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the full slate of programming for the fifth annual New York Music Month, to run throughout the month of June 2022 in New York City.This year’s NYMM will feature a combination of in-person and virtual programming, with more than 20 events, including an all-day industry conference on the future of NYC’s music industry, skill-building workshops, free rehearsal space, songwriting camp, and showcases of emerging NYC artists. This month-long series aims to support songwriters, established musicians, emerging artists, and NYC’s entire musical community, many of whom were severely impacted by the pandemic.
Christian Cooper — the black man and avid bird-watcher at the center of the 2020 “Central Park Karen” fiasco — has scored a TV gig at National Geographic.Cooper, 59, will host a series for the nature channel called “Extraordinary Birder.”The lifelong bird enthusiast will take viewers “into the wild, wonderful and unpredictable world of birds,” according to National Geographic.The channel has yet to announce a release date.“Whether braving stormy seas in Alaska for puffins, trekking into rainforests in Puerto Rico for parrots, or scaling a bridge in Manhattan for a peregrine falcon, he does whatever it takes to learn about these extraordinary feathered creatures and show us the remarkable world in the sky above,” the network said in a statement. Cooper, a Harvard University graduate, has been an avid warbler-watcher since he was 10.
Thania Garcia AJR has signed with Mercury Records, the Universal Music label that recently relaunched via Republic Records. The New York-based trio of brothers Adam (vocals/bass), Jack (vocals/guitar), and Ryan (guitar/piano/vocals) Met, are currently in the midst of the U.S.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHarry Styles’ “One Night Only in New York” concert at UBS Arena at Belmont Park this Friday — May 20 — will be available to stream exclusively to Apple Music subscribers in 167 countries around the world, the company has announced.The concert will celebrate his new album “Harry’s House,” which drops that day, “and will see Harry performing songs from the album for the first time ever,” according to the announcement. All tickets for the show were $25 all-in, including taxes and fees, although they are currently going for thousands of dollars on the secondary ticket market.The concert will be available to stream live on Apple Music at 9:00p EST / 6p PST on Friday, May 20th HERE and will encore on May 22nd at 12:00p EST / 9:00a PT / 6:00p CET and on May 26th at 4pm BST / 5pm SGT / 7pm AEST.
NEW YORK -- “Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be,” by Marissa R. Moss (Henry Holt & Co.)Women have always played a major part of country music, from the Carter Family to Dolly Parton, but in recent years you’d be hard pressed to hear that on country music radio.
Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina has escaped from Russia as president Vladimir Putin continues to crack down on dissidents in the country.Alyokhina, along with her bandmates, has been arrested and imprisoned multiple times over the past decade and more for publicly protesting Putin’s rule, most recently last year when she was detained for 48 hours after attending protests encouraging others to protest on social media.Amid the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine, a new story in The New York Times reveals that Alyokhina was under house arrest and, when authorities decided to turn that into a 21-day jail sentence last month, she decided to flee Russia.The story outlines Alyokhina’s escape, which included posing as a food courier and being placed on Russia’s wanted list after being refused entry into Belarus on account of her Russian passport having been confiscated by authorities.The report then reveals that Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson was able to assist Alyokhina in getting her a travel document from a European country that allowed her to travel freely from Russia to the EU. It adds that she has now travelled to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.“I still don’t understand completely what I’ve done,” she said in the piece.
Bad Bunny had a number of surprises up his sleeve on Friday.