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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe Quarantunes series of Zoom concerts that entertained industry insiders during the worst of the pandemic lockdown and raised more than $26 million for charity came to an emotional end Saturday night with a five-hour farewell edition that benefited the NAACP.The fundraising effort launched by WME partner Richard Weitz and his then-17-year-old daughter Demi closed with members of Kool and the Gang delivering an all-remote remote performance of their upbeat

Antonio Ferme editorWhile the famous opening text in “Fargo” states that the story of the film was based on true events, it turns out that the Coen brothers only included this fraudulent message to subvert the audience’s expectations.“It occurred to us that if an audience thinks that the template that you’re following are actual events, they actually give you more latitude to construct it in an unorthodox way,” Joel Coen said.Coen participated in a Q&A conversation with his wife and star of

Frances McDormand gets in the middle of a pic with Steve Buscemi and Joel Coen at the Fargo reunion during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival on Friday (June 18) in New York City.

Not looking back! Too Hot to Handle’s Harry Jowsey set the record straight on why he and ex-girlfriend Francesca Farago split after a brief reconciliation last month.

Bob Verini The settings and scope of “Fargo’s” fourth installment are as variegated as America itself — something the show’s design team relished taking into account.Of course, the “Fargo” brand is intimately associated with snow, courtesy of the 1996 Coen brothers’ movie from which the television version was spun off. Costume designer J.R.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TV“Fargo” showrunner Noah Hawley lives and works in Austin, Texas, so even before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed people to work from home, he was already doing that.

Naman Ramachandran Streamer ZEE5 Global has added to its growing roster of Bangladeshi content with series “Ladies & Gentlemen,” created by eminent Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki (“No Bed of Roses”).The eight-episode series is the story of an ordinary girl and her emotional journey to becoming the voice of every working woman in Bangladesh.It is directed by Farooki and co-directed by Mahmudul Islam (“Sincerely Yours, Dhaka”).Farooki is Bangladesh’s most lauded filmmaker

The Pretty Reckless have unveiled their new video for ‘Only Love Can Save Me Now’, which features cameos from Soundgarden‘s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron.Thayil and Cameron appeared on the track, which was released on The Pretty Reckless’ album ‘Death By Rock And Roll’ earlier this year, and have now appeared in the video.You can see the video below, which sees the musicians from both bands performing on a dramatic, water-covered stage.“It’s hard to describe the feeling around our song Only Love

As NBCUniversal starts its summer movie nights across its linear and digital portfolio, it has launched a partnership with Target and producer Will Packer that aims to spotlight BIPOC creators.

Coldplay have debuted the music video for ‘Higher Power’, which sees the group going intergalactic as they explore a new planet.Directed by Dave Meyers, who has previously worked with Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, the video sees the band heading to a “colourful trash planet” called Kaotica, whose alien language features prominently throughout the video and across the ‘Higher Power’ artwork.Once there, they encounter a wild selection of robot dogs, giant holograms and a street-gang of dancing

Crys Matthews, Mya Byrne, Ben Garnett, BOOJUM, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, and Gangstagrass. The next day offers Willi Carlisle, Maddie Witler, Amanda Fields, Hasee Ciaccio & Friends, Stephanie Anne Johnson, and Rainbow Girls.

Demi Sims could be doing just that as she’s been spotted passionately snogging Geordie Shore star Bethan Kershaw just weeks after splitting from Francesca Farago.The reality stars got up close and personal on a night out with Demi’s sister Frankie and pals including Chloe Ferry and Abbie Holborn as they celebrated the launch of Bethan’s new clothing collection.

It’s over … again! Too Hot to Handle’s Francesca Farago revealed where she and ex-boyfriend Harry Jowsey stand after the pair sparked reconciliation speculation last month.

It appears Francesca Farago and Harry Jowsey might be (already) over again.

Demi Sims could be doing just that as she’s been spotted passionately snogging Geordie Shore star Bethan Kershaw just weeks after splitting from Francesca Farago.The reality stars got up close and personal on a night out with Demi’s sister Frankie and pals including Chloe Ferry and Abbie Holborn as they celebrated the launch of Bethan’s new clothing collection.