Wu-Tang Clan’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Shaolin’ is now an NFT

Naman Ramachandran Lotus Visual Productions, the banner behind festival circuit film hits, SXSW awardee “Ek Jagah Apni” and Frameline winner “Sheer Qorma,” is pivoting to the mainstream space with “Once Upon a Crime in Borivali.” The Mumbai-set thriller blending dark comedy with suspense elements follows two young men whose quest for excitement lands them in hot water. Bombay Berlin Film Productions, known for “Loev”(featured at Tallinn Black Nights, SXSW, BFI Flare and Frameline) boards as creative producer.

David Foster is turning 75 this year and he’ll be celebrating the occasion with an incredible night of music at one of the most iconic venues in the country.

EXCLUSIVE: Synchronicity Films is adapting Hanif Kureishi’s The Body as a series with the novelist and screenwriter on board as an exec producer and Emmy-nominated director Paul McGuigan attached. There are scripts from crime writer Robert Murphy and the producers will relocate the action from the UK to the U.S. for the series.

Madonna fans who sued the singer over the delayed start time of her ‘Celebration Tour’ show in New York have voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit.Plaintiffs Michael Fellows and Jason Alvarez gave notice of their dismissal with prejudice, which means that their claims cannot be tried again (via Rolling Stone).In a letter filed yesterday (Wednesday June 19), Jeff Warshafsky – who was representing both Madonna and Live Nation in the case – said that the dismissal “was not the result of any settlement” between the parties.He added that Madonna and the promoter “do not agree with plaintiffs’ position that each party should bear its own fees and costs” as the dismissal notice initially stated. He pointed toward their legal expenses, including “filing two motions to dismiss” and opposing the false settlement notice that the court recently spiked.Warshafsky wrote: “Defendants believe that this action was a frivolous strike suit designed to force them to incur legal expenses.“Plaintiffs have now abandoned this lawsuit when it became clear that this approach would not result in a settlement payment and that they would need to oppose defendants’ motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint.”The plaintiffs first filed the suit against Madonna in January, after attending one of her shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn the previous month (December 13).

Lisa Snowdon kicked off the style proceedings on day two of Royal Ascot, appearing to be in a patriotic mood for the prestigious annual summer event with an outfit that paid tribute to the England football team.The This Morning style presenter put her best foot forward ahead of England's Thursday night Euros match against Denmark by sporting the colours of the flag, and a custom-made novelty hat adorned with mini footballs. Commissioned by Ladbrokes, Lisa was all smiles for the cameras as she modelled the huge headpiece, designed by Ilda Di Vico, which also featured the silver Euros trophy.

If Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez pull the plug on their marriage, who will be the one to move on first? The Millionaire Matchmaker star Patti Stanger has her theories…

In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo sent a raven and rode a dragon back to Westeros to talk to “House of the Dragon” showrunner Ryan Condal. Condal created “House Of The Dragon” with George R.

Nearly two years ago, Eminem and Snoop Dogg shared a music video for a new collaborative song called “From The D to tha LBC.” The visuals featured characters in the style of the Bored Ape Club, a Web3 collective that had become synonymous with the NFT craze that saturated popular culture. For some, the digital tokens and their cryptocurrency marketplaces were the next stage in the intersection of art and commerce.

purchased the single existing copy of the album in an auction for $2million (£1.4m) in 2015. He bought the album under a legal agreement stipulating that the album could not be commercially exploited until 2103, though it could be played at listening parties.Shkreli played clips of the album during a livestream in 2017 despite the restrictions, then tried to sell the album on eBay – and received an offer for $1.2million (£940,000), but the sale was never completed.

Bob Mortimer, 65, has defied debilitating health problems to make his TV return, with the BBC commissioning a new series of his Gone Fishing show alongside pal Paul Whitehouse. On the last series of the show, the comic opened up about his health struggles after he developed shingles - a painful skin rash triggered by the same virus that causes chicken pox.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer A federal judge has put a temporary ban on “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli from streaming or disseminating copies of a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he purchased for $2 million in 2015.

Paddington in Peru.” The third installment in the series — which lands some seven years after “Paddington 2” — is set to release on Jan. 17, 2025, in the U.S. by Sony under its Columbia Pictures label, about two months after it releases in the United Kingdom on Nov.

EXCLUSIVE: The Little, Brown imprint Voracious has set a fall 2025 publication date for two books exploring the creative genius of Quentin Tarantino in the making of Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood, and Inglourious Basterds.

Jack Dunn When adapting “The Wheel of Time” for Amazon Prime Video, “everything begins and ends with character” for Sony’s head of creative Lauren Stein. “I think with any of these adaptations, whether it’s a game, whether it’s from a series of books, people come to these worlds for character, not for spectacle,” she added.

$4.75 million for a one-of-a-kind album by the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, only to learn that the convicted pharmaceutical executive made copies and is releasing the music to the public.Shkreli paid $2 million in 2015 for “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” and gave it up to partially satisfy a $7.4 million forfeiture order after his 2017 conviction for defrauding hedge fund investors and scheming to defraud investors in a drugmaker.The plaintiff PleasrDAO said Shkreli has, since his May 2022 release from prison, told fans on live streams and social media platform X that he kept and had shared the album, once saying, “I was playing it on YouTube the other night even though somebody paid $4 million for it.”PleasrDAO also said thousands of people tuned in on Sunday to hear the album on a live stream that Shkreli called a “Wu tang official listening party.”Such activity violates the forfeiture order, amounts to misappropriation of trade secrets, and “greatly diminishes and/or destroys the album’s value,” according to the complaint filed Monday night in Brooklyn federal court.PleasrDAO wants Shkreli to destroy his copies, turn over profits from disseminating the music, and pay compensatory and punitive damages.Lawyers who have represented Shkreli in criminal and civil matters declined to comment or did not immediately respond to requests for comment.The plaintiff is displaying “Shaolin” this month at the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, Tasmania.Shkreli, 41, became notorious and gained the nickname “Pharma Bro” when, as chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals in 2015, he raised the price of the life-saving antiparasitic drug Daraprim overnight to $750 per tablet from $17.50.He was released early from his seven-year prison

Lisa Snowdon has heartbreakingly opened up about the personal losses and health struggles that have marked her year.The beloved Capital FM presenter and her partner George Smart soaked up some much-needed sun on the Balearic Island, with Lisa taking to Instagram to share her contemplative state. Lisa penned a heartfelt message: "It's been such a weird year. It's started with me being poorly for almost 2 months.

Dick Van Dyke has won a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98.The actor was honored Friday night as guest performer in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives,” making him the oldest Daytime Emmy winner.“I don’t believe this. I feel like a spy from nighttime television,” he said. “I’m 98 years old.

Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson both got their starts on American Idol and now they’re both leading daytime talk shows!

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Legendary actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke has made history, winning the 2024 Daytime Emmy award for guest performer in a daytime drama series — via his spot on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives.” At 98, that makes Van Dyke the oldest actor to receive a Daytime Emmy win. Van Dyke came into Friday’s 51st Daytime Emmy Awards already making a mark as the oldest Daytime Emmys nominee ever. Night one of the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards took place live on CBS on Friday, June 7, from the Westin Bonaventure hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from musician turned filmmaker Robert Schwartzman, the younger brother of Jason Schwartzman and part of the larger Coppola-related film dynasty. Schwartzman began his career as lead vocalist of the rock/pop band Rooney.