On Saturday night, in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Covid conspiracist filmmaker Mikki Willis debuted the fourth film in his Plandemic series to an audience of about 150 fans and fellow travelers. Then, before he and his cast and crew could get into a planned Q&a session, the audience was told it had about five minutes to clear out of the ballroom venue.
“I did not know that,” Willis said after confirming with event workers the screening space had to be empty by 8 p.m.
Unlike the first...
“I did not know that,” Willis said after confirming with event workers the screening space had to be empty by 8 p.m.
Unlike the first...
- 3/10/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Those dismayed by the cancellation of the big-budget “Coyote vs. Acme” — a high-profile casualty of the recent Hollywood trend towards pulling the plug on near-completed projects — may find consolation and then some in “Hundreds of Beavers.” That is, if they become aware of it, of course. Chances are good that they will, eventually, as this DIY delight has begun self-distributing to North American theaters following a long tour on the regional festival circuit. It’s sure to develop a significant cult following with its unique mix of silent-era slapstick, animation elements, theme-park-style critter costumes, and general air of inspired absurdity.
Well, not entirely unique: Director Mike Cheslik and star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews previously collaborated on 2018’s “Lake Michigan Monster,” a similarly nonsensical B&w comedy, albeit in a more Guy Maddin-esque pseudo-early-talkie vein, with a fantasy adventure gist in the vein of Jules Verne. But for all its enterprise,...
Well, not entirely unique: Director Mike Cheslik and star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews previously collaborated on 2018’s “Lake Michigan Monster,” a similarly nonsensical B&w comedy, albeit in a more Guy Maddin-esque pseudo-early-talkie vein, with a fantasy adventure gist in the vein of Jules Verne. But for all its enterprise,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Singer Sam Nelson Harris of rock band X Ambassadors is teaming with Schitt’s Creek’s star Emily Hampshire on superhero origin story podcast The Beautiful Liar.
The audio drama, which is being produced by LA-based podcast outfit QCode in partnership with Interscope Records, will serve as a companion piece to X Ambassadors’ third studio album, The Beautiful Liar, which will be released September 24.
Harris will star in and produce while Hampshire will voice the role of Shadow and serve as an executive producer. Minnie Schedeen is co-creator.
The drama will follow Clementine (Dahl), a young teenage girl — who has been blind from birth — whose world is suddenly upended when she loses her father and gains powers she didn’t know she had, which take the form of her secret friend, Shadow (Hampshire). As she moves to a new school, Clementine has to juggle hiding her newfound abilities from...
The audio drama, which is being produced by LA-based podcast outfit QCode in partnership with Interscope Records, will serve as a companion piece to X Ambassadors’ third studio album, The Beautiful Liar, which will be released September 24.
Harris will star in and produce while Hampshire will voice the role of Shadow and serve as an executive producer. Minnie Schedeen is co-creator.
The drama will follow Clementine (Dahl), a young teenage girl — who has been blind from birth — whose world is suddenly upended when she loses her father and gains powers she didn’t know she had, which take the form of her secret friend, Shadow (Hampshire). As she moves to a new school, Clementine has to juggle hiding her newfound abilities from...
- 9/21/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world’s leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, is launching a new livestream music series, Music to Our Eyes.
Foundation Fighting Blindness and Two Blind Brothers present Music to Our Eyes featuring X Ambassadors
The series premiere features X Ambassadors on Thursday, August 20, 2020, at 7 p.m. Et, and is presented in partnership with Two Blind Brothers – founded by Bradford and Bryan Manning, who created the apparel company to create ultra-soft clothing, build community, and donate 100 percent of profits toward research curing blindness.
X Ambassadors’ keyboardist, Casey Harris, was born with the rare genetic disease, Senior-Loken syndrome, which affects his kidneys and retinas. The acoustic performance by brothers Sam and Casey Harris will feature their top hits including, Renegade, Unsteady, Hold You Down, and Belong. In between sets, Jason Menzo, chief operating officer at the Foundation Fighting Blindness, will interview...
Foundation Fighting Blindness and Two Blind Brothers present Music to Our Eyes featuring X Ambassadors
The series premiere features X Ambassadors on Thursday, August 20, 2020, at 7 p.m. Et, and is presented in partnership with Two Blind Brothers – founded by Bradford and Bryan Manning, who created the apparel company to create ultra-soft clothing, build community, and donate 100 percent of profits toward research curing blindness.
X Ambassadors’ keyboardist, Casey Harris, was born with the rare genetic disease, Senior-Loken syndrome, which affects his kidneys and retinas. The acoustic performance by brothers Sam and Casey Harris will feature their top hits including, Renegade, Unsteady, Hold You Down, and Belong. In between sets, Jason Menzo, chief operating officer at the Foundation Fighting Blindness, will interview...
- 8/18/2020
- Look to the Stars
LL Cool J usually spends his New Year’s Eve watching the ball drop at home, but for 2020 he decided to go big and ring in the new decade performing live with DJ Z-Trip in Times Square as part of “Fox’s New Year’s Eve with Steve Harvey.” The show broadcast from New York City Tuesday night with a lineup that included the Village People (going for the world record of the most people doing the “Ymca” dance), the Chainsmokers, the Lumineers, Florida Georgia Line, the Backstreet Boys, Tyga, the Killers, Lauren Alaina and more.
Co-hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Maria Menounos and Fox Sports analyst Rob Gronkowski, the special also boasted appearances by Gordon Ramsay, Will Arnett, Jenna Dewan and WWE Superstars, including Roman Reigns, participating in an exclusive WWE match.
“For many years, people would ask me to do it, and I decided it would be fun...
Co-hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist Maria Menounos and Fox Sports analyst Rob Gronkowski, the special also boasted appearances by Gordon Ramsay, Will Arnett, Jenna Dewan and WWE Superstars, including Roman Reigns, participating in an exclusive WWE match.
“For many years, people would ask me to do it, and I decided it would be fun...
- 1/1/2020
- by Michele Amabile Angermiller
- Variety Film + TV
X Ambassadors bounce back from toxic relationships in their new video for “Boom.” Co-written by the band and produced by Ricky Reed, the single will appear on their forthcoming sophomore album, which is due out this year.
In the new clip, the trio is seen performing “Boom” live, its staccato, percussive melodies mirrored by frontman Sam Harris’ straightforward lyrics that address quickly leaving a toxic relationship. “Walking away from you/That’s what I’m gonna do,” he sings. “I got the same old shoes with a new attitude/Why...
In the new clip, the trio is seen performing “Boom” live, its staccato, percussive melodies mirrored by frontman Sam Harris’ straightforward lyrics that address quickly leaving a toxic relationship. “Walking away from you/That’s what I’m gonna do,” he sings. “I got the same old shoes with a new attitude/Why...
- 3/20/2019
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Earlier this week, iconic music legend and humanitarian Steven Tyler celebrated his second annual Grammy Awards Viewing Party to benefit Janie's Fund with over 500 friends and supporters including Sharon Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Alice Cooper, and more at Raleigh Studios Hollywood.
Aimee Preston, MiaTyler, Steven Tyler, Chelsea Tyler, Jon Foster
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Hosted by Jane Lynch, the exclusive gala featured a live viewing of the 61st Annual Grammy Awards telecast, three-course dinner by Crumble Catering, and an epic night of music with America’s all-time top-selling rock ‘n’ roll band, Aerosmith.
The second annual event raised over $2.8 million dollars for Janie’s Fund, a philanthropic initiative created by Steven Tyler in partnership with Youth Villages, one of America’s leading nonprofits, to bring hope and healing to girls who have suffered the trauma of abuse and neglect. Tyler first gave voice to this cause with his hit “Janie’s Got a Gun,...
Aimee Preston, MiaTyler, Steven Tyler, Chelsea Tyler, Jon Foster
Credit/Copyright: Getty Images
Hosted by Jane Lynch, the exclusive gala featured a live viewing of the 61st Annual Grammy Awards telecast, three-course dinner by Crumble Catering, and an epic night of music with America’s all-time top-selling rock ‘n’ roll band, Aerosmith.
The second annual event raised over $2.8 million dollars for Janie’s Fund, a philanthropic initiative created by Steven Tyler in partnership with Youth Villages, one of America’s leading nonprofits, to bring hope and healing to girls who have suffered the trauma of abuse and neglect. Tyler first gave voice to this cause with his hit “Janie’s Got a Gun,...
- 2/14/2019
- Look to the Stars
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