Amazon Studios Begins Production on BLISS Starring Salma Hayek, Owen WilsonJune 21, 2019Amazon Studios started principal photography on visionary director Mike Cahill's (I Origins, Another Earth) Bliss this week in Los Angeles and Croatia. Academy Award nominees Salma Hayek and Owen Wilson are set to star in this sci-fi drama also written by Cahill. Endgame Entertainment's James D. Stern is producing, with the company's Lucas Smith serving as executive producer. Marsha Swinton (Hala) will also executive produce.
Broadway Records Announces Kjersti Long's STRONGER THAN YOU THINK I AMJune 20, 2019Rock prodigy, 12 year-old, singer-songwriter, Kjersti Long (pronounced 'care-sti') returns to The Bitter End on Bleeker to headline her Album Launch Concert on Monday, June 24th at 8:00PM. Long will be performing music from her debut album, Stronger Than You Think I Am. The official album release date is July 19th, 2019. Album presale is available at BroadwayRecords.com and Amazon.
HBO to Air Crime Documentary TrilogyJune 20, 2019Every crime has a story in a trilogy of compelling two-part documentaries about mysterious deaths and complicated trials, beginning TUESDAY, JULY 9, exclusively on HBO. The films explore a wide range of issues, including race, gender and class bias, and offer new insights into cases involving young adults and children that received national and international attention. With exclusive access to family members, law enforcement officials and criminal justice proceedings, the documentaries reveal the complex stories behind the crimes.
Gold Child Releases New Single 'In Between'June 20, 2019Brooklyn-based musician and songwriter Gold Child is excited to present “In Between,” the second track to be lifted from her forthcoming self-titled debut album. Streaming now viaBrooklyn Vegan, “In Between” is about the push-and-pull in relationships where there are major differences but those differences create a kind of harmony where you end up bringing out good things in each other.
Guitarist Tab Benoit To Be Inducted Into Louisiana Folklife Center Hall Of Master Folk ArtistsJune 20, 2019Renowned guitarist Tab Benoit will serve as Honorary Chair of the 40th Annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival, taking place Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27 in Prather Coliseum on the Northwestern State University campus. In addition to serving as Chair, Benoit will be inducted into the Louisiana Folklife Center Hall of Master Folk Artists and Headline the Main Stage on Saturday, June 27.
VIDEO: Showtime Shares First Look at Fifth and Final Season of THE AFFAIRJune 20, 2019SHOWTIME has released the first-look teaser for the highly anticipated fifth and final season of the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe-winning SHOWTIME drama series THE AFFAIR. Premiering on Sunday, August 25 at 9 p.m. ETPT, the series was created by WGA Award-winning playwright, writer, executive producer and showrunner Sarah Treem (House of Cards, In Treatment). THE AFFAIR is also executive produced by Jessica Rhoades (Sharp Objects), Hagai Levi (In Treatment) and Michele Giordono (Nurse Jackie). Starring Golden Globe nominee Dominic West, Golden Globe winner Maura Tierney and Sanaa Lathan, the series explores the emotional and psychological effects of an affair that destroyed two marriages, and the crime that brings these individuals back together. Oscar® and Golden Globe Award winner Anna Paquin (True Blood) joined the final season as a series regular.
National Geographic Presents New Series GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTEDJune 20, 2019Gordon Ramsay is taking food as far as it can go in National Geographic's new series Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, premiering Sunday, July 21, at 109c. The multi-Michelin-star chef and Ironman athlete embarks on a new exhilarating adventure around the globe.
A&E's INTERVENTION to Return This AugustJune 20, 2019A&E Network will premiere a special new season of the Emmy(R) Award-winning series, 'Intervention' combating the ever-growing drug epidemic in various cities and neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Over the course of six consecutive episodes, viewers will follow the stories of addicts as they work to overcome their opioid addictions as well as one of the most dramatic recoveries in one of the largest drug hubs on the East Coast. The team of expert interventionists will work with city officials, first responders and the families, offering a way out before it is too late. The one-hour season premiere of 'Intervention' airs on Tuesday, August 6 at 9PM ETPT.
RATINGS: PRESS YOUR LUCK Sends ABC to the Top on WednesdayJune 20, 2019ABC (4.288 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 0.9, #1) pulled into the top spot on Wednesday thanks to its trio of 'Press Your Luck' (4.842 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.0, #1), 'Card Sharks' (4.204 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 0.9, #2) and 'Match Game' (3.817 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T3).
Jeremy Jordan to Star in Neil Bogart Film SPINNING RECORDSJune 20, 2019Tony-nominated Broadway actor Jeremy Jordan will star as Neil Bogart in the upcoming film Spinning Gold, a film written and to be directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, son of the late musical idolmaker who ran Casablanca Records and died in 1982 of cancer and lymphoma at age 39.
ABC Radio Announces Fourth Of July ProgrammingJune 20, 2019ABC Radio will provide three, three-hour specials to affiliates over the July 4th holiday weekend: “Red, White and Rock 2019,” “Homemade Hometown Salute” and “Cherished America.”
Netflix Announces New Family Comedy Series THE HEALING POWERS OF DUDEJune 20, 2019Netflix has ordered 8 episodes of The Healing Powers of Dude, a family live action (single-camera) comedy series co-created by Erica Spates and Sam Littenberg-Weisberg (Coop and Cami Ask the World, Victorious and Mystery Girls) with half of the episodes directed by Richie Keen (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Fist Fight, Teachers).
Paramount Network Announces New Series THE LAST COWBOY From Taylor SheridanJune 20, 2019Today, Paramount Network announced it has green-lit an all-new original series, The Last Cowboy, from Academy Award®-nominee Taylor Sheridan, writer of Hell or High Water and Sicario, writerdirector of Wind River and co-creator of the hit Paramount Network original scripted drama series Yellowstone. Produced by Truly Original and executive produced by 101 Studios, the unscripted series spotlights the highly-skilled horsemen and trainers competing in the intense, high-stakes world of professional reining.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Announces New AlbumJune 20, 2019Preservation Hall Jazz Band has announced the release of their new album A Tuba To Cuba, the soundtrack to the critically acclaimed documentary directed by T.G. Herringtonand Danny Clinch, out June 28, 2019 via Sub Pop. Today, they have released the track “Keep Your Head Up” from the album. Listen and share “Keep Your Head Up” here and pre-order A Tuba to Cuba here.
American Football Shares Music Video For “I Can't Feel You (feat. Rachel Goswell)'June 20, 2019American Football are excited to debut the music video for “I Can't Feel You (Feat. Rachel Goswell)” from their new album American Football (LP3), out now via Polyvinyl Record Co. The video drops as the band prepare to embark upon the second leg of their North American tour, which kicks off this Friday, June 21st in Salt Lake City, UT and takes them south through Texas until the end of the month. In July and August American Football will play dates across Asia, including their first showing in China, where they will be supported by their Sino counterparts Chinese Football. The fall sees American Football playing Riot Fest, select US cities, and dates across the UK. All upcoming dates are below.