Bishop Gunn to Open for Slash in EuropeOctober 30, 2018Breakout rock band Bishop Gunn have confirmed their first European tour, opening select dates for Slash next year. The shows will follow the band's current tour with Whiskey Myers, as well as performances with The Marcus King Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackberry Smoke. Rolling Stone Country calls their live show “pulverizing” and “fierce.” See below for details.
BLACK PANTHER to Receive 'Hollywood Film Award'October 30, 2018dick clark productions announced today that Ryan Coogler's Black Panther will receive this year's “Hollywood Film Award,” and Pixar Animation Studios' Incredibles 2 will receive the “Hollywood Animation Award” at the 22nd Annual “Hollywood Film Awards,” taking place on Sunday, November 4 at The Beverly Hilton. Both films received wide critical acclaim and broke box office records this year. Black Panther became a cultural phenomenon that has broken boundaries and created a movement, gracing the cover of Time Magazine. Black Panther had the highest grossing non-sequel opening weekend of all time, showing that diversity and representation in front of and behind the camera can equal global box-office success. Incredibles 2 marked the biggest opening weekend in history for an animated film, grossing more than $1.2 billion globally to date and garnering widespread critical acclaim. Two-time Oscar winner writer/director Brad Bird's follow up to 2004's Oscar-winning The Incredibles expands upon the original's daring concept of a family of Supers who struggle against society's fickle embrace while tasked with stopping a devious plot to undermine the public's belief and faith in government and national security. Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) this time takes center stage as the family's secret weapon, while Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) stays home to care for the children, who display increasingly curious powers of their own.
Jennifer Gersten Wins 2018 Rubin Prize in Music CriticismOctober 30, 2018The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) today announces the winners of the 2018 Stephen and Cynthia Rubin Institute for Music Criticism. Jennifer Gersten, a DMA candidate at Stony Brook University, was chosen by a panel of leading national music critics to receive the $10,000 Rubin Prize in Music Criticism for demonstrating outstanding promise in music criticism. Brin Solomon, an MFA candidate at New York University, was selected as runner-up and received a $1,000 award. As part of the Rubin Institute's mission to advance and maintain qualitative discourse on music, the two cash prizes are intended to support further endeavors in the field of music criticism.
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Netflix's REMASTERED: Tricky Dick and the Man in BlackOctober 30, 2018There were many sides to Johnny Cash: Outlaw musician, and die-hard patriot; a country western superstar who could connect to others' suffering; the grandson of a preacher who wrestled with personal demons; a religious man achingly familiar with the Devil's work. In April 1970, as America was being torn in two, Cash had to choose which side of himself he'd give voice to after being invited to perform at President Richard Nixon's embattled White House.
PBS's INDEPENDENT LENS to Premiere THE JUDGEOctober 30, 2018Religious courts in the Middle East, including the Shari'a courts of Islam which adjudicate domestic and family matters, have traditionally banned women from serving as judges – until Kholoud Al-Faqih dared to challenge that history. In 2009, with the support of a progressive Sheikh, Kholoud became the first woman Shari'a judge in the Middle East with her appointment to a Palestinian Shari'a court in the West Bank. A portrait of a remarkable woman and an eye-opening look at an often-misunderstood culture, Erika Cohn's The Judge premieres on Independent Lens, Monday, November 19, 2018, 10:30 PM-12:00 AM ET (check local listings) on PBS.
Joey Fatone to Host COMMON KNOWLEDGE on Game Show NetworkOctober 30, 2018Game Show Network, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, has added Joey Fatone (*NSYNC, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) as host of its new knowledge-based game show, COMMON KNOWLEDGE. The new half-hour series will premiere January 14 at 5:30 p.m. ET and will air Monday through Friday.
VIDEO: Netflix Releases Official Trailer for Season Three of THE LAST KINGDOMOctober 30, 2018Netflix has released the first official trailer for the third season of The Last Kingdom, featuring a host of new characters including Ola Rapace (Skyfall) as Danish warrior Bloodhair, Thea Sofie Loch Næss (One Night in Oslo) as the dangerous seer Skade, Timothy Innes (Harlots) as King Alfred's heir, Edward, and Magnus Bruun (Sprinter Galore, The Bridge) as Cnut.
Matthew Michael Carnahan Makes His Directorial Debut with MOSULOctober 30, 2018The new feature film 'Mosul,' written and directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan, is now in post-production in Los Angeles. Shot in secret this past spring on location in Morocco, “Mosul,” explores the true story of an elite police unit made up almost entirely of native sons of Mosul who fought to liberate the city from six thousand ISIS militants. “Mosul” is based on an extraordinary feat of journalism by Luke Mogelson in The New Yorker in which he embedded with the unit for two months and documented the SWAT team's desperate fight, block by block, to destroy ISIS. Joe and Anthony Russo's AGBO and Condé Nast Entertainment shot the film in Marrakech, Morocco and have been editing in Los Angeles at AGBO. The film delivers scope, action and quality on par with the best of Hollywood. Shot by Academy Award-winning cinematographer Mauro Fiore, “Mosul” is beautiful, epic and impossibly tense.
Willie Nelson to be Honored at the 12th Annual GRAMMY Week CelebrationOctober 30, 2018The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing® will honor eight-time GRAMMY® Award winner Willie Nelson at its annual GRAMMY Week celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at The Village Studios in West Los Angeles. Now in its 12th year, this event will celebrate the artistic achievements and creative genius of Nelson, one of the music industry's most beloved icons. The event also acknowledges the overall industry contributions of the Producers & Engineers Wing's more than 6,400 professional members. GRAMMY Week culminates with the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards® on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, airing live on the CBS Television Network, at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Thank Goodness! Watch the Full A VERY WICKED HALLOWEEN SpecialOctober 30, 2018To celebrate 'Wicked's' 15th anniversary on Broadway, NBC threw a joyous Halloween party for the ages. This televised concert featured songs from the blockbuster musical hit 'Wicked' and showcased the impact that the musical has had all around the world.
CNBC to Premiere the Sixth Season of THE PROFITOctober 30, 2018CNBC's hit series 'The Profit' returns for its sixth season on Tuesday, December 4 at 10 PM ET/PT. Over the course of the series, serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis has invested $75 million of his own money helping small business owners save and grow their companies - and now he's ready to put even more on the line. This season, the 2018 Critic's Choice Awards-nominated series features 12 all-new hours, including a 'sequel' of sorts to one of the show's most explosive episodes - The Casery, from Season 5.
Callum Turner and Holliday Grainger to Star in BBC One's THE CAPTUREOctober 30, 2018Written and directed by Ben Chanan (Cyberbully) and produced by Heyday Television and NBCUniversal International Studios, Callum Turner (War and Peace, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald) and Holliday Grainger (Strike, Cinderella) will lead the cast of The Capture, an acutely timely surveillance thriller set in London for BBC One.
Fox Announces Midseason Premiere DatesOctober 30, 2018FOX is announcing premiere dates for THE ORVILLE (Dec. 30), GORDON RAMSAY'S 24 HOURS TO HELL AND BACK (Jan. 2), GOTHAM (Jan. 3) and PROVEN INNOCENT (Feb. 15), as well as the all-new COSMOS installment, COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (March 3). As previously announced, new celebrity singing competition THE MASKED SINGER will premiere Jan. 2, new epic thriller THE PASSAGE will premiere Jan. 14 and all-new live musical event RENT will air Jan. 27.
CBS All Access' TELL ME A STORY to Launch In Canada On October 31stOctober 29, 2018CBS All Access announced today that its upcoming psychological thriller series, TELL ME A STORY, will launch on its service in Canada on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Following premiere week, new episodes of TELL ME A STORY's 10-episode first season will be available on demand weekly on Thursdays exclusively for CBS All Access subscribers in Canada, mirroring the series' roll-out in the U.S.
BWW Interview: Ben Vereen Talks MAGNUM P.I., STAR, and His Upcoming Holiday ShowsOctober 29, 2018Ben Vereen is one of the most accomplished and versatile entertainers. From starring in Broadway shows such asWicked,Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, to winning the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for 'Best Actor in a Musical' for his role in Pippin, Mr. Vereen is a stage legend. Not a stranger to the screen, Vereen is currently filming a recurring role in the FOX series STAR, created by Lee Daniels. He recently finished filming the new TV series MAGNUM P.I for CBS. Ben is also working on a new Broadway show, 'Reflections.'