VIDEO: Comedy Central Announces The Premiere Date for BROAD CITYOctober 25, 2018Abbi and Ilana return for the final season of Broad City premiering on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central. All-new episodes of Broad City will be followed by Comedy Central's brand-new half-hour scripted series, The Other Two.
CBS All Access Announces Season Order for STAR TREK: LOWER DECKSOctober 25, 2018CBS All Access today announced a two-season order for STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, a new half-hour animated comedy series developed by Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan (“Rick and Morty”). The series will focus on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships and will be produced by CBS Eye Animation Productions, CBS Television Studios' new animation arm; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Secret Hideout's Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin and Roddenberry Entertainment's Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth and Katie Krentz will serve as executive producers alongside McMahan. Aaron Baiers, who brought McMahan to the project, will serve as a co-executive producer.
The Dessoff Choirs Celebrates the Holiday Season with Trio of ConcertsOctober 25, 2018Hailed as “one of the great amateur choruses of our time (New York Today) for its “full-bodied sound and suppleness (The New York Times),” The Dessoff Choirs today announced its annual holiday concert series. Now in its 94th year, The Dessoff Choirs continues to wow audiences with its seasonal repertoire performed in some of New York City's most beautiful churches. This season's offerings include a sing-in of Handel's Messiah, contemporary arrangement of carols, and a rare performance of the nine-movement Christmas cantata The Ballad of the Brown King with music by African-American composer Margaret Bonds and text by writer Langston Hughes. (Program details are below.)
Thom Yorke Releases Fifth Track Off Of Upcoming SUSPIRIA AlbumOctober 25, 2018The sublime piano and vocal melodies at the center of "Unmade" signal the fifth and final song to be released in advance of Thom Yorke's Suspiria (Music for the Luca Guadagnino Film). "Unmade" follows previous advance offerings "Open Again," "Volk," "Has Ended,' and the first piece of music to emerge from the soundtrack, "Suspirium"-described by The New York Times as "sweetly chilling" and Rolling Stone as 'peak Yorke, and scary good.'
Craft Recordings to Re-Issue Filter's Debut 'Short Bus'October 25, 2018Los Angeles-Craft Recordings has confirmed plans to re-release the debut album from influential industrial rock band Filter. The platinum-selling Short Bus will be reissued on two vinyl configurations: black vinyl (available widely), plus a limited-edition white vinyl edition available only to indie record stores (1,000 available). Both have been mastered by George Horn and Anne-Marie Suenram at Fantasy Studios and pressed at Memphis Record Pressing.
The Long Ryders Announce First Album in 30 YearsOctober 25, 2018One of the godfathers of the alt-country movement, The Long Ryders, will release Psychedelic Country Soul their first new album in over thirty years, on February 15, 2019. Featuring the classic line-up of Sid Griffin, Stephen McCarthy, Tom Stevens and Greg Sowders, it makes the day after Valentine's Day, just as much of a romantic celebration.
Regal to Screen THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS in Honor of its 25th AnniversaryOctober 25, 2018Regal, a leading motion picture exhibitor operating one of the largest theatre circuits in the United States, celebrates the 25 th anniversary of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas with exclusive screenings from October 26 to October 31. Regal Crown Club members who purchase tickets to the event will also receive a $5 concession combo offer, including a small popcorn and drink, while supplies last. Screenings will be available in standard 2D at all participating Regal theatres, as well as in 4DX at select locations.
CBS Announces 2018-2019 DIRECTORS INITIATIVE ParticipantsOctober 25, 2018CBS today announced participants for the 2018-2019 Directors Initiative. Now in its 15th year, the initiative provides a platform for experienced directors to gain access to showrunners, executives, managers and agents and, more importantly, the opportunity to shadow CBS Television Network and CBS Television Studio shows throughout the year. The program helps directors develop strategic objectives aimed at cultivating meaningful relationships with industry professionals that are essential to getting hired.
Fox Nation to Launch This NovemberOctober 25, 2018FOX News will debut the new on-demand subscription-based service FOX Nation on Tuesday, November 27th, announced John Finley, Senior Vice President of Development & Production. The service will be priced at $5.99 a month or $64.99 per year. Additionally, FOX Nation will present an exclusive pre-sale initiative for consumers to become founding members of the service by purchasing limited edition packages beginning this Sunday, 30 days ahead of launch.
BELIEVER to Receive Documentary Award at the HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDSOctober 25, 2018dick clark productions announced today that the 22nd Annual “Hollywood Film Awards” will bestow the “Hollywood Documentary Award” to Live Nation Productions' Believer, the story of Imagine Dragons' frontman Dan Reynolds as he comes to a crossroads when he witnesses fellow members of the Mormon church spurned due to their sexual orientation. Reynolds, who also served as Executive Producer on the film, will be accepting the award at the ceremony, which will take place on Sunday, November 4 at The Beverly Hilton. As part of the ceremony, Reynolds, producer Tim Edgar and award-winning composer Hans Zimmer will also take the HFA stage to deliver a performance of Believer's empowering track “Skipping Stones.” The song is one of two original tracks that are featured in the documentary. Reynolds teamed up with the film-score legend for this heartfelt track to promote change, love and acceptance of the LGBTQ community within the Mormon Church.
Edward James Olmos, Ed Asner to be Honored at The 21st Annual Arpa International Film FestivalOctober 25, 2018The 21st Annual Arpa International Film Festival (Arpa IFF), being held at Hollywood's historic Egyptian Theatre from November 2 to 4, has announced the lineup of 46 films from 17 countries being screened this year. Arpa IFF will once again highlight a diverse range of films that explore themes such as genocide, war, feminism, family dynamics, environmentalism, music, art, adoption, intersectional identities, and LGBTQ issues.
Fleet Foxes Share 'Icicle Tusk'October 25, 2018Ahead of Fleet Foxes' forthcoming special limited-edition First Collection 2006 – 2009 release on November 9, the band shares its song “Icicle Tusk,” which was originally released on the self-released The Fleet Foxes EP in April 2006 in an extremely limited quantity of fewer than 200 copies.
Mindy Kaling, Kristen Bell are Premiere Week Guests on BUSY TONIGHTOctober 25, 2018E!'s new late night talk show, “Busy Tonight,” hosted by actress and The New York Times Best Selling author Busy Philipps, and executive produced by Tina Fey, premieres this Sunday, October 28th at 10pm ET/PT. Airing every Sunday through Wednesday, the show's premiere week features guests Mindy Kaling, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristen Bell, and Megan Mullally along with appearances by Jimmy Kimmel, Fred Armisen, and Andy Cohen. Other guests this season include Julia Roberts, Kim Kardashian West, Tracee Ellis Ross, Camila Mendes, John Stamos, Olivia Munn, Beth Behrs, Lauren Graham, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Emily Ratajkowski, Taran Killam, David Alan Grier, Tess Holliday, Tom Lenk, and more.
Steve Hackett Announces New Album 'At The Edge of Light'October 25, 2018Following the tremendous success of 2017's The Night Siren' (charted at #22 in Germany, #28 in the UK), legendary former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett announces the release of his new studio album At The Edge Of Light on the 25th January 2019. The album which features ten songs, sees Steve unite a vast amount of styles ranging from guitar driven rock to epic orchestration, from world music to the reflective and atmospheric all brought together in Steve Hackett's unique style.
Libby Whitehouse Releases the Music Video for 'New Boy'October 25, 201818 year-old rising pop star Libby Whitehouse comes straight out the blocks with the release of her video for the latest single 'New Boy'. In her first ever music video, Libby proves she's a future star to be reckoned with as she displays her sharp and sassy lyrics, luscious vocals and her popping dance moves to boot.