On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Justice for Lori Petty!
One of cinema’s greatest action heroes is a fiercely feminist freedom fighter captured by an oppressive regime controlling the water supply of a post-apocalyptic landscape. Seeking revenge after her family was ripped from her, the heroine escapes the grasp of the army by stealing a vehicle of war, and ventures across the vast post-punk deserts of Australia with the ultimate goal of eventually slaying the white-haired tyrant who ruined her life.
No, I’m not talking about Furiosa, Charlize Theron’s iconic badass in “Mad Max: Fury Road.
First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.
Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.
The Pitch: Justice for Lori Petty!
One of cinema’s greatest action heroes is a fiercely feminist freedom fighter captured by an oppressive regime controlling the water supply of a post-apocalyptic landscape. Seeking revenge after her family was ripped from her, the heroine escapes the grasp of the army by stealing a vehicle of war, and ventures across the vast post-punk deserts of Australia with the ultimate goal of eventually slaying the white-haired tyrant who ruined her life.
No, I’m not talking about Furiosa, Charlize Theron’s iconic badass in “Mad Max: Fury Road.
- 5/4/2024
- by Wilson Chapman and Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
It seems like every other week there’s a new horror release based on some classic literary character. Whether it’s Pinocchio or Winnie the Pooh, there doesn’t seem to be a sign of them slowing down. And this time their sights are on Cinderella. I’m sure you can imagine all the ways that classic tale can be given a horror slant, with Cinderella’s awful treatment by her stepfamily. The movie itself has some fun moments (you can check out my review Here) but the real highlight is Natasha Henstridge as the Fairy Godmother. She relishes every moment of screen time and looks to be having a blast. So I was excited to be able to talk to her about the part.
Plus, if you know me, you know I’m going to ask Ms. Henstridge about some random horror movie she’s in. The culprit this...
Plus, if you know me, you know I’m going to ask Ms. Henstridge about some random horror movie she’s in. The culprit this...
- 5/3/2024
- by Tyler Nichols
- JoBlo.com
On Friday, Paste Magazine uploaded a review of Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department. The author of the review, “Taylor Swift Strikes Out Looking on The Tortured Poets Department,” remains anonymous after fans threatened a writer in 2019 for their review of Swift’s other album, Lover, in 2019.
Editor’s Note: There is no byline on this review due to how, in 2019 when Paste reviewed ‘Lover,’ the writer was sent threats of violence from readers who disagreed with the work. We care more about the safety of our staff than a name attached to an article.
— Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) April 19, 2024
“Editor’s Note: There is no byline on this review because, in 2019, when Paste reviewed ‘Lover,’ the writer was sent threats of violence from readers who disagreed with the work. We care more about the safety of our staff than a name attached to an article.”
The review...
Editor’s Note: There is no byline on this review due to how, in 2019 when Paste reviewed ‘Lover,’ the writer was sent threats of violence from readers who disagreed with the work. We care more about the safety of our staff than a name attached to an article.
— Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) April 19, 2024
“Editor’s Note: There is no byline on this review because, in 2019, when Paste reviewed ‘Lover,’ the writer was sent threats of violence from readers who disagreed with the work. We care more about the safety of our staff than a name attached to an article.”
The review...
- 4/21/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Courtney Love has slammed Beyoncé, Lana del Ray, Taylor Swift and other prominent female singers for their role in the music industry.
“It’s great that there are so many successful women in the music industry, but lots of them are becoming a cliché,” Love told U.K.’s Evening Standard. “Now, every successful woman is cloned, so there is just too much music. They’re all the same. If you play something on Spotify, you get bombarded with a lot of stuff that’s exactly the same.”
“I mean, I like the idea of Beyoncé doing a country record because it’s about black women going into spaces where previously only white women have been allowed, not that I like it much, as a concept, I love it,” she said. “I just don’t like her music.”
Love was even more dismissive of Swift. “Taylor is not important… as an artist,...
“It’s great that there are so many successful women in the music industry, but lots of them are becoming a cliché,” Love told U.K.’s Evening Standard. “Now, every successful woman is cloned, so there is just too much music. They’re all the same. If you play something on Spotify, you get bombarded with a lot of stuff that’s exactly the same.”
“I mean, I like the idea of Beyoncé doing a country record because it’s about black women going into spaces where previously only white women have been allowed, not that I like it much, as a concept, I love it,” she said. “I just don’t like her music.”
Love was even more dismissive of Swift. “Taylor is not important… as an artist,...
- 4/17/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Go on, take everything – and everyone down a peg. Courtney Love is going after some of the most popular female artists on the scene and of all time, taking digs at everybody from Taylor Swift to Madonna. Well, let’s hear it, Miss World!
Courtney Love’s former band Hole made its mark by being one of the key female-led grunge acts of the ‘90s. But for her, today’s music is all just a copy of a copy. “It’s great that there are so many successful women in the music industry, but lots of them are becoming a cliché…Now, every successful woman is cloned, so there is just too much music. They’re all the same. If you play something on Spotify, you get bombarded with a lot of stuff that’s exactly the same.”
So, which modern acts make Courtney Love’s celebrity skin crawl? Taylor Swift for one.
Courtney Love’s former band Hole made its mark by being one of the key female-led grunge acts of the ‘90s. But for her, today’s music is all just a copy of a copy. “It’s great that there are so many successful women in the music industry, but lots of them are becoming a cliché…Now, every successful woman is cloned, so there is just too much music. They’re all the same. If you play something on Spotify, you get bombarded with a lot of stuff that’s exactly the same.”
So, which modern acts make Courtney Love’s celebrity skin crawl? Taylor Swift for one.
- 4/17/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Courtney Love has never been shy when it comes to sharing her opinions about other people. Going all the way back to the early Nineties, the Hole singer has generated headlines by publicly trashing rock musicians, pop singers, movie stars, and even members of her own family. It’s a level of brutal candor you rarely see with public figures, but as Courtney Love told Rolling Stone in 1994, she simply doesn’t care what others think about her. “If people try to put me in the crazy box–’crazy fucking Courtney’–go ahead,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Courtney Love shared some hot takes on other women in music during a new interview.
The 59-year-old musician is gearing up to host a BBC radio show that “reflects on the women in music who have shaped her journey, her sound and what she calls her next chapter.”
However, she isn’t a fan of all female artists, a fact that she made clear when sharing her opinions on the likes of Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Madonna and Lana Del Rey.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to The Standard, Courtney said that she liked see “so many successful women in the music industry.” However, she added that so many of them were “becoming a chiche.”
“Now, every successful woman is cloned, so there is just too much music. They’re all the same. If you play something on Spotify, you get bombarded with a lot of stuff that’s exactly the same.
The 59-year-old musician is gearing up to host a BBC radio show that “reflects on the women in music who have shaped her journey, her sound and what she calls her next chapter.”
However, she isn’t a fan of all female artists, a fact that she made clear when sharing her opinions on the likes of Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Madonna and Lana Del Rey.
Keep reading to find out more…
Speaking to The Standard, Courtney said that she liked see “so many successful women in the music industry.” However, she added that so many of them were “becoming a chiche.”
“Now, every successful woman is cloned, so there is just too much music. They’re all the same. If you play something on Spotify, you get bombarded with a lot of stuff that’s exactly the same.
- 4/16/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Recently, Kurt Cobain’s widow, Courtney Love, gave an interview where she gave her opinions on several successful female artists. She spoke about Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, and Beyoncé, who are some of the most successful artists of all time.
Courtney Love| Credits: Wikimedia Commons
While many would expect positive comments about these women, what she said about them may be quite jarring for many spectators.
Suggested“She keeps coming up with great concepts”: Billy Joel Bestowed the Greatest Honor on Taylor Swift That No Living Singer Would Dare to Make
Not only did Love say some very controversial things about Swift, one of the most influential people in the world. She also said interesting things about the Queen Bey and Del Rey, which might infuriate more than a few fanbases.
Courtney Love Wages a Great War With Taylor Swift
Love gave an interview with The Standard, where...
Courtney Love| Credits: Wikimedia Commons
While many would expect positive comments about these women, what she said about them may be quite jarring for many spectators.
Suggested“She keeps coming up with great concepts”: Billy Joel Bestowed the Greatest Honor on Taylor Swift That No Living Singer Would Dare to Make
Not only did Love say some very controversial things about Swift, one of the most influential people in the world. She also said interesting things about the Queen Bey and Del Rey, which might infuriate more than a few fanbases.
Courtney Love Wages a Great War With Taylor Swift
Love gave an interview with The Standard, where...
- 4/16/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
With a new BBC radio series now launched, Courtney Love is once again proving the power of the adage “go large or go home.”
In a wide ranging interview with the UK’s Standard today, the former Hole front woman puts forth her take on some of the biggest names in the music industry. Let’s just say, Love bites in deep in the newspaper, to quote from her 1998 tune “Celebrity Skin,” to get her pound of flesh from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Madonna and recent Coachella headliner Lana Del Rey.
“Taylor is not important,” the People vs. Larry Flint star says of the superstar.
“She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist,” Love added.
The contrarian opinion on Swift is a big shift from where Love was on the Folklore singer just over two years ago.
In a wide ranging interview with the UK’s Standard today, the former Hole front woman puts forth her take on some of the biggest names in the music industry. Let’s just say, Love bites in deep in the newspaper, to quote from her 1998 tune “Celebrity Skin,” to get her pound of flesh from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Madonna and recent Coachella headliner Lana Del Rey.
“Taylor is not important,” the People vs. Larry Flint star says of the superstar.
“She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist,” Love added.
The contrarian opinion on Swift is a big shift from where Love was on the Folklore singer just over two years ago.
- 4/16/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Courtney Love took shots at several fellow female musicians over the weekend, dissing the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey and Madonna.
“Taylor is not important,” the singer said in an interview with The Standard. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”
Despite the invocation of Madonna to address Swift’s success, Love didn’t spare Madonna, either: “I don’t like her and she doesn’t like me,” Love said.
Elsewhere in the interview, Love also noted she dislikes Beyoncé’s new country hit, Cowboy Carter, despite appreciating the album’s symbolism being “about Black women going into spaces where previously only white women have been allowed.”
“As a concept, I love it,” Love said. “I just don’t like her music.”
Love went on to say she dislikes Lana Del Rey.
“Taylor is not important,” the singer said in an interview with The Standard. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”
Despite the invocation of Madonna to address Swift’s success, Love didn’t spare Madonna, either: “I don’t like her and she doesn’t like me,” Love said.
Elsewhere in the interview, Love also noted she dislikes Beyoncé’s new country hit, Cowboy Carter, despite appreciating the album’s symbolism being “about Black women going into spaces where previously only white women have been allowed.”
“As a concept, I love it,” Love said. “I just don’t like her music.”
Love went on to say she dislikes Lana Del Rey.
- 4/16/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Courtney Love could have a cruel summer running into Swifties after saying their favorite artist Taylor Swift is neither important nor interesting.
In a new interview with The Standard promoting Love’s BBC Radio series celebrating women in music, the Hole singer didn’t have kind words to say about Swift. “Taylor is not important,” she said. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”
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Making room to piss off another fanbase, Love also said Beyoncé isn’t her cup of tea — though she appreciates the “concept” of Queen Bey’s latest album, Cowboy Carter. “I like the idea of Beyoncé doing a country record because it’s about Black women going into spaces where previously only white women have been allowed,” she explained. “I just don’t like her music.
In a new interview with The Standard promoting Love’s BBC Radio series celebrating women in music, the Hole singer didn’t have kind words to say about Swift. “Taylor is not important,” she said. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not interesting as an artist.”
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Making room to piss off another fanbase, Love also said Beyoncé isn’t her cup of tea — though she appreciates the “concept” of Queen Bey’s latest album, Cowboy Carter. “I like the idea of Beyoncé doing a country record because it’s about Black women going into spaces where previously only white women have been allowed,” she explained. “I just don’t like her music.
- 4/15/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
“Back to Black,” the 2006 album that the new Amy Winehouse biopic takes its title from, is a record built on an exquisite contradiction. The music has a crispy delicious retro-bop bounce, a quality that extends to Winehouse’s voice, which takes the growling-cat stylings of jazz legends like Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday and kicks them up into something playfully ferocious. Yet when you tune into the lyrics, they’re as dark as midnight. “Rehab,” the album’s showpiece track, must surely be the jauntiest song ever recorded about an addict who turns the refusal to help herself into a stance of rock ‘n’ roll defiance.
At its best, “Back to Black,” the forthright and compelling movie that’s been made of Winehouse’s life, takes that light/dark balance and digs into the drama of it, making it sing. The film’s snaky on-and-off power begins with the British actor Marisa Abela,...
At its best, “Back to Black,” the forthright and compelling movie that’s been made of Winehouse’s life, takes that light/dark balance and digs into the drama of it, making it sing. The film’s snaky on-and-off power begins with the British actor Marisa Abela,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
April 5 marks the sombre anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s untimely death, which occurred thirty years ago when the Nirvana frontman tragically took his own life at the tender age of 27.
At the time of his passing, Cobain seemed to have the world at his fingertips. He had recently tied the knot with singer Courtney Love, now 59, and was a proud father to eight-month-old daughter Frances. Additionally, he had achieved immense success with Nirvana, boasting two chart-topping studio albums.
Kurt Cobain
However, on April 5, 1994, Cobain’s life came to a violent and abrupt end, leaving music fans devastated and his loved ones shattered with grief. In fact, his tragic death led to a heated battle between Billboard and 60 Minutes.
Kurt Cobain’s Untimely Demise Led to an Unexpected Battle Between Billboard and 60 Minutes Kurt Cobain with Courtney Love and their daughter
Kurt Cobain’s death rattled everyone in the world,...
At the time of his passing, Cobain seemed to have the world at his fingertips. He had recently tied the knot with singer Courtney Love, now 59, and was a proud father to eight-month-old daughter Frances. Additionally, he had achieved immense success with Nirvana, boasting two chart-topping studio albums.
Kurt Cobain
However, on April 5, 1994, Cobain’s life came to a violent and abrupt end, leaving music fans devastated and his loved ones shattered with grief. In fact, his tragic death led to a heated battle between Billboard and 60 Minutes.
Kurt Cobain’s Untimely Demise Led to an Unexpected Battle Between Billboard and 60 Minutes Kurt Cobain with Courtney Love and their daughter
Kurt Cobain’s death rattled everyone in the world,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Subhojeet Mookherjee
- FandomWire
Frances Bean Cobain, the daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, has posted a heartfelt tribute to her late father on the 30th anniversary of the Nirvana frontman’s death.
Kurt took his own life at the age of 27 on April 5th, 1994, when Frances Bean was just a year-and-a-half old. The now 31-year-old Frances Bean took to Instagram today to describe her feelings of loss and to honor her late father.
Her full post, which is accompanied by a slideshow of family photos, reads as follows:
“30 years ago my dad’s life ended. The 2nd & 3rd photo capture the last time we were together while he was still alive. His mom Wendy would often press my hands to her cheeks & say, with a lulling sadness, ‘you have his hands’. She would breathe them in as if it were her only chance to hold him just a little bit closer, frozen in time.
Kurt took his own life at the age of 27 on April 5th, 1994, when Frances Bean was just a year-and-a-half old. The now 31-year-old Frances Bean took to Instagram today to describe her feelings of loss and to honor her late father.
Her full post, which is accompanied by a slideshow of family photos, reads as follows:
“30 years ago my dad’s life ended. The 2nd & 3rd photo capture the last time we were together while he was still alive. His mom Wendy would often press my hands to her cheeks & say, with a lulling sadness, ‘you have his hands’. She would breathe them in as if it were her only chance to hold him just a little bit closer, frozen in time.
- 4/5/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Thirty years after the death of Kurt Cobain, the BBC will air a documentary that it says will “demystify” the Generation X icon and grunge music legend. Moments That Shook the Music: Kurt Cobain, a feature-length documentary directed by John Osborne and produced by Touchdown Films, airs Saturday, April 13, on BBC iPlayer and BBC 2, as part of programming entirely dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death. The Nirvana frontman died on April 5, 1994, in what was ruled a suicide.
“This documentary aims to demystify that moment and tell the story in a direct and accurate way with footage shot by the people who were there,” said Osborne in an interview with the BBC. “Kurt Cobain was the reluctant voice of a generation and his death has left a huge void. The only way to make sense of what happened is to make a testimony that audiences won’t be able to stop watching.
“This documentary aims to demystify that moment and tell the story in a direct and accurate way with footage shot by the people who were there,” said Osborne in an interview with the BBC. “Kurt Cobain was the reluctant voice of a generation and his death has left a huge void. The only way to make sense of what happened is to make a testimony that audiences won’t be able to stop watching.
- 4/5/2024
- by Pino Gagliardi
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A song from The Beatles‘ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is so old-fashioned it could have come out during the Victorian era. One of The Beatles’ rock ‘n’ roll peers said that he couldn’t have written the song because he had no sense of time. Regardless, that singer’s tunes have lasted over the course of generations.
Donovan on why Paul McCartney wrote a song from The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’
One of The Beatles’ fellow British Invasion stars was Donovan. He contributed to psychedelia as much as they did with hits such as “Sunshine Superman,” “Atlantis, and “Hurdy Gurdy Man.” Donovan also accompanied the Fab Four on their fateful trip to India to meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and learn about Transcendental Meditation.
During a 2013 interview with BusinessLive, Donovan discussed his own sense of time. “One couldn’t remember last Tuesday or think about next Tuesday,” he said,...
Donovan on why Paul McCartney wrote a song from The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’
One of The Beatles’ fellow British Invasion stars was Donovan. He contributed to psychedelia as much as they did with hits such as “Sunshine Superman,” “Atlantis, and “Hurdy Gurdy Man.” Donovan also accompanied the Fab Four on their fateful trip to India to meet the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and learn about Transcendental Meditation.
During a 2013 interview with BusinessLive, Donovan discussed his own sense of time. “One couldn’t remember last Tuesday or think about next Tuesday,” he said,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
One of Hollywood’s most controversial figures, Harvey Weinstein, reportedly manipulated Good Will Hunting’s theatrical run. He did the most Harvey Weinstein thing possible, to allegedly undercut Robin Williams’ contractual terms. This was driven by what appeared to be pure greed, or that is what Kevin Smith would like to believe.
Weinstein’s company, Miramax, responsible for distributing the Oscar-winning film, abruptly pulled it from theaters to expedite its release on video, seemingly to prevent Williams from receiving a more favorable end of the agreed-upon deal.
Harvey Weinstein in an interview with CNN/YouTube How Harvey Weinstein Sabotaged Robin Williams’ Hefty Paycheck in Good Will Hunting
Kevin Smith, an executive producer on the film that won the best friend duo, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck their first Oscar, Good Will Hunting, published his book Secret Stash in 2021. In it, Smith discussed in great detail his experience working on the...
Weinstein’s company, Miramax, responsible for distributing the Oscar-winning film, abruptly pulled it from theaters to expedite its release on video, seemingly to prevent Williams from receiving a more favorable end of the agreed-upon deal.
Harvey Weinstein in an interview with CNN/YouTube How Harvey Weinstein Sabotaged Robin Williams’ Hefty Paycheck in Good Will Hunting
Kevin Smith, an executive producer on the film that won the best friend duo, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck their first Oscar, Good Will Hunting, published his book Secret Stash in 2021. In it, Smith discussed in great detail his experience working on the...
- 3/31/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
BBC Radio 6 Music and BBC Sounds have announced a new eight-part series called Courtney Love’s Women. The audio program will find the Hole singer discussing the women who’ve influenced her while also reflecting on several aspects of her life and career.
Love will be joined by writer Rob Harvilla throughout the series. Per a press release, the Hole frontwoman will take “listeners on an intimate and unfiltered, era by era journey through her life and the music that made her.”
Among the various events in her life that Love will touch upon are the time she recited Sylvia Plath poetry for a Mickey Mouse Club audition; her drug abuse struggles; her role in The People vs. Larry Flynt; an attempt to play matchmaker with Stevie Nicks and Billy Corgan; hanging out at the Playboy Mansion with Debbie Harry during a Limp Bizkit album launch party; her relationship with Kurt Cobain; and more.
Love will be joined by writer Rob Harvilla throughout the series. Per a press release, the Hole frontwoman will take “listeners on an intimate and unfiltered, era by era journey through her life and the music that made her.”
Among the various events in her life that Love will touch upon are the time she recited Sylvia Plath poetry for a Mickey Mouse Club audition; her drug abuse struggles; her role in The People vs. Larry Flynt; an attempt to play matchmaker with Stevie Nicks and Billy Corgan; hanging out at the Playboy Mansion with Debbie Harry during a Limp Bizkit album launch party; her relationship with Kurt Cobain; and more.
- 3/25/2024
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
The skeletons in Harvey Weinstein’s closet came pouring out one October morning in 2017. All of the people he had tried to silence with his power for decades, no longer wanted to hide his crimes from him. Within 24 hours, one of the most powerful people in Hollywood had a manhunt out for him.
People from all corners of the industry were accusing him of horrible things with mountains of proof to back them up.
Harvey Weinstein. Credit: The Graham Norton Show/BBC One
Going from years of being drunk with power, there was no way Weinstein could buy his way out of this problem. Before this, he was known as ‘the Bully of Hollywood’; a man who held his power over everyone who dared to cross him and played filthy.
SUGGESTEDKurt Cobain’s Widow Courtney Love ‘Empathized’ With Amber Heard Despite Revealing Johnny Depp Literally Saving Her Life
However, before he was exposed,...
People from all corners of the industry were accusing him of horrible things with mountains of proof to back them up.
Harvey Weinstein. Credit: The Graham Norton Show/BBC One
Going from years of being drunk with power, there was no way Weinstein could buy his way out of this problem. Before this, he was known as ‘the Bully of Hollywood’; a man who held his power over everyone who dared to cross him and played filthy.
SUGGESTEDKurt Cobain’s Widow Courtney Love ‘Empathized’ With Amber Heard Despite Revealing Johnny Depp Literally Saving Her Life
However, before he was exposed,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are the perfect couple in 2024, as The Voice stars bring out the best in each other. Before they were married, Stefani was infamously married to fellow rock star Gavin Rossdale. Rossdale allegedly cheated on Stefani, leading to their divorce. Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain’s wife, once bragged about sleeping with Rossdale during his marriage to Stefani. Here’s what to know about Love and Stefani’s feud.
Courtney Love claimed to have slept with Gavin Rossdale while he was still married to Gwen Stefani
Courtney Love and Gavin Rossdale go way back, and they allegedly sustained a relationship during Rossdale’s marriage to Gwen Stefani. Stefani started dating Rossdale in 1995, and they tied the knot in 2002. Unfortunately, their marriage didn’t last. The rock stars divorced in 2016 following rumors that Rossdale was cheating on Stefani.
Love isn’t a fan of Stefani, as she’s...
Courtney Love claimed to have slept with Gavin Rossdale while he was still married to Gwen Stefani
Courtney Love and Gavin Rossdale go way back, and they allegedly sustained a relationship during Rossdale’s marriage to Gwen Stefani. Stefani started dating Rossdale in 1995, and they tied the knot in 2002. Unfortunately, their marriage didn’t last. The rock stars divorced in 2016 following rumors that Rossdale was cheating on Stefani.
Love isn’t a fan of Stefani, as she’s...
- 3/10/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
During a show with his cover band The Coverups, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong invited Courtney Love to the stage to perform Cheap Trick’s “Surrender” and “He’s a Whore” and Tom Petty’s “Even the Losers.”
The concert took place at The Garage in London on Tuesday, where Armstrong and his band covered The Ramones, David Bowie, Bryan Adams, The Strokes, The Clash, and Buzzcocks. Armstrong then had Love join to perform “He’s a Whore” and “Even the Losers,” and later for “Surrender” during the show’s finale.
After Armstrong introduced Love, she responded by telling the audience, “Thank you, Billie Joe. My name is Courtney Love. You may not remember me. I’ve been living in a cave in Birmingham for about nine years. We’ll give this a fucking try, right?” Watch a clip of Love’s performance below.
Billie Joe Armstrong may be...
The concert took place at The Garage in London on Tuesday, where Armstrong and his band covered The Ramones, David Bowie, Bryan Adams, The Strokes, The Clash, and Buzzcocks. Armstrong then had Love join to perform “He’s a Whore” and “Even the Losers,” and later for “Surrender” during the show’s finale.
After Armstrong introduced Love, she responded by telling the audience, “Thank you, Billie Joe. My name is Courtney Love. You may not remember me. I’ve been living in a cave in Birmingham for about nine years. We’ll give this a fucking try, right?” Watch a clip of Love’s performance below.
Billie Joe Armstrong may be...
- 2/28/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong invited Courtney Love onstage to join his cover band, the Coverups, Tuesday night in London, where they performed Tom Petty and Cheap Trick songs at The Garage, a 600-capacity venue.
The band performed a number of covers, including Plimsouls’ “A Million Miles Away” and Ramones’ “I Wanna be Sedated,” alongside songs from the Pretenders, Bryan Adams, and the Clash, as Billboard reports. But the big surprise of the night was to come about halfway through their set.
“Ladies and gentleman, Courtney Love,” the Green Day frontman said,...
The band performed a number of covers, including Plimsouls’ “A Million Miles Away” and Ramones’ “I Wanna be Sedated,” alongside songs from the Pretenders, Bryan Adams, and the Clash, as Billboard reports. But the big surprise of the night was to come about halfway through their set.
“Ladies and gentleman, Courtney Love,” the Green Day frontman said,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Lisa Roberts, who co-founded the band Hole with Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson in 1989, packed her bags and relocated to Ukraine at the outbreak of the country’s war with Russia.
Roberts’ move to Ukraine was revealed in a new interview with The Daily Beast, in which she recalls first being drawn to the Ukrainian cause via the country’s heavy metal community. Once she learned that friends of hers — and members of the Ukrainian metal scene — were in need of dire assistance, she moved to Donbas to serve as the logistics manager for the humanitarian Ngo Road to Relief.
Before joining the front lines in Donbas, the California native had been working for a major company in logistics and felt her skills could be translated to the humanitarian aid efforts needed in Ukraine. She volunteered with Ngo last year to provide aid to Donbas’ ransacked villages, and is now...
Roberts’ move to Ukraine was revealed in a new interview with The Daily Beast, in which she recalls first being drawn to the Ukrainian cause via the country’s heavy metal community. Once she learned that friends of hers — and members of the Ukrainian metal scene — were in need of dire assistance, she moved to Donbas to serve as the logistics manager for the humanitarian Ngo Road to Relief.
Before joining the front lines in Donbas, the California native had been working for a major company in logistics and felt her skills could be translated to the humanitarian aid efforts needed in Ukraine. She volunteered with Ngo last year to provide aid to Donbas’ ransacked villages, and is now...
- 2/6/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
The official title of the opera making its U.S. premiere next week is Last Days. But Matt Copson, who co-directed it and also wrote its libretto, knows everyone will call it something else: the Kurt Cobain opera.
“That’s fine,” Copson says. “I’m up for that. It’s not about that, of course. But that’s an interesting entryway into the whole thing.”
In a somber reminder of how time flies, this April marks the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death. It’s too soon to say how that day will be commemorated,...
“That’s fine,” Copson says. “I’m up for that. It’s not about that, of course. But that’s an interesting entryway into the whole thing.”
In a somber reminder of how time flies, this April marks the 30th anniversary of Cobain’s death. It’s too soon to say how that day will be commemorated,...
- 2/1/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Charlize Theron’s 2002 critically panned thriller, Trapped, finds new popularity on Netflix’s Top 10
Sometimes, movies that fail to make a splash when they’re initially released find a new audience later in life. It isn’t unheard of that a movie that flopped and exhibited a low critical response can gain a cult following or even newfound popularity. John Carpenter’s career is kind of filled with movies like this. The early 2000s had seen a slew of mid-budget thrillers in an era before mega-budget franchises took over cinemas. One of those films is a 2002 psychological thriller titled Trapped.
Trapped would seemingly get lost in a sea of movies like Along Came a Spider or Enough, as well as similar crime-thriller genre movies made popular by Ashley Judd with films like Double Jeopardy, High Crimes and Twisted. According to ScreenRant, the Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon film has found new popularity when it cracked Netflix’s Top 10 Movies along with new movies like The Equalizer 3,...
Trapped would seemingly get lost in a sea of movies like Along Came a Spider or Enough, as well as similar crime-thriller genre movies made popular by Ashley Judd with films like Double Jeopardy, High Crimes and Twisted. According to ScreenRant, the Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon film has found new popularity when it cracked Netflix’s Top 10 Movies along with new movies like The Equalizer 3,...
- 1/17/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The man who appears as a naked 4-month-old baby swimming toward a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana’s iconic Nevermind album can proceed with his legal claim against the band following a federal appeals court ruling on Thursday.
Spencer Elden, now in his 30s, filed his appeal after a lower court pulled the plug on his lawsuit last year on the basis that he waited too long to seek personal injury damages for alleged child pornography. In siding with Elden in the new ruling published on the court’s website,...
Spencer Elden, now in his 30s, filed his appeal after a lower court pulled the plug on his lawsuit last year on the basis that he waited too long to seek personal injury damages for alleged child pornography. In siding with Elden in the new ruling published on the court’s website,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Spencer Elden’s child pornography lawsuit against Nirvana and other parties over the use of his image on the iconic Nevermind album cover has been reinstated by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The decision comes more than a year after the lawsuit was dismissed by a California district court.
According to an official summary of the new ruling, which was filed on Thursday (December 21st), the appeals court reversed the district court’s decision “because each republication of child pornography may constitute a new personal injury, Elden’s complaint alleging republication of the album cover within the ten years preceding his action was not barred by the statute of limitations.”
In August 2021, Elden sued Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Courtney Love (representing the estate of Kurt Cobain), as well as Universal Music Group, Geffen Records, photographer Kirk Weddle, and other parties over the use of...
According to an official summary of the new ruling, which was filed on Thursday (December 21st), the appeals court reversed the district court’s decision “because each republication of child pornography may constitute a new personal injury, Elden’s complaint alleging republication of the album cover within the ten years preceding his action was not barred by the statute of limitations.”
In August 2021, Elden sued Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Courtney Love (representing the estate of Kurt Cobain), as well as Universal Music Group, Geffen Records, photographer Kirk Weddle, and other parties over the use of...
- 12/21/2023
- by Heavy Consequence Staff
- Consequence - Music
Michael Stipe reveals in a new interview that he is slowly but surely working on a solo album, his first since the dissolution of R.E.M. over a dozen years ago.
The New York Times checked in on Stipe for over a year, where unsteady progress was made on the solo LP, which the singer was hoping to release in 2023 before life stuff — family emergencies, art exhibits, a bout with Covid, apartment moves, etc. — delayed the album’s completion.
At some point in the process, Stipe found himself at Electric Lady...
The New York Times checked in on Stipe for over a year, where unsteady progress was made on the solo LP, which the singer was hoping to release in 2023 before life stuff — family emergencies, art exhibits, a bout with Covid, apartment moves, etc. — delayed the album’s completion.
At some point in the process, Stipe found himself at Electric Lady...
- 12/3/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
For a music journalist in the Nineties, there could have been no better phone call. Not long after Michael Azerrad hung out with Kurt Cobain for Nirvana’s first Rolling Stone cover story, Courtney Love reached out to ask him if he wanted to write a book about Nirvana. He agreed, and after nine months of breakneck work, he managed to get Come As You Are out in 1993, just in time to coincide with Nirvana’s Nevermind follow-up, In Utero.
Thirty years later, Azerrad (also the author of the beloved...
Thirty years later, Azerrad (also the author of the beloved...
- 11/2/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
You could almost smell the chicken fajitas steaming off of the wild twist on Nirvana‘s “Lithium” in Peacock‘s horror-com Wolf Like Me Season 2.
Once again, creator Abe Forsythe and music supervisor Andrew Kotatko made musical magic with their own rendition of “Lithium” with a Mexican flavor.
“That involved me getting permission from Courtney Love. And not only to just use the original track. It’s being able to turn it into what it is in the show,” Forsythe told Showbiz Cheat Sheet.
In Wolf Like Me, Season 2, Mary (Isla Fisher) goes into labor and Gary’s (Josh Gadd) daughter Emma knows hearing “Lithium” would comfort her during an especially long and painful labor. The song reminded Mary of her dead husband (who she likely killed while transformed into a werewolf) so Emma found a version that would at least make Mary laugh.
“Lithium” is transformed from the angsty,...
Once again, creator Abe Forsythe and music supervisor Andrew Kotatko made musical magic with their own rendition of “Lithium” with a Mexican flavor.
“That involved me getting permission from Courtney Love. And not only to just use the original track. It’s being able to turn it into what it is in the show,” Forsythe told Showbiz Cheat Sheet.
In Wolf Like Me, Season 2, Mary (Isla Fisher) goes into labor and Gary’s (Josh Gadd) daughter Emma knows hearing “Lithium” would comfort her during an especially long and painful labor. The song reminded Mary of her dead husband (who she likely killed while transformed into a werewolf) so Emma found a version that would at least make Mary laugh.
“Lithium” is transformed from the angsty,...
- 10/30/2023
- by Gina Ragusa
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Congrats are in order for newlyweds Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk.
The daughter of late Nirvana singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love married the son of pro-skater Tony Hawk on Oct. 7, a source confirms to Rolling Stone.
The ceremony, which took place in San Diego County, was officiated by none other than R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who’s listed on the marriage certificate with his legal first name, John, the source confirms. Stipe is Cobain’s godfather.
A 31-year-old visual artist and model, Cobain revealed her romance with Hawk,...
The daughter of late Nirvana singer-guitarist Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love married the son of pro-skater Tony Hawk on Oct. 7, a source confirms to Rolling Stone.
The ceremony, which took place in San Diego County, was officiated by none other than R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who’s listed on the marriage certificate with his legal first name, John, the source confirms. Stipe is Cobain’s godfather.
A 31-year-old visual artist and model, Cobain revealed her romance with Hawk,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk are married!
The 31-year-old daughter of Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain and the 30-year-old son of Tony Hawk obtained a marriage license the month before their wedding in San Diego County, TMZ reported.
The marriage certificate lists the couple’s wedding date as October 7, with the ceremony officiated by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who is also Frances’ godfather.
Keep reading to find out more…
Frances returned to Instagram in January of last year and shared a series of images, including glimpses of her relationship with Riley, confirming their relationship.
“I took a year long break from posting on Instagram which was exceptionally good for my mental, emotional & spiritual health. 2021 brought me more into the present moment than I’ve ever been, which I’m deeply grateful for,” she wrote at the time.
“I wanted to share a few moments that were captured / created this...
The 31-year-old daughter of Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain and the 30-year-old son of Tony Hawk obtained a marriage license the month before their wedding in San Diego County, TMZ reported.
The marriage certificate lists the couple’s wedding date as October 7, with the ceremony officiated by R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe, who is also Frances’ godfather.
Keep reading to find out more…
Frances returned to Instagram in January of last year and shared a series of images, including glimpses of her relationship with Riley, confirming their relationship.
“I took a year long break from posting on Instagram which was exceptionally good for my mental, emotional & spiritual health. 2021 brought me more into the present moment than I’ve ever been, which I’m deeply grateful for,” she wrote at the time.
“I wanted to share a few moments that were captured / created this...
- 10/24/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Congratulations are in order to Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, and Riley Hawk, son of Tony Hawk and Cindy Dunbar, who recently got married.
TMZ reports that Frances, 31, and Riley, 30, tied the knot in Los Angeles on October 7th in a ceremony officiated by Frances’ godfather, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.
Frances and Tony first went public with their relationship in January 2022, although it is believed they began dating a year earlier.
Frances was previously married to musician Isaiah Silva, but they separated in 2017. A messy divorce followed, culminating in Silva allegedly auctioning off Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar (famously used during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged set) against the wishes of Frances and her mother.
While primarily a visual artist and model, Frances has released several of her own original songs via social media over the last several years. However, she...
TMZ reports that Frances, 31, and Riley, 30, tied the knot in Los Angeles on October 7th in a ceremony officiated by Frances’ godfather, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe.
Frances and Tony first went public with their relationship in January 2022, although it is believed they began dating a year earlier.
Frances was previously married to musician Isaiah Silva, but they separated in 2017. A messy divorce followed, culminating in Silva allegedly auctioning off Kurt Cobain’s 1959 Martin D-18E acoustic-electric guitar (famously used during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged set) against the wishes of Frances and her mother.
While primarily a visual artist and model, Frances has released several of her own original songs via social media over the last several years. However, she...
- 10/24/2023
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Legendary film director Barry Levinson has given us such movies as Diner, Rain Man and Sleepers, while legendary screenwriter David Mamet penned such classics as The Untouchables, Glengarry Glen Ross and Ronin. The two are reportedly set to team up for a new film about the JFK assassination, which will star another cinema legend, Al Pacino. The film, Assassination, was first reported out of Cannes and is set to feature a cast including Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon and Courtney Love.
Back when the film was revealed at Cannes, Mamet was set to direct his screenplay, which he co-wrote with Nicholas Celozzi. Now, Deadline is reporting that Barry Levinson is stepping in as the director for the film. According to Deadline, the plot of Assassination “tells the story of how infamous Chicago mobster Sam Giancana arranged the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as payback for trying...
Back when the film was revealed at Cannes, Mamet was set to direct his screenplay, which he co-wrote with Nicholas Celozzi. Now, Deadline is reporting that Barry Levinson is stepping in as the director for the film. According to Deadline, the plot of Assassination “tells the story of how infamous Chicago mobster Sam Giancana arranged the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as payback for trying...
- 10/18/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Back in May, we brought you :a[news that Al Pacino is set to lead the starry ensemble]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/al-pacino-john-travolta-shia-labeouf-and-more-leading-the-cast-for-david-mamet-thriller-assassination/' } of David Mamet’s latest project, JFK thriller Assassination. Originally, two-time Oscar nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Mamet planned to direct the film, too. However, per :a[Deadline]{href='https://deadline.com/2023/10/barry-levinson-assassination-al-pacino-1235576261/' }’s reporting, a switcheroo up top has landed the project a new helmsman in the form of Oscar-winner Barry Levinson
Co-written by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, Assassination offers a speculative retelling of the assassination of 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy from the perspective of the mob. In this version of the tale, Kennedy’s death – long-since one of the most conspiracy-laden events in American history – is reimagined as a pre-meditated hit orchestrated by Chicago mob lynchpin Sam Giancana, an act of revenge for JFK’s undermining of the same mob...
Co-written by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, Assassination offers a speculative retelling of the assassination of 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy from the perspective of the mob. In this version of the tale, Kennedy’s death – long-since one of the most conspiracy-laden events in American history – is reimagined as a pre-meditated hit orchestrated by Chicago mob lynchpin Sam Giancana, an act of revenge for JFK’s undermining of the same mob...
- 10/18/2023
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
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Dozens of previously unseen Nirvana prints have dropped online as part of a new photography release on Sonic Editions, the site known for its collection of affordable, fine art photographic prints. The new collection features both color and black-and-white images of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl in both raw and staged moments throughout their career.
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Dozens of previously unseen Nirvana prints have dropped online as part of a new photography release on Sonic Editions, the site known for its collection of affordable, fine art photographic prints. The new collection features both color and black-and-white images of Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl in both raw and staged moments throughout their career.
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Spanning nearly a decade, the collection...
- 9/12/2023
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
If you look around hard enough, you can find connections between any two people in the music industry. For example, Elvis Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, once appeared in a music video with Marilyn Manson and Courtney Love. Lisa Marie played a memorably menacing role in the clip.
Lisa Marie Presley liked getting to bite Marilyn Manson ‘hard’ in a music video
Blabbermouth.net quotes a 2003 interview Lisa Marie did with MSN. In it, she called Manson a friend and cited him as one of her musical influences. Lisa Marie was nervous upon first meeting him because she was such a fan of his. She also praised his then-recent album, The Golden Age of Grotesque, which includes the hits “Mobscene” and “This Is the New S***.”
Lisa Marie later appeared in the music video for Manson’s 2018 single “Tattooed in Reverse.” In a 2018 Facebook post, she wrote “Love shooting...
Lisa Marie Presley liked getting to bite Marilyn Manson ‘hard’ in a music video
Blabbermouth.net quotes a 2003 interview Lisa Marie did with MSN. In it, she called Manson a friend and cited him as one of her musical influences. Lisa Marie was nervous upon first meeting him because she was such a fan of his. She also praised his then-recent album, The Golden Age of Grotesque, which includes the hits “Mobscene” and “This Is the New S***.”
Lisa Marie later appeared in the music video for Manson’s 2018 single “Tattooed in Reverse.” In a 2018 Facebook post, she wrote “Love shooting...
- 9/7/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Amid the goings on in the Hamptons — summer 2023 edition — Gwyneth Paltrow brought Italy to Amagansett with the first-ever Gucci/Goop collaboration, while Andy Cohen hung everywhere from Ed Sheeran’s performance at Stephen Talkhouse to Jimmy Fallon’s house to the ocean. While Michael Rubin’s Fourth of July white party is undoubtedly the biggest private affair of the summer season, the action along the 37-mile stretch from Southampton to Montauk, beckoning with restaurants, shops, art galleries and museums, rages on long after you’ve retired all the summer whites in your wardrobe.
The Summer That Was …
From Friday, Sept. 1 to Monday, Sept. 4, soak up the final weekend of the 15th anniversary season of the Surf Lodge in Montauk. Think of this like an East Coast version of the legendary Pioneertown, California, saloon Pappy and Harriet’s, where you never know who will pop up and perform. This year, over...
The Summer That Was …
From Friday, Sept. 1 to Monday, Sept. 4, soak up the final weekend of the 15th anniversary season of the Surf Lodge in Montauk. Think of this like an East Coast version of the legendary Pioneertown, California, saloon Pappy and Harriet’s, where you never know who will pop up and perform. This year, over...
- 9/1/2023
- by Melinda Sheckells
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This article contains spoilers
John Carpenter is hands down one of America’s greatest filmmakers and composers, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a horror geek that doesn’t adore at least one of his movies. Born in 1948 to a a college music professor, Carpenter fell in love with cinema as a child and was out there making his own short films before he’d even started high school.
As the decades flew by, he was at the helm of some of the most beloved sci-fi and horror pictures of all time, whilst also composing the music for most of them, including the iconic scores for Halloween and Escape from New York.
Today, we’re ranking the director’s output, from Dark Star in 1974 to The Ward in 2010, but we should note that we haven’t included TV movies like Elvis or Someone’s Watching Me here, as we...
John Carpenter is hands down one of America’s greatest filmmakers and composers, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a horror geek that doesn’t adore at least one of his movies. Born in 1948 to a a college music professor, Carpenter fell in love with cinema as a child and was out there making his own short films before he’d even started high school.
As the decades flew by, he was at the helm of some of the most beloved sci-fi and horror pictures of all time, whilst also composing the music for most of them, including the iconic scores for Halloween and Escape from New York.
Today, we’re ranking the director’s output, from Dark Star in 1974 to The Ward in 2010, but we should note that we haven’t included TV movies like Elvis or Someone’s Watching Me here, as we...
- 9/1/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Brad Pitt Convinced David Fincher to Cast Helena Bonham Carter in ‘Fight Club’ Using Her Love Scenes
Brad Pitt played a huge part in Helena Bonham Carter being in Fight Club. Bonham Carter might not have been on David Fincher’s radar if Pitt hadn’t shown him her performances.
Helena Bonham Carter’s love scenes won her the ‘Fight Club’ role Brad Pitt | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images
Carter played love interest Marla Singer in Fincher’s 1999 cult hit. But she wasn’t the director’s first choice. Many names floated Fincher’s way, including Courtney Love and Reese Witherspoon.
But Love was in a relationship with Pitt’s co-star Edward Norton at the time. Fincher felt including her in the movie might have been a bit too problematic. Fincher also believed Love was too obvious of a choice to play Marla.
Fincher nixed his other option, Witherspoon, primarily due to her age.
“She’s somebody else who the studio brought up,” Fincher once told Total Film...
Helena Bonham Carter’s love scenes won her the ‘Fight Club’ role Brad Pitt | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images
Carter played love interest Marla Singer in Fincher’s 1999 cult hit. But she wasn’t the director’s first choice. Many names floated Fincher’s way, including Courtney Love and Reese Witherspoon.
But Love was in a relationship with Pitt’s co-star Edward Norton at the time. Fincher felt including her in the movie might have been a bit too problematic. Fincher also believed Love was too obvious of a choice to play Marla.
Fincher nixed his other option, Witherspoon, primarily due to her age.
“She’s somebody else who the studio brought up,” Fincher once told Total Film...
- 7/30/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The cast of David Mamet’s JFK assassination thriller “Assassination” is getting even more star-studded, with the addition of Courtney Love, Viggo Mortensen, Shia Labeouf, Al Pacino, and John Travolta.
The film, which was previously titled “2 Days/1963,” will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. The script is based on the story of Sam Giancana, the Chicago mob boss who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.
Mamet will direct the film, which is written by him and Nicholas Celozzi, who is Giancana’s grandnephew. Oscar-winning director of photography Robert Elswitt (“There Will Be Blood”) will be the film’s cinematographer.
Production is scheduled to start in September in Vancouver.
Paul Schrader was originally asked to direct the film, but he declined.
“Assassination” is a riveting and gripping thriller set in a pivotal period in American history,...
The film, which was previously titled “2 Days/1963,” will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. The script is based on the story of Sam Giancana, the Chicago mob boss who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.
Mamet will direct the film, which is written by him and Nicholas Celozzi, who is Giancana’s grandnephew. Oscar-winning director of photography Robert Elswitt (“There Will Be Blood”) will be the film’s cinematographer.
Production is scheduled to start in September in Vancouver.
Paul Schrader was originally asked to direct the film, but he declined.
“Assassination” is a riveting and gripping thriller set in a pivotal period in American history,...
- 7/28/2023
- by amalprasadappu
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It’s hard to know what to say about Sam Levinson’s already controversial HBO series except that it says quite a lot about the increasingly attention-grabbing antics of the Cannes Film Festival that space was made at the prestigious Grand Théâtre Lumière for the first two episodes of a cable TV show. In a case of life imitating art, the crazy scenes surrounding the premiere would not have been out of place on the screen in a story that, at least as far as anyone could tell, is a satire on the sensation-saturated world of contemporary pop culture, where good is bad and bad is the bare minimum.
Related: Cannes One To Watch: ‘The Idol’ Star Lily-Rose Depp Channels Old Hollywood To Play Series’ “Nasty, Bad Pop Girl”
Presented without explanation or context, The Idol unspooled in two roughly 50-minute chunks, presenting a more sedate setup than its trailer suggests.
Related: Cannes One To Watch: ‘The Idol’ Star Lily-Rose Depp Channels Old Hollywood To Play Series’ “Nasty, Bad Pop Girl”
Presented without explanation or context, The Idol unspooled in two roughly 50-minute chunks, presenting a more sedate setup than its trailer suggests.
- 5/23/2023
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Courtney Love has revealed some of Kurt Cobain’s working lyrics for “Smells Like Teen Spirit” while appearing on the latest episode of 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s, a podcast hosted by The Ringer’s Rob Harvilla.
During the interview (via The Line of Best Fit), Love spoke about how she used to push her late husband to up his game by buying him a Leonard Cohen lyric book before bringing out some of Cobain’s early lyrics for Nirvana’s breakout megahit. Explaining that some of the lines were published in Kurt’s journals and others were not, Love sang two versions of the lyrics a cappella.
The first begins with the following verse: “Come out and play/ Make up the rules/ I know I hope to buy the truth/ Who will be the king and queen of all the outcasted teens?” It then goes into a working version...
During the interview (via The Line of Best Fit), Love spoke about how she used to push her late husband to up his game by buying him a Leonard Cohen lyric book before bringing out some of Cobain’s early lyrics for Nirvana’s breakout megahit. Explaining that some of the lines were published in Kurt’s journals and others were not, Love sang two versions of the lyrics a cappella.
The first begins with the following verse: “Come out and play/ Make up the rules/ I know I hope to buy the truth/ Who will be the king and queen of all the outcasted teens?” It then goes into a working version...
- 5/18/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
In the ever-evolving youth-culture carnival that was MTV in the late Eighties and Nineties, MTV News anchor Kurt Loder was the one constant, as well as the network’s only indicator that being a grown-up might actually be cool. With MTV News officially ending its 36-year run last week, Loder — also a longtime Rolling Stone writer — looks back on covering Kurt Cobain’s death, interviewing Prince, Madonna, and Axl Rose, and much more.
(The full conversation, including Loder’s thoughts on his Rolling Stone work, along with interviews with John Norris and Tabitha Soren,...
(The full conversation, including Loder’s thoughts on his Rolling Stone work, along with interviews with John Norris and Tabitha Soren,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia LeBeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon (“Bird Box”) and singer/actress Courtney Love have joined the cast of the JFK thriller ‘Assassination’.
The synopsis reads; 1963. During a crucial justice hearing against organized crime, the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr., creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.
Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee Mamet is directing from a story by himself and Nicholas Celozzi, who based the script on his great uncle, the Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.
Also in news – Willem Dafoe cast in Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice 2’
Insiders indicate it will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. Celozzi based the material on details shared by his late...
The synopsis reads; 1963. During a crucial justice hearing against organized crime, the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr., creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.
Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee Mamet is directing from a story by himself and Nicholas Celozzi, who based the script on his great uncle, the Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.
Also in news – Willem Dafoe cast in Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice 2’
Insiders indicate it will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. Celozzi based the material on details shared by his late...
- 5/16/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
David Mamet has a new movie in the works, and he's rounded up quite the cast. The writer/director has Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon and Courtney Love are all on board.
Co-written by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, the film is set in 1963. During a crucial justice hearing against organized crime, the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr, creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.
With the cameras set to roll this September in Vancouver, the film's rights are on sale at this year's Cannes Film Market.
Co-written by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, the film is set in 1963. During a crucial justice hearing against organized crime, the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr, creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.
With the cameras set to roll this September in Vancouver, the film's rights are on sale at this year's Cannes Film Market.
- 5/15/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
The new JFK Thriller “Assassination” reveals its star-studded cast.
David Mamet’s new film will tell the story of the late American president John F. Kennedy’s famous assassination from the perspective of the mob that hired the hit on his life. Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana was said to have made the call as payback for JFK turning his back on them after they helped him to secure the election.
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Deadline reports that Oscar winner Al Pacino, Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen, Oscar nominee John Travolta, BAFTA winner Shia Labeouf, NBR Award winner Rebecca Pidgeon and Golden Globe nominated singer and actress Courtney Love are set to star in the new film.
Aside from directing, Mamet also co-wrote the script with Nicholas Celozzi, with Arclight launching the film for the Cannes market.
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David Mamet’s new film will tell the story of the late American president John F. Kennedy’s famous assassination from the perspective of the mob that hired the hit on his life. Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana was said to have made the call as payback for JFK turning his back on them after they helped him to secure the election.
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Deadline reports that Oscar winner Al Pacino, Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen, Oscar nominee John Travolta, BAFTA winner Shia Labeouf, NBR Award winner Rebecca Pidgeon and Golden Globe nominated singer and actress Courtney Love are set to star in the new film.
Aside from directing, Mamet also co-wrote the script with Nicholas Celozzi, with Arclight launching the film for the Cannes market.
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- 5/15/2023
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
David Mamet is going to need more than a motorcade with the cast he has lined up for his upcoming JFK movie Assassination. Reports have come out that the film will star Al Pacino, John Travolta, Viggo Mortensen, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Courtney Love. That’s one Academy Award winner, two Oscar nominees, a BAFTA winner, Mamet’s wife, and Courtney Love! (We kid–Love is a fantastic actress and was robbed of a nod for The People vs. Larry Flynt.)
As per Deadline, Assassination “will retell the fateful murder of John F. Kennedy from the mob’s point of view, reimagining his death as a hit ordered by Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana as payback for JFK’s attempt to undermine the mob after they helped get him elected.” The script is co-written by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, who is actually Giancana’s grandnephew, which should elevate the authenticity.
As per Deadline, Assassination “will retell the fateful murder of John F. Kennedy from the mob’s point of view, reimagining his death as a hit ordered by Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana as payback for JFK’s attempt to undermine the mob after they helped get him elected.” The script is co-written by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, who is actually Giancana’s grandnephew, which should elevate the authenticity.
- 5/15/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
This is the time of year, right before the kickoff of the Cannes Film Festival, when filmmakers put together tentative projects to present at the Cannes Film Market. This is when we get teases for massive features with amazing casts and filmmakers all being offered to the highest bidder. And this year, perhaps the most intriguing project up for sale is “Assassination.”
According to Arclight Films, David Mamet is ready to begin work on his newest film, “Assassination.” And as you might expect from a Mamet production, the filmmaker has pulled together a truly impressive cast that includes Al Pacino (“The Irishman”), Viggo Mortensen (“Eastern Promises”), John Travolta (“Pulp Fiction”), Shia Labeouf (“Honey Boy”), Rebecca Pidgeon (“Heist”), and Courtney Love (“The People vs.
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According to Arclight Films, David Mamet is ready to begin work on his newest film, “Assassination.” And as you might expect from a Mamet production, the filmmaker has pulled together a truly impressive cast that includes Al Pacino (“The Irishman”), Viggo Mortensen (“Eastern Promises”), John Travolta (“Pulp Fiction”), Shia Labeouf (“Honey Boy”), Rebecca Pidgeon (“Heist”), and Courtney Love (“The People vs.
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- 5/15/2023
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
“I hear you paint White Houses.”
Writer-director David Mamet is bringing his next project to the Cannes Film Market this week, no doubt luring in international buyers with its stellar cast. “Assassination,” formerly known as “2 Days/1963” is a look at the JFK assassination from the point of view of the mafiosi who (allegedly) perpetrated the crime.
Al Pacino, Shia Labeouf, Courtney Love, John Travolta, and Rebecca Pigeon are currently attached, with Viggo Mortensen in the lead role. The screenplay was co-written by Nicholas Celozzi, whose great uncle was Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana. “Assassination” is apparently based on details shared directly by Giancana, who died in 1975.
Mamet’s last project was the 2013 HBO film “Phil Spector,” in which Pacino has starred. The cable film received five Emmy nominations, including writing, directing, and acting nods for Pacino and Helen Mirren. His last theatrically released feature was the Chiwetel Ejiofor-led mixed...
Writer-director David Mamet is bringing his next project to the Cannes Film Market this week, no doubt luring in international buyers with its stellar cast. “Assassination,” formerly known as “2 Days/1963” is a look at the JFK assassination from the point of view of the mafiosi who (allegedly) perpetrated the crime.
Al Pacino, Shia Labeouf, Courtney Love, John Travolta, and Rebecca Pigeon are currently attached, with Viggo Mortensen in the lead role. The screenplay was co-written by Nicholas Celozzi, whose great uncle was Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana. “Assassination” is apparently based on details shared directly by Giancana, who died in 1975.
Mamet’s last project was the 2013 HBO film “Phil Spector,” in which Pacino has starred. The cable film received five Emmy nominations, including writing, directing, and acting nods for Pacino and Helen Mirren. His last theatrically released feature was the Chiwetel Ejiofor-led mixed...
- 5/15/2023
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
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