Intimacy Director Claire Warden to be Featured on THEATER: ALL THE MOVING PARTSAugust 15, 2019Intimacy Director Claire Warden is featured in this monthly episode of THEATER: All the Moving Parts, hosted by veteran journalist, Patrick Pacheco. She is one of the leaders in the relatively new and important role of intimacy director and coordinator in theater, movies and TV. Warden recently made history as the first intimacy director on Broadway with Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune and will shortly be working on the Broadway productions of Slave Play and Linda Vista.
CONVICTION Selected as a Gala Presentation at FIN: Atlantic International Film FestivalAugust 15, 2019After a successful world premiere at the Hot Docs Film Festival earlier this year, co-directors Nance Ackerman (Four Feet Up, Cottonland), Ariella Pahlke (Burning Rubber, What You Did Before You Were Born) and Teresa MacInnes (Buying Sex, Norm) are very pleased that their empowering documentary collaboration, Conviction, has been officially selected as a Gala Presentation at FIN: Atlantic International Film Festival, on Monday, September 16, 2019, 6:30 PM.
Five Boroughs Music Festival Opens 13th Season With FoundersAugust 15, 2019 Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) presents the first concert of its 13th season featuring Founders—a songwriting collective combining classical and folk music with original compositions and pop arrangements—in a program entitled “Songs for the End of Time” on Monday, September 23 at 7:30pm at Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Square South).
Fresh Goods Music Announces Partnership With RED MusicAugust 15, 2019Fresh Goods Music is proud to announce its partnership with RED MUSIC/Sony Music. The label, founded by Sublime With Romefrontman and producer Rome Ramirez, is the home of Seranation, NOAHJVMES, and Dylan Holland.
Girl Ray Announces New Album GIRLAugust 15, 2019Girl Ray are excited to announce the forthcoming release of Girl. It marks the second album from the North London band and will be released on November 8 via Moshi Moshi. Recorded at London's Electric Beach Studios with Ash Workman (Christine and the Queens, Metronomy), the album is a delightful, sun-kissed tribute to their love of pop and R&B.
Dead & Company Adds Fall ConcertsAugust 15, 2019Due to popular demand, DEAD & COMPANY – Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, and Bob Weir, with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti – will perform several concerts this fall on the East Coast. The shows – Thursday, October 31, & Friday, November 1, @ the world famous Madison Square Garden in New York and Friday, November 8, & Saturday, November 9, for the first time ever at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, follow Dead & Company's 2019 Summer Tour, the band's biggest yet.
Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2019 International Rising StarsAugust 15, 2019TIFF Co-Heads Cameron Bailey and Joana Vicente announced today the new lineup of international TIFF Rising Stars: Chino Darín, Geraldine Viswanathan, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Josefine Frida. Now in its ninth year, the programme showcases burgeoning young actors who will join the previously announced Canadian TIFF Rising Stars, Kacey Rohl, Mikhaïl Ahooja, Nahéma Ricci, and Shamier Anderson.
GI Film Festival San Diego Opens with TAKE ME HOME HUEYAugust 15, 2019The GI Film Festival San Diego, now in its fifth year, opens with a heartfelt documentary short, “Take Me Home Huey” featuring the transformation of a U.S. Army Huey helicopter into a colorful, inspirational sculpture by contemporary artist and Southern California resident Steve Maloney.
The Brutalists Announce New Album WE ARE NOT HERE TO HELPAugust 15, 2019Following on the heels of last year's well-received self-titled debut album, L.A.'s premiere garage rock upstarts The Brutalists are proud to announce their forthcoming sophomore album, We Are Not Here To Help, on September 6. The new album once again unites Mick Cripps (founding member of L.A. Guns) and Nigel Mogg (founding member of The London Quireboys) along with Kent Holmes, Charlie Nice, and Luke Bossendorfer for a smoldering slab of bluesy pub rock mixed with R&B and bits of ska and reggae thrown in for good measure. The result is utterly unique yet enchantingly familiar, driving melodies and riffs deep into the heart and soul of listeners. Just give a listen to the superb first single from the new album, “Take It All Away,” along with the supremely cool video, for a taste of what this band is capable of - watch it below!
Ardalan Announces Debut Album MR. GOODAugust 15, 2019Ardalan's 'Mr. Good' LP, announced today via DIRTYBIRD, offers a distinctive and emotional look into the heart and mind of a young artist. It's a coming-of-age tale and an aural exploration of the producer's path—from growing up in his two homes of Iran and San Francisco, to finding success and grappling with the sacrifice that comes with it. The story unfolds across eleven tracks produced amongst the crests and valleys that define the perpetual search for creative freedom.
VIDEO: Watch a New Teaser for Season 4 of VAN HELSINGAugust 14, 2019Syfy has shared a new teaser for season four of VAN HELSING. This season, the first of four vampire elders has been freed and legend has it that when their four Totems are combined the Dark One will be resurrected. Now it's a race against time as Vanessa and her ragtag group of heroes faces off against the forces of darkness.
French Institute Alliance Francaise Presents MAGNETIC GAZE: ISABELLE ADJANI ON SCREENAugust 14, 2019This fall the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) celebrates the work and career of the great French actress Isabelle Adjani with the CinéSalon series Magnetic Gaze: Isabelle Adjani on Screen. Running each Tuesday from September 10 to October 29, this series honors one of France's greatest actresses, lauded for the unparalleled intensity and sensuality she brought to roles that inspired multiple generations of directors. Adjani, who began her acting career on the stage at the Comédie-Française, will also be performing at FIAF in Opening Night(Sept 12–14), which will be presented as part of the Crossing the Line Festival.
Lifetime Greenlights Two New BEYOND THE HEADLINES DocumentariesAugust 14, 2019Lifetime greenlights two Beyond the Headlines companion documentaries, with award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author Gretchen Carlson, to join the network's upcoming Ripped from the Headlines slate. Following the movie premieres of Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter and The College Admissions Scandal, the new one-hour documentaries produced by A+E Originals, will offer provocative insights and an in-depth look at the people and stories behind the news which captivated the nation. This marks Carlson's second collaboration with Lifetime, as she executive produced and reported on workplace sexual harassment in the documentary Gretchen Carlson: Breaking the Silence.
RATINGS: NBC, AMERICA'S GOT TALENT Top Charts on TuesdayAugust 14, 2019NBC (7.242 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.2, #1) held onto the top spot on Tuesday with its pairing of 'America's Got Talent' (9.008 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 1.4, #1) and 'Bring the Funny' (3.711 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.7, #3).
GHOST NATION Premieres on Travel Channel This OctoberAugust 14, 2019Join the “Ghost Nation” because the boys are back in town! The “OG” paranormal investigators that started it all – Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango – are back for all-new adventures to the other side in Travel Channel's new series, “Ghost Nation,” premiering on Friday, October 11 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Only this time, they're not alone. Now, the pioneers of the genre respond to urgent calls from local paranormal investigators nationwide who have reached a dead end with their vexing personal cases.