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HBO has released the official key art for House of The Dragon , its Game of Thrones prequel series from George R.R. Martin, Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik, ahead of its August 21 premiere. Scroll down to see the image which features Emma D’Arcy as Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen. Based on Martin’s Fire & Blood , the series is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones and tells the story of House Targaryen. The series stars Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans. Additional cast includes Milly Alcock, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Emily Carey, Harry Collett, Ryan Corr, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jefferson Hall, David Horovitch, Wil Johnson, John Macmillan, Graham McTavish, Ewan Mitchell, Theo Nate, Matthew Needham, Bill Paterson, Phia Saban, Gavin Spokes, Savannah Steyn. House of the Dragon was co-created by Martin and Condal, who wrote the pilot script. … [Read more...] about ‘House Of The Dragon’: HBO Unveils Key Art For ‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel

The Shubert Foundation has awarded a record $37.6 million in unrestricted grants to not-for-profit theaters, dance companies, academic theater training programs, and related service agencies, and in addition has made two $1 million gifts to create endowed scholarships for theater students at Spelman College and Morehouse College , two of the most prominent HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities). The grants and gifts were announced by the Foundation today. The $37.6 million figure tops last year’s record-setting $32.1 million by $5.5 million. “We are delighted to increase both our funding and the number of our grantees this year,” said Diana Phillips, President of The Shubert Foundation, in a statement. “While it has been exciting to see life return to the performing arts, Covid has dealt a terrible blow and there remains enormous need everywhere.” Established in 1945 by theater impresarios Lee and J.J. Shubert to honor their brother Sam, the … [Read more...] about Shubert Foundation Awards Record $37.6M In Grants To Non-Profit Arts, $2M For HBCU Scholarships

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Update : Samsung ’s Summer Sales Event has the Frame TV discounted to just $499 (and up), with savings of up to $1000 on the top-of-the-line 85-inch Frame TV. See full Frame TV discounts and deals here . Previous review: When Samsung first debuted its innovative Frame TV, you couldn’t really find anything quite like it. And nearly five years since its release, it’s still the most stylish smart TV you can buy. But good-looking TV sets don’t come cheap and it’s rare to find a discount on the Samsung Frame. That’s why we’re jumping on this surprise sale at World Wide Stereo, which gets you the QLED 4k Frame TV on sale for under $1000. Regularly $1,299.99, this new Samsung deal at World Wide Stereo drops the price of the 50-Inch Samsung Frame TV down to just $947.99 — a $352 discount (for comparison, it’s still priced … [Read more...] about RS Recommends: Samsung’s Frame TV Looks Like a Work of Art (and Is Finally Under $500)

Oscar-winner Marlee Matlin , and past Oscar nominees producer Jason Blum and director Jason Reitman are among first-time members elected to the Board Of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as AMPAS announced its new 2022-2023 Board today. In addition to Matlin for the Actors Branch, Reitman for Directors, and Blum for Producers, other newly elected first time BOG members are  Richard Hicks (Casting), Dion Beebe (Cinematographers), Chris Hegedus (Documentary), Nancy Richardson (Film Editors), Megan Colligan (Marketing and Public Relations), Missy Parker (Production Design), Marlon West (Short Films and Feature Animation), Peter Devlin (Sound), and Paul Debevec (Visual Effects). Incumbent Governors who have been reelected include Ruth E. Carter (Costume Designers), Donna Gigliotti (Executives), Howard Berger (Makeup Artists and Hairstylists), and Eric Roth (Writers). Returning to the BOG after a hiatus is Charles Fox (Music). They all … [Read more...] about Marlee Matlin, Jason Reitman, Jason Blum Among Newly Elected First-Timers To Academy’s Board Of Governors

If you happen to care about the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (at least in its first fifty years), you’ll have no shortage of reasons to read Bruce Davis ’ forthcoming book, The Academy and the Award . The boardroom fights—Davis, the Academy’s former executive director, got access to the secret files. The real story of the Bette Davis presidency (weirdly, less stormy than the famous drama queen made it out to be). And those footnotes! In a note to Chapter 15, Davis describes running to the ground an old canard that had legions of ancient residents at the Motion Picture Home holding sway over Academy Awards voting. With the help of Price Waterhouse and his own membership department, he found that fewer than a half-dozen members were getting their mail at the home, and three of those hadn’t voted for at least five years. I love details. Davis has them. But the best part, for me, is a 20-page examination of a matter that has never … [Read more...] about So, Once And For All (We Hope), Bruce Davis Settles Why They Call It ‘Oscar’

Updated with BBC response: The BBC must reform its operating license to focus on online services or “become out of step with audience behavior and technology developments,” according to British media regulator Ofcom . Failure to act “could stand in the way of the BBC’s transformation,” it added in a series of proposals set out today centered around modernizing the broadcaster’s operating license. Ofcom’s report acknowledges the BBC remains “at the heart of the UK’s broadcasting sector” and has been transforming and modernizing its approach in the face of disruption brought about by global streaming services. Broadly, this could be achieved by better incorporating online services such as streamer BBC iPlayer, audio service BBC Sounds and the BBC website; allowing the BBC more flexibility to respond to new audience needs (while ring-fencing quotas around areas such as news and current affairs programming); and “greater transparency” from the BBC. Key to these … [Read more...] about British Regulator Ofcom Warns BBC Will Become “Out Of Step” With Audience And Tech Developments Without Reform

This year’s A Capitol Fourth , the annual televised Independence Day concert, will feature a celebration of West Side Story ‘s 65th anniversary, headlined by Chita Rivera , and a centennial salute to the Lincoln Memorial. The event, to be broadcast on PBS , will be hosted by Mickey Guyton , with performances by Darren Criss, Yolanda Adams, Gloria Gaynor, Keb’ Mo’, Emily Bear, Andy Grammer and Loren Allred with the National Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jack Everly. Rachel Platten will do a special tribute to military heroes and their families, as she performs her song Stand By You. The event, on the West Lawn of the Capitol, will be open to the public, after two years of virtual celebrations due to Covid. Guyton will also perform during the event. She was the first African American artist to be nominated in a country music category. She has hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards and performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. … [Read more...] about PBS’s ‘A Capitol Fourth’ Will Feature ‘West Side Story’ Tribute, Salute To Lincoln Memorial’s Centennial

This piece originally appeared as part of Rolling Stone ’s annual Hot List, in the July/August issue of the magazine. When John Lee was working at his first job — a magic store in the small Bay Area town of Castroville, California — there was a trick he’d always play. “It’s a classic move called the French Drop,” the 49-year-old filmmaker says, as he angles his laptop’s camera downward. He picks up a quarter, slides it into his other hand, and closes his palm; when he opens his fist, there’s no coin there. “‘Oh, look, it stayed in this hand, haha!’” The teenage Lee wouldn’t perform the gag for regular customers, however; he’d wait until professional magicians came into the shop and then do the antiquated Magic 101 move. The older men would wearily sigh, roll their eyes, and gesture toward the first hand… at which point Lee would open his fist and present their coins. “I loved it, because they would just seethe, ” he says, cracking up at the memory. “They thought they caught … [Read more...] about Pranks, Paranoia and Peter Pan: John Lee on Making ‘False Positive’

Outfest has announced the complete lineup for its 40th-anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival , which will take place from July 14-24 at multiple locations throughout Los Angeles. More than 200 films, representing 29 countries, will screen as part of this year’s lineup. 42 will make their world premieres, including the doc Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story from Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films and Pulse Films; the UK feature Phea , starring Sherika Sherard; Mercedes Kane’s Art and Pep ; and Scout Durwood’s Youtopia. Outfest Los Angeles’ Episodics section will also feature a host of world premieres, including advanced looks at at Shudder’s forthcoming docuseries Queer for Fear ; the comedy special Queer Riot, headlined by Margaret Cho; and writer-producer Des Moran’s series halfsies , as well as a free sneak peek screening of the upcoming Prime Video series A League of Their Own , starring Abbi Jacobson. The fest’s Platinum section, … [Read more...] about Outfest Rounds Out Lineup For Its 40th Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Gordon Ramsay is taking his Fox cooking format back to Blighty. ITV has commissioned a UK adaptation of the show and set a 2023 airdate. The British celebrity chef is still riding high after Fox last month gave the original show a second season and a prime post-Super Bowl LVII in 2023, and ordered a remake of his BBC cooking format Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars . He now has another feather in his cap. Produced by Fox-backed Studio Ramsay Global , Next Level Chef will run to eight parts. ITV said its version, which will also run on streaming service ITVX, will be a “one-of-a-kind culinary gauntlet challenge, billed as the toughest and most epic cooking contest on TV.” The format is set in a huge studio space, with three unique kitchen spaces set across three storeys and measuring almost 50ft high. Each floor tests the contestants’ culinary creativity, agility, flare, and expertise, as they vie to progress to the Next Level. The top level is a state-of-the-art … [Read more...] about ITV Adapting Fox’s Gordon Ramsay Cooking Format ‘Next Level Chef’