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Twenty years ago today, Juanes released his breakthrough album, Un Día Normal. Juanes had previously released Fíjate Bien, his debut LP, which had success locally in Colombia . However, with its mix of catchy pop, cutting rock, and traditional Latin sounds, Un Día Normal took him to an entirely new level. It spent 92 weeks on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart, setting a record at the time, and it spun off gigantic back-to-back hits such as “A Dios Le Pido,” “Mala Gente,” and “Es Por Ti,” all songs that helped define pop-rock in Spanish for that era. The album won six Latin Grammy, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Record of the Year — and it made Juanes a star. Below, he remembers putting together the album during a hectic, emotional time, filled with highs and lows that inspired the sound of the record. He talks about the changes he was going through at the time, how he drew from his past, and how Un Día Normal changed the game for him and Latin … [Read more...] about ‘Un Día Normal’ Turns 20: Juanes Remembers

Harry Styles knows how to make you feel right at home. Harry’s House , his third and best album, gives a welcoming pop vibe. Harry’s House is a place where he invites you in, sits you down in the kitchen, cooks you pancakes and hash browns, opens a bottle of wine, serves bubblegum and edibles, then whisks you out to the garden to listen to your whole life story. It’s an idyllic place to spend an hour. But the centerpiece of the album is “Matilda,” a real heartbreaker, an acoustic-guitar ballad about someone learning how to build a new life after a traumatic past. It’s a new peak for Harry—one of the most emotionally powerful songs he’s ever done. He wrote “Matilda” with Amy Allen (who also cowrote “Adore You”) along with his trusty collaborators Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. It comes halfway through the album, surrounded by glam-pop gloss—a deep breath of a song. He listens to Matilda tell this painful story, responding, “ You don’t have to be sorry for leaving … [Read more...] about ‘You Can Let It Go’: Why Harry Styles’ ‘Matilda’ Is His Heartbreak Masterpiece

EXCLUSIVE : Rampage , Billions and Watchmen star Malin Åkerman is starring with Jack Donnelly ( Atlantis ), Wayne Gordon ( Angel Has Fallen ), Nicole Bartlett ( Jim ), Celine Arden ( The Hustle ) and Sam Cassidy ( Guilt ) in action-thriller film Us Or Them . Directed by Tom Paton ( Black Ops ), the film is written by Nicole Bartlett from a story by Paton. The project recently wrapped production in the islands of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. MSR International is handling world sales in Cannes . In Us Or Them , while enjoying a luxury holiday won on a mobile game app, childhood best friends Jude (Jack Donnelly) and Andy (Wayne Gordon) agree to play another game despite the foreboding caveat that once the game begins, they must play to the end. Enticed by the $20M grand prize by a mysterious woman called The Officiator (Malin Akerman), the duo signs up for a deadly round of ‘Us Or Them’ where matching with your partner is critical and mutual trust is … [Read more...] about ‘Rampage’ & ‘Billions’ Star Malin Akerman Leads Thriller ‘Us Or Them’, Latest Movie To Shoot On St Kitts And Nevis — Cannes Market

Scottish writer-director Charlotte Wells lights up Cannes Critics’ Week with Aftersun , the absorbing story of an 11-year-old going on holiday with her father. Paul Mescal ( Normal People, The Lost Daughter ) stars alongside Francesca Corio in a terrific two-hander with engaging supporting performances. Shot on location in Turkey, the film is partly a comedy-drama about a package holiday, but also a meditation on memories of a father with mental health problems. The young Sophie (Corio) is clearly happy to be spending time with her dad. Mescal is playing slightly older than his 26 years, but it’s still suggested that he had a child too young. People assume they’re brother and sister; he doesn’t want to hang out with other parents because they’re too old. Separated from Sophie’s mother, he does his best to show his daughter a good time, but there are limits to the local attractions for this slightly odd couple. There’s swimming in the pool, mocktails in a shisha café and one … [Read more...] about Cannes Review: Paul Mescal In Charlotte Wells’ ‘Aftersun’

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now బాక్సాఫీస్ దుమ్ము దులిపిన కేజీఎఫ్2.. ఇండియన్ సీఈవో కొల్లగొట్టిన లాభం ఎంతంటే? View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Must Watch హోమ్ లేటేస్ట్ న్యూస్ Whats New | Published: Friday, November 27, 2020, 21:07 [IST] అమెరికాలోని శ్రీకాంత్, జేమ్స్ వాట్, రితేష్ కుమార్ నిర్మాతలుగా దర్శకుడు హరినాథ్ బాబు దర్శకత్వంలో రూపొందిన నువ్వు తోపురా చిత్రానికి అరుదైన గుర్తింపు లభించింది. దాదాపు ఎక్కువ భాగం అమెరికాలోని వివిధ ప్రాంతాల్లో షూటింగ్ జరిగింది. 70 శాతం అమెరికాలో, 30 శాతం ఇండియాలో షూట్ జరిగింది. ఎన్నో ప్రత్యేకతలు ఉన్న ఈ చిత్రం యూఎస్‌లోని ఉటా ఫిలిం ఫెస్టివల్‌లో ప్రతిష్టాత్మక అవార్డుకు ఎంపికైంది. ఈ సందర్భంగా దర్శకుడు హరినాథ్ బాబు తెలుగు ఫిల్మీబీట్‌ విషయాలను వెల్లడించారు. వాస్తవానికి ఉటా ఫిల్మ్ ఫెస్టివల్‌ ఏప్రిల్ 2020లో నిర్వహించాల్సింది. కానీ కరోనావైరస్ లాక్‌డౌన్ పరిస్థితుల కారణంగా వాయిదా పడింది. ఇటీవల పరిస్థితులు సానుకూలంగా … [Read more...] about నువ్వు తోపురాకు అరుదైన గుర్తింపు.. ఉటా ఫిలిం ఫెస్టివల్‌లో అవార్డు

Ethan Coen wasn’t exactly a scholar on Jerry Lee Lewis . You wouldn’t even have called him a fan, really. Sure, the Oscar-winning filmmaker — who, along with his brother Joel, has given the world The Big Lebowski and Barton Fink and Fargo and No Country for Old Men and a dozen other movies that have earned rabid cults and regularly show up on Greatest Movies Ever lists — knew “Whole Lotta Shaking Going On.” Everybody does. He could probably sing a few verses of “Great Balls of Fire” in a karaoke emergency if need be. Press him, and Coen might name you some of his other early hits, like “High School Confidential,” “Breathless,” or “High Heel Sneakers.” And like most folks, he knew about Lewis marrying his 13-year-old cousin and the scandal that ensued, derailing the Killer’s early career and stopping his chart-topping reign dead in his tracks. Coen had also, by his own admission, “left the movie business” and wasn’t necessarily looking to throw himself into another … [Read more...] about How Ethan Coen’s Documentary on Jerry Lee Lewis Brought Him Back to Filmmaking

EXCLUSIVE : Netflix might have had a bumpy few weeks, but the streamer is poised to strike the first major Cannes deal on a hot market package. We understand Netflix is closing up a $50M+ world rights deal for Pain Hustlers , with A Quiet Place star Emily Blunt attached for director David Yates ( Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore ). Pic, introduced to buyers at the Cannes Film Market by The Veterans and CAA Media Finance, is due to begin production in late August. Pain Hustlers is said to be tonally similar to such films as The Big Short, American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street . The film centers on Liza Drake (Blunt), a high-school dropout dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter, who lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical start-up in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Liza’s charm, guts and drive catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy … [Read more...] about Netflix Closing In On $50M+ WW Deal For Emily Blunt Package ‘Pain Hustlers’ With David Yates Directing: Cannes Market Big Splash

Clay Jordan , best known for finishing second in the CBS television reality show Survivor: Thailand , has died. Jordan died Thursday in Monroe, Louisiana, just months after the death of his wife, Linda. He was 66. “Clay Jordan was one of a kind,” said Carol Brown, a family friend quoted in the NewsStar media outlet. “He was so full of love, he exuded love in everything he did. Clay was just a huge personality. When he entered a room, he took over the room. He made everyone feel so much better just being around him.” Jordan owned two restaurants in Monroe, The Kettle and Jordan’s, and spent the last 15 years as a salesman in the oil and gas industry. Jordan was the last contestant eliminated in the show’s fifth season, Survivor: Thailand. The competition was staged on the island of Ko Tarutao in Thailand. The season was filmed between June 10-July 18, 2002 and premiered on Sept. 19, 2002. … [Read more...] about Clay Jordan Dies: ‘Survivor: Thailand’ Runner-Up Was 66

Deadline’s annual group of Ones to Watch in Cannes is made up of actors and filmmakers who are all bringing something fresh to the festival. The distinction isn’t always reserved for brand new faces; rather, we’ve selected people who are branching out, or who find themselves in waters where they are liable to make waves. Cannes can be a place of reinvention, after all. With her no-fools-suffered , rock-chic attitude, Devon Ross looks like she’d be more at home in the Runaways than on a runway, but the 22-year-old has become one of the most sought-after models in the fashion world, representing Gucci, Mulberry and Valentino. And now she will make her acting debut. Directed by Olivier Assayas, working from his 1996 film of the same name, she appears in the HBO mini-series Irma Vep , which screens in the Cannes Premiere section and stars Alicia Vikander as Mira, an actress on the verge. “Mira’s a movie star, and she’s going to Paris to make a film called The … [Read more...] about Fashion Wunderkind Devon Ross Strikes A Pose In HBO’s ‘Irma Vep’ — Ones To Watch

Saban Films has taken global rights to the John Travolta and Stephen Dorff feature, American Metal . Writer and first-time feature director Nicholas Maggio’s film tells the story of a desperate and struggling family man who robs a pill mill. However, when the theft turns violent, he finds himself hunted by both the police and the Dixieland mafia. Filming just wrapped in Georgia with Saban Films looking at a 2023 release. Shiloh Fernandez ( Evil Dead ) Ashley Benson ( Spring Breakers ) and Kevin Dillon ( Platoon, The Doors, Entourage ) also star. The pic was produced by 308 Entertainment’s Corey Large ( The November Man, Kid Cannibis, Paradise City ) and Bernie Gewissler ( Dead Hipsters, Midnight in the Switchgrass ) in association with Bondit Media Capital. The feature reps the second film with Travolta and Dorff for 308 Entertainment’s Large, following the upcoming Saban release Paradise City . Travolta received two Best Actor Oscar nominations … [Read more...] about John Travolta, Stephen Dorff Action Thriller ‘American Metal’ Picked Up By Saban Films