As Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts” recently demonstrated, sometimes it takes a while for a song to catch on and become a hit. Lizzo’s track exploded two years after release, and something similar happened over 30 years ago with Chris Isaak ’s “Wicked Game.” When Isaak’s Heart Shaped World was initially rolled out in 1989, it didn’t make much of an impact. Then, with an assist from director David Lynch, “Wicked Game” caught on and got released as a single in late 1990. Finally, in 1991, the song broke into the Top 10. That was all good news for Isaak, who finally became the star everyone had predicted years before. But it was a mixed blessing for Isaak’s lead guitarist, James Calvin Wilsey , who came up with the swoony guitar lick that ran throughout the Isaak-written song. After a tenure in the San Francisco punk band the Avengers, Wilsey and Isaak formed a rockabilly band, Silvertone, in 1980; by 1985 Isaak was the frontman and Silvertone became the name for his backup group, which … [Read more...] about Jimmy Wilsey’s Guitar Helped Make Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’ a Smash. But Wilsey Was Never the Same After
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How Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Korean Smash ‘Squid Game’ Proved The Potential Of Non-English TV — Deadline Disruptors
First, there was Parasite , shaking up the global film sector and snatching Oscar glory. Then, there was Squid Game . It’s been quite the three years for content from Korea, a nation that has long had an outstanding reputation for producing top quality entertainment that had nonetheless struggled to travel beyond Asia, with some exceptions. That changed in earnest last September when Hwang Dong-hyuk ’s Squid Game launched, breaking records that none could have thought breakable and stealing the zeitgeist in a way that no show has done in recent memory. If you didn’t know someone dressing up as a Squid Game character for Halloween, you probably weren’t invited to a Halloween party. Hwang is in a reflective mood after a whirlwind half year during which time his show has shaken up the global TV landscape, sending him from relative unknown outside his home nation to being told by Steven Spielberg: “I want to steal your brain.” “I feel like I’ve been … [Read more...] about How Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Korean Smash ‘Squid Game’ Proved The Potential Of Non-English TV — Deadline Disruptors
‘Atlanta’s Zazie Beetz On Tonight’s Ravenous Season 3 Finale, The “Homecoming” Of A Final Season & Saying Goodbye
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of tonight’s Season 3 finale of FX ’s Atlanta “We wanted to end this season or end that episode with the feeling of some things have been addressed, but not necessarily solved,” says Zazie Beetz of tonight’s very Parisian finale of Atlanta ’s penultimate season. “I think in Season 4, there’s a continuation of identity searching,” says the actress who plays Van of the Donald Glover , Brian Tyree Henry and LaKeith Stansfield co-starring FX series. “That is a lifelong journey I think, and it takes on a bit of another context.” A delicate weave of whispers of 1960’s Breathless , 1993’s Killing Zoe , 2016’s Raw and more than a dollop or two of 2001’s Amélie , literally and figuratively, the Glover helmed and Stefani Robinson penned “Tarrare” was a feast of a finale for the March 24 premiering third season. With a paid “piss kink,” cooked human hands, a “local” POV of Paris, a debauched Alexander Skarsgård as … [Read more...] about ‘Atlanta’s Zazie Beetz On Tonight’s Ravenous Season 3 Finale, The “Homecoming” Of A Final Season & Saying Goodbye
Shirtless MLB Fan Runs Wild On Field During Brewers Game, Jukes Security Guards
A tight MLB game on Wednesday got a whole lot more interesting in the later innings ... when a topless fan ran onto the field, and, for a while, evaded security guards like an NFL running back. The moment just happened in the Braves vs. Brewers game in Milwaukee. Video shot by spectators inside the stadium shows a fan ripped off his shirt and made it down to the field, and then began dancing in center field. A shirtless fan has joined the players on American Family Field. pic.twitter.com/YnOCjYrPLk — Stephen Watson (@WISN_Watson) May 18, 2022 @WISN_Watson The guy shook his booty for quite a while before security eventually realized he was there -- and then, he evaded the guards who were trying to take him down for several seconds. The man then sprinted from the outfield to the mound, before eventually making it to home plate ... all while juking stadium officials in the process. A fan onto the field during the @Brewers vs @Braves game. Danced in … [Read more...] about Shirtless MLB Fan Runs Wild On Field During Brewers Game, Jukes Security Guards
Tristan Thompson Says He Ejected Fan From Game After Troll Called Khloe ‘A Whore’
Hulu Tristan Thompson is finally opening up about ejecting a fan from an NBA game earlier this season ... explaining he had the man booted from the arena after he claims the guy called Khloe Kardashian "a whore." The incident went down back in November during a Sacramento Kings road game against the Memphis Grizzlies ... but Tristan and the Kings never explained exactly what happened. Sacramento head coach Alvin Gentry simply said at the time the heckler was spewing "inappropriate things." Um torcedor da NBA foi removido de sua cadeira ao lado da quadra após supostamente falar sobre a Khloé Kardashian para Tristan Thompson durante a partida. pic.twitter.com/qYLeOhnrPR — Access Kardashian #TheKardashians (@accesskardash) December 22, 2021 @accesskardash On Wednesday's episode of "The Kardashians," though, Tristan, in a conversation with Khloe at the gym, revealed what the heckler told him. "'She talks to different basketball players, and … [Read more...] about Tristan Thompson Says He Ejected Fan From Game After Troll Called Khloe ‘A Whore’
On the Road With Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and the Rolling Thunder Revue
B ackstage at the Rolling Thunder Revue , Allen Ginsberg (who has just dedicated his book of First Blues to “Minstrel Guruji Bob Dylan “) asks the convener of these revels, these winds of the old days, “Are you getting any pleasure out of this, Bob?” The convener, who can use words as if they were fun-house mirrors when he’s pressed, fingers his gray cowboy hat and looks at the poet. The first he had ever heard of Allen Ginsberg and the kind of people he hung out with was in Time around 1958 while he was still a kid in Minnesota. (“I’m Allen Ginsberg and I’m crazy.” “My name is Peter Orlovsky and I’m crazy as a daisy.” “My name is Gregory Corso and I’m not crazy at all.” That had broken up the kid in Minnesota.) Now, here on the road with this hooting, rocking carnival of time present and time past, both perhaps present in time future, is Allen, who has survived serene and curious, in a business suit. “Pleasure?” Dylan finds the word without taste, without … [Read more...] about On the Road With Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and the Rolling Thunder Revue
Universal Acquires Action-Comedy ‘Shots! Shots! Shots!’; Jason Momoa To Star
Universal Pictures has acquired the action-comedy spec Shots! Shots! Shots ! penned by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows ( The Package ), with Jason Momoa ( Dune ) coming aboard to star. The film’s plot is being kept under wraps. A director has not yet been set. Momoa and producing partner Jeff Fierson will produce alongside Rideback’s Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich, with Mider, Burrows and Ridebacks’ Ryan Halprin exec producing. Universal Pictures’ Executive Vice President Matt Reilly and Creative Development Executive, Jacqueline Garrell will oversee the project on behalf of the studio. Momoa leads Apple TV+’s sci-fi drama series See and has also recently been seen in Denis Villeneuve’s Oscar-winning adaptation of Dune , as well as James Gunn’s HBO Max series, Peacemaker . He’s perhaps best known for his turn as Aquaman in Warner Bros.’ franchise—with sequel Aquaman and the Last Kingdom on the way—as well as his turn as Dothraki chieftain Khal Drogo on HBO’s … [Read more...] about Universal Acquires Action-Comedy ‘Shots! Shots! Shots!’; Jason Momoa To Star
Redesigning Women: How Robin Thede And Bridget Everett Are Raising The Comedy Bar On HBO — Deadline Disruptors
Robin Thede of A Black Lady Sketch Show and Bridget Everett of Somebody Somewhere have taken over for Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the comedy queens of HBO . Here, Deadline checked in with multi-hyphenates about their start in Hollywood and how they made their visions a reality. Robin Thede After majoring in broadcast journalism at Northwestern University to keep her parents happy —“I was going to move to Los Angeles to pursue comedy professionally, but my parents were so scared,”—Thede began her career by writing for shows like Clunkers, Real Husbands of Hollywood and The Queen Latifah Show before becoming the first Black woman to serve as head writer on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore in 2015 . Two years later, she launched her own late-night show on HBO called The Rundown with Robin Thede . “I never had any intentions on being a journalist by trade,” says Thede. “I was being a dutiful daughter who got into the best journalism school in the country, so I … [Read more...] about Redesigning Women: How Robin Thede And Bridget Everett Are Raising The Comedy Bar On HBO — Deadline Disruptors
Tee-Ball Player Hilariously Dances To Big Pun During Epic Walkout
TikTok/@beerfarts209 This will definitely put a smile on your face!! A youth tee-ball player turned his walk to the batter's box into an all-out dancing sesh -- showing off his moves as Big Pun 's "Still Not a Player" blared over the speakers ... and the video is adorable. The clip is going viral on TikTok ... and once you see it, it's not hard to understand why -- the kid starts strutting his stuff as soon as he steps out of the dugout ... and he's REALLY feeling the classic tune. Waiting for your permission to load TikTok Post. The young kid shakes it, drops it low, flails his arms around and does about every other move in the book ... before the music cuts off and a coach intervenes to get him to focus on the game. The crowd can be heard laughing over what they just witnessed ... and a lot more people get to enjoy it now, too -- it has more than a million views already on the social media platform. But the best part?? The kid can play, too -- … [Read more...] about Tee-Ball Player Hilariously Dances To Big Pun During Epic Walkout
Politically Divided America Is “Very Good For Our Business,” Sinclair Broadcast CEO Says; Primary Ad Surge Points To Big Fall Haul
Stark political divisions in the U.S. have caused a surge in TV ad spending, with primary races in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other key states pointing to a massive haul in the upcoming fall midterms. One key beneficiary of that influx of cash is Sinclair Broadcast Group, the No. 2 owner of local TV stations in the U.S. The company’s CEO, Chris Ripley offered his outlook on political ads and other topics in an appearance at the MoffettNathanson 9th Annual Media and Communications Summit. “Some of these primary races are crazy,” Ripley said. He cited Ohio, where Donald Trump-backed U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance prevailed in a hard-fought contest. The $75 million spent on TV ads for the primary was 40 times more than what was spent on the primary in the last election, Ripley said, and four times more than the last general election. “On the one hand, I lament that we’re in the political environment that we are,” Ripley said. “On the other hand, it’s very good for our … [Read more...] about Politically Divided America Is “Very Good For Our Business,” Sinclair Broadcast CEO Says; Primary Ad Surge Points To Big Fall Haul