In 1971, the Cannes Film Festival opened with a screening of Gimme Shelter by Albert and David Maysles, an immersive, vérité depiction of two weeks in the touring life of the Rolling Stones . If that was all it did, it might have been forgotten by now. But by a terrible freak of chance, the filmmakers followed the band to the most notorious concert of their entire career — the Altamont Speedway Free Festival in Livermore, CA, where the Stones, along with Santana, Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, were set to perform a free concert for 300,000 people on Dec. 6, 1969. “We didn’t know what it was going to be,” Albert said later. “We just had a childish faith that having seen the Stones and getting along with them, there might be a feature film there.” At the apparent suggestion of Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead (who were originally set to perform at the festival but ended up steering clear due to serious … [Read more...] about Cannes Film Festival Has Had Its Musical Moments From The Stones To The Spice Girls
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Kangana Ranaut Insults Ananya Panday; Imitates Her When She Is Asked About Bollywood Bimbo
Actress Kangana Ranaut leaves no stone unturned in attacking celebrities whom she does not like. Her recent attack was launched at actress Ananya Panday during the promotions of her upcoming film Dhaakad. It all happened when Kangana graced the chat show of Kapil Sharma 'The Kapil Sharma Show' and when she was asked about what does she mean by 'Bolly-bimbo', she imitated Ananya Panday. Kangana Ranaut उतरी South vs Bollywood की बहस में, Starkids को सुनाई खरी-खोटी | FilmBeat No so long ago, when Ananya graced the chat show of Kapil Sharma, she had touched her nose with her tongue and said that it's her talent. Kangana imitated her in a similar way and without even naming her, she made it pretty obvious that she is talking about her. The video has taken social media by storm. #KanganaRanaut : Hold my drink please !!! pic.twitter.com/yx172lvtPu — DHAAKAD VAIBHAV (@BhaktWine) May 14, 2022 Reacting to the video, a netizen wrote, "Shame on you … [Read more...] about Kangana Ranaut Insults Ananya Panday; Imitates Her When She Is Asked About Bollywood Bimbo
Price Increases Are Coming to Beer: Why It Isn’t What It Seems
Opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views of Rolling Stone editors or publishers. There’s been a good deal of commentary recently about how the cost of beer is going to go up . Make no mistake, these predictions are all likely correct. There are a lot of moving parts that go into making beer and even more moving parts (like trucks “moving parts”) in getting the beer to retail locations for consumers to purchase. This is the part of the supply chain that is getting more expensive. However, from my perspective, these increased costs are likely not going to justify the level of price increases that consumers are going to see on the shelf. Here’s what’s happening: We’re seeing supply chain disruption coming from just about everywhere. Hops are in good supply, but the grains used to make beer are having a moment of difficulty in recent harvest quantities, and the cost of delivery is getting more expensive due to fuel prices and availability of … [Read more...] about Price Increases Are Coming to Beer: Why It Isn’t What It Seems
Tupac Shakur’s Makaveli Album Being Turned into NFT
Gallery Launch Gallery Zelus The late Tupac Shakur 's last studio album "The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory" is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and it's being pushed into the digital world. That means creating an NFT -- non-fungible token -- from the original artwork ... a controversial piece depicting Pac as Jesus Christ wearing his crown of thorns while nailed to the cross. The parental advisory sticker infamously covered his pelvic area. Released on November 5, 1996, nearly 2 months after his murder, Pac recorded the album under the alias Makaveli ... unleashing some greatest hits material such as "Hail Mary" and "To Live In Die In L.A." -- and fueling rumors he was still alive in the process. Riskie Forever designed and sold the painting Tupac handpicked to be the album cover back in 2015 ... but crypto/NFT wallet manager Zelus helped him recover the art, and auction house Heritage Auctions will sell it to the highest bidder. The … [Read more...] about Tupac Shakur’s Makaveli Album Being Turned into NFT
Netflix Hit By Layoffs; About 150 Mostly U.S.-Based Employees Affected
EXCLUSIVE : Layoffs are underway at Netflix today. About 150 positions out of the streamer’s workforce of 11,000 are being eliminated amid a slowdown in the company’s revenue growth. They are largely based in the U.S., with a significant portion in creative, across both film and TV, sources said. A number of those laid off are in the executive ranks, including in original content, I hear, with a couple of director-level original series execs rumored to be leaving. There is also rampant rumor that the indie film division will suffer heavy casualties but sources internally say that is not the case. “As we explained on earnings, our slowing revenue growth means we are also having to slow our cost growth as a company. So sadly, we are letting around 150 employees go today, mostly US-based,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement to Deadline. “These changes are primarily driven by business needs rather than individual performance, which makes them especially tough as … [Read more...] about Netflix Hit By Layoffs; About 150 Mostly U.S.-Based Employees Affected
Outfest Unveils Lineup For Second Annual Queer Television Festival, The OutFronts
Outfest today unveiled the lineup for its second annual LGBTQIA+ television festival, The OutFronts —a four-day hybrid event with internationally accessible virtual panel discussions and ticketed in-person events in Los Angeles, featuring the talent from some of the most exciting LGBTQIA+ programs available on television today. The festival will run from June 3-6, kicking off with the world premiere in-person screening of Peacock’s Queer As Folk at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, which will be followed by a conversation with the reimagining’s creators and cast. The festival’s in-person lineup to be held at Neuehouse will give an advanced look at the third and final season premiere of Hulu and Disney+’s Love, Victor , followed by a discussion with the cast and creators, including showrunner Brian Tanen and stars Michael Cimino, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, and Ava Capri moderated by Tommy Dorfman. Another in-person event features … [Read more...] about Outfest Unveils Lineup For Second Annual Queer Television Festival, The OutFronts
Bill Mechanic’s Guide To Overhaul So Movie Academy Can Fire On All Cylinders – Guest Column
Editors Note: Bill Mechanic is chairman and CEO of Pandemonium Films and a former top executive at Paramount, Disney and chairman and CEO of Fox Filmed Entertainment when that studio generated Titanic , X-Men, Independence Day and Braveheart . He is also a former producer of the Oscars and Oscar-nominated films like Hacksaw Ridge and Coraline , and was a member of the Academy’s Board of Governors before resigning in 2018. He weighs in on that body’s upcoming elections. A few years ago now (amazing how time flies during a pandemic), I resigned as a governor from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for two reasons: 1) there were factions on the Board of Governors who wanted everything to be status quo in spite of evidence of mismanagement as well as some foreboding changes coming to the industry; and 2) I thought a loud and clear resignation might get the silenced majority of members to speak out and force the changes. Wrong. Bad has become worse. The … [Read more...] about Bill Mechanic’s Guide To Overhaul So Movie Academy Can Fire On All Cylinders – Guest Column
EODM’s Jesse Hughes Apologizes After March For Our Lives Tirade
Eagles of Death Metal ’s Jesse Hughes apologized to “the youth of America” on Saturday for criticizing the March for Our Lives protest . The apology came five days after Hughes labeled the surviving students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting as “disgusting vile abusers of the dead.” “Recently I made some posts on my Instagram that did not communicate how I feel about a variety of topics,” Hughes said in his video apology on Instagram . “What I intended to be a statement about the hijacking by any side of the aisle of the beautiful agenda of a movement of our nation’s youth came off seeming like a mean-spirited and personal attack and slight of the youth themselves.” Hughes added, “I wanna be clear, I never intended for that to happen. I was not attempting to impugn the youth of America and this beautiful thing that they accomplished. I truly am sorry, I did not mean to hurt anyone or cause any harm.” In Hughes’ since-deleted Instagram post following the … [Read more...] about EODM’s Jesse Hughes Apologizes After March For Our Lives Tirade
ISIS Claim Responsibility for Terror Attacks in Paris
The Islamic State (ISIS) have claimed responsibility for the multiple attacks on Paris Friday that killed 127 people, including 118 at an Eagles of Death Metal concert . The terror group took credit for the attacks in an online statement, French President Francois Hollande told citizens Saturday. “Eight brothers carrying explosive belts and guns targeted areas in the heart of the French capital that were specifically chosen in advance: the Stade de France during a match against Germany which that imbecile Francois Hollande was attending; the Bataclan where hundreds of idolaters were together in a party of perversity as well as other targets in the 10th, 11th and 18th arrondissement,” the group said, according to Metro . “France and those who follow its path must know that they remain the principle targets of the Islamic State. This attack is just the start of a storm and a warning for those who wish to draw lessons.” “It is an act of war that was committed by a terrorist … [Read more...] about ISIS Claim Responsibility for Terror Attacks in Paris
Bart & Fleming: How Donald Trump’s Football Fumbles Killed USFL; Why The Movie Star Is Dying; Studio Marketing Moves
Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades a t Daily Variety. In this occasional column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business. FLEMING : Could President Trump really be this tone deaf? After antagonizing the paranoid Sony-hacking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he starts the battle that shook up football Sunday throughout the National Football League. It’s hard to imagine the president could be this blissfully reckless without an endgame, lecturing the league and its athletes about a lack of patriotism when players (mostly black) kneel during the National Anthem to protest inequality and police brutality. Then he says that policing illegal hits is softening the game and hurting the ratings, with that rant closely following the revelation that the late convicted murder and ex-player Aaron Hernandez exhibited at 27 the extreme effects of CTE usually seen in former players in their 60s. The Obama White House was a … [Read more...] about Bart & Fleming: How Donald Trump’s Football Fumbles Killed USFL; Why The Movie Star Is Dying; Studio Marketing Moves