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Nick Jonas performed his single “Spaceman” for the first time and debuted the new song “This Is Heaven” while pulling double duty as both musical guest and host of the latest episode of Saturday Night Live . Both tracks will feature on Jonas’ upcoming album Spaceman , due out March 12th. On “This Is Heaven,” SNL musical director Lenny Pickett — usually seen sitting behind the host during the opening monologue, pre-Covid — made a surprise appearance during the performance to deliver the track’s saxophone solo. As Jonas explained in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the album’s songs were inspired by the isolation he felt during the coronavirus quarantine and his desire to rejoin his wife Priyanka Chopra Jonas. “So ‘Spaceman’ came into my mind because I was thinking, ‘What’s the one thing that all of us have felt during this time?’ It’s just completely disconnected from the world,” Jonas said. “We’ve gotten so accustomed to looking at a screen instead of … [Read more...] about Watch Nick Jonas Debut ‘Spaceman,’ ‘This Is Heaven’ on ‘SNL’

While many fans are looking forward to superhero adventures like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Wonder Woman this summer, others have been waiting with bated breath for filmmaker Christopher Nolan 's latest, Dunkirk . Last month, the MPAA handed out a PG-13 rating for the film, which took some fans by surprise, since it's an epic World War II film, although most of his films have been PG-13. During a new interview that took place at CinemaCon last week, the filmmaker revealed that he feels more comfortable working within the PG-13 construct. Here's what he had to say below. "All of my big blockbuster films have been PG-13 . It's a rating I feel comfortable working with totally. Dunkirk is not a war film. It's a survival story and first and foremost a suspense film. So while there is a high level of intensity to it, it does not necessarily concern itself with the bloody aspects of combat, which have been so well done in so many films. We were really trying to take a … [Read more...] about Christopher Nolan Explains Why Dunkirk Is Rated PG-13

Grimes is auctioning off 10 exclusive pieces of digital artwork — in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) — for the next 48 hours, the singer’s first-ever collection of crypto art aimed at the burgeoning blockchain collectible market. Some of the digital artwork in the WarNymph Collection Vol. 1 — for sale now via Nifty Gateway — is accompanied by exclusive music created by Grimes; the piece “Earth” features the unreleased “Ærythe,” “Mars Theme” soundtracks “Mars,” and “Death of the Old” contains a demo of “Anhedonia.” (Within 30 minutes of the auction opening, the price on the latter digital work had jumped from $111 to, at press time, $123,456.) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nifty Gateway (@nifty_gateway) In describing the WarNymph series, which Grimes collaborated on with her brother Mac Boucher, Nifty Gateway said, “Grimes, with the WarNymph project, explores the fluidity of identity in the … [Read more...] about Grimes Auctioning Off 10 Pieces of NFT Digital Artwork

Tom & Jerry wins this weekend's box office battle after earning $13.7 million. The latest release from Warner Bros. has scored the second-highest grossing debut of the pandemic. It was estimated that the family movie would bring in just over $12 million, but it was able to exceed expectations. Wonder Woman 1984 still holds the record for best pandemic debut at $16.4 million. Both movies are from Warner Bros. and were released in theaters and on HBO Max on the same day. Globally, Tom & Jerry was able to take in $38 million. Warner Bros. is attributing some of the Tom and Jerry success to families from around the country renting out movie theaters for private screenings. According to the studio, this weekend saw over $10K in private theater screenings of the animated live-action hybrid. The box office numbers for all movies are expected to get better in the coming months, thanks to the vaccine. As of this writing, just under 50% of all North American movie theaters … [Read more...] about Tom & Jerry Dominates the Weekend Box Office with $13.7M Win

Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The first two months of 2021 have brought no shortage of compelling, even great, movies and TV series but in March we’re getting some full-on events. A big, new animated Disney movie! Eddie Murphy returns to one of his most famous roles! Godzilla fights King Kong! Zack Snyder fights the limitations of a theatrical running time! It’s madness in the month of March! (If only there was some kind of pithy phrase that could be used to describe such a thing). March will also see the departure of a great sitcom and a new Marvel series. There’s no shortage of intriguing-looking things to watch, in other words, starting with a promising-looking first film from a familiar name. Debris (NBC, March 1st) What would it take to make a brash CIA agent (Jonathan Tucker) and a … [Read more...] about What to Watch in March: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong,’ New MCU Series and Prince Akeem Returns to America