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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

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has inked Story Syndicate , which was co-founded by Emmy-winning filmmaker and two-time Oscar nominee Liz Garbus and Oscar-winning producer Dan Cogan in 2019. The agency will be representing Story Syndicate across all areas worldwide. UTA also reps Garbus individually. Story Syndicate is known for its premium nonfiction and scripted content. On the TV side, Story Syndicate’s latest productions include the docuseries Nuclear Family (HBO), the story of a first-generation lesbian family’s fight to stay together; I’ll Be Gone In The Dark (HBO), exploring one extraordinary woman’s epic search to unmask the Golden State Killer; and The Innocence Files (Netflix), chronicling cases of wrongful conviction that The Innocence Project has worked to overturn. Recent feature documentaries include Fauci (Nat Geo), following Dr. Anthony Fauci and his vital role amidst two pandemics; Becoming Costeau (Nat Geo), chronicling the life of underwater explorer … [Read more...] about UTA Signs Liz Garbus & Dan Cogan’s Story Syndicate

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Ray-Ban glasses have had an enduring pop culture and fashion legacy since the Fifties, from Tom Cruise’s classic Aviators on-screen in Top Gun, to shading musical artists across the decades. They’re a classic style staple, but now, more than 80 years after they were launched, the glasses have begun their second life as smart companions. Ray-Ban is continuing to pioneer new collaborations with unexpected brands like Meta, releasing their first pair of smart glasses, the Ray-Ban Stories , late last year. Equipped with barely-noticeable cameras , microphones, and speakers, they bring 21st-century tech in timeless Ray-Ban style. Ray-Ban Buy: Ray-Ban Stories at $299+ How Do the Ray-Ban Stories Work? As far as augmented reality goes, the Ray-Ban Stories are as sleek as they come. Despite the promises of many … [Read more...] about Forget Your Smartphone, Ray-Ban Stories Helps You Capture Your Favorite Concert Moments

For artists, no two paths to the spotlight are precisely the same. Triumphs and failures chart an individual’s course, and often times one’s response to the latter can dictate an artist’s trajectory. Though she’s still in the first stretch of her music industry journey, rising punk rock sensation Grace McKagan already has a firm grasp on the importance of failure. “I feel like you need to fail ten times before you truly succeed one time,” she says. “Failure means that you’re growing and making progress.” Perseverance was just one of several topics that Grace pondered that afternoon. Following her ear-catching set at Rolling Stone Live Palm Springs , the 24-year-old stepped into our on-site media studio to share a bit of her story. Hosted by Origin 100% Natural Spring Water, the studio was a haven from the sweltering Coachella heat, where artists, DJs, and creatives of all pursuits could drop by to talk about their respective backgrounds as part of the brand’s Origin Stories … [Read more...] about Punk Rocker Grace McKagan Shares Her Story with Origin at Rolling Stone Live Palm Springs

TMZ.com Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made the overturning of Roe vs. Wade personal to make her point ... telling protesters in NYC she had been raped and thank God abortion was an option, although that never came to pass. The NYC rep was front and center at the rally in Union Square, where she explained why the right to an abortion is essential as a path forward for many women. AOC just arrived at the Union Square event where women are sharing their abortion stories. She just told the crowd how when she was raped in her early 20s, she was grateful to know that, had she become pregnant, abortion care was readily available. pic.twitter.com/wBUIDB5gcC — Jenna Amatulli (@ohheyjenna) June 25, 2022 @ohheyjenna She said, "I myself, when I was about 22 or 23 years old, was raped when I was living here in New York City. I was completely alone. In fact, I felt so alone that I had to take a pregnancy test in a public bathroom in midtown Manhattan." … [Read more...] about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shares Her Rape Story at NYC Protest

Christian Bale is credited for bringing one of the most nuanced portrayal of Batman on screen, and the Hollywood star says he has no qualms about reprising the role of the Caped Crusader if director Christopher Nolan proposes an idea. Thor: Love and Thunder New Trailer Reveals First Look Of Christian Bale's Gorr The God Butcher Bale, the star of Nolan's critically-acclaimed Batman Trilogy-- "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises" , said he has never been approached by any other filmmaker to play the popular DC comic book character. "No. No one's ever mentioned it to me. No one's brought it up. Occasionally people say to me, 'Oh, I hear you were approached and offered all this'. And I'm like, 'That's news to me. No one's ever said that," the actor told Screen Rant when asked about reprising Batman. Christian Bale AKA God Butcher Reveals He Didn't Know What MCU Was: That Didn't Even Enter Into My Head "I had a pact with … [Read more...] about Will Return To Batman If Christopher Nolan Has Another Story To Tell: Christian Bale

Baz Luhrmann ’s box-office-topping new movie Elvis does manage to show the powerhouse singer Big Mama Thornton (played by Shonka Dukureh) performing “Hound Dog,” a song she recorded in 1952, four years before Elvis Presley . But it leaves out two very significant players: songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , who wrote “Hound Dog” as teenagers for Thornton, and went on to write “Jailhouse Rock,” “You’re So Square (I Don’t Care),” “Trouble,” and other hits for Presley himself (as well as “Stand By Me” for Ben E. King and countless other classic songs). Leiber died in 2011, but Stoller is thriving at age 89 — and he tells our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast that after many decades behind the scenes, he didn’t mind the omission. “Well, I didn’t expect anything,” he says with a laugh, “so therefore, I was not disappointed in that regard.” ( T o hear the whole episode, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or press play above.) On the episode, Stoller … [Read more...] about Did Elvis Presley Steal From Big Mama Thornton? The Real Story of ‘Hound Dog’

A script from a critical scene of " American Horror Story: Freak Show " has been STOLEN and is being shopped around to media outlets. The theft occurred on set during a filming last week in New Orleans. We're told one of the actors was reading a script and left some pages behind and someone pilfered them. As for what's being shopped ... it's only one page but it is hugely important. Without revealing specifics, we can tell you it involves Pepper the pinhead and a scene that reveals how she ended up in the Briarcliff Manor during Season 2, " Asylum ." 20th Century Fox TV, which produces the show, tells TMZ, "The theft and unauthorized distribution of our scripts is a very serious matter and we will take all appropriate steps necessary to vigorously protect our intellectual property." … [Read more...] about ‘American Horror Story: Critical ‘Freak Show’ Script Stolen

EXCLUSIVE : Paramount+ announced today that its documentary The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s “American Pie” will premiere exclusively on the streamer on July 19th, both in the U.S. and internationally, where the service is available. The film will also get an Academy-qualifying run in Los Angeles and New York City starting on July 8th, screening in Showcase Cinemas and associated theaters globally on July 14th and 17th. With a narrative running deeper than a catchy tune and cryptic verses, “American Pie” is a musical phenomenon woven deep into the history of American culture, which has entertained audiences around the world for over 50 years. The documentary watches as McLean, for the first time, reveals the secrets behind his iconic song. It will also highlight cultural moments in America’s history that are as relevant now as they were when the song was released in 1971. McLean is a Grammy Award honoree, a Songwriter Hall of Fame member and a BBC … [Read more...] about ‘The Day The Music Died’ Documentary About Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ Gets Trailer, Oscar-Qualifying Run & Paramount+ Premiere Date

Rating: 2.5 /5 Star Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Neeraj Kabi, Sayani Gupta, Akshay Kapoor Director: Srijit Mukherji A scene in Srijit Mukerji's Sherdil has Pankaj Tripathi's character Gangaram telling a villager, "Hum dono hain; nidarr bhi aur leader bhi." Interestingly, in a similar way, the actor carries the entire film on his sturdy shoulders fearlessly even when the script fails to do justice to the intriguing concept. What's Yay: Pankaj Tripathi What's Nay: Screenplay, Direction Story Gangaram (Pankaj Tripathi), the Sarpanch of a remote hamlet called Jhundao visits a government office in order to solve his village's grievances which include death due to starvation and wild animals attacking their farmlands. The man who is ignorant about 'antarjaal' (internet) gets told, "Scheme joh hai woh bhandare ka prasad hain kya drawer khola, aap ke haath mein dhar diya aur bola jai mata di." As a dejected Gangaram walks out of the … [Read more...] about Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga Movie Review: Pankaj Tripathi Is The Only Hero To Cheer For In This Sluggish Film