EXCLUSIVE: Fabio Frey ’s feature directorial debut My Dead Dad has been acquired by OneFifty for HBO Max where it will premiere on June 1st. The film stars Pedro Correa —who wrote the project alongside Frey— as young burnout Lucas who, after hearing his estranged father has passed away, undertakes the responsibility of managing an inherited apartment complex in Los Angeles. Determined to sell off the complex without a second thought, Lucas meets the eclectic tenants and soon discovers his father was a different man than the one he knew. The film also stars Simon Rex, Chris Pontius, Booboo Stewart , Courtney Dietz, Raymond Cruz, and Steven Bauer. “HBO Max has been a dream platform for us since we first started writing this deeply personal story. To see it come to fruition and be available to U.S. audiences is everything we could have asked for. We are grateful to the teams at OneFifty and HBO Max who connected with our vision and are championing it. To … [Read more...] about ‘My Dead Dad’ To Premiere On HBO Max
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Want to Know What Politics Looks Like After Roe? Look at Texas’ Primary
As Carlos Soto criss-crossed San Antonio to knock doors for Jessica Cisneros , he’d encounter Democrats who told him, politely but firmly, that the 29-year-old immigration attorney was “not my candidate.” These were more moderate voters, Soto explained when I joined him on his route in February. That response was often code for their discomfort with Cisneros’ pro-choice stance. “ Abortion issues — that’s one of the biggest ones in Texas,” Soto said. Cisneros allies say that some South Texas voters voiced concern about her defense of abortion rights in the lead-up to the first round of her primary contest with Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas). Cuellar, a nine-term incumbent, is the last anti-abortion rights Democrat in the House, a position that’s suited his Catholic-heavy district along the U.S.-Mexico border. But that was before the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe vs. Wade , the 1973 high court decision that established abortion … [Read more...] about Want to Know What Politics Looks Like After Roe? Look at Texas’ Primary
Ukrainian Boxing Champ Killed In War With Russia
Oleg Prudky -- a two-time Ukrainian boxing champion -- was killed while defending his country against Russian troops, the Ukrainian Boxing Federation announced on Monday. He was just 30 years old. "It is with sorrow that we inform you that the master of sports of international boxing class, the champion of Ukraine Oleg Prudky, was killed in the fights with Russian occupiers," the Ukrainian Boxing Federation said in a statement on its Instagram page. "Boxing Federation of Ukraine expresses condolences to the boxer's family. Eternal memory to you Olezh." Prudky was working with the Cherkasy Police special forces and was one of the four officers that were killed during an attack on Sunday, police said in a statement to talkSPORT on Tuesday. Cherasky Police "On May 22, defending the state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, our colleagues, police officers of the Special Operations Department of the KORD Department of the Main … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Boxing Champ Killed In War With Russia
Omicron BA.2.12.1 Becomes Dominant Covid Variant in U.S., Accounting For 58% Of New Cases
Two months is all it took. In mid-March, Omicron BA.2 .12.1 and sister subvariant BA.2.12.2 made up only 1.5% of newly-sequenced positive tests in the U.S. Today, they comprise 57.9% of all new positive Covid test samples sequenced to determine the variant involved. And that roughly 58% is likely just about all BA.2.12.1 . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released data this month that shows BA.2.12.1 is thought to be 30% more infectious than BA.2. The hope with BA.2.12.1 was that it would be less virulent and put fewer people in the hospital. As it gained a hold across the U.S., hospitalizations did not rise, even as cases skyrocketed. Unfortunately, and possibly because of even if a small percent of BA.2.12.1 patients need medical care, the sheer number of cases seems to have begun driving hospitalizations higher. The current 7-day average number of new patients admitted with the virus is 3,531, according to the CDC. That’s up 15% over … [Read more...] about Omicron BA.2.12.1 Becomes Dominant Covid Variant in U.S., Accounting For 58% Of New Cases
Cinema Audio Society Awards: ‘Dune’ Wins Top Film Prize; ‘Encanto’, ‘Yellowstone’ Also Score – Full Winners List
Warner Bros’ epic Dune won the Live Action Motion Picture prize Saturday at the 58th annual Cinema Audio Society Awards, duplicating its victory earlier this awards season at the MPSE Golden Reels to become the frontrunner in the Sound category at next week’s Oscars. Dune beat out a field that included No Time to Die, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Power of the Dog and West Side Story . All but Spider-Man are up for the Sound Oscar this year ( Belfast got the nod instead from the Motion Picture Academy). Other film winners tonight in CAS ceremony, live and in-person at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, were Summer of Soul , which won the Motion Picture – Documentary Award. Encanto took the Animation prize. On the TV side, winners included Yellowstone ; Ted Lasso , which won the category at the 2021 Emmys; Mare of Easttown , which was nominated for the sound mixing Emmy; and The Beatles: Get Back, which also won earlier this … [Read more...] about Cinema Audio Society Awards: ‘Dune’ Wins Top Film Prize; ‘Encanto’, ‘Yellowstone’ Also Score – Full Winners List
The Emancipation of Steven Tyler
F or a moment, Steven Tyler almost runs out of words. He’s standing too close to the edge of a Laurel Canyon cliff, exulting in the panorama of Los Angeles at his feet, the city’s sprawl giving way to white-capped mountains on the horizon. Off to his left, past green hills, a gang of clouds has singled out the HOLLYWOOD sign for a blast of rain. A sharp wind ruffles Tyler’s hair as he takes it all in. A deep breath of cool air, then he resumes the monologue that’s been running since he learned to speak – or, as he puts it, since he was “vaccinated with a phonograph needle.” “It’s all magical,” Tyler says in his excited rasp, pointing out the storm. “Hollywood is crying, because the Oscars are happening tomorrow night – it’s sad to see the year go, but it’s also crying tears of joy, because it’s all going to start all over again.” Tyler means this stuff, all of it, and he can make you buy into it too. He’s in a manic, mystical state of awe and gratitude these days, practically … [Read more...] about The Emancipation of Steven Tyler
Aerosmith’s Amazing Road Back
S teven Tyler enters the hotel room and strips down to his black cracker – a sort of G-string. It’s three in the morning – four hours after Aerosmith wrapped up a show before 37,000 fans at Toronto’s Skydome – and the band’s hyperactive lead singer is back at the Four Seasons Hotel ready to do a little more performing. After contorting himself on the room’s double bed for a few minutes, he finally achieves his desired position: bound and gagged with an attractive female friend of the band’s riding him bareback. Someone turns on a video camera to record the moment for posterity. Tyler’s famous big lips – which rival Mick Jagger ‘s or even Carly Simon ‘s – break into a wide Cheshire-cat grin. Then suddenly his expression turns more serious, and he begins a series of muffled orgasmic squeals. This is, in all likelihood, not the first time that the forty-two-year-old Tyler has found himself in this sort of situation. In fact, to hear Tyler and the other members of Aerosmith … [Read more...] about Aerosmith’s Amazing Road Back
Pump
Aerosmith continues its winning streak. Pump , the follow-up to 1987’s Permanent Vacation , slams one point home with particular force: that the renewed vigor displayed by the band on Permanent Vacation wasn’t just a fluke. While Permanent Vacation was a major comeback for Aerosmith, it was also somewhat of a stylistic departure. Songs like “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” and “Angel” may have echoed the band’s signature style, but they represented a slicker, glossier version of the ragtag raunch rockers so many of us grew up with. Pump , however, transports the listener right back to the gilt-edged grunge of Aerosmith’s wonder years. More than anything else, the album recalls Aerosmith circa Toys in the Attic , the period just before substance abuse and Tyler-Perry bickering sapped the band of its creative energy. Not that Pump is a blatant exercise in retro-raunch. Any band can arrange for a marriage of convenience between old chord changes and new lyrics and serve up … [Read more...] about Pump
LeBron James Begs For Change After 14 Kids Killed In School Shooting
Getty LeBron James is devastated after another shooter took the lives of at least 14 students at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday ... and he's now begging for it all to stop. "There simply has to be change!" the Los Angeles Lakers superstar said just minutes after the tragedy happened. "HAS TO BE!!" Texas Governor Greg Abbott just revealed 14 kids and a teacher were killed at a Uvalde Elementary School on Tuesday morning -- explaining an 18-year-old has been identified as the suspected gunman. Gallery Launch Gallery Shutterstock Premier James -- who has three children himself -- was clearly sick to his stomach after hearing the news ... taking to his Twitter page to plead for officials to make changes to try to put an end to the horrific mass shootings. "My thoughts and prayers goes out to the families of love ones loss & injured at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, TX!" LeBron said. "Like when is enough enough man!!!" … [Read more...] about LeBron James Begs For Change After 14 Kids Killed In School Shooting
KISS
Kiss is an exciting Brooklynbased band with an imaginative stage presentation and a tight new album. The music is all hard-edged — they call it “thunderock” — and throughout their electrical storm solid craftsmanship prevails. Paul Stanley’s rhythm guitar is the star of the proceedings, barking out the coarse chord patterns that comprise the foundation of the band’s material. Gene Simmons can thus provide an extra dimension to the band’s music by playing fluid bass patterns (especially on “Cold Gin”) and Peter Criss contributes impressive drumming marked by Keith Moon’s power and proficiency. “Nothing to Lose,” “Firehouse” and “Cold Gin” — a Side One trilogy that would make Alice Cooper proud — provides over ten minutes of steady, stompin’ rock & roll with an allenveloping forcefulness. The manic “Deuce” makes fine music for crushing skulls and “Strutter” prominently displays the lead guitar talents of Ace Frehley, an unmistakable graduate of the Buck Dharma school of frenetic … [Read more...] about KISS