On Nov. 21, 2021, Jon Batiste found out that he had been nominated for 11 Grammys, ranging from Best Contemporary Classical Composition to Best Improvised Jazz Solo; his most recent work, the roots-to-R&B melting pot We Are, was up for the Best Album of the Year award. He was six …
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This morning, Netflix dropped its four-part docuseries Beckham, about the life and times of British footballer and pop-culture icon David Beckham. Directed by Fisher Stevens, the docuseries primarily explores Beckham’s time on the pitch playing for England (and losing in the World Cup), Manchester United, and Real Madrid. Rather puzzlingly, …
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Almost exactly five years ago, a 29-year-old man with a semi-automatic rifle and a 9 mm Glock walked into the Pulse nightclub in Orlando and killed 49 people and wounded over 50 more. It was the deadliest domestic terrorist attack in the United States since 9/11. It was also the …
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Twenty-five years after the original Broadway cast production of Rent, HBO has released the trailer for the upcoming documentary Revolution Rent. Executive produced by Neil Patrick Harris, the film will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max June 15th. In the new trailer, co-director Andy Señor Jr., …
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Shane MacGowan does not look well. Then again, the former lead singer of the Pogues and one of our greatest living songwriters has not looked well for quite some time. The notion that he’s permanently, tipsily teetering on the edge of this mortal coil has been a part of MacGowan’s …
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Four women channel personal hardships and national angst into progressive, grassroots Congressional campaigns in the upcoming documentary Knock Down the House, which premieres globally on Netflix and in select theaters on May 1st. The film’s new trailer previews the divergent yet harmonious paths of Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Amy …
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