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On the latest episode of The Breakdown, the musician explains how listening to Stapleton and Willie Nelson inspired the songwriting on his upcoming album Room Under the Stairs, out May 17
Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos talks about studio experiments, sobriety, and his beautifully earnest solo debut as This Is Lorelei
Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos talks about studio experiments, sobriety, and his beautifully earnest solo debut as This Is Lorelei
Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos talks about studio experiments, sobriety, and his beautifully earnest solo debut as This Is Lorelei
Water From Your Eyes’ Nate Amos talks about studio experiments, sobriety, and his beautifully earnest solo debut as This Is Lorelei
‘The Movie Critic’ will begin filming this fall
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Progress on Quentin Tarantino‘s final film ‘The Movie Critic’ has finally been given an update.
The director has previously expressed that he wants to “leave a 10-film filmography” – and now, he’s edging closer towards his goal according to a Production Weekly listing.
According to the listing, Tarantino is confirmed to start shooting ‘The Movie Critic’ in autumn this year.
He has previously revealed that ‘The Movie Critic’ is about a real-life film journalist for a “porno rag”, who he often read growing up. “He wrote about mainstream movies and he was the second-string critic,” Tarantino shared. “I think he was a very good critic. He was as cynical as hell. His reviews were a cross between early Howard Stern and what Travis Bickle might be if he were a film critic.”
Set in 1977 Southern California, Brad Pitt is currently in talks to star in the movie. It is believed Paul Walter Hauser was initially offered the lead role, prior to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, which halted development on the film.
Tarantino’s retirement plans have prompted various responses from the film world. Director Christopher Nolan has characterised it as “very purist”, saying: “It’s addictive to tell stories in cinema. It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s very fun. It’s something you feel driven to do, and so it’s a little hard to imagine voluntarily stopping.”
He went on to explain how Quentin “very graciously” is “never specific about the films he’s talking about”, adding that he’s “looking at some of the work done by filmmakers in later years and feeling that if it can’t live up to the heyday, it would be better if it didn’t exist”.
Meanwhile Martin Scorsese shared his own thoughts, saying: “He’s a writer, it’s a different thing. I come up with stories. I get attracted to stories through other people. All different means, different ways. And so I think it’s a different process.”
He later added: “I’m curious about everything still, that’s one of the things. If I’m curious about something I think I’ll find a way. If I hold out and hold up, I’ll find a way to try to make something of it on film, but I have to be curious about the subject.
“My curiosity is still there. I couldn’t speak for Quentin Tarantino or others who are able to create this work in their world.”
In other news, French director Luc Besson has claimed he gave Quentin Tarantino the idea to retire after 10 movies.
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The new single explores Mazzy Star-style guitars through a post-punk revival instrumental.
Been Stellar Reveal Origins of New Song “Sweet”: Exclusive
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Welcome back to Origins, our recurring series that gives artists a space to break down everything that went into their latest release. Today, Been Stellar take us through “Sweet,” the latest single from their upcoming album, Scream from New York, NY. The post-punk revival is as strong as ever, and…
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In a new interview with Bryan Reesman of Grammy.com, NICKELBACK bassist Mike Kroeger reflected on the band’s split with drummer Ryan Vikedal. Vikedal worked on NICKELBACK’s “The State” (2000), “Silver Side Up” (2001) and “The Long Road” (2003) before p…
A shock death has left critics and viewers alike stunned in the Japanese period drama
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Warning: spoilers ahead
The latest episode of Shōgun is receiving high praise from critics, with one calling it “the best TV episode of the year”.
The Japanese series has so far been hailed as “the new ‘Game of Thrones'” thanks to its “cunning” plot twists, but has also been praised for its “elegant” production. It’s expected to run for ten episodes, with its latest episode ‘Crimson Sky’ having just aired.
In this episode, viewers watched Lady Mariko, Lord Yabushige and John Blackthorne attempt to escape as hostages in a truly nail-biting episode filled with twists and turns, including Mariko’s shock death.
Esquire was impressed with the “brilliance” of the episode, calling it “the best TV episode of the year so far.”
“Of all the insane deaths I’ve seen on Shōgun so far—Nagakado slipping and shattering his head on a rock, Yabushige boiling a prisoner alive, and even Hiromatsu stabbing himself in the gut—I never thought Mariko would die, let alone by dynamite! Somebody call me an ambulance—I’ll need some major recovery before I see you all next week.”
Meanwhile, Vulture agreed episode 9 was the “best of the series so far”, adding: “Rather than be taken alive, [Mariko] stands against the door and makes a last protest against Ishido. And, with that literally explosive moment, the episode ends. Remember, Shōgun warned us from the start it would break our hearts.”
The New York Times also had lofty praise for the episode, saying it was “a deception by which even the ingenious Lord Toranaga would be impressed”. “So no, there’s no battle for the future of Japan to be found here, or at least not the kind we’ve been conditioned to expect,” they wrote.
“There’s just one woman, her mind and soul stretched to their limit by the overlapping dictates of her faith, her family, her society, and her own heart, pulling herself together for one final defiant act. In death, she finds the purpose she felt she lacked in life. It is both a triumph and a tragedy.”
The AV Club branded the episode with an A grade, writing: “This is the kind of death Mariko has wanted all along, not a shoddy seppuku job and not some weird joint suicide with her husband she doesn’t even like. She declares, “I, Akechi Mariko, protest this shameful attack by Lord Ishido… and by my death—” she is cut off by the explosion, her body absorbs it, and the others are thus spared.
“Martín’s melodic chanting plays over the credits. Our dear Mariko, heart of the series, is gone. But on her own terms. What will our Anjin do now?”
Check out some more reactions to episode nine of Shōgun below:
After watching episode 9
#Shogun pic.twitter.com/L2oJHITMMU — VKS
(@Obelisk66) April 17, 2024
anybody but Mariko lord. #Shogun pic.twitter.com/i2xOFSPCCU
— 𝐎𝐆 (@ogmachomie) April 17, 2024
Every person on every episode of Shogun: pic.twitter.com/0x32fzp0r3
— aaron. (@ayroned) April 16, 2024
Just watched Shogun pic.twitter.com/TxavrSemwV
— Jeff Zhang 张佶润 (@strangeharbors) April 16, 2024
"Crimson Sky" is honestly the Emmy nomination episode of SHŌGUN for Anna Sawai in my book. Magnificent work from her in this one. Emotionally batters you by the end. #Shogun pic.twitter.com/n2yws1mJDh
— Shaurya Chawla (@_ShauryaChawla) April 17, 2024
The post ‘Shōgun’ just released “the best TV episode of the year”, according to critics appeared first on NME.
A shock death has left critics and viewers alike stunned in the Japanese period drama
The post ‘Shōgun’ just released “the best TV episode of the year”, according to critics appeared first on NME.
Warning: spoilers ahead
The latest episode of Shōgun is receiving high praise from critics, with one calling it “the best TV episode of the year”.
The Japanese series has so far been hailed as “the new ‘Game of Thrones'” thanks to its “cunning” plot twists, but has also been praised for its “elegant” production. It’s expected to run for ten episodes, with its latest episode ‘Crimson Sky’ having just aired.
In this episode, viewers watched Lady Mariko, Lord Yabushige and John Blackthorne attempt to escape as hostages in a truly nail-biting episode filled with twists and turns, including Mariko’s shock death.
Esquire was impressed with the “brilliance” of the episode, calling it “the best TV episode of the year so far.”
“Of all the insane deaths I’ve seen on Shōgun so far—Nagakado slipping and shattering his head on a rock, Yabushige boiling a prisoner alive, and even Hiromatsu stabbing himself in the gut—I never thought Mariko would die, let alone by dynamite! Somebody call me an ambulance—I’ll need some major recovery before I see you all next week.”
Meanwhile, Vulture agreed episode 9 was the “best of the series so far”, adding: “Rather than be taken alive, [Mariko] stands against the door and makes a last protest against Ishido. And, with that literally explosive moment, the episode ends. Remember, Shōgun warned us from the start it would break our hearts.”
The New York Times also had lofty praise for the episode, saying it was “a deception by which even the ingenious Lord Toranaga would be impressed”. “So no, there’s no battle for the future of Japan to be found here, or at least not the kind we’ve been conditioned to expect,” they wrote.
“There’s just one woman, her mind and soul stretched to their limit by the overlapping dictates of her faith, her family, her society, and her own heart, pulling herself together for one final defiant act. In death, she finds the purpose she felt she lacked in life. It is both a triumph and a tragedy.”
The AV Club branded the episode with an A grade, writing: “This is the kind of death Mariko has wanted all along, not a shoddy seppuku job and not some weird joint suicide with her husband she doesn’t even like. She declares, “I, Akechi Mariko, protest this shameful attack by Lord Ishido… and by my death—” she is cut off by the explosion, her body absorbs it, and the others are thus spared.
“Martín’s melodic chanting plays over the credits. Our dear Mariko, heart of the series, is gone. But on her own terms. What will our Anjin do now?”
Check out some more reactions to episode nine of Shōgun below:
After watching episode 9
#Shogun pic.twitter.com/L2oJHITMMU — VKS
(@Obelisk66) April 17, 2024
anybody but Mariko lord. #Shogun pic.twitter.com/i2xOFSPCCU
— 𝐎𝐆 (@ogmachomie) April 17, 2024
Every person on every episode of Shogun: pic.twitter.com/0x32fzp0r3
— aaron. (@ayroned) April 16, 2024
Just watched Shogun pic.twitter.com/TxavrSemwV
— Jeff Zhang 张佶润 (@strangeharbors) April 16, 2024
"Crimson Sky" is honestly the Emmy nomination episode of SHŌGUN for Anna Sawai in my book. Magnificent work from her in this one. Emotionally batters you by the end. #Shogun pic.twitter.com/n2yws1mJDh
— Shaurya Chawla (@_ShauryaChawla) April 17, 2024
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