Sabtu, 31 Agustus 2019
Remembering Emmy-winning actress Valerie Harper - CBS This Morning
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2019-08-31 11:55:36Z
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Missy Elliott: Iconology EP | Review - Pitchfork
In the decade-plus since her last album, Missy Elliott has been trapped in a cycle of returns and retreats. Albums have been teased, then coming soon, then renamed, and later scrapped. Singles have been released and choreographed but then left at sea, never followed-up or built upon. Though Missy has remained an active producer, songwriter, and guest artist, it’s hard not to think of those efforts as busywork. When she rapped, “Thought I fell off, I ain’t quite finished,” on 2012’s single “9th Inning,” it felt like a Freudian slip more than a threat. Released the weekend before her receipt of the VMAs’ Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award, Iconology confirms what’s long been implied by these recurring starts and stops: Missy Elliott is no longer the future.
There is nothing rapped or sung on this EP that is not beholden to Missy’s past. “Throw It Back” is a tepid nostalgia trip that does little to hide its lack of inspiration. Retracing her steps, Missy recycles tired rhyme schemes and stuffs her verses with dry nods to her hits. Her allusions to her glory days are so artless and undercooked that they could be Genius annotations: “Missy still got ’em losing control/And every night is still ladies’ night.”
The production, courtesy of Timbaland, Missy, and Atlanta producers Wili Hendrix and Michael Aristotle, is a toss-up. The drum programming on “Throw It Back” and “Cool Off” is shifty and colorful, but painfully quantized. As Missy raps in staccato lockstep with the beats, the lack of bounce becomes grating. The doo-wop sway of “Why I Still Love You” fits Missy’s vocals well, but it’s damning that the a capella sounds better than the full song. The sole outlier, “DripDemeanor,” is groovy and indulgent; at one point background coos bleed into a guitar and harmonica melody that’s peppered with what sounds like hiccups. Paired with Sum1’s sultry crooning, the result is weird and charming and sensuous—but then Missy starts rapping.
There’s nothing insightful or fun about Missy looking back rather than ahead, especially when she’s already released two compilation records during her hiatus. The focus on iconography is frustrating in its neglect of Missy’s extensive influence throughout the past decade (Missy’s genes can be found in Tierra Whack, Tyler, the Creator, Azealia Banks, M.I.A., FKA twigs, J. Cole, among many others) and her lauded accomplishments (earlier this year she was the first woman rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the third rapper, period). Missy invited listeners to view her body on her terms; she condensed emotions into the perfect onomatopoeia; she befriended and supported the artists around her. Iconology could have tapped into all these dimensions. Instead, it settles for the safe and familiar. Throw it back.
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/missy-elliott-iconology-ep/
2019-08-31 05:00:00Z
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Judy Review | Movie - Empire
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1968. With her ex-husband Sid Luft (Rufus Sewell) demanding custody of her children and struggling to pay a $4 million tax bill, fragile Hollywood legend Judy Garland (Renée Zellweger) takes up a sold-out residency at London’s Talk Of The Town nightclub. Can she keep it together so the show can go on?
There is an image around halfway through _Judy_ that captures Judy Garland (Zellweger) slumped in her dressing room, head bowed, cigarette burning in hand, surrounded by wall-to-wall flowers, a depleted Garland before literal garlands. It’s a moment that gets to the heart of the last days of Garland’s life, the difference between the private and the public, despair and sadness crystallised against a rose-coloured world-view. It’s something Rupert Goold’s film doesn’t quite manage again. For, despite an imposing performance by Renée Zellweger, Judy never exposes the dark heart of Garland’s last years, creating an enjoyable backstage drama movie while failing to get under its protagonist’s skin.
Like last year’s much better _Stan & Ollie_ (it shares a character in showbiz impresario Bernard Delfont), Tom Edge’s screenplay examines Garland through the prism of a late-in-life UK engagement peppered with flashbacks to key moments in her early years as a child star. After a talk-y start in Los Angeles (Gemma-Leah Devereux is a dead spit for Liza Minnelli), things pick up when Garland arrives in London, refuses to rehearse then knocks ‘By Myself’ out of the park. Garland is paired with an assistant-cum-minder, Ros (Jessie Buckley, using a fraction of her talents), and the subsequent uphill struggle to get Garland stage-ready is entertaining. We see glimpses of other areas of Garland’s life — a brutal TV interview about her children, her lover Mickey Deans (Finn Wittrock) surprising her in London — but it’s in the theatre where ‘Judy’ impresses most.
The uphill struggle to get Garland stage-ready is entertained.
The film is less surefooted when it comes to dealing with Garland’s past. Interspersed in the ’60s timeline are flashbacks to young Judy in ’30s Hollywood, being ugly-shamed on the set of The Wizard Of Oz by Louis B. Mayer, denied a French fry at lunch with Mickey Rooney to control her weight, and an act of rebellion as she jumps in a tank at a manufactured birthday party staged two months before the actual date. Yet the correlation between Judy’s brutal management by Mayer and her later-in-life troubles feels simplistic, psychoanalysis 101 that undercuts any attempts at complexity. Equally banal is a plot thread back in London involving Garland and two gay fans (Andy Nyman, Daniel Cerqueira) that feels entirely engineered to pay homage to Garland’s status as a gay icon rather than offer any sense of convincing organic drama.
It’s a small film that never successfully evokes the scale of old-school Hollywood — the LA sequences feel very stage-bound — or the louche London of the ’60s. Zellweger goes some way to etching Judy’s loss — there’s a touching late-on moment when Judy phones home to daughter Lorna (Bella Ramsey) — and goes for broke on stage, barnstorming her way through ‘The Trolley Song’ or smouldering on ‘Come Rain Or Come Shine’. Yet the film really stumbles in its big climax, pulling a cheap trick, parlaying one of Hollywood’s saddest, most tragic stories into a feel-good moment. Garland — and Zellweger — deserved so much more.
Judy is an enjoyable, sincere attempt to present a multi-faceted portrait of a Hollywood legend, bolstered by a strong Renée Zellweger. Yet it never really finds the subtleties and depths to make it compelling and the ‘inspirational’ ending diminishes a sad, complex life.
https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/judy/
2019-08-31 04:49:34Z
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Jumat, 30 Agustus 2019
Terminator: Dark Fate's Thrilling Final Trailer Unleashed On Judgement Day - Geek Culture
It’s finally Judgement Day, and to commemorate it, the team behind Terminator: Dark Fate has finally released the final trailer of the movie, as well as its official movie poster.
The sixth instalment in the Terminator franchise, Terminator: Dark Fate will be produced by James Cameron and Tim Miller. Dark Fate will serve as a direct sequel to the first two Terminator films. According to Tim Miller, every Terminator film that came after Terminator 2: Judgement Day happened in an alternate universe and will not affect the main canon.
Terminator fans can also look forward to the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. While Hamilton will be reprising her role as Sarah Connor, it has long been revealed that Schwarzenegger will come back as a different Terminator, with a whole new chassis number.
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The new trailer gives us a better glimpse at what to expect from the movie, including an older Sarah Connor that is just as much of a badass as she was in every other Terminator film, as well as several cool fight scenes including the new cast and, of course, Schwarzenegger himself.
We can’t wait to see what the full movie has in store for us.
Terminator: Dark Fate will be released in theatres on November 1, 2019.
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https://geekculture.co/terminator-dark-fate-thrilling-final-trailer-unleashed-on-judgement-day/
2019-08-30 04:34:52Z
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Rabu, 28 Agustus 2019
Jessi Combs, TV Host and Driver, Dies in Attempt at Land Speed Record - The New York Times
Jessi Combs, a television host and professional racer, died on Tuesday in Oregon while trying to set a world land speed record.
Ms. Combs’s death was confirmed in a statement by the Harney County Sheriff’s Office, which responded to the scene of the crash in the Alvord Desert in southeastern Oregon on Tuesday afternoon. The office said it did not yet know the cause of the crash.
In a statement provided to Jalopnik, the car publication, and others, her family said that Ms. Combs, 39, had been driving the North American Eagle, a 56-foot-long jetlike car capable of generating over 45,500 horsepower. The crash occurred on a dry lake bed.
“People that loved her and followed her became family, all bonded together by adventure and passion,” the statement said. “Her fans adored her, and she lived to inspire them.”
Ms. Combs was a lifelong racing fan whose love of cars and the sport led her into television, with a short run of appearances on “MythBusters,” the popular science program, and continuing hosting roles on “Xtreme 4x4,” a show about off-roading, and “Overhaulin’,” a show about revamping cars.
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On Twitter on Wednesday, Adam Savage, a host of “MythBusters,” praised Ms. Combs as a “brilliant” builder, engineer, driver, fabricator and science communicator, who “strove everyday to encourage others by her prodigious example.”
“She was also a colleague, and we are lesser for her absence,” he added. “My heart goes out to her family.”
After graduating from a Wyoming technical college with a degree in automotive fabrication, Ms. Combs found her way onto “Overhaulin’” and then “Xtreme 4x4,” according to a biography on her personal website. In 2007, she suffered a spinal injury in an accident involving a large piece of machinery, after which she decided to leave that show. Two years later, she started appearing on “MythBusters.”
In the past decade, Ms. Combs had also participated in a number of competitive driving events. She became known as “the fastest woman on four wheels” after a 2013 attempt at breaking the women’s land-speed world record in which she reached a speed of 398 miles per hour, according to the biography.
In a run last fall, Ms. Combs was able to reach a speed of just over 483 miles per hour, according to her personal website. The current women’s landspeed record was set in the very place where Ms. Combs died, Oregon’s Alvord Desert, in 1976 by Kitty O’Neil, who reached a speed of 512.7 miles per hour.
On Instagram on Wednesday, her colleague Terry Madden confirmed her death, writing that “she was the most amazing spirit that I have ever or will ever know.”
In 2017, Ms. Combs made her way back to her home state of South Dakota to serve as the first female grand marshal of a local motorcycle rally. When asked by a local reporter about her future plans, she described them as always evolving.
“Ideas, dreams, and goals morph as we experience life, so I’m not sure I can look at it like there’s something I haven’t yet achieved since I will always be striving for something more,” she said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/us/jessi-combs-accident-death.html
2019-08-28 21:08:00Z
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Selasa, 27 Agustus 2019
Taylor Swift shades Kanye West at VMAs 10 years after infamous interruption - Fox News
A decade after Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, it appears that the 29-year-old singer still isn't quite over it.
Swift, who has feuded with the rapper ever since he stormed the stage to declare that Beyoncé should have taken home the Best Female Video moon man for "Single Ladies," shaded him on the red carpet at the 2019 VMAs.
When asked on the red carpet if she had any after-party plans, Swift told an interviewer that she wasn't sure if she'd actually take any trophies home. “You never know what can happen on this show, as I’ve learned,” Swift said. “But we’re just probably going to figure out a way to celebrate anyway.”
Swift won Video of the Year at Monday's ceremony for "You Need to Calm Down."
TAYLOR SWIFT'S CELEBRITY FEUD HISTORY: FROM KANYE WEST TO KATY PERRY, AND BEYOND
Taylor Swift, at left, performs at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. She took a dig at Kanye West for infamously interrupting her during her Best Female Video acceptance speech in 2009. (Getty)
TAYLOR SWIFT SAYS KIM KARDASHIAN FEUD WAS THE 'LOWEST' SHE'S EVER FELT
In 2016, Kim Kardashian posted a video of her seemingly approving lyrics about her in West’s song “Famous,” which Swift denied. later saying the clip was edited and pointing out that it didn't include her approving the phrase "that b—h."
KIM KARDASHIAN RILES TAYLOR SWIFT FANS BY POSTING 'FAMOUS' VIDEO ARTWORK
Swift told Vogue of the backlash she faced after the incident, “A mass public shaming, with millions of people saying you are quote-unquote canceled, is a very isolating experience. When you say someone is canceled, it’s not a TV show. It’s a human being. You’re sending mass amounts of messaging to this person to either shut up, disappear, or it could also be perceived as, ‘Kill yourself.'”
“I knew immediately I needed to make music about it because I knew it was the only way I could survive it,” she continued. “It was the only way I could preserve my mental health and also tell the story of what it’s like to go through something so humiliating.”
TAYLOR SWIFT CALLS OUT KANYE WEST IN GRAMMYS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Kanye West interrupts Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Swift held a grudge against the rapper for a decade and counting since the incident. (Getty)
KANYE WEST GOES ON TWITTER RANT AGAINST DRAKE ON TAYLOR SWIFT'S BIRTHDAY
Last Friday, Swift released her new album, "Lover," which came with diary entries. One of those was about West's interruption.
“Let’s just say, if you had told me that one of the biggest stars in music was going to jump on stage and announce that he thought I shouldn’t have won on live television, I would’ve said, ‘That stuff doesn’t really happen in real life,’” she wrote. “Well… apparently … It does.”
TAYLOR SWIFT ACCUSES SCOOTER BRAUN OF 'MANIPULATIVE BULLYING'
At the VMAs the following year, a barefoot Swift delivered a melodramatic performance of her song "Innocent," reportedly written about the incident.
At the 2015 Grammys, the pair reconciled; at that year's VMAs, West presented Swift with one of her many awards of the evening.
On Sunday, Swift admitted on "CBS This Morning" that she doesn't "forgive and forget."
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"People go on and on about how you have to forgive and forget to move past something. No, you don't," she said." "You don't have to forgive and you don't have to forget to move on. You just become indifferent and then you move on. If something's toxic and it's only ever really been that, what else can you do? You just move on."
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-kanye-west-vmas-2019
2019-08-27 15:48:47Z
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VMAs 2019: Taylor Swift wins top honor, calls out White House in acceptance speech - Fox News
Taylor Swift called out the White House after she won the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards' top prize — video of the year — for her LGBTQ pride anthem, "You Need To Calm Down."
The "Lover" songstress opened the show at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., with a performance of the hit song. Swift was flanked by colorful dancers, then brought it back to her roots by bringing out her guitar to sing the title track of her new album "Lover."
TAYLOR SWIFT KICKS OFF VMAS RED CARPET IN STYLISH POWER BLAZER
Taylor Swift arriving at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center on Monday in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
The words "Equality Act" were shown over the 29-year-old pop star's performance, a reference to her support of the Equality Act legislation that would prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
After winning the top prize, the 29-year-old pop star and a number of cast members from the video appeared onstage to accept the honor.
TAYLOR SWIFT PLEDGES TO 'DO EVERYTHING I CAN FOR 2020' ELECTION: 'WE'RE A DEMOCRACY'
"I just want to say that this is a fan-voted award. So, I first want to say thank you to the fans because in this video, several points were made, so you voting for this video means that you want a world where we're all treated equally," Swift said.
She continued: "Regardless of who we are, regardless of how we identify, at the end of this video there was a petition -- and there still is a petition for the Equality Act, which basically just says we all deserve equal rights under the law.
"And, I want to thank everyone who signed that petition because it now has half-a-million signatures, which is five times the amount that it would need to warrant a response from the White House," added Swift while accepting the award. She then looked down at her wrist and tapped on it, seemingly referencing a watch.
The video for "You Need to Calm Down" -- which also won the video for good honor -- finishes with the words: "Let's show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all of our citizens equally." Before the video's release, Swift announced that she supported the Equality Act.
TAYLOR SWIFT'S TRANSFORMATION FROM COUNTRY SINGER TO POLITICAL ADVOCATE
Earlier in the show, Cardi B's "Money" won the Best Hip-Hop award — the first televised award of the night.
"I can't hear myself," she said as fans chanted her name. "Let me do my speech now." The 26-year-old rapper went on to thank Jora Frantzis, who directed her "Money" clip, as well as her glam team.
While presenting Best Latin Music Video, Alison Brie and French Montana put a spotlight on immigration activism: “I’m so proud to pronounce this award because as an immigrant I feel like we are the people that make his country, and I feel like I want to be a voice," Montana said.
Added Brie: "What’s happening to immigrants in this country is unconstitutional and frankly disgusting."
Missy Elliott proved why she's one of the best and innovative rappers of all time with an incredible medley of her most famous songs and music video looks from the black puffy bag dress for "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" to camouflage for "Get Ur Freak On."
The Grammy-winning rapper, who made a triumphant return to the VMAs for the first time since 2003, was backed up by a talented group of dancers for songs like "Work It," and "Pass That Dutch" and "Lose Control."
Holding her Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, she said she would try to hold back the tears, but the award meant so much to her.
She thanked Janet Jackson, calling her an inspiration for her music videos, along with Madonna and Busta Rhymes, and said she missed singer Aaliyah, who died 18 years ago in a plane crash.
She dedicated the award to the dance community as her dancers erupted behind her, saying, "Y'all are the icing on the cake, y'all are the beat to the heart."
Fox News' Jessica Napoli, Julius Young and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-vmas-2019
2019-08-27 02:18:06Z
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