Caleb Landry Jones, other than having a very impressive filmography, from X-Men: First Class to Get Out, is also a very unique musician. The 30-year-old actor is set to release his debut album Mother Stone releasing on May 1. Sacred Bone Records announced on their Twitter:
We are thrilled to announce the signing of Caleb Landry Jones, whose debut album 'The Mother Stone' is out May 1st! Watch the video for the opening suite, "Flag Day / The Mother Stone." https://t.co/3M2nO2MhsZpic.twitter.com/lNB6szzw8s
As a companion to the album, Jones also released the official music video for his lead single, “Flag Day / The Mother Stone.” The psychedelic music video reminds me of older European expressionist films, with in-your-face visuals combined with trippy visuals. Jones wrote The Mother Stone in the wake of a breakup. “I started writing record after record after record after record, because I didn’t know what to do with myself,” he said in a press release. “It was a good way of healing. And it felt like as soon as I started doing it, it felt like it needed to happen all the time.”
The tone of the music video came after Jones met filmmaker Jim Jarmusch. “I was a big fan of his work,” Jones says. “Instead of wanting to talk, I thought I’d write him a piece that would somehow let him know who I was.”
The other tracks feature in the album include:
Flag Day / The Mother Stone
You’re So Wonderful
I Dig Your Dog
Katya
All I am in You / The Big Worm
No Where’s Where Nothing’s Died
Licking The Days
For The Longest Time
The Hodge-Podge Porridge Poke
I want to Love You
The Great I Am
Lullabbey
No Where’s Where Nothing’s Died (A Marvelous Pain)
The saga of Jussie Smollet continues with 6 new counts of disorderly conduct and lying to CPD. The former Empire actor was indicted Tuesday in Chicago by special prosecutor Dan Webb.
Jussie Smollet shook up the media last year in January 2019 when it was allegedly revealed that the actor was assaulted in an alleged anti-gay/ racist attack. The story caught national headlines, with the actor receiving waves of support in social media. However, as weeks past the story started to recive more criticism with conflicting re-tellings and other parts simply not adding up. All this came to a head when the Chicago police dropped the investigation, after concluding Smollet staged the entire attack.
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Actor Jussie Smollett looks on during a press conference before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, in Chicago
Jussie Smollett, Chicago, USA – 26 Mar 2019
The “attackers,” were identified as brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo, the pair trained Smollett and worked with him on Empire. Police concluded that this whole “attack” was meant to be a publicity stunt to re-energize his career. After prosecutors dropped the case in March 2019, Smollett maintained his innocence but agreed to let authorities keep a $10,000 bail. Smollett would later try to sue the city, claiming malicious prosecution.
In response for the new chargers, Smollett’s attorney, Tina Glandian, said in a statement on Tuesday: “This indictment raises serious questions about the integrity of the investigation that led to the renewed charges against Mr. Smollett, not the least of which is the use of the same CPD detectives who were part of the original investigation into the attack on Mr. Smollett to conduct the current investigation, despite Mr. Smollett’s pending civil claims against the City of Chicago and CPD officers for malicious prosecution. And one of the two witnesses who testified before the grand jury is the very same detective Mr. Smollett is currently suing for his role in the initial prosecution of him.”
Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey is off to a bad start, despite the great receptions the movie is struggling in the box office. However, that doesn’t seem to stop DC’s plans moving forward. After Marvel distant themselves from James Gunn do to the resurfacing of old tweets, DC used this opportunity to hire Gunn for Suicide Squad 2. Despite getting rehired by Disney, James Gunn is still set to direct Suicide Squad 2.
Featuring most of the returning cast (no news on Jared Leto’s Joker). James Gunn is bringing his same magic from Guardians of the Galaxy to Suicide Squad 2. With the release of Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey,DC Movie News twitter showed off new footage of Suicide Squad 2 now filming.
The biggest thing that stands out is Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn sporting a new look. The red and black hair is the perfect callback to the character’s original look.
After announcing a reunion back in 2019, Rage Against the Machine revealed their full 2020 tour dates. Rage Against the Machine had already announced their spring tour dates, including headlining Coachella, Boston Calling, and Firefly festival this year. Alongside them, Run the Jewels will provide support for the tour.
The band also announced that proceeds from the first three shows on their tour (El Paso, Las Cruces, and Glendale) will go to immigrant right Organizations.
Rage Against the Machine 2020 World Tour:
March 26- El Paso, Texa @Don Haskins Center
March 28- Las Cruces, N.M. @ Pan American Center
March 30- Glendale, Ariz. @ Gila River Arena
April 10- Indio, Calif. @ Coachella
April 17- Indio, Calof. @ Coachella
April 21- Oakland, Calif. @ Oakland Arena
April 25 Portland, Ore @ Moda Center
April 28- Tacoma, Wash @ Tacoma Dome
May 1- Vancouver, British Columbia @ Pacific Coliseum at the PNE
May 3- Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place
May 5- Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome
May 7- Winnipeg, Manitoba @ Bell MTS Place
May 9- Sioux Falls, S.D. @ Denny Sanford Premier Center
May 11- Minneapolis, Minn. @ Target Center
May 14- Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center
May 16- St. Louis, Mo. @ Enterprise Center
May 19- Chicago, III. @ United Center
May 23- Boston, Mass. @ Boston Calling
June 19- Dover, Del. @ Firefly
July 10- Eat Troy, Wis. @ Alpine Valley Music Theatre
July 13- Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
July 17- Ottawa, Ontario@ Ottawa Bluesfest
July 18- Quebec City, Quebec @ Festival d’Ete de Quebec
July 21- Hamilton, Ontario @ FirstOntario Centre
Jule 23- Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena
July 27- Buffalo, N.Y. @ KeyBank Center
July 29- Cleveland, Ohio @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
July 31- Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PPG Pains Arena
Aug 2- Raleigh, N.C. @ PNC Arena
Aug 4- Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena
Aug 7- Camden, N.J. @ BB&T Pavilion
Aug 10- New York, N.Y @ Madison Square Garden
Aug 11- New York, N.Y@ Madison Square Ganden
Aug 28- Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
Aug 30- Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
Sept 1- Paris, France @ Rock En Seine Festival
Sept 4- Stradbally Laois, Ireland @ Electric Picnic Festival
Sept 6- Berlin, Germany @ Lollapalooza Berlin Festival
Sept 8- Prague, Czech Republic @ 02 Arena
Sept 10- Krakow, Poland @ Tauron Arena
Tickets will go on sale this Thursday (Feb. 13) at 11AM Local Time. Visit the official website for more details https://tour.ratm.com/
Cats has gathered a cult status as of late, the movie is not good by any stretch of the imagination. The movie, based on the long-running play, has gained criticism for being, well, a hard movie to watch. From the odd choices in editing to the nightmare faces CGI into a cat body. Cats was even nominated for 9 Razzie Awards, the fun parody awards honoring the worst of the year. With such a bad reputation and pretty much becoming the laughing stock of the media, Cats never expected to pop up in the Oscars.
However, during the 2020 Academy Awards, Rebel Wilson and James Corden arrive wearing full cats outfits harkening back to the hilarious/ awkward moment during the 2010 Oscars, where Ben Stiller announced the winner for best makeup dress as a Navi from the film Avatar. In a fun jab as the visual disaster that was Cats Rebel Wilson and James Corden announce the winner for Best Visual Effects. The joke was not meant to offend anyone. However, one group did take offense, The Visual Effect Society. In a statement made about the award show this is what they said:
“Last night, in presenting the Academy Award for Outstanding Visual Effects, the producers chose to make visual effects the punchline, and suggested that bad VFX were to blame for the poor performance of the movie Cats,” the Visual Effects Society statement reads. “The best visual effects in the world will not compensate for a story told badly.”
It continues, “On a night that is all about honoring the work of talented artists, it is immensely disappointing that the Academy made visual effects the butt of a joke. It demeaned the global community of expert VFX practitioners doing outstanding, challenging, and visually stunning work to achieve the filmmakers’ vision.”
It is no secret that the making of Cats was a nightmare for everyone involved, even the director Tom Hooper admitted that the movie was finished a day before it premiered. Cats was reported to be so unfinished that the movie started to recive ‘a patch,’ for later release hoping to fix many of its issues.
MPC (Motion Picture Co.), the studio that worked on film shut down its Vancouver studio, laying off more than 300 VFX workers. Before the shutdown, the studio had also contributed to Ad Astra,Life of Pi, Disney’s CGI remake of The Lion King, and the redesign of Sonic the Hedgehog for the upcoming movie. Yves McCrae a visual artist who worked on the also tweeted out his displeasure.
Hey guys I haven't watched all of the Oscars but I assume these two were really classy and thanked me for working 80 hour weeks right up until I was laid off and the studio closed, right? https://t.co/dolAwK2xbr
It is important to point out that the winner of Best Visual Effect was 1917 directed by Sam Mendes with visual effects credited to Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler, and Dominic Tuohy.
