Month: October 2021

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Natalie Morales leaves NBC News after 22 years to join ‘The Talk’ as new co-host

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Natalie Morales is officially joining CBS’ daytime show “The Talk,” after announcing last week she was leaving NBC News after 22 years with the network. Morales will join the “The Talk” alongside hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood. The addition of Morales follows several recent departures, including Sharon Osbourne and Elaine Welteroth.

The 49-year-old Morales, the West coast anchor of “Today” and “Dateline NBC” correspondent, said in a note to colleagues last week that she would be leaving the network in order to “pursue a new adventure.” She joined “Today” in 2006 and became the morning show’s news anchor five years later, replacing Ann Curry, who had been named to replace Meredith Vieira as a main anchor. Morales went on to anchor “Access Hollywood” and became West coast anchor for “Today.”

Morales said in a statement: “It’s an extraordinary opportunity to be joining this team at ‘The Talk.’ I love the new energy and direction and couldn’t be more excited to join Sheryl, Amanda, Jerry and Akbar. I’m looking forward to many good times while talking about the days’ topics, and I can’t wait to get going.”

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Motley Crue releasing remastered versions of ‘Shout At The Devil’ and ‘Too Fast For Love’

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Motley Crue continues its 40th anniversary celebration with the release of the digital remaster of the band’s second studio album “Shout At The Devil” which include the hit songs “Looks That Kill”, “Too Young To Fall In Love” and title track “Shout At The Devil.” Released in September 1983, Shout At The Devil reached No. 17 on the Billboard 200, moved over four million copies in the U.S. and was certified quadruple platinum in the U.S., triple platinum in Canada and gold in Australia.

The Crue’s 40th anniversary celebrations will culminate with the digital remaster of their album “Too Fast For Love”, arriving exactly 40 years to the original release date of November 10, 1981. The new remasters join the recently released digital remasters of “Dr. Feelgood”, “Girls, Girls, Girls” and “Theatre Of Pain”, which kicked off the band’s 40th-anniversary celebrations earlier this year.

Motley Crue’s “The Stadium Tour” with Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts was originally scheduled to take place last summer, but ended up being pushed back to 2021 – and then to 2022 – due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Testament, Exodus and Death Angel tour dates postponed until 2022

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The Bay Strikes Back Tour, featuring Testament, Exodus and Death Angel, has been postponed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The trek was set to kick off next week in on Oct. 6 in San Luis Obispo, Calif. and end in late November.

Testament guitarist Eric Peterson said in a press release:  “We were really on the fence with this decision. But seeing other bands make it through with a few mild cases and other bigger bands just cancelling their entire tours, we felt it is in our best interest to postpone these shows to ’22.”  Alex Skolnick added:  “It gives none of us any pleasure to be the bearers of bad news yet again, but here we are. Although Bay Strikes Back is a top tour package for theaters, the reality is this: It can’t afford to take the risks that top grossing larger venue tours have been taking. The type of disruptions KISS and other large outdoor venue tours have experienced could cause our shows to be permanently cancelled – a lose/lose for everyone.” 

All three bands will still play Aftershock Festival‘s Thursday night kickoff on Oct. 7 in Sacramento, Calif., and also their November 27 hometown show in Oakland, California.

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Damian Lewis departs ‘Billions’ after five seasons

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Damian Lewis will exit Showtime’s drama Billions after five seasons. Lewis tweeted  Monday: “Thank you @SHO_Billions thank you @briankoppelman @DavidLevien. A pleasure and a privilege to play Axe for 5 seasons with some of the smartest, funniest most talented cast and crew I’ve worked with. I’ll miss the Billions family. Yep, some jobs are more than just a job…. Love,” 

Showtime said Season 6 of Billions is scheduled to debut in January. The cable television network tweeted:  “Chuck Rhoades and Mike Prince can’t wait to sink their teeth into each other, and we won’t keep you waiting long either.”  The post included a minute-long trailer showing U.S. Attorney General Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) vowing to continue his war against the “criminally rich.”

Lewis’ wife, Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter actress Helen McCory, died of cancer in April at the age of 52. The couple share two children.

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Positive COVID tests shut down Broadway’s ‘Aladdin’ until Oct. 12

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The producers of the Broadway musical Aladdin have announced performances of the show will be canceled through Oct. 10 because of breakthrough cases of COVID-19 among the show’s vaccinated cast and crew. The next planned performance is Oct. 12.

A post on the Aladdin Twitter feed said: “We will continue to provide support to the affected Aladdin company members as they recover. We apologize for the disappointment and inconvenience this causes ticket holders, but we trust that audiences will agree that safety must be at the forefront of our return to Broadway.”

Aladdin resumed performances just last Tuesday, after Broadway recently reopened after being shut down for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The cast, crew and adult members of the audience have to be fully vaccinated to take part of the show, and audience members also must wear masks in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. Children too young to be vaccinated must show proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test.

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David Lee Roth will retire at the end of his Las Vegas residency

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Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth announced his retirement, telling the Las Vegas Review-Journal
“I am throwing in the shoes. I’m retiring. This is the first, and only, official announcement … You’ve got the news. Share it with the world.” Roth, 66, declined to elaborate why he wanted to retire, adding, “I’m not going to explain the statement. The explanation is in a safe. These are my last five shows.” His farewell residency will be at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, with concerts starting on New Year’s Eve and continuing on January 1, 5, 7 and 8. Tickets went on sale Saturday, October 2.

Roth met Alex and Eddie Van Halen in the 1970s at Pasadena City College in California, and went on to start the legendary rock band. Roth left the band in 1985 before a brief return in 1996 at the MTV Music Awards. Since then, Roth has been a solo performer.

Roth said that he expected to be the first member of Van Halen to die, so when Eddie was first to pass in October 2020 amid his battle with throat cancer, it was shocking.  Roth did not reveal the status of his own health currently, but noted, “My doctors, my handlers, compelled me to really address that every time I go onstage, I endanger that future.  I’ve given you all I’ve got to give. It’s been an amazing, great run, no regrets, nothing to say about anybody. I’ll miss you all. Stay frosty.”

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‘Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making Of Wildflowers’ to debut in theatres Oct 20

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Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers will be released theatrically on October 20 (Tom’s birthday) for a one-night global celebration, with encore screenings in select cinemas on October 21. YouTube Originals will then make the film available worldwide for free in full 4K resolution on Tom Petty’s YouTube Channel later this year.  You can view a trailer for the documentary – here.

Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers captures the period of 1993-1995, when Tom worked with legendary producer Rick Rubin for the first time. The 89-minute documentary was directed by award-winning filmmaker Mary Wharton and first debuted in March as an Official SXSW 2021 Selection, winning the festival’s Audience Award. The film went on to win Best Documentary Film at the Boulder Film Festival and received widespread critical acclaim throughout the film festival season.

Tickets are on sale now at TomPettyFilm.com.

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Original ‘Law & Order’ returning to NBC for Season 21

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The original ‘Law & Order’ series is being revived by NBC, returning to the network for Season 21. Law & Order first launched in 1990 and ran for 20 seasons on NBC before it was canceled in 2010. The franchise, from Dick Wolf, spawned spinoffs including the long-running Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and the newer Law & Order: Organized Crime. “There are very few things in life that are literally dreams come true. This is mine,” Wolf in a statement.  Season 21 will continue where the original series left off as it follows police and district attorneys.

Studio Wolf Entertainment also uploaded to Twitter a video featuring Law & Order’s signature logo and theme song with the caption: “Eleven years later. The stories continue.”  No premiere date or cast has been announced. Law & Order featured different stars throughout its run including Sam Waterson, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Steven Hill, Leslie Hendrix, Fred Thompson, Chris Noth, Angie Harmon and many more.

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‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ tops North American box office with $90.1M in its opening weekend

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Sony Pictures’ Marvel sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage, starring Tom Hardy and Michelle Williams, was the No. 1 movie in North America; earning $90.1 million it its debut weekend and making it the best film opening since the pandemic. Before Venom: Let There Be Carnage, the top pandemic openings had been the Walt Disney’s “Black Widow” ($80 million), “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” ($75 million) and Universal Pictures’ “Fast and Furious” sequel “F9” ($70 million).

Coming in at No. 2 is The Addams Family 2 with $18 million, followed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at No. 3 with $6 million, The Many Saints of Newark at No. 4 with $5 million and Dear Evan Hansen at No. 5 with $2.5 million.

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GHOST release new video for “Hunter’s Moon” from the upcoming film ‘Halloween Kills’

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GHOST have released a new video for their song ‘Hunter’s Moon’, featured in the latest installment of the ‘Halloween’ film franchise titled “Halloween Kills”. The “Halloween Kills” soundtrack is set to arrive October 15; the film hitting theaters – and Peacock- on the same day.

“Hunter’s Moon” can be streamed, purchased, and/or pre-ordered in vinyl. The retail version of the seven-inch will feature the special B-side “Halloween Kills (Main Title)”, performed, produced and engineered by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies. GHOST has also announced a 26-date co-headlining U.S. arena tour with VOLBEAT and special guests TWIN TEMPLE, coming to cities including Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix.

Take a look at the video for ‘Hunter’s Moon” – here.

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