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| Keanu Reeves, Gard Hollinger sponsor motorcycle racer in 'Hooligans' | Samsung TV Plus released the trailer for Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project on Wednesday. The TV series featuring Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger premieres July 12 at 9 p.m. EDT. Reeves and Hollinger founded ARCH Motorcycle. The series shows them sponsor a racer in the MotoAmerica Super Hooligan National Championship. The trailer shows the ARCH team building and adjusting the motorcycle Corey Alexander will race. "There are a lot of issues," Reeves says in the trailer. "I just feel so bad that we're letting Corey down." Reeves also quotes Hamlet, which he's performed on stage, with Hollinger. Hollinger responds, "To be or not to be racing?" Hooligans: The ARCH Racing Project will be six episodes airing through Sunday, Aug. 16. |
| Zac Brown Band, Jon Batiste to perform at 'Block Party 250' special | CBS has announced an initial lineup for its Great American Block Party 250 special. CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil and Entertainment Tonight co-host Nischelle Turner will host the three-hour primetime special to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Block Party 250 will air from Washington July 4 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and also stream on Paramount+ and CBS News 24/7. The special will feature musical performances and culminate with the fireworks show. Zac Brown Band, Jon Batiste, Goo Goo Dolls, The War and Treaty and other artists are slated to take the stage. The special will also feature moments from July Fourth events in Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and more. |
| 'Sia: Nostalgic for the Present' trailer revisits Coachella set, tour | Sia is giving a glimpse of her concert film Sia: Nostalgic for the Present. The Australian singer-songwriter, 50, released a trailer for the documentary Wednesday. Sia: Nostalgic for the Present revisits Sia's 2016 Coachella performance and world tour in honor of its 10th anniversary. Described as "a bold, genre-defying experience," the film features "awe-inspiring vocals, breathtaking choreography, and iconic performances," according to an official synopsis. "In 2016, Sia toured the world mirroring this film live on stage, frame for frame. Remastered for its tenth anniversary, it stands alone for the first time -- not as a concert film, but as a visual masterpiece unlike anything in music since. |
| Javier Bardem honored at Hollywood hand and footprint ceremony | Javier Bardem was honored Tuesday at his TCL Chinese Theatre hand and footprint ceremony. The Spanish actor, 57, known for his work in No Country for Old Men, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Dune and the new Cape Fear series, was immortalized in the forecourt of the Hollywood landmark for his contributions to film. Jerry Bruckheimer, who directed Bardem in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and F1, Michael Mann, who worked with Bardem on Collateral, and Denis Villeneuve, who directed Bardem in the Dune movies, were on hand to celebrate the actor. Bardem played Stilgar, a Fremen leader, in Dune and Dune: Part Two, and will reprise the role in Dune: Part Three. |
| Katy Perry wants to 'Watch It Burn' in teaser for new song | Katy Perry is teasing her new single.. The singer-songwriter, 41, shared a preview of her song "Let It Burn" on Tuesday. In a video on Instagram, Perry sings while wielding a baseball bat and wearing a jumpsuit at what appears to be a rage room, a place where people can let emotions out by smashing and destroying items. "You know I gave and I gave / Now I'm giving up / There's nothing more you can take / Don't wanna cause a scene / But give me the gasoline / Tonight's the night / I light a match," she sings. In an interview with Justin Tranter on the UnFamous podcast, Perry said "Light About Match" is a reflection on her "tough" past year and about wrestling with her "darkness. |