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| Darius Rucker to receive Veterans Voice Award at AMAs | CBS and Dick Clark Productions announced Tuesday that Darius Rucker will be awarded the Veterans Voice Award at the American Music Awards. The AMAs air live on CBS and Paramount+ from Las Vegas, on Monday at 8 p.m. EDT. The Veterans Voice Award is presented by USAA's Honor Through Action. Monday is Memorial Day and May is Military Appreciation Month. Rucker has worked with Military Warriors Support Foundation and performed for the USO and DoD Warrior Games. The award recognizes Rucker's commitment to using his platform to "make meaningful, lasting change in the lives of those who served." Hootie & the Blowfish, Rucker's band, will also perform at the AMAs. Last year's Veteran Voice Award was given to Zac Brown. |
| 'South Park' Season 29 to premiere in September | Comedy Central released an announcement video for South Park Season 29 on Tuesday. Season 29 premieres Sept. 16. The 10-second teaser shows Cartman sitting on a toilet with a defecation noise. South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone announced the date on Monday's Jimmy Kimmel Live. After Stone told Kimmel their Sept. 16 date, the host joked that they would begin working on it Sept. 15. Parker said, "We'll go back to work at like the last week of August, but we'll only go for a few hours a day." The duo also discussed last season's parodies of Donald Trump and JD Vance. Comedy Central set a schedule of new episodes biweekly on Sept. 30, Oct. 14, Oct. 28, Nov. 11 and Nov. 25. Those episodes premiere Thursdays on Paramount+. |
| William Sadler: 'The Mist' was good preparation for 'Yeti' role | Salem's Lot, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey and The Shawshank Redemption icon William Sadler says starring in The Mist back in 2007 was excellent preparation for his role in the new monster movie, The Yeti. "It was another creature film where you don't see the creatures [until late in the story]. People keep getting bitten in half and picked off one after another by this horrifying thing," Sadler, 76, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "I've spent a lot of time working in Stephen King movies, and others as well, but you bring everything you learn from all of them. The things I picked up along the way, I use," he added. "You learn how to work for a camera and you learn how to act better. |
| Movie review: 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' a fun cinematic episode | The Mandalorian and Grogu, in theaters Friday, is an exciting new adventure for the characters from the first live-action Star Wars TV show. It takes full advantage of IMAX in many sequences, but would be a romp in any format. Opening text explains that after the fall of the Galactic Empire (that's Return of the Jedi), the Mandalorian hunts imperial fugitives. Essentially, this is a standalone episode, one of those missions. The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal's voice, Brendan Wayne in the helmeted suit and Lateef Crowder in stunts) is accompanied by Grogu, a child of the same race as Jedi master Yoda. Grogu can help with The Force and by being adorable in otherwise melodramatic Star Wars scenes. |
| Gaten Matarazzo to play Mark in London revival of 'RENT' | Stranger Things icon Gaten Matarazzo is to play Mark in the London revival of the stage musical, RENT. "RENT returns to the West End, directed by Luke Sheppard and starring Gaten Matarazzo (Stranger Things) as Mark, a powerful celebration of community, connection and a call to live every minute as if it were your last," the show's Instagram page said Tuesday. "From 26 September. Duke of York's Theatre. Tickets on sale 12pm TODAY! rentthemusical.com" Further casting for the show, which turns 30 this year, is expected to be announced soon. The musical is slated to play through Feb. 13. Anthony Rapp originated the role in the Broadway production of RENT. |