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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAlex Proyas, the director of 1994 movie The Crow, has criticised its remake in a new post on social media. The original supernatural drama starring Brandon Lee, the only son of actor Bruce Lee, saw his character Eric Draven resurrected as an anti-hero to avenge his murder and that of his fiancée. Lee was 28 years old when he died in a tragic accident on the set of the movie. During…

In the worlds of both the best ‘90s movies and the upcoming 2024 movies heading to theaters, The Crow looms large. As the release of the Bill Skarsgård-led remake is now on the board for the same summer that celebrates 30 years of the original movie, director Alex Proyas hasn’t held back his thoughts on the long in-development reboot. In a new social media post, Proyas has elaborated on why he’s not a huge fan of director Rupert Sanders’ fresh take even existing. Through sharing photos from Lionsgate’s The Crow revamp,…

Kelly Clarkson is taking legal action against her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock again, just a few months after she won her case against him in court for millions of dollars. According to the complaint filed Monday in Los Angeles, Kelly Clarkson is suing Brandon Blackstock and his former management company Starstruck Entertainment for allegedly operating as an “unlicensed talent agency” that booked business deals for her dating back to 2007, in violation of California labor laws, the Talent agencies Act.…

American tenor saxophonist James Brandon Lewis has one of the fiercest sounds in modern jazz. Hard-blowing and full of declarative melodies, he has released more than 10 records as a bandleader since his 2010 debut, Moments, channelling everything from meandering blues on 2014’s Divine Travels to ecstatic gospel on 2023’s For Mahalia, With Love and distorted punk improvisations with post-rock outfit the Messthetics on the same year’s Eye of I. Lewis’s quartet is typically an outlet for his more nimble compositions,…

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has finally set up shop on TikTok. Despite controversy in Congress over the app, TikTok is an indispensable tool for presidential candidates to reach young voters, experts say. “I wasn’t surprised at all to see that the campaign launched a TikTok account, because it would genuinely have been such a waste to go through this cycle, and a lost opportunity, to not be on that platform,” said Annie Wu Henry, a digital communications strategist who has managed social media for…

When Brandon Boyd thinks back on the spring of 2001, he’s amazed he wasn’t more stressed out. His band, Incubus, had just broken through with 1999’s Make Yourself, and their hit “Drive” was climbing the charts. “In retrospect, we probably should have felt more pressure to make a great follow-up record because we have this hit single right now,” Boyd, 47, tells Rolling Stone. “That didn’t even enter our minds. We were just like, ‘This is crazy! A lot of people are listening to our songs right now. Let’s make another…

The Chargers fired general manager Tom Telesco and head coach Brandon Staley on Friday morning, hours after an ugly loss at Las Vegas dropped their record to 5-9.Giff Smith was named interim head coach and JoJo Wooden interim general manager for the remainder of the season.Smith was the team’s outside linebackers coach and has been with the Chargers since 2016. He has spent 12 seasons in the NFL as a defensive line and outside linebackers coach, also having worked for the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans.The Chargers…

LAS VEGAS —  As is his routine the day after a game, Brandon Staley said he would meet with Chargers ownership — Dean and John Spanos — on Friday.The way this season has unfolded — and then unraveled Thursday night — the next round of talks could be weighty.Staley’s job status never has appeared to be more tenuous than after his team lost 63-21 to Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium.“Every time there’s a game, we unpack it,” Staley sad. “Every single time. So this will be nothing new . We’ll unpack the game, and we’ll talk…

LAS VEGAS —  The Chargers came to Sin City and were criminally and vulgarly bad Thursday, their performance the most embarrassing since the franchise moved from San Diego.In fact, this showing had to be one of the most embarrassing since the Chargers came into existence 64 years ago.They fell three touchdowns behind after one quarter against a Las Vegas team that had scored as many as 21 points in a game only twice all season.The Raiders scored 21 more points in the second quarter, turning the night into a punchline as…

Kelly Clarkson is set to receive a multimillion-dollar payday in her latest legal victory against ex-husband Brandon Blackstock. Earlier this month, a California labor commissioner ruled that Blackstock owes the talk-show host and Grammy-winning singer more than $2.6 million in commissions for overstepping his managerial duties. The country music manager allegedly “‘unlawfully procured” several business deals that should have been handled by Clarkson’s licensed talent agents at CAA, according to court documents obtained…