The 2024 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival opened Nov. 8 with a screening of “Queen of the Ring,” writer-director Ash Avildsen’s biopic of female wrestler Mildred Burke starring Emily Bett Rickards, Josh Lucas, Walton Goggins and Gavin Casalegno. Marking the festival’s 39th year, the film commenced ten days of programming across seven South Florida venues, […]

Four and a half decades ago, the “Star Trek” franchise explored a new frontier: motion pictures. The soundtrack to that journey is getting beamed back into the hearts, minds and hands of its fans. On Nov. 15, Enjoy the Ride Records, in conjunction with Paramount Music, will release the 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of composer […]

By the time “Interview With the Vampire” hit theaters in 1994, the film had been in development for almost 20 years, seemingly with an obstacle or controversy for almost every one of them. Aided by producer David Geffen, only director Neil Jordan — riding high after the critical and commercial success of “The Crying Game” […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major plot details from the finale of HBO’s“The Penguin,” now streaming on Max. In the pantheon of television spinoffs of blockbuster films, “The Penguin” is an extraordinary achievement. The eponymous villain may be no Batman, but as played so deliciously by Colin Farrell and amplified by some truly remarkable prosthetics, few […]

Pop-culture collections have become a personal signifier unlike ever before, and physical media — especially Blu-rays and 4K discs — is no exception. Whether your library is meticulously curated or a clearinghouse for every title no matter how big or small, it tells a story about your interests, appetites, and general passion for entertainment. Moreover, […]

Madlib, producer for tracks by Kanye West, Mos Def and MF Doom, filed a lawsuit Thursday against Eothen “Egon” Alapatt, former manager of Stones Throw Records and founder of subsidiary label Now-Again. According to the suit, filed earlier today in the Los Angeles Court, the rapper/producer (real name Otis Lee Jackson Jr.) alleges that Alapatt […]

In entertainment, leadership takes many forms, because it’s needed in many ways at many different steps of the creative process. It could be finding the right story. Signing the right client. Packaging the right product. Developing the right promotional campaign. Amplifying the right message. Identifying the right launchpad. Leveraging success in the right way to […]