Missy Elliot has joined the cast of Pharrell Williams and Michel Gondry’s upcoming film project, Variety reports.
The rapper is an apt addition to the project, which has been described as a coming-of-age musical set during the summer of 1977 in Virginia Beach in a neighborhood like the one where Pharrell grew up. Missy was born and raised not far away in Portsmouth, and the two came up in a bustling Hampton Roads hip-hop scene that also produced artists like Timbaland, Clipse, and Magoo.
Missy joins an already stacked cast that also includes Halle Bailey,...
The rapper is an apt addition to the project, which has been described as a coming-of-age musical set during the summer of 1977 in Virginia Beach in a neighborhood like the one where Pharrell grew up. Missy was born and raised not far away in Portsmouth, and the two came up in a bustling Hampton Roads hip-hop scene that also produced artists like Timbaland, Clipse, and Magoo.
Missy joins an already stacked cast that also includes Halle Bailey,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Grammys In Memoriam 2024: Fantasia, Annie Lennox, Stevie Wonder & More Touching Performances (Video)
Stevie Wonder opened the In Memoriam segment of the 66th Grammy Awards, giving tribute to Tony Bennett before performing alongside a recording of the man and showing those who we lost last year. Names like Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Buffett, and others appeared on the screen before Annie Lennox took the stage for a secondary performance. More names, such as Gary Rossington and Sinead O’Connor, appeared before Lennox called for peace around the world. After that, the carousel of names on faces began to cycle through, with names like Clarence Avant appearing. Lenny Kravitz then came to honor the pioneer as a music executive and the “Black Godfather” of entertainment. Another performance began, this time featuring Jon Batiste with a rendition of “Lean on Me.” DJ Mark and Gangsta Boo from Three 6 Mafia and Magoo were also mentioned. Finally, Oprah Winfrey came out to give a tribute to Tina Turner, following Mylie Cyrus‘ performance,...
- 2/5/2024
- TV Insider
Editor’s note: Underplayed in the media intrigue over the prospect of Warner Bros swallowing Shari Redstone’s empire that includes Paramount and CBS is the gloomy reality that another storied Hollywood studio could go the way of Fox. That went from a vibrant, multi-faceted creative content-generating enterprise to a headstone when Rupert Murdoch decided to cash out for Disney stock. David Zaslav spent 2023 kicking employees and finished films to the curb to pay down debt just to get this far; chances are more blood will spill down Melrose if Redstone sells some or all the pieces of Paramount to be mashed into an existing studio. When Bill Mechanic was perched atop Paramount, Disney and Fox, he built Disney’s home video from a $30 million to $3 billion business and found ways to take risks and squeeze max returns from blockbusters from Braveheart to Titanic, Independence Day and many others. Who...
- 1/4/2024
- by Bill Mechanic
- Deadline Film + TV
Clarence Avant, the judicious manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as the “Black Godfather” of music and beyond, has died. He was 92.
Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family statement released Monday.
Avant’s achievements were both public and behind the scenes, as a name in the credits, or a name behind the names. Born in a segregated hospital in North Carolina, he became a man of lasting and wide-ranging influence, in part by minding two pieces of advice from an early mentor, the music manager Joe Glaser: Never let on how much you know, and ask for as much money as possible, “without stuttering.”
“He exemplified a certain level of cool and street smarts...
Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family statement released Monday.
Avant’s achievements were both public and behind the scenes, as a name in the credits, or a name behind the names. Born in a segregated hospital in North Carolina, he became a man of lasting and wide-ranging influence, in part by minding two pieces of advice from an early mentor, the music manager Joe Glaser: Never let on how much you know, and ask for as much money as possible, “without stuttering.”
“He exemplified a certain level of cool and street smarts...
- 8/15/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Magoo, the Virginia rapper best known for his work in the late-Nineties and early-2000s with longtime friend/super-producer Timbaland, has died. He was 50.
The Office for the Chief Medical Examiner for Virginia’s Tidewater District confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, though noted a cause of death was still pending. His wife, Meco Barcliff, told The New York Times that the rapper (real name Melvin Barcliff) had not been feeling well for the past week; but, she added, he had no known health problems besides asthma.
The rapper’s...
The Office for the Chief Medical Examiner for Virginia’s Tidewater District confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, though noted a cause of death was still pending. His wife, Meco Barcliff, told The New York Times that the rapper (real name Melvin Barcliff) had not been feeling well for the past week; but, she added, he had no known health problems besides asthma.
The rapper’s...
- 8/14/2023
- by Jon Blistein and Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Rapper Magoo, named Melvin Barcliff, reportedly passed away on Sunday at 50.
R&b star Digital Black revealed the devastating loss in an Instagram post on Sunday, sharing a pic of the producer’s 1997 album Welcome to Our World, which he released when he was a duo with famous producer and musician Timbaland under the name of Timbaland and Magoo.
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“Man can’t believe this Rih Magoo damn big bro wasnt [sic] ready for this at all #superfriends,” captioned the artist in the pic.
Ginuwine also paid tribute to the hip-hop virtuoso, telling his Instagram followers that “time is short” in an homage post to the artist.
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R&b star Digital Black revealed the devastating loss in an Instagram post on Sunday, sharing a pic of the producer’s 1997 album Welcome to Our World, which he released when he was a duo with famous producer and musician Timbaland under the name of Timbaland and Magoo.
Read More: Nelly Furtado, Timbaland And Justin Timberlake Tease Reunion In Studio: ‘Da Dream Team’
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“Man can’t believe this Rih Magoo damn big bro wasnt [sic] ready for this at all #superfriends,” captioned the artist in the pic.
Ginuwine also paid tribute to the hip-hop virtuoso, telling his Instagram followers that “time is short” in an homage post to the artist.
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“I don’t...
- 8/14/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
Melvin “Magoo” Barcliff, one half of the rap duo Timbaland & Magoo who had a hit “Up Jumps Da Boogie” from their platinum 1997 debut album Welcome to Our World, has died at 50. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley and others confirmed the news on social media but did not give details.
Timbaland & Magoo met as teenagers in Norfolk, Va and broke out with “Up Jumps Da Boogie,” which featured Missy Elliott and Aaliyah and reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It made the Top 5 of the R&b chart as the album rose to No. 33. Another single from the disc, “Clock Strikes,” reached the pop Top 40 and No. 24 on the R&b tally.
The duo’s follow-up album, 2001’s Indecent Proposal, peaked at No. 29 and sold more than 350,000 copies but failed to spawn a chart single. That came after their track “We At It Again” was featured on the Romeo Must Die soundtrack in 2000.
A third Timbaland & Magoo album,...
Timbaland & Magoo met as teenagers in Norfolk, Va and broke out with “Up Jumps Da Boogie,” which featured Missy Elliott and Aaliyah and reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It made the Top 5 of the R&b chart as the album rose to No. 33. Another single from the disc, “Clock Strikes,” reached the pop Top 40 and No. 24 on the R&b tally.
The duo’s follow-up album, 2001’s Indecent Proposal, peaked at No. 29 and sold more than 350,000 copies but failed to spawn a chart single. That came after their track “We At It Again” was featured on the Romeo Must Die soundtrack in 2000.
A third Timbaland & Magoo album,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Melvin Barcliff, better known as the rapper Magoo of the duo Timbaland & Magoo, has died at 50 years old.
Digital Black, a member of the Timbaland-affiliated R&b group Playa, announced Magoo’s death. “Man can’t believe this Rih Magoo damn big bro wasnt ready for this at all #superfriends,” Digital Black wrote in the caption of an Instagram post with a photo of Timbaland & Magoo’s first album, Welcome to Our World. Playa contributed to multiple tracks on the project, including “Luv 2 Luv U.”
Timbaland honored his friend and collaborator in an Instagram post: “This one hits different,” he wrote in the caption of a video of the pair performing together. “Tim and Magoo forever. Rest easy my king.”
Timbaland and Magoo first met when they were teenagers in Norfolk, Virginia, and formed their group in 1989. They later became part of an R&b collective originally known as Da Bassment Cru alongside Missy Elliott,...
Digital Black, a member of the Timbaland-affiliated R&b group Playa, announced Magoo’s death. “Man can’t believe this Rih Magoo damn big bro wasnt ready for this at all #superfriends,” Digital Black wrote in the caption of an Instagram post with a photo of Timbaland & Magoo’s first album, Welcome to Our World. Playa contributed to multiple tracks on the project, including “Luv 2 Luv U.”
Timbaland honored his friend and collaborator in an Instagram post: “This one hits different,” he wrote in the caption of a video of the pair performing together. “Tim and Magoo forever. Rest easy my king.”
Timbaland and Magoo first met when they were teenagers in Norfolk, Virginia, and formed their group in 1989. They later became part of an R&b collective originally known as Da Bassment Cru alongside Missy Elliott,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Bethenny Frankel is royally roasting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their alleged paparazzi car chase incident.
In an Instagram video shared on Friday, the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum, 52, utilized her razor-sharp wit and spoke out against the couple.
“If you … don’t want people to know [where you’re going], stay at a hotel,” Frankel dished in the clip, admonishing the couple for driving to a friend’s “really private” address on the Upper East Side following their appearance at the Women of Vision Awards on Tuesday.
Read More: Bethenny Frankel Defends Gwyneth Paltrow Amid Backlash For Revealing ‘Unrelatable’ Diet And Wellness Routine
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“If you know it’s going to be so incredibly horrible and the chase is so dangerous, slow down, stop the car, get out, go to a restaurant, take a break and wait it out,...
In an Instagram video shared on Friday, the “Real Housewives of New York City” alum, 52, utilized her razor-sharp wit and spoke out against the couple.
“If you … don’t want people to know [where you’re going], stay at a hotel,” Frankel dished in the clip, admonishing the couple for driving to a friend’s “really private” address on the Upper East Side following their appearance at the Women of Vision Awards on Tuesday.
Read More: Bethenny Frankel Defends Gwyneth Paltrow Amid Backlash For Revealing ‘Unrelatable’ Diet And Wellness Routine
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“If you know it’s going to be so incredibly horrible and the chase is so dangerous, slow down, stop the car, get out, go to a restaurant, take a break and wait it out,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
It's been a long time coming, but Charlie Day's directorial debut is finally upon us. "Fool's Paradise" tells the tale of a man who, though recently released from a mental health facility and unable to speak, becomes a Hollywood star. In addition to writing and directing, Day plays the silent man in question, tapping into heroes of the silent era such as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, to take a satirical look at the inner workings of Hollywood.
A "Fool's Paradise" trailer dropped back in April and showcased the impressive roster of stars that Day managed to amass for his movie. Ken Jeong co-stars as an ambitious yet struggling publicist looking to capitalize on Day's character's likeness to a famous method actor named Latte Pronto — also played by Day. But there's more. On his journey through the film industry's unseemly underbelly, Day encounters numerous characters played by such stars as Adrien Brody,...
A "Fool's Paradise" trailer dropped back in April and showcased the impressive roster of stars that Day managed to amass for his movie. Ken Jeong co-stars as an ambitious yet struggling publicist looking to capitalize on Day's character's likeness to a famous method actor named Latte Pronto — also played by Day. But there's more. On his journey through the film industry's unseemly underbelly, Day encounters numerous characters played by such stars as Adrien Brody,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Charlie Day’s feature directorial debut hits theaters Friday when Roadside releases Fool’s Paradise, a satire in which he plays a man who is unable to speak but becomes an accidental Hollywood star. Day, who voices Luigi in the smash hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie, is no stranger to leading his own projects.
Back when he was stuck in the audition trenches, Day met fellow aspiring actors Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton, and the trio realized they shared not only comedic sensibilities but also frustrations about landing roles. They started making short films at home, and these would ultimately evolve into It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which premiered on FX in August 2005 with all three as executive producers. (It moved to Fxx in 2013.)
“There was a real magic at making the show in the first three, four or five seasons that can’t be recaptured because we [now] know the characters so well,...
Back when he was stuck in the audition trenches, Day met fellow aspiring actors Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton, and the trio realized they shared not only comedic sensibilities but also frustrations about landing roles. They started making short films at home, and these would ultimately evolve into It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which premiered on FX in August 2005 with all three as executive producers. (It moved to Fxx in 2013.)
“There was a real magic at making the show in the first three, four or five seasons that can’t be recaptured because we [now] know the characters so well,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Motion pictures, for better or worse, shape the way that we view history. They bring the past to life using realistic costumes, production design, and visual effects. They tell vivid stories about real-life figures and important events that shaped the world around us to this day, and which provide meaningful parallels to the lives we currently lead.
And yet, if the movies have taught us anything, it's that every single historical figure, at some point in their storied life, has also solved at least one murder mystery. Or at least they fought a mummy or something. The desire to tell tales of historical fiction is perfectly understandable, but our collective and very specific urge to transform biographies into pulpy fan fiction is a little weird, if you think about it.
Consider, if you will, Scott Cooper's "The Pale Blue Eye," which co-stars Harry Melling as a young Edgar Allan Poe,...
And yet, if the movies have taught us anything, it's that every single historical figure, at some point in their storied life, has also solved at least one murder mystery. Or at least they fought a mummy or something. The desire to tell tales of historical fiction is perfectly understandable, but our collective and very specific urge to transform biographies into pulpy fan fiction is a little weird, if you think about it.
Consider, if you will, Scott Cooper's "The Pale Blue Eye," which co-stars Harry Melling as a young Edgar Allan Poe,...
- 12/22/2022
- by William Bibbiani
- Slash Film
I’m not gonna lie, there’s been a lot of debate around here about what the best Christmas specials are and why. In fact, sometimes it’s gotten downright nasty around the office – and by “office,” of course I mean each of our homes, because that’s just how we roll. You can understand how heated discussion like this can get, because even a Jew like me has his favorites. See, even though I was Jewish, my family had Christmas trees and discussion about Santa Claus coming down the chimney and chestnuts roasting and the singing of carols off-key, because we basically secretly (or not so secretly) wanted to be Christian so we wouldn’t have to pretend to be just as happy celebrating Hanukkah and getting socks and coloring books as gifts while all the goyum seemed to be having the greatest time of their lives and so...
- 12/22/2022
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Oh hey, Merry Christmas! I feel comfortable saying that since every store has had decorations up since the beginning of October. Today we have a new trailer for the upcoming Apple Original Film "Spirited" starring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, and Octavia Spencer. The latest look at the remake (sort of) of the Christmas classic "A Christmas Carol" was teased on Twitter yesterday by Reynolds, Ferrell and a very special guest, and it's pretty great.
The rumors stop here. Will and I did Not lip sync our dancing in Spirited. Tomorrow’s trailer will settle it. pic.twitter.com/j9O1SCEH7f
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) November 1, 2022
Though it's certainly not the same story, the first trailer for the musical movie did give a nod to one of the best takes on "A Christmas Carol," which is Bill Murray's "Scrooged" with the dancing Christmas show scene. This time around, however,...
The rumors stop here. Will and I did Not lip sync our dancing in Spirited. Tomorrow’s trailer will settle it. pic.twitter.com/j9O1SCEH7f
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) November 1, 2022
Though it's certainly not the same story, the first trailer for the musical movie did give a nod to one of the best takes on "A Christmas Carol," which is Bill Murray's "Scrooged" with the dancing Christmas show scene. This time around, however,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
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