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Cher released songs in many genres, including classic rock, pop, folk, and hair metal. However, a disco track from many years after disco supposedly died remains her best song. It only works because she forced her producers to do it her way.

Cher’s best song feels like an homage to disco queen Donna Summer

Cher was around during the disco era. She even dabbled in the genre herself, most notably with the hit “Take Me Home.” Despite this, her 1970s disco tracks aren’t all that impressive. The 1970s were ripe with 1970s nostalgia, so she returned to the genre with “Strong Enough.”

In some ways, “Strong Enough” is an obvious homage to Donna Summer. Much like Summer’s songs “Last Dance” and “MacArthur Park,” the tune starts as a ballad before transitioning into a glorious disco track. It also has some of the no-nonsense, streetwise feminism of Summer’s “Bad Girls.

Veteran first assistant director Paul Barry makes feature directing debut.

Sierra/Affinity has acquired worldwide sales rights for Cannes on survival thriller The Skeleton Tree to star Jacob Tremblay and Woody Norman.

Veteran first assistant director Paul Barry makes his feature directing debut on the project from his 2021 Black List screenplay based on the book by the same name by Iain Lawrence.

The Skeleton Tree centres on two boys who survive a boating accident are stranded on a remote Alaskan shore.

87North’s Kelly McCormick is producing the film alongside Barry, Michael Collins, and Kristian Andresen via their 3Fifty Films,...

Jacob Tremblay (“Wonder”) and BAFTA nominee Woody Norman (“C’mon C’mon”) will star in writer-director Paul Barry’s indie drama “The Skeleton Tree.”

The project, based on Iain Lawrence’s 2016 novel, follows two boys whose lives are changed forever when they survive a boating accident and end up stranded on a remote Alaskan shore. Through environmental calamities and unimaginable obstacles, the two fundamentally different kids must eventually trust and depend on each other in order to survive.

Barry’s script made the 2021 Black List and he will produce along with 87North’s Kelly McCormick, Michael Collins, and Kristian Andresen via their 3Fifty Films banner, with 87North’s David Leitch executive producing.

Sierra/Affinity is handling global sales of the film and will make it available to buyers for the first time at this month’s Cannes Film Market.

Barry will make his feature directing debut on “The Skeleton Tree” after working...

Jacob Tremblay (Room) and Woody Norman (C’mon C’mon) are starring in The Skeleton Tree, which Sierra/Affinity is selling at the Cannes Market.

Paul Barry’s directorial debut is based on Iain Lawrence’s 2016 book of the same name and comes from 87North and 3Fifty Fifty.

The Skeleton Tree follows two boys, whose lives are changed forever when they survive a boating accident and end up stranded on a remote Alaskan shore. Through environmental calamities and unimaginable obstacles, the fundamentally different pair must eventually trust and depend on each other to survive.

7North’s Kelly McCormick is producing the film alongside Barry, who writes and directs, Michael Collins, and Kristian Andresen via their 3Fifty Films banner, with 87North’s David Leitch executive producing.

Tremblay starred in the Oscar-nominated Room and other features such as Good Boys, The Predator, Wonder, and Luca, while Norman starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix in...

Dean Martin in "The Silencers" (1966), the first of the Matt Helm spy spoofs.

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Turner Classic Movies (TCM), now in its 27th year as a leading authority in classic film, will present the U.S. broadcast premiere of the documentary Dean Martin: King of Cool on Nov. 19, 2021. Director Tom Donahue and producer Ilan Arboleda will appear alongside TCM Host Ben Mankiewicz to introduce the documentary and four of Dean Martin’s most iconic films, including Ocean’s 11 (1960) and The Caddy (1959).

Dean Martin epitomized cool. A founding member of the Rat Pack, Dean was a multi-talented performer who was part of the number one comedy act in America, a chart-topping singer for over half a century and one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and on TV. He was the consummate charmer on stage and off. Yet for all his celebrity, fame, and adoration,...

Exclusive: Move over, Steve McQueen, there is a new “king of cool” in town. You might recall the excellent 1998 documentary titled Steve McQueen: The King of Cool. Well, now a similar name has been awarded to none other than Dean Martin, the subject of a comprehensive and compelling new docu premiering November 19 on Turner Classic Movies, preceded by its world premiere November 14 as part of the program for Doc NYC at the Sva Theatre in New York City. “Cool” defines Martin in every sense of the word.

TCM will not only be hosting the broadcast premiere of Dean Martin: King of Cool but also a film retrospective as a companion to this long-in-the-works look at the talent and mystery of the legendary entertainer, who died at age 78 on Christmas Day 1995 but has never really gone away thanks to an iconic career that covered uncanny success in movies, TV, music, nightclubs...

Right-wing Australian Senator Fraser Anning threw punches at a teenager after the boy smashed an egg on Anning’s head while he spoke to the media on Saturday.

The video of the incident has since gone viral, with #Eggboy trending number one on Twitter today. The egging was prompted by the senator’s Islamophobic remarks following this week’s mosque attacks in New Zealand.

Someone has just slapped an egg on the back of Australian Senator Fraser Anning's head, who immediately turned around and punched him in the face. @politicsabc @abcnews pic.

X Factor 2006 contestant Ben Mills has announced the release of his second record Freedom. The singer, 30, finished third on the ITV1 reality show, losing out to Leona Lewis and Ray Quinn. His debut Picture Of You, which featured covers of 'Maggie May' and 'With A Little Help From My Friends', charted at number three in 2007. Mills's new album includes songwriting collaborations with Take That's Mark Owen and Paul Barry, who has worked (more)...

In October, some of our New York City actors hit a slow patch, while others were productive, going on auditions and even having a first onscreen kiss.Scott WintersScott Winters had a productive month, earning roles in three short films and getting two auditions for television pilots. He was surprised to get cast in one film and had his first onscreen kiss in another.Why were you surprised to get cast? I felt as if I blew the audition. I didn't take my own advice. When I go to auditions, I try and shut everybody out. I sometimes put on headphones and just get in the zone. But I fell victim to what Paul Barry at New Jersey Shakespeare calls "the cocktail party." I saw a bunch of people I knew there, and it was like, "Oh, hey, how are you? What's going on?" I was not as focused as I want to be.