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Tyga has a new lady in his life.

A source confirmed to People that the 27-year-old rapper is embarking on a new relationship — with Kim Kardashian look-alike Kamilla Osman.

“They are full on dating,” the source says. “He’s really into her.”

The news comes after sources confirmed to People that Tyga’s ex, Kylie Jenner, is pregnant with her and Travis Scott‘s first child. Tyga responded with a now-deleted Snapchat photo, saying, “Hell nah thats my kid.”

Tyga and Jenner, 20, split in April.

Tyga Posted This On Snap And Deleted It Where Is Maury Povich When You Need Him?...

Tyga is stirring the pot.

According to screenshots captured by fans, the rapper — who dated Kylie Jenner on and off for years before the duo split in April — responded to his ex’s baby news by claiming he fathered her baby.

Multiple sources confirmed to People on Friday the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, 20, is expecting a girl in February with her new boyfriend Travis Scott, 25.

“Hell nah thats my kid,” Tyga — whom a source confirms is now dating Kamilla Osman (who bears a striking resemblance to Kim Kardashian) — reportedly captioned a now-deleted photo of a news article about...

According to reports, actress Blake Lively ("Gossip Girl", will star in the spy thriller "The Rhythm Section", for 'James Bond' producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of Eon Productions, based on author Mark Burnell’s four novel, espionage series:

"...'the world of 'Stephanie Patrick' was destroyed by the Atlantic aircrash. Falling into a downward spiral of prostitution, drugs and drink, she is picked up by a journalist who has discovered that it was a bomb that caused the crash. And it is his murder that pulls her out of herself.

"The Rhythm Section is not a thriller about the hunt for a terrorist, although that is the path Stephanie takes, and it’s not a story about revenge, although justice for her family is her initial motivation.

"Rather, 'The Rhythm Section' is the story of Stephanie’s attempt to reclaim herself. She has to rediscover...

Close-Up is a column that spotlights films now playing on Mubi. Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990) is playing June 16 - July 16, 2017 on Mubi in the United Kingdom.“In striving to sin, to blaspheme, Ferrara’s heroes assert with Lucifer their moral autonomy, their sovereignty, their heroic identity, their glory, pitifully”—Tag Gallagher We’re introduced to Frank White (Christopher Walken) with one of director Abel Ferrara’s iconic roving pans, creeping left–right from the darkness of the prison wall to the harsh white of Frank’s cell. Frank is placed small in the frame, positioned slightly off-centre towards the bottom corner, his back to the camera as he prays silently. The prison bars dominate the composition, abstracted into silhouettes by Ferrara’s chiaroscuro lighting. A police baton enters the frame and knocks twice on the cell door, jarring Frank out of his concentration. The door is then...

American cinema in the Seventies through to the early Nighties was populated with the kind of leading characters you don’t see enough of any more – no nonsense, amoral tough guys, often on the wrong side of the law, rugged complexions lines with life, who start off mean and don’t get any nicer by the closing credits.

Director Sam Peckinpah’s brilliantly brutal and bloody Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) features a prime example of this. Bennie, played by Warren Oates (pictured above), is a down on his luck bartender whose ears prick up when $1 million dollars is offered for the titular, potentially suicidal deed – but as Bennie says, ‘nobody loses all the time’. It’s possibly Oates’s finest performance as the tequila-soaked bounty hunter who, the more outgunned he is, the more savage his becomes. It’s also one of Peckinpah’s greatest films, and nicely encapsulates the violent,...

Montgomery, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama are investigating the killings of rapper Doe B. and another person in a shooting Saturday that also wounded six others inside a bar and grill. Police say the gunfire happened around 1 a.m. about a half-mile north of Alabama State University. Police identified those killed as 21-year-old Kimberle Johnson and 22-year-old Glenn Thomas, both of Montgomery. They said Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Thomas — an up-and-coming rapper known as Doe B. — was taken to Baptist Medical Center South, where he was later pronounced dead. DJ Frank White of Montgomery, who...

Police in Montgomery, Ala., are investigating the killings of rapper Doe B. and another person in a shooting Saturday that also wounded six others inside a bar and grill. T.I., who signed Doe to his group, Hustle Gang, last summer, announced the news in a Tweet: "U'll never be forgotten & U Will Not Die In Vain." Police say the gunfire happened around 1 a.m. about a half-mile north of Alabama State University. Police identified those killed as 21-year-old Kimberle Johnson and 22-year-old Glenn Thomas, both of Montgomery. They said Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene. Thomas — an up-and-coming rapper known as Doe B.

After the 22-year-old rapper was tragically shot and killed on Dec. 28, many members of the rap community rushed to Twitter to express their shock and sadness, and to send their prayers to Doe’s family.

At 22 years old, Doe B was taken far too soon. After news broke that the Hustle Gang rapper had been shot and killed in Montgomery, Ala. on Dec. 28, rappers like Drake, T.I., Meek Mill, and many more flocked to Twitter to send out prayers and really just mourn.

Doe B Shot & Killed: Rappers React On Twitter

T.I., who had signed Doe to his group, Hustle Gang, in the summer of 2013, was the first person to break the sad news. On Instagram and Twitter he wrote:

Rip to my lil brother Doe B. We gon miss u my nigga. U’ll never be forgotten & U Will Not Die In Vain. We Love U champ.

In Year of the Dragon, King of New York, and Heat: we see the backs of heads, we see men with obsessive drives, propelled, driven by force.

The camera has no choice but to follow them.

In fact, Year of the Dragon gives us men who are not just propelled by force, but are force.

—but at the expense of their personal lives, destroying the relationships with those closest to them.

So too, then, does Heat, 10 years later.

Friends and loved ones all die, thus accidental Pietàs are formed.

—foreshadowed by existing Pietàs.

All three films are romantic films, because color is no longer an outward physical phenomenon, but rather an internal representation, a mood. An emotion.

The camera sweeps.

“In the words of my friend Bernardo Bertolucci, you’re creating a nostalgia for a past that never existed.” —Michael Cimino

The camera is in constant activity,...

Chicago – We’re back. Last month’s list of ten interesting new additions to the Netflix library was a huge success and it’s time for your October edition. Every one of the ten films/shows listed below has been added in the last 30 days, and the emphasis this time is on things you may not have seen.

So, don’t consider these the “best” movies when compared to one another but the best choices for your time. I mean, who hasn’t seen “Evil Dead 2,” “Ghostbusters,” and “Fargo,” all new to Netflix? You should totally watch those masterpieces again and then check out something new…

The Central Park Five

“The Central Park Five”

Netflix Description: This piercing documentary examines the case of five teenagers, all African-American or Latino, who were convicted of the brutal rape of a white woman in Central Park in 1989. Years later, the confession of the...

While The Eye of the Storm is currently playing in cinemas across Britain, we were fortunate enough to speak to the renowned Australian filmmaker behind the adaptation of Frank White’s eponymous Nobel prize winning novel – catching up with Fred Schepisi, to discuss the pressure of taking on such a project, working with Geoffrey Rush, and what it was like directing his very own daughter…

Your previous feature was 8 years ago – was the lengthy break out of choice, or were there just not many intriguing projects coming your way?

I had a number of projects that we raised the money for, only to have it disappear as we were about to go into production. Of course this project was done in 2011. It took a while longer to get going than we all thought it would.

Had you read The Eye of the Storm before getting involved in the film?

I...

King of New York

Directed by Abel Ferrara

Written by Nicholas St. John

Us, 1990

Something of a cult hero among worshippers of ‘video-nasty’ exploitation flicks and latter day grim and grungy crime flicks, it’s a surprise to learn that Bronx director Abel Ferrara is still working diligently behind the camera, albeit on the kind of B-movie fodder that never threatens to break its way into the mainstream zeitgeist. Beyond his eye catching if hard to watch Driller Killer debut, Ferrara is best known for the fondly remembered Bad Lieutenant. His best rounded effort, however, may be the more controversial and divisive King of New York, a slick and stylish slice of understated pulp which earned walkouts at its premiere.

Amidst a wave of crime violence and institutional corruption within a big apple entering a fearful new decade, legendary drug kingpin Frank White (Christopher Walken) is released from Sing Sing...

★★★★☆ Abel Ferrara's typically hard-edged crime drama King of New York (1990) finally gets the re-release it deserves from the ever reliable Arrow Entertainment this week. Christopher Walken has never bettered his performance as Frank White, a drug lord who, after a stint behind bars, returns to a New York he no longer recognises and an industry he no longer wants to be a part of. So begins a relentlessly violent attempt to ordain himself as the single-handed saviour of the city.

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King of New York, arguably the most popular and accomplished work from the cannon of cult New York filmmaker Abel Ferrara, finds a loving home on Blu-ray, thanks to that dedicated restoration team at Arrow Films.

Frank White (a haunted, yet volatile, turn by Christopher Walken) is a notorious drug lord who has just completed a lengthy prison sentence and is looking to move back up the ranks as swift and ruthlessly as possible. Hooking up with his old associates, he begins to do just that, although his ultimate aims sit firmly outside the drug business, as he see’s himself as a benefactor to the poor inhabitants of the city, whom he seeks to help and provide the appropriate support for.

A team of no-nonsense detectives are a little less enamoured by his rebirth as a philanthropist, and as the bodies of rival gangs start mounting up while White...

Arrow Films is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated deluxe Blu-ray, DVD & Steelbook editions of Abel Ferrara’s cult gangster classic King Of New York, will be released in the UK on Monday June 25th.

We have three copies of the Blu-ray to give away!

Taking influence from the hard-edged crime capers of the 1930’s, King Of New York stars Christopher Walken in electric form as the snakelike mob boss Frank White. Originally released in September 1990, on the same day as Goodfellas, King Of New York is widely regarded as one of the most stylish and visually stunning movies of the decade.

Ferrara perfectly captures New York’s gritty underbelly. The near non-stop action showcases the vast contrasts of a city after the sun goes down; from the luxury Penthouses and restaurants of Manhattan, to crack dens, apartment blocks, and the rattling carriages of the New York subway.

King Of New York...

'This is one of my biggest mixtapes that I dropped in a long time,' host DJ Bigga Rankin tells Mixtape Daily.

By Rob Markman, with reporting by Flx

Trouble

Photo: MTV News

Mixtape Daily Main Pick

Headliners: Trouble, DJ Bigga Rankin, DJ Teknikz and DJ Frank White

Representing: Atlanta

Mixtape: 431 Days

Real Spit: Time waits for no man. It's an age-old adage that Atlanta rapper Trouble is fully aware of. On December 17, 2008, the Duct Tape Entertainment Mc was jailed on aggravated assault, and exactly two years later, in 2010, he was released. The date holds so much significance for Trouble that he went on to name his debut mixtape December 17th and then his latest tape 431 Days, signifying the amount of time between his release from jail and the tape's March 27 release.

"This is one of my biggest mixtapes that I dropped in a long time," DJ Bigga Rankin, one of 431 Days' three hosts,...

It’s time for another update from our friends at Arrow Video, this time previewing their <ay 2012 releases which include theSteelbook Blu-ray release of the King of New York and the ArrowDrome release of Frankenhooker and the awesome-looking X-Rental four-pack!

Frankenhooker (ArrowDrome)

Some Assembly Required

Finding a girl when you’re a nerdy science geek can be hard. But what happens if that special someone dies in a bizarre gardening accident and it’s all your fault? Meet Jeffrey Franken. He’s just killed the love of his life and now he’s going to rebuild her… From the body parts of the dead streetwalkers who exploded when he introduced them to a lethal new drug – Supercrack! Little does he know that a good recipe requires the correct ingredients. Jeffrey isn’t putting his life back together; he’s building… a Frankenhooker! From the twisted imagination of Frank Henenlotter (Basketcase...

I used to believe, like Wenders or Godard, in the death of cinema. I accepted it as fact but never believed in it. The movies, that’s what I believed in—a dark room, shadows on a surface, a bunch of lonely people sitting down, looking up.

Like Leos Carax to Serge Daney, Abel Ferrara showed me there’d be cinema ‘til the end of the world.

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At first I thought Abel Ferrara’s films were badly acted; I soon realized Ferrara would take bad acting with truth in it over a masterpiece of falsehoods. (Later I found out that Ferrara would, in Dangerous Game and New Rose Hotel, use one to create the other.)

I thought his films were too commercial. “Already captivated by cinema, I didn’t need to be seduced as well,” as Serge Daney put it. Hollywood in the 21st century is a highly sophisticated marketing ploy.

'He would've liked his determination,' Kim tells Sway on 'RapFix Live.'

By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway

Notorious B.I.G.

Photo: Getty Images

Few people knew the Notorious B.I.G. like Lil' Kim. The two shared a friendship, a working relationship and a romance, but when the Queen Bee sat down with Sway on Wednesday's "RapFix Live," she simply described herself as Biggie's "biggest fan."

"I was his biggest fan, rockin' with him. And I was shorty, I was his pride and joy. Sometimes he would say to me, 'I feel like you're my baby, like I birthed you,' " Kim said, laughing.

With a bond that intimate, there are few people more qualified than Kim to speculate on whom the Brooklyn Don might have collaborated with had he not died on that fateful March night. It's a question that fans have pondered for the past 15 years. "I...

Along with their April 2012 line-up, the good folks at Arrow Video have also released a sneak preview of their other forthcoming Spring releases – including a Blu-ray release for House By the Cemetery and the Awesome Blu-ray release of Forbidden Zone. It seems Arrow Video are on a mission to empty my wallet again this year!

The House by the Cemetery (Arrow Video) Limited Edition Blu-ray

You may have just mortgaged your life! Shock gore master Lucio Fulci’s The House by the Cemetery is one of the finest typically single-minded exercises in zombie terror. Its just a shame no-one told the Boyle family who move into a gothic style house (by a cemetery) with a bloody past and a guts spraying future, what is yet to come! You’d think they’d twig given the basement door is nailed shut that they should get the hell out. Instead they stay...

By Christopher Stipp

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The Disappearance Of Alice Creed- Giveaway

Forget about Clash of the Titans, don’t bother with Prince of Persia, and by all means take a pass on Quantum of Solace. The one film that showcases the wicked power of actress Gemma Arterton is The Disappearance of Alice Creed.

While I don’t know what I can or can’t say before the film opens next week, August 6th, I don’t think anyone will have a problem with me saying that you ought to seek this film out and watch a movie that is the perfect answer for a time of the year when you get nothing but ho-hum releases. Truly, a movie that delivers on being both exciting and thrilling,...

More than a decade after the Notorious B.I.G.'s death, our Mixtape Daily team is still hashing it out.

By Shaheem Reid and Rahman Dukes

Notorious B.I.G.

Photo: Getty Images

Legacy Salute: Biggie's Best, Part 1

Tuesday (March 9) marks the 13th anniversary of the death of the Notorious B.I.G. There aren't enough accolades to give the Brooklyn bone-crusher. Biggie helped mold one of the greatest eras in hip-hop with a versatile style and gift for wordplay that has him perennially listed in the top three when you ask most hip-hop fans to name the greatest MCs of all time. Here, your favorite hip-hop team chooses some of Frank White's pre-eminent musical accomplishments.

Best Album

Shaheem Reid: Life After Death

How do you distinguish extreme excellence? How do you look at two albums by the same artist — both of which you feel are in the top 10 greatest hip-hop creations ever made...