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Don’t be too dazzled when host Timothée Chalamet double-dips as his own musical guest on Saturday Night Live later this month. Sure, it’s impressive, but not that unusual — he’ll be the 49th host to pull off the feat. But most of those hosts, from Mick Jagger to Dolly Parton to Charli Xcx, were musicians first who muddled their way through a few comedy sketches. Chalamet is one of the rare SNL hosts to attempt the reverse.

Here are five performers not known primarily for music who nonetheless rocked the house on SNL…

1 Lily Tomlin

Well, here’s a weird one. When Tomlin showed up in Season Eight for her third hosting gig, the musical guest was Black R&b singer Pervis Hawkins — a Tomlin character in full beard. The songs have been scrubbed from the Peacock episode, and there are no clips on YouTube, presumably because Tomlin performed the character in blackface.

It was recently announced that A Complete Unknown star Timothée Chalamet will host the January 25th episode of Saturday Night Live – but he will only be the second-best Bob Dylan impressionist in Studio 8H that night.

Weirdly, Chalamet won’t just be hosting, he will also be the show’s musical guest. While Chalamet isn’t a professional musician, he did do his own singing and guitar-playing in the Dylan biopic, suggesting that he may be performing on SNL as Dylan.

He’ll probably just sing “Like a Rolling Stone” or something, but he could also honor SNL history by belting out some of Dylan’s born-again Christian tunes.

Interestingly enough, Chalamet’s booking shares a number of parallels with an episode from the show’s distant past — and hopefully this one won’t be quite so disastrous.

While it’s not unusual for music stars to pull double-duty as both host and musical guest,...

Let’s face it. Theatre has been the most successful place for stories about popular musicians. Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen” is selling big on Broadway, as is “Mj.” “A Beautiful Noise,” about Neil Diamond ‘s professional and personal history, had a nice run there, and is touring the country after its run in Los Angeles. We’ve had “Tina,” “Jersey Boys,” The Temptations’ “Ain’t Too Proud,” Carole King’s “Beautiful” and others. A new musical is being tested now about Frank Sinatra. But the most exciting news arrives this spring, when recent Tony winner Jonathan Groff portrays Bobby Darin.

But movies about musical stars? A mixed bag. (including Kevin Spacey in a bad one about Bobby Darin) Documentaries have been the safest form to chronicle the life of famous musicians: Ones about David Crosby, Joan Baez, Springsteen, and Linda Ronstadt. And, of course, “Woodstock” and Martin Scorsese’s “Last Waltz.

The hands down funniest crucifixion scene in all of movie history came at the end of Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Just as the titular not-the-messiah has abandoned all hope, a fellow crucifixion victim, played by Eric Idle, suggests that he cheer up, and proceeds to belt out the now-iconic tune “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.”

In the years since the movie came out, the ironically-peppy number has become a sort of anthem for Idle, who even performed it during the closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics.

But the song that’s made so many people so happy (and a whole lot of Christian fundamentalists very unhappy) was recorded just one day after Idle experienced a personal tragedy: the death of his good friend, legendary drummer Keith Moon. According to Idle, he hugged Moon the day he died, and had to record a Disney-esque ditty soon afterwards.

Weezer is back on tour for their Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour and you can check out the setlist right here!

The tour kicked off on September 5 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota and the band will be on the road for the next month, traveling all across North America.

The band is celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut album, known as the “Blue Album.” They’re performing such hits as “Beverly Hills,” “Island in the Sun,” and “Hash Pipe” during the show!

Head inside to check out the set list…

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**This set list is representative of one of the first nights on the tour and might not be completely accurate for every show.

1. Anonymous

2. Return to Ithaka

3. Dope Nose

4. Hash Pipe

5. Pork and Beans

6. Beverly Hills

7. Burndt Jamb

8. Island in the Sun

9. Any Friend of Diane’s

10. Perfect Situation

11. Run,...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the MTV Video Music Awards. The inaugural ceremony, held at Radio City Music Hall and hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler in 1984, saw the Cars taking home video of the year their groundbreaking clip for “You Might Think.”

Since then, the VMAs have doled out 39 more trophies for their top prize, with only a small handful of acts joining the club of repeat winners. Taylor Swift has racked up four wins while Eminem, Rihanna, and Beyoncé have notched two a piece (both Swift and Eminem have a shot at adding to their totals again this year).

Despite MTV handing over the choice to viewers in 2006, the quality of the winners in the category has remained surprisingly consistent, with only a few total duds or headscratchers. To celebrate the VMAs’ ruby anniversary, we ranked all 40 video of the year winners from worst to best.

There was at least some hubris in Weezer’s 30th anniversary Blue Album tour announcement. Openers the Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. are more than potential show-stealers, they’re established headliners in their own right. How do you follow that? You drop a giant curtain to reveal a Weezer-branded spacecraft. It seemed instantly clear at the tour opener in Saint Paul, Minn., on Sept. 4 that Weezer have reached new heights as an arena band.

After a countdown where an Xcel Energy Center full of voices screamed “5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” the vessel took flight into the rafters,...

Ahead of a tour commemorating the 30th anniversary of Weezer (b.k.a. the “Blue Album”), the group is planning a gargantuan reissue of the album. The reissue contains the album remastered as well as 36 previously unreleased demos, live recordings, and curiosities (including the fabled “Kitchen Tape” demos). It arrives in a variety of formats on Nov. 1.

The band is teasing the release with what it calls the “third practice” recording of “Undone — The Sweater Song.” The recording sounds fittingly frayed as they rap and sing the song’s lyrics over its eerie guitar line.

Weezer are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut — a.k.a. The Blue Album — in a big way. Not only is the band about to embark on US tour with special guests Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. (get tickets here), they’ve now announced an expansive reissue of The Blue Album set for release on November 1st.

The Super Deluxe Edition is described as “the most comprehensive vision of The Blue Album ever created.” Spread out across four 12-inch LPs, a 10-inch EP, and one 7-inch are a newly remastered version of the original album and 36 previously unreleased tracks. Among those newly unearthed recordings are eight “Kitchen Tape Demos,” 22 early practices and live recordings, six BBC radio recordings, and four tracks from sessions at Loyola Marymount University. As a preview, Weezer have shared the earliest known recording of “Undone – The Sweater Song,” which you can stream below.

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Kelly Clarkson and Weezer joined forces for a special edition of “Kellyoke,” showcasing the band’s 1994 hit “Say It Ain’t So.” On the most recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Clarkson and the rock band teamed up for a lively rendition of the track, with her and frontman Rivers Cuomo sharing vocals.

Band members Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson also sat down with Clarkson to discuss their career and to reflect on the 30th anniversary of their debut self-titled LP, also known as the Blue Album. “I love the album myself,...

Weezer were among the many people in Los Angeles this week who showed up for John Mulaney’s Everybody’s in L.A., performing two songs on the comedian’s delightfully shaggy and silly one-week-only talk show.

The band led with “The Good Life,” the great Pinkerton single about wanting nothing more than to shake off anxiety, heartache, and despair, and get back out in the world (even though the song is still shot through with a bit of that anxiety, heartache, and despair). Mulaney introduced the performance with characteristic anti-zeal: “Hey party animals,...

Weezer’s back on the road — and they’re bringing 1994 with them.

On Monday, the rock band announced that it will be heading on the Voyage to the Blue Planet Tour this fall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut, self-titled album Weezer, or the Blue Album.

The group announced the run of shows with an astronaut-themed video that sees all four members —Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner — walking in slow-motion onto a spaceship.

“The time has finally come for you to join us as...

Production sound mixer Willie Burton has over 45 years of experience recording on set — he earned his first Academy Award nomination in 1978 on “The Buddy Holly Story” — but when he read the script for “Oppenheimer,” he knew it would pose a whole new set of challenges. “When I saw the script I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is huge,'” Burton told IndieWire. “It was a book, approximately 187 pages. And everybody was teasing me, saying, ‘It’s all dialogue. It’s all on you.'” Add to the dense technical dialogue the difficulty of recording scenes with noisy IMAX cameras on stormy New Mexico locations, and Burton could see that his reunion with “Tenet” director Christopher Nolan would take their collaboration to a whole new level.

For Burton, working with Nolan is different from working with other directors. “I like working with Chris because he makes sure that you have enough prep time,...

"The Amityville Horror" is one of the definitive haunted house films, a classic tale about paranormal activity terrorizing a suburban family with swarming flies, mysterious voices, and sudden illness. Even the windows resemble ominous eyes peering down on the unsuspecting victims. The movie taps into the religious undertones popularized by other 1970s releases such as "The Exorcist" and "The Omen," suggesting there is a Satanic force at work that must be destroyed.

Eventually, the new owners George and Kathy Lutz discover the horrifying history of their new home: Ronald DeFeo Jr. murdered his entire family with a rifle one year prior, a Satanic worshipper named John Ketchum once lived on the land, and the house itself was built on a Shinnecock burial ground.

Despite receiving mixed reviews for elements like the cheesy portrayal of a possessed George, "The Amityville Horror" ended up having a significant impact on the horror genre.

It’s hard today to remember just how many people watched Mary Tyler Moore during her peak half-hour network comedy era, first with “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, then “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”. That Emmy-lauded newsroom sitcom reached 30 million homes, with some 100 million tuning in every Saturday night to watch Moore embody that rare thing on television: a single career woman who was not defined by the men in her life. At the time, this was radical.

Given that those millions were watching Moore back in the 60s and 70s, and later with Nick at Nite reruns, it’s no surprise that many people who did not grow up with Moore do not know her at all. Maybe they’d seen the iconic hat toss or heard a reference in a Weezer song (“Buddy Holly”).

That was the level of knowledge for the Harlem-born TV cinematographer-turned-documentary director James Adolphus,...

Say what you want about Rivers Cuomo, but the man keeps his word. Back in February, after a fan caught the Weezer singer’s attention by posting a video to TikTok of himself playing the “Buddy Holly” riff for 990 days, Cuomo invited him to perform the song with the band on tour. That offer became a reality on Wednesday night in Madison, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin native Evan Marsalli plays drums in a band called Diet Lite, though his 15 minutes of internet fame came when Cuomo virtually “duetted” his 990th “Buddy Holly” video with a challenge: to play the iconic guitar lick with the band when their “Indie Rock Roadtrip” tour came through town. Indeed, fan footage shows Marsalli with the pop-rock veterans, who piped down to let the young artist hit that “do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do” all by himself.

“After 990 videos and 1 duet @dietlitemusic finally took to the stage to play Buddy Holly last night in Madison,...

Weezer joined the WGA picket line Wednesday afternoon outside of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Members Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner performed acoustic renditions of “Beverly Hills” and “Buddy Holly” in support of striking Hollywood writers.

The band is set to hit the road this summer for Indie Rock Roadtrip, their headlining 30-date tour with Modest Mouse, Future Islands, Spoon, Momma, Joyce Manor, and White Reaper. The trek kicks off on June 4 in Huntsville, Alabama and wraps on Sept. 3 in San Diego, California.

What happened? This happened!!! Gah!

With just the CW left tomorrow, the near-talent-free upfronts are winding down, and shows are still being shuttered in New York City, while on the picket lines in LA there was Mariachism, tacos, tunes and some Mandalorians to galvanize the troops.

On the 16th day of the Writers Guild strike, picket signs were up near Madison Square Garden this morning as Warner Bros Discovery kicked off its muted pitch to advertisers a week before the company’ streamer officially becomes Max. As HBO chief Casey Bloys offered support on-stage at the Msg Theatre for a “fair resolution” for the WGA, outside picketers were moved almost out of view of entering attendees due to nearly construction.

Slated to be between 32nd and 31st streets on 8th avenue, the picket line this morning was moved to 31st and 7th in front of building Penn 11.

Chanting “Warner Bros/You’re not good/Pay the...

Metallica have taken to TikTok to tease what appears to be another new track off their upcoming album, 72 Seasons. An accompanying caption encourages fans to duet with the clip.

The 80-second instrumental has thus far been rolled out in three videos via the band’s TikTok channel, with each member essentially duetting with the previous clip. The first one features just Lars Ulrich playing drums, the next adds bassist Robert Trujillo, and the most recent one adds frontman James Hetfield. It can be assumed that Kirk Hammett’s contribution to the track will be posted on Tuesday.

The tune offers a chugging riff accompanied by military-like drumming. If this new piece of music does turn out to be a new song from 72 Seasons, it would follow previous singles “Lux Æterna” and “Screaming Suicide.”

With the caption “Duet this,” fans have already offered up some fun (and funny) accompaniments to the song.

When Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival late last May, the buzz for its young star Austin Butler grew quickly to a deafening din. The film’s reception was capped by a 12-minute standing ovation, and the conventional wisdom was that the Oscar and potentially the Screen Actors Guild Award as well was Butler’s to lose. As of this writing, the 31-year-old is the second choice in the Academy Awards lead actor race as well as in the SAG Awards actor competition on Gold Derby behind Brendan Fraser for “The Whale,” positions that have rarely shifted since last fall. Colin Farrell of “The Banshees of Inisherin” is solidly in third place in both odds.

But the history of both the Oscars and SAGs tells us that Butler may be underestimated. He follows, after all, in the grand tradition of actors who have transformed themselves into real-life music legends,...

Buddy Holly was looking for a change in his music career in 1959. After several years of performing and recording with The Crickets, he wanted to branch out as a producer. He scouted new talent on his Decca record label; and came across two men whose lives he would exponentially change. One was country superstar Waylon Jennings. The other was Lou Giordano, my father. Sixty-four years after the day the music died, when Buddy perished in a plane crash alongside Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson, I’m looking back at my father’s special relationship with Buddy

Buddy Holly and Lou Giordano | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images/Brunswick Records Lou Giordano was a jack-of-all-trades who dreamed of becoming a singing superstar

My father, Lou Giordano, was a man who always dreamed big. He lived life to the fullest, or at least as full as a man could...

Gary Busey was caught pulling his trousers down in a public park days after he was charged with committing several sexual offences at a fan convention in New Jersey.

In a paparazzi-captured video, the 78-year-old Academy Award nominee was seen pulling his trousers down at a public park in California.

As per Page Six, Busey was sitting on a bench at Point Dume Park in Malibu with his sweatpants by his knees.

In the video, his hands appeared to be crossed over his legs when he proceeded to pull up his trousers, and later, smoked a cigar.

It is unclear why Busey pulled his trousers down. The Independent has contacted his representatives for comment.

Last week, the Buddy Holly Story star was charged with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment.

According to the Cherry Hill police, the...

Gary Busey faces sex charges after showcasing inappropriate behavior. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Carrie-nelson

Actor Gary Busey is facing charges of sexual misconduct and harassment after being accused of inappropriate behavior at a fan convention in New Jersey.

The 78-year-old actor is charged with three sexual offenses and one count of harassment by the Cherry Hill Police Department.

Busey is known for his critically-acclaimed role in The Buddy Holly Story, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for best actor, and his stints on reality shows such as Celebrity Apprentice.

The actor is also known for his eccentric behavior and has been arrested in the past.

Busey had a near-death experience as a result of a motorcycle crash in 1988 which caused a fractured skull.

He faces two counts of criminal sexual contact and one count of attempted criminal sexual contact. He was also charged with harassment, according to TMZ.

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A horror movie convention promoter says it is assisting authorities following charges against actor Gary Busey involving alleged sexual offenses at an event in New Jersey earlier this month.

Busey, 78, was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment following alleged actions Aug. 12-14 at the Monster-Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel in the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill, police said Saturday.

Monster-Mania Convention said in a Facebook post that after attendees complained, an unspecified “celebrity guest was removed from the convention and instructed not to return.”

“Monster-Mania also encouraged the attendees to contact the police to file a report,” the company said, adding that behavior that compromised the safety and well-being of attendees would not be tolerated.

“Monster-Mania will continue to assist the authorities in any and every way possible,...

Gary Busey is facing sex crime charges stemming from alleged encounters with fans at a horror film convention in New Jersey. The 78-year-old's reps had no immediate comment when reached by E! News. Police in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, said in an Aug. 20 press release that Busey faces "sexual offense charges stemming from incidents" that allegedly occurred at the annual Monster-Mania Con hosted by the Doubletree Hotel. The actor, known for films such as The Buddy Holly Story, Point Break and Predator 2, was one of the event's celebrity guests. The press release said that during the weekend of Aug. 12 to Aug. 14, officers responded to a "report of a sex offense" at...

Actor Gary Busey has been charged with committing several sexual offences at a fan convention in New Jersey.

The 78-year-old from Malibu, California, was charged on Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment, Cherry Hill police said in a statement on Saturday.

The incidents are alleged to have occurred at the Monster Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel in Cherry Hill, a Philadelphia suburb, between 12 and 14 August, police said.

The actor was a featured guest for all three days of the event.

A police source told a Fox29 reporterthat three women had reported that the actor had touched them inappropriately during an autograph signing and meet and greet.

Cherry Hill police said the investigation was continuing and appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

Pictures posted to social media showed the Under Siege actor mingling with fans at the convention,...

Actor Gary Busey is facing four criminal charges, including two counts of criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree. The Cherry Hill Police Department confirmed the charges, which relate to “incidents occurring at the annual Monster-Mania Convention hosted by the Doubletree Hotel.”

The event, held during the weekend of Aug. 12 to Aug. 14, Cherry Hill police officers responded to reports of a sexual offense at the Doubletree Hotel. Following an investigation, the Cherry Hill Police Department charged the 78-year-old actor with four offenses: two counts of criminal sexual contact in the...

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Gary Busey has been charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention this month.

The 78-year-old Malibu, California, resident was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment, Cherry Hill police said Saturday.

The charges stem from offenses at the annual Monster Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel on Aug. 12-14 in Cherry Hill, a Philadelphia suburb, police said.

The actor was scheduled as a featured guest for all three days of the event.

Police did not identify the suspect as the actor, giving an age and hometown that matched those of the actor. An email was sent to them seeking confirmation of the identification and other details.

It wasn’t immediately clear if the suspect had an attorney, and a representative for the actor didn’t...

Academy Award nominee actor Gary Busey has been charged by Cherry Hill, N.J. police with three counts of sex crimes.

The incident took place when Busey allegedly groped at least two victims during a Monster-Mania convention in Cherry Hill earlier this month, authorities said Saturday.

Busey, 78, who lives in Malibu, Ca., was charged Friday with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and a single count of attempted criminal sexual contact. He was also charged with harassment.

During the time of the convention, Cherry Hill police responded to a report of a sex offense at the Doubletree Hotel. After an investigation, detectives charged Busey with two counts of criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree, one count of attempting criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree, and one disorderly conduct count of harassment. The Cherry Hill Police Department has declined to provide further details regarding the incident at this time.

New Kids on the Block released a video for their new song “Bring Back the Time” last week that’s perhaps the most potent expression of nostalgia we’ve ever seen. It’s the past in its purest, most uncut form, like it was created in Walter White’s secret basement laboratory and injected directly into the veins of their fans.

The video, which doubles as a commercial for the group’s upcoming Mixtape Tour, features Rick Astley, Salt-n-Pepa, and En Vogue (who are all on the tour) re-creating classic...

Fred Parris, the songwriter whose “In The Still of the Night” became one of doo-wop’s most memorable songs, has died at age 85 after what was termed a brief illness. The group’s Facebook page announced his death Friday, although it is unclear when he died. .

“The Five Satins family is devastated by this loss but appreciative of having shared Fred’s music with thousands of fans and friends,” the group said.

The song didn’t chart highly upon its first release, but grew in the years after to personify the era of vocal groups thanks to constant radio airplay. It has been recorded by such artists as Boyz II Men and Debbie Gibson, and has been featured in such films as The Buddy Holly Story, Dirty Dancing and The Irishman.

The group noted Parris’ classic song “has been recognized as one of the greatest love songs of all-time and...

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The new episode of our Amazon Original podcast Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums is an in-depth look at the origins of Weezer and the making of the band’s self-titled debut, a.k.a. The Blue Album. Here are some highlights from the revealing interviews:

Rivers Cuomo was such a metalhead that he hated alt-rock when he first heard it.

Cuomo knew metal, and had a quiet soft spot for pop, such as Madonna and Tiffany. Practically everything else was alien to him.

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By Todd Garbarini

Dustin Hoffman has played a tremendous variety of roles throughout his 50-plus year career: an underconfident graduate in love with his fiancé’s mother; a terminally ill hustler; a mathematician forced to defend his home; real-lifers Lenny Bruce and Carl Bernstein; a marathon runner out to avenge his father’s and brother’s deaths; and most notably as a divorced father and a mentally challenged genius (for which he scored two Academy Awards for Best Actor), among many other memorable performances. However, there is one film that he made during all his great work in the 1970s that, despite receiving a sizeable theatrical release and decent reviews, is virtually unknown to anyone outside of his most ardent admirers. His young fans today who know him primarily from the “Fockers” films are probably oblivious to his interpretation of ex-convict Max Dembo...

Celebrating the release of his new memoir, multi-hyphenate Steven Van Zandt joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss a few of his favorite movies.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Elevator To The Gallows (1958) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review

Breathless (1960) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)

The Fisher King (1991)

Tony Rome (1967)

Lady In Cement (1968)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

The Killer (1989)

True Romance (1993)

True Lies (1994)

Get Shorty (1995) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary

Point Blank (1967) – John Landis’s trailer commentary

Catch Us If You Can a.k.a. Sweet Memories (1965)

Double Trouble (1967)

Performance (1970) – Mark Goldblatt’s trailer commentary

The Driver (1978)

A Hard Day’s Night (1964) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Tfh’s Don’t Knock The Rock piece

Help! (1965) – Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s review

Blue Collar (1978) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s...

Just two songs into Green Day’s headlining set at the Hella Mega tour launch at Arlington, Texas’s Globe Life Field, Billie Joe Armstrong asked for the houselights to be turned on so he could see the roughly 35,000 people in the audience. This was quite possibly the largest rock audience that had assembled anywhere in the world since the start of the pandemic, and he wanted to bask in their glow.

“Take a look around you,” he said. “This is human contact. We cannot be locked up anymore. We need to be together.

Anders Thomas Jensen takes us through some of his most formative cinematic experiences.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Election Night (1998)

Mifune (1999)

Riders of Justice (2020)

Star Wars (1977)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Reptilicus (1961)

Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)

Innerspace (1987)

Amazon Women On The Moon (1987)

Airplane! (1980)

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)

Das Boot (1982)

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Ryan’s Daughter (1970)

The Apartment (1960)

The Producers (1967)

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother (1975)

Key Largo (1948)

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)

Blood Simple (1984)

Groundhog Day (1993)

Boss Level (2021?)

Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Palm Springs (2020)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Amadeus (1984)

Ed Wood (1994)

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

A Prophet (2009)

The Sisters Brothers (2018)

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Unforgiven (1992)

Joe Kidd (1972)

Dirty Harry (1971)

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Paul Mooney, the comedian, writer and actor known for his close collaborations with Richard Pryor and Dave Chappelle, has died at the age of 79. Mooney died Wednesday at 5:30 a.m. at his home in Oakland, California, his representative confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter. No cause of death was provided.

Mooney’s official Twitter wrote to fans following news of the comedian’s death, “Thank you all from the bottom of all of our hearts …you’re all are the best!…… Mooney World .. The Godfather of Comedy – One Moon Many Stars!

Paul Mooney, the comedian, actor and writer for Richard Pryor, died on Wednesday morning, his representative Cassandra Williams confirmed to Variety. He was 79.

He died at his home in Oakland, Calif., after suffering a heart attack.

Mooney’s Twitter account also shared the news on Wednesday morning, posting “Thank you all from the bottom of all of our hearts…To all in love with this great man.”

Thank you all from the bottom of all of our hearts …you’re all are the best!…… Mooney World .. The Godfather of Comedy – One Moon Many Stars! .. To all in love with this great man.. many thanks...

Paul Mooney, a towering figure in the world of comedy and social criticism who brought a sharp eye and sharper humor to the subject of race relations, never better than in his collaborations with Richard Pryor, died today after suffering a heart attack. He was 79.

His death was announced by his cousin Rudy Ealy to CNN contributor Roland Martin, who said Mooney died at his home in Oakland.

As an actor, Mooney portrayed singer Sam Cooke in 1978’s The Buddy Holly Story, played Junebug in Spike Lee’s 2000 Bamboozled, made numerous guest appearances on such TV series and specials as The Richard Pryor Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and, more recently, Chappelle’s Show, Real Husbands of Hollywood, and, in 2004, his own comedy series Judge Mooney.

Mooney’s greatest influence, though, was as a writer, at first for sitcoms such as Sanford and Son and Good Times, but more significantly with and for Pryor.

Amy Johnston, who portrayed Cindy Lou, the girlfriend of Gary Busey’s character in The Buddy Holly Story as his pioneering rock ‘n’ roller is first starting out, has died. She was 66.

Johnston died March 17 at her home in West Fork, Arkansas, after a long battle with cancer, her brother, Mark Suarez, announced.

Johnston made her onscreen debut in 1977 in a two-part episode of ABC’s Welcome Back, Kotter titled “Barbarino in Love” in which she and John Travolta’s character get together after the Sweathogs perform as the group Three Do’s and a Don’t in ...

Amy Johnston, who portrayed Cindy Lou, the girlfriend of Gary Busey’s character in The Buddy Holly Story as his pioneering rock ‘n’ roller is first starting out, has died. She was 66.

Johnston died March 17 at her home in West Fork, Arkansas, after a long battle with cancer, her brother, Mark Suarez, announced.

Johnston made her onscreen debut in 1977 in a two-part episode of ABC’s Welcome Back, Kotter titled “Barbarino in Love” in which she and John Travolta’s character get together after the Sweathogs perform as the group Three Do’s and a Don’t in ...

To mark the release of Couples Retreat, Constant Gardener, Buddy Holly Story on 22nd February and Cry Freedom on 15th March, we’ve been given a DVD bundle to give away.

Couples Retreat

After being enticed on a cheap luxury holiday to a tropical island paradise, four couples suddenly find themselves thrust into intensive couples therapy as part of the package! The couples all embark on some serious soul searching that they are really not prepared for. They endure the resort owner Marcel’s odd counselling methods, including swimming with sharks and intimate yoga sessions with an over amorous instructor. Soon they are making a hilarious last ditch attempt to save their marriages on what should have been the holiday of a lifetime!

Constant Gardener

A diplomat on the hunt for his wife’s murderer uncovers a trail of corruption involving a multinational pharmaceutical company’s unethical drug trials upon African people.

Star of stage and screen Jenna Ushkowitz joins Josh and Joe to discuss her favorite musical biopics.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Gremlins (1984)

Back To The Future (1985)

Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

National Treasure (2004)

The Sound of Music (1965)

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Star Wars (1977)

La Bamba (1987)

Selena (1997)

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

De-Lovely (2004)

Night and Day (1946)

All That Jazz (1979)

A Chorus Line (1985)

Star 80 (1983)

Psycho (1960)

Evita (1996)

Love and Mercy (2014)

Grace of My Heart (1996)

Get On Up (2014)

Ray (2004)

What’s Love Got To Do With It? (1993)

El Norte (1983)

The Wedding Planner (2001)

Out of Sight (1998)

Hustlers (2019)

Sweet Charity (1969)

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Chicago (2002)

Moulin Rouge (1952)

Roxie Hart (1942)

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Other Notable Items

Glee TV series (2009-2015)

The Tony Awards

The Emmy Awards

The Academy Awards

Pee Wee’s Playhouse (1986-1990)

Eric Stoltz

Harry Potter film series

Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Dark Knight trilogy

Christopher Nolan

Julie Andrews...

Taylor Swift didn’t win Video of the Year at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards like she did in 2019 for “You Need to Calm Down,” but she still took home a substantial prize: Best Direction for “The Man,” which was actually her solo directing debut and put her in some pretty impressive company when it comes to VMA-winning directors. Check out the complete list of this year’s winners here.

Some of the most lauded filmmakers in Hollywood have come from the world of music videos. Oscar nominee David Fincher (“The Social Network”) won VMAs for helming Madonna‘s “Express Yourself” and “Vogue” and Justin Timberlake‘s “Suit and Tie.” Oscar winner Spike Jonze (“Her”) prevailed for Weezer‘s “Buddy Holly” and Fatboy Slim‘s “Praise You” and “Weapon of Choice.”

SEE2020 VMA winners list: Full list of MTV Video Music Awards winners in all categories

Other noteworthy filmmakers like...

Buddy Holly and his efforts to break racial barriers through music will be the subject of an upcoming authorized biopic helmed by the director of Driving Miss Daisy.

Clear Lake, developed in association with Holly’s widow Maria Elena Holly and the Holly estate, focuses on Holly’s 1958 Biggest Show of Stars tour, which featured Little Anthony & The Imperials co-founder Clarence Collins, and concludes with the rock legend’s 1959 death in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, Iowa.

The project was first announced in 2018 with a planned release in 2019 — the...

In a townhouse in a gated community in Malibu, Gary Busey, 75, is posing behind his cluttered desk for a photographer. The process is not as simple as it sounds. Once considered one of Hollywood's most promising leading men after his Oscar nomination for 1978's The Buddy Holly Story, Busey suffered a major head injury in a 1988 motorcycle accident, resulting in an inability to censor himself. "The post-accident version of him turned his personality up to 11," Jake Busey, Gary's 48-year-old son and an accomplished actor in his own right (he had a recurring role ...

In a townhouse in a gated community in Malibu, Gary Busey, 75, is posing behind his cluttered desk for a photographer. The process is not as simple as it sounds. Once considered one of Hollywood's most promising leading men after his Oscar nomination for 1978's The Buddy Holly Story, Busey suffered a major head injury in a 1988 motorcycle accident, resulting in an inability to censor himself. "The post-accident version of him turned his personality up to 11," Jake Busey, Gary's 48-year-old son and an accomplished actor in his own right (he had a recurring role ...

Gary Busey will play God in new pop-rock musical Only Human opening Off Broadway this fall, producers announced today.

The musical, with a book by Jess Carson, music and lyrics by Mike Squillante and based on a story by Jesse Murphy and Squillante, will have its world premiere at Off Broadway’s Theatre at St. Clements. Previews begin October 8, with an opening night on October 21. The limited engagement runs through January 5, 2020.

“God is everything love is, and that love becomes the beginning of blessings and miracles,” Busey said in a statement. “Playing this role of God is easy because I’m not acting, I’m just believing. You come see it and you’ll believe it too.”

Busey did a two-week stint in Off Broadway’s murder mystery Perfect Crime in 2016, but Only Human will mark his first musical.

The production will be choreographed by Josue Jasmin and directed by NJ Agwuna.

Dennis Quaid’s career is bustin’ out all over. The actor-turned-rocker demonstrated his range Saturday night, taking the stage at Los Angeles music club the Mint with his band The Sharks. The group delivered a raucous set that had the audience of more than 200 on its feet as Quaid danced through the crowd, belted like a Delta bluesman and briefly abandoned his acoustic guitar to tackle the keyboard with flying fingers, his denim-clad derriere, his chest and the heels of his cowboy boots. The over-the-the top physical display – a nod to Jerry Lee Lewis, who Quaid portrayed in 1989’s “Great Balls of Fire!” – was an apt metaphor for a guy whose debut album is “Out of the Box.”

Quaid’s unboxed activities include narrating iHeart Media’s new “Bear and a Banjo” podcast, announced Sunday, March 10, at SXSW. “I’m really excited about it, because podcasting is a new medium...

The way Rami Malek got under Freddie Mercury’s skin and brought him to life again in “Bohemian Rhapsody” was no small miracle. It is similar to how Gary Busey became a star when he uncannily channeled the‘50s rock icon in 1978’s “The Buddy Holly Story.” Or when Joaquin Phoenix was able to capture Johnny Cash’s charisma and his tumultuous dark side in 2005’s “Walk the Line.”

But neither Busey nor Phoenix won in their years. In fact, besides Malek, only five lead actors have been given an Oscar for playing real-life music makers – although it interesting that Mahershala Ali earned a corresponding supporting statuette as concert pianist Don Shirley in “Green Book” this year as well.

Who are these fellows and what traits might their roles have in common?

First was James Cagney as George M. Cohan in 1942’s “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” Cagney, best known for his gangster roles,...