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Remember what it was like to be a teenager, pent up with so much pulsing emotion it felt like it might come gushing forth from your guts at any given moment? Or, then, a twentysomething trying to embrace adulthood without losing your every scrap of raw nerve? “Dickinson” does, with the kind of visceral urgency that’s harder to portray than meets the eye.

The series, now in its second season on Apple TV Plus, casts Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Dickinson, the legendary poet who until recently was as well known for being a recluse as she was for being a writer. “Dickinson” acknowledges her reputation even as it dismantles it. The show’s Dickinson is Emily, a flesh and blood teenage girl brimming over with more feelings than she can process, first. In the first season, “Dickinson” was promising in much the same way as teenage Emily: ambitious and...

Seven years after its launch, Grand Theft Auto, via the game’s new Cayo Perico Heist update, has received its most substantial musical bump to date — reflecting the growing foothold that video games have on a music industry intent on finding digital revenue opportunities.

The entire list of musical add-ons in this update is extensive. In the game’s most interactive music feature, three well-known DJs — Moodymann, Palms Trax and DJ collective Keinemusik — are now residents at The Music Locker, GTA Online’s virtual nightclub where players can hang out.

Stevie Nicks has sold a majority of her publishing catalog to publisher and talent management company Primary Wave, the company announced Friday, with the Fleetwood Mac star becoming one of the highest-profile artists to capitalize on the booming song publishing acquisition market to date.

Primary Wave didn’t share financial details of the sale, but The Wall Street Journal reported that Nicks sold an 80% stake in the catalog, valuing the deal at about $100 million. The deal includes several of Nicks’s biggest hits as a solo artist and member of Fleetwood Mac including “Landslide,...

Stevie Nicks has revealed a lyric video for the piano version of “Show Them the Way,” dedicating it to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

The video features the song’s lyrics splashed across the screen in a variety of fonts, as Nicks seeks guidance from historical figures. “I don’t know if it was 1960 or 1963/Everything was timeless, even me,” she sings. “I wasn’t old, I wasn’t young, I was just part of their dream.”

“I dedicate this lyric video for ‘Show Them the ‘Way’ to our new...

Thirteen years ago, a teenage Miley Cyrus released “See You Again,” a snarling dance-rock single and her first without the Hannah Montana moniker that made her famous. And while it didn’t stray far from Disney Channel’s mass-produced pop, “See You Again” was still a mild surprise: it was cocky, clever, and a bit cooler than anyone really expected from the daughter of the “Achy Breaky Heart” guy. More notably, “See You Again” was Cyrus at her most self-assured and in her element — a feeling she hasn’t been...

Miley Cyrus has released her eagerly anticipated collaboration with Dua Lipa, “Prisoner.”

“Prisoner” perfectly splits the difference between Dua Lipa’s neo-disco pop and the late-Seventies/early-Eighties rock vibe that’s defined Cyrus’ Plastic Hearts era. The track arrives with a video, directed by Cyrus and Alana O’Herlihy, that boasts an equally retro feel, is packed with tour bus debauchery and ends with a cathartic live performance.

“Prisoner” is set to appear on Cyrus’ upcoming album, Plastic Hearts, out November 27th. The collaboration is one of several on the new LP,...

Miley Cyrus has revealed the tracklist for her upcoming seventh studio album Plastic Hearts, out November 27th via RCA.

Cyrus posted the 12-song list to Instagram, with a glam rock-inspired graphic that listed the songs in what looks like pink Sharpie. Every instance of her initials, “M” and “C,” are drawn in silver.

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Along with posting the song names, Cyrus revealed the album’s featured collaborators, including Dua Lipa (on the song “Prisoner”), Billy Idol (on “Night Crawling...

Miley Cyrus has answered fans’ prayers and released “Edge of Midnight (Midnight Sky Remix),” a mashup of her new single “Midnight Sky” and Stevie Nicks’ spiritual predecessor, “Edge of Seventeen.”

Unsurprisingly, Cyrus’ synth-pop banger blends perfectly with Nicks’ 1982 hit. The two singers trade off verses from both songs, and it’s difficult to tell exactly what was recorded in 2020 or nearly 40 years ago. If her recent marathon of covers weren’t enough, “Edge of Midnight” is further proof that Cyrus is in her element when calling back to classic rock legends.

“American Idol” alum Nikki McKibbin, who reached the final three on the show’s inaugural season in 2002, has died at the age of 42. Season one runner-up Justin Guarini broke the news on his Instagram on Oct. 31.

The Grand Prairie, Texas native famously finished third in the competition behind Guarini and winner Kelly Clarkson on the reality show’s storied first season on Fox. She had reached the finals after impressing judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson with performances of songs by Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissette, Bonnie Tyler, Janis Joplin and finally Alannah Myles with her rendition of “Black Velvet.”

According to a tweet by Redeye Radio host Gary McNamara, McKibbon suffered a brain aneurysm and was on life support until the late hours of Oct. 30.

“I witnessed my friend Nikki (McKibbin) Sadler go from a Karaoke bar to finalist on 1st year of American Idol. She is on...

Stevie Nicks will be releasing a concert film, Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold the Concert, in select screenings in the coming weeks. But fans can now catch a sneak preview of the movie with a clip of Nicks performing “Rhiannon” during her sold-out 24 Karat Gold Tour.

The minute-and-a-half-long video shows Nicks walking on stage during the iconic opening of “Rhiannon,” taken from the first album she recorded as part of Fleetwood Mac. In front of a giant full moon, Nicks performs the song in appropriately witchy attire.

Directed and produced by Joe Thomas,...

Trafalgar Releasing has scheduled showings of the concert movie “Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold The Concert” for Oct. 21 and 25 at cinemas, drive ins and other exhibition spaces worldwide.

“The 24 Karat Gold Tour was my all-time favorite tour,” Nicks said. “I not only got to sing my songs but I was able to tell their stories for the first time. I love having the opportunity to share this concert with my fans.”

The film was directed and produced by Joe Thomas during Nicks’ 67-city 24 Karat Gold Tour. Fllming and recording took place in Indianapolis and Pittsburgh in 2017.

The film includes songs from Nicks’ career as a solo artist and as a member of Fleetwood Mac, including “Rhiannon,” “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” “Edge of Seventeen,” “Stand Back,” and “Landslide.” It also explores the story-telling and inspirations for the songs and lyrics.

Nicks has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame...

After a string of acclaimed performances in Five Feet Apart, Support the Girls and Columbus, Haley Lu Richardson has solidified herself as one of Hollywood’s most talented up-and-coming actors. In her latest movie, Unpregnant, Richardson plays Veronica, a 17-year-old high school student whose world is turned upside down by a positive pregnancy test. Unpregnant was Richardson’s toughest challenge yet since she had to perform sensitive material involving teen pregnancy and reproductive rights within a road trip comedy. In order to thread the needle between two vastly different tones, Richardson referenced the performance that her friend and former co-star, Hailee Steinfeld, delivered in Kelly Fremon Craig’s The ...

As August comes to a close, let’s take a look back at everything that arrived on Netflix over the last week of the month, before we tackle what’s to drop on the streaming giant in September.

The week starting August 24th delivered a huge haul of new movies and TV shows of all shapes and sizes. Overall, 28 fresh titles were added to Netflix’s library – 16 films and 12 TV shows – and you can check out the entire list below:

16 New Movies

1Br (2019) A Princess for Christmas (2011) All Together Now (2020) Blaze (2018) Edge of Seventeen (1998) Lingua Franca (2019) Making The Witcher (2020) Netflix Original Morning Glory (2010) Night Comes On (2018) Rising Phoenix (2020) Santana (2020) Strange but True (2019) The Bridge Curse (2020) The Frozen Ground (2013) The Young Messiah (2016) Unknown Origins (Orígenes secretos) (2018) Netflix Original

12 New TV Series

Aggretsuko (Season 3) Netflix Original Baewatch: Parental Guidance (Season 1) Bunk’d (Season 4) Cobra Kai (Seasons 1-2) Netflix Original Emily’s Wonder Lab (Season...

A recent survey found that one in five of Americans heavily rely on streaming services to help them cope with the trials and tribulations posed by the coronavirus pandemic. Netflix should be well aware of this fact, too, as their subscriber base has grown tremendously while other businesses – particularly those in the entertainment industry – are currently languishing.

Of course, periods of growth often precede times of rapid decline, and Netflix’s success has not been without its own complications. As more and more regions in the United States are reinstating quarantine, people consume content at faster rates than ever before. And in order to keep their subscribers satisfied, Netflix has tried their best to provide new material.

Today, for instance, August 27th, the streamer has added a total of 5 new movies and 1 new TV show, and the complete list is as follows:

5 New Movies

Edge of Seventeen (1998) Night Comes On...

You may not be in high school, college, or figuring out your early 20s anymore, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the awkward, thrilling, memories of those times. Coming of age is a universal experience, which is why there's a young adult movie for every genre to remind us of those bittersweet

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The adults––worse, the other kids––of Karen Maine’s Yes, God, Yes all seem to be in on an elaborate inside joke. It can be tough to talk about sex, and it’s especially tough for Alice (Natalia Dyer), a sixteen-year-old stuck in Iowa catholic school. Rumors fly that she “tossed her classmates’ salad.” No one will tell Alice what that means.

Over the course of her 77-minute debut and an extracurricular Catholic retreat, Maine stages Alice being let-in on the secret. In the hands of the Obvious Child co-writer, Alice’s liberation from her repressive upbringing comes in the form of self-discovery––and in a distinctly awkward way, it’s pretty funny too. The coming-of-age genre has seen a real explosion in the last few years, but nothing quite like this. The Film Stage spoke with Maine about Yes, God, Yes, and her approach to sexuality on-screen.

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The recent debut of HBO Max has only increased the competition in the streaming wars, and with both WarnerMedia and Disney having launched their own in-house platforms to try and compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime, they’ll have to make do with pre-existing content for the time being as they slowly but surely start to build up their library of original projects.

Obviously, the superhero genre is set to play a huge part in the potential success of both HBO Max and Disney Plus thanks to the hype surrounding the Snyder Cut of Justice League and the shows set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe respectively, but it’ll be a while before they can match the two market leaders when it comes to the sheer quantity of exclusives.

Netflix have been letting a lot of movies and TV shows revert back to their original owners as they’ve focused more heavily on their originals,...

Back in 2018, YouTube ordered a series pilot for a television adaptation of the indie darling The Edge of Seventeen. The film starred Hailee Steinfeld as high school junior Nadie as she deals with her own awkwardness, the trials and tribulations of teen life, and the complications of her best friend starting to date her […]

The post ‘Edge of Seventeen’ TV Series Not Moving Forward at YouTube appeared first on /Film.

Even if you're no longer a young adult yourself, there is still plenty of fun to be had from settling in with a great coming-of-age film. Luckily, in addition to an amazing selection of teen-centric TV shows, Netflix also has a fairly decent (and constantly growing) Ya film selection. From sweet

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If you're stuck at home for the foreseeable future and are looking for some fun, youthful adventures to take your mind off what's going on outside, this list of the best young adult movies to watch on Netflix is for you. From rom-coms to soapy thrillers, all the subgenres of Ya movies are

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In Stevie Nicks’ latest Instagram dispatch from home, the rock legend befriends a dove and reveals the inspiration behind the opening lyrics to her hit song “Edge of Seventeen.”

Nicks posted a video of a dove sitting atop a branch in front of a bright blue sky, cooing as it stares at her — then delved into the story behind the song in the caption: “In 1980 I was flying home from Phoenix, Arizona, and I was handed a menu that said, ‘The white wing dove sings a song that sounds like she’s singing ooh,...

Judy Blume's beloved novel Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret is officially getting the feature film treatment.

Lionsgate, which committed to a green light on the movie, won a heated bidding war for the film rights to the property, which will be adapted by Edge of Seventeen filmmaker Kelly Fremon Craig.

Fremon Craig will also direct the pic, which will be produced by James L. Brooks' Gracie Films, which was behind Fremon Craig's directorial debut. Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Amy Brooks, Fremon Craig and Blume will also produce.

It’s Me, Margaret follows a sixth grader who moves ...

Judy Blume's beloved novel Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret is officially getting the feature film treatment.

Lionsgate, which committed to a green light on the movie, won a heated bidding war for the film rights to the property, which will be adapted by Edge of Seventeen filmmaker Kelly Fremon Craig.

Fremon Craig will also direct the pic, which will be produced by James L. Brooks' Gracie Films, which was behind Fremon Craig's directorial debut. Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Amy Brooks, Fremon Craig and Blume will also produce.

It’s Me, Margaret follows a sixth grader who moves ...

Keith Urban carried on his tradition of honoring musicians who died in the past year by performing a medley of their hits during his New Year’s Eve headlining concert in Nashville this week.

The singer-guitarist began the seven-minute medley with Roxette’s “It Must Have Been Love.” The Swedish band’s singer Marie Fredriksson died at 61 on December 9th. From there, Urban dove into the Captain & Tenille’s “Love Will Keep Us Together” in honor of the Captain, Daryl Dragon. “Just Once” for James Ingram and a rendition of 1956’s “Que Sera,...

For a fourth consecutive year, Keith Urban headlined Nashville’s New Year’s Eve party, performing a hits-heavy set in the city’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park that featured a guest appearance by Stevie Nicks.

The Fleetwood Mac singer joined the country guitarist on the Nicks and Tom Petty duet “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” as well as “Second Hand News” and “Edge of Seventeen.”

Urban is no stranger to the Mac catalog. In 2018, he performed for the band at the MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony, offering a...

Since its November 1 launch, Apple’s new streaming platform Apple TV+ has provoked conversation around new shows “Dickinson,” “The Morning Show,” and “See.” Now, it’s gearing up to launch its original film slate, which began with documentary “The Elephant Queen” and will continue with “Hala.”

Apple bought rights to the film following its buzzy Sundance Film Festival premiere earlier this year, where it earned critical praise for its sensitive coming-of-age tale and strong lead performance. “Hala” is a semi-autobiographical offering from Minhal Baig, a writer on hit TV series “Bojack Horseman” and “Ramy.”

The official synopsis reads: “Seventeen-year-old Pakistani American teenager Hala (Geraldine Viswanathan) struggles to balance desire with her familial, cultural and religious obligations. As she comes into her own, she grapples with a secret that threatens to unravel her family.” “Hala” also stars Jack Kilmer as Hala’s love interest, and the film also boasts supporting turns from Gabriel Luna,...

Everyone knows Emily Dickinson; she’s one of the greatest poets in American history. Apple’s new comedy “Dickinson” wants to explode everything you thought you knew.

Born in 1830 in Amherst, Michigan, Emily Dickinson as a person is known primarily in broad strokes: Her literary genius, her prolific output, her life as a recluse, her extremely close relationship with her sister-in-law, which may or may not have been more than platonic.

But by and large, Dickinson exists far back enough in the fog of history that many aspects of her life remain open to imagination. Premiering on Apple TV+ on Friday, “Dickinson” aims to shade in those details and bring Dickinson alive for a modern-day audience — with a twist.

Also Read: Apple's 'Dickinson' Trailer: Death Makes a Promise to Hailee Steinfeld's Emily Dickinson (Video)

“I had always had this idea to do an experimental half-hour series about Emily Dickinson.

Watching “Dickinson” is a strange experience, and not just because it’s a deliberately strange retelling of poet Emily Dickinson’s life complete with bass-heavy needle drops and hallucinations of Death as a man with a Cheshire Cat smirk. For all the big creative swings the new Apple TV Plus series takes, it feels suspended between several different approaches without committing to a single one. It’s not a comedy, nor a drama, nor even quite a “dramedy.” It’s at least adjacent to a teen show in the vein of a high school series you might find on the CW, until it’s not. It’s not parody, nor entirely sincere. It’s possible to find a unique space amidst all the set categories within television, but at least in its first three episodes, “Dickinson” has trouble doing so outside its basic premise, which boils down to, “what if...

In the least surprising news of the year, the organizers behind Woodstock 50 gave into the inevitable on Wednesday and announced that the festival would not be taking place. “Unfortunately, we ran out of time,” Michael Lang told Rolling Stone shortly after the news broke. “[It] was an unfortunate venture, but I chalk it up to having the wrong partners early on. We did everything we could have done and we had the right motivations. We put together what I thought was an amazing lineup of talent. I thought we had all that right.

Hey, "The Voice" fans. Tonight, May 21, 2019, was indeed the night that the 16th season of The Voice came to an end, and a winner was crowned. It came down to the final 4 contestants: Maelyn Jarmon, Gyth Rigdon, Dexter Roberts and Andrew Sevener. Of course, all the four coaches/judges: Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend were on hand. Tonight's Live finale results show kicked off with Andrew Sevener and Travis Tritt hitting up the stage to sing the song, "Trouble." Right after that, the Jonas Brothers hopped on stage to perform their new single called, "Cool." Shortly after that, Khalid who was an advisor this season for Team John Legend, hit the stage to sing a song called, "Talk." Next, Mari and Kim Cherry performed a duet together. They sang, "Good As Hell" by Lizzo. After they finished up, Jej Vinson, Shawn Sounds, Lb Crew, Domenic Haynes...

The ballots have been counted, so we’re just about to learn who won “The Voice” Season 16 championship. The winner will be revealed by Carson Daly on the live two-hour finale for NBC on Tuesday. Your top choice will either be Maelyn Jarmon (Team John Legend), Gyth Rigdon (Team Blake Shelton), Dexter Roberts (Team Blake) or Andrew Sevener (Team Blake). All singers for coaches Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine have been eliminated for this spring cycle.

Read our recaps of this week’s final performance episode on Monday, plus last Monday’s Top 8 episode and Tuesday’s Top 8 results show to remind yourself of where everything stands for this season. And here’s a list of all songs performed this year by the four finalists, including their tunes for Monday evening’s Top 4 program.

Maelyn Jarmon (Team John)

Blind Audition: “Fields of Gold”

Battles: “When We Were Young”

Cross Battle:...

Seven new musical legends joined the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Brooklyn on March 29: The Cure, Def Leppard, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music and The Zombies. That recorded 2019 ceremony is now airing on HBO tonight (April 27) and will continue to be available on the premium network’s on-demand listings for months to come.

Five of those artists performed at the event, but not Janet Jackson and Radiohead. She was reportedly upset over HBO airing “Leaving Neverland,” a hard-hitting documentary about her brother Michael Jackson, and backed out of singing that week (although she was there to accept the induction trophy). Several Radiohead members had indicated their apathy for the selection, so Ed O’Brien and Philip Selway were the only ones attending. Other recent inductees who refused to perform: Dire Straits (2018), N.W.A. (2016), Kiss (2014), Guns N’ Roses (2012), Genesis (2010), Abba (2010) and Madonna (2008).

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While her last film “Five Feet Apart” didn’t do much to thrill us, there’s no denying that in the brief moments the film worked, it worked because of the performance Haley Lu Richardson turned in. Not new to the screen, Richardson first stole focus in the phenomenal coming of age flick “Edge of Seventeen” and managed to make an afterthought of a character be presented with agency in the surprisingly decent “Split.” However, it was with her role in “Columbus,” and then, a scene-stealing role in last year’s underseen “Support the Girls” that allowed her to fully come into her own and declare herself one of the most versatile new talents on the scene.

Continue reading Haley Lu Richardson Discusses ‘The Chaperone,’ Working With First-Time Filmmakers, Her Love Of Dance & More [Interview] at The Playlist.

Trent Reznor was nearly done inducting the Cure into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when he went off on a slight tangent to talk about the institution itself. “I think it’s only right for me to admit that I’ve been, let’s say, ambivalent about the existence of certain award ceremonies,” the Nine Inch Nails frontman told the crowd at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center Friday night. “I remember distinctly saying to myself, among other things, how can I even take this awards ceremony seriously if they...

Stevie Nicks delivered a rousing speech at her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, following a reverent introduction from protégé Harry Styles. Nicks is the first woman, the first member of Fleetwood Mac, and the 23rd artist in Hall of Fame history to be inducted twice: she was first inducted in 1998 with Fleetwood Mac, and again in 2019 for her work as a solo artist. Eliciting laughs and ample cheers from the crowd, Nicks dished on the making of her first solo record, 1981’s Bella Donna: “I [wanted] to make a Tom Petty album,...

Don’t expect a Janet Jackson performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony tonight. While the 52-year-old singer is in attendance to receive the honor, along with fellow honoree Stevie Nicks and members of Roxy Music, Duran Duran and Def Leppard, a source tells Variety she declined to participate in a customary musical number because the event will be filmed for later broadcast on HBO, the cable network that aired “Leaving Neverland.”

Although Jackson has not released her own statement about the film, members of the Jackson family have been vocal with objections to the two-part documentary that alleged sexual abuse committed by Michael Jackson, Janet’s older brother, against accusers Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who were children at the time.

Variety has confirmed that a performance is not planned; Reps for Janet Jackson, HBO and the Rock Hall have not responded to requests for...

Stevie Nicks kicked off the 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony with her windblown classic, “Stand Back.” She paid tribute to its inspiration and co-writer Prince with purple lights bathing the audience. She twirled 11 times during the guitar solo with her (original!) gold and black shawl cascading around her. She followed with “Leather and Lace,” with Henley slowly walking to the front of the stage from the back. They locked eyes as they harmonized through the duet. After Henley exited, she introduced former One Direction star Harry Styles, who...

The First alum Keiko Agena has booked a series-regular role in Fox’s crime drama pilot Prodigal Son. Written by Feder and Sklaver and directed by Lee Toland Krieger, Prodigal Son is described as a fresh take on a crime franchise with a provocative and outrageous lead character and darkly comedic tone. It centers on Malcolm Bright (Finn Jones), who has a gift. He knows how killers think, how their minds work. Why? His father Martin Whitly (Michael Sheen) was one of the worst — a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon.” Agena will play Edrisa, the slightly off-center coroner working with the NYPD detective team. She is thrilled by her work, and she is both smitten and fascinated with Bright. Agena is coming a series-regular role on The First, which aired for one season on Hulu, and can be seen recurring in Bravo’s Dirty John. She is repped by...

Joe Dante’s 1989 satire saw Tom Hanks as a restless family man uncovering potential evil on his street and providing commentary on a specific point in Us history

There’s the old joke about the fish that says “Hey, how’s the water today?” to a second fish, who replies: “What the hell is water?” This is how the movies have come to occupy the suburbs, as a non-space defined by how easy it is to forget it’s anyplace at all. Maybe it’s the infinite connectivity of the internet erasing the sensation of isolation, but films such as Eighth Grade, Edge of Seventeen and their ilk have developed a passive relationship to their provincial suburban setting, regarding it as dull but harmless. Even the films about stagnating adulthood – see: Game Night – draw their unease from within, rather than their surroundings.

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Love, Simon isn't the first film to be made about Lgbtq teens. There's Beautiful Thing, But I'm a Cheerleader, Camp, Edge of Seventeen (not the Hailee Steinfeld one), Get Real... the list goes on and on. It certainly won't be the last film to be made about Lgbtq teens, either. But it is the first one produced and distributed in wide release by a major Hollywood studio. Because of that, yes, there is an air of polished mediocrity and safety to the whole enterprise. And yet, it's hard to deny the film's effectiveness.

I don't know if, when I was a teenager, I would have had the courage to buy a ticket to see Love, Simon by myself. I do know, however, that if I had, it would have made my teenage years that much better.

Minhal Baig’s semi-autobiographical “Hala” — a small but sensitively told coming-of-age drama about a teenage girl who’s struggling to reconcile the two sides of her hyphenated Pakistani-American identity — manages to establish its primary conflict in its opening two shots. The first is an image of an empty living room, as a disembodied voice sings a reverent Muslim prayer. The second peeks in on the film’s title character, as she slumps inside the bathtub of her family’s Illinois home and masturbates with the furtiveness of a first-time shoplifter.

The only child of immigrant parents, Hala is stuck between two worlds that seem impossible to reconcile: One holy and abstract, the other profane and tangible. Each is real for her in its own way, and neither can be sacrificed without surrendering a crucial part of the person she’s becoming. Her mom (Purbi Joshi) and dad (Azad Khan) are living proof of that.

Resident Evil is getting the small-screen treatment: Netflix is developing a TV series based on the action-horror video game and movie franchise, our sister site Deadline reports.

The project, which is in the early stages, would expand the universe and deepen the mythology while exploring the dark inner workings of the Umbrella Corporation and the new world order caused by the T-virus outbreak. The search for a showrunner is underway.

Resident Evil was previously adapted into a series of six movies starring Milla Jovovich.

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YouTube's Edge of Seventeen is rounding out its cast.

The TV spinoff has enlisted comedy favorites Aya Cash (You're the Worst) and Lennon Parham (Playing House).

Based on the 2016 film from Robert Simonds' Stx Entertainment, Annabel Oakes (Amazon's Transparent, Netflix's Atypical) will pen the script for the pilot, which revolves around Mira (Isabelle Fuhrman, taking on a version of the Hailee Steinfeld role), a high school student, and her best friend, Lou (short for Louise, played by Liana Liberato), as they navigate the relationships, feelings and realities of being teenage girls. Kelly Fremon Craig, who ...

Earlier this month, Stevie Nicks learned that she was going to become the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on two occasions. “My biggest hope is that I have opened the door due to the fact that there’s 22 men who have gone in twice and zero women,” she told Rolling Stone. “I think that’s really a little off balance. That’s what I’m hoping, that what’s happened here to me will give all the little rock and roll stars that...

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Radiohead, Janet Jackson, and Stevie Nicks are among the new class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame made it official: Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, The Cure, Roxy Music, and the Zombies are part of the 2019 inductee class.

The Cleveland-based Hall of Fame will host its induction ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 29th. HBO and SiriusXM will air edited versions of the ceremony at a later date.

Stevie Nicks becomes the first woman to be twice inducted into the Rock Hall. She was previously honored in 1998 as a member of Fleetwood Mac. Nicks’ 1981 solo debut, “Bella Donna,” yielded four hit singles, including “Edge of Seventeen.” Nicks released eight solo albums in her career, earning eight Grammy nominations.

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USA Network is headed back to Temptation Island with a newly released trailer for the reality show revival.

The upcoming series, premiering Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 10/9c, returns with original host Mark L. Walberg and four dating couples, whose relationships are tested by 24 sexy singles on the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Press Play above to watch the tempting trailer.

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* Rupert Wyatt has stepped down as director and executive producer of Showtime’s series adaptation of the Halo video game, due to scheduling conflicts. “[T]he production demands of this series are enormous, and...

YouTube’s “Edge of Seventeen” series has cast Isabelle Fuhrman and Liana Liberato as its co-leads.

A spinoff of the 2016 movie led by Hailee Steinfeld, “Edge of Seventeen” centers on a teenage girl and her best friend as they navigate the relationships, feelings and realities of being a teenager.

“The Hunger Games” alum Fuhrman will star as Mira, described as a whip-smart underachiever trying to survive high school until the moment she can escape her hometown and her loving, but messy, family. Socially, she’s a floater, along with her best friend Lou — a clique of two. But when things start to shift in their friendship, Mira will have to search her world for other connections to help her endure her seemingly endless adolescence.

Also Read: YouTube Plans to Make All Its Original Content Available for Free

“Light as a Feather” star Liberato will play Lou (short for Louise), smart,...

YouTube may be pulling back on plans for scripted originals, but it's full-steam ahead on its Edge of Seventeen pilot.

The TV spinoff has found its lead in Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games), who will take on a version of the role made famous by Hailee Steinfeld in the feature film on which the new project is based.

Based on the 2016 film from Robert Simonds' Stx Entertainment, Annabel Oakes (Amazon's Transparent, Netflix's Atypical) will pen the script for the pilot, which revolves around Mira, a high school student, and her best friend, Lou (short for Louise),...

It’s been over half a century since gun-slinging, hi-de-ho westerns dominated the box office, when names like John Wayne, Roy Rogers and Clint Eastwood rolled off the tongue. In 2018, tumbleweeds slowly crawling across a deserted street are few and far between. Don’t get it twisted, though, westerns are no where near extinct. Some of your favorite stars have been recently seen polishing their revolvers in hot pursuit of money, power and revenge, including in this weekend’s “Ballad of Buster Scuggs” and next month’s “The Sisters Brothers.”

In honor of the 21st century takes on a classic genre, TheWrap takes a look at 10 stars you may be surprised dawned the proverbial ten-gallon hat.

Brad Pitt

In between Pitt’s performances in “Interview with a Vampire” and “Seven” was 1994’s western drama “Legends of the Fall.” The film saw Pitt play a World War I soldier who returns...

Producers and agents behind the success of films like the Best-Picture winning “Crash,” 2005’s “Thank You For Smoking” and actors like Liam Neeson, Daniel Craig and Emily Blunt came together at the TheWrap’s Power Women Summit to get serious about men joining the fight against misogyny in Hollywood.

“You need new storytellers, you need new energy,” co-head of motion picture literacy at talent agency ICM Partners Harley Copen told the crowd at the “ReFrame: Male Allies Leaning In on Gender Equity” panel on Friday at the Intercontinental hotel in downtown Los Angeles. “We have to start from our perspective as agents as the first line of helping learn how people think about projects. We have to start the change. We have to be the first people.”

Cathy Schulman — “Edge of Seventeen” producer, president of Welle Entertainment and co-founder of ReFrame — moderated the panel between Copen, agent/producer Kevin Iwashina,...