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Christopher Nolan’s cinematic epic The Odyssey has surpassed Deadpool and Wolverine to become the highest-grossing R-rated film in history, generating more than $1.34 billion globally, per gizmodo.com. The milestone was achieved during the film’s fifth weekend at the box office, where it maintained its position as the number two movie ahead of new releases including… The post Christopher Nolan’s…
A 1971 performance of Don McLean’s “Empty Chairs” at the Troubadour in Los Angeles inspired songwriter Lori Lieberman to create the song that later became Roberta Flack’s hit “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” per faroutmagazine.co.uk. On a winter evening in 1971, 20-year-old Lori Lieberman attended a Don McLean concert at the Troubadour after a… The post Don McLean’s 1971 ballad that inspired…
British actress Phyllida Law, whose eight-decade career spanned stage, television and film, has died at the age of 94, per theguardian.com. Her personal manager, Jacky Leggo, said Law “died supremely peacefully at home, surrounded by all her family.” Law was born in Glasgow in 1932 and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, initially… The post Actress Phyllida Law, mother of Emma and…
Beck has released a new single, “Disappearing Act,” the third preview of his forthcoming 15th studio album, “Ride Lonesome,” due September 18 via Capitol, per nme.com. The ethereal, acoustic-led track was produced by Beck himself, with mixing handled by longtime Radiohead collaborator Nigel Godrich. It follows the previously released title track and single “In The… The post Beck unveils 3rd single…
Five-time Grammy winner Angélique Kidjo has become the first African musician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with her legacy immortalised at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Tuesday, per bbc.com. The 66-year-old singer from Benin was honoured for a career spanning more than four decades, during which she has taken… The post Angélique Kidjo becomes 1st African musician with Hollywood…
Anna Sawai says she had been planning a biopic about Yoko Ono since her school days and was pursuing material about the artist before Sam Mendes assembled his series of Beatles films and cast her as Ono. Sawai, 34, told Marie Claire that the idea to play Ono dates back to a high-school mock college… The post Anna Sawai planned Yoko Ono biopic before Beatles films appeared first on The Lagos Review…
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has died at the age of 77. According to ultimateclassicrock.com, a press release confirmed he was in hospice care when he passed away on August 17 at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members present. Guitarist and singer Billy Gibbons paid tribute to his bandmate of more than five… The post ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77 appeared first on The Lagos…
Marvel Studios has cast 23-year-old Broadway performer and social media personality Maya Boyd as Storm (Ororo Munroe) in its upcoming “X-Men” reboot, per theroot.com. The announcement was made at Disney’s D23 fan event in Anaheim, California, on August 14. The role marks Boyd’s feature film debut. She previously built a following of more than 450,000… The post Who is Maya Boyd, the actress cast as…
Lagos will host a stage production of The Divorce of Ochol and Lawino on Sunday, August 30, directed by Segun Adefila and produced by Dates and Events in collaboration with Crown Troupe of Africa. The play, written by Nigerian historian Chinweizu and adapted from Ugandan poet Okot p’Bitek’s Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol,… The post Segun Adefila brings ‘The Divorce of Ochol and Lawino’ to Lagos…
The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur, has begun in Las Vegas, three decades after the incident, lbc.co.uk. Tupac Shakur died on September 13, 1996, a week after being shot in a drive-by attack in Las Vegas. Duane Davis, 63, a former leader… The post Tupac Shakur murder trial begins in Las Vegas after 30 years…
