Heads of the Colored Peopletells vital stories of black identity: EW review

Theres no gloomy foreshadowing of whats to come, no character detail to help make sense of the senseless. This is a book interested in the intersection of race and class as it plays out in modern society. The main characters are black and (mostly) professionally successful, and they dont typically encounter blatant racism. Credit: Simon + Schuster Their experiences, complex and provocative, feel urgently true. The author thoughtfully reveals contemporary racial dynamics by letting authenticity lead the way....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Michelle Hunter

Hear a preview of John Carpenter's soundtrack for the newHalloweenfilm

Carpenter, of course, both directed 1978s originalHalloweenand composed the haunting score. The soundtrack for Greens film features several new versions of its predecessors iconic main theme, among other tunes. Carpenter crafted the soundtrack with his son, Cody Carpenter, and longtime collaborator Daniel Davies. It was great, Carpenter said in a statement about creating the score. I was proud to serve David Gordon Greens vision. We wanted to honor the originalHalloweensoundtrack in terms of the sounds we used, Davies added....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Melissa Williams

Hear Elisabeth Hasselbeck try to quitThe Viewduring a commercial break

Elisabeth Hasselbeckwas involved in many a heated argument onThe Viewbefore her departure from the show in 2013. The argument concerned an FDA proposal to make the “morning-after” birth control pill available over-the-counter. I’m not going to sit there and get reprimanded on the air." Behar attempted to calm her down, but Hasselbeck repeatedly said she was quitting. Executive producer Bill Geddie frantically tried to convince her to return to the show before the commercial break ended....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Jesse Gordon

Hear John Carpenter's score for the newHalloween

recalls Carpenter, who had been sniffy about recent attempts to revive the franchise. “So I decided to help have a go at get it as good as I could.” (David Gordon Green directed the new film.) “Because that waswayback. I was working with tube amplifiers in those days, which you had to tune up. Nowadays, it’s unbelievable! But we invented new music in certain places that required it. you’re able to’t just retrofit something....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Jason Hebert

Hear Rachel Platten's dance-able tell-off 'Perfect For You'

“So love me or leave me alone!” Rachel Platten declares on her retro-infused new cut, which EW is thrilled to premiere today. It terrified me and it brought up all these fears I thought I had grown out of. Credit: Sarah Barlow + Stephen Schofield Perfect for You' was born out of that. I am done worrying about what everyone thinks of me. I care too much. I have to stop....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Samuel Lambert

Hear Sara Bareilles' first demo of 'She Used to Be Mine' fromWaitress

Her score went on to earn Tony and Grammy nominations. Pleading, heartfelt and raw. There might be room musically, for a bridge to take her to some other point of self-reflection. Credit: Courtesy of WAITRESS on Broadway Perhaps a key change, not sure. Just wanted to share progress in case it sparks anything in either of you." Courtesy of WAITRESS on Broadway

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 62 words · Michael Marsh

Hear Shovels & Rope's newBusted JukeboxLP one week before it drops

EW is thrilled to premiere the collection in full a week before its release on Friday, Dec. 7. Below, Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent divulge what and who! went into the making of each cut. Credit: Molly Hayes (What could go wrong!?) [When] we joined her to rehearse, we became fast friends. Clean Up Hitter was written by Bill Carson and us, but mostly Bill. His original recording is accordion-driven and a little more folksy....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 379 words · Jacob Spence

Hear the first songs from Jeff Goldblum's jazz album

Goldblum also moonlights as a jazz pianist. Even more famous friends pop up elsewhere on the album. The Capitol Studios SessionsTracklist: 1. Credit: JEFF GOLDBLUM & THE MILDRED SNITZER ORCHESTRA Dont Mess With Mister T (feat. Till Bronner) 3. My Baby Just Cares For Me (feat. Decca Haley Reinhart) 4. Straighten Up And Fly Right (feat. Imelda May & Till Bronner) 5. Jeff Introduces Sarah Silverman (feat. Sarah Silverman) 6....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 141 words · Christopher Warren

Hear the first two tracks from Justin Hurwitz's cosmicFirst Manscore

He talked a lot about the score needing a sort of cosmic pain to it, Hurwitz recalls. It needed to be otherworldly, but also very emotional. The movie goes back and forth between being very intimate and very grand, Hurwitz says. Credit: Daniel McFadden/Universal Pictures It couldnt sound like a traditional orchestra, and it couldnt sound like jazz. What I love about a theremin is the interesting intersection between technology and humanity, Hurwitz says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 125 words · Brian Patterson

Heard the one about the three-armed comedian? Here's the untold story of the cult filmThe Dark Backward

He also pennedMouse Huntand co-wrote the Joe Dante-directedSmall Soldiers. The Dark Backwardis and forever will be my sentimental favorite, he says. It is the only thing I ever wrote that isnt influenced by outside voices. Credit: Courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse Every script you write, tosomedegree, is influenced by the business at large. Is this a financeable story? Is this character a castable character? Courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse Who is going to want to see this movie?...

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 971 words · Kevin Marsh

HearHamilton's Renée Elise Goldsberry sing the newMuppet Babiestheme song

The new ‘Muppet Babies’ premieres March 23 with two back-to-back episodes on Disney Channel (10 a.m. ET) and in the DisneyNOW app Hamiltons Renee Elise Goldsberryis making dreams come true. ET) and in the DisneyNOW app. Disney Junior The vibe is so fun, Goldsberry has said of the song. Its like that wonderful period where music was really bouncy and really melodic. We have that original drawing hanging in the studio now....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Jay Lee

Heart Talkauthor Cleo Wade answers our burning questions

If youre looking for inspiration, Cleo Wade has it in spades. (Just for comparison purposes, thats basically more followers than all of 2017s best-selling authors combined.) The collection encompasses both never-before-seen and newly-written poems as well as some perennial favorites from her ever-inspiring Instagram feed. Liza Voloshin; Atria/37 INK (For the uninitiated, her mantras feel like theyre written directly to you. Self love: It costs nothing and you gain everything....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Max Carlson

Heath Ledger's last costar, Christopher Plummer, reflects on his death

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: It seems incomprehensible.CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER:Were all a bit befuddled at the moment. Heath did have a terrible, lingering bug in London, and he couldnt sleep at all. We all I thought hed probably got walking pneumonia, which they seem to think he had. Credit: Peter Carrette Archive/Getty Images; Vera Anderson/WireImage Of course I dont really know, but thats the latest. Where had you been working?In and around London. Lots of sinister-looking, horrible locations....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 919 words · Melissa Bautista