In brief: LaLa Anthony hosting TikTok Awards, and more
LaLa Anthony is set to host the first-ever TikTok Awards on Dec. 18. The first wave of presenters has also been announced and includes Paris Hilton, Bethenny Frankel, Trixie Mattel and Jordan Chiles. You can cast your vote for the winners now through Dec. 2 …
Jenna Lyons is leaving The Real Housewives of New York City after two seasons. The fashion designer confirmed the news on Instagram, writing, “The rumors are true. I was grateful to be asked to join season 16 of RHONY ‘as a friend of’- knowing my personal life was not really available to be filmed, we agreed that made sense. And after thinking it through I have made the difficult decision not [to] return to the show.” …
Zootopia 2, KPop Demon Hunters, Dog Man and Elio are among the films eligible for Oscars consideration in the animated feature film category this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Friday. The Academy also revealed the list of eligible films in the documentary feature film and international feature film categories …
L-R Tim Curry, Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon in ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ (20th Century Studios)
Talk about a “Time Warp”: The Rocky Horror Picture Show celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a 4K restored release of the film in theaters, digital and Blu-ray Disney home viewing releases, a variety of LA events, a new vinyl release of the soundtrack and a tour featuring original cast membersBarry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn and Nell Campbell aka Brad, Magenta and Columbia. Quite an accomplishment for a movie that was a massive flop when it was released.
“They couldn’t give it away,” says Quinn of Fox, the studio that released the bizarre and transgressive sci-fi musical. “For two years it sat doing nothing. And then a wonderful boy at Fox decided that the only way to market this film is it should go on every campus in America and play [at] midnight in cinemas.”
From there, it became an interactive extravaganza, as audiences — first at New York’s Waverly Theater and then worldwide — began talking back to and throwing things at the screen and, eventually, acting out the entire movie in full costume.
“They told us, ‘They’re talking to your film, they’re dressing up as you,'” Quinn recalls. “And they invited us and brought us over to New York. And we saw what was happening. … It was extraordinary.”
Fifty years later, Bostwick says the film still appeals to people because, as he puts it, “It’s sex and rock ‘n’ roll. And it’s every kind of sex you would want to partake in. It’s a naughty film. … Naughty but nice.”
“Also, all the songs are good,” Campbell adds. “It’s a witty script. It doesn’t take itself too seriously. And it’s a celebration of all types of sexuality.”
And that’s another reason for the film’s appeal. Over the years, its message of “don’t dream it, be it” has deeply impacted both misfits and the LGBTQ+ community alike.
“It’s absolutely wonderful that it’s helped so many people in that way and that is the magic of Rocky Horror,” Campbell notes, adding that creator Richard O’Brien “had no idea it was going to have that profound effect and it’s just a magical, wonderful thing that it has.”
Artwork for ‘The Beatles Anthology’/ (courtesy of Disney+)
Disney+ is bringing back The Beatles’ Anthology series in November, and now, they are giving fans a look at the project.
The streaming service has released a trailer for The Beatles Anthology, a restored and remastered version of ABC’s 1995 documentary that featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr telling stories of their life and career as The Beatles. The original series was made up of eight parts, but the new version has been expanded to include a ninth installment that features previously unseen footage of McCartney, Harrison and Starr in the ’90s as they created the original Anthology series and albums.
Episodes 1-2 of The Beatles Anthology will debut Nov. 27, with episodes 7-9 debuting Nov. 28.
The Beatles are also revisiting The Beatles Anthology music with the Nov. 21 release of the Anthology Collection, featuring the original three Anthology albums plus a new fourth installment, Anthology 4. It will be released digitally and as a 12-LP or eight-CD collection.
The collection includes “Free as a Bird,” which was part of Anthology 1, and “Real Love,” which was part of Anthology 2. Both tracks, which at the time were the first new songs from The Beatles in 25 years, have been remixed by original producer Jeff Lynne. The new set also includes the band’s 2023 release, “Now and Then.”
Anthology 4 will also be released on its own as a three-LP or two-CD set featuring 36 tracks, including 13 previously unreleased demos and session recordings, and other rare recordings.
Nobody Wants This creator Erin Foster is setting up her next TV series. Deadline reports Foster’s next rom-com series is being developed at Hulu. The show is a currently untitled project about a destination wedding. It is described as a sweeping ensemble piece following a group of couples and singles whose stories intersect over the course of a long weekend …
Quentin Tarantino is set for an upcoming acting role. Variety reports that the director will star in the film Only What We Carry alongside Simon Pegg, Sofia Boutella and Charlotte Gainsbourg. This marks his biggest acting role since the 1996 film From Dusk Til Dawn. Lizzy McAlpine will make her feature film acting debut in the movie, which has wrapped production in Deauville, France …
Zooey Deschanel is set to star alongside Caleb Hearon, Kyle Marvin and Jaboukie Young-White in the new comedy Trash Mountain. The film follows a young gay man, played by Hearon, who comes home to Missouri after his father, who was a hoarder, dies. Colin Trevorrow will produce the film from director Kris Rey …
