New this week: 'Deep Water,' Charli XCX and 'WeCrashed'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a Charli XCX album release, an erotic thriller on Hulu starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, and a series about the rise and fall of the business WeWork, which promoted the concept of shared workspaces.
Doc films about Demi Lovato, Tom Petty headline SXSW 2021
This combination photo shows Demi Lovato performing at the o2 in east London, on June 25, 2018, left, and Tom Petty performing during the Vegoose music festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2006. Documentaries about Lovato and Petty are among the films set to premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival this year. (AP Photo)Documentaries about Demi Lovato, Tom Petty, Selma Blair and Charli XCX are among the films set to premiere at next month's South by Southwest Film Festival. They held a makeshift virtual festival later that spring in collaboration with Amazon Prime Video, although some opted out. The Sundance Film Festival on Monday said that its virtual festival reached an audience about 2.7 times larger than its typical in-person gathering.
Sophie, pioneering trans-artist, dies at age 34
In a statement, U.K. label Transgressive said the musician, whose full name was Sophie Xeon, died in the early hours of Saturday morning. โTragically, our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident," the statement said. โTrue to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell." A police spokesperson in Athens confirmed that Sophie slipped and fell from the balcony of an apartment where she was staying and no foul play was suspected in her death. Tributes have poured in from across the LGBT community Sophie, who was transgender and widely considered one of the most pioneering artists in the music industry.
Sophie, Grammy-nominated Scottish musician, has died at 34
Sophie, the Grammy-nominated Scottish disc jockey, producer and recording artist who had worked with the likes of Madonna and Charli XCX, has died following an accident in the Greek capital of Athens. In a statement, U.K. label Transgressive said the musician, whose full name was Sophie Xeon, died in the early hours of Saturday morning. "Tragically, our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident," the statement said. "True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell." Burak Cingi/RedfernsA police spokesperson Athens confirmed that Sophie slipped and fell from the balcony of an apartment where she was staying and no foul play was suspected in her death.
cbsnews.comNew this week: 'Enola Holmes,' Public Enemy and Bonnaroo
Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIESโ โEnola Holmesโ: Itโs somewhat fitting that โStranger Thingsโ breakout Millie Bobby Brown gets her first starring role in a Netflix film, โEnola Holmes,โ coming to the streamer Wednesday. โ The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was supposed to take place in June in Tennessee but was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, though, the festival is launching Virtual ROO-ALITY, a three-night live broadcast featuring new performances as well as content from the Bonnaroo archive. The two-hour film will be available at 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday at pbs.org/frontline and on YouTube at 9 p.m. EDT.
Rihanna's Demo of Selena Gomez's 'Same Old Love' Has Leaked and It's Amazing
Rihanna fans are falling for her take of a Selena Gomez song. Pop Crave reportedly leaked Rihanna's demo of "Same Old Love," a song that the 32-year-old singer was thinking about releasing on her own. One year before Gomez, 27, released the track in 2015, Rihanna teased Twitter with a lyric from the song, suggesting that her version of "Same Old Love" was in the works. "Same Old Love" ended up being the second single off of Gomez's 2015 album, Revival. Now I'm just, I'm wide open.
Charli XCX Announces She's 'Been Making and Starring' in Netflix Docuseries -- Watch
Charli XCX just let the cat out of the bag. "So here it goes over the past year, I've been making and starring in a TV show about my favourite band (who I put together) - Nasty Cherry." Nasty Cherry is made up of Gabbriette Bechtel, Chloe Chaidez, Georgia Somary and Debbie Knox-Hewson, whom Charli calls "unashamedly real and also badass." I'm With the Band: Nasty Cherry arrives on Nov. 15 on Netflix. RELATED CONTENT: Charli XCX on Why Shes Nervous to Drop Her New Album (Exclusive) Embed Code RestartCharli XCX Gets Backlash From Taylor Swift Fans After She Offers Candid Thoughts on Opening for Her on TourNetflix Christmas Movies and TV Shows Debuting in 2019 -- See All of ThemKerry Washington Is a Mother in Crisis in 'American Son' -- Watch!
Charli XCX Gets Backlash From Taylor Swift Fans After She Offers Candid Thoughts on Opening for Her
Charli XCX is facing the ire of the Swifties! Another user chimed in by mentioning a few of Charli's other hits, writing, "Charli XCX should be in fact embarrassed people only know Boom Clap & Fancy. "I'm actually so disappointed regarding the recent comment made by Charli XCX," yet another fan wrote. The five year olds outsold pic.twitter.com/NjkHhRYPod Georges (@georgesluver) August 6, 2019Im actually so disappointed regarding the recent comment made by Charli XCX. RELATED CONTENT:BTS Members and Charli XCX Drop a 'Dream Glow' CollaborationTaylor Swift Drops More Clues About Her Upcoming AlbumAmanda Seyfried Is Down To Do a Duet With Taylor Swift After 'Mean' Cover (Exclusive)