We been waiting, and our thirst is finally quenched.
It’s rather crazy to think that in just less than a years’ time the public has developed a keen sensibility for a new keyword in their vocabulary – NFT.
HBO Max releases the all-new, six-part series Chillin Island.
After being the main character in over twenty incredibly thrilling novels, there are very few things that Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett hasn’t gotten up to.
To make things even better, he’s about to check being the main protagonist in a TV series off of the list. Spectrum’s all new show Joe Pickett stars Michael Dorman as Pickett, as he and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in small-town Wyoming while also investigating the schemes and secrets of the area. The everyday ups and downs of Pickett’s life are only increased when a dead body is discovered, and it’s up to him to uncover its past.
Despite there being over twenty years since the first novel was written, it’s taken almost four attempts for the titular character to hit the big screen. But now as it premieres with its incredible cast, it proves to have been well worth the wait. The cast and crew works together to create an immersive viewing experience as we get a firsthand view into the life of Joe and his family. It’s not easy to bring a mystery novel to life, especially one with so many intriguing details, but Joe Pickett does not disappoint. We sat down with the cast to talk all about the series, check out the conversation above!
Imagine the most sinister unfolding of events within one series that you possibly can, and we can assure you that Amc+‘s new series Ragdoll will have it beat. Following the events that occur when six people have been murdured in a london flat and are found to have been dismembered and sewn into the shape of one grotesque body, nicknamed the ‘Ragdoll.’ This is a case unlike anyone has ever seen before, especially once the Ragdoll is found suspended from the ceiling of a flat. A team is assembled to get to the bottom of who is behind all of this, made up of the newly reinstated DS Nathan Rose, his best friend and boss, DI Emily Baxter, and the unit’s newest recruit, DC Lake Edmunds. The thriller captures the longstanding effects of trauma that so many people face on day to day basis, and opens up so many important conversations within its thrilling and horrific source material. It’s an edge of your seat type of thriller that many viewers will love. The cast is made up of Henry Lloyd-Hughes (The Irregulars, Killing Eve), Thalissa Teixeira (Too Close, The Musketeers) and Lucy Hale (The Hating Game, Pretty Little Liars), and the three work together to create an immersive and incredible television experience We sat down with Lucy, Thaliasa and Henry to talk all about the series, check out the full conversation below!
Taylor Sele was still on set, in the middle of filming, when he stepped away for our quick interview.
“The Canvas: Los Angeles” premieres on Oct. 6, going inside the world of eight self-taught and self-made artisans who are inspired by their local SoCal communities.
From streetwear designer Chris “Spanto” Printup, the visionary behind the City of Champs collection, to L.A. teacher’s strike artist Ernesto Yerena, The Canvas tells the moving stories of Los Angeles residents who are looking to reclaim their community through art.
Plus, the Fuse/Fuse+ docuseries comes from the South Central-born director Calmatic, the auteur behind the Grammy-winning music video for Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” ft. Billy Ray Cyrus.
Each episode focuses on a different artist, ranging from the below:
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Calmatic, director (South Central)
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Raised in South Central, Los Angeles, Calmatic is a self-taught filmmaker who discovered his passion for telling stories at a young age. As a director, he strives to humanize others’ unique experiences without infusing them with negative stereotypes. He seeks to stretch the limits of his viewers’ reality while highlighting the beauty in the mundane. His creative curiosity has allowed him to solidify a place for himself in a constantly evolving industry.
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Ernesto Yerena, mixed-media artist (Boyle Heights)
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Ernesto Yerena Montejano was born in El Centro, CA, a mid-sized farming town bordering Mexicali, BC, MX. Fueled by his cross-national upbringing, his art practice reflects his observations of the views and interactions between the Mexican communities living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Yerena shares narratives of his conflicts of identity that he feels are kindred to what many Chicanos of these communities experience.
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Mark “Peaced” Pangilian, photographer and creative director (East Hollywood/Echo Park/Silverlake)
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Mark “Peaced” Pangilinan is a photographer born in the Philippines and raised in Los Angeles, CA. Growing up all over Los Angeles – he spent time in East Hollywood, Silverlake, and Echo Park – heavily influenced his career and work. Mark’s photography encompasses fashion, music and documentary storytelling.
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Guadalupe Rosales, artist and educator (East Los Angeles)
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Guadalupe Rosales is a multidisciplinary artist and educator best known for her community-generated archival projects, “Veteranas and Rucas” and “Map Pointz.” The projects manifested in 2015 from the under/misrepresentation and historical erasure of Latin@/x communities in Southern California.
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Chris “Spanto” Printup, brand owner (Venice)
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Venice native and co-founder of streetwear label, BornxRaised, which launched in 2013 after Spanto was released from a year-long sentence in prison. The brand was literally born and raised from sketches he made on a manila folder he got from the commissary.
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Joshua Vides, reality to idea artist (Fairfax/Rancho Cucamonga/Rialto)
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Joshua Vides is a Southern California-based graphic designer, visual artist and a first-generation Guatemalan. Vides was born and raised in Rialto, CA but moved to Los Angeles early in life to pursue his career. His work defines the premise of pop art through immersive illustrations and a range of limited products.
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Estevan Oriol, photographer (Los Angeles)
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Estevan Oriol is an American of Mexican-Italian descent and photographer and music video director. His work, which encompasses the essence of Los Angeles, has been featured in magazines and reflects Los Angeles’ urban and gang culture. He’s also photographed many celebrities.
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Ann-Marie Hoang “MSTR OF DISGUISE,” wardrobe stylist (Gardena / Torrance / Hollywood)
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Ann-Marie Hoang is a wardrobe stylist and environmental vibe setter, also known as Mstr Of Disguise. Her style influence is on display in music videos including Ariana Grande’s “7 Rings” & “Thank You, Next”, Drake “POPSTAR”, and YG “Loko.”
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Check out our exclusive clip from the series premiere, with Spanto opening up about why he considers himself a true artist.
“The Canvas: Los Angeles” airs Wednesdays on Fuse.
Mercury is in retrograde, and it’s clear we all need a little break, whether it’s from work, significant others, or even just the endless scroll of never knowing what to watch when to watch it.
Wu-Tang: An American Saga is set in New York City, during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, in the early 1990s. It follows the Wu-Tang Clan’s formation, a vision of Bobby Diggs aka The RZA (Sanders), and rise amid the dangers and excesses that came with the epidemic.
The recipe for a typical sitcom is, at its very base, relatively simple.