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Legendary AEROSMITH guitarist and songwriter Joe Perry has contributed five songs to the Brad Furman-directed "City Of Lies" film. Released earlier...

The visual art scene, however, lacked a center. Local artists were creating work that could compete in New York, but Texas galleries weren’t interested in showing contemporary art, and few buyers knew what to select to impress their friends. “It was just bluebonnet paintings,” remembers the artist Barry Buxkamper, who was an undergraduate student at UT when he first met Hickey. This was the void Hickey set out to fill.  The name “A Clean Well-Lighted Place” was a reference to a rathe...

The Mayfair Suite Picture the scene. Its 20 April 1931, and Lady Astor is cutting the ribbon to open the capitals newest and grandest hotel: The Dorchester. The Terrace is humming with liveried waiters sharpening carving knives and sniffing corks, while Jack Jackson and his orchestra (The Dorchesters resident swing band) provide a background serenade. The moment is instantly iconic. When Sir Robert McAlpine conceived this soaring landmark on Park Lane, constructed in steel and concrete (unlike ...

All the new movies and early theater releases you can watch at home right now 2020/03/20 2021/04/23 Article Contents This article is part of our Movie theaters are slowly reopening, but most of the new releases are headed to streaming services rather than the big screen. Whether youre staying at home to ​limit potential risks, or just saving a few bucks by watching from the couch, weve organized a huge list with many of the newly added films and some upcoming titles. April 23 | Starring: L...

*We caught up with director Brad Furman to dish about his latest film “City of Lies,” based on the book, “LAbyrinth,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Randall Sullivan, about the unsolved murder of hip-hop star  Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. Per press release, this compelling crime-thriller follows the investigation into the infamous murder of the iconic rap artist. Oscar nominee Johnny Depp stars as determined LAPD detective Russell Poole, who spent nearly 20 years...

NETFLIX © 2021 This week, Netflix released a bombshell announcement that the streaming giant had secured the exclusive U.S. rights to stream Sony Pictures’ upcoming slate of releases including Venom: There Will Be Carnage and the upcoming The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. As for new releases of films available to stream and rent at home, we’ve got the much-delayed and finally released Biggie Smalls murder thriller City of Lies, Netflix’s new superhero buddy comedy Thunder Force star...

Oskaloosa News Recap For March 12th, 2021 National and World News Alcatraz Island in California is set to reopen next week after being closed for months because of the COVID pandemic. The former prison, located in San Francisco Bay, will resume tours Monday with visitors required to wear face masks and practice social distancing, the National Park Service reported. Before the virus struck, Alcatraz would accommodate 5,000 to 6,000 visitors a day during the summer months. With the reopening, v...

Johnny Depp and Forest Whitaker investigates the murder of Notorious B.I.G. in new City of Lies trailer.

It’s the 24th anniversary of the death of hip-hop icon, The Notorious B.I.G., and it only makes sense that a new trailer for “City of Lies” dropped today.  The movie is based on true events and follows LAPD detective Russell Poole, played by Johnny Depp, as he tries to figure out why Biggie’s case hasn’t... Read more »

Johnny Depp's Notorious B.I.G. thriller City of Lies will sneak into theaters in just two weeks.