If you've been desperate for a fourth "Rush Hour" movie since "Rush Hour 3" dropped in 2007 (Rotten Tomato rating: 17%) you're in luck. "Rush Hour 4" is reportedly in the works at Paramount, and it's all thanks to one Donald J. Trump. The film will be directed by Brett Ratner, whose career halted after he was accused of sexual misconduct by six women in 2017, but got a shot in the arm when he was selected to direct the upcoming "Melania" documentary. Here's more from [@Variety]( ). #RushHour #Movies #Cinema #Film #Entertainment #DonaldTrump #BrettRatner
Disney says it's bringing "X-Files" back, with "Black Panther" and "Sinners" director Ryan Coogler at the helm. There's no timeline on when that will come out, so in the meantime, here's TV Line's ranking of the best episodes. Tell us in the comments what you think. #Television #TV #XFiles #RyanCoogler
Macaulay Culkin's legal name is Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin. [@RollingStone]( ) explains why. #Entertainment #Celebrity #MacaulayCulkin #Lifestyle
Viola Ford Fletcher, one of the last known survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, died today at age 111. After decades of silence for fear of reprisals, she wrote a book about her experiences, "Don't Let Them Bury My Story," which was published in 2023. “I could never forget the charred remains of our once-thriving community, the smoke billowing in the air, and the terror-stricken faces of my neighbors,” she wrote. Here's more from [@AssociatedPress]( ). #ViolaFordFletcher #MotherFletcher #Tulsa #TulsaRaceMassacre #History #USHistory #InMemoriam #RIP #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon
"It's all gravy." How a simple sauce became shorthand for the good stuff. #Food #FoodCulture #Language #Linguistics #Gravy
Udo Kier, the German actor who collaborated with everyone from Lars von Trier to Madonna, died yesterday at age 81. Here's [@Variety]( )'s tribute to him. #UdoKier #Entertainment #Film #Cinema #Movies #Germany #RIP #InMemoriam
Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of the landmark film ‘The Harder They Come,’ dies at 81. From [@AssociatedPress]( ): "Cliff was a native Jamaican with a spirited tenor and a gift for catchphrases and topical lyrics who joined Kingston’s emerging music scene in his teens and helped lead a movement in the 1960s that included such future stars as Bob Marley, Toots Hibbert and Peter Tosh." #JimmyCliff #Music #Reggae
Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, reveals he had a stroke in 2024, which forced the cancelation of his New World tour. Read more from [@THR]( ): #Culture #Entertainment #Music #ChildishGambino #DonaldGlover
“Otherworldly beauty” probably isn’t what comes to mind when thinking of American factories. And yet such a description is appropriate for the images photographer Christopher Payne snapped from inside the walls. Witness it for yourself in this feature from [@Smithsonianmag]( ): https://flip.it/pcNYZ5 #Culture #Art #America #Photography
Radiohead, for all its success, can sometimes fall off the music world’s radar. Not old enough to be nostalgic like classic rock, not new enough to be top of mind. And yet, the band is one of rock’s greatest. One reason Thom York & Co. continue to resonate with their fans so intensely is that their music makes feeling alienated not so alienating. Read more from The Independent: #Culture #Entertainment #Music #RockMusic #Radiohead