New this week: 'Day Shift' and 'Five Days at Memorial'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include music from the union of The Rootsโ Black Thought and super-producer Danger Mouse, a PBS โFrontlineโ investigation into womenโs rights in Afghanistan a year after the U_S_ withdrawal and Jamie Foxx playing a vampire hunter in โDay Shift.โ.
Big music festival announces lineup for return to Las Vegas
FILE - This Oct. 25, 2014 file photo people watch The Roots perform at the Life is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas. The Life is Beautiful arts and music festival has announced its performer lineup, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, marking a return of large annual events to Las Vegas after cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)LAS VEGAS โ The Life is Beautiful arts and music festival announced its performer lineup on Wednesday, making a return of large annual events to Las Vegas after they were canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Festival director Lauren DelFrago said organizers are working closely with local and state officials to ensure a safe return of live music. The announcement came after the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority allocated $150,000 for Life is Beautiful among $3.5 million in marketing and sponsorships for events over the next 16 months.
โAll Screwed Upโ aims to untangle the legacy of Houston icon DJ Screw
NEW YORK โ When DJ Screw started trending in August, it wasnโt because of newly discovered music or a coordinated effort by his devoted fans. โThey donโt know that this โtrendโ came from a very important person to our culture.โโAll Screwed Upโ combines biopic film elements with animation to detail the early years of Screwโs life before his โscrewedโ music technique exploded in Houston and spread throughout the South. The project will be released on www.allscrewedup.com for $99, which includes a commemorative giftset designed to look like an original DJ Screw grey tape filled with an โAll Screwed Upโ tribute cassette, a cassette player and other commemorative items. Born Robert Earl Davis, Jr., Screw began slowing down songs on the south side of Houston in the early 90s. So people know, โHey man, you can come to Texas and do major things, major productions.โโThe โslowed and reverbโ controversy wasnโt the only time this year that DJ Screw got renewed attention.