Showbiz Sandbox 407: Beyoncé Delivers A Higher Education To Coachella
April 17, 2018
Though Beyoncé was unable to headline Coachella last year due to being pregnant with twins, she more than made up for it this year with a performance that music critics are rightly hailing as the best live music event in decades. In a two hour set that included more than 100 performers from dancers to musicians, even a full marching band, Beyoncé put on a spectacular show that managed to be technically brilliant as well as socially relevant to the times. We were there and provide first hand reporting from this year’s Coachella.
Another festival making news is Cannes, which announced the films in this year’s competition, leaving out many of the event’s favorite auteurs. The festival also parted ways with Netflix, not inviting films produced by the streaming giant since they won’t be released in movie theaters.
Speaking of Netflix, a shareholder has sued the company for what they allege to a scheme which assured senior management and board members performance bonuses. The complaint accuses Netflix of using the performance bonuses to avoid paying taxes, rather than for any actual performance gains.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment news including the kurfuffle over Apu, an Indian character on “The Simpsons,” Kendrick Lamar wins a Pulitzer Prize for his latest album and Fleetwood Mac parts ways with its longstanding guitarist Lindsey Buckingham.
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Every Top New York Times Best-Seller This Year Has Been About Trump
http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/16/media/trump-new-york-times-best-selling-books/index.html
Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Networks Group London Offices Raided by European Commission
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rupert-murdochs-london-fox-offices-raided-by-european-commission-1101539
comScore Announces Official Worldwide Box Office Results for Weekend of April 15, 2018
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/comscore-announces-official-worldwide-box-office-results-for-weekend-of-april-15-2018-300630029.html
Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/cannes-lineup-includes-new-films-from-spike-lee-jean-luc-godard-1202751300/
Cannes: Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ Jafar Panahi’s ‘Three Faces’ in Competition
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-film-festival-unveils-2018-lineup-1101705
Netflix Pulls Out of Cannes Following Rule Change
http://variety.com/2018/film/news/netflix-cannes-rule-change-ted-sarandos-interview-exclusive-1202750473/
MoviePass Bundles Subscription With iHeartRadio Streaming Service
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/moviepass-bundles-subscription-iheartradio-streaming-service-1102485
The Great Disruptor: MoviePass Upends the Movie Business, But Can It Survive?
The Great Disruptor: MoviePass Upends the Movie Business, but Can It Survive?
Beyoncé’s Coachella performance was incredible — and she knew it
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-coachella-review-20180415-story.html
Review: Beyoncé Is Bigger Than Coachella
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/arts/music/beyonce-coachella-review.html
Heresy by Melissa Lenhardt – BookFilter
http://bookfilter.com/2018/02/20/heresy-2/
When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062869310/theboofil-20
Warner Bros. Won’t Renew Financing Deal with Brett Ratner, Cutting Remaining ties with Filmmaker
http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-ratner-warner-financing-20180411-story.html
The Times and The New Yorker Share the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/business/media/pulitzer-prizes.html
What Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer Means for Hip-Hop
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-kendrick-lamars-pulitzer-means-for-hip-hop
Netflix Adds 7.4M Subscribers in First Quarter, Beating Expectations
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-adds-74m-subscribers-first-quarter-beating-expectations-1103153
Comcast Will Start Bundling Netflix Into Xfinity TV Packages
http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/comcast-netflix-bundle-xfinity-tv-packages-1202752477/
Lindsey Buckingham Fired by Fleetwood Mac
http://variety.com/2018/music/news/lindsey-buckingham-leaves-fleetwood-mac-1202744388/
‘The Simpsons’ Showrunner Vows to Find “Right” Answer to Apu Controversy
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-showrunner-addresses-apu-controversy-vows-find-right-answer-1102561
Brian Crecente Joins Variety as New Video Games Editor
http://variety.com/2018/digital/news/brian-crecente-variety-video-games-editor-1202745878/
NY Times Book Review Adds Graphic Novel Column by Hillary Chute and Ed Park
http://www.comicsbeat.com/ny-times-book-review-adds-graphic-novel-column-by-hillary-chute-and-ed-park/
‘Loudermilk’ Renewed for Season 2 at Audience Network
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/peter-farrelly-comedy-loudermilk-gets-season-2-at-at-t-audience-network-1102070
Music Publishers Win Major Copyright Fight Over Streaming of Legendary Rock Concerts
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/music-publishers-win-major-copyright-fight-streaming-legendary-rock-concerts-1101359
Netflix Accused of Violating U.S. Tax Law in Bonuses to Top Executives
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/netflix-accused-violating-us-tax-law-bonuses-top-executives-1101716
Milos Forman, 86, Dies; Won Oscars for ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘Amadeus’
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/obituaries/milos-forman-dead.html
Mitzi Shore, Owner of The Comedy Store and Maker and Breaker of Careers, Dies at 87
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mitzi-shore-dead-comedy-store-owner-dies-at-87-1101714
R Lee Ermey, Full Metal Jacket Actor, Dies Aged 74
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/16/r-lee-ermey-full-metal-jacket-actor-dies-aged-74
Harry Anderson, ‘Night Court’ Star, Dies at 65
http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/harry-anderson-night-court-dead-at-65-1202754949/
Pahrump-Based Radio Host Art Bell Dies at 72
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-nevada/pahrump-based-radio-host-art-bell-dies-at-72/
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