I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post will include blurbs on Lizzy Caplan, The L Word: Generation Q, The Toys That Made Us, Anna of the North, Oh Wonder, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ready for War, Pariah: The Lives and Times of Sonnny Liston, and Cats.
- Lizzy Caplan’s Meeting with President Obama Did Not Go Well from Late Night with Seth Meyers:
- Showtime as released the official poster and trailer for the highly-anticipated new series The L Word: Generation Q premiering on Sunday, December 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. The sequel to the groundbreaking drama series The L Word®, which originally ran on Showtime from 2004-2009, continues to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals), Alice Pieszecki (Leisha Hailey) and Shane McCutcheon (Katherine Moennig), along with new characters Dani Nùñez (Arienne Mandi), Micah Lee (Leo Sheng), Finley (Jacqueline Toboni), Sophie Suarez (Rosanny Zayas) and Gigi (Sepideh Moafi) as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A.
- What was your favorite toy growing up? If you know, or if you don't, set your schedule - Netflix's hit docu-series The Toys That Made Us is back with its third season on November 15th. Watch the trailer HERE and get the 411 at Den of Geek HERE. A nostalgic deep-dive into the legendary toys, action figures, and figurines that shaped America's childhoods, this season will tell the stories of Power Rangers, My Little Pony, Wrestling, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, following prior seasons' coverage of the likes of Barbie, G.I. Joe, LEGO, Hello Kitty, and more.
- Anna of the North releases her heartfelt sophomore album Dream Girl. With hypnotic vocals and relatable, genuine lyrics, the album is a tantalizing addition to Anna's newest chapter. Consisting of thirteen songs that nestle comfortably between electric pop and soulful harmonies, Anna is in full control as she cements herself as one of the most exciting and endearing artists out there. Adding to the celebration, Anna announces her biggest tour to date, a headlining tour hitting 15 cities including New York, Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles.
- Oh Wonder releases their brand new track “Better Now”—listen HERE! The British alt-pop duo recently returned with their acclaimed single “Hallelujah,” which has already surpassed over 5 million streams within a month—watch a video of the stunning unplugged studio version HERE!
- GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members, The Oak Ridge Boys, have released their 8th holiday themed album yesterday, Down Home Christmas, available everywhere music is sold from Lightning Rod Records/Thirty Tigers. The new album marks the 3rd collaboration with famed Nashville hit-making Producer Dave Cobb. Down Home Christmas includes standards such as "Amazing Grace" and "Silent Night," plus new originals like "Don't Go Pullin' On Santa Claus' Beard" written by Americana hit-maker Anderson East and Aaron Raitiere, and "South Alabama Christmas," written by Jamey Johnson, Bill Anderson and Buddy Cannon.
- Showtime Documentary Films has announced that the acclaimed documentary feature Ready for War, which explores the phenomenon of deported United States military veterans, will premiere on the network on Sunday, November 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The documentary follows three green card holding soldiers at various stages in this process: one in Tijuana fighting to come home to American soil and reunite with his family; another in ICE detention in the U.S. fighting deportation; and a third, lost in the clutches of a drug cartel in Ciudad Juarez, waging a war that was never meant to be his own. Andrew Renzi (Fishtail, They Fight) directs the film, with multi-platinum selling artist Drake (Euphoria, Top Boy) and David Ayer (Fury, End Of Watch) serving as executive producers. Embedding with the dangerous cartels for two years, Renzi and producer Nick Boak envelop viewers in a world of life-or-death stakes from beginning to end. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will have its U.S. premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 19.
- Showtime Sports has released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming documentary film Pariah: The Lives and Times of Sonnny Liston, premiering Friday, November 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Written and directed by Simon George and told through original conversations with luminaries, historians and some of Liston’s closest friends and family, PARIAH chronicles the rise and precipitous fall of one of the most vilified and misunderstood sports champions of all time. To watch and share the official trailer for Pariah, click the link.
- niversal Pictures announced that global music icon Taylor Swift and legendary composer Andrew Lloyd Webber have collaborated on a new, original song written for Universal Pictures’ film Cats, based on Lloyd Webber’s record-shattering stage musical. The song, “Beautiful Ghosts,” will feature in both the film and in the end credits. Cats, in theaters December 20, is directed by Oscar®-winning filmmaker Tom Hooper (Les Misérables, The King’s Speech), and stars Swift, James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson and Royal Ballet principal dancer Francesca Hayward.
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