New Apple TV+ Beastie Boys Documentary Focuses On The 40-Year Friendship Behind The Music

The late Betty White's "Golden Girls" co-stars might not have been her biggest fans. Joel Thurm, who oversaw the casting of the "Golden Girls" as head of talent for NBC at the time, claimed Rue McClanahan (Blanche Devereaux) and Bea Arthur (Dorothy Zbornak) in particular had issues with White during an appearance on "The Originals" podcast. White passed away on New Year's Eve in 2021.

Khloe Kardashian appeared to be glowing with confidence as she left a Burbank photo shoot for her sister Kim's SKIMS shapewear brand on Thursday.The 37-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star looked like a blonde bombshell and showed off her trimmed down frame in a black catsuit and high-heel boots.Looking effortlessly stylish, the reality TV personality also donned a black Balenciaga coat loosely wrapped around her shoulders. Brimming with confidence: Khloe Kardashian appeared to be glowing with confidence as she left a Burbank photo shoot for her sister Kim's SKIMS shapewear brand on Thursday Blondie: The 37-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star looked like a blonde bombshell and showed off her trimmed down frame in a black catsuit and high-heel bootsKhloe's low-cut clingy catsuit had a criss-cross detail in the front and revealed her ample cleavage.

Anne Hathaway and Blake Lively were among the famous faces who attended opening night of Broadway's The Music Man at theWinter Garden Theater in New York City on Thursday.Hathaway, 39, turned heads in a strapless black jumpsuit, while Lively, 34, took the plunge in a stylish purple pantsuit.The highly-anticipated Broadway revival began previews in late December and stars Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster as the classic musical's leading roles. Arrivals:Anne Hathaway and Blake Lively were among the famous faces who attended opening night of Broadway's The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theater in New York City on ThursdayHathaway's chic getup was cinched at the waist with a black leather belt which emphasized the wide-legged cut of her pants.Upon her arrival, the star layered up with a stunning checkered print coat that hung from her shoulders.

Anderson Cooper on Thursday revealed he has welcomed a second son named Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper.The CNN personality, 54, announced the big news on his show on Thursday evening.Cooper is father to son Wyatt Morgan, 21, months, with his ex Benjamin Maisani. The latest: Anderson Cooper, 54, on Thursday revealed he has welcomed a second son named Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper'I wanted to start off with some good news which also happens to be very personal news,' Cooper said on his CNN broadcast Thursday.

Crystal Hefner has shared a new update in her mental health journey.

Anderson Cooper is officially a dad of two!

EXCLUSIVE: We told you two nights ago that buyers were circling. Now the eagle has landed.  Tom Hanks comedy A Man Called Otto has sold to Sony in a record EFM worldwide rights deal pegged around $60M.

Ellise Shafer The SF Studios comedy “A Man Called Otto,” starring Tom Hanks, has been acquired by Sony Pictures for $60 million.The sale marks the largest deal to date at the virtual European Film Market, surpassing Netflix’s $55 million acquisition of “The Pale Blue Eye” last year. Directed by Marc Forster, “A Man Called Otto” sparked a fierce bidding war with Sony ultimately coming out on top with the film’s worldwide rights. It will be released in theaters.Based on Fredrik Backman’s bestselling novel “A Man Called Ove,” the film tells the story of Otto (Hanks), a grumpy and strict widower who upholds the rest of his neighborhood to his staunch rules.

Chris Willman Music WriterIan McDonald, a multi-instrumentalist who was part of the founding lineups of the art-rock group King Crimson in the late 1960s and the more commercial Foreigner in the mid-’70s, died Wednesday at age 75. No cause of death was immediately given but a spokesperson said he “passed away peacefully” surrounded by family at his home in New York City.Among the hits he played on were such platinum Foreigner radio staples as “Hot Blooded,” “Cold as Ice,” “Feels Like the First Time” and “Double Vision.”“I’m quite proud of the fact that the two bands I was a founding member of, King Crimson and Foreigner, are still out there playing,” McDonald said in a 2020 interview with Sound & Vision, even though he had little interest in reunions or rejoining the current iterations of those groups.

Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are reportedly expecting their first child together.

By Dominic Patten

Opening Ceremony has dropped a new Beastie Boys-themed capsule collection.

By Jem Aswad

Spike Jonze directs a film version of the Beastie Boys' 2019 stage-show memoir, in which Adam Horovitz and Mike Diamond prove themselves infectious raconteurs of their white-kid-turned-king-of-rock hip-hop saga.

It’s impossible not to feel good when Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond are talking. The two living Beastie Boys lightly ribbing each other, reminiscing, making bad jokes, and showing goofy photos of their teenage years—as far as nostalgia goes, this is about as warm and fuzzy as it gets.

Almost one year ago, the guys who once declared that there would be no sleep till Brooklyn vaulted on stage at the local Kings Theater and proceeded to take audiences on a raucous three-and-a-half-hour-long exploration of all things Beastie Boys.

In May of 2012, musician, artist, rapper, filmmaker, and political activist Adam Yauch (MCA) passed away after a battle with cancer. His influential group, the seminal hip -hop trio, The Beastie Boys, essentially died on the same day too.

Update: As of Tuesday (March 17), the doc's release date has been postponed to a later date, TBD.

By Dino-Ray Ramos

The Beastie Boys are in full effect in the first official trailer for the upcoming Beastie Boys Story documentary, directed by their longtime pal and collaborator Spike Jonze.The nearly three-minute preview opens with some classic glimpses of B-Boys videos and live performances, before turning to early days footage of the group -- including then-drummer and later Luscious Jackson member Kate Schellenbach behind the kid -- with Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) and Mike D (Michael Diamond) explaining that back in their 1980s punk scene everyone wanted to be a rapper."But we were mediocre at best," admits Horovitz in footage from the recent speaking tour the two mounted in support of the Beastie Boys Book.

Apple TV+ has debuted the full trailer for their upcoming feature-length Beastie Boys documentary Beastie Boys Story. The film is directed by Spike Jonze and has to be one of my hotly anticipated streaming releases in the coming months.