SKELETON CREW: Last News

TV On The Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe has been confirmed as being a part of the cast of the new Star Wars series Skeleton Crew.The role comes as part of a pretty big 2024 for Adebimpe, TV On The Radio recently made a comeback and went on to re-release their debut album ‘Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes’, to mark its 20th anniversary.On top of that, last month saw them kick off their reunion tour with an opening night at New York’s Webster Hall, before playing three more gigs at the venue and later heading out to Los Angeles for three nights in December and London’s Islington Assembly Hall for another three shows.Later, they made their NPR Tiny Desk debut, and it was confirmed that the singer had signed a solo deal with Sub Pop, and is slated to release a new album in 2025.Adebimpe announced the news of the role on his Instagram page, with a carousel post showing his love for the iconic film franchise since the ‘80s.Been about it since ‘82. Trust.

Skeleton Crew star Nick Frost has spoken about his struggles with alcoholism in a new interview, talking about his family’s history with addiction.Speaking with The Daily Telegraph, the British actor, known for The Cornetto Trilogy of films with lifelong friend Simon Pegg, recalled how drinking problems affected his life. “My mum was an alcoholic so my dad had spent a lot of his life looking after her,” he said. “When my mum died my dad became free and it was like I had my best mate back and was happy again but five years later he got lung cancer.

It’s that mad time of year again, the fall season rush. In film terms, it’s manic in terms of releases and film festivals.

Confederates renders a frank, witty, and delightfully twisted exploration of racial biases, be they unconscious or firmly resolved.The play, directed by Stori Ayers in a riveting new production at Mosaic, derives some suspense from the anticipation that its parallel plotlines might connect. But whether or not the individual stories of embattled college professor Sandra (Nikkole Salter) and enslaved rebel Sara (Deidre Staples) actually meet, their experiences as Black women, though separated by centuries, are still intertwined.Even Nadir Bey’s evocative set design suggests as much, combining Sandra’s office and Sara’s plantation cabin within the same space.