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Britney Spears‘ “Gimme More” is one of her most famous songs, but it didn’t produce one of her most popular music videos. In her memoir, Spears said she had some major issues with the clip. Regardless, one could argue that “Gimme More” influenced other pop stars like Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Lana Del Rey.

Britney Spears shot ‘Gimme More’ casually in bars

Spears gave us some of the most iconic music videos ever, such as “…Baby One More Time,” “Toxic,” and “Womanizer.” Not all of her music videos were winners. Her clip for “Gimme More” is a lot less elaborate than her best work. In “Gimme More,” Spears plays an exotic dancer, but rather than dancing, she mostly walks around a stripper pole while camera angles try to make her look like she’s busting a move.

In her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me, Spears acknowledged that she took a...

Pedro Pascal On Star Wars & Game Of Thrones ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Internet’s favourite daddy and Hollywood actor Pedro Pascal celebrates his 49th birthday today. Born as José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal, the actor has been working for the last two decades. However, he gained popularity with Game of Thrones, where he played Oberyn Martell. Today, Pedro is a part of many big franchises – Star Wars, Marvel, and Gladiator, to name a few.

Before getting the much-deserving recognition with Game of Thrones, Pedro Pascal has been a part of several movies and shows like Burning Bridges, Hermanas, Downtown, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and many more. After GoT, he appeared in many popular shows like Narcos, The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and The Last of Us.

Pedro Pascal rose to great success even because of Star Wars’ The Mandalorian series. He plays Din Djarin in the show,...

Actor Pedro Pascal has an eventful lineup in the coming years. While he is awaiting the release of Gladiator 2 with Paul Mescal, he will be starring as Mr. Fantastic in the MCU’s upcoming Fantastic Four film. He will also be starring in the noir thriller Tropico along with Willem Dafoe and will be collaborating with Hereditary director Ari Aster in the film Eddington along with an ensemble cast.

However, the actor’s most-awaited appearance is in the second season of the HBO series The Last of Us. The sci-fi drama has been filming since February and is reportedly aiming for a 2025 release. Recently, it was reported that Pascal had wrapped filming for his portions of the season, leading fans to be worried for the worst. However, HBO has now debunked the rumors. Spoilers ahead for The Last of Us season 2.

HBO Squashes Rumors Of Pedro Pascal Wrapping Filming...

Best known for portraying antiheroic father figures, Pedro Pascal is currently making headlines for his casting in the upcoming Marvel Studios film, Fantastic Four.

There’s this internet fascination with the 48-year-old star, especially after his standout performance in HBO’s The Last of Us and some of his funny viral clips. Many admire him for his sense of humor.

Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller in The Last of Us

Recently, his sense of humor shone in an interview where he stated having a lookalike in Hollywood that fans could never imagine who.

Suggested“He really is Reed Richards”: Pedro Pascal’s Freakishly Genius Way of Learning Lines Justifies His Smartest Man in the MCU Title

Pedro Pascal Teases Fans with Mystery Doppelgänger in Hollywood

There is no doubt that Pedro Pascal and Indian actor Jimmy Sheirgill look alike. But the Hollywood star himself revealed his opinion about who...

Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve hints at Dune 3 (Photo Credit – wikimedia/IMDb)

We are just a few weeks away from the release of Dune: Part Two. It’s a Denis Villeneuve directorial that stars Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Florence Pugh, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Lea Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Austin Butler, and Stellan Skarsgard. Based on author Frank Herbert’s Dune book series, Denis has turned his first book into two movies, the first one released in 2021.

The trailer and promos of Dune: Part Two have stirred enough curiosity among the audience to see what Timothee’s character, Paul Atreides, will do to avenge what happened to his family. We all know the second film will end on a cliffhanger, naturally making way for the third Dune film. Dune 3 will be based on Herbert’s sequel to his first book, Dune Messiah. In an interview, Denis hinted that the threequel is indeed happening,...

Venkatesh’s Saindhav gets an Ott release (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Venkatesh’s film, Saindhav, was released on January 13, 2024. The film marked an unusual Saturday release, but could not make a loud thud at the box office. The movie received mixed reviews from critics, and the audience gave the film a thumbs down. While the film couldn’t sustain in theatres as expected, it has now made its way to the digital world. Below are the details on how, where, and when to watch Saindhav.

The Telugu action thriller made a total business of 18 crore at the worldwide box office, as per Sacknilk. The movie collected 15.16 crore net from India, taking its gross total to 16.25 Crore and approximately 1.75 Crore from overseas.

Where to watch Saindhav online?

Saindhav will exclusively stream on Prime Video in India and across 240 countries and territories worldwide on February 3 in Telugu and Tamil. Directed by Sailesh Kolanu...

Sometimes, modern music has fascinating parallels with classic rock. Lana Del Rey’s “Young and Beautiful” helped catapult her into the mainstream. Elvis Presley released a song with the same name decades beforehand. While the two songs are both ballads, they have major differences.

‘Young and Beautiful’ singer Lana Del Rey has paid homage to Elvis Presley many times

Del Rey has repeatedly referenced Elvis in her work. The “All Shook Up” singer is a character in her short film Tropico alongside fellow 1950s icons John Wayne and Marilyn Monroe. Del Rey also quoted the lyrics of “Blue Suede Shoes” in her single “Million Dollar Man.” She even put out a song called “Elvis!”

It’s unclear if Del Rey intentionally wrote a ballad called “Young and Beautiful” as an homage to Elvis’ song of the same title. After all, the latter song is one of the more obscure tracks...

Inspiration for great music can come from the unlikeliest of places. Madonna’s “Open Your Heart” was inspired by a vegetarian restaurant and a server who worked there. One of the song’s co-writers said the track’s prominence was literally a dream come true.

Madonna’s ‘Open Your Heart’ was originally named after a restaurant

“Open Your Heart” was co-written by Madonna, Peter Rafelson, and Gardner Cole. During a 2005 interview with Madonna Tribe, Cole discussed the origin of the song. “The song was started with my good friend Peter Rafelson, we worked on the song for over a year,” he said. “The original title was ‘Follow Your Heart,’ which is the name of a vegetarian restaurant in Los Angeles. I was in love with a waitress there named Lisa, and she was the original inspiration for the lyrics.”

Cole recalled the Queen of Pop’s contribution to the song.

Elvis Presley‘s songs didn’t always make it to No. 1 even when they were five-star classics. For example, one song about a fad dance stopped “Can’t Help Falling in Love” from reaching the top position. Meanwhile, “Always on my Mind” didn’t even reach the top 10.

Elvis Presley | Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer 5. ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’

With the possible exception of “Blue Christmas,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love” is probably Elvis’ most famous song today. It’s been covered many times and appeared in numerous films. It’s so simple, but this delicate ballad manages to communicate the idea of love better than just about any other song.

Despite this, it didn’t manage to top the Billboard Hot 100. According to Stereogum, it was kept from the top position by “Peppermint Twist” by Joey Dee and the Starliters. Life isn’t fair.

4. ‘Bossa Nova Baby’

On one level,...

Lana Del Rey’s songs feature a lot of references to classic rock. Sometimes she subverts the songs she mentions. For example, she contracted herself with the main character of an Elton John song.

Lana Del Rey | Chelsea Lauren / Contributor 5. ‘Born to Die’

One of Del Rey’s earliest singles shows off her eclectic taste in music. At one point in the track, she quotes the Christian hymn “Amazing Grace.” She also quotes Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side.” According to The Guardian, “Walk on the Wild Side” is an ode to 1970s hedonism that references personalities from Andy Warhol’s Factory.

Del Rey does this all in a song that’s more musically indebted to trip-hop and baroque pop than either hymn books or Reed. “Born to Die” proves Del Rey is great at creating fascinating juxtapositions — and great at making songs as well.

4. ‘Religion’

On the surface,...

Pedro Pascal is officially the most popular star in the world right now. December was a crazy busy month for the actor, as he featured in not just one or even two, but three major projects which have released over the past few weeks. Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian wrapped up its hit second season before Christmas and on December 25th, Wonder Woman 1984 debuted on HBO Max while We Can Be Heroes went up on Netflix.

It’s not surprising, then, that Pascal is now sitting as the internet’s most popular celebrity. IMDb’s Top Star Meter ranks who’s currently trending online based on profile views. For the past few weeks, The Queen’s Gambit actress Anya Taylor-Joy has clung to the top spot, but at this point, Pascal has taken over and is officially labelled as the most viewed star on IMDb.

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That’s right; Sony’s back at it again with yet another new sale.

An impressive – or overwhelming, you could say, given the extent of these particular discounts – number of games encompassing almost every genre under the sun have had their RRPs slashed this time around, some of which can be yours to keep for not much more than the price of your morning coffee. There are three categories to choose from here, with enough variety to account for all tastes and price ranges. Let’s start with the biggest super savers first, though.

Under $5

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Morelia, Mexico – Mindful of how his words could “turn into click-bait,” Willem Dafoe, in Morelia to present his latest film “The Lighthouse,” declined to comment about the looming advent of more streaming giants in the market. “It’s a complex question; we’re still forming ideas on how people see films and how films are being made,” he said. However, he later observed: “I still like film a lot, not just for its quality but the intention is stronger; you can’t just shoot and shoot like you can on digital film, so it changes how you think, it weeds out the laziness in performances,” he mused.

Speaking in a clear and measured pace for nearly an hour with festival director Daniela Michel and for a subsequent Q & A with the audience, a cerebral Dafoe talked about his craft, his role choices, “Lighthouse” director Robert Eggers and of course, the future Batman,...