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Ms. Pac Man Inducted Into the World Video Game Hall of Fame (2022)

Ms. Pac Man Inducted Into the World Video Game Hall of Fame (2022)

Ms. Pac-Man clears path to World Video Game Hall of Fame

May 5 2022

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — More than 40 years after blazing a trail for female video game characters, Ms. Pac-Man was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, along with Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Sid Meier’s Civilization.

Ms Pac Man video game advertisement The Hall of Fame considers electronic games of all types each year — arcade, console, computer, handheld and mobile. Inductees are recognized for their popularity and influence on the video game industry or pop culture over time.

The Ms. Pac-Man arcade game was released in 1981 as Midway’s follow-up to Pac-Man, which entered the hall as part of the inaugural class in 2015.

The Pac-Man sequel reimagined the main character to acknowledge the original game’s female fans, according to the hall. After selling 125,000 cabinets within the first five years, it became one of the best-selling arcade games of all time.

These 4 games are now part of the World Video Game Hall of Fame

This year’s finalists also included Assassin’s Creed, Candy Crush Saga, Minesweeper, NBA Jam, PaRappa the Rapper, Resident Evil, Rogue, and Words with Friends.

May 5, 2022

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — More than 40 years after blazing a trail for female video game characters, Ms. Pac-Man was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, along with Dance Dance Revolution, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Sid Meier’s Civilization.

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Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ Biopic (2022)

Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody‘ Biopic (2022)

Naomi Ackie Takes the Stage as Whitney Houston in ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ Poster

Ackie is absolutely crushing the late singer’s iconic look.

by Britta Devore
April 25, 2022

I Wanna Dance With Somebody movie poster …Starring alongside Ackie in the Kasi Lemmons-directed feature will be Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders, Tamara Tunie, Nafessa Williams, and Clarke Peters.

Known for his work behind the Academy Award nominated biopics, Darkest Hour and Two Popes, as well as his writing of another music biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, Anthony McCarten penned the script for the toe-tapping feature.

The production team is also filled with big names, including Houston’s ex-manager and sister-in-law Pat Houston, as well as the man who started it all for the globally successful musician, Clive Davis. Joining them will be McCarten, Larry Mestel, Denis O’Sullivan, Jeff Kalligheri, Matt Jackson, Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, Thad Luckinbill, Matt Salloway, and Christina Papagjike.

See Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in First Look at I Wanna Dance with Somebody Biopic

I Wanna Dance with Somebody is slated to be released in theaters nationwide on Dec. 21, 2022
By Natasha Dado
April 26, 2022

The first look at Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston has arrived!

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Madonna is Releasing a New Remix Album With 50 Tracks To Celebrate her 50th Number One Hit on Billboard Dance Chart

Madonna is Releasing a New Remix Album With 50 Tracks To Celebrate her 50th Number One Hit on Billboard Dance Chart

May 2022

Madonna to Release ‘Finally Enough Love,’ Two Career-Spanning Remix Collections

May 4, 2022

… madonnaFinallyEnoughLove The collections mark the first album releases to be part of the newly announced partnership between Madonna and Warner Music Group, which will feature an extensive series of catalog releases across her career.

“50 Number Ones” clocks in at 220 minutes and includes dozens of remixes by top producers, including Shep Pettibone, William Orbit, Honey Dijon, and Avicii, along with rarities, with more than 20 being officially released for the first time or making their commercial/digital debut.

Each remix was newly remastered for the collection by Mike Dean, who produced Madonna’s two most-recent studio albums, “Rebel Heart” and “Madame X.”

The collection will be available digitally on August 19, along with a 3-CD version and a limited edition, 6-LP version on red and black vinyl.

The 16-track version, “Finally Enough Love,” will be available for streaming on June 24, with 1-CD and 180-gram 2-LP versions coming on August 19.

The “You Can Dance Remix Edit” of “Into the Groove” is available today digitally for the first time.

Madonna Announces Finally Enough Love Collection to Celebrate Record-Breaking 50 No. 1 Dance Chart Hits

On Wednesday, Madonna announced a new remixes collection titled Finally Enough Love, set for a summer release, to highlight her 50 singles that have topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart

By Jack Irvin
May 04, 2022

Get into the groove: Madonna is celebrating a record-breaking career achievement.

On Wednesday, the 63-year-old iconic musician known as the “Queen of Pop” announced a new remixes collection titled Finally Enough Love to highlight her 50 singles that have topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart — she’s the only artist with 50 No. 1 hits on any Billboard chart — set to be released this summer in multiple formats.

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‘Freedom Uncut’: See New Trailer for George Michael Documentary, Narrated and Co-Directed by Late Musician

‘Freedom Uncut’: See New Trailer for George Michael Documentary, Narrated and Co-Directed by Late Musician

The documentary has an official website at this point, which you can visit here

Media coverage about the documentary:

New George Michael documentary narrated and co-directed by the late singer will tell ‘the complete story’

George Michael Freedom Uncut is the pop icon’s final work.
By Andrea Towers
April 20, 2022

WHAM! George Michael’s life is getting an encore — courtesy of the late singer himself. George Michael Freedom Uncut Documentary

The new documentary George Michael Freedom Uncut will premiere in theaters worldwide this summer, allowing fans a rare glimpse into the singer-songwriter’s personal life. Narrated and co-directed by Michael before his death in 2016, the film is set for release on June 22, three days before his birthday.

Michael was “heavily involved and dedicated” in the production of George Michael Freedom Uncut, making it “an incredibly special posthumous release and a poignant and moving tribute to his legacy,” reads the movie’s press release.

“The film is George’s final work,” Michael’s friend David Austin, who co-directed the film, said in a statement. “Narrated by George himself, it is the complete story.”

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Top Gun Maverick Movie – Sequel to the 1980s Top Gun Movie (2022)

Top Gun Maverick Movie – Sequel to the 1980s Top Gun Movie (2022)

“Top Gun: Maverick” is a sequel to the 1980s Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun” and was released recently (as in, May 2022).

That first Top Gun movie was definitely an iconic ’80s film.

My family went on to buy a copy of it on VHS tape, so I watched it on the VCR as a teen in the 1980s and into the 1990s.

Here are links and commentary about the new movie:

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Blows CinemaCon Away: First Reactions Hail a ‘Perfect Blockbuster’

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April 28, 2022

“Top Gun: Maverick” blasted off at CinemaCon, where Paramount Pictures held the tentpole’s first public screening and generated rave first reactions.

Journalists in attendance are hailing the long-awaited “Top Gun” sequel as “the perfect blockbuster” and “terrific in every conceivable way.” The film will screen at the Cannes Film Festival in May before Paramount releases it in theaters over Memorial Day weekend. Top Gun Maverick movie poster - 2022

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Isn’t Just Nostalgia For The 80s, It’s Nostalgia For American Greatness

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by Elle Reynolds
June 1, 2022

‘Maverick’ celebrates greatness in a way that our modern, victimizing, equity-obsessed culture has largely forgotten how to do.

… “Maverick” doesn’t just inspire reminiscence of a world of Ray-Ban aviators, Kenny Loggins songs, F-14s, and bomber jackets, although it does that, both for those who lived it and those of us who learned to revere that world via the stories and movies of our parents. It inspires nostalgia for an America that’s all-too-rarely celebrated today.

… Not only is the film free of Chinese Communist Party propaganda, it’s free of token left-wing social and political propaganda. The only agenda being pushed is that America is the best country in the world and the men and women who risk their lives to defend her are heroes worthy of our respect, and that’s an agenda I’m more than fine with (and a fitting one for Memorial Day weekend).

TOP GUN: MAVERICK FIRST REVIEWS: THE MOST THRILLING BLOCKBUSTER WE’VE GOTTEN IN YEARS

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May 2022

Tom Cruise returns to the cockpit in Top Gun: Maverick, the long-awaited follow-up to the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun.

And if you’re not already feeling the need for speed — again — then you might want to reconsider, because the first reviews for this legacy sequel are clear of the danger zone.

In fact, many are even calling it a better movie than the original, and maybe even one of the best Tom Cruise movies of all time

Tom Cruise helicopters in for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ premiere

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May 5, 2022

The “Top Gun: Maverick” world premiere was a star-studded affair, with Tom Cruise arriving by helicopter at San Diego’s Naval Air Station North Island Lowry Theater.

The movie comes more than three decades after the original 1986 “Top Gun,” with Cruise excited to show the audience the new flick.

“Does anyone want to see a movie in a movie theater? Let’s do it!” he told the crowd. “Let’s light the fires and kick the tires.”

Cruise once again plays pilot Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the movie, set to open in theaters May 27.

Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick Praised as ‘Barrier-Breaking’ in Glowing First Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick opens in theaters May 27
By Jen Juneau
May 12, 2022

The first reviews for Top Gun: Maverick are in — and they’re overwhelmingly positive.

Tom Cruise makes a triumphant return as Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in the long-awaited follow-up to 1986’s Top Gun, and critics are praising his performance in the “barrier-breaking sequel,” as Variety’s Peter Debruge writes in his review.

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A New Selena Quintanilla Album Will Be Released in April, 27 Years After Her Death – Selena Movie to be Re-Released (2022)

A New Selena Quintanilla Album Will Be Released in April, 27 Years After Her Death – Selena Movie to be Re-Released (2022)

Get ready, Selena fans: New music from the queen of Tejano is coming

Twenty-six years after her death, her brother has created new arrangements and updated her 13-year-old voice, her father, Abraham Quintanilla, said.

New Selena Album With Unreleased Music Is on the Way, According to Late Singer’s Father

March 15, 2022

Nearly 27 years after her tragic death, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez’s family is teasing a new album of unreleased music from the late Tejano icon.

During a recent Facebook Live with Latin Groove News, the musician’s father Abraham Quintanilla revealed that Selena fans will be treated to a 13-track album in April via Warner Music, CBS News reports.

New Selena album will be released nearly 3 decades after singer’s death, her father says

March 15, 2022

selena The father of the late Selena Quintanilla — the “Queen of Tejano” — says a new album will come out, almost three decades after her death. Abraham Quintanilla said in an interview with Latin Groove News that the album set to be released next month contains 13 songs and A.B. Quintanilla, Selena’s brother, worked on it.

‘Selena’ biopic will return to theaters in April to celebrate its 25th anniversary

March 22, 2022

After its premiere 25 years ago, Selena is returning to theaters nationwide in celebration of the Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla-Perez.

The biopic honoring the late 23-year-old singer is being re-released in movie theaters across the U.S. on April 7. Selena’s family made the official announcement Monday on Facebook.

The biopic, starring Jennifer Lopez as the late singer, tells the story of the Mexican-American Tejano music star who was on the verge of crossing over into the English-language market just before her murder by her fan club president, Yolanda Saldivar, in 1995.

‘Selena’ returning to theaters for 25th anniversary

The Queen of Tejano music will be celebrated on the 25th anniversary of the biopic.

A new Selena album will be released in April, 27 years after her death

by J. Franklin
March 15, 2022

Get ready Selena fans — a new album will soon be on the horizon.

Nearly three decades after her tragic death, Abraham Quintanilla, the father of the late Selena Quintanilla-Perez, says a new Selena album is set to be released sometime next month.

In an interview with Latin Groove News, Quintanilla said that the album, which is being produced by Warner Music, will contain 13 songs and that Selena’s brother, A.B. Quintanilla, worked on the album.

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Madonna, The Beatles, Elton John Among Most Popular Artists of All Time – via Liberty Games

Madonna, The Beatles, Elton John Among Most Popular Artists of All Time – via Liberty Games

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Liberty Games: The Most Iconic Songs of All Time

Madonna, The Beatles, Elton John Among Most Popular Artists of All Time

March 11, 2022
By Elizabeth Scarlett

Liberty Games analysed over 6,500 songs and chart records to reveal the most popular artists in history, and Madonna came in at number one

According to Liberty Games, Madonna is the most popular artist of all time. This isn’t just some daring statement made by an overly-enthusiastic Madonna mega fan though, this result was conceived from hard analysis.

From analysing over 6,500 songs from the top 100 Billboard charts, starting from 1959 all the way to the present day, the games retailer produced a list ranking the most successful performers in history.

Their popularity was ranked by how many times they appeared in the chart, with Madonna holding the highest amount on a total of 34 times.

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That ‘70s Home: Woman Turns Entire House Into Groovy Time Machine

That ‘70s Home: Woman Turns Entire House Into Groovy Time Machine

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March 11, 2022
By Hannah Frishberg

This far-out house is stuck on the flip-side.

Rotterdam, Netherlands resident Wietske Sikma has always adored the aesthetic of the 1970s and has spent years turning her home into an homage to the decade’s distinct look. The result is a tightly curated time capsule back to the era, complete with items new and old. decor80s_12

“I just love the colors and shapes for the ‘70s period, they’re so beautiful, they just bring an overwhelming happiness to whatever room they decorate. The shapes and patterns are really unique, and I’ve been painting and re-creating the styles everywhere I’ve lived for the past 30 years!” Sikma, 57, told Caters News of her passion. “I’ve collected everything from dresses to ashtrays, cushion covers and old telephones.”

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Singer and Drummer Phil Collins On His Last Tour With Genesis (2022)

Singer and Drummer Phil Collins On His Last Tour With Genesis (2022)

Updated Below, June 2022

Phil Collins stands with Genesis bandmates as band play FINAL concert

March 28, 2022
by Eve Buckland

Phil Collins bade an emotional farewell to Genesis fans alongside bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks in London on Saturday – as the iconic band played their final ever concert. genesis2022

London’s 02 provided the backdrop for the band’s last show on their The Last Domino? Tour – with frail frontman Phil, 71, telling the crowd he will now have to get a real job.

Phil, who performed the show sitting down due to suffering from a number of different health conditions in recent years, later joined Mike, 71, and Tony, 72 for a standing ovation.

…Collins, who has a history with back problems, has been sitting down for all the concerts on the tour and his son, Nic Collins, 20, has stepped in for him on drums.

…Original member Peter Gabriel, 72, did not join the trio for this set of shows, and neither did guitarist Steve Hackett , 72, who was in the band from 1971-1977.

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War in Ukraine Has Destroyed Retro Computers in Museum

War in Ukraine Has Destroyed Retro Computers in Museum (March 2022)

A retro computer museum in Mariupol beloved by children was attacked by Russia

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March 29, 2022
by M. Kennedy

Nearly two decades ago, Dmitriy Cherepanov started a collection of retro computers in Mariupol, Ukraine, that grew into an internationally known assemblage of historic machines, housed in a private museum he called IT 8-bit.

Russia’s campaign to take over his city in southeast Ukraine has killed at least 2,000 civilians, destroyed most of the city’s homes and turned Cherepanov’s beloved computer museum into rubble.

“I’m very upset,” Cherepanov, 45, told NPR. “It’s been a hobby of my life.”

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Destroys Retro Computer Museum

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by M. Kan

The Club 8-Bit museum in Mariupol housed over a 120 retro computing devices, including some old-school Apple and Atari hardware, along with Soviet-era computers.

The escalating war in Ukraine has destroyed a museum devoted to retro computers.

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