Wayne Kramer, the guitarist who co-founded the proto-punk rock band MC5, died Friday at the age of 75. According to a post on his official Instagram, "he passed away peacefully today from pancreatic cancer. He will be remembered for starting a revolution in music, culture, and kindness." Born Wayne Kambes in Detroit in 1948, Kramer founded MC5 alongside Fred “Sonic” Smith, who later married fellow rocker Patti Smith. MC5 gained a following for its energetic performances and left-wing political platform, which was partially influenced by the group’s manager John Sinclair. Read More...
For Xochitl Gomez, America Chavez is a star-making role — literally. The young actress is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, playing an interdimensional teen heroine who can punch star-shaped portals between parallel universes. America has long been a favorite among comic fans, ever since she debuted in 2011 as one of Marvel's few queer, Latina characters, and now, Gomez is ready to bring America to the big screen. Read More...
The Netflix horror-action-comedy Day Shift is set in a world where vampires exist and are hunted for their highly valuable teeth. Jamie Foxx plays a pool cleaner working in the San Fernando Valley whose day job helps him in his real mission: tracking down bloodsuckers. "Jamie Foxx is trying to save his family, he's having problems financially, he gets in over his head but he's got the starch in his britches to get him out of trouble," Read More...
