by John Walker 52 mins ago

By the looks of the new trailer for “Life Partners,” this Leighton Meester vehicle might just be the accessibly esoteric, gay-straight, all-female, buddy-buddy comedy you’ve always wanted to see — even if you never knew that exactly, because how.

The “Gossip Girl” alum stars as Sasha, a lesbian with pretty DGAF tendencies who is best friends with Gillian Jacobs’ more straight-laced straight lady character, Paige. The two have made a pact that Paige won’t marry until Sasha legally can (how Jack Antonoff/Lena Dunham of them), but that was before Tim (played by Meester’s IRL husband, Adam Brody) proposed to Paige. A whacky, yet touching, romp presumably ensues.

“Life Partners” also features Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe as Jen, and it is slated to hit On Demand and iTunes on November 6, with a December 5 theatrical release to follow according to the film’s website. Susanna Fogel directs, and she and Joni Lefkowitz wrote the screenplay.

by Maurice Bobb 1 hour ago

Rome Fortune continues to champion Atlanta’s avant-gardist movement with his new free LP, Small VVorld.

Besides possibly having the best album cover art of the year, the 11-track project, which features experimental, trippy trap beats by Four Tet, Bassnectar and Blood Diamonds, is a cohesive look inside the rapper’s rather eclectic experiences in the ATL.

“Maybe I just live with a clip, never empty, maybe I just live in the past, broke and friendly/ I just broke into your mind, don’t forget me, I just think I’m on my grind heaven sent me,” he raps on the standout track, “One Time For.”

Other notable songs include the ILoveMakonnen-assisted “FriendsMaybe,” the Pat Lukens-produced “Why” and “4 Seasons,” which features another artist pushing the boundaries of hip-hop, OG Maco.

“Makonnen and Maco were more so late additions to the project,” Rome told Billboard. “I wanted to have a clear representation of what a lot of the new artists from Atlanta are. That’s different. It’s a few people genuinely doing their own thing so I wanted to embrace and showcase that.”

Small VVorld is now available for download here.

by Gaby Wilson 1 hour ago

Smell that? That odor of candy corn wafting through the air means Halloween is upon us. And if you’re anything like me, that probably means you’re coordinating your annual Hocus Pocus viewing party right about now. It’s just one of those feel-good seasonal movies about women coming back from the dead to eat children’s souls that you can’t not watch year after year after year, you know?

It’s also a timeless classic that boasts some of film’s most fashionable fictional characters. In honor and support of that FACT, here’s the definitive style ranking of the biggest Hocus Pocus characters, according to me. (If you have re-ranking suggestions, you can try taking them up with me in the comments or on Twitter, but … *achem*)

21. Emily Binx

Disney

She doesn’t get much air time (SPOILER ALERT: she dies pretty early), but that’s not why she’s ranked so low. There’s just not a whole lot to this look. And sure, Chanel Paris-Dallas is sort of bringing back Puritan chic, but I’m just not buying it. BYE EMILY!

20. Book

Disney

Buhhhh, OK, for starters Book is made of HUMAN SKIN, so goodbye. But also, Celtic accessories (or are these considered tattoos??? IDK) are soooo early aughts. I guess given that this movie premiered in the early ’90s, that makes Book ahead of the trend, but this is 2014 and I’m saying no to you, Book.

19. Fake Cop

Disney

Hear me out on this one. I understand ...

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by John Walker 38 mins ago

The stereotypical Aquarius would probably see a lot of themselves in Tinashe’s debut studio album — out Tuesday (October 7) — even if they don’t want to talk about it right now, OK? The 17-track release stays cool and collected from start to finish, but a closer listen reveals a whole lot of chaos boiling just beneath its icy surface.

For every time 21-year-old Tinashe Kachingwe detachedly brags about how much she loves getting “2 On” or making a “Thug Cry” on Aquarius, she follows it up with some tender introspection. The last remnants of a crumbling relationship come crashing down with a whisper on “Pretend,” and “How Many Times” sees our lady getting unabashedly vulnerable behind closed doors — and sampling Janet Jackson’s Control-era classic, “Funny How Time Flies (When You’re Having Fun),” while she does it.

In placing her Water Bearer status front and center, Tinashe creates yet another reason to invite the inevitable comparison to Beyoncé — hallowed be her name. Lest we forget, the reigning queen of mainstream R&B has fully owned her inner Virgo ever since her Dangerously In Love days, debuting with not one but two songs (“Signs” and “Gift From Virgo”) dedicated to her perfectionist-leaning sun sign.

But Tinashe’s style traces its lineage through a different, less dazzling crop of R&B singers (think Aaliyah), and her appeal often lies in how far from “Flawless” she can fall: She seethes in lieu of confrontation, she doubts ...

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by Kevin P. Sullivan 24 mins ago

The cast of “American Horror Story: Freak Show” (which returns on October 8) is full of remarkable performers, but few have stories as inspirational as Jyoti Kisange Amge’s.

The actress stands only 23 inches tall and weighs only 11 pounds, and she’s fulfilling a dream by joining the cast of “American Horror Story” as Ma Petit.

You can watch a featurette about Amge above and learn more about her incredible story.

by Kase Wickman 27 mins ago

You’re crazy for this one, J.K.!

After two days, the screaming can finally end, because someone solved the “Harry Potter” author’s Twitter riddle at long last.

Rowling, who yesterday mentioned that oh ho-hum she’s working on a new book nbd, dropped an anagram as well: “Cry, foe! Run amok! Fa awry! My wand won’t tolerate this nonsense.”

After several hints from the author on Twitter and oh-how-we-wish-it-were-true guesses (“Harry returns. Won’t say any details now. A week off. No comment!” SCREAMING SCREAMING SCREAMING), Rowling declared a winner:

“Newt only meant to stay in New York for a few hours,” the decoded anagram reads. This is, according to Rowling’s non-anagram tweets, part of the treatment for “Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.”

“The solution is the first sentence of a synopsis of Newt’s story. It isn’t part of the script, but sets the scene,” Rowling tweeted this morning.

Well, even if it’s not more of the Boy Who Lived himself, we’re always happy to get a little more Potter in our lives. It’s safe to say, after clinging to Rowling’s every tweet for the past few days, that we’re (wait for it….wait for it…) under her spell. [Editor note: Booo.]

“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” opens in theaters on November 18, 2016.

by Adam Fleischer 2 mins ago

It recently announced that, the NFL announced that it was banning players from wearing Beats by Dre headphones during televised warm-ups, games and post-game interviews. Richard Sherman didn’t seem too concerned with the rule change on Monday night, though.

The Seattle Seahawks cornerback was spotted rocking his Beats on camera a couple of times during the pre-game telecast on ESPN, including walking in the tunnel and while on the field. The shots were captured by BroBible and The Big Lead, respectively.

The Compton native is endorsed Beats — and even had a commercial earlier this year, which you can watch below, and created a playlist for Beats Music — but the NFL’s ban overrides any individual deals, according to Mashable.

Observing Sherm’s attitude and the way that he carries, himself, though, something tells me he may eat whatever fine comes along rather than switching things up.