Revisiting the Sopranos' world in "The Many Saints of Newark"
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Correspondent Jim Axelrod asked "Sopranos" creator David Chase, "Where did all that come from, the therapy part and the mother part?"
"Well, I was in therapy, and well, actually, because of my mother, you know?" shrugged Chase. After six seasons, in 86 episodes, to a place on just about every critic's list of most influential shows ever, after Tony Soprano's North Jersey mafia family rewrote the rules spurning network standards for the freedom of cable, after Chase gave us a brutal mob boss who spent sessions with his shrink talking about his mother … he knew exactly what he'd hear once he cut-to-black in the series finale 14 years ago: "People that I meet socially would say, 'Are you gonna do more? Oh, you should do more!'"Trying to capture a life in film – never mind one as complex as that of Amy Winehouse – can be a challenge. When it comes to biographical films, critics often fire from both sides, calling them exploitative or sanitized. It's not for the faint-hearted director. But according to Sam Taylor-Johnson, "There's something about tackling difficult subjects where I just think, come on, let's go!"
Comanche chanting kicked off the Southwestern Association for Indian Art's inaugural runway show, as singer Marla Nauni opened with a blessing song for Native people. Peshawn Bread, the designer behind House of Sutai, quickly followed the prayer by sending a model in bell bottoms and roller skates down the runway to set the tone for her colorful disco-influenced collection.
Malmo, Sweden — Not everyone was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to the Swedish city of Malmo. Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators protested in the Swedish port city Thursday against Israel's participation in the pan-continental pop competition. Protesters waving green, white and red Palestinian flags packed the historic Stortorget square near Malmo's 16th-century town hall before a planned march through the city for a rally in a park several miles from the Eurovision venue.
On the heels of his third Super Bowl championship and in the thick of unstoppable fanfare over his relationship, Travis Kelce is apparently moving into a different kind of spotlight. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has confirmed he's attached to the upcoming television series "Grotesquerie," from "American Horror Story" creator Ryan Murphy. According to Deadline, the venture will mark Kelce's acting debut.