Master Gardener (2023) | Streaming/VOD Premiere, U.S. Theatrical Releases | May 19, 2023
Directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Schrader based on his original screenplay, MASTER GARDENER follows Narvel Roth (award-winner Joel Edgerton), the meticulous horticulturist of Gracewood Gardens. He is as much devoted to tending the grounds of this beautiful and historic estate, to pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager Mrs. Haverhill (three-time Academy Award nominee ….
Fan Expo Philadelphia (formerly Wizard World) (2024) | Comic Cons | May 3 - May 5, 2024
Original Cult Horror Classic Friday the 13th Hits Movie Theaters (1980) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | May 9, 1980
Prompted by the success of John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic Halloween, director Sean Cunningham put an advertisement in a 1979 edition of Variety to sell a new horror movie titled Friday the 13th. This while screenwriter Victor Miller was still drafting a screenplay for the film. After casting the movie in New York City, shooting ….
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) | French Festival Premieres, World Premieres | May 20, 2023
Rawhide's Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites Vinyl Release (2023) | Vinyl Releases | May 26, 2023
Rawhide’s Clint Eastwood Sings Cowboy Favorites finds Clint Eastwood (as his character Rowdy Yates from Rawhide) crooning his way through classic cowboy standards in a style that has been called “a kind of cross between Roy Rogers and Dean Martin.” Eastwood saddles up to standards such as San Antonio Rose, Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Bouquet of Roses, ….
Malone (1987) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | May 1, 1987
A disillusioned former CIA-assassin (Burt Reynolds), on the run from his former employers, gets stranded in a small Wyoming town and stays to help a local farmer and his daughter fight a corrupt sheriff who’s under the thumb of a ruthless land developer out to evict all of the farmers from their land. Malone’s storyline ….
Guitar Owned by Grunge Music Icon Kurt Cobain Sells at Auction for Nearly $600K (2023) | Auctions and Pop Ups | May 19 - May 21, 2023
One of Kurt Cobain’s smashed guitars sold at auction for $595,000. The black Fender Stratocaster was sold by Julien’s at their Music Icons auction at New York City’s Hard Rock Café in May 2023. Over 1,200 items owned and used by the world’s greatest music artists such as Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, The Beatles, Guns N’ ….
The Making of Elvis Movie Exhibition (2023) | Art Exhibitions, Experiences, Tours | May 25 - Sep 4, 2023
If you’ve seen Baz Luhrmann’s ELVIS, we know you’re going to be all shook up about Elvis – and there is no better place to live the legacy of the king than at Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis. In partnership with Warner Bros., National Film and Sound Archives of Australia, and filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, Graceland ….
Computex (2023) | Trade Shows | May 30 - Jun 2, 2023
Established in 1981, COMPUTEX TAIPEI is a leading global ICT and IoT show featuring complete supply chains and ecosystems. Organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA), COMPUTEX, based upon Taiwan’s ICT clusters, covers the coomplete spectrum of ICT industry, from established brands to startups and from ICT supply ….
Musician Daru Jones Book Signing and Live Podcast at The Hip Hop Shop DC (2023) | Free Events, Podcast Premieres, Signings | May 28, 2023
Michigan-born Daru Jones, a two time Grammy Award winner whose diverse musical collaborations include the likes of Pete Rock and Jack White, will be hosting a book signing at The Hip Hop Shop in Washington DC on Sunday, May 28th, 2023, from 2-4 PM. Daru Jones’ decades-long career took off after moving to New York ….
De La Soul and Digital Underground Producer Dante Ross Hosting Book Signing and Live Podcast at DC's Hip Hop Shop (2023) | Free Events, Podcast Premieres, Signings | May 27, 2023
Meet and greet one of Hip Hop’s legendary A&R Producers, Dante Ross, on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 at The Hip Hop Shop in Washington D.C. The free event also includes a live podcast. Music executive Dante Ross is an American music industry executive and record producer. He has been named one of the top-25 greatest ….
Shin Ultraman (2022) | Japanese Theatrical Releases | May 13, 2022
As the threat of giant unidentified lifeforms known as “S-Class Species” worsens in Japan, a silver giant appears from beyond Earth’s atmosphere. There’s never a dull day on Japan’s newly established SSSP Kaiju defense taskforce, led by Kimio Tamura, played by Drive My Car’s Hidetoshi Nishijima. After a particularly challenging encounter, a silver giant descends ….
National Taffy Day | Cultural Events, Food Festivals | May 23
Taffy candy has been made and sold for generations and it’s a favorite souvenir of many vacationers. On May 23, we celebrate this tart and chewy treat for National Taffy Day. National Taffy Day is a day to indulge in the sweet pastime of unwrapping twisty wax paper and popping a chewy bit of taffy ….
Cannes International Film Festival (2023) | Film Festivals | May 16 - May 27, 2023
Memorial Day (2023) | Holidays | May 29, 2023
Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, is a U.S. holiday that takes place on the last Monday in May. The Day honors those who have died in the nation’s wars. It originated during the American Civil War when citizens placed flowers on the graves of those who had been killed in battle. More than ….