Inside ‘The Smashing Machine’s’ brutal fight scenes

The team behind 'The Smashing Machine' wanted to make every slam, punch and knee to the head reverberate all the way to the ...
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Smashing Blue And Purple Mixed Sand Soundly

"Smashing Blue And Purple Mixed Sand Soundly" unfolds a serene collision of vibrant hues as grains of blue and violet merge in gentle, rhythmic motion. The subtle crunch and soft textures create a ...

‘Nothing was quite the same after that’: Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan relives 30 years of ‘Mellon Collie’

Inspired by Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Sonic Youth’s distortion, Black Sabbath’s symbolic lyricism and layered instrumentals, ...
Variety

Vin Diesel Praises Dwayne Johnson Partnership and ‘Smashing Machine’ Performance After Squashing Feud: ‘He Shined Doing It’

Vin Diesel is sending love to Dwayne Johnson now that the “Fast and Furious” duo have apparently settled their infamous feud. Diesel posted on Instagram a throwback photo of the two actors on set and ...
Chicago Sun-Times

‘Mellon Collie’ with a mezzo-soprano: How the Smashing Pumpkins’ ’90s rock album became an opera

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The Hollywood Reporter

Box Office: ‘Wicked For Good’ Opens to Record-Smashing $147M in U.S., $223M Globally

The Thanksgiving tentpole — starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo — boasts the biggest debut ever for a Broadway adaptation and the third-best among any musical. By Pamela McClintock Senior Film ...
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Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan on teaming up with Lyric Opera of Chicago

CHICAGO — A music mash-up that you may not expect is happening at the Lyric Opera of Chicago: a collaboration of classical musicians, along with the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan. With 30 million ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Review: Billy Corgan's 'A Night of Mellon Collie' is at once intriguing and head spinning

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‘Mellon Collie’ with a mezzo-soprano: How the Smashing Pumpkins’ ’90s rock album became an opera

New York composer and conductor James Lowe worked closely with Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan to adapt the 30-year-old album for a show that’s more Mozart than rock. So perhaps it comes as ...
Us Weekly

Why Emily Blunt Puked Multiple Times After Filming ‘Smashing Machine’ Scene With Dwayne Johnson

Emily Blunt was feeling a bit queasy on the set of the biographical sports drama The Smashing Machine. Blunt, 42, revealed that one scene in particular filmed at a fair alongside costar Dwayne “The ...
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Man Accused of Using Hammer, Knife to Vandalize NYPD Vehicles

NYPD officers arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly vandalized nearly a dozen police vehicles outside a Queens precinct, slashing tires and shattering windows. • NYPD arrested a 22-year-old man for ...
Chicago Reader

A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness redeems the Smashing Pumpkins’ biggest excesses

In 1995, the Smashing Pumpkins were one of the biggest bands in the country. The Chicago alt-rock outfit caught fire with their 1991 debut, Gish, and broke into the mainstream with their 1993 ...