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Watch Nick Cave play HG Wells in trailer for new Benedict Cumberbatch movie

‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain,’ about the famous cat illustrator, also features Taika Waititi, Richard Ayoade, Julian Barratt and two Queen Elizabeths (Claire Foy and Olivia Colman). It’s out in October.

Tom Waits, Jason Mantzoukas & more featuring in new stop-motion animated series 'Ultra City Smiths'

‘Ultra City Smiths‘ is a “stop motion animated baby doll series” that also stars Tim Heidecker, Kristen Bell, John C. Reilly, Luis Guzman, Julian Barratt, Melissa Villaseñor, and more.

Indie Basement (4/30): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in Indie Basement: reviews of new albums from Matt Sweeney & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Teenage Fanclub, Guided by Voices, Luke Haines (The Auteurs), Róisín Murphy, Paul Jacobs (Pottery), and more.

The Mighty Boosh, League of Gentlemen & other shows pulled from Netflix over blackface

Plus: Amid the protests against police brutality and institutional racism, tv series COPS and Live PD have been canceled.

Tim Gane's Cavern of Anti-Matter release 'In Fabric' soundtrack

Cavern of Anti-Matter’s baroque, synthy score to Peter Strickland’s delightfully perverse horror film ‘In Fabric’ is out now.