Vol. 25
No. 14
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Blockers
Julie (Kathryn Newton), Kayla (Geraldine
Viswanathan) and Sam (Gideon Adlon)
are three high school seniors who make a pact to lose
their virginity on prom night. Lisa (Leslie
Mann), Mitchell (John Cena) and Hunter
(Ike Barinholtz) are three overprotective
parents who flip out when they find out about their
daughters' plans. They soon join forces for a wild and
chaotic quest to stop the girls from sealing the deal,
no matter what the cost.
On DVD
13 Reasons Why
This Netflix original series tells the heartwrenching story of a teen's
suicide. When Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) returns home from
school, he finds a box on his porch. Finding his name on it, he opens it to find
a cassette tape by Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford), his
classmate who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On the tape, Hannah reveals
the 13 reasons that led her to commit suicide. Clay wonders if he is on the
list. He will have to listen to the entire tape to find out. Told through the
narratives of both Hannah and Clay, this delicate portrayal of teen suicide will
take viewers on an emotional journey. Based on the bestselling books by Jay
Asher.
The Buzz...
The CW again has given an early renewal to the bulk of its lineup,
picking up all returning series on its fall schedule for the 2018-19 season as
well as freshmen Dynasty and Black Lightning. The list
includes all five DC series, The Flash (Season 5), Arrow
(Season 7), Supergirl (Season 4) and Legends Of Tomorrow
(Season 4), joined by newcomer Black Lighting (Season 2), as well as the
venerable Supernatural, picked up for its 14th season, sophomore success
Riverdale (Season 3) and praised comedies Jane the Virgin (Season
5) and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Season 4) for what could be the duo’s final
seasons.
Atlanta star Zazie Beetz is in talks to join Kristen
Stewart in the Jean Seberg biopic Against All
Enemies.
Gwen Stefani's already mastered The Voice and now it
looks like she's moving on to the face with her own line of cosmetics. Gwen's
applied to trademark P8NT, as in paint, for her own makeup line. It's a
clever name considering it'll include everything from nail polishes to hair
color, in addition to the usual eyeliners, powders and lipsticks. Perfumes,
moisturizers and sunscreens are also in the mix.
Adult Swim shocked Rick and Morty fans on April Fool’s Day
2017 when it debuted the long delayed Season 3 premiere without warning. Fans of
the show predictably braced themselves for another major surprise this year, but
what they got was something they truly could not have predicted. In celebration
of April Fool’s Day 2018, Adult Swim released an extremely bizarre Rick and
Morty short film titled Bushworld Adventures. The short, written
and directed by Michael Cusack, plays more or less like Rick and Morty fan
fiction as it reimagines the show in an Australian alternate universe.
As The Walking Dead marches towards its season eight finale, the AMC
zombie drama is set for a shake-up ahead of season nine later this year, as
current showrunner Scott M. Gimple makes way for the incoming Angela
Kang.
Ed Sheeran will not stand idly by as he’s accused of being a song
thief. Sheeran has filed papers in response to a lawsuit alleging that he
infringed on a song when he co-wrote, The Rest of Our Life, which was
released by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill last year.
NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live converted 9.360 million total
viewers into believers last night, topping its Easter Sunday competition in the
process.
The premiere of the revival of Roseanne keeps getting bigger for ABC.
According to Nielsen data, the show scored the biggest total viewer lift
for any telecast on any network after three days of delayed viewing.
Zachary Quinto is looking forward to returning to Federation Space
to play Spock again in another Star Trek film, but he says
that the franchise’s next step is very much up in the air, with three scripts
currently in development.
Good news for fans of Rocky, Creed, and superstar Michael B.
Jordan: Filming on Creed 2 is officially underway. The news was
shared by the boxing-movie franchise creator Sylvester Stallone
himself by way of a behind the scenes video he shared over social media.
Last Man Standing may be cancelled, but it's not leaving TV
anytime soon. Recently, WGN America announced the Tim Allen
sitcom will join their programming lineup this month. Despite good ratings and a
successful syndication deal, ABC cancelled Last Man Standing last May
after six seasons.