Vol. 25
No. 04
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) leads some escaped Gladers
on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save
their friends, they must break into the legendary Last
City, a WCKD controlled labyrinth that may turn out to
be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out
alive will get answers to the questions that the Gladers
have been asking since they arrived in the maze.
On DVD
The Foreigner
Quan (Jackie Chan), a restaurant owner with a complicated past, is
living in London with his 15 year old daughter, Fan. He drops her off at a
boutique in order to buy a dress for school, while he goes to park. A bomb goes
off in the street, killing Fan and several other people. Desperate to know the
names of each person responsible for Fan's death, Quan seeks out Irish Deputy
Minister Liam Hennessy (Pierce Brosnan), who refuses to help him.
A group calling themselves The Authentic IRA claims responsibility for the
bombing and Quan is certain Hennessy knows their identities. He begins to hound
Hennessy, using all the knowledge and skills from his past life in order to get
revenge for his daughter's death.
The Buzz...
Shailene Woodley has taken her relationship to a new level,
Instagram. The Big Little Lies actress, 26, shared a kiss with
boyfriend and rugby player Ben Volavola on Instagram stories.
Woodley and Volavola attended the Valentino Haute Couture
Spring Summer 2018 show as part of Paris Fashion
Week in France.
Grumpy Cat has a lot of reasons to be less grumpy this week,
710,001 reasons to be exact. The Grumpy Cat Limited company was
awarded $710,001 in damages when a California jury decided that the beverage
company Grenade was guilty of infringing on its copyright and trademark.
Demi Lovato is dedicated to helping her fans as she travels
across the country for her upcoming Tell Me You Love Me tour. The singer,
25, revealed on Good Morning America that she would be
offering free mental health counseling to her fans in partnership with Cast
Centers, the mental health and wellness program she co-owns. She
previously offered similar services while on tour with Nick Jonas
for their Future Now tour in 2016.
Elton John is hanging it up after more than 50 years of touring. The
piano rock legend just announced his final road gig, the Farewell
Yellow Brick Road tour, which will span three years.
Rachel Weisz says she knew about Harvey Weinstein‘s
alleged bad behavior decades before the former mogul was accused by over 60
women. The Oscar winner, 47, told the Evening Standard that
one of Weinstein’s British accusers told Weisz her story 20 years ago. Weisz
said she was dismayed by how no one did anything for her friend.
Tom Cruise has a new mission! The 55 year old actor is on
Instagram and shared his first photos that teased the sixth Mission:
Impossible movie. The first image is of a clapperboard that reveals the
official title of the sequel, Mission: Impossible Fallout, and that it
will be released in the summer.
Warren Miller, the adventure filmmaker who was one of the first
make skiing movies, died at the age of 93 at his home on Orcas Island, Wash.,
according to a statement issued on his official Facebook page.
Helen Mirren is set to play the eponymous lead role on HBO
and Sky miniseries Catherine the Great. Catherine the Great
is a four-part drama that delves into the politically tumultuous and sexually
charged court of the most powerful female monarch in history, per the two
networks’ shared description.
Another beloved comedy series is coming back for a new installment on its
original network. CBS has given 13 episode series order to Murphy
Brown, a revival of the 1988 sitcom with its creator Diane
English and star Candice Bergen both set to return.
Meryl Streep has joined the cast of Big Little
Lies for Season 2. The actress will play Mary Louise Wright, the mother of
Alexander Skarsgard’s character who arrives in Monterey to tend to
her grandchildren and search for answers.
The animation division of Warner Bros. Pictures has struck
a deal with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to produce a series of
films based on the characters and stories created by childhood mainstay Dr.
Seuss. The first project out of the gate will be a fully animated version of
Seuss’ classic, The Cat in the Hat. The project is in the
development stage and a search for a writer will begin shortly.
Ryan Reynolds and his production banner, Maximum Effort,
has cemented his relationship with Twentieth Century Fox
for another three years. The deal will see Reynolds first movie come in the form
of a revamped Clue. Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and
Paul Wernick will pen the script.