Vol. 25
No. 47
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Video game bad guy Ralph (John C. Reilly) and
fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz (Sarah
Silverman) must risk it all by traveling to the
World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save
Vanellope's video game, "Sugar Rush." In way over their
heads, Ralph and Vanellope rely on the citizens of the
internet, the netizens, to help navigate their way,
including an entrepreneur named Yesss, who is the head
algorithm and the heart and soul of trend making site
BuzzzTube.
On DVD
Crazy Rich Asians
When one woman travels back to Singapore (Constance Wu) to attend
the wedding of her boyfriend's best pal, she suddenly realizes that she's in way
over her head. Before the trip, she has no idea that her beloved (Henry
Golding) just happens to belong to one of the richest families in
Asia-and that he's at the top of the most eligible bachelor lists everywhere.
With this newfound insight, the woman finds that she is constantly under attack
from rabid fans of her boyfriend who would do her harm women who are desperate
to take her place and win over her man.
The Buzz...
John Williams may be finished with Star Wars after
next year’s untitled Episode IX, but he’s not done yet. The legendary composer,
who’s brought his musical stylings to the space opera franchise for more than 40
years, is providing an original score for the Star Wars themed land known as
Galaxy’s Edge that will open at Disney's theme parks in 2019.
When the trailer dropped for Netflix’s The Princess Switch, in which
Vanessa Hudgens plays both a Chicago baker and a European duchess,
fans couldn’t help but draw Parent Trap comparisons. And Hudgens,
29, is flattered by the likeness. “I’ve seen that movie so many times,” she
tells People. “My sister and I used to act out the scenes from the movie. It’s
still such a go-to of mine. If I still love it, hopefully, this will be a
classic for my fans and that they’ll still watch it.”
Big Mouth has been renewed for a third season at Netflix.
The animated comedy series, which hails from real life best friends Nick
Kroll and Andrew Goldberg, tells stories about the glorious
nightmare that is teenaged puberty. Season 2 debuted on Oct. 5.
Her Royal Highness Claire Foy will reign over 30 Rock this
December when the "Crown" star hosts Saturday Night Live
for the first time.
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald lead the foreign box
office with a massive $191 million. The Harry Potter prequel
series launched in North America with $62 million for a global weekend haul of
$253 million.
Mel B opens up about her December 2014 suicide attempt, and immediate
regret about it, in her new memoir. The 43 year old Spice Girls
singer, former X Factor U.K. judge and America's Got Talent
judge had mentioned the incident in a 2017 court filing against her now-ex
Stephen Belafonte, who she had accused of abuse and with whom she
shares the youngest of her three daughters. In her book Brutally
Honest, set for release on November 27, Mel describes her suicide attempt in
more detail, recalling the aftermath of swallowing 200 Aspirin pills.
Diddy just addressed the tragic death of Kim Porter for the
first time with a touching video and a heartbreaking message about the mother of
his children. The Bad Boy honcho posted the tribute Sunday on
Instagram, which shows him and Kim doing a maternity photo shoot with
Essence magazine in December 2006.
Frankie Muniz was already going through a difficult time as he
mourned his late uncle, and then his cat caused his house to flood. “I arrived
home from my uncle’s funeral to find 4 of my 5 story brownstone home under 3
feet of water. Everything I own, destroyed. Every wall, piece of artwork,
personal photos, furniture,” he tweeted. “All because my cat accidentally turned
on a sink a few days ago while we were gone.”