Vol. 25
No. 48
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Creed II
In 1985, Russian boxer Ivan Drago (Dolph
Lundgren) killed former U.S. champion Apollo Creed
in a tragic match that stunned the world. Against the
wishes of trainer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester
Stallone), Apollo's son Adonis Johnson (Michael
B. Jordan) accepts a challenge from Drago's son (Florian
Munteanu), another dangerous fighter. Under
guidance from Rocky, Adonis trains for the showdown of
his life, a date with destiny that soon becomes his
obsession. Now, Johnson and Balboa must confront their
shared legacy as the past comes back to haunt each man.
On DVD
Searching
When recently widowed father David Kim (John Cho) misses several
late night FaceTime calls from his 16 year old daughter Margot (Michelle
La) and discovers the next morning that she's missing, he breaks into her
laptop to look for clues. Detective Rosemary Vick (Debra Messing)
is assigned to the case, and with her help, David begins digging through his
daughter’s search history and the live streaming services he didn't know she
used. Although David hopes Margot has merely run away, as the evidence piles up
it points to the fact that something sinister could have happened to Margot.
The Buzz...
Amazon has set an all-star cast for its upcoming anthology series
Modern Love, based on the New York Times column
and weekly podcast. Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, John
Slattery, Dev Patel, Catherine Keener,
Andy Garcia are just a few of the bevy of stars signed to the project.
Aquaman star Jason Momoa and Matt Damon are
lined up as the next two Saturday Night Live hosts,
following the previously announced Dec. 1 host, Claire Foy.
Taylor Swift has signed a new record deal with Universal
Music Group, as per an announcement on the pop titan's Instagram
account on Monday. UMG will serve as the exclusive worldwide recorded music
partner for the singer and UMG's Republic Records will serve as
her label partner in the United States. Swift's previous deal with Big
Machine Records, an imprint of UMG, had expired on November 10 when
the one year anniversary of the release of reputation, freed her from the label.
The 2019 Emmy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 22,
2019, Fox and the Television Academy announced. Airing live
coast to coast on Fox from the Microsoft Theater at LA
Live in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., the host and producers for the 71st
annual primetime ceremony will be announced at a later date.
Chris Hardwick revealed exactly how long you’re gonna have to wait
for the second half of Season 9 of the Walking Dead to kick off.
The mid-season premiere for the ninth season of The Walking Dead will go down on
Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019.
It took Snow Patrol seven years to release their new album
Wildness, but they haven’t had any trouble regaining momentum after the long
hiatus. The band spent the summer and fall playing to stadiums opening up for
Snow Patrol superfan Ed Sheeran, and just announced an extensive
spring U.S. tour, their first headlining in the states since 2012.
Longtime At&T executive Brad Bentley has been named general
manager and executive vice president of direct to consumer development at
WarnerMedia. Bentley will spearhead the 2019 launch of the company’s still
unnamed streaming service.
The Child’s Play remake launched its official website, and it’s a lot to
take in. The official site is made up to look like a mock advertisement for the
film’s evil Buddi Doll, and reveals that the new killer toy has
received a major upgrade, complete with wifi, smart phone programming, and more.
Alicia Silverstone's divorce agreement calls for her to pay her
ex-husband spousal support, but she's included a clause that gets her out of it
sooner than usual. Alicia and Chris Jarecki's divorce was finalized earlier this
month, and according to docs she'll be forking out $12,000 each month to him in
spousal support.