Vol. 26
No. 20
Pick Hits
At The Movies
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
An American neo-noir action thriller film starring
Keanu Reeves as the titular character in the
third installment in the John Wick film series. After
gunning down a member of the High Table, the shadowy
international assassin's guild, legendary hit man John
Wick finds himself stripped of the organization's
protective services. Now stuck with a $14 million bounty
on his head, Wick must fight his way through the streets
of New York as he becomes the target of the world's most
ruthless killers.
On DVD
Fighting With My Family
Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic
when they get the once in a lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE.
But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must
leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's
journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes
her different is the very thing that can make her a star. Dwayne "The Rock"
Johnson blends his WWE and acting careers in this one.
The Buzz...
BBC America drama Killing Eve was the biggest winner
at BAFTA’s British Academy Television Awards, which were handed out at
London’s Royal Festival Hall. The hit show took home three trophies, for best
drama series, best actress for Jodie Comer and best supporting
actress for Fiona Shaw.
Disney's Avengers: Endgame dipped a little more than expected for the
three-day, but it was still able to capture the weekend's top spot, holding off
a record start for a video game adaptation from WB's Pokemon: Detective
Pikachu.
NBC’s Little Big Shots will undergo some creative changes before it
returns next year. Host Steve Harvey, who co-created Little Big
Shots with Ellen DeGeneres and has hosted since its 2016 launch,
is departing the variety series ahead of the next season. He will be replaced by
star Melissa McCarthy when the show returns next year. The show,
which showcases performances by talented children alongside comedic interview
segments, is currently slated to return in midseason with what NBC is
describing as an “all-new take” on the format.
This Is Us has been renewed for Seasons 4, 5, and 6 at
NBC. This is not the first time the hit drama series has received a
multi-season commitment at the network. After it’s first season kicked off to
stellar numbers and critical acclaim, NBC gave it an early pick up for two more
seasons, bringing the show to its current third season.
Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi series The Orville has been
renewed for a third season at Fox. Set 400 years in the future, the
series follows The U.S.S. Orville, a mid-level exploratory spaceship stocked
with a crew of both humans and aliens who have to balance complications in
space, as well as everyday personal and relationship problems.
Fox has greenlit a second installment of 9-1-1 starring Rob
Lowe. The new entry in the budding franchise is titled 9-1-1: Lone
Star. It follows a sophisticated New York cop (Lowe) who, along with his
son, re-locates to Austin, Texas, and must try to balance saving those who are
at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in his own life.
Whiskey Cavalier has been canceled after one season at ABC.
Series star Scott Foley posted a video on Instagram
thanking fans for their support of the show. Following an emotional breakup, FBI
super-agent Will Chase was assigned to work with badass CIA operative Frankie
Trowbridge. Together in the series they led an inter-agency team of flawed,
funny and heroic spies who periodically save the world.
Shania Twain is joining the cast of Lionsgate’s faith based
biopic about Jeremy Camp, I Still Believe. Along with the
five time Grammy winner, Britt Robertson, Melissa
Roxburgh and Nathan Dean Parsons are joining the cast.
The film, to be directed by brothers Jon and Andrew Erwin,
previously cast Riverdale actor K.J. Apa to play Camp and Gary
Sinise to play his father, Tom Camp. Twain will play Camp’s mother in the
film.
Shia Labeouf and Mel Gibson will star in
Rothchild, a dark comedy about New York’s super rich helmed by Stan &
Ollie director Jon S. Baird. Labeouf plays Becket Rothchild,
who was cast out from the family. As an adult the charismatic Beckett hatches a
plan to get back into the family and claim his birth right.