Vol. 26
No. 21
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Aladdin
When a street urchin finds a lamp with a genie inside,
he uses the lamp to turn himself into a prince in order
to win the heart of a beautiful princess. But an evil
vizier is after the lamp too. Will Smith
takes over for Robin Williams as the Genie
in this captivating live action remake of the classic
Disney animated tale. A wonderful retelling of a
classic story that is sure to please audiences of all
ages.
On DVD
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
From DreamWorks Animation comes a surprising tale about growing
up, finding the courage to face the unknown and how nothing can ever train you
to let go. What began as an unlikely friendship between an adolescent Viking and
a fearsome Night Fury dragon has become an epic adventure spanning their lives.
When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest
threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only
home they’ve known and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth.
The Buzz...
Amazon Studios has acquired global rights to Joseph
Gordon-Levitt’s terrorist drama 7500. In 7500, Gordon-Levitt plays
the co-pilot of a plane that has been hijacked by terrorists. The title
references the code 7500, which a pilot uses in the event of a hijacking. The
code is designed to silently alert air traffic controllers of the situation
without tipping off the hijacker.
Across HBO, HBO Go, and HBO Now, the conclusion of
the megahit fantasy series Game Of Thrones drew 19.3
million viewers, overtaking the previous series high of 18.4 million viewers
that was set just last week. In addition, 13.6 million people watched 9 p.m.
telecast on HBO alone, breaking the record for the biggest single telecast in
HBO history.
In the latest trailer for Toy Story 4, Woody teams up with Duke Caboom, a
motorcycle riding daredevil voiced by Keanu Reeves, to make a
massive jump across shelves in a toy store. It’s just one of the new thrills on
hand in the latest look at the Pixar film, which finds Woody (Tom
Hanks) and company setting out to rescue a toy spork named Forky and bring
him back to their new owner, Bonnie. Thankfully, Duke Caboom comes equipped with
all sorts of poses he can do on his motorcycle.
Things are gonna get dark when Stranger Things returns with its
third season on July 4. Coca-Cola is partnering with Netflix to
journey back to one of the darkest chapters in our nation’s history: the birth
of New Coke. The infamous soda sparked outcry when Coca-Cola changed its formula
for Coke in the summer of 1985 in what is now considered the biggest marketing
mistakes of all time, according to the AP. New Coke lasted just 79 days before
the original recipe returned.
The Invisible Man remake will be appearing in theaters in 2020,
with Universal officially setting the release date for the Blumhouse-produced
film starring Elisabeth Moss and directed by Leigh
Whannell.
Say hello to Dr. Jon Bon Jovi. The Bon Jovi frontman was on
hand at the University of Pennsylvania’s 263rd Commencement where he received an
honorary Doctor of Music degree.
Ex-WWE superstar Ashley Massaro was found hanging in an
apparent suicide, multiple sources connected with the situation say. The 39 year
old was found unconscious inside of her Suffolk County, NY home.
The connection between Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
is no joke! The newly engaged couple may come from different realms of the
entertainment world, but a source tells it’s their similar senses of humor that
make the romance work. “Scarlett likes Colin’s sarcasm and wit,” the insider
says of the Avengers: Endgame actress and the Saturday Night
Live funnyman.
O.J. Simpson ain't mad the Bills are finally allowing another player to
wear his famous #32 jersey saying, "Whatever they do is fine with me." The team
announced this month it's giving away O.J.'s old number to newly signed halfback
Senorise Perry. It's a big deal because Buffalo hadn't allowed a
single player to use the jersey since Simpson last wore it for the team in 1977.