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Vol. 26
No. 47
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Frozen 2
Three years after the events of the first film, Elsa (Idina
Menzel) starts to hear a strange sound from the
north calling her. Together with her sister Anna (Kristen
Bell), Kristoff, Olaf (Josh Gad),
and Sven, they embark on a new journey beyond their
homeland of Arendelle in order to discover the origin of
Elsa's magical powers and save their kingdom. Frozen 2
has a different feel to it. While the first film was
brimming with quirky moments, the follow up feels a
little more mature in its plot and themes. This story
heavily centers around the importance of change, even if
that means letting go. Frozen 2 has everything any good
animated film should have. Perfect story, a new world,
lovable characters, phenomenon visuals, strong bonding
between characters, emotions and then a happy ending.
On DVD
Dora And The Lost City Of Gold
When Dora's parents believe that they've found a lost Inca city made of solid
gold, the young explorer is all set to go with them on another amazing jungle
adventure. Her parents though have a different idea. They decide that it's time
for Dora (Isabela Moner) to experience the life of a regular
teenager. They send her to the city to go to high school with her cousin Diego.
Dora soon realizes that high school is merely another type of jungle and does
her best to navigate it and enjoy the adventure. When mercenaries who are
searching for Dora's parents kidnap her, Diego and some of their classmates
while they're on a scavenger hunt at a local museum, Dora must do more than save
herself. Along with her best monkey friend, Boots, Dora must use everything she
has learned in both forested and concrete jungles to help them all survive while
trying to locate the lost city.
The Buzz...
Fargo creator Noah Hawley has been tapped to write and
direct the next installment of the Star Trek franchise. Though
plot details are being kept under wraps, the next Star Trek is expected to see
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban
and Zoe Saldana returning to man the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Though she has acted in many French films over the last decade plus, many film
fans from around the world know Pom Klementieff from her role as
Mantis in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War,
and Avengers: Endgame. But now, thanks to a recent announcement from
filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie, the actress has another mission
lined up that might help her shed her Marvel antennae. According to McQuarrie’s
recent post on Twitter, Pom Klementieff is the latest actor to join the upcoming
Mission: Impossible sequels that are set to begin production all around
the world over the next year or so.
In the most unsurprising news of the week, a Joker sequel is officially
in the works at Warner Bros. Not only that, but Joker co-writer
and director Todd Phillips now reportedly has the permission to
not only make Joker 2, but also give a different DC character a gritty,
Joker-esque origin story.
Netflix has given a series order to a sequel to the History
Channel epic Vikings. The follow-up series, titled Vikings:
Valhalla, will be set 100 years after the events of the original show.
Valhalla will follow “the most famous Vikings who ever lived,” including Leif
Erikson, Freydis, Harald Harada and the Norman
King William the Conqueror.
Zoe Saldana will star in Sabaya, a fact-based thriller that
Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale) will direct
based on a William Monahan script about the unlikely circumstances
that made possible a 2015 U.S. Special Forces raid that killed a top Isis leader
and started the downfall of the radical Islamic State.
It's a Victorious reunion! Ariana Grande reunited with her
former co-stars Elizabeth Gillies and Matt Bennett
during her Sweetener Tour stop in Atlant. The 26 year old singer
and the 26 year old actress threw it back to their Nickelodeon days by
performing their hit Give It Up.
Narcos alum Juan Pablo Raba is set as a lead
opposite Michael Chiklis in Paramount Network’s
Coyote, a one-hour scripted drama series from Emmy-winning executive
producer and director Michelle MacLaren, Dark Horse
Entertainment and Sony Pictures TV. It’s slated to
premiere in 2020.
Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian swooped into the No. 3
spot on a ranking of the most in demand digital originals among U.S. viewers
after its debut, according to new data. For the week of Nov. 10-16, The
Mandalorian, the first live action series in the Star Wars
universe, notched nearly 40 million “demand expressions,” according to research
firm Parrot Analytics.
As pre-production on Amazon Studios’ high-profile Lord
Of the Rings TV series is gearing up in New Zealand, the
streamer is moving ahead with an early Season 2 renewal for the sprawling
adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy novels.
American Idol is planning to give three contestants from past
seasons another shot at stardom. The ABC singing competition made the
announcement on Twitter, then revealed the names of the three fan
favorites during this evening’s episode of Dancing With the
Stars. The lucky singers are Logan Johnson (Season 17),
Layla Spring (Season 16) and Shawn Robinson (Season
17).
Lionsgate has obtained the rights to Seoul Girls, a comedy
feature written by Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson,
with a recent revision by Young II Kim. Wilson will also take on a role
in the pic, which follows a Korean American high school girl and her friends who
enter a worldwide talent competition to be the opening act for the world’s
biggest K-pop boy band. With help from an ex-member of a British girl group and
a former K-pop trainee, the Seoul Girls find their voices on the world’s biggest
stage.
Netflix is ringing in the holiday season by phasing out the Fullers. The
first half of Fuller House‘s fifth and final season will drop on Friday,
Dec. 6. The family comedy’s fourth season finale introduced a number of major
life changes for the Fuller clan, including the birth of (newly engaged couple)
Stephanie and Jimmy’s baby, courtesy of surrogate Kimmy.
Mandy Moore has announced a North American tour for 2020, her
first major tour in over a decade. It kicks off March 20th in Pittsburgh at the
Benedum Center, with Moore playing shows in New York, Chicago, Nashville, San
Francisco, Dallas and more before wrapping May 9th at Denver’s Gothic Theatre. |
