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Vol. 26
No. 45
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Doctor Sleep
Struggling with alcoholism, Dan Torrance (Ewan
McGregor) remains traumatized by the sinister events
that occurred at the Overlook Hotel when he was a child.
His hope for a peaceful existence soon becomes shattered
when he meets Abra, a teen who shares his extrasensory
gift of the "shine." Together, they form an unlikely
alliance to battle the True Knot, a cult whose members
try to feed off the shine of innocents to become
immortal. Stephen King penned this novel
as a follow up to The Shining.
On DVD
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Brixton Lorr is a cybernetically enhanced soldier who possesses superhuman
strength, a brilliant mind and a lethal pathogen that could wipe out half of the
world's population. It's now up to hulking lawman Luke Hobbs (Dwayne
Johnson) and lawless operative Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) to
put aside their past differences and work together to prevent the seemingly
indestructible Lorr (Idris Elba) from destroying humanity.
The Buzz...
Ben Affleck is set to star in the next film from director
Robert Rodriguez, a mind bending action thriller called Hypnotic.
Rodriguez and Max Borenstein wrote the film that will star Affleck
as a detective who becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter
and a secret government program while investigating a string of impossible
high-end heists.
Pop culture fans around the world couldn't help but notice the incredible
chemistry between the A Star Is Born co-stars Lady Gaga and
Bradley Cooper. Whether sharing the stage at the 2019 Oscars
or heating up the big screen, there was something special about this duo that
moviegoers couldn't ignore. The chemistry become so electric that romance rumors
continued to surround the famous duo for several months. So what does Lady Gaga
have to say about them? Things never got romantic.
James Dean will be brought back to the big screen through CGI
visual effects for the Vietnam War era drama Finding Jack. The
actor, best known for Rebel Without a Cause, East of
Eden and Giant, died in a car accident in 1955 at age 24. Magic
City Films has obtained rights from his family to cast Dean
posthumously in the secondary lead role in the movie.
Andy Serkis is in talks to play Alfred Pennyworth in Matt
Reeves’ The Batman. Robert Pattinson is set
to star as the Dark Knight. Reeves took over the directing gig
after Ben Affleck stepped away from the role.
Chris Stapleton is rendered as a Lego mini figure in the
new video for Second One to Know, a colorful, eye-popping
montage that finds the Kentucky country singer doing battle with ninjas and
ultimately slaying a dragon with a literally fiery guitar solo. Stapleton’s wife
Morgane and members of his family are also animated as Lego people, along with
Stapleton’s band, including producer Dave Cobb. There’s also a
cameo by Stapleton super-fan and friend Chris Pratt, who lent his
voice to both The Lego Movie in 2014 and its 2019 sequel.
Lifetime’s Salt-n-Pepa biopic has found its leads. G.G. Townson
and Laila Odom will be playing Cheryl “Salt”
James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton, respectively.
Additionally, the upcoming limited series will also star Cleveland
Berto as music producer Hurby Azor, Jermel Howard
as rapper Treach and Monique Paul as DJ
Spinderella. This still untitled authorized biopic follows the acclaimed
musicians as they first fall into the world of hip-hop after recording a song
for a friend. It will track their impact on the music world, becoming one of the
first all-female rap groups, changing the look and sound of the genre.
CBS is serving up another show from the mind of James Corden.
This time, the network has issued an order for “Game On!,” an
equal parts comedy and game show based on the popular U.K. series A League of
Their Own, which Corden hosts. Keegan-Michael Key has been tapped to
host the U.S. version, which will feature tennis champion Venus
Williams and New England Patriots Super Bowl
champion Rob Gronkowski as team captains.
Emilia Clarke has had millions of people "bend the knee" to her
Game of Thrones character onscreen, but when she came face to face
with a real-life royal, it was her turn. The 33-year-old actress, who played
dragon mom and queen Daenerys Targaryen, met Prince William at
Kensington Palace during the Centrepoint Awards, which celebrates young people
who have overcome homelessness.
Millions of fans’ realities were shattered today at the release of Stranger
Things 3’s blooper reel on the show’s official Twitter page.
Coming to terms with the notion that this cast is fallible will surely rock many
viewers to the core. Others, perhaps, can take comfort knowing that, at the end
of the day, these people are just like us. They’re merely a lot younger and get
paid a whole lot more. |
