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Vol. 27 No. 17

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Binge This

High Fidelity (Hulu)
This TV series adaptation of Nick Hornby’s novel of the same name has a lot to live up to with the iconic 2000 romantic comedy drama film of the same name having been a commercial and critical success. This version stars Zoe Kravitz as a record store owner who is obsessed with pop culture and music. The first season of 10 episodes has received solid reviews, with the RottenTomatoes critical consensus stating that while it “skips the occasional beat,” the “fresh take on a familiar track is as witty as it is emotionally charged, giving the charming and curmudgeonly Zoe Kravitz plenty of room to shine.” Fun fact: Kravitz’s mother, Lisa Bonet, appeared in the original movie. Second fun fact: Zoe's father is famous rocker Lenny Kravitz.

On DVD

The Last Full Measure
The true story of William Pitsenbarger (Jeremy Irvine), an Air Force medic who saved over 60 men in one of the harshest battles of the Vietnam War. Offered the chance to escape on the last helicopter out of the combat zone, Pitsenbarger chose to stay behind to save and in order to defend the lives of his fellow soldiers. Twenty years later, Pitsenbarger’s comrade in arms, Tulley (William Hurt), and father, Frank Pitsenbarger (Christopher Plummer), seek the help of investigator Scott Huffman (Sebastian Stan) and other surviving veterans of the battle to finally procure him The Congressional Medal of Honor he deserved.
 

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Amazon Prime Video is ready for some more football, and the NFL expects to be hitting the field this fall. Amazon is set to stream a dozen NFL games worldwide for the next three seasons on both Prime and the Twitch live streaming platform, under a renewal of its pact with the league for rights to Thursday Night Football games through 2022. Under the new deal with the NFL, it will have exclusive global rights to one late season game globally on Prime Video and Twitch each of the next three seasons.

Clare Crawley’s season of The Bachelorette might not be airing this spring, but ABC hopes you’ll accept this replacement: The network has ordered a retrospective event series that will look back at iconic moments from the reality franchise. Titled The Bachelor: The Most Unforgettable — Ever!, the 10 episode series will revisit memorable scenes from the past 18 years. Each three hour episode will cover a full season of one of the Bachelor shows, reflecting on the shocking rose ceremonies, passionate proposals, dramatic breakups and more.

AMC Theatres has hit hard at Universal Pictures, announcing it will no longer play any of the studio’s films in the wake of NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell’s promise to use premium VOD while films are still in theaters. Universal used the Pvod format to release Trolls World Tour on April 10 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and widespread theater closures rather than wait for theaters to re-open, which is unlikely to occur until mid-summer. The studio revealed that Trolls World Tour took in $100 million in premium VOD rentals in its first three weeks of play in North America, a result the will push film on the road to profitability.

Pop TV’s One Day At a Time is getting animated. The reimagening of Norman Lear’s classic will produce an animated special to air this spring. Like all other live action Hollywood production, filming on the current fourth season of One Day At a Time was suspended in mid-March amid a growing coronavirus pandemic. Shortly after that, One Day At a Time executive producer Gloria Calderon Kellett, whose husband is a cartoonist, brought the idea of an animated episode with fellow executive producer Mike Royce. The two took it to Odaat producing studio Sony Pictures TV, which helped get the ball rolling.

A live-action Goosebumps series based on R.L. Stine’s bestselling books is in the works for the small screen. Scholastic Entertainment, the media division of Scholastic, is teaming with Neal H. Moritz, producer of the Goosebumps and Goosebumps 2 films, and Sony Pictures TV, where Moritz’s Original Film is under a deal, to develop the series.

Actor and producer Steven Yeun, who became known for his breakout role on The Walking Dead, has signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios. Under the pact, Yeun will work with the studio to develop and produce television series targeted for premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.

HBO has made a deal to develop a series from the classic horror franchise Hellraiser, with Halloween helmer David Gordon Green set to direct the pilot and several more initial episodes that brings to the small screen for the first time the iconic pincushion-headed villain who heads a group of pasty-faced villains sent from hell, known as the Cenobites.

NBC’s hit athletic competition series The Titan Games is returning for its second season on Monday, May 25, according to the network. Hosted and executive produced by Dwayne Johnson, The Titan Games will premiere with a two hour episode beginning at 8 Pm ET on May 25. Beginning June 1, the series will air weekly in its regularly scheduled 8-9 Pm timeslot.

Lionsgate has hired American Hustle scribe Eric Warren Singer to write Now You See Me 3, the latest installment in the franchise based on a fresh take by Singer. The first two movies in the Now You See Me series have taken in $687 million worldwide cumulatively. The previous films starred Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman, among others. No casting has been set yet for the third installment.

Judd Apatow in an Instagram conversation with SNL’s Pete Davidson announced that their summer comedy, originally slated to hit theaters on June 19, will now go on VOD on June 12. The comedy based on Davidson’s life, directed by Apatow and co-written by Davidson, Apatow and former SNL scribe David Sirus was expected to make its world premiere at SXSW with further play at the Tribeca Film Festival, but both events were canceled.

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HOT 20 SONGS

1. Adore You - Harry Styles
2. Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
3. Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
4. My Oh My - Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby
5. Everything I Wanted - Billie Eilish
6. Hot Girl Bummer - Blackbear
7. Say So - Doja Cat
8. Intentions - Justin Bieber ft. Quavo
9. Circles - Post Malone
10. RITMO (Bad Boys For Life) - BEP ft. J Balvin
11. Stupid Love - Lady Gaga
12. Roxanne - Arizona Zervas
13. Heartless - The Weeknd
14. You Should Be Sad - Halsey
15. I Love Me - Demi Lovato
16. Memories - Maroon 5
17. Falling - Trevor Daniel
18. The Box - Roddy Ricch
19. The Other Side - SZA & Justin Timberlake
20. Break My Heart - Dua Lipa


Stream This

1. Trolls World Tour (Early Access))
2. Fantasy Island (New)
3. Birds Of Prey (Early Access)
4. Sonic The Hedgehog (Early Access)
5. Onward (Early Access)
6. Bloodshot (Early Access)
7. Bad Boys For Life (Early Access)
8. Dolittle (Early Access)
9. Call Of The Wild (Early Access)
10. The Invisible Man (Early Access)


ON DVD

1. Bad Boys For Life
2. Jumanji: The Next Level
3. Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise Of Skywalker
4. The Gentlemen
5. 1917
6. Frozen 2
7. Like A Boss
8. IP Man 4: The Finale
• Guns Akimbo (New)
• The Rhythm Section (New)


Top Streaming Shows

1. Tiger King (Netflix)
2. Stranger Things (Netflix)
3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Disney Plus)
4. The Mandalorian (Disney Plus)
5. Money Heist (Netflix)
6. Titans (DC Universe)
7. Ozark
8. The Witcher (Netflix)
9. Harley Quinn (DC Universe)
10. Star Trek: Picard (CBS All Access)



 


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