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Vol. 27
No. 49
Pick Hits
At The Movies
The Dissident
When Washington Post journalist Jamal
Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and
dissidents around the world piece together the clues to
a murder and expose a global cover up. You will be
impressed by the storytelling and journalism. While you
may know about the tragic killing of Jamal Khashoggi,
you probably don't know the real reason behind it, or
what was really going on in Saudi Arabia. This
documentary exposes both. It may well be the most
important film of the year.
On DVD
Tenet
A secret agent (John David Washington)
embarks on a dangerous, time-bending mission to prevent
the start of World War 3. In a twilight world of
international espionage, an unnamed CIA operative, known
as The Protagonist, is recruited by a mysterious
organization called Tenet to participate in a global
assignment that unfolds beyond real time. The mission:
prevent Andrei Sator, a renegade Russian oligarch with
precognition abilities, from starting World War III. The
Protagonist will soon master the art of "time inversion"
as a way of countering the threat that is to come.
Another mind twister by the artful direction of
Christopher Nolan.
The Buzz...
George Clooney has defended Tom Cruise after the
movie star was caught on tape blasting Mission: Impossible crew members
for ignoring COVID protocols. The action man reportedly lost his cool when he
spotted two assistants huddled around a monitor, watching playback, and he fired
off an angry rant threatening to fire anyone who didn’t take the health and
safety rules he helped put in place seriously.
British actor Ian McKellen, who played the wizard Gandalf in the
Lord of the Rings movies, said he was euphoric after receiving his first
dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and urged everyone who was offered the jab
to accept it.
Carrie Underwood has sung duets with some of the biggest names in
music. But as she started to record Little Drummer Boy, one
of the 11 tracks on her chart topping holiday album, My Gift, she
kept hearing her son Isaiah’s voice singing alongside her. “I recorded the whole
song by myself in the studio, but as I was singing it I felt like I could hear
his little voice in my head,” Underwood revealed in a video call from her
Nashville home.
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is revamping
1980s comedy Revenge Of The Nerds for a whole new generation of fans. The
writer and director will produce the 20th Century Studios film, which
will be written by 22 Jump Street twins Keith and Kenny
Lucas, who will also star.
Sebastian Stan and Lily James are in talks to star
in a Hulu limited series about Tommy Lee and Pamela
Anderson. The project will delve into the tumultuous relationship between
the rock star and the model/actress, including the infamous incident in which
their honeymoon sex tape was stolen and leaked to the public.
Naomi Ackie is in final negotiations to portray Whitney
Houston in Sony’s upcoming musical biopic I Wanna Dance With
Somebody. Stella Meghie is directing the film from a
screenplay by Bohemian Rhapsody writer Anthony McCarten.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody is slated to release at Thanksgiving of 2022.
It's lucky number seven for Taylor Hanson. The Hanson brother has
officially welcomed his seventh child with wife Natalie Hanson, a
baby girl named Maybellene.
Vinny Guadagnino is opening up about his mental health journey. On
a recent episode of the Click Bait podcast, the Jersey
Shore star recalled struggling with anxiety while filming the hit reality
show.
Florence Pugh is producing and starring in the murder mystery
The Maid for Universal Pictures, based on Nita
Prose’s debut novel of the same name.
CBS has announced that it has picked up the revival of Kids Say the
Darndest Things, which ABC canceled earlier this year, for a second
season. Tiffany Haddish will return to serve as host and executive
producer.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are raising Kane, and
maybe even Erica. The married alumni of daytime’s All My Children are
among the team working on a primetime continuation of the long running soap
opera.
The CW’s newest Arrowverse entry, Superman & Lois, has added
Tyrant star Adam Rayner as a series regular. Rayner will play
Morgan Edge, who on sister series Supergirl was portrayed by Heroes‘
Adrian Pasdar. On Smallville, meanwhile, the character was
played by both Rutger Hauer and Patrick Bergin. |
