Vol. 28
No. 33
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Reminiscence
Starring Hugh Jackman, Rebecca
Ferguson, and Thandiwe Newton,
Reminiscence is a sci-fi noir movie that focuses on
private investigator Nick Bannister (Jackman), who helps
his clients access lost memories through holograms. When
his new client, Mae (Ferguson) disappears, Bannister
becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her.
To promote Reminiscence, Warner Bros.
partnered with AI face platform D-ID to create a
deepfake generator that allows anyone to insert
themselves one of the film’s trailers. Using the
generator is simple. All you need to do is go to movie’s
official website and upload a picture of yourself. The
generator will then crank out a short trailer that
includes a moving deepfake sequence of your face.
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Blood Red Sky (Netflix)
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action
when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a
transatlantic overnight flight. In order to protect her
son she will have to reveal a dark secret, and unleash
the inner monster she has fought to hide. An innovative
horror thriller, Blood Red Sky is an entertaining affair
that has the right levels of chills and spills to keep
you on the edge of your seats. Blood Red Sky features
Peri Baumeister and Carl Anton
Koch and is streaming with subscription on Netflix.
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The Pursuit Of Love (Prime
Video)
Longing for love, obsessed with sex, Linda is on the
hunt for the perfect lover. But finding Mr Right is much
harder than she thought. This series takes the viewer on
an incredible journey of discovery, exploring women's
coming of age, identity, sexual freedom, and passion,
juxtaposed with the morals and expectations of the
society at large. The story of love unfolded before a
backdrop of the stark contrast between the struggle of
family hierarchy and world dominance and ideology. The
Pursuit of Love featuring Lily James and
Emily Beecham has episodes streaming with
subscription on Prime Video.
The Buzz...
20th Century Studios’ Free Guy is performing
above box office expectations thanks to a mix of strong word of mouth and, quite
possibly, its theaters only release. The Ryan Reynolds comedy
earned $10.5 million from 4,165 locations on Friday and is now estimated for a
$26 million opening weekend.
Kourtney Kardashian is pooshing the beauty boundaries once more!
It's safe to say the former Keeping Up With the Kardashians star's hot
girl summer is still going strong as she recently debuted a dramatic new
hairstyle. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 14, the Poosh
founder showed off her fabulous short haircut, in which she rocked a long bob.
To celebrate her new beauty look, the reality TV personality snapped a series of
mirror selfies that highlighted her fresh chop.
Emma Stone has closed a deal to star in the sequel to Disney+
release Cruella. The move is significant being that it comes amid the
turmoil caused by Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit against Disney over
her compensation for Black Widow, which like Cruella, debuted
day-and-date in theaters and on Disney+.
Mad Men alum Vincent Kartheiser is denying
allegations of misbehavior on the set of HBO Max series Titans.
The star, who plays villain Jonathan Crane, a.k.a Scarecrow, on the new third
season of the DC superhero show, was the subject of two recent internal
Warner Brother Television investigations of alleged negative
behavior.
You'll be totally buggin' about Alicia Silverstone's latest
Clueless reenactment! In recent months, the 44 year old has reprised her
iconic role of Cher and recreated scenes from the 1995 cult teen movie in
TikTok videos. In her latest clip, posted on Friday, Aug. 13, Alicia
enlisted the help of her good friend, fashion designer Christian
Siriano, 35, to play her character's crush, Christian, in a hilarious failed
bedroom seduction scene.
Renowned Japanese filmmaker Shinsuke Sato has signed on to direct
a live action adaptation of My Hero Academia for
Legendary. The prolific filmmaker will make his English language debut with
the movie, which is based on the globally acclaimed manga property. My Hero
Academia, written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi, is among the
most popular manga titles in the world with over 50 million copies in
circulation.
Rare footage of John Lennon playing a 1969 solo show, days before
he left the Beatles, will feature in a new documentary, Rock &
Roll Revival, from director Ron Chapman.
In a career that has spanned over three decades and has admittedly been filled
with lucky breaks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt thinks his latest bit of
good fortune might just be his new dramatic comedy series Mr. Corman.
Hugo Weaving heads the diverse cast of Love Me, a
romantic drama series that is now in production in Melbourne, Australia. The
show explores modern love as experienced by different family members at
different stages of life.
Kendall Jenner is reminiscing about the start of her hot girl
summer with a sexy photo. In a photo posted on her Instagram page, the 25
year old Keeping Up With the Kardashians star poses in a bright blue and
green floral string thong bikini and a neon green baseball cap worn backwards
while inside a shallow swimming pool overlooking a sandy beach.