Vol. 28
No. 27
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Black Widow
Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson), aka
Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger
when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past
arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to
bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a
spy, and the broken relationships left in her wake long
before she became an Avenger. A prequel to her time in
the MCU, this is a classic Marvel popcorn
munching actioner.
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Kevin Can F**k Himself (AMC Premiere)
Explore the secret life of a woman we all grew up
watching: the sitcom wife. The series looks to break
television convention and ask what the world looks like
through her eyes. Alternating between single-camera
realism and multi camera zaniness, the formats will
inform one another as we imagine what happens when the
sitcom wife escapes her confines, and takes the lead in
her own life. KEVIN CAN F**K HIMSELF featuring Annie
Murphy and Eric Petersen has one or
more episodes streaming with subscription on AMC
Premiere, and streaming via tv everywhere with AMC.
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (Disney +)
Four gifted orphans are recruited by an eccentric
benefactor to go on a secret mission. Placed undercover
at a boarding school known as The Institute, they must
foil a nefarious plot with global ramifications, while
creating a new sort of family along the way. It tells
the story of four gifted children: Reynie Muldoon,
George "Sticky" Washington, Kate Wetherall, and
Constance Contraire, who form the Mysterious Benedict
Society and are sent to investigate an institution
called L.I.V.E. (the Learning Institute for the Very
Enlightened), run by a man named Ledroptha Curtain.
The Buzz...
HBO Max is starting Gossip Girl's next chapter with
the reboot's premiere on Thursday, July 8. The all new cast includes Jordan
Alexander, Eli Brown, Thomas Doherty, Tavi
Gevinson, Emily Alyn Lind, Evan Mock,
Zion Moreno, Whitney Peak and Savannah Lee
Smith, with Kristen Bell lending her voice again.
Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are happy anywhere,
especially now in the throes of newlywed bliss. The superstar couple, who first
met on the set of The Voice in 2014, tied the knot over the Fourth
of July weekend in an intimate ceremony that came eight months after they got
engaged. Just when Stefani started to wonder when the big question was coming,
the God's Country singer got down on one knee and proposed while
the Cool artist was visiting his Oklahoma ranch.
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's girls had
themselves a fun day out at the start of the Fourth of July weekend. On
Saturday, July 3, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared on her
Instagram Story photos and videos from a short beach getaway she took
with her boyfriend's 15 year old daughter Alabama Barker, and stepdaughter
Atiana De La Hoya, 22, who he helped raise when he was married to their mother,
his ex Shanna Moakler.
Renée Zellweger and Ant Anstead have made their
unofficial public debut as a couple. Over the Fourth of July weekend, the 52
year old Oscar-winning actress and the 42 year old British TV personality
spent time together at his new oceanfront home in Laguna Beach, Calif. home. The
two were joined by his boy Hudson London Anstead, the 20 month old son he shares
with ex-wife and Flip or Flop star Christina Haack.
Sparks are flying between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck
over this Fourth of July weekend. The 48 year old Argo actor and 51 year
old actress and pop star have taken their rekindled romance to the Hamptons. On
Saturday, July 3, the two were photographed showing some sweet Pda as they took
a stroll with two friends in the posh area on Long Island, New York, where J.Lo
has a multi million dollar home.
It looks like Nick Cannon is now a father of seven. On Saturday,
July 3, his rumored girlfriend Alyssa Scott posted on Instagram
photos of herself holding a newborn baby, named Zen.
F9: The Fast Saga kept the pedal to the metal over the Fourth of July
weekend and kept its pole position at the North American box office, outracing a
trio of newcomers that included a sequel to The Boss Baby and the latest
installment in the Purge franchise.
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is down but not out. Three
weeks after its NBC cancellation and failed Peacock rescue
attempt, the musical comedy still has a pulse. According to sources,
Lionsgate, the studio behind the show, is “having a number of conversations
about different scenarios” in an effort to find Zoey’s a new home for its third
season.
It's been a little over a month since HBO Max dropped the
Friends reunion special, but Jennifer Aniston, Courteney
Cox and Lisa Kudrow are already having another little
reunion of their own. The co-stars got together over the weekend to celebrate
the Fourth of July holiday, with Courteney posting a selfie of the actresses at
her home.