Vol. 29
No. 31
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Bullet Train
Five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train find out their missions have
something in common. Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky
assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off
the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts
him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe, all
with connected, yet conflicting, objectives, on the world's fastest train. From
the director of Deadpool 2, David Leitch, the end of
the line is only the beginning in a wild, non-stop thrill ride through modern
day Japan.
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Virgin River (Netflix)
Seeking a fresh start, nurse practitioner Melinda Monroe
moves from Los Angeles to a remote Northern California
town and is surprised by what and who she finds. The raw
emotion and how its captured is just so captivating. The
hardships shown is this tv series are realistic and not
overly dramatized. They're tragic realistic events that
are carried out with thought and grace. Virgin River
featuring Alexandra Breckenridge and
Martin Henderson is streaming with
subscription on Netflix.
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The Gray Man (Netflix)
When the CIA's most skilled operative-whose true
identity is known to none-accidentally uncovers dark
agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a
bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by
international assassins. The Gray Man featuring Ryan
Gosling and Chris Evans is
streaming with subscription on Netflix. Add this one to
your queue with confidence, action fans: The Gray Man
has a great cast, exciting set pieces, and a solid
story.
The Buzz...
Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal is
officially set to star in Road House, a reimagined take on the
classic movie starring Patrick Swayze, for Amazon’s
Prime Video.
Megan Fox has asked fans if she should start an OnlyFans
account with Kourtney Kardashian. The actress’ question came as
she posted a range of raunchy images of her and the model from behind the scenes
at a photoshoot last year, including a photo of Kourtney straddling Megan on a
toilet.
Pioneering Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols has
died aged 89. Her role as lieutenant Nyota Uhura on the bridge of the show’s
starship was a seen as a groundbreaking representation of black Americans in
Hollywood.
Jamal Edwards died from cardiac arrest after a cocaine and
drinking session. The inquest into the SB.TV founder’s shock death in
February heard that Jamal became “paranoid” and “irate” before falling
unconscious in front of his friend Nick Hopper, who he had been
drinking with at home after returning from a DJ gig.
After performing with the Backstreet Boys in Toronto last month,
Drake staged another unlikely team-up when he showed up with Nelly
Furtado at Toronto’s HISTORY nightclub last week.
Amber Heard walked away from a divorce payout from Johnny
Depp that could have run to tens of millions of dollars. Documents seen
by the Daily Beast show the Aquaman actress, 36, ignored guidance from
her legal team not to pursue Depp, 59, for the maximum cash she was entitled to
after they filed for divorce in 2016.
Ann Dowd has joined the first film in the planned The Exorcist
trilogy from Blumhouse, Universal, and Morgan Creek
Productions. The Emmy winner joins a previously announced cast including
Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising
her role as Chris MacNeil.
The King in the North has signed on to the official Game of
Thrones fan convention. Kit Harington has joined the lineup
for the event, which is also announcing a new location and date.
The Daniels are transporting viewers to another dimension. Showtime
announced Aug. 1 that the Everything Everywhere All at Once
writers Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, a.k.a. The
Daniels, are directing and executive producing the new half-hour comedy Mason.
Now that 28 days have passed since the premiere of Stranger Things
Season 4 Volume 2, it’s official: the season did not break the record of
Squid Game to become Netflix’s most popular season of television
ever.