Vol. 29
No. 01
Pick Hits
At The Movies
The 355
When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands,
wild card CIA agent Mason "Mace" Brown (Jessica
Chastain) will need to join forces with rival
badass German agent Marie (Diane Kruger),
former MI6 ally and cutting edge computer specialist
Khadijah, and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela (Penélope
Cruz) on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve
it, while also staying one step ahead of a mysterious
woman, who is tracking their every move. As the action
rockets around the globe from the cafes of Paris to the
markets of Morocco to the opulent auction houses of
Shanghai, the quartet of women will forge a tenuous
loyalty that could protect the world, or get them
killed.
Stream This
1883 (Paramount+)
Follow the Dutton family as they embark on a journey
west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of
untamed America. A stark retelling of Western expansion,
and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to
seek a better future in America’s promised land,
Montana. 1883 featuring Sam Elliott and
Tim McGraw has one or more episodes streaming
with subscription on Paramount+.
Stream This Too
Station Eleven (HBO Max)
A post apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines
telling the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as
they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew
while holding on to the best of what's been lost.
Station Eleven featuring Mackenzie Davis
and Himesh Patel has one or more episodes
streaming with subscription on HBO MAX.
It's an action & adventure and drama show with 7
episodes over 1 season. Station Eleven has a new episode
airing on January 5th.
The Buzz...
After months of teases, the Weeknd has finally announced that his new
album, Dawn FM, will be dropping on Friday. He unveiled the news in a
characteristically cryptic video that, in line with his series of videos from
his previous album, After Hours, finds him well dressed, in some
kind of peril, and involves a beautiful woman.
When it came to the Wednesday through Sunday viewership of Disney+ Lucasfilm’s
The Book of Boba Fett, 1.7 million U.S. households tuned in to learn more
about the mysterious bounty hunter’s origins in the first episode, Stranger
in a Strange Land. That episode dropped on Wednesday, Dec. 29.
Warner Music Group’s publishing unit has bought late
British rock star David Bowie’s entire catalog spanning six
decades, including hits such as Heroes and Let’s Dance. Warner
Music did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, but a person familiar
with the matter said the purchase was worth about $250 million.
Spider-Man: No Way Home unwrapped the best Christmas gift of all,
becoming the first pandemic-era movie to cross $1 billion at the global box
office. Sony’s comic book epic has eclipsed that milestone in a near
record 12 days, tying with 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the
third fastest film to reach the billion-dollar benchmark.
Despite a personal plea from series star Vin Diesel, Dwayne
Johnson will not be returning to the Fast & Furious franchise. In
a year end interview with CNN this week, Johnson, 49, spoke about the
social media post made by Diesel in November in which the actor publicly asked
The Rock to return for Fast 10.
Sparks are flying for Jacob Elordi and Olivia Jade.
The Euphoria star, 24, and the YouTuber, 22, are "casually
dating," a source close to Olivia says.
Tristan Thompson has apologized to ex Khloe Kardashian
amid an ongoing paternity lawsuit. "Today, paternity test results reveal that I
fathered a child with Maralee Nichols," wrote the NBA star
on his Instagram Story.
The verdict is in on Elizabeth Holmes' fraud case. The Theranos
CEO was found guilty on four counts and not guilty on four counts on Monday,
Jan. 3. Holmes is guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and
three counts of wire fraud.
Andy Cohen has learned his lesson. While hosting CNN's New Year's
Eve countdown with Anderson Cooper, Cohen says he was "a hair
over served," he wrote on Instagram after the show, which is what led to his
taking a jab at ABC's New Year's Rockin' Eve ,and by extension, its host,
Ryan Seacrest.
Comic book fans will have to wait a little longer to see one of Marvel
Comics’ most iconic vampires bite into his big screen debut. Sony
Pictures will move the release of Morbius by three months, the studio
said.
Saturday Night Live alum and all-around scream Ana
Gasteyer takes the wheel as the new CEO of a struggling car manufacturer
in American Auto, NBC’s new top-of-the-line comedy from
exec producer Justin Spitzer (Superstore).