Vol. 29
No. 02
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Scream
Twenty five years after a streak of brutal murders
shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new
killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a
group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's
deadly past. Neve Campbell, David
Arquette and Courteney Cox are all
back for this decidely darker and scarier version of the
previous series of popular horror movies.
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Sesame Street
Big Bird and his Sesame Street friends are mysteriously
expelled from their neighborhood, finding themselves in
Manhattan. They team up with a plucky history show host
Sally Hawthorne (Anne Hathaway) who's on a
quest to save her show and prove that Sesame Street
actually exists, with obstacles created by the "evil"
Mayor, with reasons of his own for keeping Sesame Street
hidden from the world.
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Pig (hulu)
Living alone in the Oregon wilderness, a truffle hunter
(Nicholas Cage) returns to Portland to
find the person who stole his beloved pig. A quiet,
albeit bold man sets out to be reconciled with his
stolen pig, yet finds he must reckon with a broken past
as well. A beautiful display of passion, showcasing the
beauty of the culinary world while shedding light on the
vulnerability of its constituents. Cage delivers an
impeccable performance, stripped down of wild stunts or
lust for revenge, and reveals how to become intimately
known by an audience if they are ready to let down their
guard.
The Buzz...
Josh Duhamel is engaged. The 49 year old actor took to
Instagram to reveal that he has popped the question to 28 year old Audra
Mari after two years of dating. Duhamel shared a picture of them together
on a beach, holding up a handwritten note that reads “Audra Diane Mari Will You
Marry Me?”
Julia Fox is quickly becoming the new It Girl. Although we're only
days into the new year, 2022 has already been quite the wild ride for the
Uncut Gems star. Soon after sparking romance rumors with Kanye
"Ye" West, Julia created an Internet frenzy this week when she confirmed
that the couple are indeed dating via a PDA packed photo shoot in Interview.
Savannah Guthrie, the co-anchor of NBC’s venerable Today
franchise revealed Monday morning she had tested positive for coronavirus,
marking the latest infection of top talent who use NBCUniversal’s New
York headquarters as a base for production.
Bob Saget, an actor and comedian best known as the jovial dad on
the television sitcom Full House, was found dead in a hotel room
in Orlando, Florida, at age 65, authorities and his family said.
Dark Western The Power of the Dog and a remake of West Side Story
won the biggest awards on Sunday at a diminished Golden Globes
ceremony held privately without the usual glitzy lineup of Hollywood’s top
television and movie stars.
A documentary about the career and life of the late Sidney Poitier
is in production at Apple, a source close to the project has confirmed. Oprah
Winfrey is attached as executive producer for the Apple
Original Films release.
Demi Lovato “is committed to their well being” after completing
another stint in rehab. The 29 year old pop star has returned home after
spending time at a treatment facility, and they are now focused on “putting
themselves first.”
Miley Cyrus is dating Liily drummer Maxx Morando
in a new romance making headlines.
Singing sensations including Whitney Houston, Aretha
Franklin and Elvis Presley are getting a movie makeover,
played by Naomi Ackie, Jennifer Hudson and Austin
Butler, respectively. Tom Holland and Chris Evans
are both jumping from their Marvel-ous superhero roles and landing in the
past, playing movie musical pioneers Fred Astaire and, reportedly,
Gene Kelly.
Jesse Watters, the longtime Fox News Channel
personality will take over the network’s 7 p.m. hour, extending a lineup of
conservative opinion hosts that now starts at 7 p.m. and lasts until midnight.
Bel-Air, a dramatic reboot of the Will Smith ’90s sitcom
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has released its first trailer. The series will
debut its first three episodes on Peacock on Feb. 13, with subsequent new
episodes being released weekly on the streamer.
After making a successful bid to grow its heft in the media business with the
looming acquisition of WarnerMedia, Discovery wants to extend its
influence in the world of audience measurement and data. Discovery will become a
minority owner of Open AP, a company that is working to define segments
of video audiences and help advertisers buy commercial inventory in new ways
that are more precise than methods utilized in the era when watching TV wasn’t
rooted in digital technology.