Vol. 29
No. 26
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Minions: The Rise Of Gru
In the 1970s, young Gru (Steve Carrell)
tries to join a group of supervillains called the
Vicious 6 after they oust their leader, the legendary
fighter Wild Knuckles. When the interview turns
disastrous, Gru and his Minions go on the run with the
Vicious 6 hot on their tails. Luckily, he finds an
unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles himself, and
soon discovers that even bad guys need a little help
from their friends.
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Jerry And Marge Go Large (Paramount+)
Jerry Selbee (Brian Cranston) discovers a
mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery, and
with the help of his wife, Marge (Annette
Bening), he wins millions of dollars. Based on the
true story about couple Jerry and Marge Selbee, who win
the lottery and use the money to revive their small
town. Incredibly wholesome and heartwarming, it's hard
not to fall in love with the co-leads.
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Rise (Disney+)
Audiences have never seen a story like that of the
Antetokounmpos. After emigrating from Nigeria to
Greece, Charles and Vera Antetokounmpo
(Dayo Okeniyi and Yetide Badaki)
struggled to survive and provide for their five
children. They discovered their great abilities on the
basketball court and worked hard to become world class
athletes, along with brother, Kostas (Jaden
Osimuwa). With the help of an agent, Giannis entered
the NBA Draft in 2013 in a long shot prospect
that would change not only his life but the life of his
entire family.
The Buzz...
J.K. Rowling has branded Russian pranksters distasteful for tricking her
into believing she was on a video call with embattled Ukraine president
Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Mishael Morgan made history at the 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards.
The Young and the Restless star, 35, picked up the trophy for Lead
Actress in a Drama Series at the June 24 ceremony, making her the first Black
actress to win a Daytime Emmy in the lead acting category.
Doja Cat will be serving some up serious looks at this year's
BET Awards in Los Angeles June 26, especially seeing as how she's up
for an impressive six trophies, including Album of the Year and Best Female Hip
Hop Artist.
Tommy Lee threw a full tray of ribs into the crowd to make light
of breaking his actual ribs. The Motley Crue drummer hasn’t been
unable to play full sets on the glam metal group’s current stadium tour across
North America, after breaking four ribs.
Lizzo has donated $500,000 to Planned Parenthood and
Abortion Rights following the overturning of the landmark Roe v Wade
ruling. The About Damn Time hitmaker has made the generous
donation, which has been matched by live entertainment promoters Live
Nation, with $1 million set to help the two non-profit organizations, which
provide vital reproductive health care and campaigning, respectively.
Hayden Christensen might have been done with Anakin Skywalker at
the end of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, but he always
thought there was more story to tell when it came to the villainous Darth
Vader. “I felt like Anakin’s story was complete, but there was definitely
an aspect of sadness that it was ending and wanting to do more with (Vader),”
the Canadian actor said in an interview this week.
Marvel Studios is heading back to San Diego
Comic-Con. During a virtual press conference on Friday for the company’s
upcoming feature film Thor: Love and Thunder, studio president Kevin
Feige confirmed that the studio will have a presence at the pop culture
expo, set to take place in July.
While on an epic vacation in the Maldives, Nina Dobrev to show off
took to Instagram to show off her and boyfriend Shaun White's
naughty and nice sides.
Daniel Franzese thinks Danny DeVito is so fetch. The
Mean Girls star, who famously name dropped the actor in the 2004
movie, revealed to Page Six that he once got to meet DeVito years
ago at The Hollywood Roosevelt hotel in Los Angeles.
Director Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about the King of Rock and Roll is
projected to draw 30 million from 3,906 theaters in its opening. It would be the
second-strongest North American opening of the Aussie filmmaker’s career.