Vol. 29
No. 11
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre
Special agent Orson Fortune (Jason Statham)
and his team of operatives recruit one of Hollywood's
biggest movie stars to help them on an undercover
mission when the sale of a deadly new weapons technology
threatens to disrupt the world order. Jason Statham is
back doing what he does best—cracking heads while
cracking wise as a badass globetrotting super spy in a
new trailer for director Guy Ritchie's
latest comedy action film, Operation Fortune: Ruse de
guerre.
Stream This
Fresh (Hulu)
Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on
lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her
number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a
produce-section meet-cute at the grocery store. Fresh
featuring Daisy Edgar-Jones and
Sebastian Stan is streaming with subscription
on Hulu. It's a comedy and thriller movie with a better
than average IMDb audience rating of 6.7.
Stream This Too
Pieces Of Her (Netflix)
An act of violence rocks a sleepy Georgia town as well
as the bond between a mother and her daughter. Based on
Karin Slaughter’s 2018 novel of the same name, Pieces Of
Her centers on mother daughter duo Laura (Toni
Collette) and Andrea “Andy” Oliver (Bella
Heathcote), and Andy’s discovery that she actually
knows only fragments, or pieces, if you will, of her
mother’s true identity. Pieces Of Her featuring Toni
Collette and David Wenham has one or more
episodes streaming with subscription on Netflix.
The Buzz...
Valerie Bertinelli is speaking out on long held belief among some
fans that she broke up the original iteration of Van Halen. The
Hot in Cleveland star also addressed how Van Halen fans blamed her after
Sammy Hagar replaced original frontman David Lee
Roth when he bolted from the band to pursue a solo career in 1985.
Sydney Sweeney “never asked” for any of her nude scenes to be
taken out of Euphoria. The 24 year old actress, who plays Cassie Howard
in the hit HBO show, felt previous comments “got twisted” and she has now
clarified she didn’t have to ask showrunner Sam Levinson to remove
any nudity from the script. “I never asked him to cut any scenes. It got twisted
and turned and it became its own beast, and I was like, ‘Oh, my God.’ ”
Hulk Hogan struggled to leave the house after finding out Scott
Hall had died. The WWE legend was hosting the weekly karaoke night
at his Hogan’s Hangout bar in Tampa, Florida after hearing the news his friend
and former NWO teammate had passed away aged 63 after being taken off
life support.
The Full House cast are open to another reboot after Bob
Saget’s death. Many of the classic sitcom’s stars, who also returned for the
Fuller House reboot, have revealed they would be open to returning
for a third iteration just two months after the actor’s sad death aged 65.
Samuel L. Jackson had the most appropriate response when he found out he
does not hold the record for most swears in a movie: “That’s some bulls—!”
Jonah Hill has said more curse words on film than Jackson. The
Oscar nominee also trails Leonardo DiCaprio, his co-star in
2012’s Django Unchained.
Singer Dolly Parton dedicated the Academy of
Country Music Awards show to the people of Ukraine during a
music filled ceremony that saw Miranda Lambert crowned entertainer
of the year.
It’s been a big year for Coda star Marlee Matlin and it’s
about to get even bigger. The actress is set to make her directorial debut by
helming an episode of the upcoming Fox drama Accused.
Netflix is going deep on Dr. Seuss. The streamer has ordered three
animated series and two specials inspired by classic works from the beloved
author that will anchor an expanded slate of content aimed at preschoolers.
Hulu has ordered the comedy pilot Bammas written by and starring
Opeyemi Olagbaju and Biniam Bizuneh. The show
follows a pair of young Ethiopian- and Nigerian-American best friends as they
struggle to overcome their loser reputations in a magical realist version of
Washington DC.
Evan Rachel Wood appeared on The View ahead
of her two-part documentary Phoenix Rising debuting on HBO
this week and stood defiant against a recent lawsuit Marilyn Manson
filed against her.
Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick has been cleared for takeoff
with a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival.
Film Mode Entertainment has inked a multi-project
distribution deal with Australian director/producer Luke Sparke’s
company Sparke Films.