Vol. 29
No. 44
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Ticket To Paradise
A man (George Clooney) and his ex-wife (Julia Roberts)
race to Bali, Indonesia, to stop their daughter from marrying a seaweed farmer.
As they desperately try to sabotage the wedding, the bickering duo soon find
themselves rekindling old feelings that once made them happy together. Sit back,
enjoy the laughs and remember it's there for enjoyment, not to complain how it
won't happen in real life. A great movie for couples.
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The Peripheral (Prime Video)
Set in the future when technology has subtly altered
society, a woman discovers a secret connection to an
alternate reality as well as a dark future of her own.
The Peripheral featuring Gary Carr and
Chloë Grace Moretz has one or more
episodes streaming with subscription on Prime Video. One
of the best Sci-fi shows that is very well written and
acted, and a must watch for anyone looking for a new
show to be addicted to
Stream This Too
The School For Good And
Evil (Netflix)
Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on
opposing sides of an epic battle when they're swept away
into an enchanted school where aspiring heroes and
villains are trained to protect the balance between Good
and Evil. The School for Good and Evil featuring
Sophia Anne Caruso and Sofia
Wylie is streaming with subscription on Netflix.
The Buzz...
Lee Ji-han was killed in the crowd surge tragedy in South Korea
over the weekend. The K-pop singer and actor was one of 154 people who
lost their lives in the horrific incident during Halloween celebrations in
Itaewon, Seoul, on Saturday, his agents have confirmed.
Prudish political pooh-bahs in Washington state have been handed a highly
caffeinated defeat in court courtesy of the bikini baristas. The city of Everett
had previously issued an edict in 2017 that the scantily clad cafe owners had to
cover up. But a federal court has now ruled that the bikini ban was
unconstitutional. The owner of bikini barista stand, Hillbilly Hotties,
and employees challenged the dress code’s constitutionality.
Las Vegas oddsmakers have pegged comic Pete Davidson as the
favourite to replace the now sidelined Tom Brady as supermodel
Gisele Bundchen’s new paramour. Brady and Bundchen’s marriage
imploded last week after months of rumours that the union was on the rocks.
James Gunn, the writer director who made the Guardians
of the Galaxy household names for Marvel and revived The Suicide
Squad, will soon be responsible for the future of Batman,
Superman and the entire DC Universe for Warner Bros.
Discovery. The studio named Gunn and veteran executive Peter
Safran co-chairmen and CEOs of the newly formed DC Studios.
Shania Twain fans are in for a surprise next year. After she
dropped her latest single Waking Up Dreaming last month,
the country music superstar announced she will release Queen of
Me in February before hitting the road for a global 49 date tour that will
see her playing shows right across Canada, including two nights at Toronto’s
Budweiser Stage on June 23 and 24.
Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose
outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as
Great Balls of Fire and Whole Lotta
Shakin’ Goin’ On and sustained a career otherwise upended by
personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87.
Kevin Von Erich is giving “The Iron Claw”
his seal of approval. The former professional wrestler is the subject of the
upcoming film with Zac Efron set to portray him in the A24
project. Von Erich spoke ecstatically about Efron’s transformation, which was
revealed in photos last week.
In the wake of the formation of DC Studios by Warner
Bros. Discovery, Matt Reeves continues to forge on,
expanding his own cinematic universe spun off from the hit feature film, The
Batman. Multiple HBO Max shows and a second movie is on the
horizon. One of those about to head into production early next year is The
Penguin, starring Colin Farrell as his scene-stealing crook
Oswald Copplepot, aka, Penguin.
Just in time for holiday movie binge season, Peacock has cut a deal with
Hallmark Media that calls for the NBCUniversal streamer to
carry some live linear programming as well as on-demand options for Hallmark’s
signature movies.