Vol. 29
No. 45
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright),
M'Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening
world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to
embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with Nakia and Everett
Ross to forge a new path for their beloved kingdom. Things become heated when an
outside threat to the kingdom in the form of the submariner Namor (Tenoch
Huerta) presents himself.
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Spirited (Apple TV+)
Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present (Will
Ferrell) selects one dark soul to be reformed by
a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked
the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs (Ryan
Reynolds) turns the tables on his ghostly host until
Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present
and future. For the first time, A Christmas
Carol is told from the perspective of the ghosts
in this hilarious musical twist on the classic
Dickens tale. From Director Sean Anders
(Daddy’s Home), with original songs by
Oscar winners Benj Pasek and Justin
Paul (La La Land) and production
numbers choreographed by Chloe Arnold (The
Late Late Show with James Corden),
this modern retelling is a sweet and spicy holiday
treat.
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Tales Of The Jedi (Disney+)
A collection of shorts featuring parables built around
Jedi from the prequel era; the lives of two distinctly
different Jedi: Ahsoka Tano and Count Dooku; each will
be put to the test as they make choices that will define
their destinies. Each episode of Tales of the Jedi tells
a short story featuring Jedi from the Star Wars prequel
trilogy era.[2] The six episodes are split into two
"paths": the first following Ahsoka Tano across various
points in her life, and the other depicting a young
Count Dooku before his fall to the dark side of the
Force.
The Buzz...
Rebel Wilson is engaged to Ramona Agruma. The
actress has been in a relationship with businesswoman Ramona since April 2022
and is reportedly set to tie the knot with her after telling onlookers about
their engagement while they were at George Clooney’s Halloween
party.
Johnny Depp is reportedly no longer dating his former attorney
Joelle Rich. The Pirates of the Caribbean actor, 59, was said
to be going out with the lawyer, who represented him in his libel trial against
Britain’s The Sun newspaper in 2018, during his defamation
proceedings against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
Porn star Gigi Dior, who trademarked her name last year, is facing
a lawsuit from Christian Dior Couture, which is asking
courts to overturn the trademark, saying it’s damaging their business.
Joe Amabile and Serena Pitt’s courthouse wedding was
not a shotgun wedding. In a video posted to their YouTube channel, the
Bachelor in Paradise alums denied speculation that they tied
the knot last month because they have a baby on the way.
One of television’s most enduring comedy shows is apparently coming to an end,
with Whose Line Is It Anyway set to conclude its run on The CW
after 12 seasons.
Westworld won’t be returning for a fifth season. HBO has decided
to cancel the sci-fi series after four seasons.
Nearly two months after Shakira admitted she felt like she sacrificed her
career to put her ex, Gerard Piqué‘s, interests first, Piqué
announced that he’s hanging up his soccer cleats for good and calling it a
career.
Daniel Radcliffe received a special surprise from his childhood
celebrity crushes, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz.
While appearing on The Drew Barrymore Show, the
actor was asked whether or not it’s true that he had posters of the two
Hollywood actresses in his room growing up, which he revealed in a previous
interview.
Nearly 10 months after HBO Max ordered a new series of Degrassi,
the popular Canadian teen franchise, and also picked up the streaming rights for
all 14 seasons of Degrassi: The Next Generation, the reboot is no
longer moving forward.
Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner is
moving over to the world of racing with Sony Pictures and
PlayStation Productions’ feature adaptation of Gran Turismo.
Full House alum Jodie Sweetin has another too close
for comfort situation in Lifetime‘s Merry Swissmas, a
lovely original that kicks off the cable net’s It’s a Wonderful Lifetime
holiday movie season.