Vol. 30
No. 28
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the IMF team must track down a
terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong
hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, a deadly
race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all powerful enemy,
Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than the mission, not
even the lives of those he cares about most.
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The Bear (Hulu)
A young chef (Jeremy Allen White)
from the fine dining world comes home to Chicago to run
his family sandwich shop after a heartbreaking death in
his family. A world away from what he's used to, Carmy
must balance the soul crushing realities of small
business ownership, his strong willed and recalcitrant
kitchen staff and his strained familial relationships,
all while grappling with the impact of his brother's
suicide. As Carmy fights to transform both the shop and
himself, he works alongside a rough around the edges
kitchen crew that ultimately reveals itself as his
chosen family.
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Hijack (AppleTV+)
A tense thriller (told in real time) that follows the
journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to
London over a seven hour flight, while authorities on
the ground scramble for answers. Sam Nelson (Idris
Elba) is an accomplished negotiator in the
business world, who needs to step up and use all his
guile to try and save the lives of the passengers but
his high risk strategy could be his undoing
The Buzz...
Adele is said to be planning a new run of Las Vegas shows complete with
new booze merchandise. She was overheard chatting to a group of New Yorkers who
were drinking wine during one of her concerts and saying she was thinking about
adding drinking cup merchandise to a “next round” of gigs.
The Below Deck Sailing Yacht cast is reuniting
(virtually) to dish on the tumultuous latest season with Andy Cohen
on Watch What Happens Live.
Kelsea Ballerini and Chase Stokes didn’t think twice
about going public with their romance. In a new interview with Stylecaster,
the Blindsided singer shared why she and her man aren’t shy about putting
their love on display. “The thing that we’ve decided, and to each their own, is
when you’re with someone that you feel secure with and that you’re proud to be
with, why not share it?”
Elton John said an emotional goodbye to his fans as he ended his
touring career in Stockholm, Sweden. The Rocket Man star has
decided to give up touring so he can spend more time with his family and he
thanked his loyal followers for all their support over the years as he brought
his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour to a
close five years after it kicked off in 2018.
The All My Children actor, Jeffrey Carlson,
who was best known for his portrayal of Zoe, the first trans character in a U.S.
daytime series, was revealed to have passed away at 48 by Time Out
New York theatre editor Adam Feldman, who hailed him a “powerful
actor.”
SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher has come in for criticism
at a tense moment in the union’s contract talks with the major studios after she
took a weekend trip to Italy to participate in a Dolce & Gabbana
promotional event.
Katie Thurston is looking for love once again, this time on a
brand new network, as the former Bachelorette star has joined the third
season of The CW‘s FBoy Island, which will premiere this
fall.
Ozzy Osbourne has made the “painful decision to bow out of
performing” at Power Trip festival in October.
Zoë Saldana and Nicole Kidman aim to stop global
terrorism in Paramount+’s new series. The two star in the original series
Special Ops: Lioness which is based on an actual U.S.
Military program.
Renee Rapp is exiting Max’s The Sex Lives of
College Girls. The 23 year old actress made her television debut
starring as Leighton on the hit drama as a wealthy freshman from New York who
tries to match her mother’s high expectations.