Vol. 30
No. 30
Pick Hits
At The Movies
The Haunted Mansion
Gabbie (Rosario Dawson), a single mother, and her young son Travis
recently purchased a New Orleans estate at auction only to discover it isn't
quite as empty as they expected. Gabbie hires a grieving widower, who works as a
ghost tour guide, a psychic, a priest, and a local historian to exorcise the
vengeful spirit from the Haunted Mansion. A wonderful cast brings some real star
power to this Disney remake.
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Full Circle (Max)
An investigation into a botched kidnapping uncovers long
held secrets connecting multiple characters and cultures
in present day New York City. Leave it to Soderbergh
to upset the fantasy (and fantastical) offerings by the
major studios. Like a good book you just can't put down,
the complications the plotting offers are thrilling. The
complexity of the story is a delight and offered with a
wry humor. The cast (which couldn't have possibly known
where all this was headed) keeps you involved.
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Run Rabbit Run (Netflix)
A fertility doctor notices strange behaviour in her
young daughter after she claims to have memories of
another life and must confront a ghost from her past,
challenging her own values. Run Rabbit Run is an ultra
creepy, and all around extraordinary, psychological
thriller from Australia, featuring Succession's
Sarah Snook; and a breakout performance
from young Lily LaTorre.
The Buzz...
Sinead O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer songwriter who became a
superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles and
provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56.
A woman who threw her 36G bra at Drake while he was performing on stage
is now officially working for Playboy. Veronica Correia,
21, from Cumberland, Rhode Island, became a viral sensation after she tossed her
underwear on stage during the rapper's show at the Barclay's Center
in Brooklyn, New York. Upon discovering the piece of clothing, the One
Dance artist picked it up, checked the tag, and exclaimed: 'Damn. 36G?
Locate this woman immediately.'
Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae said he is gay in an emotional
announcement at a fan event that was warmly welcomed in a country where the
government does not recognize LGBTQ equality.
Britney Spears’ forthcoming memoir The Woman In
Me was reportedly delayed after lawyers for her ex-boyfriends Justin
Timberlake and Colin Farrell demanded to see an early copy
of the book. The move caused a four-month delay to the publication of Spears’
tell all, which hits stores in October, as they haggled over some of the
personal details she wanted to include.
Workers for corporations owned by Michael Jackson had no legal
obligation to protect children from the pop star, an attorney told an appeals
court Wednesday.
Ozzy Osbourne is “battling through” his health issues and recently
had a filter removed from his artery. The 74 year old rocker’s health update was
his first since he cancelled his performance at the Power Trip
Festival in California in October, which would have been his first gig in
five years.
Prince Harry’s lawsuit accusing the publisher of The Sun
tabloid of unlawfully snooping on him can go to trial, but not on claims of
phone hacking, a High Court judge ruled.
Tarek El Moussa and wife Heather are returning to HGTV
for a second season of their home reno show docuseries The Flipping
El Moussas. The debut season aired earlier this year, and
Heather El Moussa took to Instagram to reveal as second
season was on the way.
Starting over. Ethan Slater is moving on from his past
relationship as he explores his romance with Ariana Grande. Slater
has officially filed for divorce from estranged wife Lily Jay.
The ongoing writers’ strike has hit General Hospital, forcing the
soap to hire temporary ‘scab writers’ to keep production going.
Searchlight Pictures has delayed the theatrical release for
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things to theoretically allow
Hollywood stars Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and
Willem Dafoe to promote the commercial rollout, even as the Greek
director’s monster tale has been confirmed to premiere in Venice.
Peacock finished the June quarter with 24 million subscribers, up from 22
million at the end of March, but the streamer lost $651 million over the same
three months.