Vol. 32
No. 33
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Night Always Comes (Netflix)
Lynette (Vanessa Kirby), who rises each morning before sunrise to
juggle multiple jobs, while also caring for her mother Doreen and older brother
Kenny. Lynette has been hardened by her hardscrabble life; her bedroom houses
the washer dryer, an oil furnace and a utility sink. There's little or no money
for new clothes or for treats. Lynette has gone without so she can save cash to
purchase the ramshackle home her family has rented for decades in an area where
the 'G' word - gentrification, has left a bitter taste; the working classes are
being pushed outta town. A plan had been in place to raise a mortgage on the
property, but when that's derailed she's forced to undertake a desperate odyssey
in a city of greed. Lynette has to confront dangerous people who owe her money.
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Alien: Earth (Hulu)
When a mysterious space vessel crash lands on Earth, a
young woman (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag
group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that
puts them face to face with the planet's greatest
threat. Series creator and showrunner Noah
Hawley has confirmed that if Alien: Earth is a hit,
he sees a day, perhaps several seasons down the road,
when its events might directly connect to the events of
Alien (1979).
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The Lazarus Project (TNT)
George is under the impression that he is beginning to
lose touch with reality when he finds himself living the
same day over and over again. A chance encounter with a
man called Archie reveals that George is very much in
touch with reality, but at the same time, reality can be
stranger than fiction. With George's newfound
understanding of his power and perception of space-time,
he is forced to choose between loyalty to an
organization trying to save the world and the ability to
rewrite the past for a friend.
The Buzz...
Tristan Rogers, who starred as Robert
Scorpio on General Hospital, died Friday
of lung cancer. He was 79. Roger’s longtime manager,
Meryl Soodak, confirmed the actor’s death to
Variety.
Disney Branded Television has given
a series greenlight to the supernatural dramady Coven
Academy, which follows a trio of teenage witches
in training. The series is a single camera project from
Tim Federle, the creator of the Emmy
winning High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
starring a young Olivia Rodrigo. Coven
Academy was ordered to pilot in March. Now, the show
will premiere on Disney+ and Disney Channel sometime in
2026.
Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam
Brody) are back for Season 2 of Nobody
Wants This, and the show’s cast and producers
hint that there will be changes to their relationship
after the Season 1 finale. “Joanne and Noah are now at a
place in their relationship for Season 2 where they’re
asking each other different questions,” creator
and showrunner Erin Foster revealed.
Bob Odenkirk’s modestly budgeted sequel
Nobody 2 is having to settle for a
third-place finish in its domestic box office debut as
Zach Cregger’s horror pic, Weapons,
continues to fire on all cylinders in its second
weekend.
Scary Movie actresses Regina
Hall and Anna Faris are coming back as
Brenda and Cindy for the Wayans Brothers’
restart of the early millennium comedy franchise.
Taylor Sheridan and Paramount
Pictures are expanding their production footprint in
Texas. Hillwood has partnered with Sheridan’s Sgs
Studios and Paramount Television to
open a 450,000 square foot filming hub in a bid to lure
large scale productions to the state.
Kristen Wiig is set to voice the role of
Roboto in the upcoming live-action feature film
Masters of the Universe,
based on the iconic Mattel franchise, Amazon
MGM Studios and Mattel announced.
Rachel Frederickson is one of the most
memorable winners in The Biggest Loser
history and she also has the distinction of losing the
most percentage of weight than any other winner. Her win
is back in the spotlight because of the Netflix
docu-series Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest
Loser.
KPop Demon Hunters is on track to
becoming Netflix’s most successful original movie
of all time, but the streamer didn’t even produce the
film themselves. Netflix bought the movie from Sony
Pictures after the film studio reportedly spent $100
million to produce and develop the project.
As the original Home Alone movie gears up
to celebrate its 35th anniversary this November,
director Chris Columbus is speaking out
against remaking or rebooting his classic Christmas
comedy.