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The Phoenician Scheme
Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro) appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins. Wes Anderson builds a world so meticulously crafted that even the dust motes drifting through the air seem to have their own symmetrical choreography.
 

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Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)
Could ten days at a health resort really change you forever? These nine perfect strangers are about to find out Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can't even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be. Can you stand to be in a room with nine people you don't know? Nicole Kidman heads up an all star cast.

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Sirens (Netflix)
Devon (Meghann Fahy) thinks her sister Simone (Milly Alcock) has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell. Michaela's cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it's time for an intervention. When Devon tracks her sister down to say WTF, she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells' lavish beach estate.

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Fresh foes and woes await Wednesday Addams this August. Netflix released a clip of the first six minutes of Wednesday Season 2 at fan event Tudum on Saturday, which revealed that Haley Joel Osment will be playing a serial killer called the Kansas City Scalper.

Bethenny Frankel, Alix Earle, and Jordan Chiles are putting on a hot display. Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ignited Miami Swim Week with a 2025 runway show at W South Beach in Miami, Fla. The show featured models from the upcoming issue, finalists from Swim Search, and fresh new talent. The show included gymnasts Olivia “Livvy” Dunne and Jordan Chiles, drawing cheers from the crowd as they carried out a split and a front flip, respectively.

Valerie Mahaffey, the Emmy winning actor known for such TV series as Northern Exposure, Big Sky and Desperate Housewives and films including Sully and Seabiscuit, has died. She was 71.

Vanessa Kirby is pregnant. The 37 year old The Fantastic Four: First Steps actress confirmed the happy news while attending her upcoming movie’s panel event at CCXPMX Film Festival.

The new King of the Hill revival is shaking things up for its characters. The upcoming 14th season of the beloved animated sitcom has made some major changes in the trajectory of the Hill family, according to an interview that the cast gave at the ATX TV Festival last week in Austin, Tex.

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez are celebrating. The two were spotted enjoying a dinner for two at the Manhattan restaurant Monkey Bar after Taylor‘s victorious purchase of the masters of her discography.

Beyoncé recently wrapped up a series of concerts for the Cowboy Carter Tour in New Jersey. The singer performed five nights at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, from May 22nd to May 29th, and she set a few new records, even breaking one of her own.

It’s the beginning of the end for Netflix’s Stranger Things. The streamer revealed the release date for the fifth and final season of the mega hit show, created by the Duffer Brothers, and it’s coming in three parts: the first debuting Nov. 26, the second Dec. 25, and the series finale Dec. 31.racter details remain under wraps.