Vol. 30
No. 51
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom
Having failed to defeat Aquaman (Jason Momoa) the first time,
Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father's death, will stop at
nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more
formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident,
which unleashes an ancient and malevolent force. To defeat him, Aquaman will
turn to his imprisoned brother Orm, the former King of Atlantis, to forge an
unlikely alliance. Together, they must set aside their differences in order to
protect their kingdom and save Aquaman's family, and the world, from
irreversible destruction.
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Anyone But You
In the edgy comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney
Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look
like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date
something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction
ice cold, until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust
together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they
do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a
couple. Directed by Will Gluck, the
ensemble also features Barbie's Alexandra
Shipp, Star Trek: Picard's
Michelle Hurd, The Wilds'
Rachel Griffiths, Secret Invasion's
Dermot Mulroney, and Bryan Brown.
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Migration
A family of ducks try to convince their overprotective
father to go on the vacation of a lifetime. This
animation just has it all! It is so much better than
latest Disney and Pixar. It has a unique
style and in 90 min it makes you laugh, cry and even
scared and nervous at times. Such a heartwarming story
about what it takes to just do something unusual and to
leave things you used to behind and discover something
new. This movie can also serve as example to us. We are
keep waiting comfortably for the right moment to take a
leap that life just goes by and we end up at the same
place we started but there's just so much to do and see
as long as we are just a little Optimistic. Worth it!
The Buzz...
Matthew Perry’s ex-girlfriend has called for further investigation
after it was revealed that his death was caused by “acute effects of ketamine”
and drowning.
Mayim Bialik won’t be giving answers as a host of Jeopardy!
anymore. The Big Bang Theory actor posted news of
her departure on Instagram on Friday.
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie dominated the Golden Globe
Awards nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film, including
best picture musical or comedy as well as acting nominations for Margot
Robbie and Ryan Gosling and three of its original songs. It
was closely followed by its release date and meme companion Christopher
Nolan’s Oppenheimer, which scored eight nominations, including
best picture drama and for actors Cillian Murphy, Robert
Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to cross
the billion dollar mark, according to Pollstar’s 2023 year end charts.
Not only was Swift’s landmark Eras Tour the No. 1 tour both worldwide and in
North America, but she also brought in a whopping $1.04 billion with 4.35
million tickets sold across 60 tour dates, the concert trade publication found.
Two of the new generation's biggest stars are set to team up for an upcoming
episode of Saturday Night Live, with Jacob Elordi
hosting the legendary show on January 20, while Renée Rapp serves
as the musical guest. This will mark the first time the Euphoria star
will host the sketch comedy series, setting the stage for a major landmark in
the young actor's career.
Wonka, a fantasy musical starring Timothée Chalamet as the
eccentric chocolatier, charmed in its box office debut, collecting $39 million
over the weekend.
After delivering a sixth and final season which ended ambiguously in 2022,
Netflix's British crime drama Peaky Blinders was rumored to be
making a comeback of sorts with very little progress. Now, however, it has been
revealed that Netflix is planning on birthing its own Peaky Blinders franchise,
with the streamer reportedly developing at least two spinoffs based on the
beloved crime drama.
On the heels of the immense success of the first season of its live-action
One Piece TV series, Netflix has teamed with One Piece creator
Eiichiro Oda, publisher Shueisha, Fuji Television
Network and Toei Animation Co. for a new anime
adaptation of Oda’s One Piece manga series.
Jack Axelrod, who played a mob boss on General Hospital for three
years and had notable guest starring turns on My Name Is Earl and
Grey’s Anatomy, has died. He was 93.
Fox Nation wants to get in on the streaming comedy boom that has
largely been fomented by Netflix. The Fox News streaming outlet
plans to turn January into a comedy-themed month, one that is led by two
stand-up concerts featuring Fox’s own talent as well as a new series about the
history of drinking hosted by Dan Aykroyd and other alumni from
Saturday Night Live.
Static Waves, a Netherlands-based channels and content
distribution company, has teamed with Korea’s Arirang TV to
launch K-Wave, which they claim will be the world’s first free
ad-supported television (Fast) channel dedicated to Korean popular music (K-pop).