Vol. 30
No. 40
Pick Hits
At The Movies
The Exorcist: Believer
When two girls disappear into the woods and return three days later with no
memory of what happened to them, the father of one girl seeks out Chris MacNeil,
who's been forever altered by what happened to her daughter fifty years ago.
When his daughter, Angela, and her friend Katherine, show signs of demonic
possession, it unleashes a chain of events that forces single father Victor
Fielding to confront the nadir of evil. Terrified and desperate, he seeks out
Chris MacNeil, the only person alive who's witnessed anything like it before.
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The Continental: From The World Of John Wick
(Peacock)
Set in 1970s New York City, The Continental explores
the origin of the iconic hotel for assassins centerpiece
of the John Wick universe seen through the eyes and
action of a young Winston Scott. Colin Woodell
and Mel Gibson deliver standout
performances, with Woodell embodying Winston's character
with confidence and charm, and Gibson presenting a
formidable adversary.
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The Gold (Paramount+)
Hugh Bonneville stars alongside Jack
Lowden and Dominic Cooper in a series
inspired by the iconic true story of the Brink's-Mat
robbery and its aftermath. On 26 November 1983, six
armed men broke into the Brink's-Mat security depot,
stumbling across gold bullion worth £26m. The disposal
of the bullion caused the birth of large scale
international money laundering, provided the dirty money
that helped fuel the London Docklands property boom,
united blue and white collar criminals and left
controversy and murder in its wake. What started as a
`typical Old Kent Road armed robbery' according to
detectives at the time, became a seminal event in
British criminal history.
The Buzz...
Tiffani Thiessen has denied having plastic surgery or fillers to
keep her youthful looks. The Saved by the Bell actress is turning
50 in January and insists she has no plans to join the Hollywood trend to go
under the knife, as she likes seeing signs of ageing on her face.
Britney Spears is taking things “one day at a time” following her
divorce from Sam Asghari. She took to social media to post a snap
of herself cuddled up to manager Cade Hudson and noted how hard it
was to “reflect” on her past whilst writing her upcoming memoir.
Beyoncé is in final talks to release her recent Renaissance tour
as a concert film through AMC Theatres, according to media
reports. The release is tentatively set for wide release on Dec. 1 and will
reportedly include parts of her live shows, her Renaissance visual album and a
look at both the making of the album and the tour. The film follows megastar
Taylor Swift’s own Eras Tour heading to the AMC on
October 13.
A week after the pop star set the internet ablaze by popping up next to the
Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s mom at his game against the
Chicago Bears on Sunday, she’s officially back in the stands for another round
of Sunday football, this time against the New York Jets at
MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Swift wasn’t alone, either. In videos posted to
social media from inside the stadium, Swift arrived at the game alongside close
friends Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, as well as
Hugh Jackman. Swift was also seen with Sabrina Carpenter
and Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski.
Sir Bob Geldof is returning to his best known project to develop a
stage musical based on his 1985 Live Aid concert. Featuring some
of the era’s biggest names in music, ranging from Mick Jagger to
David Bowie to to Tina Turner to Bob Dylan
to still legendary performance by Freddie Mercury and Queen,
Live Aid raised millions of dollars to fight famine in Africa.
For his eighth studio album, Autumn Variations, Ed
Sheeran decided to shake things up. Rather than utilizing the power of a
major label (his previous albums were released on Atlantic), he’s
released his latest LP independently on his own label, Gingerbread Man
Records.
Olivia Rodrigo had a “pinch me” moment while performing with
fellow singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. The pop-rock artist, 20,
joined Crow, 61, on stage Friday night at Nashville’s iconic live music venue,
The Bluebird Café, for an intimate show. The duo sang a
stripped-down version of Crow’s hit, If It Makes You Happy.
Paramount’s animated sequel Paw Patrol: The Mighty
Movie topped the box office in its debut, earning a solid $23 million
from 3,989 North American locations over the weekend.
ABC’s newest Bachelor franchise spinoff The Golden
Bachelor courted in 4.36 million viewers, according to Nielsen
live-plus-same-day figures, up 45% from the most recent premiere of The
Bachelor.