Vol. 30
No. 36
Pick Hits
At The Movies
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
After travelling to Greece for a family reunion, a woman attempts to locate her
deceased father's childhood friends. The third film's premise follows the
Portokalos family as they venture to Greece for a family reunion after Toula's
father Gus (Michael Constantine) dies. The movie mirrors real
life, as Michael died in 2021 at the age of 94 from natural causes. Fan
favorites Nia Vardalos and John Corbett welcome you
back to another installment of their on screen family lives.
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You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah (Netflix)
Stacy and Lydia are BFFs who've always dreamed about
having epic bat mitzvahs. However, things start to go
comically awry when a popular boy and middle school
drama threatens their friendship and their rite of
passage. The fact that they show how important friends
are at that age is perfect and it shows young girls that
boys should never get in between friendship. Great cast
his girls were wonderful in this movie. No doubt we will
be seeing more of them. You Are So Not Invited to My Bat
Mitzvah featuring Sunny Sandler and
Samantha Lorraine is streaming with
subscription on Netflix,
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Vacation Friends 2 (Hulu)
A couple who meets up with another couple while on
vacation in Mexico sees their friendship take an awkward
turn when they get back home. Marcus lands an
all-expenses-paid trip to a Caribbean resort, and he and
his wife, Emily, invite their uninhibited besties, Ron
and Kyla. But when Kyla's incarcerated father is
released from San Quentin and shows up, things get out
of control. John Cena proves he can carry
a movie with his comedy
The Buzz...
Aaron Paul has claimed he doesn’t get paid a single dime in
residuals from Netflix hit Breaking Bad. The actor was picketing
with his co-stars outside Sony Pictures in California this week,
where he revealed he does not receive any money from the streamer when the award
winning crime drama, in which he portrayed Jesse Pinkman, is streamed.
Britney Spears has reportedly turned down a string of lucrative
Instagram deals. The pop superstar has more than 40 million followers on the
photo-sharing app but is said to have declined “big money ” from companies eager
for her to promote their products. Some companies are said to have requested
that they wanted her to participate in a photoshoot and make custom videos of
herself actually using the product.
The former lead singer of Smash Mouth, Steve Harwell,
has died after he was admitted to hospice care suffering from the end stages of
liver failure brought on by years of alcohol abuse. He was 56.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is coming to movie
theatres. Swift announced that the concert film Taylor Swift The Eras Tour will
open in North American theatres Oct. 13. Cineplex said the film will play
in 150 Cineplex theatres.
The Kardashian Jenners had a lot of fun at Beyonce’s
Renaissance tour on Monday night. Bey took to the stage on her 42nd birthday
at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California and a whole host of celebs turned
up to celebrate the occasion. Kylie Jenner and Timothée
Chalamet have been romantically linked for a while now, but they only just
made their public debut as a couple.
Gary Wright, the singer songwriter best known for his iconic
single Dream Weaver, has died. He was 80.
The wait is over: The Rolling Stones will soon release new
music. The band announced they are preparing to release their first album of
original material in 18 years, since 2005’s A Bigger Bang.
Gigi Hadid is balancing parenthood and work. The supermodel was
recently profiled by Porter, and she spoke about what it’s like
co-parenting daughter Khai with her ex, former One Direction
singer Zayn Malik.
Salma Hayek celebrated her 57th birthday with some red hot bikini
pics over the weekend. The actress took to Instagram to share some snaps
of herself soaking up the sun on the beach in a red and white two-piece.
Joe Jonas was still wearing his wedding ring at the Jonas
Brothers’ gig in Austin, Texas on Sunday night amid divorce reports.
Netflix has released the first trailer for one of their most anticipated
releases of the year, with Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget sharing its
first look with audiences. The sequel to the 2000 hit animated comedy will take
the main characters through a different kind of adventure than the first
installment, placing them in a challenge that could be too hard for them to
handle.
Warner Bros. Discovery expects the ongoing Hollywood
strikes to have a $300-$500 negative impact on the company’s 2023 earnings.
Sean “Diddy” Combs, the iconic hip-hop mogul & record
producer, will be honored with the Global Icon Award and
perform at the MTV 2023 Music Video Awards.