Vol. 31
No. 52
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Nosferatu
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying
vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. A gothic tale of
obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated
with her, causing untold horror in its wake. The exteriors of Orlok's castle
were filmed at Hunedoara Castle, also known as Corvin Castle, a Romanian castle
located in Transylvania and one of the largest medieval castles extant in
Europe. What's more, it's the castle were Vlad Dracula was briefly imprisoned.
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Black Doves (Netflix)
Helen embarks on a passionate affair with a man who has
no idea what her secret identity is. Caught in the
crosshairs when her lover falls victim to the dangerous
London underworld, Helen's employer's call in Sam to
protect her. . It stars Keira Knightley,
Ben Whishaw and Sara Lancashire.
All 3 and the rest of the cast were all terrific. I
won't be surprised to see this show get nominated for
multiple awards come award season. It has plenty of
action, drama, comedy and twists and turns to entertain
everyone.
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Secret Level (Prime Video)
Original stories set within the worlds of iconic video
games are featured in this animated anthology series. If
you love video games, definitely check this show out.
It's a quick watch too. Now I want to go play some of
these games again after seeing their episodes. I would
imagine the whole point of Secret Level is to attract
new players, and in that regard, I think they succeeded.
The Buzz...
Blake Lively has accused her It Ends
With Us director and co-star Justin
Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie
and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a
legal complaint.
From taking it all off to selling it all off, an adult
film star has sold her likeness to an AI company to
reduce the pressures of her career. Chloe
Amour, 33, has worked in the adult entertainment
industry for years. Still, the Las Vegas based performer
recently decided to let her virtual alter ego shoulder
some of the workload when unavailable. In what is
becoming a growing trend, adult entertainers are using
AI to maintain their presence online.
My Hero Academia spinoff series
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is set to
premiere in Japan in April 2025, as the original anime
takes its final bow. Toho Animation
unveiled the adaptation of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes,
which is based on the manga series of the same name,
during Jump Festa 2025.
Sports streaming company Dazn is buying
Australia’s Foxtel Group from majority
shareholder News Corp and minority
shareholder Telstra in a deal with an enterprise
value of $2.2 billion.
Charlie Puth is gearing up to release new
music. The 33 year old One Call Away
musician teased his next album during a recent
soundcheck before a concert when a fan asked when he’s
going to drop another album. The top of next year. So,
not five years, not four years, next year."
Jeremy Pope, Riley Keough
and Billie Lourd snap a group photo while
attending the 2024 St. Regis Snow
Polo World Championship held at The
St. Regis Aspen.
Taylor Swift just did something wonderful.
Mary Esselman of Operation Breakthrough
confirmed she got a call from the singer’s team about a
week before Christmas, revealing she wanted to donate
$250,000 to the Kansas City organization.
Curious Caterer is one of the big fan
favorite movie series on Hallmark Channel.
The film franchise, which stars Andrew Walker
and Nikki DeLoach, has spawned five movies
thus far. In the series, which premiered on Hallmark
Mysteries and Movies in 2022, Goldy Berry, a single mom
and caterer from a small town in Colorado, and Tom
Schultz, investigate a series of mysterious murders,
most of which are related to food. The franchise is
inspired by the Goldy Bear mysteries book series by
author Diane Mott Davidson.