At The Movies
Fly Me To The Moon
Brought in to fix NASA's public image, marketing maven Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis's (Channing Tatum) already difficult task of putting a man on the moon. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup. Jim Rash excels himself as Lance Vespertine, the camp temperamental director who fills in for the role conspiracy theorists allege was played by Stanley Kubrick. And he is just as demanding as Stan, take after take.
 

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A Family Affair (Netflix)
An unexpected romance triggers comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her boss, grappling with the complications of love, sex, and identity. Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman have real chemistry and Joey King is surprisingly convincing as the bratty but loving daughter. Plus Kathy Bates steals the scenes she's in. This film stands out in terms of writing, not too try hard gen-z writing when it comes to the younger characters which I appreciated. Overall funny, clever and cozy, especially if you have a soft spot for any of the actors involved.

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Supacell (Netflix)
A group of ordinary people from South London unexpectedly develop super powers with no clear connection between them other than them all being Black. As they deal with the impact on their daily lives, one man has to bring them together to protect the one he loves all while avoiding the powerful and nefarious agents that have noticed their special abilities. The series was announced as commissioned by Netflix in November 2021 with Mouktar Mohammed and Henrietta Lee of New Wave as executive producer and associate producer.
 

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Matthew Perry’s drugs death is reportedly set to be addressed in a police press conference where charges including involuntary manslaughter may be announced. The Friends star was found dead aged 54 in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home in October 2023, with an autopsy revealing he had been killed by “acute effects of ketamine.”

Prince Harry is finding himself increasingly isolated, with his “betrayed” former army pals reportedly now snubbing him, as well. “Harry, on the other hand, is increasingly bored and looking back across the Atlantic, where most of his army and school friends still live and whom he never sees because they won’t visit him in the states because they find Meghan difficult,” says The Mirror.

Justin Timberlake is moving ahead with plans to launch a second branch of T-Squared Social with his business partner Tiger Woods after being granted planning permission to convert an old cinema in St. Andrews into a new entertainment venue.

The upcoming Aldis Hodge-led crime thriller series Cross is slated to drop on Prime Video on Nov. 14. The project, based on characters from James Patterson’s bestselling Alex Cross book series, has already been greenlit for a second season. It follows a detective and forensic psychologist who digs into the psyches of killers and their victims to identify and capture the murderers.

Judy Belushi Pisano, the widow of John Belushi and a former actress and producer, has died. She was 73. News of Pisano’s death was reported by The MV Times, which covers Martha’s Vineyard, where she spent much of her later years.

Mike Heslin, an actor who appeared in the series Lioness and in the TV movie The Holiday Proposal Plan, died July 2. His husband announced his death on Instagram, writing that the cause was a “sudden cardiac event.”

It was a big weekend globally for animated movies as Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 and Universal and Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 cleaned up at the international box office. Inside Out 2, already the biggest hit of 2024, continued to climb up the list of all time animated releases, passing Minions to become the fifth highest-grossing film in the genre with its $1.22 billion global haul.

The live action adaptation of Moana is set to begin production in August, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson revealed on Friday. Johnson announced the news in an Instagram post that featured Catherine Laga’aia as Moana, John Tui as Chief Tui, Frankie Adams as Sina and Rena Owen as Grandma Tala. Johnson will reprise his role as Maui for the second time.

It’s summertime, and that means one of TV’s must-see annual programming events is here as Discovery Channel makes way for Shark Week 2024. There will be hours of new programming all about thrilling encounters with apex predators, epic deep-sea expeditions, and more extraordinary stories for the event.

Celine Dion is reportedly preparing for a live music comeback in Las Vegas this fall after a four year hiatus. The French Canadian superstar is said to be secretly rehearsing for a limited run of shows. Celine is expected to perform at the Resorts World Theatre for the Las Vegas Formula One grand prix, according to the U.S. Sun.