Vol. 31
No. 29
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Twisters
As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Cooper (Daisy
Edgar-Jones), lured back to the open plains after a devastating
encounter years prior, and reckless social media superstar Tyler Owens (Glen
Powell) collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are
unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the
paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of
their lives.
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix)
Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is up
to his usual tricks in Detroit when Billy Rosewood, an
LA private detective and long time friend, contacts him
for help. Foley's daughter, Jane Saunders (Taylour
Paige), is a lawyer involved in a high profile
case and has been threatened. Foley sets off for Los
Angeles, renewing many acquaintances and finding himself
in the middle of a sinister conspiracy. Favorites from
the old cast reunite, along with Kevin Bacon
and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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X (Kanopy)
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an
adult film in a rural Texas farm, but when their
reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the crew
find themselves fighting for their lives. The day after
X (2022)'s South by Southwest premiere, writer/director
Ti West revealed that during a mandatory
two-week COVID-19 quarantine in his New Zealand hotel,
before production could begin on this film, he wrote a
prequel, Pearl (2022). A24 saw the script and
greenlit the movie even before production on X had
wrapped.
The Buzz...
Shannen Doherty, known for her roles on the wildly popular series
Beverly Hills, 90210 and on the witchcraft fantasy Charmed, has
died after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. She was 53.
Halle Berry is no longer attached to star in and executive produce
the upcoming Hulu legal drama series All’s Fair, Variety
has learned exclusively from sources. News of her exit comes just a week after
it was reported that Berry had joined the series alongside Glenn Close
and Kim Kardashian in what was to be one of the only regular
television roles of the Oscar and Emmy winner’s career. According to an
individual with knowledge of the situation, Berry bowed out of the show due to a
scheduling conflict.
James B. Sikking, known for his roles as Lt. Howard Hunter on Hill
Street Blues and the titular character’s father on Doogie
Howser, M.D., has died. He was 90.
Longlegs, an occult tinged horror mystery about an FBI agent on the trail
of a serial killer, opened to a phenomenal $22.6 million, easily outgrossing
Fly Me to the Moon, a $100 million dollar rom-com featuring two of
Hollywood’s brightest stars.
Disney is investigating a hack of the entertainment company’s internal
Slack channels. A hacker group called Nullbulge claims to have
obtained and leaked more than 1 terabyte of data from Disney’s internal Slack
channels.
Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter has been heating up the charts with
her smash hit Espresso, and now she’s taking on broadcast airwaves in a
new NBC commercial promoting this summer’s Olympic games.
Richard Simmons, television's unusual physical fitness who built a
mini-empire in his trademark tank tops and short shorts by urging the overweight
to exercise and eat better, died Saturday. He turned 76 on Friday.
Bhad Bhabie may be going through a rough patch relationship wise,
but it's smooth sailing as far as her finances are concerned, 'cause she's
apparently raking in the dough, big time. BB posted her OnlyFans all-time
earnings statement dating back to 2021 and the figure is staggering, as it
eclipses $57 million.