Vol. 31
No. 38
Pick Hits
At The Movies
Transformers One
The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn
enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of
Cybertron forever. Transformers One (2024) is the first Transformers theatrical
animated film in 38 years, since The Transformers: The Movie (1986).
Transformers One does both a balancing act between nostalgic and new
storytelling, showing the emotionally charged relationship that's between
Optimus and Megatron. The film is heavier on character dynamics and emotional
depth, skimping on heavy action sequences, unlike its predecessors. This telling
of the story breathes new life into voiced performances of the characters. Brian
Tyree Henry's Megatron shines bright, filled with inner turmoil of a hero now
villainous, while Hemsworth brings grace with the young Orion Pax, the future
Optimus Prime.
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The Penguin (MAX)
Following the events of The Batman (2022), Oz Cobb,
a.k.a. the Penguin, makes a play to seize the reins of
the crime world in Gotham. The Penguin is an upcoming
limited series, the next chapter in The Batman
Saga spinoff from The Batman movie that will premiere on
Max. The series will follow Oswald Cobblepot (Colin
Ferrell) as he attempts to take over Gotham
City's criminal underworld in the aftermath of the
film's events. Plans for a Penguin spin off began during
post production on The Batman. In September 2021,
LeFranc was hired as the showrunner. Colin Farrell,
who portrayed Penguin in the film, signed on as
executive producer and star.
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The Perfect Couple (Netflix)
When one lavish wedding ends in disaster before it can
even begin, with a body discovered in Nantucket Harbor
just hours before the ceremony, everyone in the wedding
party is suddenly a suspect. As Chief of Police Ed
Kapenash interviews the bride, the groom, the groom's
famous mystery novelist mother, and even a member of his
own family, he discovers that every wedding is a
minefield, and no couple is perfect. While this is their
first time working together, Nicole Kidman
and Liev Schreiber have known each other
for many years as Kidman is best friends with
Schreiber's former partner, Naomi Watts.
The Buzz...
REO Speedwagon says the band will end its touring days at the end
of this year, blaming irreconcilable differences between members bassist
Bruce Hall and vocalist Kevin Cronin.
Shakira bolted from the stage at a Miami nightclub after she seemingly
caught a person in the crowd trying to film up her dress. This advertisement has
not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Hips Don’t Lie
singer was inside LIV when the club’s DJ started playing one of her
unreleased songs, Soltera. The three time Grammy winner hopped
onstage to dance along to the track when she seemed to realize one of the
onlookers might be trying to catch her in a compromising position.
Kate Winslet has opened up about her sex life. More specifically,
the Oscar winner has revealed exactly what she did to get her groove
back: She underwent testosterone replacement therapy to feel “sexy” again.
William Fichtner has been cast in AMC’s upcoming series
about the Talamasca, the secretive group featured in the works of Anne
Rice. Fichtner will join the show in the series regular of Jasper. He
will star alongside previously announced series lead Nicholas Denton.
Charlie Hunnam will star in Monster Season 3 at Netflix
as notorious serial killer Ed Gein. Series co-creator Ryan Murphy
made the announcement onstage during a promotional event in Los Angeles for
Monster Season 2, which focuses on the Menendez brothers and the murder of their
parents.
Tito Jackson, the brother of Michael and Janet
Jackson and a singer and guitarist who was part of the highly influential
pop bands The Jackson 5 and later The Jacksons,
has died. He was 70.
Production is under way in Australia’s Victoria state on War Machine,
a new sci-fi action thriller film from Lionsgate and Netflix.
Produced, directed, and co-written by Patrick Hughes, War Machine
follows the final 24 hours of the world’s toughest selection program, as a team
of Army Rangers encounter a threat beyond their imagination.
Warner Bros. has released the trailer for Bong Joon
Ho’s Mickey 17, the long awaited follow up to the
director’s best picture winner Parasite. Based on the 2022 novel Mickey7
by Edward Ashton, the sci-fi thriller stars Robert
Pattinson as an “expendable” employee named Mickey Barnes.
Demi Moore became the highest paid female actor in the world when
she landed a $12.5 million payday for 1996’s Striptease, and that’s when
the backlash against her started. During a discussion on The New
York Times’ The Interview podcast while promoting
The Substance, the actor recalled people trying to tear her down as
soon as she started making money that rivaled male actors.