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On June 28, the Netflix feature film A Family Affair will debut online.
An unexpected romance triggers comic consequences for a young woman (Joey King), her mother (Nicole Kidman) and the young woman’s former boss (Zac Efron), grappling with the complications of love, sex, and identity.
Kathy Bates also stars.
Here is a trailer for A Family Affair:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »
On June 28, the Apple TV+ movie Fancy Dance will debut online.
Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax (Lily Gladstone) has cared for her niece Roki (Isabel Deroy-Olson) by scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma. Every spare minute goes into finding her missing sister while also helping Roki prepare for an upcoming powwow.
At the risk of Jax losing custody to Roki’s grandfather, Frank (Shea Whigham), the pair hit the road and scour the backcountry to track down Roki’s mother in time for the powwow. What begins as a search gradually turns into a far deeper investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Indigenous women moving through a colonized world while at the mercy of a failed justice system.
Here is a trailer for Fancy Dance:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on June 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On June 25, the documentary I Am: Celine Dion will debut on Amazon Prime. Directed by Academy Award nominee Irene Taylor, this documentary promises a behind-the-scenes look at the singer’s struggle with stiff person syndrome. It will serve as a love letter to her fans, highlighting the music that has guided her life while also showcasing the resilience of the human spirit.
The finale of Dark Matter will air online on Apple TV+ on June 26; while that same night, the series finale of Walker will air at 8 PM on CW.
On June 26, the new drama Land of Women will debut online today on Apple TV+. Eva Longoria stars as Gala, a New York empty nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties, and she is forced to flee the city alongside her aging mother (Carmen Maura) and teenage daughter (Victoria Bazúa). To escape the dangerous criminals to whom Gala’s now vanished husband is indebted, the three women hide in the same charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala’s mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. The women seek to start anew and hope their identities will remain unknown, but gossip in the small town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths.
The Amazon Prime 8-episode period piece drama My Lady Jane will debut online on June 27. Inspired by the best-selling book, this quick-witted series is a radical retelling of English royal history, in which King Henry VIII’s son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader) is not beheaded, and neither is her rascal of a husband Guildford. At the center of this rollicking new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane who is unexpectedly crowned queen overnight and finds herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown (and her head). The cast includes Dominic Cooper, Jim Broadbent and Anna Chancellor.
On June 27, the new supernatural-themed drama Domino Day: Lone Witch will debut its first two episodes online on both Sundance Now and AMC+. This show is being hailed as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Charmed.” It follows Domino Day, a powerful young witch with a dark secret: she has to feed on the energy of humans to survive. What she doesn’t know is that a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her. When a dangerous figure from Domino’s past comes back to haunt her, will it be a fresh start for them all or a final showdown?
The Apple TV+ movie Fancy Dance will debut online on June 28. Since her sister’s disappearance, Jax (Lily Gladstone) has cared for her niece Roki (Isabel Deroy-Olson) by scraping by on the Seneca-Cayuga reservation in Oklahoma. Every spare minute goes into finding her missing sister while also helping Roki prepare for an upcoming powwow. At the risk of Jax losing custody to Roki’s grandfather, Frank (Shea Whigham), the pair hit the road and scour the backcountry to track down Roki’s mother in time for the powwow. What begins as a search gradually turns into a far deeper investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Indigenous women moving through a colonized world while at the mercy of a failed justice system.
Also on June 28, the season finale of The Chi will air online on Paramount+; while that same day the finale of the new series Destination Heaven will air online on Great American Pure Flix.
The Netflix feature film A Family Affair will debut online on June 28. An unexpected romance triggers comic consequences for a young woman (Joey King), her mother (Nicole Kidman) and the young woman’s former boss (Zac Efron), grappling with the complications of love, sex, and identity. Kathy Bates also stars.
On June 29, the Hallmark Channel “Christmas in July” holiday movie Falling Like Snowflakes will debut at 8 PM. A photographer (Rebecca Dalton), determined to complete her exhibit by capturing a rare photo of a 12-sided snowflake, enlists the help of a childhood friend (Marcus Rosner) and they go on a mission they’ll never forget.
Lastly on June 30, the finale of Interview With the Vampire will air online on AMC+ and at 9 PM on AMC; while that same night the finale of The Chi will air on Showtime at 9 PM; and also on June 30, the new MGM+ series Hotel Cocaine will move to its new timeslot of 9 PM starting tonight.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on June 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5:15 PM:
Black Adam movie on TNT
5:30 PM:
Jumanji: The Next Level movie on FX
6 PM:
Star Trek Beyond movie on Syfy
6:05 PM:
The Great Lillian Hall movie on HBO (Encore)
6:30 PM:
Casino Royale movie on Showtime
7 PM:
Branching Out movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Christmas Tree Lane movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie on AMC
The Lion King (1994 animated) movie on Freeform
Men in Black movie on TruTV
7:15 PM:
Little Women (1994) movie on TCM
8 PM:
All American on CW (NEW)
Billy the Kid on MGM+ (Encore)
House of the Dragon on HBO (Reair)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie on FX
9 PM:
Mayor of Kingstown on Showtime (NEW)
Hotel Cocaine on MGM+ (Encore)
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Sweeter Than Chocolate movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Northern Lights of Christmas movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Dune: Part Two movie on HBO
Men in Black movie on TruTV
10 PM:
My Life Is Murder on BBC America (NEW)
The Winter King on MGM+ (Encore)
NCIS: Hawai’i on CBS (Reair)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies movie on TNT
10:50 PM:
The Winter King on MGM+ (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on June 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the entertainment news items for this past week:
RENEWALS
PBS has given a 10th season order to the mystery series Grantchester. (Deadline)
Resident Alien has been given a fourth season renewal, but it will be moved from Syfy to the USA Network. (TV Line)
BROADWAY NEWS
Singer-actor Nick Jonas and Tony Award-winning actress Adrienne Warren (Tina) will star in the first-ever Broadway production of the musical The Last Five years where they will play rising author Jamie and aspiring actor Cathy, two New Yorkers who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. (Deadline)
TV CASTING NEWS
Season 3 of The Gilded Age has added Phylicia Rashad and Broadway vet Brian Stokes Mitchell to the cast. Rashad will recur as Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkland, a woman from a prominent family in Newport with ties dating back to the American Revolution who has high standards and an occasionally sharp tongue. She is unwilling to compromise the standards and expectations of her elite and exclusive social group — particularly when it comes to her son. Mitchell will guest star as Frederick Kirkland, Elizabeth’s husband and the patriarch of the Kirkland family. (Variety)
The upcoming Netflix drama series adaptation Man on Fire, based on the book series by author A.J. Quinnell, will star Billie Boullet (A Small Light) and Aquaman alum Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. The eight-episode series will tell the story of John Creasy (Abdul-Mateen II), once a high-functioning and skilled Special Forces Mercenary, known for surviving even the most desolate of situations, who is now plagued with intense PTSD. Determined to overcome his personal demons, he sets out on a path to redemption. But, before he can adjust to this new life, he finds himself back in the fire, fighting harder than ever. Boullet will play Poe Rayburn, a role loosely based on the young character in the novel. (Deadline)
Sam Neill, Eric Bana and Rosemarie DeWitt will star in the Netflix limited series Untamed that follows Kyle Turner (Bana), a special agent for the National Parks Service who works to enforce human law in nature’s vast wilderness. The investigation of a brutal death sends Turner on a collision course with the dark secrets within the park, and in his own past. Neill will play Paul Souter who has been the chief park ranger in Yosemite for half his life. He’s a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and friend to Turner (Bana). He’s comfortable in all facets of his job, whether it’s dealing with crime inside the park or with the bureaucracy around it. And, DeWitt will play Turner’s ex-wife Jill Bodwin, a former teacher and park counselor, who remarried a few years after their divorce. Despite the fracturing of their marriage, Jill and Turner maintain a strong bond, held together by events from their past. (Deadline)
Dexter alum Jennifer Carpenter will have a recurring role in the second season of the Yellowstone prequel 1923, playing Mamie Fossett, a highly capable U.S. Deputy Marshall who serves warrants and makes arrests with confidence ahead of her time. (Deadline and TV Line)
Jesse Lee Soffer (Chicago P.D.) will play a new, yet-to-be-named character on FBI: International thus taking over the void created last season by the exit of Luke Kleintank. (TV Line)
Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane and Linda Lavin will star in Mid-Century Modern, a multi-camera Hulu series from Ryan Murphy and Will & Grace series creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. This new series will be similar to The Golden Girls with Bomer playing a ditzy Rose-like character (originally played by Betty White) while Lane will play the Dorothy character (originally played by Bea Arthur. Meanwhile, Lavin will play Lane’s mother. The series will be set in the gay mecca of Palm Springs, following three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age – who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother and a naked Gen Z housekeeper. (Variety)
Patrick Dempsey has joined the Dexter prequel series Original Sin. He will play Aaron Spencer, the Captain of the Miami Metro Homicide who has a decades-long relationship with Harry Morgan, who will be played by Christian Slater). (TV Line)
STREAMING MOVIE NEWS
Sofia Carson (Netflix’s movie Purple Hearts) and Corey Mylchreest (Queen Charlotte) will star in the new movie My Oxford Year, based on the book by Julia Whelan. The film follows Anna, an ambitious young American, who sets out for Oxford University to fulfill a childhood dream only to meet a charming and clever local who profoundly alters both of their lives. (Netflix)
Elizabeth Olsen, Natasha Lyonne and Carrie Coon will star in the Netflix movie His Three Daughters, which will center on three estranged sisters who reunite to care for their ailing father. (Variety)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Best known as the AT&T spokesperson, Milana Vayntrub will star in the upcoming Amazon MGM Studio movie Project Hail Mary that is already set to star Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller. The movie will focus on middle school science teacher Ryland Grace (Gosling), who wakes up on a spaceship with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He must figure out how to complete his interstellar mission to save Earth from an astronomical catastrophe completely alone, until he meets a mysterious alien who has traveled light years to save his own species from the same fate. (Deadline)
Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence will star in the Apple Original Films movie The Wives, a murder mystery that’s along the lines of The Real Housewives. (Variety)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The new supernatural-themed drama Domino Day: Lone Witch will debut its first two episodes online on both Sundance Now and AMC+ on June 27.
This show is being hailed as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Charmed.” It follows Domino Day (relative newcomer Siena Kelly), a powerful young witch with a dark secret: she has to feed on the energy of humans to survive.
What she doesn’t know is that a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her. When a dangerous figure from Domino’s past comes back to haunt her, will it be a fresh start for them all or a final showdown?
Parental Discretion Advised: Here is a trailer for Domino Day: Lone Witch:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »
On June 27, the Amazon Prime 8-episode period piece drama My Lady Jane will debut online.
Inspired by the best-selling book, this quick-witted series is a radical retelling of English royal history, in which King Henry VIII’s son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader) is not beheaded, and neither is her rascal of a husband Guildford. At the center of this rollicking new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane who is unexpectedly crowned queen overnight and finds herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown (and her head).
The cast includes Edward Bluemel, Dominic Cooper, Jim Broadbent and Anna Chancellor.
Here is a trailer for My Lady Jane:
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on June 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5:30 PM:
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle movie on FX
Jurassic World Dominion movie on Starz
6 PM:
Discovering Love movie on UPtv (DEBUT)
6:30 PM:
Black Adam movie on TNT
6:45 PM:
Creed movie on MGM Plus
Iron Eagle (original) movie on Sundance TV
7 PM:
Elsbeth on CBS (Encore)
Two Scoops of Italy movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
My Christmas Guide movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
7:15 PM:
Logan movie on FXM
7:30 PM:
Lightyear (animated) movie on Freeform
7:50 PM:
House of the Dragon on HBO (Encore)
8 PM
Mayor of Kingstown on Showtime (Encore)
Professor T on PBS (NEW)
Jumanji: The Next Level movie on FX
Forrest Gump movie on TMC
9 PM:
When Calls the Heart on Hallmark Channel (NEW – Finale)
Billy the Kid on MGM+ (NEW – Finale)
Grantchester on PBS (NEW)
The Lazarus Project on TNT (NEW)
A Season for Family movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Plane movie on Encore
9:30 PM:
13 Going on 30 movie on CMT
10 PM:
Orphan Black: Echoes on AMC and BBC America (DEBUT)
Hotel Cocaine on MGM+ (NEW)
D.I. Ray on PBS (NEW)
House of the Dragon on HBO (Encore)
The Lazarus Project on TNT (Encore)
It Was Always You movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Up (animated) movie on Freeform
Logan movie on FXM
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on June 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:
5 PM:
Red movie on Syfy
5:15 PM:
The Suicide Squad movie on TNT
5:30 PM:
The School of Rock movie on POP
6 PM:
Two Tickets to Paradise movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
The Princess and the Bodyguard movie on UPtv (Reair)
Rocketman movie on Showtime 2
Mission: Impossible II movie on Showtime
6:20 PM:
Frozen (animated) movie on Freeform
7 PM:
Billy the Kid on MGM Plus (Encore)
True Detective: Night Country on HBO 2 (Reair)
Miracle in Bethlehem, PA movie on Hallmark Mystery (Reair)
Footloose (original) movie on AMC
The Karate Kid (original) movie on Encore
7:30 PM:
Forrest Gump movie on CMT
Red 2 movie on Syfy
8 PM:
Two Scoops of Italy movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
FBI: International on CBS (Reair)
Toy Story 2 (animated) movie on E!
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves movie on MGM Plus
Raiders of the Lost Ark movie on Paramount Network
Mission: Impossible III movie on Showtime
Avengers: Endgame movie on TBS
8:50 PM:
Frozen II (animated) movie on Freeform
9 PM:
Time For Her to Come Home for Christmas movie on Hallmark Mystery (Encore)
Risky Business movie on BBC America
The Karate Kid Part II movie on Encore
9:30 PM:
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off movie on AMC
9:50 PM:
The Darkest Minds movie on FXM
10 PM:
Savoring Paris movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol movie on Showtime
Batman Begins movie on TNT
10:15 PM:
Creed movie on MGM Plus
10:30 PM:
House of the Dragon on HBO (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Special, Television, Video on June 21, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The documentary I Am: Celine Dion will debut on Amazon Prime on June 25.
Directed by Academy Award nominee Irene Taylor, this documentary promises a behind-the-scenes look at the singer’s struggle with stiff person syndrome.
It will serve as a love letter to her fans, highlighting the music that has guided her life while also showcasing the resilience of the human spirit.
Here is a trailer for I Am: Celine Dion:
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