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On January 13, the Hallmark Channel movie A Scottish Love Scheme will debut at 8 PM.
Lily (Erica Durance) travels to Scotland with her mother and reconnects with Logan (Jordan Young), a childhood family friend. Unbeknownst to Lily and Logan, their meddling mothers have come up with a plan to set them up.
Here is a trailer for A Scottish Love Scheme:
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The Netflix movie Lift will debut online on January 12.
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker (Kevin Hart), race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
The movie also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno, Sam Worthington and Burn Gorman [among others].
Here is a trailer for Lift:
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On January 12, the Amazon Prime movie Role Play will debut online.
Emma Brackett (Kaley Cuoco) has a wonderful husband (David Oyelowo) and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey. She also has a secret life as an assassin for hire, a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.
The film also stars Bill Nighy and Connie Nielsen.
Here is a trailer for Role Play:
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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie True Justice: Family Ties will debut at 8 PM on January 12.
A law school student (Katherine McNamara) with the help of her friends sets out to prove her brother was wrongfully convicted. The only way to clear his name is by finding the real killer, but the closer they get, the more danger they are all in.
The cast includes Markian Tarasiuk, Nikki Deloach and Benjamin Ayres.
Here is a trailer for True Justice: Family Ties:
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On January 6, the Hallmark Channel movie Love on the Right Course will debut at 8 PM.
Whitney (Ashley Newbrough) is a professional golfer who is struggling to make the cut to qualify for her next tournament in Europe. Concerned that she might not be able to continue competing on a professional level, she returns to Budapest, and the golf course her family owns there, to reevaluate her career.
She finds that her father, who has grown reclusive since losing his wife two years ago, has handed over day-to-day operations of the club to a laid-back, new golf pro, Daniel (Marcus Rosner). Daniel’s casual style is at odds with Whitney’s and it throws her off her game, literally. As the pair get to know each other, their perspective changes and a romance develops. But, when Whitney’s former trainer returns and pushes Daniel out, it might just cost Whitney her best shot at love.
Here is a trailer for Love on the Right Course:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on January 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The Netflix feature film Good Grief will debut online on January 5.
When his husband (Luke Evans) unexpectedly dies, Marc’s (Daniel Levy) world shatters, sending him and his two best friends on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some hard truths they each needed to face.
The film co-stars Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel, Celia Imrie, Davide Bradley, Emma Corrin and Kaitlyn Dever.
Here is a trailer for Good Grief:
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On January 5, the AMC+ special movie Muzzle will debut online.
After his dog is killed in Skid Row, Jake Rosser (Aaron Eckhart) plummets deep into a sinister underworld to uncover the truth about who may be responsible.
The cast includes Stephan Lang, Penelope Mitchell, Paul Johansson and Nick Searcy.
Here is a trailer for Muzzle:
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On January 5, the Amazon Prime movie Foe will debut online.
Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star as Hen and Junior, who farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior’s family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal.
Aaron Pierre co-stars.
Here is a trailer for Foe:
Posted in Movies, Music, New Faces, Television, Year End Round Up on December 30, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Much like the Faces of 2023, there are always entertainers of note to be on the look-out for in the new year or those who made great waves throughout the current year who will, undoubtedly, be big stars in the new year.
The new faces of 2024 appear below in no particular order:
India Amarteifio — India has been acting for the past 10 years, including her breakthrough role in the streaming series Sex Education and prior to that the British series Evermoor, but it was her unenviable task to play the title role in the Netflix spin-off series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, portraying young Queen Charlotte (so deliciously portrayed by Golda Rosheuvel in Bridgerton). She is reportedly set to star alongside Andrew Garfield in the indie drama Hot Air about the British gymnastics’ world.
Lily Gladstone – Lily got her start in the 2012 French film Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian that starred Benicio del Toro and has appeared in movies with the likes of Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart and Michelle Williams in 2016 and Toby Jones in 2019 as well as Showtime’s Billions and FX’s Reservation Dogs; but it was her lead role of Mollie Burkhart in Killers of the Flower Moon alongside the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. Lily’s next project is the Hulu series Under the Bridge.
Marisa Abela – This 20-something British actress made her TV debut in England in the action series COBRA and then starred in the HBO drama Industry (alongside our 2022 Face Myha’la Herrold). She also appeared in last year’s film Rogue Agent before being part of the 2023 juggernaut Barbie. However, it will be her lead role in the Back to Black biopic about the late singer Amy Winehouse that assuredly will garner her a lot of attention.
Teyana Taylor – This 30-something New Yorker is already an established musical artist (singer, songwriter, dancer and choreographer) who has BET and MTV Video Music Awards under her belt; but it was her performance as a single mother in the Sundance Grand Jury Prize winning film A Thousand and One that turned heads. Next up for her is The Book of Clarence where she will star opposite Benedict Cumberbatch and Alfre Woodard.
Yasmin Finney — This newcomer, who initially gained a following through her TikTok videos about her experiences as a Black British teenage trans woman, not only became well-known to TV audiences through her fan favorite role of Elle Argent in the Netflix series Heartstopper, and also landed the plum role of Rose Temple-Noble, the daughter of Donna Noble, in Thanksgiving weekend’s three-part 60th anniversary Doctor Who special (try saying that three times fast) that found David Tennant and Catherine Tate reprising their roles in the long-running series.
Aria Mia Loberti – The Rhode Island native, who is also legally blind due to a severe form of the genetic condition achromatopsia, landed the lead role of Marie-Laure in the highly anticipated four-part limited series All the Light We Cannot See. What’s most impressive is that she was chosen for the role from a global search, beating out thousands of submissions, despite no acting training and off her first, ever, audition. She will next narrate the audiobook for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the Jules Verne classic novel.
Jonah Hauer-King – He played Laurie in the PBS version of Little Women in 2017, the lead in the 2019 box office movie A Dog’s Way Home and currently plays one of the lead characters in the PBS period drama World on Fire; but it was his turn as Prince Eric in this year’s The Little Mermaid that has garnered him attention. He will next be seen in the TV series The Tattooist of Auschwitz based on the book by Heather Morris, which will air on Peacock in the States. He will play the younger version of Lale Sokolov, the lead character.
Leo Woodall – This up-and-coming British actor has only been on the scene for a few years, but he appeared in the Tom Holland-led indie film Cherry in 2021, then appeared in a couple of episodes of the short-lived TV series adaptation of Vampire Academy last year. He then appeared in two episodes of the Amazon Prime series Citadel before making a buzzy turn in season two of The White Lotus. He will next star in the TV series adaptation of One Day, based on the David Nicholls novel, which was previously made into the 2011 movie starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. He will take on the role of Dexter Mayhew played by Sturgess in the film.
Are there any actors or actresses who you think are the faces to watch in 2024? Please share.
TOMORROW: Closing Out 2023
Posted in Familiar Faces, Movies, Music, New Faces, Pictures, Television, Year End Round Up on December 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The following list highlights the actors and actresses on TV and on the big screen who really caught viewers’ attention throughout this year.
They appear in no particular order:
Hong Chau – She has been honing her craft for the past 17 years, but since last year she has really taken the industry by storm, starring alongside Michelle Williams in the box office movie Showing Up that premiered at Cannes last year. Then she followed that up by playing a nurse opposite Brendan Fraser in his Oscar-winning role in the acclaimed indie film The Whale. She had a supporting role in the 2022 box office movie The Menu and then appeared in the popular Netflix series The Night Agent. She also appeared in the ensemble cast of the Wes Anderson flick Asteroid City.
Nicholas Galitzine – This British hunk first caught the attention of viewers with his role in 2020 in the box office movie The Craft: Legacy and the following year he starred opposite recording artist Camila Cabello in Amazon Prime’s Cinderella. Last year he starred alongside Sofia Carson in the Netflix film Purple Hearts and this year he hit it big in Amazon Prime’s movie Red, White & Royal Blue based on the book by Casey McQuiston. He will next be seen with Anne Hathaway in the box office movie The Idea of You and next year’s Starz limited series Mary & George alongside Julianne Moore.
Halle Bailey – I included Halle, a talented Atlanta actress and singer back in 2019 before the pandemic hit, causing her upcoming projects – specifically The Little Mermaid and the upcoming bold new take on the beloved classic The Color Purple, which will be in theatres on Christmas Day – to be put on hold, but she is finally getting the attention she deserves.
Myha’la Herrold – Going by only her first name now, Myha’la stars in the HBO series Industry that follows a group of hungry, young graduates plunged head-first into the exhilarating world of international finance. This year she has been on the big screen in the box office movie Dumb Money, which told the nearly unbelievable if it wasn’t true story about how everyday people got rich by turning GameStop (the video game store) into the world’s hottest company. And she will soon be seen alongside Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawk and Mahershala Ali in the box office Leave the World Behind.
Archie Madekwe – For three seasons, Archie appeared in the Apple TV+ series See, playing the visually-abled son of Jason Momoa’s Baba Voss. He then appeared in this year’s box office flick Gran Turismo alongside David Harbour and Orlando Bloom and with Gal Gadot in the Netflix movie Heart of Stone. He can currently be seen in the much-buzzed about movie Saltburn.
Bella Ramsey – This talented 20-something Brit first came to the attention of TV viewers through her role in Game of Thrones, but it has been her role in the acclaimed TV adaptation of The Last of Us alongside Pedro Pascal that has really garnered her attention. She was also the scene-stealing lead in the box office movie Catherine Called Birdy last year.
Sandra Huller – Sandra has been a working actress for over 20 years, but she has received acclaim from critics and reviewers all over the world for her latest roles in two very different films from this past year. First in The Zone of Interest she played the wife of the commandant of Auschwitz, who strives to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp; and her lead role in Anatomy of a Fall, where she played a woman suspected of her husband’s murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.
Mia Goth – After appearing in the back-to-back buzzworthy, albeit horror, flicks last year – X and Pearl – Mia landed a plum role in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Blade that will star Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in the lead role; and her next project is another horror flick MaXXXine.
Who are some of the faces from this year who caught your attention either on television, in music or in film? Please share.
TOMORROW: New Faces of 2024
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