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On March 20, the film The Banker will debut on Apple TV+.
Two African American entrepreneurs (Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie) in the 1950s hire a white man (Nicholas Hoult) to pose as the head of their company while they posed as a janitor and a chauffeur and ran the business.
The cast includes Nia Long, Colm Meaney and Paul Ben-Victor.
Here is a trailer for The Banker:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 14, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On March 18, the new Freeform supernatural series Motherland: Fort Salem will debut at 9 PM.
Set in an alternate, present-day America where witches ended their persecution 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the burgeoning U.S. government to fight for their country, following three young women from basic training in combat magic into terrifying and thrilling early deployment.
The cast of newbies includes Amalia Holm, Ashley Nicole Williams, Demetria McKinney, Jessica Sutton, Kai Bradbury, Sarah Yarkin and Taylor Hickson.
Here is a trailer for Motherland: Fort Salem:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 14, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The new drama Little Fires Everywhere will debut on Hulu on March 18.
This limited series will star Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington (who also serve as executive producers) is about the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.
The ensemble cast includes Alona Tal, Anika Noni Rose, AnnaSophia Robb, Austin Basis, Britt Robertson, Byron Mann, Geoff Stults, Jaime Ray Newman, Joshua Jackson, Jesse Williams, Kristoffer Polaha, Luke Bracey, Obba Babatunde, Rosemarie DeWitt and Tiffany Boone.
Here is a trailer for Little Fires Everywhere:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 12, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On March 16, The Plot Against America will debut on HBO at 9 PM.
Based on the acclaimed Philip Roth novel, this six-part limited series imagines an alternate American history, told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they watch the political rise of aviator-hero and xenophobic populist Charles Lindbergh, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.
The series follows David Krumholtz, John Turturro, Winona Ryder and Zoe Kazan.
Here is a trailer for The Plot Against America:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On March 13, the Agatha Christine 2-part Amazon series The Pale Horse will debut online.
When a murder investigation is launched into the death of a young woman, a mysterious list of names is discovered in her shoe, prompting an inquiry not only to find the killer but also to understand the list of names. One of those named is Mark Easterbrook (Rufus Sewell). He embarks on an investigation into how and why his name came to appear on the list; an investigation that leads him to The Pale Horse – the peculiar home of a trio of rumored witches in the beautiful village of Much Deeping.
Past and present collide for Mark as he uncovers ties between his deceased first wife, Delphine (Georgina Campbell) and the witches. As more people named on the list are found dead, Mark starts to fear for his own life and sanity. Despite Mark’s skepticism of the paranormal, he cannot help but be consumed by the increasingly strange and extraordinary things happening around him.
Here is a trailer for The Pale Horse:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The Netflix film Lost Girls will debut online on March 13.
Mari Gilbert (Amy Ryan) relentlessly drives law enforcement agents to search for her missing daughter and, in the process, sheds light on a wave of unsolved murders of young female sex workers on the South Shore barrier islands of Long Island committed by the Long Island serial killer.
The film will also star Miriam Shor, Dean Winters and Gabriel Byrne.
Here is a trailer for Lost Girls:
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 9, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On March 13, the Stargirl feature film will debut on Disney+ online.
Leo Borlock (Graham Verchere) is a shy teen who tries to blend in with others at Mica High School in Arizona. Susan “Stargirl” Caraway (Grace VanderWaal), a previously home-schooled, colorful, offbeat, ukulele-playing free spirit, arrives to enter tenth grade. Most of the kids at school shun her because of her uniqueness, but Leo falls in love with her and admires her resilience.
After an argument with Leo, Stargirl tries to fit in and become more conventional, adopting her given name, Susan, but this does not succeed in making her popular. She reverts to her unique persona and, after an eventful prom, moves away. But she leaves behind strong and enduring memories, not just with Leo, but with the whole school.
The cast includes Giancarlo Esposito and Darby Stanchfield.
Here is a trailer for Stargirl:
Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on March 4, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On March 8, the UPtv movie Tomboy will debut at 7 PM.
Tori has always been one of the guys, but since her recent attempt to become more lady-like, she finds herself torn between a man who’s fallen for her new femininity and a friend who loves her for the tomboy she’s always been.
The cast includes Mackenzie Vega, Tom Maden, Greg Grunberg and Denise Richards.
Here is a trailer for Tomboy.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 2, 2020| Leave a Comment »
On March 6, the Netflix movie Spenser Confidential will debut online.
Mark Wahlberg stars as former police Detective Spenser, who returns to Boston’s criminal underworld to unravel a twisted murder conspiracy.
The film also stars Winston Duke, Bokeem Woodbine, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger and Michael Gaston.
Here is a trailer for Spenser Confidential:
Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 1, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The new online streaming series Devs will debut on Hulu on March 5.
A young computer engineer, Lily Chan (Sonoya Mizuno), investigates the secretive development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in San Francisco, who she believes are behind the murder of her boyfriend.
The cast includes Alison Pill, Nick Offerman and Zach Grenier.
Here is a trailer for Devs:
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