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Last month I mentioned that I was going to make a list of all of the movies that I've seen in the month of June. Also, I've rated each one (1 being the worst to 10 being the best), and hopefully this will help you make a decision to see or skip these flicks. I watched quite a variety...
Midnight Special 8/10*
Blackthorn 6/10*
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done 6/10*
The Muppet Movie 10/10
Don Hemingway 4/10*
Black Panther 8/10*
The Great Muppet Caper 10/10
Speed 9/10
Annihilation 8.5/10*
Muppets Take Manhattan 8/10
Fantastic Voyage 8/10*
Fortress 7/10*
Justice League: Thrones of Atlanis 9/10
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 8.5/10*
Moonwalkers (2015) 4.5/10*
Grey Gardens 7/10*
Please, let me know if you would like to know more about any of the movies I watched or why I liked or didn't like it. Oh, and the * means that I watched it for the very first time.
Be Well,
Steve
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'It: Chapter Two' cast assemble for group photo
The adult cast of It: Chapter Two including Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and Bill Hader, have assembled for a group photo as production on the horror sequel has commenced.
"Back to Derry with these Losers #ITMovie," the official Twitter account for It captioned the photo Monday in reference to the town of Derry where the series takes place.
The photo features Chastain, who will be portraying the adult version of Beverly, sitting and laughing alongside McAvoy (Bill), Hader (Richie), Isaiah Mustafa (Mike), Jay Ryan (Ben), James Ransone (Eddie), and Andy Bean (Stanley).
The adult cast will be joined in the film by the original, younger stars of the Losers Club including Jaeden Lieberher, Wyatt Oleff, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Chosen Jacobs, and Jack Dylan Grazer. Director Andy Muschietti and Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise the Clown are also set to return.
It: Chapter Two, set to arrive in theaters on Sept. 6, 2019, will take place 27 years following the first film as the Losers Club return home to Derry to face Pennywise once again.
The first It, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, earned $700 million worldwide -- making it the largest-grossing horror film of all time.
Mandy, Boyd roles to be recast for 'Last Man Standing' Season 7
Tim Allen's Last Man Standing will feature new stars taking on the role of Mandy and Boyd when the sitcom returns for Season 7 on Fox in the fall.
Molly Ephraim, who portrayed Allen's onscreen daughter Mandy and Flynn Morrison as grandson Boyd, will not be returning to the series with the roles set to be recast ahead of Season 7's Sept. 28 premiere date.
Ephraim and Morrison decided not to return to the series after it was originally canceled by ABC following Season 6. Fox then announced that it would revive the comedy with Allen's Mike Baxter set to return alongside original stars Nancy Travis (Vanessa), Amanda Fuller (Kristin), Jonathan Adams (Chuck), Christoph Sanders (Kyle), Jordan Masterson (Ryan) and Hector Elizondo (Ed).
Last Man Standing, from creator Jack Burditt, follows Allen as a conservative, married father of three adult women who is in charge of marketing for a chain of sporting goods store in Colorado.
Kevin Abbott who has served as an executive producer and as showrunner during Season 1 and Season 6, is returning as showrunner and executive producer for Season 7. Writers and executive producers Matt Berry, Kevin Hench and Ed Yeager are also returning.
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"I refuse for anyone to spread the idea that I lack the integrity to choose my own relationships."
--Scarlett Johansson, responding to a rumor that she once "auditioned" to be Tom Cruise's girlfriend, to The Hollywood Reporter
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Which Steppenwolf Theater Co. Member is joining Jude Law in HBO's 'The New Pope'?
Andy Dick charged for allegedly groping woman
Andy Dick faces charges for allegedly groping a woman as she passed him on a sidewalk in Los Angeles earlier this year, city prosecutors said Monday.
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office told Variety it charged the actor with one count of sexual battery and one count of simple battery for the April 5 incident.
Law enforcement sources told TMZ the woman said Dick also made lewd comments toward her.
He was expected to appear in court later this week.
Dick has faced a number of legal troubles over the course of his career, including allegations of theft in 2014 and an arrest for sexual abuse in 2010. The sexual abuse charges were dropped in 2011.
Barbra Streisand pens 20th anniversary post to 'honey' James Brolin
Celebrity couple Barbra Streisand and James Brolin are celebrating 20 years of marriage.
The 76-year-old singer sent a sweet message to Brolin on their wedding anniversary Sunday.
Streisand shared a photo of herself with the 77-year-old actor that was taken at the Los Angeles premiere of Sicario: Day of the Soldado last week. Josh Brolin, Brolin's son with ex-wife Jane Cameron Agee, stars in the new movie.
"Has it really been 22 years since our blind date @jamesbrolin_? Married for 20 years. Happy anniversary honey. Bee. X," Streisand captioned the picture.
Streisand recalled her first date with Brolin in an interview with W in 2016.
"I met him at a dinner and expected and bearded mountain-man type, and he had cut off all his hair and was clean-shaven. I asked him, 'Who screwed up your hair?' He later told me that's when he fell in love with me. My fella likes to hear the truth, which is unusual."
Streisand and Brolin married in July 1998 at the singer's home in Malibu. Streisand was previously wed to Elliot Gould and is parent to son Jason Gould with the actor. Brolin is also parent to son Jess Brolin with Agee and to daughter Molly Brolin with ex-wife Jan Smithers.
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Which Steppenwolf Theater Co. Member is joining Jude Law in HBO's 'The New Pope'?
John Malkovich has signed on to star opposite Jude Law in HBO's upcoming follow-up to series The Young Pope titled The New Pope.
Law portrayed the fictional first American pope Lenny Belardo who caused chaos in the Vatican in the original series.
Plot details for The New Pope including details on Malkovich's character and the fate of Lenny Belardo following the first season, is being kept under wraps.
Production on The New Pope is set to begin in November in Italy. Creator Paolo Sorrentino is penning the series along with Umberto Contarello and Stefano Bises.
The New Pope is the latest television role for Malkovich who will next be seen in BBC's three-part adaptation of Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders. Law will next be seen in J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts sequel, The Crimes of Grindelwald.