August 04, 2019
I have the list of the movies that we watched and reviewed in the month of July. Be sure to click them to see our reviews, the trailers, posters, bonus trivia, and credits for these entertaining motion pictures.
Hopefully, this will entice you to check some of these flicks out or save your precious peepers from prolonged exposure to some of the dumpster fire flicks that we sat through.
Don't worry, there are plenty of good ones! Get ready to believe us.
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James Marsden, Amber Heard to star in 'The Stand' remake
Westworld actor James Marsden and Aquaman actress Amber Heard are set to star in CBS All Access' limited series, The Stand.
The latest adaptation of Stephen King's 1978, post-apocalyptic novel will also feature Odessa Young and Henry Zaga.
King penned a new ending for the series.
"The script for that final episode is written. I was glad (writer-producer) Josh Boone gave me the chance, because that final story has been in my mind for 30 years," King tweeted.
The project was first announced in January.
The Stand was previously the basis of a miniseries in 1994. It starred Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Ossie Davis and Gary Sinise.
The story envisions "a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil," a press release from the streaming service said.
We are thrilled to announce that James Marsden, @realAmberHeard, Odessa Young and Henry Zaga have joined the cast of the original limited event series #TheStand, based on @StephenKing's bestselling novel of the same name. pic.twitter.com/uZZ8aUoK4V- CBS All Access (@CBSAllAccess) August 1, 2019
Woodstock 50 canceled after Miley Cyrus, The Raconteurs drop out
Organizers canceled the beleaguered Woodstock 50 Music and Arts Fair on Wednesday after months of setbacks and about a dozen musical acts dropped out.
The news came less than three weeks before the festival's scheduled dates. Last week, organizers moved the event from Watkins Glen and Vernon, N.Y., to Columbia, Md., after local officials in New York refused to approve a permit and organizers lost financing.
"The unfortunate dispute with our financial partner and the resulting legal proceedings set us off course at a critical juncture, throwing a wrench in our plans and forcing us to find an alternate venue to Watkins Glen," festival organizer Greg Peck told TMZ.
"The timing meant we had few choices where our artists would be able to perform. We worked hard to find a way to produce a proper tribute -- and some great artists came aboard over the last week to support Woodstock 50 -- but time simply ran short."
Organizer Michael Lang said those behind the festival tried to downsize the concert after having to change locations. They had planned a collaboration with voter turnout group HeadCount to raise funds.
"We are saddened that a series of unforeseen setbacks has made it impossible to put on the festival we imagined with the great line-up we had booked and the social engagement we were anticipating," Lang told Rolling Stone.
Earlier Wednesday, Miley Cyrus and The Raconteurs became the latest musical acts to drop out, joining Jay-Z, The Black Keys, Santana, Dead & Company, the Lumineers, John Fogerty and John Sebastian, who also pulled out.
Cyrus was among the original headline acts announced for Woodstock 50 in March. The festival was meant to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Woodstock, which took place in 1969.
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"This is it. The only life we get. My disease isn't a tragedy, but I tell myself, 'You're going to live in a way that would be an example for yourself and your son.'"
-- Selma Blair, opening up about her life with MS, in this week's PEOPLE cover story
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Which former 'Parks & Recreation' star will host ABC's new game show 'Don't'?
Milo Ventimiglia couldn't look dogs in the eye in 'Art of Racing in the Rain'
Milo Ventimiglia said on Jimmy Kimmel Live that in order to have a good scene with his dog co-stars in The Art of Racing in the Rain, he had to stop looking at them in the eye.
Ventimiglia told Kimmel on Thursday that looking the dog in the eye would cause the canine to look away, ruining the scene they were shooting.
The actor would then discover from the film's dog trainer that he needed to look elsewhere
"She goes, 'Were you looking the dog in the eye?' and I go 'Yeah.' She goes, 'You are his alpha, he won't challenge you. So look him in the center of the forehead, look him in the ear but don't look him in the eye,'" the actor said.
The Art of Racing in the Rain, based on the Garth Stein book of the same name, is set to arrive in theaters on Aug. 9.
The film follows the life of race car driver Denny (Ventimiglia) through the eyes of his dog. Amanda Seyfried also stars with Kevin Costner voicing the inner thoughts of the dog.
Ventimiglia also told Kimmel that he grew attached to one of his dog co-stars, but that the canine already had a good home.
"This dog just had the most beautiful soul and he had the best temperament," he said. "He was my guy."
Actor Stacy Keach gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Actor Stacy Keach received the 2,688th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday.
Keach, 78, was given the star during a ceremony near the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in recognition of his more-than five decade career in television, film and theater.
Keach thanked his wife, Malgosia Tomassi Keach, and his co-star in the CBS comedy Man With A Plan, Matt LeBlanc, who both spoke on his behalf.
"I have no doubt that sometime in the future, some unsuspecting tourist will be sauntering down the boulevard, you'll come upon my star and you'll say 'Stacy Keach, who's she?'" he joked.
Keach, born in Savannah, Ga., on June 2, 1941, is best known for playing Detective Mike Hammer on CBS' Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, The New Mike Hammer and the television movie Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All throughout the 1980s, and the syndicated series Mike Hammer, Private Eye from 1997-1998.
Keach was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and for portraying the titular character in the miniseries Hemmingway, which also earned him a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special at the 1988 Emmy Awards.
He also appeared in the 1982 CBS civil war miniseries The Blue and the Gray and had a recurring role on the Fox drama Prison Break.
Keach also has credits in films such as 1972's Fat City, The Long Riders in 1980 and the 2008 George W. Bush biopic W.
In 2015 he was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame for his stage roles including Shakesperean leads such as Hamlet, Henry V, and King Lear as well as "Buffalo Bill" Cody in the play Indians, for which he received a Tony nomination in 1970.
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Which former 'Parks & Recreation' star will host ABC's new game show 'Don't'?
Adam Scott, recently of Big Little Lies, will host the new game show, Don't, ABC announced Thursday.
The "comedic physical game show" allows contestants to compete to win a cash prize of up to $100,000, the network said.
Contestants will team up with family and friends in four-person teams to win money through challenges with themes such as "Don't Laugh," "Don't Blink" or "Don't Look Back."
"As a fan of both 'games' and 'shows,' I feel we may be onto something here," Scott said.
Scott has starred as Ed Mackenzie in the HBO series, Big Little Lies, which had its Season 2 finale last month. He has also starred as Ben Wyatt in NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, as Derek in the film Step Brothers, and as Henry Pollard in the Starz sitcom Party Down. He has also had a recurring role in NBC's The Good Place, for which he received the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain.
Some of his film credits include The Disaster Artist, The Guilt Trip, Monster-in-Law and Knocked Up.
Don't is produced by Baninjay Studios and executive produced by Ryan Reynolds, David Goldberg, Caroline Baumgard, David Hurwtiz and Maximum Effort's George Dewey.
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