December 01, 2021
Here's the Scoop...
Here's our list of the movies we watched in November, and the reviews that go with them!
Be sure to click on titles below to see the reviews, the trailers, posters, bonus trivia, and credits for these entertaining motion pictures. Hopefully, this will entice you to check some of these flicks, or revisit them for your audio-visual pleasure.
And without further ado... here's what we watched:
Dune (2021)
The Old Dark House (1932)
Body Parts (1991)
Nature Calls (2012)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Black Widow (2021)
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Be Well,
Steve
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Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn join 'Facts of Life' special at ABC
Jennifer Aniston and Kathryn Hahn have joined the cast of an upcoming ABC special.
Jimmy Kimmel announced Monday on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that Aniston, Hahn, Gabrielle Union and Allison Tolman will play Facts of Life characters in the new special Live in Front of a Studio Audience.
The special will feature characters from Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes. Aniston will play Blair (originally played by Lisa Whelchel), with Union as Tootie (Kim Fields), Hahn as Jo (Nancy McKeon) and Tolman as Natalie (Mindy Cohn).
Ann Dowd was previously announced as Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae). John Lithgow will play the Diff'rent Strokes character Mr. Drummond (Conrad Bain), with Kevin Hart as Arnold (Gary Coleman) and Damon Wayans as Willis (Todd Bridges).
Kimmel, Norman Lear, Brent Miller, Kerry Washington, Will Ferrell, Justin Theroux and Jim Burrows will executive produce the special, with Burrows and Andy Fisher to direct the show.
Diff'rent Strokes was created by Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff and had an eight-season run from 1978 to 1986, while The Facts of Life was created by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon and aired for nine seasons from 1979 to 1988.
ABC previously aired Live in Front of a Studio Audience specials that recreated episodes of All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Good Times.
The new special will air Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. EST on ABC and stream on Hulu the next day.
Prosecutors ask Supreme Court to review decision overturning Bill Cosby's conviction
Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision to overturn Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction.
The comedian was convicted in 2018 of drugging and then sexually assaulting a woman in 2004. He had served two years of his three- to 10-year sentence when in June 2020 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated that decision on the grounds a previous prosecutor said in a press release he wouldn't charge Cosby in the case.
On Monday, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office filed an appeal against the Pennsylvania high court's decision questioning its reasoning that the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment transformed that announcement in the press release into a legally binding promise that no charges will ever be filed against Cosby in the matter.
Kevin Steele, the county's district attorney, said in a statement Monday that he is petitioning the high court for review as the lower court's decision sets dangerous precedent that press releases now create immunity.
"This decision as it stands will have far-reaching negative consequences beyond Montgomery County and Pennsylvania," Steele said. "The U.S. Supreme Court can right what we believe is a grievous wrong."
According to court documents, Andrea Constand reported to police in January 2005 that Cosby had sexually assaulted her at his Cheltenham residence. But a month later, then-Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor issued the press release that said he would not pursue charges due to a lack of evidence.
Cosby's spokesman, Andrew Wyatt, dismissed the request to the Supreme Court as an act akin to throwing the Constitution out the window.
"There is no merit to the DA's request, which centers on the unique facts of the Cosby case and has no impact on important federal questions of law," he said in a statement. "This is a pathetic last-ditch effort that will not prevail. The Montgomery County's DA's fixation with Mr. Cosby is troubling to say the least."
'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 4 coming in February
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will return for a fourth season in February 2022.
Amazon Prime Video shared a release date, Feb. 18, and a teaser for the season Tuesday.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel follows Miriam "Midge" Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), a housewife who decides to pursue stand-up comedy in the late 1950s. Season 4 takes place in 1960.
"Looking to hone her act, Midge finds a gig with total creative freedom. But her commitment to her craft -- and the places it takes her -- creates a rift between her and the family and friends around her," an official description reads.
Amazon shared a poster for the season Monday with the tagline "We're just getting started."
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and co-stars Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle and Tony Shalhoub. Gilmore Girls alum Kelly Bishop has joined the cast for Season 4.
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Adele to launch Las Vegas residency show in January
Adele is getting her own Las Vegas residency.
The 33-year-old singer-songwriter shared plans Tuesday for Weekends with Adele, a residency show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Adele will launch the show Jan. 21, 2022, and perform two shows each weekend through April 16. Presale tickets will be available through Ticketmaster Verified Fan registration, which begins Tuesday.
"See you at Caesars in :," she wrote on Instagram.
News of the show follows the release of 30, Adele's fourth studio album and her first new album in six years. The album features the singles "Easy on Me" and "Oh My God."
In addition to her residency, Adele will perform two shows at Hyde Park in London in July. She recently filmed the CBS special One Night Only, which aired this month.
Here's the full list of dates for Weekends with Adele:
Jan. 21, 2022-Jan. 22
Jan. 28-29
Feb. 4-5
Feb. 11-12
Feb. 25-26
March 4-5
March 11-12
March 18-19
March 25-26
April 1-2
April 8-9
April 15-16
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