‘FBI: International’ Season 1 Episode 8 Photos – Preview of “Voice of the People”

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December 5, 2021

A bombing at a festival sends the team to Budapest on CBS’s FBI: International season one episode 8. Directed by John Polson from a script by Stuti Malhotra, episode eight – “Voice of the People” – will air on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 9pm ET/PT.

The season one cast includes Luke Kleintank as Special Agent Scott Forrester, Heida Reed as Special Agent Jamie Kellett, Carter Redwood as Special Agent Andre Raines, Vinessa Vidotto as Special Agent Cameron Vo, and Christiane Paul as Europol Agent Katrin Jaeger.

“Voice of the People” Plot: When a group of Americans are among the victims of a bombing at a festival in Budapest, the team is brought in to find the perpetrators before they strike again. Also, when Vo’s new beau is injured in the blast, she re-evaluates what dating truly means while in the bureau.

Season One Description, Courtesy of CBS:

FBI: International is the third iteration of the successful FBI brand that follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team. Headquartered in Budapest, they travel the world with the mission of tracking and neutralizing threats against American citizens wherever they may be, putting their lives on the line to protect the U.S. and its people.

The Fly Team’s Special Agent Scott Forrester, their accomplished and dedicated leader, puts his missions ahead of his personal life and is rarely seen without the team’s “secret weapon” – their trusty Schutzhund dog, Tank. Second in command is Special Agent Jamie Kellett, not afraid to tussle – in an alley or courtroom – and her extensive network of informants is a powerful resource. Special Agent Andre Raines shines in the field and makes good use of his accounting background in tracking criminal enterprises’ moving money; and the group’s newest member is Special Agent Cameron Vo, a competitive West Point grad who excels at interrogation and strategy.

A key part of the mix is the unflappable Europol Agent Katrin Jaeger, a multilinguistic liaison between the FBI Fly Team and each host country they inhabit. Always at the scene where American interests are at risk, FBI: International is a globe-trotting depiction of law enforcement overseas.

FBI International Season 1 Episode 8 — Heida Reed as Special Agent Jamie Kellett and Luke Kleintank as Special Agent Scott Forrester in ‘FBI: International’ season 1 episode 8 (Photo: Nelly Kiss © 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc.)

BTS Wraps Up LA Concerts and Teases a 2022 Tour

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Alison Helms

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December 3, 2021

BTS and Megan Thee Stallion — Megan Thee Stallion joins BTS on stage during the “Permission to Dance” tour (Photo Courtesy of BIGHIT MUSIC)

That’s a wrap, folks, Global superstars BTS just finished their sold-out four-night “Permission to Dance on Stage” concerts held at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California. BTS drew in fans from around the world, and even some famous faces were spotted in the audience during the four-night event.

BTS opened their shows with a bang, kicking off each night with a high-energy performance of “ON.” The septet then went on to perform 24 of their greatest hits including “Burning Up (FIRE),” “DOPE,” “DNA,” “Black Swan,” “Blood Sweat & Tears,” “Life Goes On,” “Dynamite,” “IDOL,” “Butter,” and “Permission to Dance.” Setlists varied for the different concert dates, with some audiences also treated to “We are Bulletproof: The Eternal,” “I’m Fine,” “HOME,” and “Mikrokosmos.”

The four-night event was full of surprises, offering various fun elements to the shows from the synchronism of the BTS’ official light sticks (better known as their “ARMY bomb”) with an array of beautiful lights to confetti cannons the BTS members could shoot off themselves. But two of the biggest surprises during the sold-out shows were the appearances of special guests Megan Thee Stallion and Coldplay’s frontman, Chris Martin.

Megan Thee Stallion took the stage as a special guest during the second show (November 28th) to perform the remix version of “Butter” with BTS. Chris Martin, a collaborator with BTS on the chart-topping song “My Universe,” made a surprise appearance on the last day, joining the group for a live performance.

As concertgoers were leaving SoFi Stadium they were greeted with an image on the jumbo screen which read “See you in Seoul, March 2022.” The official BTS Twitter account then tweeted the same message, teasing the possibility of a world tour in 2022.

See you in Seoul, MARCH 2022#PTD_ON_STAGE_SEOUL #PermissiontoDance #BTSCONCERT #BTS #방탄소년단 pic.twitter.com/wVcuUzXZIW

— BTS_official (@bts_bighit) December 3, 2021

BTS drew in 813,000 viewers during the SoFi Stadium concerts, including in-person concertgoers, viewers who watched the online live streaming of the last show (December 2nd), and fans who viewed the real-time live screening event at nearby YouTube Theater.

BTS didn’t just deliver four nights of incredible performances; the award-winning Kpop group also helped boost LA’s economy. According to Gene Del Vecchio (Adjunct Professor of Marketing, USC Marshall School of Business) in an interview with LAist’s Josie Huang, it’s possible “the economic impact of the BTS concert series could easily exceed $100 million because many of the fans are coming from afar and will stay longer to maximize their time here.”

Billboard reports the SoFi Stadium concerts set a new record for venues reopening after the Covid-19 pandemic shut everything down. Per Billboard’s December 3, 2021 wrapup: “According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, BTS’ four Los Angeles-area concerts grossed a mammoth $33.3 million and sold 214,000 tickets. Those totals make the SoFi Stadium shows the highest-grossing engagement since venues began re-opening this year. Further, it’s the largest gross for run of shows at a single venue since 2012, when Roger Waters earned $38 million over nine shows at Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina.”

One might think after four stadium concerts the Grammy-nominated group would relax. On the contrary, they’ll be hitting the stage tonight (December 3rd) for iHeartRadio’s annual Jingle Ball taking place at The Forum in Inglewood, CA.

BTS “Permission to Dance on Stage” Concert Recap and Review

‘A Discovery of Witches’ Season 3 Confirms a January 2022 Premiere with New Video

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Rebecca Murray

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December 3, 2021

AMC+, Shudder, and Sundance Now just released a new promo video one month out from the third – and final – season premiere of A Discovery of Witches. The third season is now confirmed to premiere on Saturday, January 8, 2022 and will focus on what happens when Diana (Teresa Palmer) and Matthew (Matthew Goode) return to the current day after spending time in 1590 in order for Diana to learn how to use her powers.

The final season of the series is based on Deborah Harkness’s bestselling The Book of Life novel from the All Souls trilogy. In addition to Parker and Goode, season three stars Owen Teale as Peter Knox, Malin Buska as Satu, Alex Kingston as Sarah Bishop, Aiysha Hart as Miriam Shepherd, Edward Bluemel as Marcus Whitmore, and Lindsay Duncan as Ysabeau de Clermont. Trevor Eve plays Gerbert D’Aurillac, Gregg Chillin is Domenico, Adelle Leonce is Phoebe Taylor, Tanya Moodie plays Agatha Wilson, Daniel Ezra is Nathaniel Wilson, Steven Cree is Gallowglass, Jacob Ifan is Benjamin, Greg McHugh is Hamish, Olivier Huband is Fernando, and Paul Rhys is Andrew Hubbard.

The final season also features Parker Sawyers, Peter McDonald, Toby Regbo, and Ivanno Jeremiah.

A Look Back at Season 2, Courtesy of AMC:

The 10-part second season finds Diana (Palmer) and Matthew (Goode) hiding in time in the fascinating and treacherous world of Elizabethan London. Here they must find a powerful witch teacher to help Diana control her magic and search for the elusive Book of Life.

Back in present day, Diana’s beloved aunts, Sarah (Kingston) and Em (Valarie Pettiford), must take shelter with notorious witch hunter Ysabeau de Clermont (Duncan) at her ancestral home, Sept-Tours. Meanwhile, in Oxford, Marcus (Bluemel) and Miriam (Hart) take on Matthew’s mantle to protect daemons Nathaniel (Ezra) and Sophie (Aisling Loftus), whose pregnancy is advancing. And Gerbert (Eve), Knox (Teale), Satu (Buska) and Domenico (Chillin) are determined to hunt down every clue they can to Diana’s and Matthew’s disappearance, and the secrets their allies are keeping from them.

First Look: ‘1883’ Official Trailer and Season 1 Photos

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Rebecca Murray

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December 3, 2021

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan delves into the history of the Dutton family with the new series, 1883. The first full trailer reveals 1883 will be considerably more action-heavy than Yellowstone and will follow the family as they struggle to find a place to call home.

In addition to dropping the two-minute trailer, Paramount+ released seven new photos from the first season.

Grammy Award-winning couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill star as James and Margaret Dutton. (McGraw’s character was introduced in a flashback during Yellowstone season four episode one.) Oscar nominee Sam Elliott plays Shea Brennan, “a tough as nails, handsome cowboy with immense sadness in his past. He has the herculean task of guiding a group from Texas to Montana, and he does not suffer fools.”

The season one cast also includes Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton, Isabel May, LaMonica Garrett, Audie Rick, Marc Rissmann, and Eric Nelsen. Taylor Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, David Glasser, Ron Burkle, and Bob Yari serve as executive producers on the MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios production.

Paramount+ has set a December 19, 2021 premiere date for the Yellowstone prequel.

The Plot:

1883 follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land – Montana.

1883 Tim McGraw — Tim McGraw as James on the Paramount+ original series ‘1883’ (Photo Cr: Emerson Miller/Paramount+ © 2021 MTV Entertainment Studios)

1883 Sam Elliott — Sam Elliott as Shea in season 1 (Photo Cr: Emerson Miller/Paramount+ © 2021 MTV Entertainment Studios)

1883 Isabel May — Isabel May as Elsa in season 1 (Photo Cr: Emerson Miller/Paramount+ © 2021 MTV Entertainment Studios)

1883 Cast — Tim McGraw as James, Sam Elliott as Shea and LaMonica Garrett as Thomas in ‘1883’ (Photo Cr: Emerson Miller/Paramount+ © 2021 MTV Entertainment Studios)

1883 LaMonica Garrett — LaMonica Garrett as Thomas in season 1 (Photo Cr: Emerson Miller/Paramount+ © 2021 MTV Entertainment Studios)

1883 Faith Hill — Faith Hill as Margaret in ‘1883’ (Photo Cr: Emerson Miller/Paramount+ © 2021 MTV Entertainment Studios)

‘The Blacklist’ Season 9 Episode 6 Preview: Photos, Cast, and Plot Details

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Rebecca Murray

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December 3, 2021

NBC’s The Blacklist returns with a new episode following a three-week break with season nine episode six, “Dr. Roberta Sand, Ph. D.” Mare of Easttown‘s Enid Graham guest stars as Dr. Sand in episode six scheduled to air on December 9, 2021.

In addition to James Spader as Raymond “Red” Reddington, the season nine cast includes Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler, Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai, Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma, Laura Sohn as Alina Park, and Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper.

“Dr. Roberta Sand, Ph.D” Plot: The Task Force investigates a therapist who may be the key to the resurgence of an organized crime family. Red conducts an investigation of his own.

Season 9 Description, Courtesy of NBC:

“In the two years following the death of Elizabeth Keen, Raymond Reddington (Spader) and the members of the FBI Task Force have disbanded – their lives now changed in unexpected ways and with Reddington’s whereabouts unknown. Finding themselves each at a crossroads, a common purpose compels them to renew their original mission: to take down dangerous, vicious and eccentric Blacklisters. In the process, they begin to uncover lethal adversaries, unimaginable conspiracies and surprising betrayals that will threaten alliances and spur vengeance for the past, led by the most devious criminal of them all – Raymond Reddington.”

The Blacklist Season 9 Episode 6 — Matt Weiss as Randall Beasley, Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma, and Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai in ‘The Blacklist’ season 9 episode 6 (Photo by: Will Hart/NBC)

‘Ghost Hunters’ New Season Details and Episode Descriptions

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Rebecca Murray

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December 3, 2021

Ghost Hunters 2021 — The cast of ‘Ghost Hunters’ (Photo Credit: discovery+)

The TAPS team is reuniting for a reboot of Ghost Hunters premiering on discovery+ on New Year’s Day. The new season stars paranormal investigators Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, and Dave Tango, as well as Shari DeBenedetti and the Destination Fear team.

The upcoming season will consist of 12 new one-hour episodes.

“It’s such a great feeling doing what we love together as a team and under the show name that created a genre,” said Hawes. “Ghost Hunters is back with the names and faces you recognize, investigating some incredible locations with new equipment and in our style.”

“This whole new season of Ghost Hunters has some of the creepiest locations, best evidence, and familiar faces that the viewers will be excited to see,” stated Tango. “I’m excited for everyone to get that classic Ghost Hunters nostalgia they’ve been missing, but in a whole, fresh new way.”

discovery+ provided the following synopsis and new season episode descriptions:

“The reboot of Ghost Hunters follows the team as they crisscross the country searching for answers in the nation’s most haunted locations including: the Old Joliet Prison in Joliet, Illinois; a haunted hotel with a dark past in Nebraska; a brewery in Pittsburgh; and a Virginia castle that might have visitors from outer space. Joining the core team are a host of experts from different paranormal backgrounds that add their own points-of-view and prowess to each unique case. Even the rock legend Meat Loaf joins the TAPS team on an investigation of an old haunting that is still scaring the local community.”

Ghost Hunters New Season Episodes:

Episode 1 — “The Lost Souls of Joliet”
Begins streaming Saturday, January 1, 2022 on discovery+
Dakota Laden, Tanner Wiseman and Alex Schroeder of “Destination Fear” join TAPS as they take on Old Joliet Prison. Unsettling paranormal activity has been ramping up at the now-shuttered penitentiary, and volunteers there are desperate for answers.
Episode 2 — “Lost Bones of the Argo”
Begins streaming Saturday, January 8 on discovery+
Satori Hawes and Cody DesBiens join TAPS for an investigation at a Nebraska hotel with a grim and grisly past. With frightening phenomena taking hold of the property, the owners need TAPS’ help to determine how safe it is for guests.
Episode 3 — “The Haunted Brewery”
Begins streaming Saturday, January 15 on discovery+
TAPS investigates a church-turned-brewery in Pittsburgh where ominous apparitions roam the floor and ghostly footsteps echo above. The team looks to an accidental death that took place on the property to help solve the mystery behind the haunting.
Episode 4 — “The Castle Light Mystery”
Begins streaming Saturday, January 22 on discovery+
TAPS heads to Virginia to explore Bacon’s Castle where for centuries people have witnessed an eerie ball of light traveling around the property. UFO expert Ben Hansen joins the investigation to determine if this ghostly orb is extraterrestrial in origin.
Episode 5 — “Ghosts of Gaines Tavern”
Begins streaming Saturday, January 29 on discovery+
TAPS visits a 19th-century Kentucky tavern plagued by a series of murders and suicides. The city is getting ready to reopen the building to the public, and the mayor wants to be sure that remnants of its tragic past don’t resurface as dangerous entities.
Episode 6 — “A Boy and Buried Secrets”
Begins streaming Saturday, February 5 on discovery+
A Virginia winery is ripe with unexplained occurrences. Frightened by the daily disruptions and run-ins with apparitions, the owners bring in TAPS to investigate the strange phenomena to find out if it threatens the safety of family, employees and guests.
Episode 7 — “The Haunted House on the Hill”
Begins streaming Saturday, February 12 on discovery+
Rock legend Meat Loaf joins TAPS to investigate an old farmhouse in Tennessee. Rumors of terrifying activity have plagued the property for decades, but the new owners want to reassure the community that their home doesn’t harbor dangerous entities.
Episode 8 — “The Girl With No Eyes”
Begins streaming Saturday, February 19 on discovery+
TAPS calls in Dustin Pari to join them in a baffling case in rural Kansas. Residents of an old farmhouse have reported unnerving paranormal activity over the past decade, and the new owners desperately need answers as to who – or what – is haunting the home.
Episode 9 — “Wraiths of Winchester”
Begins streaming Saturday, February 26 on discovery+
TAPS investigates the Philip Williams House, a historic Virginia home bloodied by the Civil War and haunted by unexplained apparitions and violence. Secrets concealed beneath its floors may be tied to the extensive paranormal phenomena.
Episode 10 — “Moonshiner Spirits”
Begins streaming Saturday, March 5 on discovery+
Amy Bruni and Adam Berry of Kindred Spirits join TAPS as the team investigates White Hill Mansion in Fieldsboro, New Jersey.
Episode 11 — “The Shadow Man”
Begins streaming Saturday, March 12 on discovery+
Former Ghost Hunters investigator Kris Williams joins TAPS as the team investigates the Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo, Ohio.
Episode 12 — “Tortured Souls of Cresson”
Begins streaming Saturday, March 19 on discovery+
The Ghost Brothers and Dustin Pari join TAPS as the team investigates Cresson Sanitorium in Pennsylvania.

‘FBI Most Wanted’ Season 3 Episode 8 Photos, Cast, and Plot Details

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Rebecca Murray

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December 2, 2021

The team will be on the hunt for a missing racehorse when CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted returns from its Thanksgiving break with season three episode eight. Directed by Carlos Bernard from a script by Richard Sweren, episode eight – “Sport of Kings” – will air on Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 10pm ET/PT.

The season three cast includes Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, Alexa Davalos as Special Agent Kristin Gaines, YaYa Gosselin as Natalia “Tali” LaCroix, and Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes. Keisha Castle-Hughes plays Special Agent Hana Gibson and Miguel Gomez is Special Agent Ivan Ortiz.

Terry O’Quinn recurs as Byron LaCroix.

“Sport of Kings” Plot: After a prized Kentucky racehorse is stolen and its groomer is taken hostage, the team quickly learns they may be the only ones who consider the young woman’s safety a priority over the horse’s. Also, Byron returns to celebrate the holidays with Jess and his family.

FBI: Most Wanted Series Description, Courtesy of CBS:

From Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf and the team behind FBI and the Law & Order brand, FBI: Most Wanted is a high-stakes drama that focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, an elite unit that relentlessly pursues and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list.

Led by Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix, an expert tracker and profiler with a complicated past, the team includes: Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, a former NYPD detective and forensics expert who is raising one child with her wife with another on the way; Special Agent Hana Gibson, a gifted millennial computer whiz with a sharp wit and mad hacking skills; and Special Agent Kenny Crosby, a young Army vet and brash Oklahoma farm boy who specializes in weapons and tactics; Special Agent Ivan Ortiz, a transplant from Los Angeles with a street cop’s instincts and a gift for undercover work; and their newest member, Special Agent Kristin Gaines, a Navy veteran who became a star in the FBI’s Miami Field Office as a result of her dogged pursuit of cold cases.

Always in the field and always on the run, FBI: Most Wanted is a weekly adrenaline shot about the thrill of the chase.

FBI Most Wanted season 3 episode 8 — Julian McMahon as Supervisory Special Agent Jess LaCroix in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 3 episode 8 (Photo: Mark Schafer © 2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ to Host a One-Day Only Free Screening and Q&A

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Rebecca Murray

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December 2, 2021

Apple Original Films and A24 are hosting a special “Shakespeare at the Cinema” event on Sunday, December 5, 2021. Theaters across the globe will be screening four-time Oscar-winning director Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, a film that’s generating Oscar buzz and was recently named as one of the National Board of Review’s best films of the year. Coen also earned NBR’s Best Adapted Screenplay honors and Bruno Delbonnel won the organization’s Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography award.

Immediately following the screening, a Q&A featuring Joel Coen and four-time Oscar-winner Frances McDormand will be live-streamed from AMC Lincoln Square.

Tickets to the special screening will be free – yes, you read that right – and are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Per Apple Original Films and A24, “guests are required to follow CDC guidelines and local directives at the theater.”

A Sampling of Theaters Participating:

BOSTON, MA
BOSTON COMMON 19 + IMAX
4:00PM

BURBANK, CA
BURBANK 16 + IMAX
1:00PM

WASHINGTON, DC
GEORGETOWN 14 + IMAX
4:00PM

NEW YORK, NY
LINCOLN SQUARE 13 + IMAX
4:00PM

NEW YORK, NY
EMPIRE 25 + IMAX
4:00PM

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
METREON 16 + IMAX
1:00PM

DALLAS, TX
NORTHPARK 15 + IMAX
3:00PM

EDINA, MN
SOUTHDALE CENTER 16 + IMAX
3:00PM

EMERYVILLE, CA
BAY STREET 16 + IMAX
1:00PM

AUSTIN, TX
BARTON CREEK 14 + IMAX
3:00PM

WESTMINSTER, CO
WESTMINSTER PROMENADE 24 + IMAX
2:00PM

SAN DIEGO, CA
MISSION VALLEY 20 + IMAX
1:00PM

BELLEVUE, WA
LINCOLN SQUARE CINEMA 16 + IMAX
1:00PM

IRVINE, CA
IRVINE SPECTRUM AND IMAX
1:00PM

SEATTLE, WA
THORNTON PLACE STADIUM 14 & IMAX
1:00PM

ATLANTA, GA
ATLANTIC STATION 16 AND IMAX THEATRE
4:00PM

CHICAGO, IL
CITY NORTH STADIUM 14 AND IMAX THEATRE
3:00PM

NASHVILLE, TN
OPRY MILLS STADIUM 20 + IMAX
3:00PM

PORTLAND, OR
BRIDGEPORT 17 + IMAX
1:00PM

SAN ANTONIO, TX
SANTIKOS PALLADIUM 19 IMAX
3:00PM

HOLLYWOOD, CA
TCL CHINESE THEATRE + IMAX
1:00PM

TORONTO, ON, CANADA
SCOTIABANK THEATRE TORONTO
4:00PM

In addition to Frances McDormand, The Tragedy of Macbeth stars two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington, Bertie Carvel, Alex Hassell, and Corey Hawkins. Harry Melling, Brendan Gleeson, Kathryn Hunter, and Moses Ingram also star in Joel Coen’s adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.

The Tragedy of Macbeth will open in theaters on December 25, 2021 followed by a release on Apple TV+ on January 14, 2022.

‘Reacher’ Series Starring Alan Ritchson Unveils an Official Trailer

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Rebecca Murray

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December 2, 2021

Prime Video’s Reacher just launched its official trailer starring Alan Ritchson (Titans, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) in the title role. The first season of the action series is based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher novel Killing Floor and is set to premiere on February 4, 2022.

The official trailer arrived along with a new poster for the Amazon Original series.

Joining Alan Ritchson in season one are Malcolm Goodwin (iZombie), Kristin Kreuk (Burden of Truth), Willa Fitzgerald (Dare Me), and Chris Webster (The Most Dangerous Game). The series also stars Marc Bendavid (Dark Matter), Willie C Carpenter (Brawl in Cell Block 99), Currie Graham (NYPD Blue), and Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows).

Emmy-nominated writer Nick Santora (Scorpion, Prison Break) wrote the eight-episode first season and serves as showrunner and executive producer. Lee Child, Don Granger, and Scott Sullivan also executive produce, along with Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Bill Bost.

The Plot, Courtesy of Prime Video:

“Reacher follows Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator who has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served. When Reacher arrives in the small town of Margrave, Georgia, he finds a community grappling with its first homicide in 20 years. The cops immediately arrest him and eyewitnesses claim to place Reacher at the scene of the crime.

While he works to prove his innocence, a deep-seated conspiracy begins to emerge, one that will require Reacher’s keen mind and hard-hitting fists to deal with. One thing above all is for sure: They picked the wrong guy to take the fall.”

‘Licorice Pizza’ Tops National Board of Review’s 2021 List of Best Films

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Rebecca Murray

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December 2, 2021

Eight-time Oscar nominee Paul Thomas Anderson earned the Best Director award for Licorice Pizza and the movie was named Best Film by the National Board of Review. NPR also awarded Licorice Pizza‘s Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman Breakthrough Performance awards, while West Side Story‘s Rachel Zegler received the group’s Best Actress award and Will Smith picked up the Best Actor award for his performance as Venus and Serena Williams’ dad in King Richard.

“In a moment of transition and uncertainty, there is nothing like Licorice Pizza to remind us of the joy, hope, and exhilaration that great cinema can inspire. The NBR is honored to award the movie as its Best Film of 2021, as well as its brilliant creator, Paul Thomas Anderson, and all of our other awardees,” stated NBR President Annie Schulhof.

This year’s winners will be honored at NBR’s awards gala set for January 11, 2022.

National Board of Review’s 2021 Winners:

Best Film: LICORICE PIZZA
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, LICORICE PIZZA
Best Actor: Will Smith, KING RICHARD
Best Actress: Rachel Zegler, WEST SIDE STORY
Best Supporting Actor: Ciarán Hinds, BELFAST
Best Supporting Actress: Aunjanue Ellis, KING RICHARD
Best Original Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi, A HERO
Best Adapted Screenplay: Joel Coen, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
Breakthrough Performance: Alana Haim & Cooper Hoffman, LICORICE PIZZA
Best Directorial Debut: Michael Sarnoski, PIG
Best Animated Feature: ENCANTO
Best Foreign Language Film: A HERO
Best Documentary: SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Best Ensemble: THE HARDER THEY FALL
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH
NBR Freedom of Expression Award: FLEE

Top Films of 2021 (in alphabetical order)

Belfast
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
The Last Duel
Nightmare Alley
Red Rocket
The Tragedy of Macbeth
West Side Story

Top 5 Foreign Language Films (in alphabetical order)

Benedetta
Lamb
Lingui, The Sacred Bonds
Titane
The Worst Person in the World

Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order)

Ascension
Attica
Flee
The Rescue
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order)

The Card Counter
C’mon C’mon
CODA
The Green Knight
Holler
Jockey
Old Henry
Pig
Shiva Baby
The Souvenir Part II

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