COMING SOON
Out this week
* Scrapbooks
* 5SOS5 per 5 seconds of summer: Fifth album by the Australian pop rock group; follows Calm from 2020; preceded by singles ‘Complete Mess’, ‘Take My Hand’, ‘Me Myself & I’, ‘Blender’ and ‘Older’ (featuring Sierra Deaton).
* Mousse by Maya Hawke: American actress’ second album; comes after her 2020 debut, Blush; includes the singles ‘Therese’ and ‘Sweet Tooth’.
*Movies
* Lou (with Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Logan Marshall-Green) – action thriller; a mother (Smollett) teams up with a mysterious neighbor (Janney) to rescue her kidnapped baby girl as a storm rages.
* The blues of a jazzman (with Joshua Boone, Amirah Vann, Solea Pfeiffer, Austin Scott, Ryan Eggold) – drama; an investigation into an unsolved murder uncovers secrets and deceptions.
* don’t worry darling (with Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Gemma Chan) – psychological thriller; a young housewife (Pugh) delves into her husband’s (Styles) mysterious job, raising tensions within his seemingly perfect community.
* Catherine called Birdy (with Bella Ramsey, Andrew Scott, Billie Piper, Joe Alwyn) – comedy, based on the 1994 novel by Karen Cushman; a teenage girl (Ramsey) navigates life and avoids potential suitors in medieval England.
* On the way up (with Jamila C. Gray, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Lil Yachty, Mike Epps) – comedy-drama, based on the 2019 book by Angie Thomas; a teenager (Gray) tries to be a rapper but faces controversy.
PROJECTOR
Pinocchio
Cast: Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Tom Hanks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Cynthia Erivo, Giuseppe Battiston, Luke Evans
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Slogan : Being real is in your heart.
* Musical fantasy; a puppet (Ainsworth) animated by a fairy (Erivo) must lead a virtuous life to become a real boy.
* Based on the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi.
* Is a live-action remake of the 1940 Disney animated film of the same name.
* The idea of a live-action version of Pinocchio was originally floated by Jim Henson and Steve Barron in 1985, but Disney turned the project down.
* Received negative reviews from critics, with praise for its casting but criticism aimed at its lack of soul and lack of improvement over previous adaptations.
* Sam Mendes and Paul King were in talks to direct the film before Robert Zemeckis was hired to helm the project.
* Score composed by Alan Silvestri.
PRICE
74th Primetime Emmy Awards
Winners:
* Outstanding Comedy Series: Ted Lasso
* Drama Series: Succession
* Limited Series or Anthology: The White Lotus
* Competition program: Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls
* Variety Talk Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
* Varied Sketch Series: Saturday Night Live
* Lead Actor, Comedy Series: Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
* Lead Actress, Comedy Series: Jean Smart – Hacks
* Lead Actor, Drama Series: Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game
* Lead Actress, Drama Series: Zendaya – Euphoria
* Main actor, limited or anthology series: Michael Keaton – Dopesick
* Main actress, limited or anthology series: Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout
*For the full list of nominees and winners, visit
emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2022