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Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)

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Release date:April 15, 2016
Studio:New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.), MGM
Director:Malcolm D. Lee
MPAA Rating:PG-13 (for sexual material and language)
Screenwriters:Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver
Starring:Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson, Eve , JB Smoove, Lamorne Morris, Sean Patrick Thomas, Deon Cole, Common , Nicki Minaj
Genre:Comedy

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It’s time for another cut from the Chicago barbers, and this one has some sharp comedy.  In the third installment of the Barbershop franchise, things have not gotten better in Chicago.  The film does a nice job of reminding us of the gang violence and police shooting that has plagued the Windy City.  Something has to be done to bring peace and justice to their beloved city.  But, the makers of Barbershop don’t forget that this is a comedy, and it is a very funny comedy indeed.  While they strive to create peace through a successful ceasefire, there is plenty of comedy cutting between the many players of the shop.

Barbershop continues to be an ensemble piece, starring Ice Cube as Calvin who co-owns the shop with his partner, Angie (Regina Hall).  Together they run a full service shop in the South Side that caters to quite a crew of funny employees and customers.  The heavy lifting of humor doesn’t come from the leads but from the many seasoned pros of standup and movies.  Cedric the Entertainer is back with his old man wit, better prepared to cut down one of us friends than cut hair.  Anthony Anderson (J.D.) is back as the enterprising mobile caterer.  His character is very funny, but I wanted to see more of him. He might have been too busy shooting Black-ish There just isn’t much room in this movie for a comedian to get some time in.

Deon Cole is one of my favorite comedians today, and he is not wasted in this movie.  He is known for his odd sense of humor, and it comes out big time in Barbershop.  He just doesn’t seem to know when to go home.  Barbershop has always been played as the community hangout, putting as many as ten or more jokers in the scene at one time.  My only criticism is that the lines fly so fast that you want to rewind to hear them again.  Of course, they also use some inside jokes that I’m not meant to understand.  I will say the audience had no trouble laughing at the humor, I just wanted subtitles.

Other players worth mentioning include Common as Rashad, Calvin’s friend who challenges Calvin’s feelings about the neighborhood and his family.  The Barbershop is a dangerous place to be flirting, so watch out for the seductive Draya (Nicki Minaj).

But, the movie really shines when it takes a hard look at gangs and violence. They don’t pull punches when they talk about their community and how they can bring it together.  The problem is bigger than any one barbershop, but it sends a message home to the audience about the meaninglessness violence and hatred that kills too many young people.

Finally, stay around for the end credits.  That’s one of the best parts of the film.  There’s a fun cameo that you’ll want to see, worth the price of admission.  That’s all I have to say about that.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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