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SDIFF 2018 ‘Widows’: Capable of anything

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Left with the aftermath and considerable debt of their gangster menfolk, four women with nothing in common conspire together to forge their own future.

So the film begins with the death of Harry Rawlings (Liam Neeson), and the jolting shock it gives his very black wife, Veronica (Viola Davis). Harry was the leader of the most notorious gang of thieves here in Chicago, with fingers in all kinds of city pies, including race-related political bribery and extortion, and swore the job he died on would be his last final giant score.

The car crash, police shoot-em-up and subsequent explosion all seems a bit staged, but that is a plot point for later consideration in the movie. As it stands right now, Carlos’ (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) girlfriend Linda’s (Michelle Rodriguez) clothing shop has been repossessed to pay for his debts; the battered woman with many names but generally goes by Alice (Elizabeth Debicki) is now getting bad advice from her mother on how to continue making money now that her so-kind husband Florek Gunner (Jon Bernthal) is gone; and when former associates of her husband show up and begin shaking down Veronica for the lost money she now owes them, Veronica decides to take matters into her own hands.

The city is rife with corruption, both from without and within, as the Mulligan family dynasty, mostly consisting of father Tom Mulligan (Robert Duvall) and son Jack (Colin Farrell), attempt to bulldoze their way by whatever means necessary into winning the election for the city’s eighth district. Strongly opposing them is crime boss Jamal Manning (Brian Tyree Henry), and his entirely sadistic and murderous brother Jatemme Manning (Daniel Kaluuya), who launch the first threat at Veronica demanding the money her Harry promised, and setting the first dominoes to fall.

Yes, it’s a Steve McQueen-directed movie. And yes, it is a heist movie too. But for all that, the film is also an astonishing portrait of the strength and desperation of women, bereft of their beloved menfolk and determined to trudge on in those working heels. Overflowing with love and betrayal, death and an astonishing wealth of great secrets, Widows is a powerhouse of celebrated actors, sympathetic and emotional storytelling, and yet still an action-packed romp of a hijacking movie too.

Check the coffin for stolen cash and adjust your veil to go see Widows in theaters!

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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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