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| Movie review: 'I Love Boosters' is a surreal, poignant heist comedy | I Love Boosters, in theaters Friday, is a surreal satire and hilarious rallying cry against capitalist inequality. Writer/director Boots Riley breaks the narrative rules with surgical expertise to push boundaries without losing the audience Corvette (Keke Palmer) leads the Velvet Gang of boosters, shoplifters who steal couture and resell it for a fraction of the corporate take. Their main target, Metro Designers, and its CEO Christie Smith (Demi Moore), leads to metaphysical devices and biting social commentary. Metro Designers does not only exploit the customers it overcharges for fashion. They also exploit their own staff (Eiza Gonzalez and Najah Bradley) and the workers in their Chinese factories. |
| 'Survivor' Season 50 winner is crowned | The winner of Survivor Season 50 was crowned on Wednesday's live finale on CBS. Aubry Bracco beat out her fellow finalists Jonathan Young and Joe Hunter. The New Hampshire native earned $2 million and a new Toyota Land Cruiser. Cirie Fields won the Fan Favorite prize of $100,000, which is paid for by singer-songwriter and Survivor super-viewer Sia. Jeff Probst is the competition series' executive producer and host. |
| Famous birthdays for May 21: Josh Allen, Lisa Edelstein | Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Artist Albrecht Durer in 1471 -- King Philip II of Spain in 1527 -- Writer Alexander Pope in 1688 -- Paleontologist Mary Anning in 1799 -- Actor Raymond Burr in 1917 -- Football Hall of Fame member Ara Parseghian in 1923 -- Actor Peggy Cass in 1924 -- Baseball Hall of Fame member Bobby Cox in 1941 -- Musician Ronald Isley in 1941 (age 85) -- Musician Bill Champlin (Chicago) in 1947 (age 79) -- Former U.S. Sen./comedian Al Franken in 1951 (age 75) -- Actor Mr. |
| Brad Pitt sequel 'Cliff Booth' to open IMAX theaters in November | Netflix announced Wednesday that Cliff Booth will premiere in IMAX theaters before streaming on Netflix. The theatrical release date is Nov. 25 and the Netflix date is Dec. 23. Cliff Booth is the sequel to Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. Brad Pitt reprises his role as the stuntman who battled the Manson family with actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) in the film. Once Upon a Time writer/director Quentin Tarantino wrote the screenplay. David Fincher directs, the fourth time he's directed Pitt after Seven, Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Pitt's co-stars include Elizabeth Debicki, Scott Caan, Carla Gugino, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Peter Weller. The sequel follows Booth in 1977. |
| Hulu renews 'The Testaments' for Season 2 ahead of season finale | Hulu announced Wednesday that it has renewed The Testaments for a second season. The season finale premieres May 27. Based on Margaret Atwood's book, the show is also a sequel to Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale adaptation. Chase Infiniti stars as Agnes, a woman who grew up in Gilead. Agnes is a plum, dressed in purple robes to be mothers of Commanders' children. Readers also know Agnes has a connection to the original book and series. Lucy Halliday stars as Daisy, an American who enters Gilead as a spy. She must become a Pearl Girl, wearing white as an outsider. Ann Dowd returns as Aunt Lydia, transformed by her experiences in Gilead. Mabel Li, Amy Seimetz, Brad Alexander, Rowan Blanchard and more also star. |