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New Zealand Movie Theaters to Re-Open this Week
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The government of New Zealand wants to promote a sense of ‘normalcy’, according to NZ’s Stuff site, by having people still be able to attend movies during the time of the CoVid-19 epidemic. As of this morning, according to the New Zealand Herald, movie theaters will officially reopen Thursday, May 14. The Herald reports “retail…
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Making movies a little better: The Martian
The Martian is a fantastic movie. I just finished watching it for the umteenth time. It’s a masterful work in every aspect. But if I may be so bold, it could have been a little better. My Pitch Mark Watney is alone on Mars. No companionship. Not even a stuffed animal. Except for the rover…
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Next Mission Impossible – and Tom Cruise – Heads to the International Space Station
The next mission in the next Mission Impossible will be on the real International Space Station! While the news is super cool, it should surprise exactly no one. Yes. It’s Tom Cruise, in spaaaaaaace! Announced on May 5 of 2020: Mission Impossible star Cruise has partnered with NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX to send him…
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Movie Artemis Fowl Going Straight to Streaming June 12, and Why This Matters
In a major movie news event, Disney announced they’re sending their summer blockbuster Artemis Fowl straight to streaming, bypassing any theatrical release. They’re skipping cinemas entirely. This is significant. Every other feature initially on Hollywood’s 2020 summer roster has been rescheduled to late Fall — or next year. Or, in some cases, are now on…
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Biohazard Levels – Viral Containment Scenes from Outbreak
I love the 1995 film Outbreak, and it resonates more now in the 2020 wake of the CoVid-19 pandemic crisis. While the Ebola-like virus from Outbreak isn’t on the loose (with Motaba at a 100% death rate no less!), our own real world situation is pretty damn dire. As we know. Yet on an Outbreak…
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Jean-Luc Picard Writes a Quarantine Starlog – A playful Star Trek ‘episode’ for troubled times
The newest Star Trek television show, called simply Picard, is not immune to the effects of the world (galaxy?) spanning quarantine. Star Trek: Picard showrunner, writer, and director Akiva Goldsman playfully imagines what Trek would be like in the wake of social distancing and isolation. Here’s our favorite ex-captain, ex-ambassador Jean-Luc himself, drafting a Starlog…
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My favorite Sean Connery role: Finding Forrester
Sean Connery is a Hollywood icon. Beyond his role as the godfather of 007 — James Bond himself — he performed in hit movies such as The Untouchables, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Man Who Would Be King, The Rock (where his character is basically the 007 who got caught), The Hunt for…
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RunPee Weekly Newsletter – April 29th, 2020
The app that tells you the best time to run and pee during a movie without missing the best scenes. Shawn of the Dead Reprise – CoVid-19 Advice from Simon Pegg “Hey, so what’s the plan?” Does that bring back fond memories of everyone’s favorite Zombie comedy? If so, you have to…
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New Hunger Games Prequel Movie Announced
A new Hunger Games movie? Yes, please! The new movie title is The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and it’s a prequel. Author Suzanne Collins is writing the novel right now, which should be published by May 19th. Of course the movie rights are already picked up by Lionsgate, according to Variety. Is this any…
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CoVid-19 News: Astronauts Come Home to Surreal New World
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To the brave men and women orbiting Earth on the International Space Station, coming home will be a “surreal” experience. Quarantining is nothing new to astronauts — as featured in Apollo 13, it’s never a good idea to be sick in space — but it’s new to return to Earth and enter quarantine. As our…
