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The Turning

January 21, 2017

Director Floria Sigismondi

Genre Drama | Horror

Cast Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Mark Huberman

Rating PG-13

Release Date January 24th, 2020

“Hired to take care of two orphans, a young nanny starts to believe that their country mansion is haunted.”

From director Floria Sigismondi (The Handmaid’s Tale, Daredevil), The Turning is a horror film that tells the story of a young governess who is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. While caring for the children she begins to believe something evil is lurking in the old mansion. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Turning:

  • A modern take on Henry James' 1898 horror novel "The Turn of the Screw".

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The Last Full Measure

January 21, 2017

Director Todd Robinson

Genre Drama | War

Cast Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, Bradley Whitford

Rating R

Release Date January 24th, 2020 (Now Streaming on Hulu)

“Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. (“Pits”) is awarded the nation’s highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield.”
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Written and directed by Todd Robinson, The Last Full Measure is a story of true heroism. Thirty-four years after his death, Airman William H. Pitsenbarger, Jr. ("Pits") is awarded the nation's highest military honor, for his actions on the battlefield. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Last Full Measure:

  • The film cast includes two Oscar winners, William Hurt and Christopher Plummer, and five Oscar nominees, Diane Ladd, Samuel L. Jackson, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, and Peter Fonda.

  • During the credits there are interviews with the real airmen and soldiers who knew Pitsenbarger.

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 3

January 21, 2017

Genre Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Cast Kiernan Shipka, Richard Coyle, Lucy Davis, Tati Gabrielle

Rating TV-14

Series Premiere January 24th, 2020 (Netflix)

“Everything’s out of balance back on Earth so Sabrina has to head down to the underworld to set things right by asserting her royal authority.”

Part 3 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is almost here!! The exclusive Netflix series is a dark coming-of-age tale that follows Sabrina, as she wrestles to reconcile her dual nature as a half-witch, half-mortal while fighting evil forces. Check out the official trailer below!!

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Color Out of Space

January 21, 2017

Director Richard Stanley

Genre Horror | Sci-Fi

Cast Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Q’orianka Kilcher, Tommy Chong

Rating Unrated

Release Date January 24th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A town is struck by a meteorite and the fallout is catastrophic.”

From director Richard Stanley, Color Out of Space is a sci-fi thriller that tells the story of cosmic terror surrounding The Gardners, a family who moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard. The mysterious aerolite seems to melt into the earth, infecting both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly color. To their horror, the Gardner family discover that this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches...including them. Check out the official trailer below!!

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Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

January 21, 2017

Genre Comedy

Cast Awkwafina, Lori Tan Chinn, BD Wong, Bowen Yang

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere January 22nd, 2020 10:30 PM EST (Comedy Central)

“Nora Lum and her cousin struggle with young adulthood in Flushing, N.Y., with a little help from her father and grandmother.”

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens follows Nora Lum and her cousin as they struggle with young adulthood in Flushing, N.Y., with a little help from her father and grandmother. Check out the official trailer below!!

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Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer

January 21, 2017

Director Mark Lewis

Genre Documentary | Crime | Mystery

Cast Deanna Thompson, John Green, Claudette Hamlin, Antonio Paradiso

Rating TV-MA

Release Date December 18th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens.”

Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer is a documentary that unravels as a group of online justice seekers track down a guy who posted a video of himself killing kittens. Check out the official trailer below!!

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Cheer

January 21, 2017

Genre Documentary | Reality-TV

Cast Navarro College Cheer Team

Rating Unrated

Release Date January 8th, 2020 (Netflix)

“Follows the cheerleaders of Navarro College as they prepare for the biggest moment of their lives.”

The six-part docuseries, Cheer, follows the nationally ranked 40-member Navarro College Bulldogs Cheer Team from Corsicana, Texas, under the direction of coach Monica Aldama, as they prepare to compete in the National Cheerleading Championship held annually in Daytona, Florida Check out the official trailer below!!

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John Henry

January 20, 2017

Director Will Forbes

Genre Drama | Thriller

Cast Terry Crews, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Maestro Harrell, Kimberly Hebert Gregory

Rating R

Release Date January 24th, 2020 (Limited & On-Demand)

“A quiet man with a violent past has his life changed when an immigrant girl who is on the run from gang violence in South Los Angeles stumbles into his life.”

From director Will Forbes, John Henry is a drama that tells the story of ex-gang member John Henry, a quiet man with a violent past. When two immigrant kids on the run from his former South Los Angeles gang leader stumble into his life, John is forced to reconcile with his past in order to try and give them a future. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, John Henry:

  • A modern adaption of the story of an African-American folk hero of the same name. The original folk hero story centers on a “steel-driving man” tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel. He won a race against a steam-powered rock drilling machine.

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2020 Golden Globes Nominations

January 19, 2017

The 77th Golden Globe Awards will honor the best in film and American television of 2019, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Produced by Dick Clark Productions and the HFPA, the ceremony will air live on NBC in the United States. Ricky Gervais will host the ceremony for the fifth time.

Check out the full nominations list below:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
“The Irishman” (Netflix)
“Marriage Story” (Netflix)
“1917” (Universal)
“Joker” (Warner Bros.)
“The Two Popes” (Netflix)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”)
Scarlett Johansson (“Marriage Story”)
Saoirse Ronan (“Little Women”)
Charlize Theron (“Bombshell”)
Renée Zellweger (“Judy”)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Christian Bale (“Ford v Ferrari”)
Antonio Banderas (“Pain and Glory”)
Adam Driver (“Marriage Story”)
Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker”)
Jonathan Pryce (“The Two Popes”)

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
“Dolemite Is My Name” (Netflix)
“Jojo Rabbit” (Fox Searchlight)
“Knives Out” (Lionsgate)
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (Sony)
“Rocketman” (Paramount)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Ana de Armas (“Knives Out”)
Awkwafina (“The Farewell”)
Cate Blanchett (“Where’d You Go, Bernadette”)
Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”)
Emma Thompson (“Late Night”)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Daniel Craig (“Knives Out”)
Roman Griffin Davis (“Jojo Rabbit”)
Leonardo DiCaprio (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)
Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”)
Eddie Murphy (“Dolemite Is My Name”)

Best Motion Picture – Animated
“Frozen 2” (Disney)
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” (Universal)
“The Lion King” (Disney)
“Missing Link” (United Artists Releasing)
“Toy Story 4” (Disney)

Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
“The Farewell” (A24)
“Les Misérables” (Amazon)
“Pain and Glory” (Sony Pictures Classics)
“Parasite” (Neon)
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire” (Neon)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Kathy Bates (“Richard Jewell”)
Annette Bening (“The Report”)
Laura Dern (“Marriage Story”)
Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”)
Margot Robbie (“Bombshell”)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
Tom Hanks (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”)
Anthony Hopkins (“The Two Popes”)
Al Pacino (“The Irishman”)
Joe Pesci (“The Irishman”)
Brad Pitt (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)

Best Director – Motion Picture
Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite”)
Sam Mendes (“1917”)
Todd Phillips (“Joker”)
Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”)
Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story”)
Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (“Parasite”)
Anthony McCarten (“The Two Popes”)
Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)
Steven Zaillian (“The Irishman”)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat (“Little Women”)
Hildur Guðnadóttir (“Joker”)
Randy Newman (“Marriage Story”)
Thomas Newman (“1917”)
Daniel Pemberton (“Motherless Brooklyn”)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“Beautiful Ghosts” (“Cats”)
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” (“Rocketman”)
“Into the Unknown” (“Frozen 2”)
“Spirit” (“The Lion King”)
“Stand Up” (“Harriet”)

Best Television Series – Drama
“Big Little Lies” (HBO)
“The Crown” (Netflix)
“Killing Eve” (BBC America)
“The Morning Show” (Apple TV Plus)
“Succession” (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Jennifer Aniston (“The Morning Show”)
Olivia Colman (“The Crown”)
Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”)
Nicole Kidman (“Big Little Lies”)
Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Brian Cox (“Succession”)
Kit Harington (“Game of Thrones”)
Rami Malek (“Mr. Robot”)
Tobias Menzies (“The Crown”)
Billy Porter (“Pose”)

Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy
“Barry” (HBO)
“Fleabag” (Amazon)
“The Kominsky Method” (Netflix)
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon)
“The Politician” (Netflix)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Christina Applegate (“Dead to Me”)
Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”)
Kirsten Dunst (“On Becoming a God in Central Florida”)
Natasha Lyonne (“Russian Doll”)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy
Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”)
Bill Hader (“Barry”)
Ben Platt (“The Politician”)
Paul Rudd (“Living with Yourself”)
Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”)

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
“Catch-22″ (Hulu)
“Chernobyl” (HBO)
“Fosse/Verdon” (FX)
The Loudest Voice (Showtime)
“Unbelievable” (Netflix)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Kaitlyn Dever (“Unbelievable”)
Joey King (“The Act”)
Helen Mirren (“Catherine the Great”)
Merritt Wever (“Unbelievable”)
Michelle Williams (“Fosse/Verdon”)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Christopher Abbott (“Catch-22”)
Sacha Baron Cohen (“The Spy”)
Russell Crowe (“The Loudest Voice”)
Jared Harris (“Chernobyl”)
Sam Rockwell (“Fosse/Verdon”)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Patricia Arquette (“The Act”)
Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”)
Toni Collette (“Unbelievable”)
Meryl Streep (“Big Little Lies”)
Emily Watson (“Chernobyl”)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Alan Arkin (“The Kominsky Method”)
Kieran Culkin (“Succession”)
Andrew Scott (“Fleabag”)
Stellan Skarsgård (“Chernobyl”)
Henry Winkler (“Barry”)

Be sure to tune in January 5th, 2020, at 6:00 PM EST for the 77th Annual Golden Globes only on NBC!!

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

January 19, 2017

Director J.J. Abrams

Genre Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Cast Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Mark Hamill

Rating PG-13

Release Date December 20th, 2019 (Disney+ May 4th)

“The surviving members of the resistance face the First Order once again, and the legendary conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its peak bringing the Skywalker saga to its end.”

Directed and co-written by J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the highly anticipated and long awaited final chapter of the Star Wars saga. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker:

  • The ninth and final Star Wars film to be composed by John Williams.

  • Security was so tight during filming, Mark Hamill said it was "like being in the CIA."

  • J.J. Abrams is the second director to direct multiple Star Wars films. The first was series creator George Lucas.

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Bad Boys for Life

January 19, 2017

Director Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah

Genre Action | Comedy | Crime

Cast Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig

Rating R

Release Date January 17th, 2020

“Marcus Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus.”

From directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, Bad Boys for Life reunites Marcus Bennett and Mike Lowery, the most dysfunctional partners to ever grace the big screen, and this time around Burnett is now a police inspector and Mike Lowery is in a midlife crisis. They unite again when an Albanian mercenary, whose brother they killed, promises them an important bonus. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Bad Boys for Life:

  • This movie is scheduled to come out 'roughly' 17 years after the last sequel. Which is over twice the amount of time, between the first film and the first sequel.

  • Joe Carnahan dropped out of directing "Bad Boys for Life" due to the delays.

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Knives Out

January 19, 2017

Director Rian Johnson

Genre Comedy | Crime | Drama

Cast Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis

Rating PG-13

Release Date November 27th, 2019

“A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.”

Written and directed by the talented Rian Johnson (Looper, Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Knives Out is a comedy drama “whodunnit” that follows a detective as he investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Knives Out:

  • Both the title (Knives Out) and working title (Morning Bell) are tracks from the Radiohead album Amnesiac (2001).

  • The film secured a $40m (US) funding at TIFF in September 2018.

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Dolittle

January 19, 2017

Director Stephen Gaghan

Genre Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Cast Robert Downey Jr., Tom Holland, Michael Sheen, Rami Malek

Rating PG

Release Date January 17th, 2020

“A former doctor turns to treating animals because of his love for all creatures. When Doctor Dolittle discovers he can communicate with the animals, he embarks on a fantastical adventure.”

Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, Dolittle tells the story of a former doctor who turns to treating animals because of his love for all creatures. When Doctor Dolittle discovers he can communicate with the animals, he embarks on a fantastical adventure. Check out the official trailer below!!

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The Irishman

January 19, 2017

Director Martin Scorsese

Genre Biography | Crime | Drama

Cast Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano

Rating R

Release Date November 27th, 2019 (Netflix)

“A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.”

From legendary director Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Casino, Goodfellas), The Irishman is a biography crime drama based on the book by Charles Brandt that tells the story of a mob hitman as he recalls his possible involvement in the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa. The film will release in select theaters on November 1st before hitting Netflix November 27th. Check out the official trailers below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, The Irishman:

  • Netflix paid an unprecedented $105 million for exclusive rights to the film.

  • According to Robert De Niro, the movie will use The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) style effects to make him and other cast members look younger during flashback scenes.

  • This is the first feature film directed by Martin Scorsese to star Robert De Niro since Casino (1995).

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Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez

January 19, 2017

Genre Documentary

Cast Aaron Hernandez

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere January 15th, 2020 (Netflix)

“Via interviews with friends, players and insiders, this docuseries examines how Aaron Hernandez went from an NFL star to a convicted killer.”

Killer Inside: The mind of Aaron Hernandez. From the studio that brought you Making a Murderer and Evil Genius, witness the rise and fall of the infamous athlete Aaron Hernandez. How can someone who had everything throw it all away? January 15, only on Netflix. Check out the official trailers below!!

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Avenue 5

January 19, 2017

Genre Comedy | Sci-Fi

Cast Hugh Laurie, Zach Woods, Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere January 19th, 2020 10:00 PM EST (HBO)

“Space captain Ryan Clark of the Avenue 5 tries to get along with others in the space tourism industry.”

Avenue 5 is a space tourism comedy set 40 years in the future when the solar system is everyone’s oyster. Hugh Laurie will star as the Captain, and with him in charge, nothing can go wrong. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Avenue 5:

  • The series is from Veep creator Armando Iannucci who will executive produce and direct the pilot.

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Troop Zero

January 19, 2017

Director Bert & Bertie

Genre Comedy | Drama | Family

Cast Viola Davis, McKenna Grace, Jim Gaffigan, Allison Janney

Rating PG

Release Date January 17th, 2020 (Amazon Prime)

“In rural 1977 Georgia, a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a competition offers her a chance to be recorded on NASA’s Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime.”

From directors Bert & Bertie, a female writing-directing duo from London, Troop Zero is a family comedy that takes place in rural 1977 Georgia, where a misfit girl dreams of life in outer space. When a competition offers her a chance to be recorded on NASA's Golden Record, she recruits a makeshift troop of Birdie Scouts, forging friendships that last a lifetime. Check out the official trailer below!!

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68 Whiskey

January 19, 2017

Genre Comedy | Drama

Cast Aaron Glenane, Beth Riesgraf, Cristina Rodlo, Derek Theler

Rating Unrated

Series Premiere January 15th, 2020 10:00 PM EST (Paramount Network)

“Army medics are deployed to a base in Afghanistan nicknamed “The Orphanage”; together, they endure a dangerous world that leads to self-destructive appetites, outrageous behavior, intense camaraderie and, occasionally, a profound sense of purpose.”

In the new 1-hour comedy drama series 68 Whiskey Army medics are deployed to a base in Afghanistan nicknamed "The Orphanage"; together, they endure a dangerous world that leads to self-destructive appetites, outrageous behavior, intense camaraderie and, occasionally, a profound sense of purpose. Check out the official trailer below!!

Ted Takes Fun Facts, 68 Whiskey:

  • 68W (68 Whiskey) is the Army's MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) for Combat Medic.

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Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 10

January 19, 2017

Genre Comedy

Cast Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, J.B. Smoove

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere January 19th, 2020 (HBO)

“The life and times of Larry David and the predicaments he gets himself into with his friends and complete strangers.”

Larry David is back for a 10th season of the hilarious hit HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm, premiering Sunday January 19th only on HBO!! Check out the official trailer below!!

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Grace and Frankie: Season 6

January 19, 2017

Genre Comedy

Cast Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen

Rating TV-MA

Series Premiere January 15th, 2020 (Netflix)

“Finding out that their husbands are not just work partners, but have also been romantically involved for the last twenty years, two women with an already strained relationship try to cope with the circumstances together.”

The ladies are BACK for a 6th season!! Finding out that their husbands are not just work partners, but have also been romantically involved for the last twenty years, two women with an already strained relationship try to cope with the circumstances together. Check out the official trailer below!! Season 6 of Grace and Frankie will be available to stream on Netflix starting January 15th.

Ted Takes Fun Facts, Grace and Frankie:

  • In every season premiere, the show opens up with a scene on the beach. In each season finale, the show ends with a scene on the beach.

  • The four main cast members were in their mid to late seventies when the show started, even though the characters themselves are all supposed to be seventy-years-old. Jane Fonda (Grace) was seventy-eight, Lily Tomlin (Frankie) was seventy-six, Sam Waterston (Sol) was seventy-five, and Martin Sheen (Robert) was seventy-five.

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