Barbie Movie

"The Barbie movie readies itself to break another record today. If the summer 2023 box office were a video game, imagine for a moment Barbie (Margot Robbie) pulling onto the track of Mario Kart in her bright-pink convertible."

https://movieweb.com/barbie-pass-the-super-mario-bros-movie-biggest-movie-2023/

Exorcist

"Ever since director William Friedkin terrorized audiences with his 1973 classic The Exorcist, films about demonic possession have become a horror staple."

https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/a43493988/gabriele-amorth-the-popes-exorcist

Anthony Hopkins

Actor & Waltz Composer

Famed actor Anthony Hopkins, star of such films as Silence of the Lambs, Amistad, Nixon, and too many more to name them all, is also a music composer. Hopkins was a musician before he was an actor. Over 50 years ago he composed a piece of music titled, And the Waltz Goes On.

Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz Opens

84 years ago today, on August 25, 1939, the movie "The Wizard of Oz" first played in movie theaters across the United States.

Arlene Sorkin

"Arleen Sorkin has died. Although she was a veteran actor and performer with a number of credits to her name, Sorkin is most closely associated with a single role: DC Comics character Harley Quinn, who she was originally hired to play, as an unnamed side character, for a single episode of Batman: The Animated Series in 1992—and who she would continue to play for the next 20 years, crafting one of the single most important modern additions to the Batman mythos in the process."

https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-arleen-sorkin-original-voice-actor-and-inspira-1850778112

$4 movies

"Missed out on the summer movies?"

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/08/21/four-dollar-movie-tickets-sunday-national-cinema-day-2023/70643800007/

Golden Girls

"At a time when youth seemed to carry the banner for pop culture, a show about seniors couldn’t have gone more against the trends."

https://www.interestingfacts.com/golden-girls-facts/YqfMFluKogAHE30I?liu=f990a22b8f045d09d1eb29acc743f7c5&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1887735079

Quinton Aaron

"Actor Quinton Aaron—best known for playing football player Michael Oher in The Blind Side—defended his former co-star Sandra Bullock after she was unfairly criticized online by individuals reacting to the news that the story behind the book and hit film was a total con."

https://www.comicsands.com/quinton-aaron-defends-sandra-bullock-2664018308.html

Pope’s Exorcist

"The Pope’s Exorcist, having made its global theatrical debut earlier this year, has now arrived on Netflix screens across the U.S., offering viewers a chilling thriller right from the comfort of their sofas!"

https://netflixlife.com/2023/08/19/popes-exorcist-based-true-story/

Netflix New shows and movies

"A new week is here and that means Netflix is adding new movies and shows to its lineup."

https://netflixlife.com/2023/08/20/netflix-new-releases-this-week-aug-20-2023/

Book Worlds

"If you’ve ever immersed yourself in an entirely different world while reading a book, you’re not alone."

https://www.interestingfacts.com/locations-that-inspired-novels/YnB-VVm3LQAHz-nG?liu=f990a22b8f045d09d1eb29acc743f7c5&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1881319778

Before Star Wars

"Before Star Wars became a phenomenon, 1973's American Graffiti put a young George Lucas on the map, all while changing Hollywood forever."

https://screenrant.com/american-graffiti-movie-george-lucas-changed-hollywood/

TV success

"Everyone has different markers of success and for TV shows, it isn’t always easy to figure out but with some shows, it’s just obvious."

https://culturess.com/2023/08/20/spin-genie-shares-successful-tv-shows-list/

Fictional Characters

"It’s a fallacy that fictional characters have to be likable, but even the darkest or most forbidding films usually offer somebody to root for, whether it’s a crusading hero or a final girl."

https://www.theringer.com/movies/2023/8/9/23824718/movies-with-jerks-glengarry-glen-ross-robocop-burn-after-reading

Emmy Award New Date

"The Emmys officially have a new date: Fox and the Television Academy were set to announce this morning that the 75th Emmy Awards will shift to Monday, January 15, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT."

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/emmys-move-january-2024-martin-luther-king-jr-day-1235692748/

Risky Business Debuts

Risky Business Debuts

Go back 40 years in time, to August 5, 1983, and a young Tom Cruise hits the movie screens with "Risky Business"! While not his first film by any means, this was one of the films that led to him becoming an A-List Hollywood star.

Paul Reuben

"By the fall of 1991, it looked like the end of Paul Reubens and his beloved persona, Pee-wee Herman."

https://www.biography.com/actors/a44693799/paul-reubens-pee-wee-herman-comeback-mtv-vmas

ALF

"Everyone's favorite centuries-old, wisecracking alien life form — a short list, to be sure — has chartered a flying saucer from the '80s to today."

https://ew.com/tv/ryan-reynolds-brings-back-alf-maximum-effort-channel/