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The first trailer is out for a horror film called "The Substance." The film follows a former Hollywood star as her career declines. After being fired from a job, the actress is given a new medical treatment called The Substance that's supposed to make her appear younger. The cast includes Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid. The film is expected to debut in theaters sometime later this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-RxVJrLKrk
In what could be called the end of an era, Redbox is going out of business. For more than two decades, the company has rented out DVDs at thousands of kiosks across the country. That's all going away after its parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, converted its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case to a Chapter 7 liquidation proceeding this week.
This year's Minnesota State Fair also has an interesting variety of new food choices. Among the offerings are cookie butter crunch mini donuts, cotton candy iced tea, and--deep-fried ranch dressing. The latter is described as "Ranch dressing filling made with ranch seasoning, buttermilk and cream cheese in a panko shell, deep-fried and dusted with ranch powder." The Minnesota State Fair kicks off in St. Paul on August 22nd.
Don Corleone was big on diversifying assets, and now Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola is doing the same by opening a hotel. It's called the All-Movie Hotel and it's located in Peachtree, Georgia. The hotel is aimed at filmmakers but everyone is welcome. Coppola tells Variety the hotel is equipped with several movie editing suites and viewing rooms. He says he came up the idea while in the Peachtree area filming Megalopolis, realizing sometimes he wanted to focus on editing and other times he just wanted to relax. At the All-Movie Hotel filmmakers can do both interchangeably. The hotel opens on July 27th.
https://variety.com/2024/artisans/news/francis-ford-coppola-all-movie-hotel-georgia-1236062350/
The sitcom "Martin," starring Martin Lawrence aired from 1992 to 1997. And now comes word that a "Martin" prequel series is in the works. After a reunion with Lawrence and the rest of the cast at this year's Emmy awards, work is underway on a return with an hour-long series called "Young Martin." The show will center on Martin Payne as a teenager, reimagining the character Lawrence played.
https://deadline.com/2024/07/martin-prequel-drama-series-martin-lawrence-marvin-peart-1236007272/
Fans of The Office can relive their favorite memories of the show this weekend in Miami. The Miami Airport Convention Center is hosting a two-day event called The Reunion. Rainn Wilson, who played Dwight Schrute, will be there. Leslie David Baker, who played Stanley, will host a pretzel-eating contest. Also in attendance, the actors who played Angela, Meredith, Creed, Oscar, Toby, Jan, Roy, David and others. Not listed: Steve Carell. However, tomorrow, the convention will reveal a "mystery guest". You can get more info at ReunionCon.com.