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“Justice” A young woman decides to strike out on her own instead of joining her father’s law firm when she returns home to Abu Dhabi. Fatima Taei, Mansoor Alfeeli and Nidal Morra star in this drama series from the United Arab Emirates. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere January 24
“Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” Crafted from statements from Bundy himself, this documentary series from writer/creator Joe Berlinger (“Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory,” “Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America”) offers a window into the mind of one of the most notorious serial killers of the 20th century. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere January 25
“Black Earth Rising” Orphaned by genocide in her native Rwanda, a young Londoner sets out to discover the truth about her past in this original suspense series from writer/producer/ director Hugo Blick (“The Honourable Woman,” “The Shadow Line”). John Goodman, Michaela Coel and Noma Dumezweni star. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere
“Movie: Ánimas” Nightmare and reality blur for a young woman when her best friend starts acting strangely following a bizarre accident in this original horror movie from Spanish filmmakers Laura Alvea and Jose Ortuño (“The Extraordinary Tale”). Ángela Molina, Luis Bermejo and Iván Pellicer star. (ORIGINAL) Premiere
“Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias: One Show Fits All” (Jan. 29) The comic discusses his teenage son, encounters with Snoop Dogg and an overzealous fan, among other topics, in this special taped in Houston this past September. (ORIGINAL) “Marvel’s The Punisher” (Jan. 30) Season 2 of this action series finds former marine-turnedvigilante Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) with a target on his back as new and old enemies force him to confront his destiny as The Punisher. (ORIGINAL) “Always a Witch” (Feb. 1) An old wizard helps a witch about to be burned at the stake to time-travel to present-day Colombia and live a peaceful life, provided she doesn’t use her powers. (ORIGINAL) “Russian Doll” (Feb. 1) Natasha Lyonne co-created, co-wrote and stars in this series about a young New Yorker who keeps reliving the same day, in which she is the guest of honor at a party. (ORIGINAL)
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“Movie: The Vatican Tapes” A priest and two Vatican exorcists wage war on a satanic entity to save the soul of a young woman in this 2015 horror tale. Dougray Scott, Michael Peña and Djimon Hounsou head a strong cast for director Mark Neveldine (“Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”). January 21
“Movie: Stella’s Last Weekend” The bond between two brothers (Nat and Alex Wolff, “The Naked Brothers Band”) is challenged when they fall for the same girl in this 2018 comedy from writer/director Polly Draper (“thirtysomething”), who happens to be the mother of the two co-stars. Paulina Singer, Nick Sandow and Draper are also in the cast.
“Movie: The Pagan King” From across the pond comes this 2018 U.K./Latvian drama about an unlikely monarch’s quest to unite his people during the brutal Crusades. Edvin Endre, Dainis Grube and James Bloor star for director Aigars Grauba (“Dream Team 1935”).
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“Four More Shots Please!” From India comes this 10-episode comedy series that follows the lives and loves of four very different young Indian woman as they take on life in the big city in Mumbai. Sayani Gupta, Kirti Kulhari, Bani J. and Maanvi Gagroo play the ladies in question. (ORIGINAL) Series Premiere
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Mennonites get pulled into drug-smuggling – and can’t get out – in WGN America’s ‘Pure’ We often think of Mennonites as devoutly religious people who live simple lives free from the less-than-desireable aspects of modern existence. But a series premiering this week on WGN America shows that they, too, are not immune to the horrors of the 21st century. In “Pure,” an hourlong drama premiering Wednesday, Jan. 23, we are introduced to the Funk family, whose patriarch Noah (Ryan Robbins, “Arrow,” “The Killing”) is a newly elected Mennonite pastor who vows to rid his rural Pennsylvania community of drugs and corruption with the help of his devoted wife Anna (Alex Paxton-Beesley, “The Strain,” “Murdoch Mysteries”). But the lure of easy money proves too great for Noah, who agrees to smuggle drugs from Mexico one time for a crime syndicate in return for a large payoff, but an unfortunate series of events ensures that getting out won’t be as easy as he thought. “What better mule than a Mennonite, a person of the cloth?” Robbins says. “I don’t think you would expect them. ... And somebody had the idea to approach a particular Mennonite and his family and offer him this opportunity. And it’s really easy to, I think, get caught up in these kinds of things when you think, ‘Oh, it’s a simple opportunity that will be better for my people for a short time and then I will just get out.’ But as we all know, the getting out is the hard part.”
Travel is on the horizon this week. Additionally, you’ll find yourself helping your friends and family by being a sounding board. You’ll be recognized and appreciated for your selflessness.
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“We’re sort of put into an impossible position,” Paxton-Beesley adds, “where we are forced to confront what’s going on and we’re really implicated against our wishes. And that’s where, for me, Anna became really fascinating because when you’re confronted with these really difficult decisions where it feels like there is no obvious right choice, what her priorities are is always really interesting to me. And the journey of that through Season 1, what those priorities are and then how they may grow or change through Season 2 was really interesting to be on the inside of.” Filmed in Nova Scotia, Canada, the series is based on actual events. To play their characters, the actors had access to a Mennonite consultant, who advised them on the culture, the language and the belief system. And while this story contains elements of truth, Robbins is quick to assert that the great majority of Mennonites are God-fearing, law-abiding folks. “We certainly don’t paint Mennonites in a bad light at all,” Robbins says. “It’s just the opposite. We’re trying to show these people, they’re just characters that are struggling to be good, to continue to be good in this really crazy world that’s just sort of pitting nothing but bad against them, and that’s the nature of the story. Just trying to fight through all of the trash to find the light.”
Your interpersonal skills and dynamic personality will be in full force this week. An event that you organize will be a great success and will have a considerable impact on your future.
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SAGITTARIUS
You’ll have to fight hard to get that promotion you’ve had your eye on. You’ll be greatly rewarded for a little extra effort.
CAPRICORN
Family events may make you think about moving closer to home. You’ll have to make an important decision that will require lots of thought.
AQUARIUS
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Underwood said. NBSC was actually founded in Sumter in 1905. Synovus acquired NBSC in 1995. Currently, NBSC has 340 employees. Having one brand name will help with marketing and customer recognition across the Southeast, according to Underwood. NBSC Sumter Market President Melissa White said she was proud of the reputation that NBSC has built in conjunction with Synovus and is looking forward to the future. “Adopting the Synovus name while maintaining our local, relationship-centered delivery model will increase awareness of our regional presence, our financial capabilities and our ability to meet the needs of customers and prospects,” White said.
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Emily Blunt’s Top 10 Movies BY JAY BOBBIN “A Quiet Place” (2018): Her husband, John Krasinski, directed and also stars – but Blunt does much of the heavy lifting in this hugely involving thriller, and very particularly in a scene that places her in a bathtub. “The Girl on the Train” (2016): Blunt is quite effective in this adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ best seller about a troubled commuter who believes something terrible has happened to a woman she’s watched regularly from the train. “Sicario” (2015): Blunt enjoyed some of her best reviews yet from this melodrama of an FBI agent sent to dismantle a drug cartel on the American-Mexican border. “Into the Woods” (2014): Holding her own dramatically and musically against some heavyweights, Blunt played the child-wanting wife of the baker (current CBS late-night star James Corden) in this adaptation of the stage hit. “Edge of Tomorrow” (2014): Blunt earned acclaim for playing tough as a soldier helping a battle novice (Tom Cruise) fight aliens ... over and over, in a repeating, Groundhog Day-like loop. “Your Sister’s Sister” (2011): Blunt plays the first sibling in this engaging comedy-drama that sees the character’s friend and her sister (Mark Duplass, Rosemarie DeWitt) become romantically intertwined. “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” (2011): Despite its clinical-sounding title, this romantic drama got lots of charm out of Blunt and Ewan McGregor as consultants on an improbable project in a desert. “The Young Victoria” (2009): Playing – indeed – the young Queen Victoria, in a script by Julian Fellowes (“Downton Abbey”), Blunt proved her skill at classic roles in addition to more contemporary parts. “Sunshine Cleaning” (2008): Blunt and Amy Adams made a terrific team as dissimilar sisters making a stab at business as a crime-scene clean-up crew. “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006): She’d done other projects in her native England, but Blunt secured international name-and-face value with her memorable work as a fashion-magazine titan’s (Meryl Streep) strident assistant.
BY JAY BOBBIN
‘Mary Poppins Returns’ in very fine form The most remarkable thing about “Mary Poppins Returns” is how much it had to work against, and how well it does that. The 1964 Disney classic is one of those movies many people would prefer to be left untouched by a sequel, especially after so many years and so many generations of fans. No one else could be as purely magical as Julie Andrews, who won an Oscar for the title role, but Emily Blunt makes a logical and effective-in-her-own-way choice to succeed her among today’s top film actresses. Thanks to her ever-ready parasol, Mary floats back into the lives of the now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, played by Emily Mortimer and Ben Whishaw. Michael is especially at loose ends over the loss of their mother, to the degree that the bank he works for is ready to repossess the Banks’ house. Saving it rests with an inheritance from the late Banks father, provided the offspring can find the certificate that proves they have it. That’s where Mary steps in to help, dispensing more of the gentle guidance she’s so known for. Assisting her is Jack, a chimney sweep who’s more or less the successor to Dick Van Dyke’s Bert ... and he’s played by “Hamilton” wunderkund Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose energy is a very big boost to the proceedings here (and the likely springboard to a great screen career, if he can keep finding appropriate projects). Van Dyke himself makes an appearance here, and director Rob Marshall also makes use of such greats as Meryl Streep, Angela Lansbury, Julie Walters and David Warner in telling the new story. “New” is something of a qualifier, though; if you put this movie beside the first one, it’s easy to see there’s a parallel element for just about everything that has kept the original “Mary Poppins” so embraced by audiences. It’s actually a smart formula, since straying too far from the initial P.L. Travers tale might have caused a backlash. “Mary Poppins” is just one of those things you don’t mess with, and the reverence toward it is very clear here. That’s also evident in the songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, which have just enough freshness while evoking memories of the tunes composed so many years ago by the Sherman brothers. Memories are no small factor in the case of “Mary Poppins Returns,” since more than a few viewers will see it through the prism of their experience with the mid-’60s movie. Much to its credit, just like the medicine enhanced by a spoonful of sugar, it goes down in a most delightful way. Michael B. Jordan
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“FIRST MAN” Reteamed from “La La Land,” Ryan Gosling and director Damien Chazelle prove to be as skilled as partners in telling the true story of astronaut Neil Armstrong – the first man to walk on the moon – as they were on a musical. The flight sequences are as realistic as any have been on the screen, even accounting for the things that seem to go wrong, though known fact has established that Armstrong survived all his missions. Gosling also is very credible in the quieter biographical scenes, playing Armstrong as someone who wasn’t always entirely comfortable in the spotlight, if at all. Emmy winner Claire Foy (“The Crown”) is fine as the spaceman’s wife, who shares the fears of those married to people in dangerous occupations – especially since she knew that in its early stages, NASA was flying by the seat of its pants. Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler and Corey Stoll also appear in the drama, which is a touch on the lengthy side, but is everything one could want it to be for the story it tells. ››› (PG-13: AS, P) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)
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A DOG’S WAY HOME PG, 1 hr 37 min Action/Adventure, Drama
IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK R, 1 hr 59 min Drama, Romance, Suspense/Thriller
REPLICAS PG-13, 1 hr 47 min Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller
THE UPSIDE PG-13, 2 hr 6 min Comedy
ESCAPE ROOM (2019) PG-13, 1 hr 40 min Action/Adventure, Horror, Suspense/Thriller
HOLMES & WATSON PG-13, 1 hr 30 min Action/Adventure, Comedy, Suspense/Thriller
AQUAMAN PG-13, 2 hr 23 min Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
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