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Revisiting ‘Australia’: Film gets a revamp in new series ‘Faraway Downs’ BY JAY BOBBIN across the outback and manage to thwart a rival rancher look-
church-run missions throughout the latter half of the 19th and
so it would make sense that even blockbuster film directors
ing to achieve a meat monopoly in the region of Northern Aus-
into the 20th century, as late as the 1970s in some parts of
are no different. In cultural memory, the 2008 epic drama
tralia. Lady Sarah and Drover find love on their trip to Darwin
Australia.
“Australia” has remained a dim corner in director Baz Luhr-
and return to Faraway Downs intent on making the station the
Luhrmann added in his statement: “While ‘Australia’ the film
mann’s spectacular filmography, which includes massive hits
success that her late husband couldn’t. Trouble comes for them
has its own life, there was another telling of this story; one with
such as “Romeo + Juliet” (1996) and “Elvis” (2022). Luhrmann
when the well-being of Nullah (Brandon Walters, “Operation
different layers, nuances and even alternative plot twists that an
went back to the drawing board to give “Australia” a second
Buffalo”), the Indigenous Australian boy that the two have been
episodic format has allowed us to explore.” Luhrmann alludes
chance and came away with the new miniseries “Faraway
caring for like an adoptive son, is threatened and acts of war
quite clearly to what “Faraway Downs” will expand on with its
Downs,” premiering Sunday, Nov. 26, on Hulu.
loom over Northern Australia.
longer runtime and segmented installments. More depth will be
We all roll our failures over in our minds from time to time,
Using additional footage cut from the original movie, “Far-
When the reworked miniseries was announced in June
paid to Indigenous history in the series and Luhrmann’s original
away Downs” spans four hours, split into six episodes, adding
2022, Luhrmann shared in a statement the intent behind both
ending, cut in favor of a happier final act in “Australia,” will
new layers to the story told in “Australia.” The series, like the
the original film and “Faraway Downs,” saying, “I originally set
finally be seen by audiences.
film, stars Nicole Kidman (“Special Ops: Lioness”) as Lady
out to take the notion of the sweeping, ‘Gone With the Wind’-
“Faraway Downs” also stars Bryan Brown (“Darby and
Sarah Ashley, a British widow who inherits her late husband’s
style epic and turn it on its head — a way of using romance
Joan”) as Lesley (King) Carney, a rival cattle farmer; David
sprawling cattle station, called Faraway Downs, on the cusp
and epic drama to shine a light on the roles of First Nations
Wenham (“Pieces of Her”) as Neil Fletcher, the station manager
of the Second World War in 1939. Having made the trip to
people and the painful scar in Australian history of the ‘Stolen
at Faraway Downs who is secretly working with King Carney;
Australia to convince her husband to sell the property before
Generations.’”
Jack Thompson (“High Ground,” 2020) as Kipling Flynn, ac-
he died, Lady Sarah has a man known simply as The Drover
In the film, Nullah is left orphaned after his mother dies
countant of Faraway Downs; David Gulpilil (“The Leftovers”) as
(Hugh Jackman “The Son,” 2022) lead the cattle to Darwin for
trying to evade police, who are attempting to forcibly separate
King George, an elder and Nullah’s grandfather; and David
sale.
him from his family. The Stolen Generations of mixed-race
Ngoombujarra (“The Circuit”) as Magarri, Drover’s brother-in-
Indigenous children were removed from their homes to live in
law.
The pair lead a team and the cattle on a risky adventure
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“A Good Person” (Nov. 28) Daniel (Morgan Freeman) and Allison (Florence Pugh) are brought together after the once-thriving young woman with a bright future was involved in an unimaginable tragedy that took his daughter’s life. As griefstricken Daniel navigates raising his teenage granddaughter and Allison seeks redemption, they discover that friendship, forgiveness, and hope can flourish in unlikely places.
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Banks Smith, 9, hauls a sled down an icy street on Thursday morning in Sumter after the snowfall Wednesday.
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enced day after day, winter after winter of snow day races. The wood wasn’t worn. Their riders, cold, bright-eyed. Sumter may not have the rolling hills found in cities farther north, but one neighborhood road between Alice Drive Elementary School and Second Mill Pond was slanted enough for those barely broken-out speedsters to provide hours of entertainment the morning after a handful of inches of snow powdered, then iced, the area. The Associated Press reported the largest snowfall — 8 inches — was found in Williamsburg County near Andrews but claimed areas around Sumter picked up 7 inches. There were about 4 inches on the lawns lining the street where a group of kids were playing Thursday morning. “I think it caught us all off guard,” said Robert Jones, whose two sons, Wyatt, 8, and Jeremiah, 12, were taking turns racing on
Grayson Sanders, 8, sleds past some friends down an icy road in Sumter. sleds with their friends. The children playing all attend Wilson Hall, which was closed Thursday because of Winter Storm Grayson. Paige Sanders, 10, stood among the Jones brothers and their friends, laying out the rules for the race. You go there, and you go there. “Yesterday, we tried to go out here, but it was too powdery,” Sarah Smith said. Her sons, 9-yearold Banks and 7-year-old Eli, were also taking turns racing. “Now that there’s a layer of ice, it’s perfect.”
The storm may have passed by Thursday, leaving sled-friendly roads and a winter wonderland across the Midlands, but the
height of it Wednesday evening was not so fun for Smith’s husband. Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and South Carolina Department of Transportation reported traffic was backed up on U.S. 378 because of cars sliding off the road, getting stuck and being unable to make it up an icy hill. Smith said her husband was in traffic for two hours.
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Cold temps and ice remain across state after storm COLUMBIA (AP) — The sun came back out Thursday in South Carolina, and temperatures rose above freezing, but many major highways in the eastern part of the state remained an icy mess. Gov. Henry McMaster authorized 20 National Guard members to use their equipment to help rescue stranded motorists on Interstate 95 and to the east and push vehicles out of the way so the roads could be reopened. South Carolina Department of TransportaTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS tion crews worked 24 hours a day in shifts to Finley Bork, 7, uses a boogie board, typically used on the beach, for try to clear the ice and snow off roads that sledding down a hill on a golf course at the Isle of Palms on Wednesday. had not dealt with a major winter storm in
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Robert A. England and Sonja G. England to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Amerigroup Mortgage Corporation dated March 21, 2002 and recorded on April 5, 2002 in Book 837 at Page 1842, in the Sumter County Registry (hereinafter, "Mortgage"). Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger. The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as:
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the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.
v. Any heirs-at-law or devisees of Robert A. England a/k/a Robert England, deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons or entities entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons or entities with any right, title, estate, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as Richard Roe; and any unknown minors, incompetent or imprisoned person, or persons under a disability being a class designated as John Doe; Sonja G. England a/k/a Sonja England; Brittany England, Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the
THE LAND REFERRED TO IN THIS POLICY IS SITUATED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTER, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL, OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, IF ANY, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT # 14, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN PLAT PREPARED BY JOSEPH R. EDWARDS, RLS, DATED MARCH 14, 1986, AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY IN
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Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
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YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on October 3, 2017. A Notice of Foreclosure Intervention was also filed in the Clerk of Court's Office.
ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for unknown minors, and persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment.
Estate:/Rollie K. Jackson #2017ES4300722
Personal Representative Ellen B. Jackson 4760 Olivia Lane Pinewood, SC 29125
Estate:/Waddell Williams #2017ES4300725
FURTHER upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Attorney for any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is
Personal Representative Colette W. Terrell 1057 Crown Landing Pkwy McDonongh, GA 30252
Estate:/David L. Lee, Jr. #2017ES4300720
Personal Representative James T. Lee C/O A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Attorney at Law PO Box 2446 Sumter, SC 29151
ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 609 N Magnolia Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150; that she is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.
Estate:/Vinia Gamble Williams #2017ES4300726
Personal Representative Colette Terrell 1057 Crown Landing Pkwy McDonongh, GA 30252
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AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in The Item, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.
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Estate:/Pauline Bays Calhoun #2017ES4300724
Personal Representative David A. Calhoun C/O Kenneth R. Young, Jr. Attorney at Law 23 W. Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150
AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire, P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803)
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Eddie Murphy makes the case for “Beverly Hills Cop” BY JAY BOBBIN An immediate breakout talent on “Saturday Night
Banks, known later for “Breaking Bad” and “Better
Live,” Eddie Murphy teamed with Nick Nolte and Dan
Call Saul,” makes his presence known with few words
Aykroyd for early movie successes, but “Beverly Hills
as the possible villain’s henchman.
Cop” rested squarely on his shoulders.
In fact, though it’s a star vehicle for Murphy, “Bev-
The 1984 action-comedy — which Showtime
erly Hills Cop” is very generous in giving supporting
presents along with the two sequels on Tuesday, Nov.
players their moments under the direction of Martin
28 — was an enormous hit that left no doubt Murphy
Brest (“Midnight Run,” “Scent of a Woman”). Another
had arrived on the big screen. Envisioned earlier as a project for such performers as Mickey Rourke and Sylvester Stallone, the final version wisely left plenty of room for Murphy’s brand of improvisational humor. And even if it wasn’t really improvised, it sure felt that way, playing right into the Murphy style. The actor-comedian plays fast-talking Detroit police detective Axel Foley, who takes a vacation” in California to get to the bottom of a longtime friend’s murder. He’s very clearly a fish out of water on the West Coast, and his manner of playing by his own rules greatly worries the Beverly Hills lieutenant (Ronny Cox)
great example of that is Bronson Pinchot, priceless in his moments as forked-tongue gallery worker Serge, who alternately confounds and amuses Foley. Another strength of “Beverly Hills Cop” is its hit-driven soundtrack led by Glenn Frey’s theme song “The Heat Is On.” The Pointer Sisters had a huge success with “Neutron Dance,” and composer Harold Faltermeyer even scored on the charts with his “Axel F” instrumental. Murphy hasn’t blazed as brightly at the box office in a while (though he’ll be on Netflix for the holidays
and police partners (Judge Reinhold, John Ashton)
in the new “Candy Cane Lane”), but there’s been talk
who end up keeping an eye on Foley as he continual-
for some time of his returning in a “Beverly Hills Cop
ly rocks the figurative boat.
4.” Whether or not that ultimately comes to be, he’ll
Fortunately, the visitor has another friend (Lisa
always be able to count the original film as one of the
Eilbacher) who has moved west, but her employer
top triumphs in his career ... and it hasn’t lost any of
is a gallery owner (Steven Berkoff) who may have
its sizable entertainment value over the better part of
something to do with the death in question. Jonathan
40 years.
Holiday helpers: Selena Gomez joined by celebrity chefs in new cooking special BY GEORGE DICKIE Have a huge holiday meal upcoming and no idea
what to cook? No problem — just ask Selena. The
historic salad.” During the final episode — “Selena+Eric” — the
brand-new series special, “Selena+Chef: Home for the
group make some resolutions and ring in the new year,
Holidays,” is a seasonal cooking extravaganza, premier-
as chef Eric Adjepong helps Selena (along with Go-
ing Thursday, Nov. 30, on Food Network.
mez’s grandparents and younger sister, Gracie) prepare
This upcoming holiday-centric series is set to feature
four weekly, all-new episodes led by global superstar
Selena Gomez (“Only Murders in the Building”), who
will be joined by her best friend, Raquelle Stevens (“Giv-
ing Back Generation”), and some expert celebrity chefs
as together, they learn how to prepare perfect holiday
meals for visiting friends and family. The network has shared that the season’s guest chefs
include Eric Adjepong (“Tournament of Champions”),
Alex Guarnaschelli (“Alex Vs. America”), Michael Symon
(“Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out”) and Claudette Zepeda
(“Top Chef”), offering fans a taste of what’s to come with
brief descriptions of each episode. “In ‘Selena + Alex,’” they share, “chef Alex Guarna-
a special brunch, including shrimp & banana grits and his own take on malva pudding — redefining what it means to “take the cake.” When asked about the upcoming series, Gomez shared her excitement, saying, “the holidays have always meant so much to me. It was an honor to have these amazing chefs in my kitchen to introduce some of their favorite foods and what makes the holidays special for them.” From showrunners Shauna Minoprio (“Top Chef”) and Melissa Stokes (“Craftopia”), the series is produced by Gomez for July Moon Productions, alongside producers Eli Holzman (“Undercover Boss”) and Aaron
schelli and Selena prepare roast beef and ‘Chantilly’
Saidman (“American Idol”) of Sony Pictures Television’s
mashed potatoes for a tree-trimming party.” Next: “Mi-
The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC).
chael Symon pops by for a ‘Surf & Turf’ Christmas as he
Make the holidays delicious with “Selena + Chef:
and Selena tackle steaks and lobster” and “chef Clau-
Home for the Holidays,” premiering Thursday, Nov. 30,
dette Zepeda plans a Mexican feast with a traditional
on Food Network, and streaming simultaneously on
Latin Christmas dish of tamales and a unique twist on a
Max.
“Good Times” (1967): Friedkin’s first studio feature as a director was this engaging, loosely structured and music-infused showcase for Sonny and Cher. “The French Connection” (1971): Friedkin entered the echelon of major American directors with this pulse-pounding Oscar-winning drama, starring Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider as police partners out to dismantle a foreign drug operation in New York. The chase sequence with a hard-driving Hackman pursuing an overhead train remains a milestone of its kind. “The Exorcist” (1973): Included in a Turner Classic Movies salute to Friedkin – who died in August – on Sunday, Nov. 26, one of the top horror films of all time adapts William Peter Blatty’s novel about a movie star’s (Ellen Burstyn) daughter (Linda Blair) helped by two priests (Max von Sydow, Jason Miller) when she’s possessed by the devil. “Sorcerer” (1977): Friedkin reunited with star Roy Scheider for this searing take on the classic “The Wages of Fear,” about several diverse people risking their lives in a jungle transport of seriously unstable nitroglycerin. “Cruising” (1980): Friedkin courted – and got – controversy with this drama starring Al Pacino as a cop going undercover while on the trail of a serial killer. “To Live and Die in L.A.” (1985): A Secret Service agent (William Petersen) relentlessly pursues a counterfeiter (Willem Dafoe) in Friedkin’s atmospheric melodrama. “12 Angry Men” (1997): Forty years after the classic jury drama, Friedkin made his own version for cable, with a superb ensemble cast including Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Hume Cronyn, Ossie Davis and James Gandolfini. “Rules of Engagement” (2000): A military lawyer (Tommy Lee Jones) is conflicted while defending another officer (Samuel L. Jackson) who saved him when they served in Vietnam. “The Hunted” (2003): Friedkin worked again with Tommy Lee Jones, playing a survival authority tracking one of his former students (Benicio Del Toro) who has become a killer. “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial” (2023): Presented lately on Showtime, Friiedkin’s final project casts Kiefer Sutherland as the U.S. Navy’s allegedly troubled Captain Queeg, who prompts a mutiny among his crew.
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Making the Multiverse: ‘Assembled’ docuseries releases new special for ‘Loki’ Season 2
Picking up speed: MI-5 agents ramp up in third season of ‘Slow Horses’ BY JAY BOBBIN The phrase “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” may or may not be true, but Apple TV+ has proven that, at least when it comes to horses, even the slowest ones can gain speed. Based on the Slough House book series by English novelist Mick Herron, “Slow Horses” begins its third season with two fresh episodes Friday, Dec. 1, on Apple TV+. The first season of the Gary Oldman (“Darkest Hour,” 2017) -led series kicked off on the streamer in April 2022 and made good use of Herron’s first Slough House novel, “Slow Horses,” for which the show’s is named. Season 2 continued the author’s saga, taking its plot details from the literary series’ second book, “Dead Lions.” Now, heading into its third season to be released within a year and a half, the newest instalment will follow the tradition of pulling content chronologically from the novels, this time focusing on Herron’s “Real Tigers,” the third book in the series. On screen, the spy dramedy follows a group of aging and disgraced MI-5 agents, who all appear to have lived out their usefulness within the high-ranking British espionage organization. As such, the agents have been relegated to another department, “known un-affectionately as Slough House,” where a large part of their job involves sitting behind a desk and pushing papers; a low-stakes operation for agents who have made “career-ending mistakes.” Slough House is headed up by “brilliant but misanthropic leader” Jackson Lamb (Oldman), and also acts as a sort of workplace home to recovering alcoholic Catherine Standish (Saskia Reeves, “Luther”); former hactivist Roddy Ho (Christopher Chung, “Waterloo Road”); Louisa Guy (Rosalind Eleazar, “Uncle Vanya,” 2020), assigned to Slough
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House following a botched tailing job; and River Cartwright (Jack Lowden, “Dunkirk,” 2017), whose desire to redeem himself in the field set the tone for the premiere season. Other agents have come and gone over the seasons, including Jed Moody (Steven Waddington, “Jamestown”), Struan Loy (Paul Higgins, “Apostle,” 2018), Min Harper (Dustin Demri-Burns, “Cardinal Burns”), Shirley Dander (Aimee Ffon-Edwards, “Peaky Bllnders”), Marcus Longridge (Kadiff Kirwan, “Ths Is Going to Hurt”) and Sidonie “Sid” Baker (Olivia Cooke, “Bates Motel”), the last of whom was a competent MI-5 agent assigned to Slough House for seemingly unknown reasons. Headed into Season 3, many Season 1 and/or 2 characters are expected to return, including Lamb; Cartwright; Ho; Guy and Standish; MI-5 director general and head of operations Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas, “Gosford Park,” 2001); Cartright’s grandfather, retired intelligence officer David Cartwright (Jonathan Pryce, “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” 2003); and MI-5 agent James “Spider” Webb (Freddie Fox, “Victor Frankenstein,” 2015). Supporting characters Harper, Dander and Longridge are also scheduled for Season-3 return. In terms of the plot, Apple TV+ notes that the newest season of “Slow Horses” features “a romantic liaison in Istanbul [that] threatens to expose a buried MI-5 secret in London. When Jackson Lamb and his team of misfits are dragged into the fight, they find themselves caught in a conspiracy that threatens the future not just of Slough House but of MI-5 itself.” Some of the best news for fans of the show, however, is that Season 4 is also confirmed. Renewed for back-to-back seasons in June 2022, the Season-4 confirmation could mean a more dramatic end to Season 3, as writers know that the show is definitely returning. Beginning strong with a two-episode premiere, the third season releases episodes weekly until Dec. 29. While the Season 4 release date has yet to be announced, entertainment sites expect it to arrive sometime in 2024.
BY GEORGE DICKIE Pack your bags — we’re headed to the Multiverse. From dimension hopping to costume making to casting, an all-new episode of “Marvel Studios’ Assembled” dives into “The Making of Loki,” exploring the vast universe of “Loki” Season 2. The tellall documentary premieres Wednesday, Nov. 29, on Disney+. “Assembled” is described by the streamer as “a comprehensive documentary series of specials that goes behind the scenes of the shows and movies of the MCU, following the filmmakers, cast and crew, and Marvel heroes every step of the way, [taking] us behind the scenes with the cast and creative team who brought the [series] to life. “Through candid interviews with the creative minds behind the show, and exclusive on-set footage, discover how the talented team that powered ‘Loki: Season 2’ raised the stakes for this latest MCU adventure,” Disney went on to explain, sharing that this upcoming special allows viewers to “witness imaginative costumes, elaborate environments, and far-out variants, [to] meet new allies and foes, and time-slip across the Multiverse,” as they unravel secrets behind the highly-popular series. Season 2 of “Loki” follows the aftermath of last season’s shocking finale, as Loki (Tom Hiddleston, “War Horse,” 2011) finds himself fighting for the soul of the Time Variance Authority. In its description for the upFamily Viewing Ratings
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Nile,” Branagh works again with a diverse all-star cast; included here are recent Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan (“Fifty Shades of Grey”), Kelly Reilly (“Yellowstone”) and Kyle Allen (“West Side Story”). DVD extras: “making-of” documentary; deleted scenes. *** (PG-13: AS, P) (Also
AS Adult situations P Profanity
Hahn, Randall Park (“Fresh Off the Boat”) and Kat Dennings (“2 Broke Girls”) also are in the cast – but the members of the technical staff surely qualify as “stars” here, too, since the visual tone is essential to the project’s success. *** (Not rated: AS, P) (Also on 4K Ultra HD) “THE SANDMAN:: THE
on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, Digital and COMPLETE FIRST SEASON” On Demand) The DC comic was adapted into “WANDAVISION: THE COMPLETE SERIES” Though it evidently won’t be going beyond the nine episodes it originally was designed for, this Primetime Emmy-winning offshoot of the Marvel
“A HAUNTING IN VENICE” Doubling as director again, Kenneth Branagh is back as Hercule Poirot in his third lavishly filmed round as Agatha Christie’s master sleuth. The detective is ostensibly and comfortably retired, but unexpected intrigue draws him back into active investigating when another attendee is killed during a seance that Poirot didn’t want to attend. The story unfolds on the occasion of trick-or-treating, making it logical that the picture was adapted from Christie’s story “Hallowe’en Party.” As with the earlier “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Death on the
coming season, Disney also shared that, “Along with Mobius (Owen Wilson, “The Royal Tenenbaums,” 2001), Hunter B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku, His House,” 2020) and a team of new and returning characters, Lok navigates an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous multiverse in search of Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino, “Flowers”), Judge Renslayer (Gugu Mbatha-Raw, “Belle,” 2013), Miss Minutes (Tara Strong, “Teen Titans Go!”) and the truth of what it means to possess free will and glorious purpose.” While Justin Benson (“The Endless,” 2017), Aaron Moorhead (“Something in the Dirt,” 2022 ), Dan DeLeeuw (“Eternals,” 2021) and Kasra Farahani (“Star Trek Into Darkness,” 2013) act as directors for the six-episode season, Marvel Studios’ “Loki” was created by Michael Waldron (“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” 2022). The character of Loki was created by comic book writers Jack Kirby, Larry Lieber and Stan Lee. The series also stars Eugene Cordero (“Kong: Skull Island,” 2017), Neil Ellice (“I’m Dying Up Here”), Ke Huy Quan (“Ev erything Everywhere All at Once,” 2022) and Lauren Revard (“American Made,” 2017). See how the team brought this super-series to life when “Assembled: The Making of Loki” airs its Season 2 spectacular, Wednesday, Nov. 29, on Disney+.
Cinematic Universe earned much critical praise. The Disney+ show returns Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany to the roles of newlyweds Wanda (alias Scarlet Witch) and Vision, veterans of the superheroic Avengers who try to live a normal existence in New Jersey. As might be anticipated, it doesn’t work out that way as the atmosphere around them continually shifts and takes on the veneers of television sitcoms of different decades. The series adopts the conceit of “The Truman Show” by having the events play out as if they’re within a TV program that someone is watching. Debra Jo Rupp (“That ‘7l0s Show”), Fred Melamed, Kathryn
this Netflix fantasy-adventure series by a team including Neil Gaiman, one of the creators of the comic. Tom Sturrridge plays the title character, who embodies the realm of dreams and nightmares, which he tries to restore to normal order after being held prisoner for more than 100 years. He’s assisted by Matthew the Raven, a literal bird (though he was a human previously) with a speaking voice supplied by Patton Oswalt. Another prominent figure is Johanna Constantine, a detective who specializes in investigating the occult; played by “Doctor Who” alum Jenna Coleman, she’s related to the similarly driven John Constantine, who fueled both movie and TV projects. Renewed for a forthcoming second season, the show also features Boyd Holbrook, Vivienne Acheampong and David Thewlis, with Stephen Fry and John Cameron Mitchell among recurring players. *** (Not rated:
V Violence N Nudity
GV Graphic Violence
AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and 4K
Lt. Frank Drebin, generally clueless
Ultra HD)
as he investigates clues, though
“MASTERPIECE: WORLD ON
he manages to get the job done
FIRE, SEASON TWO” Recently televised by PBS, this six-episode second round of the BBCco-produced drama continues the story of World War II as seen through the perspectives of everyday people caught up in the global conflict. Though Helen Hunt and Sean Bean are absent this time, Lesley Manville, Jonah Hauer-King, Blake Harrison and Julia Brown are among returning cast members as the saga plays out in England, Germany, France and North Africa. While the related plot threads are interconnected, each setting has its own tale to tell, either on the ground, in the skies or both … just as was the case in real life as the world-shaping events developed. *** (Not rated: AS, V) “THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD!” The creators of “Airplane!” de-
anyway. Here, his mission is to protect Queen Elizabeth II (played by Jeannette Charles) as she visits Los Angeles, and she has every reason to be visibly appalled by many of
her protector’s methods. George Ken nedy and O.J. Simpson appear as Drebin’s police colleagues, with Ricardo Montalban as the chief villain,
Nancy Marchand as the city’s mayor
and Priscilla Presley as the bad guy’s assistant and Drebin;s eventually
girlfriend. If any one of the jokes fails to resonate with you, stay tuned … another one is nanoseconds away. **** (PG-13: AS, P, V)
Coming Home Soon “INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY” (DEC. 5) “THE COLOR PURPLE” (4K ULTRA HD) (DEC. 5)
vised another successful movie-com-
“TITANIC” (4K ULTRA HD)
edy franchise with this first laugh riot
(DEC. 5)
in a trilogy that was spun off from “Police Squad!,” a short-lived ABC series. Now on 4K Ultra HD for the first time, the picture enabled Leslie
“THE MANDALORIAN: THE COMPLETE SEASONS ONE AND TWO” (DEC. 12)
Nielsen – who had been known
“TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA
mainly for serious roles earlier – to
TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM”
cement his cred as a humor star as
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