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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome back to entertain Me. I'm your host, Heather Brooker
and who we have some fun movies coming out at
the box office this weekend. Leo DiCaprio is starring in
One Battle after Another. We're going to break that down
to the new film from Paul Thomas Anderson and it's
getting a lot of great reviews. We're also going to
talk about Gabby's Dollhouse, the movie. This sweet film is
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a really great option for families if you're heading out
to the movies this weekend. And one movie I'm personally
really looking forward to seeing is Eleanor the Great. It
is directed by Scarlett Johanson and it stars the adorable
and absolutely so talented June Squib. We're going to talk
about that as well as some other entertainment news stories
hitting I said hitting the airwaves is that what people say.
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Some entertainment news stories that people are talking about this week.
Also want to point out that Universal Studios just announce
their lineup for their fan Fest Nights. They're bringing fan
Fest Nights back to Universal Studios in twenty twenty six.
Stay tuned for details on that as well. But now
we're gonna sit down with Gary on the Gary and
Shannon Show and talk about all things entertainment.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
We are going to talk about some entertainment stuff here.
Heather Brooker has joined us.
Speaker 3 (01:15):
Hello, I'm going to play the thing. She's got a thing, right,
I got a thing? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (01:19):
Is he ready?
Speaker 3 (01:20):
No? Oh, Elmer, that's all right, he's busy. All right,
there it is. What is your damage, Heather? Baby? This
is entertaining news? Do it?
Speaker 1 (01:45):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (01:45):
I thought there was something else. I thought that I
didn't realize that was the end. We go, well, welcome.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
There is some developing world the developing news in the
entertainment world. Yeah, that is that Sinclair, one of the
big syndicate owners, a syndication owners of syndicated TV station owners,
thank you, is going to air Jimmy Kimmel's show again.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
This just came out a few minutes ago. We're kind
of still learning more information about it. And here's what
they're saying. They're saying that they made this announcement that
they are going to start airing Kimmel again tonight, and
that they have done some thoughtful they got some thoughtful
feedback from their viewers and advertisers and community members and
have sort of done a reverse course here they are
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going to be or airing Kimmel starting tonight. They say
they want to ensure their programming remains accurate and engaging
for the widest possible audience.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
They also and one of the issues that had come
up in the last two weeks was what kind of
pressure was put on ABC or Next Star or Sinclair,
the two of the larger companies that own these different
stations around the country. What kind of government pressure was
put on them to put pressure on Kimmel et cetera,
et cetera.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
To remove it from the area.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Right, So, in the fourth or fifth paragraph in their
statement that came out today, they said, our decision to
pre entp this program was independent of any government interaction
or influence. Free speech provides broadcasters with the right to
exercise judgment as to the content of their local stations.
And while we understand not everyone will agree with our
decision about programming, it's simply inconsistent to champion free speech
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while demanding that a broadcaster air specific content. And that
it's an interesting perspective only because I don't think a
lot of people talked about that side of it. Everybody said,
Jimmy's got a right to say whatever he wants to
which he does. He does, but he also is not
free from the consequences. Now, the flip side of that
is they, as a private company, have the ability to
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finger quotes censor his speech if they don't like it
or they think it's not good for the company.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
Yeah, I think the issue if you're really splitting hairs
about it, Yes, he absolutely had the right to say
whatever he wanted to make the comments that he made. Yes,
there are going to be consequences from his employer if
he did that. But the question everybody had was who
was forcing the hand of the employer and of these
private companies to pressure him to stop doing what he's done.
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Is nothing new. Jimmy Kimmel, Colbert, all the late night
guys and you know cable and streaming guys for that matter,
have all made these types of commentary for years, but
they have been sort of allowed to do it by
their corporations, by their companies, under the guise of free
speech and comedy and parody, you know, all of that.
But the question is who was forcing the hand of
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these companies, Who was telling these large corporations and these
family owned businesses to ask ABC to remove him from
the air. That's where I think the splitting hairs and
the question comes.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
In, right, And if it was somebody in the c
suite office and ABC that heard Brendan Carr, the FCC chair,
say something along the lines, so if we can do
this the easy way.
Speaker 3 (04:56):
The hard way, ye?
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Was that enough for them to believe that it was
a th that the government was going to come in
and shut them down.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
I mean, I would certainly feel threatened if if someone
from the government came to me and said, we can
do this the.
Speaker 3 (05:06):
Easy way or the hard way. Comic Con is coming
back to La.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
Yes, So this is one of my family's favorite things
to do in LA. Every year they take over the
LA Convention Center for everything sort of pop culture related
that you can imagine. You know, you've all seen the
pictures of people, dresses, Spider Man and Superman and Marvel
characters and all that stuff. But it's not just about
the big properties down there. It's about anime, video games.
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There's going to be a stan Lee hologram of course,
you guys know if you know stan Lee like sort
of the Godfather or father if you will, of all
the Marvel things that we love. There's going to be
six hundred and fifty artists and comic book writers that
are going to be there, So if you really are
into the niche of comic books and the artistry behind it,
you could go meet some of your favorite artists. Of course, food, trucks, drinks.
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It's a really good time in downtown LA and we
look forward to.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
It every year.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Are you going to circle some problem areas on the
convention center that maybe the new billions of dollars.
Speaker 3 (06:05):
Can go to the Yes?
Speaker 1 (06:06):
Maybe, you know. I talked to the CEO, Krista Mulin,
who runs La Comic Con. We talked about, you know,
a lot of the fun things coming this year, but
also I had to ask him what do you guys
think about these two point six billion dollar renovation that's coming.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
And they are in big favor of it.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
He says they've been to every meeting in support or
whenever they're talking about it, because after running the La
ComicCon there since twenty eleven, he sees firsthand the problems
that arise at the LA Convention Center. It's not logistically
ideal when you're running a large event. It's outdated, there's
not a lot.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
Of press runs.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
Okay, if there's a problem with big events at the
convention Center, that's a number one problem.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
It really is, and he says that it's in desperate
need of some renovation, some upgrading in order to be
competitive with other cities of our size. The li Convention
Center just isn't meeting the needs for big events and
to want to come here and add money into downtown La,
you know, in the economy down there.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
When we come back, a couple of movies they're coming up,
including this new Paul Thomas Anderson Leonardo DiCaprio movie that
looks Heather Brooker has joined us to talk about some
of the stuff that's coming out entertainment wise, movie wise,
and the one that I think is getting probably a lot,
or I should say the most talk for a September
opening that I've seen in a long time is one
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battle after another, the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
Yeah, this is.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
Typically the time of year when studios put out their
horror movies, or they put out the movies they don't
think we'll do as well. But this one is a
bit of a surprise and critics are loving it. It
has a ninety eight percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Do
you ever listen or do you look at Rotten Tomatoes
and yeah, pick movies based on My husband does that too.
Speaker 3 (07:48):
I'll do it every once in a while.
Speaker 2 (07:49):
If we do the thing every once in a while,
like on a weekend, we'll go, hey, what do you
want to watch? And you don't want to go back
to the old series. You want to find a movie. Yeah,
I'll do that. I'll find on Rotten Tomatoes the highest
rated for Amazon or something like that, and then we'll
pick one of those.
Speaker 1 (08:05):
Okay, I enjoy that they do the Rotten Tomatoes, but
I'm like, I don't know. Sometimes they rate things as
a stinkers that I think are pretty good. So this one, though,
is definitely good. People are going to enjoy this. This
is Paul Thomas Paul Thomas Anderson's new film Thomas One
Battle after Another Leonardo DiCaprio.
Speaker 3 (08:24):
It's projected to win the box office, so it is.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
It is a film about Leonardo DiCaprio plays a dad
who is essentially trying to get his daughter back who
has been taken from him. And I don't want to
give too much away about the story itself, but it
is quirky. It is dramatic. It is an action movie,
and it is a lot of fun. It's sort of
that's being described as a socio political action movie.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
I'm always fascinated by current movie producers, directors, etc. Who
use older technologies for specific visual purposes. Yes, this is
going to be filmed in VistaVision. Yes, which is an
older technology, was kind of the precursor to like seventy
millimeters Imax and something like that.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
But it has a distinct look to it.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
It does. It's almost like, i think, probably from the
decade that it, you know, was made popular. It's got
that sort of hazy, almost cipia tone feel to it,
and it feels very much like a moment in time,
and it is beautiful to look at. It's a fun story.
Leonardo DiCaprio, I think, is one of the best actors
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working right now. People say what you want about his
personal life and choices, you know, of dating twenty five
year olds or whatever, but sorry, that maybe the max.
But like he's a brilliant actor. He's a brilliant actor
and has been relatively unscathed with drama over the years,
and this movie. Benicio del Toro is also in it.
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They are fantastic. It's a great movie. It's it's definitely
one to watch this weekend.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
Scarlett Johansson is now behind the camera as the director.
Speaker 1 (10:04):
Her directorial debut is a movie called Eleanor the Great
and it stars June squib who is just the most
adorable grandma, like, very comforting character actress who has been
acting for a very long time and is finally now
getting some recognition with some bigger roles. And this is
about a woman who has lied about surviving the Holocaust
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and ends up getting some notoriety and some attention because
of it. And I think because she's lonely, the attention
is she welcomes the attention and kind of can't find
her way out of this lie. So it's a sweet story.
It's a dramedy, and I think Scarlet Johnsson does a
pretty good.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
Job with it as director.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
As director, yeah, yeah, then Jessica Chastain's movie has been
pushed back.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
Well, this is a limited series series, Yeah, limited series
on Apple TV. So what she it's about. It's this
is kind of a tough subject, but it's about acts
of domestic terrorism.
Speaker 3 (11:05):
Oh so good timing, good.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
Timing, right, and so because of what's happened recently in
the headlines, Apple TV has decided to pause the release
of The Savant, and she posted a very public dissent
or disagreement with that move on her social media, saying
we are not aligned. She thinks that it should be
released night right now, given the timing of everything that
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is going on, but Apple TV says, no, we're just
putting it on a pause right now and they're going
to release the series at a future date.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Well, her argument is that it's not about the acts themselves,
it's about the people.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
The people and the story. Yeah, it's a crime drama based.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
Yes, it's a crime drama and it's based I believe
on some real life situations and facts and that sort of. Yeah,
it's gonna be a good it's gonna be great when
they actually do release it. I think they're thinking it's
just two things are a little too heated still in
the zeitgeist in order to do that.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
I'm surprised that she, well, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
You like a little hot heat in your zeitgeist.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
Who doesn't like sprinkles and then sprinkle Gaby's Dollhouse the movie. Yeah,
I didn't know what that is again, I know this
is a surprise.
Speaker 1 (12:17):
Anyone with kids, probably ten or under, twelve or under,
will be familiar with Gabby's Dollhouse. It's a Netflix series
about a little girl who goes into what she she
squeezes her cat ears and goes into a magical world
of her dollhouse.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
I'm sorry, she squeezes.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Her She has magical cat ears that she squeezes and
she goes into It's a live action and animated series.
Speaker 3 (12:40):
Okay, So she goes.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
Into the world of the Gabby Cats and they play
in her dollhouse and they have adventures and it's been
on for several years now on Netflix.
Speaker 3 (12:47):
Now they have a movie.
Speaker 1 (12:49):
It stars Gloria Stefan, Layla Lockhart, Creener, and Kristin Wig
who plays this sort of maniacal, you know, bad cat,
mad cap lady. And it's fun. It's full of cute music.
So if you're not into the Leo movie and June
Squibs film is not for you, and you've got little ones,
this is definitely gonna be one you're gonna want to see.
Speaker 3 (13:10):
It's fine, I do.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
My daughter loved it. My daughter watched it for years
and I took her to the movie and she watched it,
and I was like, are you sure Because she's a
little older now, she's trying to be cool, you know,
cool stuff, not too cool yet, not too cool yet.
Speaker 3 (13:23):
I'm flow your role kid. But she liked it good. Yeah,
all right, thank you, Thank you, Heather Brooker.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
As always, thanks so much for listening to ENTERTAINM. And
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