Hi friends, TV and sci-fi fans rejoice: a live-action series of Blade Runner is in the works over at Amazon Prime. The director of the original film, Ridley Scott, is set to executive produce the project, tentatively known as Blade Runner 2099. I hope you have a lovely weekend! OUR TOP TV SHOW OF THE WEEKSins of Our MotherNew on Netflix 🍅 rating: — True crime fans might already be familiar with the names Tylee Ryan and J. J. Vallow, young siblings who were found dead in June 2020. Sins of Our Mother is the surreal story of how their mother, Lori Vallow, came to be indicted for their murder—among other crimes. As is often the case in these situations, Lori seemed like any normal woman her age. She was devoted and God-fearing, up until she meets her fifth husband and things start to spiral into the unbelievable and harrowing. Her only surviving child, Colby, gives the documentarians an exclusive look into the deterioration of his family’s stability. OUR TOP MOVIE OF THE WEEKOfficial CompetitionOn Amazon Prime Video, starting at $3.99 🍅 rating: 96% Last year’s festival darling Official Competition is finally available to rent online. The Spanish dark comedy stars Penelope Cruz as Lola, an idiosyncratic director. She casts for her latest film two of Spain’s best (albeit at odds) actors—Ivan (Oscar Martinez) and Felix (Antonio Banderas). After receiving virtually unlimited funding from a wealthy businessman, Lola sets out to mount an ambitious adaptation of a bestselling novel. To make her vision work, she wilfully employs renowned actors Ivan and Felix, knowing full well that their opposite philosophies in art and life will clash. What follows is a series of preps and rehearsals that play out like social experiments in their twistedness, which all in all speak to the outrageousness of film, art, and life itself. En español. Top picks outside of Netflix and Amazon Prime
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