Featuring new music by HAIM, THE WITCH BOY is an upcoming Netflix Animated Feature Musical from Director Minkyu Lee (Adam and Dog) and based on the New York Times Best Selling Graphic Novel series.

Synopsis:

In a secret, magical community where girls are born to be witches and boys grow into shapeshifters, Aster is surprised to discover his emerging and extraordinary witch powers. When a mysterious danger threatens his world, Aster must embark on a journey to uncover the truth behind himself, his powers, and everything that is magical.

Release date TBD.

(Photo credit: Netflix)

They’re back! THE MIGHTY DUCKS sees a reboot in this new upcoming Disney+ Series. And best of all Emilio Estevez will reprise his role as Gordon Bombay! Check-out this brand-new Teaser!

Synopsis:

n the 10-episode season set in present day Minnesota, the Mighty Ducks have evolved from scrappy underdogs to an ultra-competitive, powerhouse youth hockey team. After 12-year-old Evan Morrow (Brady Noon) is unceremoniously cut from the Ducks, he and his mom, Alex (Lauren Graham), set out to build their own team of misfits to challenge the cutthroat, win-at-all-costs culture of youth sports today. With the help of Gordon Bombay, they rediscover the joys of playing just for love of the game.

The series features a talented new team of up-and-coming young actors including Brady Noon , Maxwell Simkins, Swayam Bhatia, Luke Islam, Kiefer O’Reilly, Taegen Burns, Bella Higginbotham, and DJ Watts. 

See the Teaser:

THE MIGHTY DUCKS arrives on Disney+ Friday, March 26, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Disney)

Disney+ will unveil Star, its new general entertainment brand, inside the Disney+ app February 23, 2021 bringing a fresh and ever-growing world of TV series, movies and originals to Canadian subscribers. Increasing the amount of content available on Disney+, Star will launch over 150 TV series, more than 500 movies at launch, increasing to nearly 800 by the end of 2021 which will include more exclusive Star Original content.

Here’s a preview of the content to be available on STAR!

MOVIES

12 ROUNDS
127 HOURS
13TH WARRIOR, THE
25TH HOUR
28 DAYS LATER
28 WEEKS LATER
500 DAYS OF SUMMER
9 TO 5
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE
ADAM (2009)
AIR UP THERE, THE
ALAMO, THE (2004)
ALIEN
ALIEN RESURRECTION
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
ALIEN: COVENANT
ALIEN3
ALIENS
ALIENS VS. PREDATOR – REQUIEM
ALIVE
ALL ABOUT STEVE
AMELIA
ANNA AND THE KING
ANNAPOLIS
ANOTHER EARTH
ANOTHER STAKEOUT
ANTWONE FISHER
ANYWHERE BUT HERE
ARACHNOPHOBIA
ARMAGEDDON
ART OF GETTING BY, THE
A-TEAM, THE
AUSTRALIA
BABYLON A.D.
BACHELOR PARTY
BAD COMPANY (2002)
BAD COMPANY (AKA: TOOL SHED)
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE
BAGGAGE CLAIM
BANGER SISTERS, THE
BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
BEACH, THE
BEACHES
BEFORE AND AFTER (1996)
BEHIND ENEMY LINES (2001)
BELLE
BELOVED (1998)
BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, THE
BEST LAID PLANS
BIG TROUBLE
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA
BILLY BATHGATE
BLACK NATIVITY
BLACK SWAN (2010)
BOOK OF LIFE, THE
BOOK THIEF, THE
BOOTMEN
BORAT: CULTURAL LEARNINGS OF AMERICA FOR MAKE
BENEFIT GLORIOUS NATION …
BOYS DON’T CRY
BRAVADOS, THE
BRIDGE OF SPIES
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE
BROADCAST NEWS (AKA: NACHRICHTENFIEBER)
BROKEDOWN PALACE
BROKEN ARROW (1996)
BROKEN LIZARD’S CLUB DREAD
BROWN SUGAR
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BUBBLE BOY
BUFFY, THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
BULWORTH
BUSHWHACKED
BUTCH AND SUNDANCE: THE EARLY DAYS
BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID
CALENDAR GIRLS
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?
CAN’T BUY ME LOVE
CASANOVA (2005)
CATCH THAT KID
CEDAR RAPIDS
CELTIC PRIDE
CHAIN REACTION
CHAIRMAN, THE
CHASING PAPI
CHRONICLE
CIVIL ACTION, A
CLEARING, THE
CLEOPATRA (1963)
CLOSER YOU GET, THE
COCKTAIL
COCOON: THE RETURN
COLD CREEK MANOR
COLOR OF MONEY, THE
COME SEE THE PARADISE
COMEBACKS, THE
COMMANDO (1985)
CON AIR
CONFETTI
CONVICTION
COOL DRY PLACE, A
CORKY ROMANO
COUNSELOR, THE
COURAGE UNDER FIRE
COUSIN BETTE
COYOTE UGLY
CRADLE WILL ROCK
CRAZY HEART
CRAZY/BEAUTIFUL
CRIMSON TIDE
CRUCIBLE, THE
CYRUS
DAMIEN – OMEN II
DANGEROUS MINDS
DARJEELING LIMITED, THE
DARK WATER
DATE NIGHT
DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
DAY AFTER TOMORROW, THE
DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE (2008)
DAY WATCH
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
DEAD PRESIDENTS
DEADPOOL
DECEIVED (1991)
DECEPTION (2008)
DEEP END, THE
DEEP RISING
DEJA VU
DELIVERY MAN
DESCENDANTS, THE
DEUCE BIGALOW: MALE GIGOLO
DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE
DEVIL’S DUE
DIE HARD
DIE HARD 2
DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE
DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY
DOM HEMINGWAY
DOUBLE TAKE
DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS
DOWN PERISCOPE
DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION
DREAMING OF JOSEPH LEES
DRIVE ME CRAZY
DROP, THE
DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR?
DUETS
EAST, THE
ED WOOD
EDGE, THE
ENCINO MAN
ENEMY MINE
ENEMY OF THE STATE
ENOUGH SAID
ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES
EVITA
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
FAMILY STONE, THE
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (2015)
FATHER HOOD
FATHER OF THE BRIDE
FATHER OF THE BRIDE PART II
FAVOURITE, THE
FEVER PITCH
FIFTH ESTATE, THE
FINAL CONFLICT, THE
FIRELIGHT
FIRESTORM (1998)
FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX (2004)
FLIGHTPLAN
FLY, THE (1986)
FOR THE BOYS
FRENCH CONNECTION II
FRENCH CONNECTION, THE
FRIGHT NIGHT
FROM HELL
FURY, THE
G.I. JANE
GARAGE DAYS
GARDEN STATE
GENTLEMEN BRONCOS
GIFTED (2017)
GODS MUST BE CRAZY, THE
GONE IN SIXTY SECONDS
GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD, A
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
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GOOD SON, THE (1993)
GOOD YEAR, A
GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, THE
GREAT WHITE HYPE, THE
GREEN CARD
GROSSE POINTE BLANK
GUILTY AS SIN
GUN SHY
HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, THE
HAPPENING, THE
HATE U GIVE, THE
HE GOT GAME
HEAT, THE (2013)
HERE ON EARTH
HIDALGO
HIDE AND SEEK
HILLS HAVE EYES 2, THE
HILLS HAVE EYES, THE
HISTORY BOYS, THE
HITCHCOCK
HITMAN
HITMAN: AGENT 47
HOFFA
HOLY MAN
HOPE FLOATS
HOPE SPRINGS (2003)
HOT CHICK, THE
HOT SHOTS!
HOT SHOTS! PART DEUX
I HEART HUCKABEES
I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER
I ORIGINS
I THINK I LOVE MY WIFE
I, ROBOT
IDIOCRACY
IN AMERICA
IN HER SHOES
INDEPENDENCE DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE
INSIDER, THE
INSTINCT
INTO THE GRIZZLY MAZE
INVENTING THE ABBOTTS
JENNIFER´S BODY
JEWEL OF THE NILE, THE
JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE
JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION
JOY
JUDGE DREDD
JUNO
JUST MARRIED
JUST WRIGHT
KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES
KING ARTHUR
KINGDOM COME
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE
KINSEY
KISS ME GOODBYE
KISSING JESSICA STEIN
KUNG POW: ENTER THE FIST
LADYKILLERS, THE
LAST DANCE (1996)
LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, THE
LE DIVORCE
LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, THE
LET’S BE COPS
LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU, THE
LIFE OF PI
LIKE MIKE
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
LITTLE MURDERS
LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
LOGAN
LONGEST RIDE, THE
LOOKING FOR RICHARD
LOVE, SIMON
MAD LOVE (1995)
MAGUS, THE
MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER, THE
MARGARET
MARINE, THE
MARKED FOR DEATH
MARRYING MAN, THE
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
MARTIAN, THE
MASH
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE
WORLD
MAX PAYNE
MAZE RUNNER, THE
MAZE RUNNER: THE SCORCH TRIALS
ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL
ME, MYSELF AND IRENE
MEDICINE MAN
MELINDA AND MELINDA
MEN OF HONOR
METRO
MIAMI RHAPSODY
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE
MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES
MILLER’S CROSSING
MISSION TO MARS
MISTRESS AMERICA
MONEY FOR NOTHING
MONKEYBONE
MOONLIGHT MILE
MORGAN
MOULIN ROUGE (2001)
MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US, THE
MR. DESTINY
MY COUSIN RACHEL (1952)
MY COUSIN RACHEL (2017)
MY COUSIN VINNY
MY FATHER THE HERO
MYSTERY, ALASKA
NAMESAKE, THE
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NEED FOR SPEED
NEVER DIE ALONE
NEVER LET ME GO
NEWTON BOYS, THE
NIGHT WATCH (2006)
NIXON
NOISES OFF
NOTES ON A SCANDAL
NOTHING TO LOSE
NOTORIOUS
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
OFFICE SPACE
OMEN, THE (1976)
OMEN, THE (2006)
ONE GOOD COP
ONE HOUR PHOTO
OSCAR AND LUCINDA
OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR, THE
OTHER SISTER, THE
OTHER WOMAN, THE (2014)
OUR FAMILY WEDDING
OUT TO SEA
PAPER TOWNS
PASSED AWAY
PATHFINDER (2007)
PATTI CAKE$
PATTON
PEARL HARBOR
PHENOMENON
PHONE BOOTH
PICTURE PERFECT (1997)
PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
PLANET OF THE APES (2001)
POLTERGEIST (2015)
POSEIDON ADVENTURE, THE
POST GRAD
POWDER
PREACHER’S WIFE, THE
PREDATOR
PREDATOR 2
PREDATOR, THE
PREDATORS
PRESTIGE, THE
PRETTY WOMAN
PRIMEVAL
PROMETHEUS
PROPOSAL, THE (2009)
PUPPET MASTERS, THE (ROBERT A. HEINLEIN)
PYRAMID, THE
QUILLS
QUIZ SHOW
RAISING ARIZONA
RAMONA AND BEEZUS
RAVENOUS
REBOUND
RECRUIT, THE
REIGN OF FIRE
RENAISSANCE MAN
REVENGE OF THE NERDS II: NERDS IN PARADISE
RINGER, THE
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
ROBIN HOOD (1991)
ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS
ROBOTS (2005)
ROCK, THE
ROCKER, THE
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, THE
ROMANCING THE STONE
ROMY AND MICHELE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
ROYAL TENENBAUMS, THE
RUBY SPARKS
RUSHMORE
RUTHLESS PEOPLE
SAVAGES, THE
SAY ANYTHING
SAY IT ISN’T SO
SCARLET LETTER, THE
SEA OF SHADOWS
SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL, THE
SECRET LIFE OF BEES, THE
SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY, THE
SEPARATE LIES
SESSIONS, THE
SHADOW CONSPIRACY
SHALLOW HAL
SHANGHAI KNIGHTS
SHANGHAI NOON
SHAPE OF WATER, THE (2017)
SHINING THROUGH
SHOPGIRL
SIDEWAYS
SIEGE, THE
SIGNS
SILVER STREAK
SIMON BIRCH
SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE, A
SITTER, THE
SIX DAYS, SEVEN NIGHTS
SIXTH SENSE, THE
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY
SNATCHED
SOLARIS
SOMEONE LIKE YOU
SOUL FOOD
SOUND OF MY VOICE
SPEED
SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL
SPY
SPY HARD
STAKEOUT
STEP UP
STEP UP 3D
STOKER
SUMMER OF SAM
SUNSHINE (2007)
SUPER TROOPERS (2002)
SUPER TROOPERS 2
SURROGATES
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SWEET HOME ALABAMA (Feature) (2002)
SWING KIDS
TABLE 19
TAKEN (2008)
TAKEN 2
TAKEN 3
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
TAXI (2004)
TERMINAL VELOCITY
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
THAT THING YOU DO!
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
THIN RED LINE, THE (1999)
THIRTEEN (2003)
THIS MEANS WAR
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
THREE FUGITIVES
THREE STOOGES, THE (2012)
TITAN A.E.
TOMBSTONE
TORA! TORA! TORA!
TOYS
TRANCE
TRANSPORTER 2
TRANSPORTER, THE
TRAPPED IN PARADISE
TRISTAN & ISOLDE
TRUE IDENTITY
TURBO: A POWER RANGERS MOVIE
UNBREAKABLE
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
UNSTOPPABLE (2010)
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
V.I. WARSHAWSKI
VERDICT, THE
VERONICA GUERIN
VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN
VILLAGE, THE (2004)
VOLCANO (1997)
VON RYAN’S EXPRESS
WAITING TO EXHALE
WAITRESS
WAKING LIFE
WALK THE LINE
WALL STREET
WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
WAR HORSE
WAR OF THE ROSES, THE
WATCH, THE (2012)
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
WATERBOY, THE
WAY WAY BACK, THE
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP
WHY HIM?
WILD (2014)
WILD HOGS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET
WILSON (2017)
WIN WIN
WON’T BACK DOWN
WORKING GIRL (1988)
X-FILES, THE
X-FILES, THE: I WANT TO BELIEVE
ZARDOZ

TV

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU
24
8 SIMPLE RULES
9-1-1
9-1-1: LONE STAR
ACCORDING TO JIM
ALIAS
ALONE TOGETHER
AMERICAN DAD
AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE
ANGEL
ASTRONAUT WIVES CLUB, THE
BABY DADDY
BENCHED
BETRAYAL
BEYOND
BLACKISH
BLESS THE HARTS
BLESS THIS MESS
BLOSSOM
BODY OF PROOF
BONES
BOONIES, THE
BORDERTOWN
BRICKLEBERRY
BROTHERS & SISTERS
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
BUNHEADS
BURN NOTICE
CAKE
CATCH, THE
CHANCE
CLEVELAND SHOW, THE
CODE BLACK
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
COUGAR TOWN
CRIMINAL MINDS
CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS
CRIMINAL MINDS: SUSPECT BEHAVIOR
ELI STONE
ELLEN
EMERGENCE
EMPIRE
FAMILY GUY
FELICITY
FINDER, THE
FIREFLY
FIX, THE
FOR THE PEOPLE
FOSTERS, THE
FUTURAMA
GALAVANT
GCB
GENIUS
GHOST WHISPERER
GIFTED, THE
GLADES, THE
GLEE
GODFATHER OF HARLEM
GOOD TROUBLE
GRANDFATHERED
GREEK
GROWN-ISH
HARROW
HELSTROM
HILL STREET BLUES
HOMELAND
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
JANE BY DESIGN
KEVIN (PROBABLY) SAVES THE WORLD
KIDS ARE ALRIGHT, THE
KILLING, THE
KYLE XY
LAST MAN ON EARTH, THE
LAST MAN STANDING
LEAGUE, THE
LIE TO ME
LONG ROAD HOME, THE
LOVE, VICTOR
MAS*H
MAKE IT OR BREAK IT
MAN SEEKING WOMAN
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MARVEL’S CLOAK & DAGGER
MAYOR, THE
MELISSA & JOEY
MICK, THE
MISTRESSES
MIXED-ISH
MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM
MY NAME IS EARL
MY SO-CALLED LIFE
MY WIFE AND KIDS
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
NEW GIRL
ORVILLE, THE
OUTMATCHED
PASSAGE, THE
PERCEPTION
PERFECT HARMONY
RAISING HOPE
RAISING THE BAR
REAL O’NEALS, THE
RED BAND SOCIETY
RESIDENT, THE
RESURRECTION
REVENGE
RIVER, THE
ROSEWOOD
SALEM
SAMANTHA WHO?
SCRUBS
SECRETS AND LIES
SINGLE PARENTS
SIREN
SLEEPY HOLLOW
SOLAR OPPOSITES
SONS OF ANARCHY
STATION 19
STITCHERS
STORY OF GOD WITH MORGAN FREEMAN, THE
STRAIN, THE
STUMPTOWN
TERRA NOVA
TERRIERS
TOUCH
TROPHY WIFE
TYRANT
UGLY BETTY
WAYWARD PINES
WHAT ABOUT BRIAN
WHISPERS, THE
WHITE COLLAR
WICKED CITY
X-FILES, THE
YOUNG & HUNGRY

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Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong

17-year-old Ruby Rossi (Emilia Jones) is a CODA, which stands for Child of Deaf Adults. She has spent her entire life interpreting for her parents (Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur) and brother (Daniel Durant). When she joins her high-school choir club, her passion for singing grows deeper. When choirmaster Bernardo (Eugenio Derbez) takes a special interest in her talents, he offers to help get her into the Berkley College of Music. Now Ruby must choose between pursuing her dreams or stay in the fishing town to help her family and their business.

Director-Writer Siân Heder has created a heartwarming film that pulls at heartstrings while making us laugh. Heder’s decision to cast deaf actors creates authenticity and vibrancy into this touching narrative. The Film is more than just a coming-of-age story. It’s also about fishing villages and the struggles those families face. This storyline is examined even deeper through the Rossi family who faces more obstacles than others.

Heder’s Script is funny, honest and full of touching moments that bring the audience into the emotions of a deaf family. Scenes, where the Rossis are conversing over dinner or arguing in their living room, are delightful. Heder also has something to say about how the world looks at the deaf community. Many scenes express the frustration of not being able to communicate with those in the town. However, there are steps society can take to make the world an inclusive place for the deaf community. Heder shows this in a powerful scene near the end when Ruby signs a song she’s singing, to her family.

Heder uses the camera and sound to bring audiences right into the life of this family. In the beginning, we are viewing the world through Ruby’s eyes. Everyday sounds that are common to us sound louder because her family doesn’t realize the noise they’re making. Then during scenes where we switch into the viewpoint of the family members, we are brought into silence. This powerful use of sound expertly brings us into the experiences of all members of the family.

At the centre of this Film is the breakout performance from Jones. She embodies the passion Ruby has for singing while showing her obligation to her family. And when she sings, we get goosebumps and chills throughout the body. Matlin and Kotsur give comedic and grounded performances as her parents, Jackie and Frank. They show the fear for losing their daughter while also wanting her to achieve her dream. And Derbez is brilliant as the free-spirit yet stern choirmaster Bernardo.

Overall, CODA is a moving film with outstanding performances from the entire cast. A must-see.

CODA screens at Sundance:

Live Premiere: January 28 at 8 PM (EST)

On-Demand (available for 24 hours): January 30 at 10 AM (EST)

This is exactly what we wished for! It’s already been too long since we’ve heard from the Cast of Netflix‘s BLING EMPIRE and this video tells us where they are now since the popular series arrived a couple weeks back!

The Video answers some questions for us. Are the Cast Team Christine or Team Anna? Is Christine having another baby? Has Kevin finally moved out on his own? Are Cherie and Jessey really getting married? Who did the pump belong to?? Are Andrew and Kelly still together??

There better be a Season Two. We need more!!

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

Coinciding with International Holocaust Day, it was announced today that Participant and Focus Features will release the late Luke Holland’s Documentary, FINAL ACCOUNT, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year.

Synopsis:

Over a decade in the making, FINAL ACCOUNT raises vital, timely questions about authority, conformity, complicity and perpetration, national identity, and responsibility, as men and women ranging from former SS members to civilians in never-before-seen interviews reckon with – in very different ways – their memories, perceptions and personal appraisals of their own roles in the greatest human crimes in history. 

FINAL ACCOUNT will be released internationally May 21, 2021.

(Photo credit: Focus Features)

Tekashi 6ix9ine rose to notoriety not only for his art, but also the trouble he stirred-up. SUPERVILLAIN: THE MAKING OF TEKASHI 6IX9INE explores his rise and fall and it’s coming soon!

Synopsis:

In the three-part series, director Karam Gill (Ice Cold, G-Funk) examines manufactured celebrity through the lens of 6ix9ine’s controversial artistry, personal demons and mastery of social media, as a reflection of our times and the complicity of culture today. The series is narrated by Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul, The Mandalorian). 

See the Trailer:

SUPERVILLAIN: THE MAKING OF TEKASHI 6IX9INE premieres Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. New episodes will debut on-air every Sunday through March 7, while the entire series will release for on-demand streaming or download on SHOWTIME and across all SHOWTIME partner platforms on February 21, 2021.

(Photo/video credit: Showtime)

Based on true story, THE COURIER starring Rachel Brosnahan and Benedict Cumberbatch is coming soon! See this new Trailer.

Synopsis:

THE COURIER is a true-life Spy Thriller, the story of an unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. At the behest of the UK’s MI-6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), he forms a covert, dangerous partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze) in an effort to provide crucial intelligence needed to prevent a nuclear confrontation and defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Elevation Pictures release THE COURIER, coming soon.

(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)

If you love horses in general, then you’ll love movies that bring us nearer to those majestic animals and provide us stories of their caretakers. Horses are very smart animals that offer us lessons and most of the time even horse trainers can learn from them.

We gathered a collection of horse movies that you should definitely watch. Included are a few non-conventional horse racing movies to add some diversity. In today’s article, we will make a list of movies that are made from both real-life stories and fictional tales, but all of them are perfect for anyone who loves horse racing.

THE BLACK STALLION

A tragic shipwreck off the coast of Africa brings the lone survivors, a young boy, and a wild, black stallion collectively before being rescued. The boy built such an emotional connection between him and the horse that they are inseparable, and after a while, they are returning to America together.

Although the boy knows little or nothing about horses or riding, he begins coaching alongside a neighborhood horse coach and goes on to be very successful and well-known in their area just because of their uniqueness.

The movie is emotionally harrowing, although ultimately uplifting, and you have to watch it with a field of tissues at hand. Films about horses are such emotional films that horse lovers would definitely understand.

THE MIRACLE OF THE WHITE STALLIONS

The miracle of the White Stallions is a 1963 Disney film that recounts the true story of how American common Patton helped to avoid wasting Vienna’s well-known Lipizzaner stallions from the Nazis.

The movie is based on the guide by Alois Podhajsky, who was the director of Vienna’s Spanish Riding School during World War II.

This is yet another true story film that includes a champion racehorse, while Ruffian tells the tale of the filly who took the horse-racing world by storm back in the early 1970s. The star of the movie is Sam Shepard as Ruffian’s devoted coach and you should definitely watch it.

SEABISCUIT

Author Laura Hillenbrand’s bestselling e-book, Seabiscuit, was made into a 2003 Oscar-nominated film. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, and Elizabeth Banks. It tells the true story of the Depression-period racehorse whose unlikely victories raised the spirits of a nation.

As a horse-obsessed little girl, I watched many of these films over and over. As a horse lover, watching this movie will take you back to those days when you were around horses.

Like canine and even cats, horses have been with a man for much of our history. It’s no coincidence then that stories about horses and horse racing have been appreciated for ages.

BLACK BEAUTY

Told from the angle of the stallion we observe the evolution of the circle of his life. Even though I actually have seen this movie on countless occasions, Beauty’s idyllic youth with Merrylegs and Ginger still makes me smile, and his mistreatment within the years after makes me so angry. He strikes up an unlikely friendship with a washed-up and alcoholic steeplechase jockey who helps him by pointing him in the right direction which is understanding his potential.

Anna Sewell wrote the book to raise awareness about animal welfare and it was an immediate bestseller. The 1994 film model stars Sean Bean and David Thewliss, with Alan Cumming because of the voice of Black Beauty.

FINAL WORDS

These are some of the most exciting and must-watch horse movies in history. All of them share the same idea about the emotional bond between horses and humans, which is sometimes forgotten by many people.

These movies show how beneficial are horses to our living, and how much they’ve helped humans in our history. Most of the movies are really deep, so make sure you grab few tissues before watching them. If you love horses then you’d definitely appreciate all of the movies mentioned above.

And if you love horses and horse racing, don’t forget to bet in the most important races on TwinSpires.

February is Black History Month and on their programming lineup is an eclectic collection of Films from the ’50s onwards, to help you celebrate.

Hollywood Suite 70s

No Way Out (1950) Thursday, Feb 11 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – A pioneering film that deals with race relations, Sidney Poitier plays a doctor who tends to two racist white criminals who arrive at his hospital after being shot.

Carmen Jones (1954) Thursday, Feb 18 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – It’s the screen adaptation of the stage musical which was a modern reworking of the classic Bizet opera Carmen. Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge star in the drama that follows a steamy romance between a factory worker and a pilot.

Island in the Sun (1957) Thursday, Feb 18 at 10:50 pm ET – PREMIERE – Based on the Alec Waugh novel, this drama starring Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine, James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge and Joan Collins, is set in the fictitious island of Santa Marta and deals with race relations and interracial romance.

Buck and the Preacher (1972) Sunday, Feb 20 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – Sidney Poitier’s directorial debut, the film stars Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Ruby Dee. Following the end of the Civil War, soldier-turned-trail-guide Buck makes a living by helping former slaves find settlements in the West. Along the way, a con artist Preacher joins the group and constantly clashes with Buck. But when a gang of bounty hunters attempts to round up the freed slaves to bring them back to Louisiana, the two put aside their differences to fight a common enemy.

Hollywood Suite 80s

Hanky Panky (1982) Saturday, Feb 6 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – Director Sidney Poitier takes a comic turn directing Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner in this action-comedy about a man who is drawn into a web of government secrets when a woman carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she’s later murdered, he becomes the chief suspect and goes on the run.

Stir Crazy (1980) Saturday, Feb 6 at 10:55 pm ET – That’s right, they’re bad. Two best friends, who dress up like woodpeckers, are framed for a bank robbery and sent to prison. It’s the second of four on-screen collaborations between Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder.

Clara’s Heart (1988) Wednesday, Feb 17 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – A young Neil Patrick Harris meets Whoopi Goldberg in this drama about a Jamaican housekeeper who becomes an unforgettable influence in the life of a young boy, providing him with affection, growth and gentle comic comfort to the harsh realities of his parents’ divorce.

The Color Purple (1985) Wednesday, Feb 17 at 10:50 pm ET – Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was nominated for 11 Academy Awards. The film stars Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Rae Dawn Chong, and Adolph Caesar and tells the touching tale of a woman who struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and husband over four decades.

Hollywood Suite 90s

How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) Friday, Feb 5 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – This romantic comedy-drama, adapted from Terry McMillan’s best-selling 1996 novel, tells the story of a workaholic stockbroker who has an island fling on vacation but realizes even though he is half her age, they may have something deeper. The all-star cast includes Taye Diggs, Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg and Regina King.

A Rage in Harlem (1991) Friday, Feb 5 at 11:10 pm ET – Dubbed The Sting Above 125th Street, this caper stars Gregory Hines, Forest Whitaker, Danny Glover and Robin Givens and tells the story of a gangster’s girlfriend who flees to Harlem with a trunk of gold after a shootout, unaware that the rest of the gang is on her trail.

The Five Heartbeats (1991) Friday, Feb 26 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – Robert Townsend directed and co-wrote the script with Keenan Ivory Wayans, which follows the three-decade career of the vocal group The Five Heartbeats. The plot was based on the stories of several Motown groups, including The Dells, The Temptations, and The Four Tops.

Hollywood Suite 2000s

Love & Basketball (2000) Sunday, Feb 14 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan headline in Gina Prince-Bythewood’s directorial debut and cult classic about two next-door neighbours who grow up and pursue basketball careers before eventually falling for each other, proving all is fair in love and basketball.

Antwone Fisher (2002) Sunday, Feb 7 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – Denzel Washington starred and made his directorial debut in a film about a young navy man who is forced to confront his past in therapy after a violent outburst against a fellow crewman. Derek Luke, in his first lead role, garnered critical praise for his portrayal of Antwone Fisher.

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Friday, Feb 19 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – A biopic starring Will Smith alongside his son Jaden Smith who makes his film debut as Gardner’s son, Christopher Jr. The film tells the astounding yet true rags-to-riches saga of a homeless father who raised and cared for his son on the mean streets of San Francisco and went on to become a crown prince of Wall Street.

The Secret Life of Bees (2008) Friday, Feb 26 at 9:00 pm ET – PREMIERE – Adapted from the novel by Sue Monk Kidd, the film is set in South Carolina in 1964. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father T-Ray, 14-year-old Lily flees with her caregiver to a South Carolina town. When she enters the lives of the Boatright sisters, April, May and June, she discovers they hold the secrets to her past. Features stellar performances from Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, and Sophie Okonedo.

These titles appear on Hollywood Suite beginning February 1, 2021.

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