#Middlebury #Movies
“Elvis” (PG-13) – The new biopic film about Elvis Presley hailing from director Baz Luhrmann (“The Great Gatsby” and “William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet”) is now available to rent or purchase on Prime Video. Austin Butler gives a stunning performance as the King of Rock and Roll, having immersed himself deeply into the character for years leading up to the film’s release. The film explores Elvis’ humble beginnings, the life-changing influence that the rhythm and blues genre had on him, as well as his ill-fated relationship with his manager, Col. Tom Parker. With eye-catching visual effects and a lead actor who will surely be nominated this coming award season, “Elvis” is an unforgettable watch. (Prime Video)
“Password” (NR) – A celebrity game show originally created by producer Bob Stewart, who also created “The Price is Right,” has been revived for the sixth time in a 60-year timespan, with Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon as hosts. The premise is simple: Two teams, both consisting of one celebrity player and one “civilian” player, go head-to-head by trying to guess a password only given to one player on the team at the start of each round. The player who knows the password tries to describe it in a single word, and the teams alternate until the password is guessed correctly. Celebrities making an appearance this season include Chelsea Handler, JB Smoove, Martin Short and Heidi Klum. The first five episodes are out now! (Hulu)
Bill Nye the Science Guy offers solutions for hypothetical disasters in “The End is Nye.” (Courtesy of Peacock)
“The End is Nye” (NR) – A Peacock original docu-series featuring Bill Nye the Science Guy just released its first season. In his signature lighthearted-yet-sincere tone, Bill Nye takes on six hypothetical apocalyptic disasters and provides a science-based solution to survive every single one. Whether it’s a super-volcano eruption, five hurricanes circulating Earth at the same time or a comet plunging into the planet, Bill Nye has all the steps humanity could take to save our home. He underscores climate change and how we need to alter our relationship with the place we call home so that we have a thriving planet for future generations. (Peacock)
“Incantation” (TV-MA) – In this hair-raising Taiwanese horror film, a woman named Ronan (Hsuan-yen Tsai), along with her boyfriend, Dom, and Dom’s cousin, Yuan, venture out into the village of the Chen clan. While staying in the village overnight, Dom and Yuan unleash a curse onto themselves, prompting their overnight stay to go terribly wrong. Ronan, who finds out she’s pregnant during the chaos, is the only one to survive. After giving birth to her daughter, Dodo, Ronan gives her up to foster care, while she visits a psychiatrist for ways to cope. When Ronan assumes care of Dodo again six years later, Dodo starts seeing visions, and Ronan realizes the curse continues to live on. (Netflix)
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