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“Aline” (PG-13) – Inspired by the life story of legendary Canadian singer Celine Dion, this musical-drama film explores her life like never before, beginning with her early childhood years leading up to her rise to stardom. A young Aline, who is the fictionalized version of Dion, first achieves success as a young artist under her manager Guy-Klaude, but due to her age, Guy-Klaude advises Aline to wait until she fully matures into an adult before committing to the fame. This decision, no doubt, comes to be a definitive and positive turning point for the singer, both personally and professionally, as she eventually evolves to become the angelic singer many people know and love. Premieres Sept. 9. (Prime Video)
Tom Hanks stars in a new live-action “Pinocchio.” (Disney)
“Pinocchio” (PG) – The new live-action retelling of the Disney classic “Pinocchio” has a timely release right on Disney+ Day, which Disney deemed Sept. 8. Tom Hanks stars in this film as Geppetto, an Italian woodcarver who built a puppet named Pinocchio and cared for him as if he were his own son. Pinocchio gets brought to life by the Blue Fairy, much to Geppetto’s great joy, but Pinocchio longs for more – he wishes to become a real boy. The Blue Fairy promises to grant him his wish only if he remains brave, truthful and selfless, a feat that isn’t as easy as it seems, especially when Pinocchio embarks upon a journey to the magical place of Pleasure Island where no one’s around to enforce the rules. (Disney+)
“Tell Me Lies” (NR) – This new thriller-drama series being released on Hulu is based off of Carola Lovering’s book of the same name. Grace Van Patten stars as Lucy, a freshman in college who falls for an upperclassman named Stephen, a charming and mysterious man who’s able to pierce through Lucy’s tough, icy surface. Lucy and Stephen commence a steamy love affair, which turns eerie quickly, as a chain of events begin to unfold that slowly erodes Lucy’s once-sturdy trust in Stephen. Executively produced by Emma Roberts, this series premiered Sept. 7, with episodes releasing weekly every Wednesday. (Hulu)
“I Came By” (TV-MA) – This week’s action film stand-out stars George Mackay (“1917”), Kelly Macdonald (“Boardwalk Empire”) and Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”). Mackay portrays a 23-year-old graffiti artist, known for being part of the movement of street artists who enter the homes of the privileged and rich in their city and write “I Came By” onto their walls. When the graffiti artist decides to tag the home of a well-respected judge (Bonneville) in the area without his usual partner, he is haunted by a dark secret of the judge’s that he never intended to learn. Unable to give up the fight, he finds himself in a dangerous game with a judge with great power and rage. Out now! (Netflix)
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