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Malay Mail
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Malay Mail's Top 10 Picks: Live-action ‘How To Train Your Dragon' soars to No. 1 in local box office, overtakes ‘Ejen Ali' sequel after three weeks on top
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 – Proving that not all live action adaptation will be a necessary failure, the How To Train Your Dragon film is receiving positive reviews for its deep emotional impact and touching performances and now it has fly pass local Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria for the No.1 spot at local box office. Not far behind is From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, holding steady at No. 3, while Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Karate Kid: Legends continue to generate buzz in cinemas. With July coming soon and more summer blockbusters on the way, now is a great time to catch what's playing in cinemas for a weekend's entertainment or maybe the top shows on Netflix and Viu, trending music, and popular books? Here are Malay Mail's top 10 picks of the week you won't want to miss. Top 10 films in local cinemas (Domestic & International) (June 12 to June 15) How To Train Your Dragon Ejen Ali The Movie 2: Misi Satria From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Karate Kid: Legends Behind The Shadows Martabat: Misi Berdarah Lilo & Stitch Thug Life Papa Sources: and GSC Top 10 streaming on Netflix and Viu (June 9 to June 15) Netflix (Top 10 TV) TV Series Mercy For None: Limited Series Tastefully Yours: Limited Series Oh My Ghost Clients: Season 1 Our Unwritten Seoul: Limited Series The Haunted Palace: Season 1 Ejen Ali: Season 1 Ejen Ali: Season 2 Ginny & Georgia: Season 3 Mad Unicorn: Limited Series The Creature Cases: Chapter 5 Source: Netflix Top 10 Viu (Top 10 shows) Lambaian Huda Sugar Daddy The Haunted Palace Running Man (2025) The First Night with the Duke Pabila Dia Tersenyum Feud Second Shot at Love Only for Love Fresh off the Sea 2 Source: Viu Frontpage Top 10 songs of the week (Spotify) (June 11 to June 17) Jin — Don't Say You Love Me Fourtwnty — Mangu (w/ Charita Utami) Nadhif Basalamah — bergema sampai selamanya sombr — back to friends Naim Daniel — Seni Berdamai Dengan Takdir (w/ Adnin Roslan) ATEEZ — Lemon Drop NIKI — You'll Be in My Heart — Spotify Singles Billie Eilish — BIRDS OF A FEATHER Billie Eilish — WILDFLOWER yung kai — blue Top 10 Malay songs of the week (Spotify) (June 11 to June 17) Faris Adam — Stecu Stecu Ara Johari — Menjaga Jodoh Orang Lain Nadeera — Bukan Lagi Kita Noh Salleh — Rahsia Tuhan Nuh — Teruntuk Mia Imran Ajmain — Seribu Tahun Lagi Batas Senja — Kita Usahakan Lagi Naim Daniel, Adnin Roslan — Seni Berdamai Dengan Takdir Zaki Yamami, Putri Dahlia — Aku Ada NayKilla, Tenxi, Jemsii — Kasih Aba Aba Sources: and Spotify Top 10 books of the week (June 6 to June 12) Fiction A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Vintage) Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press) As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (Bloomsbury) Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books) Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (Manilla Press) Library of Lost Hearts by N.F. Afrina (N.F Afrina) Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum (Bloomsbury) Rewind It Back by Liz Tomforde (Hodder & Stoughton) Babel by R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager) Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber (Flatiron Books) Non-Fiction When I Was a Kid 3 by Cheeming Boey (Grey Pigeon) Atomic Habits by James Clear (Penguin Books) Surrounded by Idiots by Thomas Erikson (St. Martin's Essentials) The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest (thought catalog) A Doctor in the House by Mahathir Mohamad (MPH Group Publishing) I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee (Penerbit Haru) Capturing Hope by Mahathir Mohamad (MPH Group Publishing) I Want to Die but I still Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee (Penerbit Haru) When Things Don't Go Your Way by Haemin Sunim (Penguin Life) Saving the Planet by Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (Penguin Books) Mutiara Minda (Malay Novels) Rahsia Danny by Teme Abdullah (Iman Publication) Thariq Ridzuwan Commando's: His Treasure by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif) Bukan Cinta Sempurna by Bellesa (Idea Kreatif) Mi Veneno 2 by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif) Pesuruh by Ahadiat Akashah (Roket Kertas Produksi) Bintang Tanpa Nama by Ainulfarihah (Jiwa) His Code Name Alpha 2 by Elyshakaman (Idea Kreatif) Bayang Sofea by Teme Abdullah (Iman Publication) Mi Carino by Hudanajwa (Idea Kreatif) Rumah Untuk Alie by Lenn Liu (Nukilan biruni) Source: MPH
CTV News
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Movie Reviews: ‘Life affirming' flick ‘The Life of Chuck' earns 4 out of 5 stars
Watch Film critic Richard Crouse shares his take on 'How to Train Your Dragon', 'Materialists', and 'The Life of Chuck.'
Forbes
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
When Is Tom Hiddleston's ‘The Life Of Chuck' Coming To Streaming?
Tom Hiddleston in "The Life of Chuck." NEON The Life of Chuck, based on a story by Stephen King and starring Tom Hiddleston, is new in theaters. When will it be available to watch at home? Rated R, The Life of Chuck opened in limited release on June 6 and expanded to 1,072 theaters nationwide on Jan. 13. The summary for the sci-fi fantasy reads, 'From the hearts and minds of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan comes The Life of Chuck, the extraordinary story of an ordinary man. 'This unforgettable, genre-bending tale celebrates the life of Charles 'Chuck' Krantz as he experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.' Based on King's story of the same name, The Life of Chuck is written and directed by Flanagan (Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass). The film also stars Jacob Tremblay, Benjamin Pajak and Cody Flanagan as the younger versions of Chuck, as well as Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mia Sara, Karen Gillan, Carl Lumbly, David Dastmalchian, Matthew Lillard, Harvey Guillén and Mark Hamill. The first stop for The Life of Chuck in the home entertainment marketplace will be on digital streaming via premium video on demand. The Life of Chuck's studio, Neon, generally has a six-week window between the time its films open in theaters and their arrivals on PVOD. For example, director Osgood Perkins' hit horror thriller Longlegs from Neon was released in theaters on July 12, 2024, and arrived on PVOD about six weeks later, on Aug. 23. In addition, Perkins' successful horror comedy The Monkey opened in theaters on Feb. 21 and arrived on PVOD just shy of six weeks later, on April 4. Even though The Life of Chuck opened in theaters on June 6, it likely won't arrive on digital streaming about six weeks after the film's wide date of June 13, which follows the same sort of pattern as Neon's Oscar-winning hit Anora. Anora initially opened in limited release on Oct. 8, 2024, and expanded to a wide release three weeks later, on Nov. 8. Anora then made its debut on PVOD just under six weeks later, on Dec. 17. Since The Life of Chuck expansion didn't happen until June 13, the film should debut on PVOD sometime around July 15, since new films on PVOD tend to arrive on Tuesdays. Since Neon has a deal with Hulu to exhibit its films first on streaming video on demand, Hulu will be the first platform to stream The Life of Chuck. Generally, viewers who want to stream Neon's films on Hulu are in for a long wait. For example, Sydney Sweeney's Immaculate, which opened in theaters on March 22, 2024, didn't arrive on Hulu until almost five months later, on Aug. 16. Anora, meanwhile, arrived on Hulu a little bit quicker. Anora, again, expanded to a wide release on Nov. 8, 2024, and about four and a half months later, on March 17, it arrived on Hulu. In all likelihood, Hulu and Neon agreed to a quicker release to capitalize on Anora's Oscar success, since it won five statuettes at the 2025 Academy Awards — including Best Picture, Best Director for Sean Baker and Best Actress for Mikey Madison — on March 2. More than likely The Life of Chuck will take the five-month-long hike to Hulu, meaning the film could arrive on Hulu around Nov. 14, since new films on SVOD releases tend to come out on Fridays. There is also the possibility that it could take two months longer before The Life of Chuck arrives on Hulu, given the inordinate amount of time it took for Longlegs to debut on the streamer. Longlegs, which was released July 12, didn't arrive on Hulu until seven months later, on Feb. 14. If The Life of Chuck takes the Longlegs route, then viewers may not be able to stream it on Hulu until sometme between Jan. 9 to Jan. 16, 2026. The Life of Chuck is playing in theaters in limited release.
Gizmodo
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
We May Be a Step Closer to Seeing the Original ‘Star Wars' Again
Fans can argue day and night about Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy but there's no denying she pulled an awesome move earlier this week. As previously reported, the British Film Institute had been advertising that it would be screening a very rare print of George Lucas' Star Wars from its original theatrical run. It's the version of the film you can basically never see anymore, at least not officially, so Kennedy showed up at the event to change that. 'I'm here to make sure you don't think this is an illegal screening,' Kennedy said at the event, according to The Independent. As most of us know, in the nearly 50 years since the release of Star Wars, Lucas spent lots of time tinkering with the film. For example, he added the 'Episode IV' to it, showing that it was part of a larger series. In 1997, he made many radical changes as part of the Special Editions and has even made tweaks in the years beyond that. And, because those are the versions Lucas believes to be the best, those are the only ones that Lucasfilm will now release officially. Fans, however, have long sought out ways to get the original with no subtitle, no CG characters in Mos Eisley, Han shooting first, etc. 'I don't think there's another one like it, it's that rare.' Kathleen Kennedy introduces our BFI Film on Film Festival Opening Night film, Star Wars (1997), screening from an original 1977 Technicolor print. — BFI (@BFI) June 13, 2025 'It's incredible folklore,' Kennedy said at the event. 'Even when I came into the company, there was endless conversation about where everything was, and what was in fact the first print? And it's quite remarkable, what you're going to see is in fact the first print, and I'm not even sure there's another one quite like it. It's that rare. There's so much tinkering that's gone on over the years, and things that George [Lucas] decided, 'I'm gonna change this, I'm gonna try that.' And then, everybody kind of lost track of what it was.' 'It's quite remarkable to be able to experience this exactly the way it was in 1977. This is really special,' she added. What would be even more special, of course, is if Kennedy and her Lucasfilm team would release the original versions of the films to fans. Yes, we get it, they are flawed and raw but that's what makes them so good. There's no word on that happening but, maybe, Kennedy's endorsement of this recent screening is the first step in it taking place. Read more about the event over at The Independent.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Geoffrey Rush To Receive Taormina Film Festival Excellence Award
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winning actor Geoffrey Rush is the latest addition to the Taormina Film Festival lineup, and will receive the event's Excellence Award during the 71st edition which runs June 10-14 in the hilltop Sicilian town. Rush will also present his latest feature, The Rule of Jenny Pen, as part of the official competition selection. The psychological thriller from director James Ashcroft and co-starring John Lithgow debuted on the festival circuit last year and will make its Italian premiere in Taormina. More from Deadline Olivia Wilde To Receive Taormina Film Festival Creativity Award Helen Hunt To Receive Taormina Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Catherine Deneuve To Receive Taormina Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Rush won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1997 for Shine, and has also received three BAFTAs, two Golden Globes, a Tony Award, an Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, along with three additional Oscar nominations in other categories. Tiziana Rocca, Artistic Director of the Taormina Film Festival, said: 'We are honored to welcome an artist of Geoffrey Rush's caliber to Taormina. His presence is a tribute to the greatness of acting in all its forms. His commitment, sensitivity and mastery have inspired generations of actors and audiences around the world. Presenting him with the Taormina Excellence Award is a way to celebrate a living icon of cinema and make this edition of the festival even more unforgettable.' Rush joins such other big names who will attend Taormina this year as Martin Scorsese, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve, Helen Hunt and Olivia Wilde. The international jury will be led by Oscar-winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph, with panel support from British actor Rupert Everett, three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell and more. Lionsgate's John Wick spinoff Ballerina will open the festival. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
