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60 | NOVEMBER 21 • 2019
AT THE MOVIES
Charlie’
s Angels opened last
Friday and is still playing.
Based on the ’
70s TV series,
it follows two previous
Angels feature films. The
gimmick in this one is that the
private agency that employs
the Angels has expanded
and now there are several
teams of Angels, along with
several “Bosleys” (Bosley
is the liaison to the Angels
from Charlie, their unseen
employer). Kristen Stewart
is the most famous actress
playing an Angel. Patrick
Stewart and Elizabeth Banks,
45, are the best-known
thespians playing a Bosley.
Banks also directed the
film and wrote it. Jonathan
Tucker, 37, plays the film’
s
villain.
Charlie only talks to the
Angels by speakerphone and
the new film doesn’
t credit
anyone as the voice of Charlie.
Banks said in an interview that
the voice will be close to the
voice of John Forsythe (1918-
2010). Born Jacob Freund,
Forsythe voiced Charlie on
the TV series. He is best
remembered for playing Blake
Carrington on the TV show
Dynasty. He never talked about
being Jewish.
Opening on Friday are
Frozen 2 and Dark Waters.
Frozen 2 is a sequel to the
animated musical mega-hit.
The whole original cast returns
and they sing a lot. Idina
Menzel, 48, returns as star
character Elsa, and Josh Gad,
38, returns as Olaf, a major
character.
Dark Waters is based on
the true story of Robert Billot
(played by Mark Ruffalo), a
corporate defense lawyer
who switched sides and took
on the Dupont company for
releasing toxic chemicals that
resulted in several deaths.
Victor Garber, 70, and Mare
Winningham, 60, have large
supporting roles. The film was
directed by Todd Haynes, 58
(Far from Heaven). Haynes’
mother was Jewish, and he
identifies as Jewish.
ALASKA?
I just caught-up with Looking
for Alaska, a Hulu limited
series. This eight-episode
series was released last month
to great reviews and it is a real
Emmy contender. It is based
on a 2005 young adult novel
of the same name written
by best-selling author John
Green. Many tried to adapt
the book but failed before
filming a scene. However,
it looks like Alaska creator
Josh Schwartz, 43, who also
created the hit TV series The
O.C., has succeeded. Don’
t
want to ruin the plot, except
to say that Alaska refers to the
first name of a character, not
the state.
NATE BLOOM
COLUMNIST
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
Frozen 2
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