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Why ‘Saturday Night’ Is Bad News for ‘SNL’s’ 50th Season

“Live from New York … it’s Saturday Night!” It wasn’t just a tag line but a battle cry. The Not Ready for Prime-Time Players were about to change the face of comedy in 1975. That’s the focus of “Saturday Night,” the comedic re-telling of “Saturday Night Live’s” wild and wooly first episode. The film, directed …

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Coming-of-Age in Johannesburg – ‘Classified’ Comedy Series Trailer

"This is your new life." Prime Video has revealed an official US trailer for fresh new streaming series titled Classified, a coming-of-age series from South Africa about a young woman who ends up moving there and attending high school there. It's set for a US streaming debut this month. Classified, a coming-of-age drama, follows 15-year-old Ella, a student in Oakland, California. Arrested at a protest and facing serious jail time, Ella avoids incarceration thanks to her stepmother, Dianne, who has connections in high places. As part of the deal, Ella must leave her home in California and spend the remainder of her secondary education with her father in Johannesburg, South Africa. But that's not all! Her attendance at an elite international school may harbor its own agendas and secrets when she discovers her stepmother's part of the CIA. Prime Video's Classified stars Imani Pullum, Christine Horn, and Sule Rimi. This seems better than most new series these days, with some solid production value at least. Worth a quick look if that premise sounds cool to you. Here's the official trailer (+ ...
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Beauty Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Uglies’ Trailer Feat. Joey King & Keith Powers

"What if i told you... that there's an alternative." Netflix has revealed the official trailer for a movie called Uglies, a sci-fi thriller set in a futuristic dystopian world in which a compulsory plastic surgery operation wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty. It's based on the book of the same name, and the movie is directed by McG, who has been making bad movies for Netflix for the past few years, including Family Switch most recently. In a futuristic world that imposes a cosmetic surgery at 16, Tally is eager for her turn to join the rest of society. But when a friend runs away, Tally embarks on a journey to save her that upends everything she thought she wanted. She learns about a whole new side of the "pretty world"—and it isn’t very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Her choice changes her world forever. Joey King stars with Keith Powers, Chase Stokes, Brianne Tju, Jan Luis Castellanos, Charmin Lee, & Laverne Cox. ...