Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Review: Three Chance-Driven Encounters Make for Two Happy Hours Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy Review: Three Chance-Driven Encounters Make for Two Happy Hours
Ryusuke Hamaguchi follows up Cannes-selected Asako I & II with a slight but satisfying trio of female-driven vignettes in which fate plays a central role.
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Running time: Running time: 121 MIN.
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When Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi made his return to fiction after time away in the realm of documentary, he dispensed with the idea that stories must conform to feature length. “Happy Hour,” the sprawling ensemble drama that sparked interest in him among cinephiles, ran more than five hours, and while his latest, “Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy,” boasts a conventional enough running time of 121 minutes, the film is actually composed of three short stories, stitched together and somewhat arbitrarily present
Roku Releases First Trailer For Cypher
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Cypher,a thriller series, released its first trailer for Roku. A deal with the streaming giant allowed the movie to release on the Roku Channel.
Cypher focuses on an FBI-based crime drama. March 19th is the day that everything really gets rolling on the service in the United States and Canada. There are seven episodes with each installment being about an hour-long. Viewers can look forward to this offering being free as well, because it’s hosted on the Roku Channel. As an added bonus,
Cypher is doing a Netflix-style full season drop on the premiere date. So, you can go at the series all in one go, if that’s what you’re into. This is just the beginning of multiple drops for various originals on the Roku platform. When the app went largely silent, some fans wondered what would become of some of the series. Roku flew in and managed to secure the rights to all of those lingering series.
Keke Palmer Inks Overall Deal With eOne (EXCLUSIVE)
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Variety has learned exclusively.
“I am thrilled to be partnering with eOne to create entertaining, meaningful, fun television experiences that will deeply connect with audiences and be reflective of our current world,” Palmer said. “eOne’s commitment to allowing talent to bring their unique lens and lead the storytelling process made them an ideal partner for me.”
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eOne will manage worldwide rights and serve as the studio for all projects created under the deal.
Palmer is an actress, singer-songwriter, producer, and television host. She recently wrapped filming on the feature “Alice,” in which she stars, and is set to appear opposite Daniel Kaluuya in Jordan Peele’s new film. She is also known for her role in “Hustlers” opposite Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu. On the TV side, she has lent her voice both to the “Proud Family” revival at D
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Has it been feeling like you just can’t find anything new to watch lately? Or, to put it more accurately: Do you find yourself not seeing as many new things that you want to check out? You’re not alone: It took awhile, but last year’s pandemic-based shutdown of much of the entertainment industry has started making its presence felt, mostly through the absence of new and returning television shows. TV became the de facto source of entertainment for everyone when we were forced indoors last March, and after bingeing our way through the COVID-19 lockdown, the era of Peak TV at long last took a hit.