Atlantic Ave Magazine - April 2020 Issue

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entertainment | gotta SEE By lisa marie
April 3
► The Lovebirds - A couple (Issa Rae & Kumail Nanjiani) experiences
a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally
embroiled in a murder mystery. As their journey to clear their names
takes them from one extreme - and hilarious - circumstance to the
next, they must figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive
the night.
► The New Mutants - A thriller set in an isolated hospital where
a group of young mutants is being held for psychiatric monitoring.
When strange occurrences begin to take place, both their new mutant
abilities and their friendships will be tested as they battle to try and
make it out alive. “The New Mutant” is directed by American filmmaker
Josh Boone.
► Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway – Director Will Gluck returns, along
with James Corden as the voice of the pesky Peter Rabbit. Old tricks.
New mischief! In this sequel, Peter leaves the old garden to head to the
city, finding himself in a world where his mischief is appreciated. But
when his family risks everything to come looking for him and bring
him home, Peter must figure out what kind of bunny he wants to be.
April 10
► No Time To Die – Bond (Daniel Craig) has left active service and is
enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old
friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission
to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous
than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain
armed with dangerous new technology. The cast includes Jeffrey
Wright as Felix, Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny,
Ben Whishaw as Q; plus, Rami Malek, Ana de Armas, Léa Seydoux,
Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen, Rory Kinnear, and David Dencik.
April 17
► The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox (Dixie
Egerickx), a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to
wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back
to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth) on
his remote country estate deep in the Yorkshire moors. There, she
begins to uncover many family secrets, particularly after meeting her
sickly cousin (Edan Hayhurst), who has been shut away in a wing of
the house. Together, these two damaged, slightly misfit children heal
each other through their discovery of a wondrous secret garden, lost
in the grounds of Misselthwaite Manor. A magical place of adventure
that will change their lives forever. Also stars Maeve Dermody, Julie
Walters and more.
► Trolls World Tour - In an adventure that will take them well beyond
what they’ve known before, Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin
Timberlake) discover that they are but one of six different Troll tribes
scattered over six different lands and devoted to six different kinds of
music: Funk, Country, Techno, Classical, Pop and Rock. Their world is
about to get a lot bigger and a whole lot louder. A member of hard-rock
royalty, Queen Barb (Rachel Bloom), aided by her father King Thrash
(Ozzy Osbourne), wants to destroy all other kinds of music to let Rock
reign supreme. With the fate of the world at stake, Poppy and Branch,
along with their friends - Biggie (James Corden), Chenille (Caroline
Hjelt), Satin (Aino Jawo), Cooper (Ron Funches) and Guy Diamond
(Kunal Nayyar) - set out to visit all the other lands to unify the Trolls in
harmony against Barb, who’s looking to upstage them all.
Anna Kendrick
Trolls world tour
April 24
► Antebellum - In this terrifying new thriller, successful author
Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe singer/actress) finds herself trapped
in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery
before it’s too late. “Antebellum” is both written and directed by
filmmakers Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz.
► Bad Trip - From the people who brought you “The Eric Andre
Show,” and also from one of the guys who brought you “Jackass” and
“Bad Grandpa,” comes a part-prank, part-hidden-camera, and partroad
trip comedy about two best friends who embark on a madcap
cross-country journey, during which several outrageous scenes were
secretly filmed with real-life people who had real-life reactions.
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