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JD : Well , he started setting these things up in November of 2020 . And I forget exactly when he called me , but he ’ s a great promoter at HopMonk ( a tavern / concert venue in Novato , CA ), so , absolutely , I ’ ll listen to what he ’ s got to say . And at first , I thought , “ Uhh , yeeeaaah .” Of course , I was doubtful
because nothing was happening then . But by the time May came around , I was so comfortable with the concept ; I brought merch . But the most difficult part of doing those performances was that I had already figured out how to do VIRTUAL performances , how to play songs through my phone and not be totally out of my depth . I had done four or five of those , I don ’ t remember , but then I did three others with mandolin , which is more of a production . But you ’ re singing and playing to absolutely no reaction — there is NO other energy . I mean , there IS a lot of energy , but it ’ s just going one way . So having done that and having gotten accustomed to it made it very difficult to be up in someone ’ s backyard — I thought , “ Oh , my God — there ’ s people here ! And you can ’ t see all of their ( masked ) faces , but they seem
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to be very happy . But now I don ’ t actually know how to speak in between songs because I haven ’ t had to do that in so long !” But after my third show , I thought , “ Oh , yeah — I get this ! This is cool , and I actually DO know how to do this !” So it just goes to show ya that we ’ re all more flexible than we think .
08 • 2021 IE : And your annual X-Mas Holiday Tour is back on after a coronavirus cancellation in
2020 ? JD : Yes . And , that ’ s the main thing that I ’ m thinking about right now — just getting back to doing X . We ’ re played these shows in July , so we got together at the end of June and did about a week ’ s worth of rehearsals , and it was great . And it was surprisingly emotional to see each other . I thought that everybody was going to get together , and it would just be like , “ Oh , hi , how ’ s it going ? Okay , now let ’ s get to work .” But it was really very sweet and emotional just to see each other again .
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Reminiscence
Directed by Lisa Joy Rated PG-13 - Theaters & HBOMax • August 20
Nick Bannister ( Hugh Jackman ), a private investigator of the mind , navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories . Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast , his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client , Mae ( Rebecca Ferguson ). Asimple matter of lost and found becomes a dangerous obsession . As Bannister fights to find the truth about Mae ' s disappearance , he uncovers a violent conspiracy and must ultimately answer the question : how far would you go to hold on to the ones you love ?
The Night House
Directed by David Bruckner Rated R - In Theaters • August 20
Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband , Beth ( Rebecca Hall ) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her . She tries as best she can to keep together — but then the dreams come . Disturbing visions of a presence in the house call to her , beckoning with a ghostly allure . But the harsh light of day washes away any proof of a haunting . Against the advice of her friends , she begins digging into his belongings , yearning for answers . What she finds are secrets both strange and terrible and a mystery she ’ s determined to resolve . The cast includes Sarah Goldberg , Stacy Martin , Evan Jonigkeit , and Vondie Curtis-Hall .
Sweet Girl
Directed by Brian Andrew Mendoza Rated R - Netflix • August 20
When devoted family man Ray Cooper
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( Jason Momoa ) loses the love of his life ( Adria Arjona ) to cancer because a nefarious pharmaceutical company pulled a potentially lifesaving drug , he vows vengeance for his daughter ( Isabela Merced ).
Candyman
Directed by Nia DaCosta Rated R - In Theaters August 27
Oscar winner Jordan Peele unleashes a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend : Candyman . For as long as residents can remember , the housing projects of Chicago ’ s Cabrini-Green were terrorized by a word-ofmouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand , easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror . In the present day , a decade after the last of the Cabrini towers were torn down , visual artist Anthony McCoy ( Yahya Abdul- Mateen II ) and his partner , gallery director Brianna Cartwright ( Teyonah Parris ), move into a luxury loft condo in Cabrini , now gentrified beyond recognition and inhabited by upwardly mobile millennials . With Anthony ’ s painting career on the brink of stalling , a chance encounter with a Cabrini-Green old-timer ( Colman Domingo ) exposes Anthony to the tragically horrific nature of the true story behind Candyman . Anxious to maintain his status in the Chicago art world , Anthony begins to explore these macabre details in his studio as fresh grist for paintings , unknowingly opening the door to a complex past that unravels his own sanity and unleashes a terrifying wave of violence .
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