SUMMER OF SOUL TOO
SUMMER OF SOUL TOO
Earth, Wind and Fire
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une is traditionally the start of summer blockbuster season in the movie business( usually kicking off around Memorial Day). Steven Spielberg’ s Disclosure Day brings the film master out of directorial semi-retirement to tell the wellworn story of humanity versus aliens. If the trailer is any indication, it looks incredible. For music fans, Questlove’ s Earth, Wind, and Fire documentary brings well-deserved attention to the R & B legends who got their start in the Windy City.
By Lori Vernon
Earth, Wind & Fire( To Be Celestial vs. That ' s the Weight of the World)
Directed by Ahmir " Questlove " Thompson Not Rated • June 12 NR- HBO / Max
On the heels of his acclaimed Summer of Soul documentary, Ahmir " Questlove " Thompson ' s anticipated documentary Earth, Wind & Fire( To Be Celestial vs. That ' s the Weight of the World) drops on HBO on June 7. The film looks at the band ' s rich legacy( they formed in
Chicago in 1969), their musical and cultural impact, and the musical juggernaut launched by the late co-founder Maurice White.
Disclosure Day
Directed by Steven Spielberg Rated PG-13 • June 12- In Theaters
If you found out we weren’ t alone— if someone showed you, proved it to you— would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to eight billion people. We are coming close to … Disclosure Day. From celebrated filmmaker Steven Spielberg comes an original event film that dares to ask: what happens when humanity comes face-to-face with the undeniable proof that we are not alone in the universe? Created and directed by Spielberg himself, Disclosure Day features an all-star cast including Emily Blunt, Josh O’ Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo. Based on a story by Spielberg— one of the industry’ s most influential and successful filmmakers and the top-grossing director of all time— the film draws on his decades of cinematic mastery. Spielberg’ s legendary filmography includes classics such as Jaws, E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones franchise, and“ Jurassic Park.” A three-time Academy Award winner, Spielberg’ s accolades include Best Director and Best Picture for Schindler’ s List, which earned seven Oscars, and Best Director for Saving Private Ryan.
Adding to the film’ s prestige, the original score is composed by the legendary John Williams, now in his 30th collaboration with Spielberg at age ninety-four. Disclosure Day is poised to be an unforgettable cinematic event that will ignite imaginations and spark conversations worldwide.
Masters of the Universe
Directed by Travis Knight Rated PG-13 • June 5-InTheaters
The legendary franchise is back in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam( Nicholas Galitzine) back to Eternia, where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor( Jared Leto). To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela( Camila Mendes) and Duncan / Man-At-Arms( Idris Elba), and embrace his true destiny as He- Man— the most powerful man in the universe.
Scary Movie 6 Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans Rated R • June 5- In Theaters
Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer(“ Ghostface”), the Core Four are back in the killer’ s crosshairs, and no horror movie IP is safe. Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, and Regina Hall reunite alongside returning favorites and fresh faces to slash through reboots, remakes, requels, prequels, sequels, spin-offs, elevated horror, origin stories, anything with the word legacy in it, and every“ final chapter” that absolutely isn’ t final. Nothing is sacred. No trope survives. Every line gets crossed. The Wayans are back to cancel the Cancel Culture.
Power Ballad
Directed by John Carney Rated R • June 5-InTheaters
When Rick( Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding singer, meets fading boy-band star
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