Welcome to Movies That Matter, where we look at three movies worth knowing about before the weekend begins.
Resident Evil is getting reinvented, Saoirse Ronan has reached her breaking point as a teacher, and Shaun the Sheep may have accidentally created Bigfoot.
(Countdown Video)
What’s new? Well… Resident Evil has a brand-new story, and Raccoon City is calling again…
(“Where’s it going again” clip)
Austin Abrams plays a medical courier whose delivery turns into one very long, very bad night of survival.
So yes… delivering packages in Raccoon City is still rather risky.
(“I can’t get a hold of police” clip)
And if that sounds stressful, wait until you meet this teacher.
(“Pushed a girl down the stairs” clip)
Saoirse Ronan stars in Bad Apples as a teacher dealing with one especially difficult student – until she accidentally knocks him out…
…and then decides the best solution is to keep him locked in her basement.
(“Anyone feeling sad or anxious” clip)
Oddly enough, the classroom starts doing much better.
And finally, something a little more fun.
(“To Save Halloween” clip)
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom has Shaun trying to save the farm’s pumpkin patch with a little science.
Basically… Shaun the Sheep has given us Bigfoot for Halloween.
(Hairy Monster clip)
That’s this weekend’s Movies That Matter. From Raccoon City to a questionable teaching style to a hairy monster on the loose, there should be something waiting for you at the movies.
Until next time – keep on popping the corn.
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Welcome to Music That Matters with 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday.
This week: Jhené Aiko reunites with Kendrick Lamar, Bloc Party brings back 2000s indie-rock energy, and I make room for a personal favorite, Pokey LaFarge.
Plus, Kings of Leon returns, John Legend teams up with Pharrell, and we’re going Canadian with Celine Dion on vinyl.
(Countdown Video)
3 major album drops.
First up, we have Jhené Aiko giving us her latest album called Westside Whimsy
(“So Good” clip)
And that’s the song to know: “So Good,” because it reunites her with Kendrick Lamar for the first time in more than a decade.
(More “So Good” clip)
Bloc Party also returns with Anatomy of a Brief Romance, giving us a quick shot of 2000s indie-rock energy that helped define that decades guitar revival.
(“Coming On Strong” clip)
And for the third album, I made room for one my favorites: Pokey LaFarge who just dropped his 10th solo album: Rent Money
(“Rent Money” clip)
That’s the album’s title track.
Now, spinning this album, I hear old-school country, blues, and swing come alive again.
Some would even call it West Virginia jazzy blues.
Me – I still just think it’s really, really good.
(“The Thing” clip)
2 new singles.
The “Sex on Fire” band is here again with a surprise new single called “My Whole World”
(“My Whole World” clip)
Yes – the Kings of Leon dudes just busted open the door with their first single off their newly announced album, ’O My Beloved due out early November
Next up, John Legend with “Daylight”
(“Daylight” clip)
This is the first taste of his upcoming album Muse, a new project made in collaboration with Pharrell Williams.
(Record Scratch video)
And finally, one vinyl pick, we’re going up to Canada with Celine Dion’s re-release of Falling Into You. While its 30th Anniversary reissue wave first launched earlier this year with other color variants, Sony/Columbia followed up with an official Pearly White Vinyl 2LP pressing.
(“Because You Loved Me”clip)
That’s your 3 albums, 2 singles, and 1 vinyl for the week.
This has been 3, 2, 1 New Music Monday
Until next time.
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Music Cut #3 — Dexys Midnight Runners “Come On Eileen”)
But Save Ferris didn’t just borrow their song…
they also borrowed their name from the movies.
“Save Ferris” comes from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off…
and the campaign to…
well…
save Ferris.
(Music Cut #4 – Yello “Oh Yeah”)
And yes…
that’s Yello.
But if you’ve seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off…
you know exactly why it belongs here.
LYRIC OF THE DAY: “You in that dress My thoughts, I confess Verge on dirty Oh, come on, Eileen.” – Save Ferris, via Dexys Midnight Runners, “Come On Eileen”
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