A lost child is every parent’s worst nightmare, and a reunion with their parents is every lost child’s dream. Both are explored in Lion, an emotional film based on an incredible true story. **Warning: spoilers ahead** Adapted from Saroo Brierley’s memoir A Long Way Home, Lion swings between the past and the present. The beginning of the film shows us Saroo’s (Sunny Pawar) childhood in India. Living in a small village, his single parent mother, Kamla (Priyanka Bose) works in a rock quarry, leaving her oldest son, Guddu (Abhishek Bharate),
Amazon Studios has done it again. Z: The Beginning of Everything is everything you want in a television binge. It’s fun, smart, and sexy, and the 30-minute bite-sized pacing is just right. So, what are you waiting for? Feast away on this delicious guilty pleasure. The show centers on Zelda Fitzgerald, the fascinating, troubled wife of the lion of American letters, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Zelda famously was a hard drinker, a boisterous wit, a beautiful debutante, and a no-nonsense Southerner with a spine of steel. With her swagger, voice, bobbed hair,
Michael Campayno is dancing and singing his way into many, many hearts in his Broadway debut as Fiyero in Wicked. This 26 year-old from Pittsburgh might look a little familiar even if you haven’t seen Wicked recently; that would be because Campayno was Rolf in The Sound of Music Live! back in 2013. His smooth vocals, endearing charm, and dancing skills will ensure that we’ll be seeing much more of him in the future—and we can’t wait! We were able to chat with Michael about his stage and screen experiences, his upcoming
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon was a debut hit when it was published in 2015. It was one of those books that you read in one sitting because you could not put it down. It is the story of Maddy Whittier, a 17-year-old with a rare disease that keeps her inside her house 24/7. Maddy is a lonely dreamer. She watches the world through the windows in her house. Aside from her mother, Dr. Whittier, she is only ever visited by her nurse and a tutor. One day, she sees a