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"Movie: Nightmare Alley" From Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water") comes this 2021 crime drama that stars Bradley Cooper as Stanton Carlisle, a con man who hatches a plan to bilk a tycoon with the help of a mysterious psychiatrist, who may turn out to be his most formida- ble opponent yet. Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Ron Perlman and Toni Col- lette are also in the talented cast. "Phat Tuesdays" The story of how one man, Guy Torry, moved mountains to make an all-Black comedy night possible at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles in the 1990s — and how it became a breeding ground for today's top comics — is told through the accounts of Anthony Anderson, Tiffany Haddish, Steve Harvey, Regina King and others in this special. (ORIGINAL) "Movie: BigBug" Set in 2045 in a world where artificial dominates everyday life, this film come- dy from France and director Jean-Pierre Jeunet ("Amelie," "Micmacs") follows four bickering suburbanites who find themselves stuck together when their an- droids take them captive in their home. Dominique Pinon, Elsa Zylberstein, Isabelle Nanty and André Dussollier head the cast. (ORIGINAL) The STREAM Scene Where all the top choices can be found in one place! "Sneakerella" (Feb. 18) This modern twist on the classic tale is set in the avant-garde street-sneaker subculture of New York City and follows El (Chosen Jacobs, "Castle Rock"), an aspiring sneaker designer from Queens who must hide his talent from his overburdened stepfather and mean stepbrothers before finding salvation in Kira King, the daughter of a basketball star. (ORIGINAL) Page 8 February 14 - 20, 2022 InFocus "Better Things" (FX — season premiere, Feb. 28) Pamela Adlon begins her final run as a resourceful divorced mother raising three daughters on her own as this Peabody Award-winning dramedy series opens its fifth and final season. These last episodes focus on the road that lies ahead for her character, working actress Sam Fox, as well as the challenges of her fickle career and the increasing signs of aging her mother (Celia Imrie) has begun to exhibit — not to mention the toll the years have taken on Sam herself. Mikey Madison and Olivia Edward also star.

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