Published Monday, May 6, 2024 | 10:16 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | 12:05 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – There are a lot of references to the movie “Chinatown” in Chris Pine’s new comedy, “Poolman.” For one thing, Pine’s character learns how to be a detective by watching “Chinatown.” Pine says there are some “super-duper inside Chinatown jokes that you either get or not.” Pine says the roots of “Poolman” come from an experience watching the movie “Being There” on a plane. “Poolman” is about a man who takes cares of pools who goes undercover to take down a corrupt politician. It opens in theaters Friday.
Matt Damon reunites with director Doug Liman from the “The Bourne Identity” for a movie in which Damon plays a character very different from Jason Bourne. Liman says you’ve never seen a character in a heist movie like Damon plays in “The Instigators.” Liman says Damon plays a desperate father named Rory who breaks the rules for the first time to rob a politician. Limon says Rory is a guy who doesn’t speed and has always done things by the book. Casey Affleck plays a small-time criminal who teams up with Rory. “The Instigators” will be released to theaters on Aug. 2, then it will stream on Apple TV Plus on Aug. 9.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Actor Melody Thomas Scott and her TV producer husband, Edward J. Scott, will be given lifetime achievement awards at the Daytime Emmys. TV chef and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich (LIH'-dee-uh bah-stee-AH'-nihch) also will be given the award. The Daytime Emmys will air live from Los Angeles on CBS on June 7.
