This week's recommendations July 21, 2023 (Friday) New movie "Mission: Impossible/Dead Reckoning PART ONE" / Old movie "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"

New movie “Mission: Impossible/Dead Reckoning PART ONE”

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"Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning PART ONE" is the seventh film in the series and the first to be released in two parts. The action has evolved further, with many surprising scenes, including a huge jump from a sheer cliff, which Tom Cruise himself called "the most dangerous stunt of his acting career." Furthermore, this work intersects with foreshadowing that has been laid out throughout the series, and is full of charm that can be called the culmination of the series.

Nationwide release on Friday, July 21st Distribution: Towa Pictures

Old movie "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"

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July 22nd is actor Terrence Stamp's birthday. ``The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994), a road movie about three drag queens, in which he played the role of a proud middle-aged transgender man. At the time, some Hollywood actors and producers considered playing such roles a career risk, but the film defied that stereotype and became a symbol of '90s queer cinema.

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