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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk160210672">Hi All, <o:p></o:p></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>All are invited to our September events and feel free to share with everyone! Events start at 8:00 PM Eastern. If you have any suggestions for upcoming movies, be sure and send me a message. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Saturday, September 5, 2026 <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>The Devil Wears Prada (2006)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Aspiring journalist Andrea "Andy" Sachs has recently graduated from Northwestern University. Despite her lack of knowledge of the fashion industry, she is hired as a junior personal assistant to Miranda Priestly, the cruel editor-in-chief of Runway magazine in New York City. Andy resolves to tolerate Miranda's abusive treatment until she can use her connections from Runway to find a journalism-focused job.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Andy fits in poorly with her superficial, fashion-forward co-workers, particularly Miranda's British senior assistant, Emily Charlton, and struggles to meet Miranda's irrational demands. After she fails to arrange for Miranda to be flown back from Miami during a hurricane, she is berated. She then approaches Runway's art director Nigel for advice, and he helps her select stylish clothes to fit the extremely fashion-conscious workplace.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Noticing Andy's increased commitment to the job, Miranda delegates more important tasks to her. Andy soon outperforms Emily, who yearns to attend Paris Fashion Week as Miranda's assistant. In preparation for the event, Emily follows extreme diets that endanger her health.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>When Emily arrives to work sick and forgets the names of important guests at a charity benefit, Andy steps in to save Miranda from embarrassment. Miranda subsequently selects Andy to accompany her to Paris Fashion Week. Emily is horrified that Andy accepted Miranda's offer. After Andy snaps at her boyfriend Nate, he breaks up with her, disappointed that she has become one of the shallow, egotistical women she once ridiculed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>In Paris, Andy learns that Miranda's husband has filed for divorce. Later that night, Nigel tells Andy that he has accepted a job as creative director for rising designer James Holt. Andy spends the night with an attractive writer, Christian Thompson, who tells her that Jacqueline Follet (Miranda's counterpart as editor-in-chief at French Runway) is being prepared to replace Miranda. Andy attempts to warn Miranda, who dismisses her.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>At a luncheon, Miranda announces Jacqueline as Holt's new creative director and later reveals that she already knew of the scheme to replace her and sacrificed Nigel's ambitions to preserve her own job. Andy is repulsed by Miranda's betrayal of her friend, but Miranda points out that Andy did the same thing to Emily. Afraid to become the type of person Miranda is, Andy storms off. When Miranda tries calling her, Andy tosses her phone into the Fontaines de la Concorde.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Back in New York, Andy meets up with Nate, who tells her he has a new job as a sous-chef in Boston, and they agree to keep in touch. The same day, Andy has an interview at the New York Mirror newspaper. The editor recounts that when he called Runway for a reference, Miranda told him that Andy was the biggest disappointment she had ever had as an assistant and that he would be an idiot not to hire her.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>After getting the job, Andy calls Emily and offers her the clothes she obtained in Paris. While walking past the Runway office building, Andy sees Miranda and waves at her. Miranda does not acknowledge her but smiles to herself once seated in her car.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Cast<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of Runway magazine (based on Anna Wintour)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs, an aspiring journalist and Miranda's second assistant (based on Lauren Weisberger)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton, Miranda's first assistant (based on Leslie Fremar)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling, Runway's fashion director who develops a mentor-like relationship with Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Simon Baker as Christian Thompson, a well-known journalist who pursues Andy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Adrian Grenier as Nate Cooper, Andy's boyfriend<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>David Marshall Grant as Richard Sachs, Andy's father<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>James Naughton as Stephen, Miranda's husband<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Tracie Thoms as Lily, Andy's friend<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Daniel Sunjata as James Holt, a fashion designer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Rebecca Mader as Jocelyn, a Runway editor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Rich Sommer as Doug, Andy's friend<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Tibor Feldman as Irv Ravitz, Runway chairman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Jimena Hoyos as Lucia, a Runway editor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Gisele Bündchen as Serena, a Runway staff member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>John Rothman as Greg Hill, an editor at the New York Mirror<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Stéphanie Szostak as Jacqueline Follet, the editor-in-chief of the French edition of Runway<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Colleen Dengel as Caroline Priestly, Miranda's daughter and Cassidy's identical twin sister<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Suzanne Dengel as Cassidy Priestly, Miranda's daughter and Caroline's identical twin sister<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Ines Rivero as clacker in elevator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Alyssa Sutherland as clacker<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Paul Keany as St. Regis butler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>David Callegati as Massimo, an Italian designer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Heidi Klum, Valentino Garavani, and Bridget Hall cameo as themselves. Robert Verdi appears as a fashion journalist in Paris who interviews Miranda, while uncredited appearances include Giancarlo Giammetti, original novel author Lauren Weisberger as the twins' nanny, and Nigel Barker.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Friday, September 11, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>The Devil wears Prada 2 (2026)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Two decades after leaving her position as an assistant at Runway magazine,[a] Andrea "Andy" Sachs has become a respected reporter in New York City. However, her entire newsroom is abruptly laid off by text message during an awards gala. Meanwhile, Miranda Priestly, Andy's old Runway boss, is under fire for publishing a puff piece about a brand that uses sweatshop labor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>To improve the magazine's credibility, Irv Ravitz, the owner of Runway's parent company, Elias-Clarke, and Miranda's boss, hires Andy as the features editor without Miranda's consent, to her annoyance. An uncharacteristically listless Miranda struggles to navigate modern fashion media. Although some of her tyrannical office behaviors remain, HR complaints have blunted her imperiousness. On the other hand, she enjoys a comfortable relationship with her husband, Stuart.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Miranda's right-hand man, Nigel Kipling, explains that nobody reads Runway's print edition anymore and that the brand has been forced to embrace online clickbait and cheaply made short-form content to maintain profits and relationships with advertisers. One key advertiser is Dior, which employs Emily Charlton, Andy's former Runway co-worker. Emily leverages the controversy over the Runway puff piece to secure her own puff piece, which Miranda assigns to Andy. During the interview, Emily and Andy argue about how modern fashion raises prices and shuts out middle-class consumers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>After writing serious articles that gain minimal traction, Andy improves her standing at Runway by brokering a coveted interview with Sasha Barnes, the reclusive divorcée of a Silicon Valley billionaire. Irv promises to make Miranda global head of content at Elias-Clarke, but dies from a heart attack at his 75th birthday party before he can officially announce the promotion. His son, Jay, takes over Elias-Clarke, but lacks Irv's sentimental attachment to either fashion or Runway. He puts Miranda's promotion on hold while bringing in management consultants to recommend cost cuts. To Andy's surprise, Miranda bears with it. Meanwhile, Andy's relationship with her new boyfriend Peter sours when she unintentionally insults his job as an apartment renovator while fretting that she may lose her own position. Considering her options, Andy explores writing a tell-all about Miranda with a publisher, who offers her a lucrative contract, but Andy is conflicted.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>During Milan Fashion Week, Nigel orchestrates a Runway gala starring Lady Gaga. Andy devises a plan to save Runway by convincing a wealthy patron to buy it from Jay. The patron is Benji, Sasha's ex-husband and Emily's current boyfriend. Andy and Emily reveal the plan to Miranda, who is furious because she knows Emily plans to take her position at Runway. Miranda admits that she pushed Emily out of Runway because Emily lacks creative vision. Miranda tries to take the loss with grace, but while talking to Benji, she is alarmed by his vision of Runway's staff being replaced by AI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>To prevent Benji and Emily from destroying Runway, Miranda directs Andy to find a competing buyer. Andy convinces Sasha to buy not just Runway but all of Elias-Clarke, and Jay accepts her offer, pulling out of his deal with Benji. Miranda realizes she has taken Nigel for granted over the years. To make amends, she invites him to deliver the gala's keynote speech in her place, so she and Andy can finalize the deal with Sasha, who gives Miranda the promotion Irv promised her.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>As the Runway staff return to New York, Miranda admits to Andy that the latter's idealism inspired her to fight back. She also reveals that she knows about Andy's plans for a tell-all and encourages her to write it, including the negative aspects of Miranda's life. Andy reconciles with Peter and a defeated Emily, whom Benji has broken up with. Nigel reveals he was the one who prompted Irv to rehire Andy, as he has always liked her. Miranda gives Andy a nicer office and returns to work with a renewed imperiousness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Cast<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Meryl Streep wearing a red dress with gold necklaces and glasses<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Anne Hathaway in a white dress with her hair pinned up<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Emily Blunt in a black outfit with silver necklaces<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Stanley Tucci wearing a dark suit with glasses<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>The film stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci, who all reprise their roles from the first film.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of the Runway fashion magazine[4]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs, a journalist and Miranda's former second assistant who becomes the new Runway features editor[4]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton,[4] Miranda's former first assistant, who is now a senior executive at Dior<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling, Miranda's longtime right hand[4]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Justin Theroux as Benji Barnes, Emily's boyfriend[5][6][7]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Kenneth Branagh as Stuart Simmons, Miranda's new husband[8][9]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Lucy Liu as Sasha Barnes, Benji's ex-wife[5][10]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>B. J. Novak as Jay Ravitz, the finance-bro heir to the Elias-Clarke publishing house[5][11]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Simone Ashley as Amari Mari, Miranda's current first assistant[12]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Tracie Thoms as Lily, Andy's best friend[5]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Tibor Feldman as Irv Ravitz, Runway chairman, owner of its parent company Elias-Clarke, and Jay's father[5]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Patrick Brammall as Peter, Andy's love interest[13][14]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Caleb Hearon as Charlie,[15][16] Miranda's current second assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Helen J. Shen as Jin Chao,[17][18] Andy's assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Rachel Bloom[13] as Talia, Andy's friend<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Larry Mitchell as Mack, Andy's journalist friend<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>George C. Wolfe as Paul, a Runway editor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Pauline Chalamet as Ilana Poole, a Runway editor[5]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Wes McGee as Frank, Emily's ex-husband[19]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Lady Gaga appears as a fictionalized version of herself who has a history with Miranda.[20]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>The following personalities also make cameo appearances as themselves:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Donatella Versace[21]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Marc Jacobs[22]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Ciara[23]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Calum Harper[24]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Ashley Graham[25]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Amelia Dimoldenberg[26]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Heidi Klum[26]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Winnie Harlow[26]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Karl-Anthony Towns[26]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Jon Batiste<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Suleika Jaouad<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Law Roach<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Jenna Bush Hager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Naomi Campbell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Kara Swisher[22]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Rory McIlroy[27]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Moon Ga-young[28]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Doyoung[28]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Ronny Chieng[29]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Tina Brown<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Tomi Adeyemi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Friday, September 18, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Champions (2023)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Marcus Marakovich, a hot-headed assistant coach for a minor league basketball team in Iowa, gets fired after shoving the head coach and later crashing into a police car while drunk. Given the choice between jail or community service, he chooses to coach a team of players with learning disabilities, *The Friends*.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Initially resistant, Marcus begins to bond with the team and reconnects with Alex, the sister of one player, Johnny\u2014who he previously had a fling with. As Marcus learns to care about the players and their lives, his attitude shifts. He tries to use the team\u2019s success as a stepping stone to the NBA, but after a series of personal revelations and missteps\u2014including hurting Johnny and being manipulative\u2014he changes course.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>In the face of funding issues and personal struggles, the team makes it to the Special Olympics finals. Though they lose, they consider themselves champions thanks to Marcus\u2019s growth and their own perseverance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Marcus declines an NBA offer, stays in town, and begins coaching at Drake University. He and Alex start dating, and Johnny moves in with friends. In a post-credit scene, Showtime finally lands his signature backward shot.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Cast<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Woody Harrelson as Marcus Marakovich, a disgraced J-League basketball coach.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Kaitlin Olson as Alex, Johnny's sister and Marcus's love interest[5]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Matt Cook as Sonny, an assistant coach[5]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Ernie Hudson as Phil Perretti, a fellow coach and Marcus' friend[5]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Cheech Marin as Julio, the manager of the rec center where the Friends practice.[5]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Mike Smith as Attorney McGurk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Scott Van Pelt as himself<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Jalen Rose as himself<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Seán Cullen as Frank<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>The Friends<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Madison Tevlin as Cosentino[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Joshua Felder as Darius[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Kevin Iannucci as Johnny[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Ashton Gunning as Cody[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Matthew Von Der Ahe as Craig[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Tom Sinclair as Blair[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>James Day Keith as Benny[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Alex Hintz as Arthur[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Casey Metcalfe as Marlon[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Bradley Edens as Showtime[1]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Friday, September 25, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Trivia Night<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Call in information: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Phone number: 19292056099<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Meeting ID: 803 254 3777<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>Password: 124578<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'>https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8032543777?pwd=QTVQd2RzN3l6QnNmZ0FmSnp6NG8vQT09</span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk160210672'></span></a><span 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Emoji",sans-serif'>🎙\ufe0f</span> NAGDU Unleashed \u2013 Sharing the stories, experiences, and adventures of guide dog users everywhere.<br><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif'>🐾</span> "Empowering guide dog users through conversation, community, and connection."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>