BY DANA JACKSON
Q:I just saw that “Captain America” star Chris Evans got married. Is his wife an actress? The last serious relationship I remember him having was with Jenny Slate. I was hoping that would work out. (I loved her in “Parks and Recreation.”) -- K.K. A: The last of the Hollywood Chrises has joined the other two (Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt) in wedded bliss by marrying his girlfriend, Alba Baptista, of almost two years during a ceremony in
Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Baptista is a Portuguese actress whose most recent English-language films are the charming film “Mrs. Harris
Goes to Paris” and the Netflix action series “Warrior Nun.”
As for Evans and Jenny Slate, their relationship has been over since early 2018. They first started dating in 2016 after filming the movie “Gifted.” He raved about her in interviews, saying “Sometimes you just meet the same animal, and that’s just [what it’s like] with Jenny.” Slate, who has been married before, found love again with writer and art curator Ben Shattuck. The couple wed last year and also have a little girl named Ida. While Evans and Slate made a cute couple, it appears they ultimately found happiness with others the way it was meant to be.
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Q:When is the “Frasier” reboot debuting? Also, I’ve heard conflicting information about where it will air. Will it be on Peacock or Paramount? -- E.J.
A: Kelsey Grammer returns to television as his iconic character Frasier Crane this fall on Paramount+. We
first met the hilariously uptight psychiatrist on “Cheers.” He was then given his own equally successful spin-off in the former show of “Frasier,” a sitcom that won 37 Primetime Emmy Awards and continues to run in syndication and streaming to this day. Now Frasier returns to his roots in Boston for a new sitcom filmed before a live studio audience. Alas, the late John Mahoney is gone as Frasier’s cranky father, Martin, and David Hyde Pierce is reportedly not returning as Frasier’s brother, Niles.
A two-episode premiere of the new “Frasier” will debut on Paramount+ on Oct. 12 with weekly episodes to follow. It’s reported that the same episodes will also air on CBS on Oct. 17 as a special event, but viewers will have to subscribe to Paramount+ to watch the rest of the season.
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(c) 2023 King Features Synd., Inc. “Spy Kids: Armageddon” (PG) -- The original “Spy Kids” film starring Alexa PenaVega and Daryl Sabara as Carmen and Juni Cortez was released over
22 years ago, and it became a franchise that Millennials and Generation Z grew up loving. Now creator Robert Rodriguez is rebooting the franchise for the next generation. The Tango-Torrezes, Nora (Gina Rodriguez) and Terrence (Zachary Levi), are the world’s greatest secret agents. Their young kids, Patty and Tony, unknowingly release a virus from an evil game developer through a glitch in the game, which gives the developer control over all the world’s technology. With their parents now held hostage, Patty and
Tony must jump into their own spy suits to help save Nora and Terrence ... oh, and just the fate of the entire world. Premieres Sept. 22. (Netflix)
“A Thousand and One” (R) -- This emotional drama set in the concrete jungle of New York during the ‘90s and early 2000s follows hairdresser Inez de la Paz. After getting convicted of stealing and passing time in
Rikers Island, Inez returns to Harlem to find her son, Terry, in a foster home. Terry attempts to escape from the foster home only to be hospitalized, which prompts Inez to take him from the hospital and raise him on her own. With Inez, Terry finds the foundation he needs amid plenty of chaos and struggles. Teyana Taylor (“White Men Can’t Jump,” “Coming 2 America”) is an incredible standout in the leading role of Inez. Premieres Sept. 19. (Amazon Prime Video) “Cocaine Bear” (R) -- For her fourth directorial feature film, Elizabeth Banks (“Charlie’s Angels,” “Movie 43”) tries her hand at the horror genre, but with a campy comedic flair. Ray Liotta plays agitated cocaine kingpin Syd White, who sends two of his cronies into the forest to find duffels of cocaine that have gone missing. Meanwhile, a bear in the forest has long since discovered and ingested the cocaine, running rampant around the forest and attempting to kill everyone in sight. Keri Russell gives an admirable performance as concerned mom Sari, while Margo Martindale plays a hilarious park ranger named Liz. The film is dedicated to Liotta, who passed away almost a year before its theatrical release. Out now. (Peacock)
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