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“A Quiet Place” ... With its sequel scheduled soon, this eerie, angst-riddled “creature feature” stars Emily Blunt & John Krasinski as a married couple, living on a secluded farm in upstate New York after most of the civilized world has been decimated by an alien invasion of hideously hungry predators who detect their prey by super-sensitive sound ... streaming on demand

“Child’s Play” ... Mark Hamill (known best as Luke Skywalker) takes on the role of the iconic demon doll Chucky, turned deadly because of a manufacturing glitch ... also streaming on Hulu

“Get Out” ... Giving an astutely satirical jolt to “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” meets “The Stepford Wives,” Jordan Peele has created a social thriller that’s one of the most critically acclaimed horror movies in years. His subversive, surrealist sequences are stunning, depicting the soul-sucking danger posed by so-called “liberals” amid racial tension in America ... streaming on demand.

Families at the MoCA Westport attempt to create the World’s Largest Abstract Painting were accompanied by a concert by New York City’s singing cowboy, Hopalong Andrew, whose high-spirited music has made him a favorite. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Leslie LaSala for WestportNow.com

Led by artist Trace Burroughs, socially distanced families created the World’s Largest Abstract Painting today (8’10” x 20’) at MoCA Westport as part of a Guinness World Record attempt. The previous record for the largest expressionist painting was held by Jackson Pollock for a painting that was 8’10” x 17’6”.  (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Leslie LaSala for WestportNow.com

With Netflix’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” the 2021 Oscar race is officially underway. For this surprisingly timely, compelling courtroom drama, writer/director Aaron Sorkin has assembled a stunning all-star cast.

The story begins before the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago when the presumptive candidate Hubert Humphrey indicates his support for America’s continued involvement in Vietnam.

Sorkin sets the stage for the seven Anti-Vietnam protestors who will subsequently be accused of conspiracy, inciting to riot, and other troublemaking charges stemming from disruptions during the Convention.

So we meet Abbie Hoffman (Sasha Baron Cohen) and Jerry Rubin (Jeremy Strong), founders of the Youth International Party, known as Yippies, along with pacifist David Dellinger (John Carroll Lynch), social/political activist Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne), and protesters Rennie Davis (Alex Sharp), John Froines (Daniel Flaherty), and Lee Weiner (Noah Robbins).