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THE AMAZING ADRIEN BRODY • Season 2 of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (Aug. 6 on HBO and Max) will find Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody, 50, with a more prominent role as the series continues to explore the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers and Coach Pat Riley (Brody) as he became the head coach of the team. Here is some intel you may not know about the native New Yorker who recently had roles in Poker Face and Asteroid City.

SIR BEN KINGSLEY • The Gandhi and Schindler’s List star, 79, adds another unique character to his impressive resume in the lighthearted and touching sci-fi dramedy Jules (in theaters Aug. 11). The film is the story of Milton (Kingsley), a widower living a quiet life in a small western Pennsylvania town, whose existence is turned upside down by the arrival of a UFO and its passenger. Milton would choose to ignore the space craft in his backyard and its extra-terrestrial passenger, but for his two neighbors (Harriet Sansom Harris and Jane Curtin). The three lonely seniors form a bond of friendship through their efforts to help Jules (the name bestowed upon the ET) safely return home.

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UZO ADUBA • From Orange Is the New Black to Mrs. America and now Painkiller, the former ice skater and stage actress has taken on the prison system, women’s rights and drug addiction. And she’s finally being seen as the powerhouse player that she truly is.

GOING BACK TO OZ • Mega-fans of The Wizard of Oz book or film may want to snag a ticket soon for the 30th Autumn at Oz Festival at the Land of Oz theme park in Beech Mountain, North Carolina. From September 8-24th, the park invites Oz fans to follow the Yellow Brick Road, spend time with their favorite characters, visit the tornado shelter and the wizard’s balloon—and experience the five-state views from the Over the Rainbow Observation Deck. Get more info at landofoznc.com.

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