THE GREEN ROOM

COMING SOON

Out this week

Albums

The Great Impersonator by Halsey: Fifth album by the American singer; comes after 2021’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power; includes the singles ‘Lucky’, ‘Lonely Is the Muse’, ‘Ego’, and ‘I Never Loved You’.

Movies

* Venom: The Last Dance (starring Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Peggy Lu, Alanna Ubach, Stephen Graham) – action, third Venom film and fifth movie in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe; Eddie (Hardy) and the symbiote Venom go on the run when they find themselves being hunted by both of their worlds.

* Don’t Move (starring Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock, Moray Treadwell, Daniel Francis) – horror; after a killer injects a woman with a paralytic agent, she must fight for survival before her body shuts down.

* Time Cut (starring Madison Bailey, Antonia Gentry, Griffin Gluck) – slasher; a high school senior (Bailey) accidentally finds a time machine and travels back to the year her sister was murdered.

* Your Monster (starring Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan, Kayla Foster, Meghann Fahy) – comedy horror; a young actress (Barrera) who is struggling with life finds a monster (Dewey) living in her closet.

STAR

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

• Born on 25 October 1984 in Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
• Has an older sister, Angela, and a younger brother, David.
• Came from a religious family with strict parents.
• Grew up listening to gospel music.
• Released a gospel record titled Katy Hudson (2001) when she was 16 before venturing into secular music.
• Rose to fame with the release of her pop album One of the Boys (2008).
• Has since released five more albums – Teenage Dream (2010), Prism (2013), Witness (2017), Smile (2020), and 143 (2024) – and is among the most successful popstars in the world.
• Served as a judge on American Idol from 2018 to 2024.
• Was married to comedian Russell Brand from 2010 till their divorce in 2012. Has been in a relationship with actor Orlando Bloom (2016 – present; engaged) with whom she has a daughter, Daisy (born in 2020).

SPOTLIGHT

Piece by Piece

Voice cast: Pharrell Williams, Morgan Neville, Gwen Stefani, Kendrick Lamar, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg

Director: Morgan Neville

Tagline: Turn up the volume on your imagination.

• Biographical documentary comedy; tells the story of American musician Pharrell Williams’ life and career in Lego form.
• Is the fifth theatrical Lego-based film.
• Production spanned around five years.
• Has made around US$8 million on a $16 million budget.
• Has received mixed to positive reviews, with critics finding the film creative but lacking depth.
• Score composed by Michael Andrews. Soundtrack consists of songs written, composed, or produced by Pharrell Williams, including five new songs.