THE GREEN ROOM

COMING SOON

Out this week

Albums

Rosie by Rosé: Debut solo album by the New Zealand and South Korean singer and Blackpink member; includes the singles ‘Apt.’ (with Bruno Mars) and ‘Number One Girl’.

Movies

The Six Triple Eight (starring Kerry Washington, Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon, Oprah Winfrey) – war drama, based on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion; an all-black, all-female battalion in World War II is given the impossible challenge of fixing a three-year backlog of undelivered mail.

Y2K (starring Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison, Rachel Zegler, Lachlan Watson) – disaster comedy; two nobodies decide to crash the last major celebration of the millennium, but things take a crazy turn at midnight.

The Return (starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer) – drama, retelling of Homer’s Odyssey; upon returning to Ithaca after 20 years, Odysseus (Fiennes) must rediscover his strength and win back all that he has lost.

That Christmas (starring Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Bill Nighy) – animated fantasy comedy, based on Richard Curtis’s children’s Christmas book trilogy; the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone’s plans in a small seaside town during the holiday season.

STAR

Molly June Gordon

• Born on 6 December 1994 in Los Angeles, California.
• Is the daughter of director Bryan Gordon and writer-director Jessie Nelson.
• Grew up friends with actor Ben Platt. Was also childhood friends with Beanie Feldstein. Together, they formed a group called the Theater Geeks of America.
• Performed in theatre productions as a child.
• Made her screen debut with a brief role in the film I Am Sam (2001).
• Had a regular role on the crime drama Animal Kingdom (2016 – 2018), and a main role in the film Life of the Party (2018).
• Produce, codirected, and starred in the musical comedy film Theater Camp (2023).
• Currently has a recurring role in the comedy-drama The Bear (2023 – present), portraying the main character’s love interest.

SPOTLIGHT

Red One

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, J. K. Simmons, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, and Wesley Kimmel

Director: Jake Kasdan

• Action comedy; the head of North Pole security (Johnson) teams up with a notorious hacker (Evans) to find the kidnapped Santa Claus (Simmons).
• Was meant to be a Prime Video original, but was eventually given a theatrical release instead.
• Has made over US$122 million on a $200 to 250 million budget.
• Has received negative reviews from critics who found it bland and formulaic.
• Dwayne Johnson was paid $50 million for the film, making him the highest paid actor to date.
• Film’s production ran into issues because of Johnson’s frequent tardiness, and the delays reportedly increased the budget by several million.
• Score composed by Henry Jackman.