Out this week:
Coming Soon
* Albums
- Brave Enough by Lindsey Stirling: Third album by the violinist; follows her 2014 sophomore record Shatter Me; led by the single ‘The Arena’, and includes the songs ‘Brave Enough’ (featuring Christina Perri) and ‘Don’t Let This Feeling Fade’ (featuring Rivers Cuomo and Lecrae).
- MC4 by French Montana: Second album by the rapper; comes after his studio debut Excuse My French (2013); includes the singles ‘Figure It Out’ (featuring Kanye West and Nas), ‘Lockjaw’ (featuring Kodak Black), and ‘No Shopping’ (featuring Drake).
* Movies
- Ben-Hur (starring Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro) - historical epic, fifth film adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880); a prince (Huston) falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother (Kebbell) returns to seek revenge.
- War Dogs (starring Jonah Hill, Miles Teller) - comedy, based on a true story; two men win a government contract to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan.
- Kubo and the Two Strings (with the voices of Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Ralph Fiennes) - animation; a boy must find a magical suit of armour to defeat a vengeful spirit.
Celeb Tweets
- Conan O’Brien (ConanOBrien): Fiji and I used to have the same number of Olympic gold medals. Touché, Fiji.
- Brie Larson (brielarson): The best thing about cold pizza is that it’s pizza.
- Rob Whisman (robwhisman): If you see Suicide Squad, be sure to stay after the credits. Lots of people leave half empty containers of popcorn and you can just have them.
- Jenny Slate (jennyslate): When anxiety creates pain in your brain, say I LOVE YOU to the ones you love, have a lil sip of water, lean on the inevitability of a new day.
Star
John Phillip Stamos
- Born on the 19th of August 1963 in Cypress, California, U.S.
- Son of a Greek immigrant restaurateur; family surname was originally Stamatopoulos which his father shortened to Stamos.
- Has two younger sisters.
- Started acting with a part in the soap opera General Hospital (1982 - 1984) before gaining international recognition for his role in the sitcom Full House (1987 - 1995).
- Has since starred in television series including Jake in Progress (2005 - 2006), ER (2005 - 2009), and Grandfathered (2015 - 2016), as well as appeared in shows like Glee (2010 - 2011), The New Normal (2013), Necessary Roughness (2013), and Galavant (2015).
- Currently has a recurring role in the Full House spin-off Fuller House (2016 - present). Has also been cast in the second season of the horror comedy Scream Queens (2016).
- Plays the drums and has occasionally performed in concerts with The Beach Boys.
- Was married to actress Rebecca Romijn from 1998 till their divorce in 2005.
Also born today: Veronica Roth, Christina Perri, Reeva Steenkamp, Missy Higgins, Erika Christensen, Matthew Perry, Kyra Sedgwick, Peter Gallagher, Bill Clinton
Spotlight
Star Trek Beyond
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella
Director: Justin Lin
- Science fiction adventure; while trying to rescue a stranded ship, the crew of the USS Enterprise come under attacked and find themselves facing a ruthless enemy.
- Thirteenth Star Trek film; third instalment in the reboot series after Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).
- Had a budget of $185 million; has made around $200 million in its first three weeks.
- Has received positive reviews from critics, who found the film familiar but entertaining.
- Is dedicated to the memory of actors Anton Yelchin (who died a month before its release) and Leonard Nimoy (who died during pre-production).
- Score composed by Michael Giacchino.
- Is expected to be followed by a fourth film. Chris Hemsworth is set to return in the role of Captain Kirk’s (Pine) father.