Out this week
Coming Soon
* Albums
- Head Carrier by Pixies: Sixth album by the alternative rock band, their second record since their 2004 reunion; includes the singles ‘Talent’, and ‘Tenement Song’.
Also out this week: Live in San Diego by Eric Clapton; Remember Us to Life by Regina Spektor; and Yellowcard by Yellowcard.
* Movies
- Deepwater Horizon (starring Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich) – thriller; based on the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion which created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
- Masterminds (starring Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis) – action comedy; an armoured car company night guard (Galifianakis) organizes a bank heist.
Star
Marion Cotillard
- Born on 30th September 1975 in Paris, France.
- Has two younger brothers who are twins.
- Started acting as a child, appearing in minor roles as a teenager.
- Gained notice after appearing in Taxi (1998) and its sequels, Taxi 2 (2000) and Taxi 3 (2003), before moving to Hollywood with a supporting role in Big Fish (2003).
- Received acclaim after starring in La Vie en rose (2007). Has since appeared in films including Public Enemies (2009), Inception (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Macbeth (2015).
- Upcoming projects include the films Allied (2016) and Assassin’s Creed (2016).
- Also sings, and can play the guitar, tambourine, and keyboard.
- Has been in a relationship with actor Guillaume Canet since 2007. They have a son (born in 2011) together and are expecting their second child.
Also born today: T-Pain, Lacey Chabert, Jenna Elfman, Tony Hale
Celeb Tweets
- Joanna Hausmann (Joannahausmann): If a couple with millions of dollars, six kids, and a brand of overpriced rose wine can’t make it, we should all just give up now.
- Warren Holstein (WarrenHolstein): The most contentious part of the Brangelina divorce will be who gets custody of Ethiopia.
Spotlight
Blair Witch
Cast: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Valorie Curry, Corbin Reid, Wes Robinson
Director: Adam Wingard
Tagline: There’s something evil hiding in the woods.
- Horror; James Donahue (McCune) and his friends head to the forest believed to be inhabited by the Blair Witch to uncover the mystery surrounding his sister Heather’s disappearance.
- Sequel to The Blair Witch Project (1999); third film in the found footage series after Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000).
- Was shot under the fake title The Woods; its connection to the Blair Witch franchise was initially kept secret.
- Had a budget of $5 million; has made around $16 million in a week.
- Has received negative reviews from critics, who found it familiar and unsurprising.
- Score by Adam Wingard.
68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
- Drama series: Game of Thrones
- Actor, drama series: Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
- Actress, drama series: Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black
- Comedy series: Veep
- Actor, comedy series: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
- Actress, comedy series: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
- Limited series: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Actor, limited series/movie: Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Actress, limited series/movie: Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Television movie: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
For the complete list of winner, visit: emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2016