Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
- Flicker by Niall Horan: Debut solo album by the Irish singer, making him the second member of One Direction to release his own album while the group is on hiatus; includes the singles ‘This Town’, ‘Slow Hands’, and ‘Too Much to Ask’.
- Also out this week: Under the Streetlight, twelfth set by R&B group Boyz II Men; violinist Lindsey Stirling’s fourth record Warmer in the Winter; German DJ Paul van Dyk’s eighth album From Then On; 11:11 Reset, the seventh album by R&B singer Keyshia Cole; and rock band Cheap Trick’s holiday album, Christmas Christmas.
* Movies
- Geostorm (starring Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris) - action; a satellite designer (Butler) tries to save the world from an epic storm after the network of satellites that control the global climate malfunctions.
- The Killing of a Sacred Deer (starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman) - horror; a surgeon’s (Farrell) life falls apart when a teenage boy he forms a bond with turns sinister.
- The Snowman (starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson) - thriller; a detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a woman.
- Same Kind of Different as Me (starring Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou, Jon Voight) - drama, based on the book of the same name; an art dealer (Kinnear) must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage.
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Star
Jessica Hannah Glynne
- Born on 20th October 1989 in London, England.
- Applied for participation in The X Factor when she was 15, but dropped out of the audition process after a disagreement with the producers.
- Worked for a music management company in her late teens.
- Took a year-long music course at Access to Music London.
- Rose to fame in 2014 after featuring on Route 94’s song ‘My Love’ and the Clean Bandit single ‘Rather Be’, both of which were chart hits.
- Released her debut album, I Cry When I Laugh (2015), the following year, which made her one of the most successful British female solo artists.
- Enjoys horse riding.
- Is a big Arsenal Football Club fan.
Also born today: Candice Swanepoel, Katie Featherston, John Krasinski, Dan Fogler, Dannii Minogue, Snoop Dogg, Viggo Mortensen, Danny Boyle, Tom Petty
Spotlight
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Cast: Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Pena, Zach Woods, Jackie Chan
Director: Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, Bob Logan
Tagline: Find your inner piece.
- Animation; a teenage ninja (Franco) tries to accept the truth about his evil father (Theroux) while attempting to defend his island home.
- Is based on the Lego Ninjago toy line.
- Is the third instalment of The Lego Movie franchise, and the second Lego film of the year, following The Lego Batman Movie (2017).
- Had a budget of $70 million; has made nearly $97 million in around a month, which is significantly less than the previous Lego films.
- Has received mixed reviews from critics who found it repetitive and mediocre.
- Score composed by Mark Mothersbaugh.