Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
- The Thrill of It All by Sam Smith: Second album by the English singer, the follow-up to In the Lonely Hour (2014); led by the single ‘Too Good at Goodbyes’.
- Red Pill Blues by Maroon 5: The pop band’s sixth record; comes after 2014’s V; includes the songs ‘What Lovers Do’ (featuring SZA), ‘Help Me Out’ (with Julia Michaels), ‘Who I Am’ (featuring LunchMoney Lewis), ‘Whiskey’ (featuring ASAP Rocky), and ‘Don’t Wanna Know’ (featuring Kendrick Lamar).
- Also out this week: Texoma Shore by Blake Shelton; Just the Beginning by Grace VanderWaal; Kids in Love by Kygo; and Sweet Southern Sugar by Kid Rock.
* Movies
- Thor: Ragnarok (starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum) - action, third Thor film and seventeenth Marvel Cinematic Universe release; Thor (Hemsworth) must escape an alien planet and save his home from destruction.
- A Bad Moms Christmas (starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines, Susan Sarandon) - comedy; three overburdened moms (Kunis, Bell, Hahn) rebel against the expectations of Christmas but have to host the holidays while entertaining their own mothers (Baranski, Hines, Sarandon).
- Last Flag Flying (starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne) - comedy drama, sequel to the 1973 film The Last Detail; three men (Carrell, Cranston, Fishburne) who served together in the same marine unit reunite for a funeral when one’s son is killed in combat.
- Lady Bird (starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts) - comedy drama; follows the adventures of a young woman (Ronan) struggling to find her place in the world.
Celeb Tweets
- Eliza Skinner (elizaskinner): My fitness goal is for people to say “she’s exercising” when I run, not “she’s got butterscotch muffins burning somewhere.”
- Steve Martin (SteveMartinToGo): What did I do to warrant unrelenting internet ads for women’s slippers?
- Wesley Snipes (wesleysnipes): If you’re always being hateful to others, your life will NEVER be great. The universe does not reward bad energy. You get what you give
Star
Kendall Nicole Jenner
- Born on 3rd November 1995 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Is the daughter of retired Olympic decathlete champion Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner and television personality Kris Jenner.
- Has one younger sister, Kylie, and eight half-siblings, four from her father’s side and four from her mother’s previous marriage.
- Gained fame for appearing on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007 - present).
- Started modelling at age 14 in 2009, becoming part of a group of models chosen for their social media following.
- Is friends with Gigi Hadid, whose stepdad was once married to Kendall’s father’s ex-wife
Spotlight
The Foreigner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady
Director: Martin Campbell
Tagline: Never push a good man too far.
- Action thriller; a businessman (Chan) seeks revenge for the death of his daughter.
- Is based on the 1992 novel The Chinaman by Stephen Leather.
- Is a British-Chinese co-production.
- Had an estimated budget of $35 million; has made around $115 million in the first month of its release.
- Has received mixed to positive reviews, receiving praise for the performance of its leads but drawing criticism for being formulaic.
- Score composed by Cliff Martinez.