Coming Soon
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* Movies
- Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (starring Meryl Streep, Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Jeremy Irvine, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Stellan SkarsgŒrd, Dominic Cooper, Cher) - musical, sequel to 2008’s Mamma Mia!; Sophie (Seyfried) learns about her mother’s (Streep) past while expecting a child.
- The Equalizer 2 (starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman) - action, sequel to The Equalizer (2014); a retired CIA agent (Washington) seeks revenge after one of his friends (Leo) is murdered.
- Unfriended: Dark Web (starring Colin Woodell, Betty Gabriel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Andrew Lees) - horror, stand-alone sequel to 2014’s Unfriended; a guy (Woodell) finds a laptop and soon discovers that its previous owner will do anything to get it back.
Celeb Tweets
- Conan O’Brien (ConanOBrien): In the new James Bond movie, Bond apologizes to women for his behavior and is never seen again.
- Mindy Kaling (mindykaling): Paul Rudd has been handsome for 40 years and is somehow still like 32.
- Ellen DeGeneres (TheEllenShow): Happy birthday, TomHanks! Movie Pitch: Woody gets swept away from the beach into the ocean, and Dory helps him find his way home. Call my agent.
- Taylor Tomlinson (taylortomlinson): You guys ever eat dessert when you’re happy and wish you were sad so it tasted better?
- Whitney Cummings (WhitneyCummings): Tweet others like you’d want to be Tweeted.
Star
Sandra Miju Oh
- Born on 20th July 1971 in Ontario, Canada.
- Parents are Korean immigrants.
- Has a brother, Ray, and sister, Grace.
- Became interested in ballet and acting at an early age, eventually forgoing university to pursue a career in the latter.
- Graduated from the National Theatre School in 1993.
- Gained prominence after starring in the film Double Happiness (1994), and critical acclaim for her role in the sports sitcom Arliss (1996 - 2002).
- Achieved widespread recognition for her supporting role in the medical series Grey’s Anatomy (2005 - 2014).
- Is currently starring in the TV series Killing Eve (2018 - present).
- Has also appeared in films including The Princess Diaries (2001), Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), Sideways (2004), Rabbit Hole (2010), and Catfight (2016).
- Was married to American filmmaker Alexander Payne from 2003 till their divorce in 2006.
Also born today: Julianne Hough, Judy Greer, Omar Epps, Terri Irwin, Chris Cornell, Carlos Santana
Spotlight
The First Purge
Cast: Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Mugga, Lauren Velez, Marisa Tomei
Director: Gerard McMurray
Tagline: A nation reborn.
- Horror; after the government is overthrown by the New Founding Fathers of America, an experiment is set up on Staten Island where there will be no laws for 12 hours.
- Fourth instalment in The Purge series, a prequel to the previous films.
- Is the first film in the franchise not to be directed by series creator James DeMonaco, although he did write and produce the movie.
- Does not feature characters from previous instalments.
- Had a budget of $13 million; has made around $72 million in less than two weeks.
- Has received mixed reviews from critics, who found the film provocative and its social commentary unsubtle.
- Score composed by Kevin Lax.