COMING SOON
Out this week
* Albums
- Imploding the Mirage by the Killers: The American rock band’s sixth album; comes after 2017’s Wonderful Wonderful; includes the singles ‘Caution’, ‘Fire in Bone’, ‘My Own Soul’s Warning’, and ‘Dying Breed’.
Movies
- The One and Only Ivan (starring (voices) Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren) – fantasy, based on K. A. Applegate’s children’s novel; a gorilla (Rockwell) tries to remember his past while hatching a plan to escape from captivity with an aging elephant (Jolie).
- Tesla (starring Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Eve Hewson, Jim Gaffigan) – biographical drama about inventor Nikola Tesla (Hawke) and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power.
CELEB TWEETS
- Kumail Nanjiani (kumailn): Shout out to dudes who think masks are weak but that Batman is cool!
- Al Yankovic (alyankovic): I thought NickKroll was sending me a link to watch season 4 of Big Mouth, but it was just a RickAstley video. Sick troll rickroll, Nick Kroll!
- Ali Zafar (AliZafarsays): Deeply honoured to be awarded the Pride of Performance award by the Government of Pakistan. I bow down in humility and gratitude to God, forever indebted to my fans and supporters. #PakistanZindabaad #PakistanIndependenceDay
Star
Hayden Lesley Panettiere
- Born on 21st August 1989 in Palisades, New York, U.S
- Has a younger brother, Jansen, who is also an actor.
- Appeared in a commercial at the age of eleven months.
- Gained some recognition as a child actress, appearing in soap operas One Life to Live (1994 – 1997) and Guiding Light (1996 – 2000).
- Gained greater fame for her starring role in the television series Heroes (2006 – 2010) and Nashville (2012 – 2018).
- Has also appeared in movies including Raising Helen (2004), I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009), Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011), and Scream 4 (2011).
- Has a daughter (born in 2014) with her former partner, heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko.
- Supports animal rights causes, particularly advocating against dolphin and whale hunting.
Also born today: Kacey Musgraves, Kelis, Liam Howlett, Serj Tankian, Carrie-Anne Moss, Kim Cattrall, Loretta Devine, Kenny Rogers
Spotlight
Work It
Cast: Sabrina Carpenter, Liza Koshy, Keiynan Lonsdale, Michelle Buteau, Jordan Fisher
Director: Laura Terruso
Tagline: Dance to your own beat.
- Dance comedy; a girl (Carpenter) forms a ragtag group of dancers and learns to dance in hopes of getting admission to the college of her dreams.
- Was the top-watched film on Netflix in its debut weekend.
- Has received mixed reviews from critics who found it unoriginal.
- Score composed by Germaine Franco. Soundtrack includes Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Let Me Move You’.