COMING SOON
Out this week
Albums
- Exodus by DMX: First posthumous release by the late American rapper, his first studio album since 2012’s Undisputed; features appearances by artists including Jay-Z, Nas, Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, Bono, Snoop Dogg, and Usher.
- Reprise by Moby: Nineteenth album by the American musician; includes orchestral and acoustic arrangements of songs from his career – including ‘Porcelain’, ‘Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?’, ‘We Are All Made of Stars’, and ‘Lift Me Up’ – featuring multiple guest artists.
- Godzilla by The Veronicas: The Australian duo’s fourth studio release; follows their 2014 self-titled album The Veronicas; includes the singles ‘In My Blood’, ‘The Only High’, and ‘Godzilla’.
Movies
- Blue Miracle (starring Dennis Quaid, Jimmy Gonzales, Fernanda Urrejola, Bruce McGill) – drama, inspired by a true story; after their orphanage is hit by a hurricane, a caretaker (Gonzalez) and his kids team up with a washed-up fisherman (Quaid) to enter a fishing competition in the hopes of saving their orphanage.
Celeb Tweets
- Mindy Kaling (mindykaling): Thinking about all the lipstick I’m going to wear in 2022.
- Emily Heller (MrEmilyHeller): I won’t miss masks, but that said, I’m confident I swallowed less bugs in 2020 than any other year of my life.
- Julius Sharpe (juliussharpe): I can’t believe the government is admitting there are UFOs and it’s not getting 1/10th the attention of covfefe.
Star
Carey Hannah Mulligan
- Born on 28 May 1985 in Westminster, London, England.
- Has an older brother, Owen.
- Became interested in acting as a child.
- Was the student head of the drama department at her school.
- Made her stage debut in the play Forty Winks in 2004 and her film debut the following year with a supporting role in Pride & Prejudice (2005).
- Got her breakthrough with her first leading role in the film An Education (2009).
- Has since starred in movies including Never Let Me Go (2010), Drive (2011), The Great Gatsby (2013), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Wildlife (2018), Promising Young Woman (2020), and The Dig (2021).
- Upcoming projects include Bradley Cooper’s film Maestro (about the life of Leonard Bernstein) and the adaptation of the novel Spaceman of Bohemia (alongside Adam Sandler).
- Has been married to Marcus Mumford, the lead singer of Mumford & Sons, since 2012. They were childhood pen pals who lost touch before reconnecting as adults. They have two children: daughter Evelyn Grace (born in 2015) and son Wilfred (born in 2017).
Spotlight
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Cast: Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, Samuel L. Jackson
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
- Horror; while investigating gruesome murders reminiscent of The Jigsaw Killer, a detective (Rock), who is the son of an esteemed police veteran (Jackson), finds himself at the centre of the criminal’s morbid game.
- Is the ninth instalment in the Saw film series.
- Chris Rock approached Lionsgate with ideas of extending the Saw franchise, which resulted in this movie.
- Is the fourth film in the series directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.
- Was originally scheduled to be released in May 2020 but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Has received mixed reviews; critics have praised the performances and the new direction of the franchise, but criticised the predictable mystery and storyline.
- Score composed by Charlie Clouser.
- A potential sequel is in the works. A television series based on the film might also be developed.