Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish: The American singer’s third album; comes after 2021’s Happier Than Ever; includes the songs ‘Lunch...
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Albums
* Hit Me Hard and Soft by Billie Eilish: The American singer’s third album; comes after 2021’s Happier Than Ever; includes the songs ‘Lunch’, ‘Wildflower’, and ‘Blue’.
* Room Under the Stairs by Zayn: Fourth solo album by the English singer; follows Nobody Is Listening (2021); preceded by the singles ‘What I Am’ and ‘Alienated’.
Movies
* IF (starring Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Steve Carell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge) – fantasy comedy; a young girl (Fleming) gains the ability to see imaginary friends who have been abandoned by the kids they helped.
* Thelma the Unicorn (with the voices of Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Jemaine Clement, Edi Patterson) – animated musical comedy; a pony (Howard) pretends to be a unicorn in hopes of achieving her dreams of becoming a singer.
* Back to Black (starring Marisa Abela, Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville) – biographical drama; based on the life of British singer Amy Winehouse (Abela).
* The Strangers: Chapter 1 (starring Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez, Gabriel Basso, Rachel Shenton, Ema Horvath) – horror, third film in the series; forced to spend a night in an isolated cabin after their car breaks down, a couple (Petsch and Gutierrez) are terrorized by three psychopathic masked strangers.
STAR
Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin
* Born on 17 May 1961 in Dore, Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.
* Is the sixth of nine children.
* Comes from a family of musicians.
* Joined her family’s Celtic folk band Clannad in 1980.
* Chose to leave the band with their manager Nicky Ryan and administrator (and Ryan’s future wife) Roma Shane in 1982, with the trio subsequently forming a musical and business partnership.
* Started recording music as Enya, the phonetic spelling of her name.
* Released her debut album, Enya, in 1987.
* Was propelled to worldwide fame with the success of her sophomore album, Watermark (1988).
* Has released eight studio albums, with Dark Sky Island (2015) being the latest.
* Is the best-selling Irish solo artist, with an estimated 80 million albums sold worldwide.
* Is unmarried and doesn’t have children.
SPOTLIGHT
Unfrosted
Cast: Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Max Greenfield, Hugh Grant, and Amy Schumer
Director: Jerry Seinfeld
Tagline: A pop-tart will rise.
* Comedy; in 1963 Michigan, rivals Kellogg’s and Post compete to create a revolutionary breakfast pastry.
* Is loosely based on the true story of the creation of Pop-Tarts toaster pastries.
* Marks Jerry Seinfeld’s directorial debut.
* Parodies extensively on the Moon landing.
* Has received negative reviews from critics, who found it silly and uneven.
* Score composed by Christophe Beck. The song ‘Sweet Morning Heat’ by Meghan Trainor and Jimmy Fallon plays during the closing credits.
