Everyone’s a Star! by 5 Seconds of Summer: Sixth album by the Australian pop rock band...
COMING SOON
Out this week
Albums
Everyone’s a Star! by 5 Seconds of Summer: Sixth album by the Australian pop rock band; follows 5SOS5 (2022); includes the singles ‘Not OK’, ‘Boyband’, ‘Telephone Busy’.
Movies
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Morgan Freeman) – heist thriller, sequel to Now You See Me 2 (2016), third instalment in the series; the Four Horsemen reunite to steal the world’s largest queen diamond from a powerful family crime syndicate.
The Running Man (starring Glen Powell, Colman Domingo, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, William H. Macy) – action, based on the 1982 novel by Stephen King; the contestants of a game show must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins.
Jay Kelly (starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough) – comedy drama; a famous actor (Clooney) and his devoted manager (Sandler) reflect on their life choices as they travel through Europe.
Eternity (starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner, John Early, Da’Vine Joy Randolph) – fantasy romantic comedy; a woman (Olsen) must choose between two men – her first love who died in a war (Turner) or the man she built her life with (Teller) – and decide who she wants to spend eternity with in the afterlife.
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (starring Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Chloe Bennet) – holiday comedy; three famous brothers race against time during a chaotic journey as they try to make it home in time for Christmas.
STARS
Vanessa Bayer
Born on 14 November 1981 in Orange, Ohio, U.S.
Has a brother, musician Jonah.
Was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at age 15. Underwent chemotherapy to reach remission.
Graduated from the Annenberg School for Communication of the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in communications and French.
Gained recognition as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, appearing in the sketch comedy series from 2010 to 2017.
Has since appeared in the comedy series I Love That for You (2022) – which was loosely based on her experience as a survivor of childhood leukaemia – and films including Office Christmas Party (2016), Ibiza (2018), and Wander Darkly (2020).
Published the children’s book How Do You Care for a Very Sick Bear? in 2019.
SPOTLIGHT
Frankenstein
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen, Christian Convery, Charles Dance, and Christoph Waltz
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Tagline: Only monsters play God.
Dark fantasy; an egotistical scientist’s (Isaac) experiment in creating new life results in dangerous consequences.
Based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.
Had a US$120 million budget.
Andrew Garfield was originally set to play the Monster but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. He was replaced by Jacob Elordi.
Has received positive reviews, earning praise for the storytelling and acclaim for Elordi’s performance.
