Brave Enough by Lindsey Stirling: Third album by the violinist; follows her 2014 sophomore record Shatter Me; led by the single ‘The Arena’, and includes the songs ‘Brave Enough’ (featuring Christina Perri) and ‘Don’t Let This Feeling Fade’ (featuring Rivers Cuomo and Lecrae).
Out this week:
Coming Soon
*Albums
Brave Enough by Lindsey Stirling: Third album by the violinist; follows her 2014 sophomore record Shatter Me; led by the single ‘The Arena’, and includes the songs ‘Brave Enough’ (featuring Christina Perri) and ‘Don’t Let This Feeling Fade’ (featuring Rivers Cuomo and Lecrae).
MC4 by French Montana: Second album by the rapper; comes after his studio debut Excuse My French (2013); includes the singles ‘Figure It Out’ (featuring Kanye West and Nas), ‘Lockjaw’ (featuring Kodak Black), and ‘No Shopping’ (featuring Drake).
* Movies
Ben-Hur (starring Jack Huston, Morgan Freeman, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro) - historical epic, fifth film adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880); a prince (Huston) falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother (Kebbell) returns to seek revenge.
War Dogs (starring Jonah Hill, Miles Teller) - comedy, based on a true story; two men win a government contract to arm America’s allies in Afghanistan.
Kubo and the Two Strings (with the voices of Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Ralph Fiennes) - animation; a boy must find a magical suit of armour to defeat a vengeful spirit.
Celeb Tweets
Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien): Fiji and I used to have the same number of Olympic gold medals. Touché, Fiji.
Brie Larson (@brielarson): The best thing about cold pizza is that it’s pizza.
Rob Whisman (@robwhisman): If you see Suicide Squad, be sure to stay after the credits. Lots of people leave half empty containers of popcorn and you can just have them.
Jenny Slate (@jennyslate): When anxiety creates pain in your brain, say I LOVE YOU to the ones you love, have a lil sip of water, lean on the inevitability of a new day.
Star
John Phillip Stamos
Born on the 19th of August 1963 in Cypress, California, U.S.
Son of a Greek immigrant restaurateur; family surname was originally Stamatopoulos which his father shortened to Stamos.
Has two younger sisters.
Started acting with a part in the soap opera General Hospital (1982 - 1984) before gaining international recognition for his role in the sitcom Full House (1987 - 1995).
Has since starred in television series including Jake in Progress (2005 - 2006), ER (2005 - 2009), and Grandfathered (2015 - 2016), as well as appeared in shows like Glee (2010 - 2011), The New Normal (2013), Necessary Roughness (2013), and Galavant (2015).
Currently has a recurring role in the Full House spin-off Fuller House (2016 - present). Has also been cast in the second season of the horror comedy Scream Queens (2016).
Plays the drums and has occasionally performed in concerts with The Beach Boys.
Was married to actress Rebecca Romijn from 1998 till their divorce in 2005.
Also born today: Veronica Roth, Christina Perri, Reeva Steenkamp, Missy Higgins, Erika Christensen, Matthew Perry, Kyra Sedgwick, Peter Gallagher, Bill Clinton
Spotlight
Star Trek Beyond
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella
Director: Justin Lin
Science fiction adventure; while trying to rescue a stranded ship, the crew of the USS Enterprise come under attacked and find themselves facing a ruthless enemy.
Thirteenth Star Trek film; third instalment in the reboot series after Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).
Had a budget of $185 million; has made around $200 million in its first three weeks.
Has received positive reviews from critics, who found the film familiar but entertaining.
Is dedicated to the memory of actors Anton Yelchin (who died a month before its release) and Leonard Nimoy (who died during pre-production).
Score composed by Michael Giacchino.
Is expected to be followed by a fourth film. Chris Hemsworth is set to return in the role of Captain Kirk’s (Pine) father.
