Memories...Do Not Open by The Chainsmokers: Debut album by the American DJ duo; includes the singles ‘Paris’, ‘Something Just Like This’ (with Coldplay), and ‘The One’,
Coming Soon
Out this week:
* Albums
Memories...Do Not Open by The Chainsmokers: Debut album by the American DJ duo; includes the singles ‘Paris’, ‘Something Just Like This’ (with Coldplay), and ‘The One’,
Also out this week: Pentatonix’s fifth EP, PTX Vol. IV - Classics; Pure Comedy, the third album by Father John Misty; Michelle Branch’s third album, Hopeless Romantic; and Deep Purple’s twentieth album, inFinite.
* Movies
Smurfs: The Lost Village (with the voices of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Jack McBrayer) - animation, reboot of the franchise; after finding a mysterious map, Smurfette (Lovato) sets off with her friends to find a lost village before Gargamel (Wilson) does.
Colossal (starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis) - sci-fi comedy; after losing her job and boyfriend (Sudeikis), a woman (Hathaway) finds herself connected to strange events.
Gifted (starring Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan) - drama; a man (Evans) raising his gifted niece (Grace) tries to give her a normal childhood but clashes with his mother who wants her to be specially tutored.
Celeb Tweets
Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome): Crayola is retiring the “dandelion” crayon. I feel bad for kids in the future who won’t know what the color dandelion tastes like.
Mark Hoppus (@markhoppus): Why’d they call him Wolverine and not Hulk Logan?
Spotlight
Power Rangers
Cast: Dean Israelite
Director: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Banks
Tagline: It’s morphin time
Action; five teenagers are recruited by Zordon (Cranston) to form the newest generation of Power Rangers and stop an alien invader, witch Rita Repulsa (Banks).
Reboot of the franchise created by Haim Saban; is the third Power Rangers film, the first in 20 years.
Had a budget of $100 million; has made over $70 million in around a week.
Has received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who found the film uneven and silly.
Score composed by Brian Tyler.
Will potentially be followed by a sequel, with a six movie story arc already planned.
Star
Chan Kong-sang
Born on 7th April 1954 in Victoria Peak, British Hong Kong.
Trained in martial arts and acrobatics in his youth.
Got the nickname “Little Jack”, later shortened to “Jackie”, while working as a construction worker in Canberra in 1976 - where his father had emigrated in the ‘60s - after a builder named Jack took him under his wing.
Started acting as a child, appearing in small roles.
Got his first starring role in Little Tiger of Canton (1973), and his first Hollywood role in The Big Brawl (1980).
Was initially model after Bruce Lee, but ultimately found international success in the action comedy genre, getting his breakthrough in Rush Hour (1998).
Has since starred in films including Shanghai Noon (2000), Rush Hour 2 (2001), Shanghai Knights (2003), Around the World in 80 Days (2004), Rush Hour 3 (2007), The Karate Kid (2010), Skiptrace (2016), and the Kung Fu Panda animated series (2008 - present).
Usually performs most of his own stunts.
Is also a successful singer; has released several albums since the early ‘80s.
Upcoming projects include the films The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) and The Foreigner (2017).
Has been married to actress Joan Lin since 1982; they have a son, Jaycee (born 1982). Also has a daughter (born 1999) from an affair with actress Elaine Ng Yi-Lei.
Is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and has championed several charitable causes.
Also born today: Anne-Marie, Duncan James, Russell Crowe
