Something to Tell You by Haim: Second album by the pop group, the follow-up to their 2013 debut Days Are Gone; includes the songs ‘Want You Back’ and ‘Little of Your Love’.
Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
Something to Tell You by Haim: Second album by the pop group, the follow-up to their 2013 debut Days Are Gone; includes the songs ‘Want You Back’ and ‘Little of Your Love’.
Hug of Thunder by Broken Social Scene: The Canadian indie rock musical collective’s fifth album; comes after Forgiveness Rock Record (2010); includes the songs ‘Halfway Home’, ‘Skyline’, and ‘Please Take Me with You’.
* Movies
Spider-Man: Homecoming (starring Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Robert Downey Jr.) - action, second reboot of the Spider-Man franchise; Peter Parker (Holland) tries to balance life with being a superhero as he faces the Vulture (Keaton).
A Ghost Story (starring Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara) - drama; a recently deceased man (Affleck) returns as a ghost to his suburban home to try to reconnect with his wife (Mara).
Celeb Tweets
Chris Schleicher (@cschleichsrun): Who will pay me to write a Maleficent-style retelling of Singin’ in the Rain from the perspective of wronged actress Lina Lamont?
Matt Goldich (@MattGoldich): Is there not ONE brave person in the White House who will stand up and say, “Mr. President, you need to lose 30-40 pounds”?
Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien): Been checking Twitter every five minutes, but thank God, so far @realDonaldTrump hasn’t mentioned my facelift.
Star
James Christopher Gaffigan
Born on 7th July 1966 in Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Is the youngest of six children.
Graduated from Georgetown University in 1988 with a degree in finance.
Worked in advertising before pursuing a career in comedy and performing stand-up at comedy clubs.
Subsequently appeared in several commercials.
Has since starred in sitcoms including Welcome to New York (2000 - 2001), The Ellen Show (2001 - 2002), My Boys (2006 - 2009), and The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015 - 2016).
Has also released several comedy albums, and written two books: Dad Is Fat (2013) and Food: A Love Story (2014).
Upcoming projects include the movies Drunk Parents (2017) and Chappaquiddick (2017), and the animated film Duck Duck Goose (2018).
Has been married to actress Jeannie Noth since 2003; they have five children.
Also born today: Cassidy, Berenice Bejo, Jorja Fox, Billy Campbell, Ringo Starr
Spotlight
Transformers:
The Last Knight
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Isabela Moner, Stanley Tucci
Director: Michael Bay
Tagline: For one world to live, the other must die.
Action; with the Autobots and Decepticons at war, the key to saving the future is hidden in the secrets of the past.
Is the fifth instalment of the Transformers film series; is the sequel to Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).
Was released a decade after the first Transformers (2007) film.
Had a budget of over $200 million (as much as $260 by some estimates); has made nearly $430 million in around two weeks.
Has received very negative reviews from critics, who criticised the confusing, incoherent plot.
Is set to be followed by a spin-off, Transformers Universe: Bumblebee, in June 2018, and then a sixth film in the series in June 2019.
Both Bay and Wahlberg don’t plan to return for another sequel.
