Painted Ruins by Grizzly Bear: Fifth album by the indie band, the follow-up to 2012’s Shields; includes the singles ‘Three Rings’, ‘Mourning Sound’, ‘Four Cypresses’, and ‘Neighbors’.
Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
Not Dark Yet by Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne: A duet album by the country singer sisters; marks the first official studio collaboration between the siblings; features covers of songs, including Nirvana’s ‘Lithium’ and The Killer’s ‘My List’, as well as the original track ‘Is It Too Much’.
Painted Ruins by Grizzly Bear: Fifth album by the indie band, the follow-up to 2012’s Shields; includes the singles ‘Three Rings’, ‘Mourning Sound’, ‘Four Cypresses’, and ‘Neighbors’.
* Movies
The Hitman’s Bodyguard (starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Elodie Yung, Salma Hayek) - action comedy; a special agent (Reynolds) is hired to guard his mortal enemy, a notorious hitman (Jackson) who has to testify at the International Court of Justice.
Logan Lucky (starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Riley Keough) - heist comedy; three siblings (Tatum, Driver, Keough) set out to execute an elaborate robbery.
Patti Cake$ (starring Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett) - drama; a plus-sized white girl (Macdonald) tries to become a famous rapper.
Celeb Tweets
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Star
Andrew David Samberg
Born on 18th August 1978 in Berkeley, California, U.S.
Has two sisters, Johanna and Darrow.
Graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2000.
Gained attention after posting comedy videos on YouTube with his childhood friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone; the trio together formed The Lonely Island troupe.
Was hired on Saturday Night Live - a show he admired since his childhood - in 2005, and remained on the show till 2012.
Has since appeared in films including Hot Rod (2007), I Love You, Man (2009), That’s My Boy (2012), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), as well as voiced characters in Hotel Transylvania (2012), Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), and Storks (2016).
Currently stars in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013 - present).
Upcoming projects include the animated film Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018).
Married musician Joanna Newsom in 2013; they have a baby daughter who was born this year.
Also born today: Frances Bean Cobain, Mika, Kaitlin Olson, Christian Slater, Edward Norton, Denis Leary, Martin Mull, Robert Redford
Spotlight
The Emoji Movie
Voice cast: T. J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Jennifer Coolidge, Christina Aguilera, Sof’a Vergara, Sean Hayes, Patrick Stewart
Director: Tony Leondis
Tagline: An adventure beyond words.
Animation; a multi-expressional emoji (Miller), who lives in a teenager’s phone, sets out on a journey to become a normal “meh” emoji.
Is based on the emoji symbols.
Had a budget of $50 million; has made around $70 million in two weeks.
Has received overwhelming dislike from critics, who found it lazy, idiotic, derivative, and lacking wit.
Ilana Glazer, who was originally set to voice Jailbreak, was later replaced by Anna Faris.
Gary Oldman, Elodie Yung, Salma Hayek) - action comedy; a special agent (Reynolds) is hired to guard his mortal enemy, a notorious hitman (Jackson) who has to testify at the International Court of Justice.
