Flicker by Niall Horan: Debut solo album by the Irish singer, making him the second member of One Direction to release his own album while the group is on hiatus; includes the singles ‘This Town’, ‘Slow Hands’, and ‘Too Much to Ask’.
Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
Flicker by Niall Horan: Debut solo album by the Irish singer, making him the second member of One Direction to release his own album while the group is on hiatus; includes the singles ‘This Town’, ‘Slow Hands’, and ‘Too Much to Ask’.
Also out this week:Under the Streetlight, twelfth set by R&B group Boyz II Men; violinist Lindsey Stirling’s fourth record Warmer in the Winter; German DJ Paul van Dyk’s eighth album From Then On; 11:11 Reset, the seventh album by R&B singer Keyshia Cole; and rock band Cheap Trick’s holiday album, Christmas Christmas.
* Movies
Geostorm (starring Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris) - action; a satellite designer (Butler) tries to save the world from an epic storm after the network of satellites that control the global climate malfunctions.
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman) - horror; a surgeon’s (Farrell) life falls apart when a teenage boy he forms a bond with turns sinister.
The Snowman (starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson) - thriller; a detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a woman.
Same Kind of Different as Me (starring Greg Kinnear, Renee Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou, Jon Voight) - drama, based on the book of the same name; an art dealer (Kinnear) must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Hounsou) in order to save his struggling marriage.
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Star
Jessica Hannah Glynne
Born on 20th October 1989 in London, England.
Applied for participation in The X Factor when she was 15, but dropped out of the audition process after a disagreement with the producers.
Worked for a music management company in her late teens.
Took a year-long music course at Access to Music London.
Rose to fame in 2014 after featuring on Route 94’s song ‘My Love’ and the Clean Bandit single ‘Rather Be’, both of which were chart hits.
Released her debut album, I Cry When I Laugh (2015), the following year, which made her one of the most successful British female solo artists.
Enjoys horse riding.
Is a big Arsenal Football Club fan.
Also born today: Candice Swanepoel, Katie Featherston, John Krasinski, Dan Fogler, Dannii Minogue, Snoop Dogg, Viggo Mortensen, Danny Boyle, Tom Petty
Spotlight
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Cast: Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Pena, Zach Woods, Jackie Chan
Director: Charlie Bean, Paul Fisher, Bob Logan
Tagline: Find your inner piece.
Animation; a teenage ninja (Franco) tries to accept the truth about his evil father (Theroux) while attempting to defend his island home.
Is based on the Lego Ninjago toy line.
Is the third instalment of The Lego Movie franchise, and the second Lego film of the year, following The Lego Batman Movie (2017).
Had a budget of $70 million; has made nearly $97 million in around a month, which is significantly less than the previous Lego films.
Has received mixed reviews from critics who found it repetitive and mediocre.
