The Thrill of It All by Sam Smith: Second album by the English singer, the follow-up to In the Lonely Hour (2014); led by the single ‘Too Good at Goodbyes’.
Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
The Thrill of It All by Sam Smith: Second album by the English singer, the follow-up to In the Lonely Hour (2014); led by the single ‘Too Good at Goodbyes’.
Red Pill Blues by Maroon 5: The pop band’s sixth record; comes after 2014’s V; includes the songs ‘What Lovers Do’ (featuring SZA), ‘Help Me Out’ (with Julia Michaels), ‘Who I Am’ (featuring LunchMoney Lewis), ‘Whiskey’ (featuring ASAP Rocky), and ‘Don’t Wanna Know’ (featuring Kendrick Lamar).
Also out this week:Texoma Shore by Blake Shelton; Just the Beginning by Grace VanderWaal; Kids in Love by Kygo; and Sweet Southern Sugar by Kid Rock.
* Movies
Thor: Ragnarok (starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum) - action, third Thor film and seventeenth Marvel Cinematic Universe release; Thor (Hemsworth) must escape an alien planet and save his home from destruction.
A Bad Moms Christmas (starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines, Susan Sarandon) - comedy; three overburdened moms (Kunis, Bell, Hahn) rebel against the expectations of Christmas but have to host the holidays while entertaining their own mothers (Baranski, Hines, Sarandon).
Last Flag Flying (starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne) - comedy drama, sequel to the 1973 film The Last Detail; three men (Carrell, Cranston, Fishburne) who served together in the same marine unit reunite for a funeral when one’s son is killed in combat.
Lady Bird (starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts) - comedy drama; follows the adventures of a young woman (Ronan) struggling to find her place in the world.
Celeb Tweets
Eliza Skinner (@elizaskinner): My fitness goal is for people to say “she’s exercising” when I run, not “she’s got butterscotch muffins burning somewhere.”
Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo): What did I do to warrant unrelenting internet ads for women’s slippers?
Wesley Snipes (@wesleysnipes): If you’re always being hateful to others, your life will NEVER be great. The universe does not reward bad energy. You get what you give
Star
Kendall Nicole Jenner
Born on 3rd November 1995 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Is the daughter of retired Olympic decathlete champion Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner and television personality Kris Jenner.
Has one younger sister, Kylie, and eight half-siblings, four from her father’s side and four from her mother’s previous marriage.
Gained fame for appearing on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007 - present).
Started modelling at age 14 in 2009, becoming part of a group of models chosen for their social media following.
Is friends with Gigi Hadid, whose stepdad was once married to Kendall’s father’s ex-wife
Spotlight
The Foreigner
Cast: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady
Director: Martin Campbell
Tagline: Never push a good man too far.
Action thriller; a businessman (Chan) seeks revenge for the death of his daughter.
Is based on the 1992 novel The Chinaman by Stephen Leather.
Is a British-Chinese co-production.
Had an estimated budget of $35 million; has made around $115 million in the first month of its release.
Has received mixed to positive reviews, receiving praise for the performance of its leads but drawing criticism for being formulaic.
release; Thor (Hemsworth) must escape an alien planet and save his home from destruction.
