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By Sameen Amer
Fri, 07, 18

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (starring Meryl Streep, Lily James, Amanda Seyfried....

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* Movies

  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (starring Meryl Streep, Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Jeremy Irvine, Colin Firth, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Stellan SkarsgŒrd, Dominic Cooper, Cher) - musical, sequel to 2008’s Mamma Mia!; Sophie (Seyfried) learns about her mother’s (Streep) past while expecting a child.
  • The Equalizer 2 (starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman) - action, sequel to The Equalizer (2014); a retired CIA agent (Washington) seeks revenge after one of his friends (Leo) is murdered.
  • Unfriended: Dark Web (starring Colin Woodell, Betty Gabriel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Andrew Lees) - horror, stand-alone sequel to 2014’s Unfriended; a guy (Woodell) finds a laptop and soon discovers that its previous owner will do anything to get it back.

Celeb Tweets

  • Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien): In the new James Bond movie, Bond apologizes to women for his behavior and is never seen again.
  • Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling): Paul Rudd has been handsome for 40 years and is somehow still like 32.
  • Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow): Happy birthday, @TomHanks! Movie Pitch: Woody gets swept away from the beach into the ocean, and Dory helps him find his way home. Call my agent.
  • Taylor Tomlinson (@taylortomlinson): You guys ever eat dessert when you’re happy and wish you were sad so it tasted better?
  • Whitney Cummings (@WhitneyCummings): Tweet others like you’d want to be Tweeted.

Star

Sandra Miju Oh

  • Born on 20th July 1971 in Ontario, Canada.
  • Parents are Korean immigrants.
  • Has a brother, Ray, and sister, Grace.
  • Became interested in ballet and acting at an early age, eventually forgoing university to pursue a career in the latter.
  • Graduated from the National Theatre School in 1993.
  • Gained prominence after starring in the film Double Happiness (1994), and critical acclaim for her role in the sports sitcom Arliss (1996 - 2002).
  • Achieved widespread recognition for her supporting role in the medical series Grey’s Anatomy (2005 - 2014).
  • Is currently starring in the TV series Killing Eve (2018 - present).
  • Has also appeared in films including The Princess Diaries (2001), Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), Sideways (2004), Rabbit Hole (2010), and Catfight (2016).
  • Was married to American filmmaker Alexander Payne from 2003 till their divorce in 2006.

Also born today: Julianne Hough, Judy Greer, Omar Epps, Terri Irwin, Chris Cornell, Carlos Santana

Spotlight

The First Purge

Cast: Y’lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Mugga, Lauren Velez, Marisa Tomei

Director: Gerard McMurray

Tagline: A nation reborn.

  • Horror; after the government is overthrown by the New Founding Fathers of America, an experiment is set up on Staten Island where there will be no laws for 12 hours.
  • Fourth instalment in The Purge series, a prequel to the previous films.
  • Is the first film in the franchise not to be directed by series creator James DeMonaco, although he did write and produce the movie.
  • Does not feature characters from previous instalments.
  • Had a budget of $13 million; has made around $72 million in less than two weeks.
  • Has received mixed reviews from critics, who found the film provocative and its social commentary unsubtle.
  • Score composed by Kevin Lax.