Raise Vibration by Lenny Kravitz: Eleventh album by the American singer; comes after 2014....
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* Albums
Raise Vibration by Lenny Kravitz: Eleventh album by the American singer; comes after 2014’s Strut; includes the singles ‘It’s Enough!’ and ‘Low’.
Ruby by Macy Gray: Tenth album by the R&B singer, the follow-up to 2016’s Stripped; includes the songs ‘Over You’, ‘Tell Me’, ‘When It Ends’, ‘Jealousy’, and ‘Witness’.
* Movies
Peppermint (starring Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz) – thriller; a young mother seeks vigilante justice after corrupt officials let her family’s killers walk free.
The Nun (starring Demián Bichir, Taissa Farmiga, Jonas Bloquet, Charlotte Hope) – horror, spin-off of 2016’s The Conjuring 2; a priest (Bichir) and a novice (Farmiga) are sent by the Vatican to investigate the mysterious suicide of a nun.
Destination Wedding (starring Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves) – romantic comedy; two strangers invited to a friend’s wedding develop mutual affection.
Celeb Tweets
Mark Hoppus (@markhoppus): The most unbelievable part of Die Hard is that gas at AM/PM is only 75¢ a gallon.
Nick Frost (@nickjfrost): No one prepared me for just how many different creams I’d be using in my late forties.
Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien): I just tried out a new flight simulator that’s so realistic, I spent the whole 2 hours grounded at JFK.
Spotlight
Crazy Rich Asians
Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Harry Shum Jr., Ken Jeong
Director: Jon M. Chu
Tagline: The only thing crazier than love is family.
Romantic comedy; a native New Yorker of Asian descent (Wu) goes to Singapore to meet her boyfriend’s (Golding) family who turn out to be very wealthy.
Is based on Kevin Kwan’s 2013 novel of the same name.
Is the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority Asian American cast in a contemporary setting since The Joy Luck Club in 1993.
Generated controversy for casting non-Chinese lead actors as Chinese Singaporean characters.
Had a budget of $30 million; has made over $130 million.
Has received positive reviews from critics who found the film visually impressive and appealing despite its formulaic love story.
Score composed by Brian Tyler.
Is likely to be followed by a sequel which will be based on the original book’s 2015 sequel China Rich Girlfriend.
Star
Evan Rachel Wood
Born on 7th September 1987 in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Has three brothers, Ira, Dana, and Thomas, and a sister, Aden.
Parents divorced when she was a child.
Appeared in theatre productions as a kid.
Was awarded a black belt in taekwondo when she was 12.
Began her career with made-for-television films in 1994, subsequently appearing in several television series, including American Gothic (1995 – 1996) and Once and Again (1999 – 2002).
Gained prominence for starring in the film Thirteen (2003).
Currently stars in the sci-fi Western series Westworld (2016 – present).
Upcoming projects include an untitled crime drama film that is expected to be released next year.
Is part of the electro-pop duo Rebel and a Basketcase, which she formed with multi-instrumentalist Zach Villa in 2016.
Was married to actor Jamie Bell from 2012 to 2014; they have a son, Jack (born in 2013) together.
Also born today: Shannon Elizabeth, Tom Everett Scott, Toby Jones, Eazy-E, Chrissie Hynde
