The Aeronauts (starring Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne) – biographical adventure....
Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
LP1 by Liam Payne: First solo album by the former One Direction singer; includes the singles ‘Strip That Down’ (featuring Quavo), ‘Get Low’ (with Zedd), ‘For You’ (with Rita Ora), ‘Familiar’ (with J Balvin), and ‘Polaroid’ (with Jonas Blue and Lennon Stella).
Romance by Camila Cabello: Second solo album by the former Fifth Harmony singer; follows last year’s Camila (2018); includes the songs ‘Liar’, ‘Shameless’, ‘Cry for Me’, ‘Easy’, ‘Living Proof’, and ‘Señorita’ (with Shawn Mendes).
Also out this week: Who, the twelfth album by English rock band The Who; American duo The Chainsmokers’ third album, World War Joy; and Bad Vibes Forever, the second posthumous album by rapper XXXTentacion.
* Movies
A Million Little Pieces (starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Odessa Young) – drama, based on the James Frey book; a drug addict (Taylor-Johnson) ends up in a rehabilitation centre while attempting to quit his addiction.
The Aeronauts (starring Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne) – biographical adventure; a pilot (Jones) and a weather scientist (Redmayne) fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon.
Playmobil: The Movie (with the voices of Anya Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman) – animated fantasy, based on the German toy line; a girl (Taylor-Joy) and her brother (Bateman) are transported to the Playmobil world.
Star
Judd Apatow
Born on 6th December 1967 in Queens, New York, U.S.
Has an older brother, Robert, and a younger sister, Mia.
Parents divorced when he was a child.
Was drawn towards comedy at a young age.
Started performing stand-up comedy when he was seventeen.
Worked as a writer and producer in the ‘90s.
Founded Apatow Productions in 1999, through which he has since produced and developed television series including Freaks and Geeks (1999 – 2000), Girls (2012 – 2017), Love (2016 – 2018), and Crashing (2017 – 2019), and directed films including The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), and Trainwreck (2015).
Has been married to actress Leslie Mann since 1997. They have two daughters, Maude and Iris.
Has received awards for his advocacy and support of women in the arts.
Spotlight
Charlie's Angels
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Patrick Stewart
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Tagline: Sworn to secrecy, bound by sisterhood.
Action comedy; a new generation of Angels work on a case involving a dangerous technology.
Is the third instalment of the film series; serves as a continuation of the story that began with the television series.
Had an estimated budget of around $50 million; has made nearly $52 million in almost three weeks, failing to generate public interest.
Has received mixed to negative reviews; critics found the film formulaic, while viewers’ response has been overwhelmingly negative.
Features extensive use to weaponry in contrast to the two previous movies in which the Angels relied on their martial arts skills instead.
Score composed by Brian Tyler. Soundtrack includes the track ‘Don't Call Me Angel’ by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey.
