COMING SOON
Out this week
* Albums
- Ordinary Man by Ozzy Osbourne: Twelfth album by the English heavy metal singer, his first solo record in ten years following Scream (2010); includes the singles ‘Under the Graveyard’, ‘Straight to Hell’, and ‘Ordinary Man’ (featuring Elton John).
- Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS: Seventh album by the South Korean boy band, the follow-up to their 2019 extended play Map of the Soul: Persona; includes the singles ‘Black Swan’ and ‘On’.
* Movies
- The Last Thing He Wanted (starring Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Edi Gathegi) – crime thriller, based on the book by Joan Didion; a journalist (Hathaway) becomes an unwitting subject in the story she’s trying to break.
- The Call of the Wild (starring Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Omar Sy, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford) – drama, based on the 1903 Jack London novel; a stolen dog struggling for survival crosses paths with a man (Ford) and the two embark on an adventure.
- Emma. (starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Josh O'Connor, Callum Turner, Mia Goth) – comedy drama, based on the 1815 novel by Jane Austen; a young woman (Taylor-Joy) meddles in the romantic affairs of her friends.
- The Night Clerk (starring Tye Sheridan, Ana de Armas, Helen Hunt, John Leguizamo) – crime drama; the front desk clerk at a hotel becomes a suspect in a murder investigation.
Celeb Tweets
- Billy Eichner (@billyeichner): Based on trending topics, very hard to tell if a celebrity has died or was just revealed as the Masked Singer.
- Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt): Guys it’s simple: Trump is Voldemort, Bernie is Obi-Wan, Warren is that bald woman from Fury Road, Mayor Pete is Frodo, Biden is old Professor X, Klobuchar is Sarah Connor, Tom Steyer is hhhgggnnnn burnt toast smell fhsjhdjfjjd$!$$;
Star
Sophie Belinda Turner
- Born on 21st February 1996 in England.
- Has two older brothers. Her twin sister died before birth.
- Was a talented ballet dancer as a child.
- Was cast as Sansa Stark in the television series Game of Thrones (2011 – 2019) in 2009 when she was 13. Remained on the show for all eight seasons, achieving global fame in the process.
- Portrayed Jean Grey in the X-Men films X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and Dark Phoenix (2019).
- Is set to appear in the upcoming thriller Survive (2020).
- Has been married to American singer Joe Jonas since 2019. The couple is currently expecting their first child together, according to U.S. media.
- Adopted Zunni, the Northern Inuit dog who played her character's dire wolf, Lady, on GoT.
Also born today: Joe Alwyn, Corbin Bleu, Ellen Page, Charlotte Church, Mélanie Laurent, Jordan Peele, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael McIntyre, James Dean Bradfield, Alan Rickman, Anthony Daniels, Tyne Daly
Spotlight
The Gentlemen
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant
Director: Guy Ritchie
Tagline: Criminal. Class.
- Action comedy; an American drug kingpin (McConaughey) tries to sell his business empire in England, triggering plots and schemes against him.
- Had a budget of $22 million; has made over $65 million in almost a month.
- Has received mixed reviews from critics who opined the film lacks freshness.
- Score composed by Christopher Benstead.
