THE GREEN ROOM

Coming Soon

Out this week

* Albums

• Seventeen Going Under by Sam Fender: Second album by the British singer; follows his 2019 debut Hypersonic Missiles; includes the singles ‘Aye’, ‘Get You Down’, and ‘Spit of You’.

* Movies

• No Time to Die (starring Daniel Craig, Rami Malek, Léa Seydoux, Lashana Lynch, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright) – action, 25th film in the James Bond series; a retired Bond (Craig) accepts an old friend’s (Wright) request for help and goes on the trail of a villain who has dangerous new technology.
• There’s Someone Inside Your House (starring Sydney Park, Theodore Pellerin, Asjha Cooper) – horror; after her classmates are stalked by a killer, a transfer student (Park) must find the murderer before she becomes a victim herself.
• Mass (starring Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton) – drama; the parents of a school shooting victim meet the parents of the perpetrator.
• The Manor (starring Barbara Hershey, Bruce Davison, Stacey Travis) – horror, eighth instalment in the anthological Welcome to the Blumhouse film series; after moving into a nursing home, a woman (Hershey) starts to believe that a supernatural force is praying on the residents.

Star

Peter Gene Hernandez

* Born on 8th October 1985 in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

* Has five siblings.

* Was nicknamed Bruno as a child by his father because of his resemblance to wrestler Bruno Sammartino.

* Started performing with his family’s band, The Love Notes, when he was four, till the age of 12 when his parents divorced, ending the group.

* Became known for his Elvis Presley impersonation as a child.

* Worked as a music producer and songwriter while trying to get a record deal.

* Released his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans, in 2010, achieving considerable success. Has since released two more albums: Unorthodox Jukebox (2012) and 24K Magic (2016).

* Is set to release the collaboration album An Evening with Silk Sonic with Anderson .Paak as the group Silk Sonic in 2022.

* Has been in a relationship with model Jessica Caban since 2011.

* Is among America’s highest paid musicians and one of the best-selling artists of all time.

Spotlight

The Card Counter

Cast: Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, Willem Dafoe

Director: Paul Schrader

Tagline: He’s playing the hand he was dealt.

* Crime drama; a former serviceman turned gambler (Isaac) tries to reform a young man (Sheridan) who is seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from his past.

* Has received positive reviews from critics who praised Isaac’s performance and Schrader’s filmmaking.

* Shia LaBeouf dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by Tye Sheridan.

* Martin Scorsese – who has previously worked with Schrader on films like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull which the latter wrote – serves as an executive producer.

* Score composed by Robert Levon Been (of the rock band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club).

Celeb Tweets

* Bill Maher (@billmaher): Why are there so many people trying to make a living by taking pictures of themselves, like they’re their own paparazzi? I’m sorry, but Brian Laundrie was not an interesting person until he became a person of interest. #VanLife

* RainnWilson (@rainnwilson): At 2 hours and 43 minutes the new Bond film leaves PLENTY of time to die.