Mad Love. by JoJo: Third album by the pop singer, her first record in ten years following prolonged record label trouble; includes the songs ‘I Can Only’ (featuring Alessia Cara) and ‘FAB’ (featuring Remy Ma).
Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
Mad Love. by JoJo: Third album by the pop singer, her first record in ten years following prolonged record label trouble; includes the songs ‘I Can Only’ (featuring Alessia Cara) and ‘FAB’ (featuring Remy Ma).
by Sabrina Carpenter: Second album by the Disney actress, the follow-up to her 2015 debut Eyes Wide Open; led by the single ‘On Purpose’.
The Wave by Tom Chaplin: The Keane singer’s debut album; includes the songs ‘The River’ and ‘Quicksand’.
* Movies
The Accountant (starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J. K. Simmons) – thriller; while being pursued by the Treasury Department, an accountant (Affleck) who works for dangerous criminal organizations finds out about a discrepancy that involves millions of dollars.
Max Steel (starring Ben Winchell, Ana Villafañe, Andy García, Maria Bello) – action; a teenager (Winchell) and alien combine their powers to turn into a superhero.
Star
Rowan Eleanor Blanchard
Born on the 14th of October 2001 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Parents are yoga instructors.
Has two younger siblings – brother Shane and sister Carmen.
Was named after a character in Anne Rice’s novel The Witching Hour (1990).
Made her big screen debut in The Back-up Plan (2010) and television debut in Disney Junior’s Dance-a-Lot Robot (2010) before being cast as the lead in Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World (2014 – present).
Has also starred in the film Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011) and the Disney TV movie Invisible Sister (2015).
Upcoming projects include the movie A World Away.
Supports feminism campaigns.
Also born today: Mia Wasikowska, Stacy Keibler, Usher, Natalie Maines, Steve Coogan, Cliff Richard
Celeb Tweets
Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn): The scariest sentence in the English language is “Yeah we’ve met a bunch of times.”
Conan O’Brien (@ConanOBrien): Are you allowed to drive in the carpool lane if you’re riding with the voice of your disapproving father?
Warren Holstein (@WarrenHolstein): I think we can all agree that microphones don’t like Donald Trump.
Spotlight
The Magnificent Seven
Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Tagline: Justice has a number.
Western action; set in the old west, seven outlaws come together to protect a poor village against savage thieves.
Reimagining of the 1960 western film of the same name, which was a remake of the Japanese film Seven Samurai (1954).
Had a budget of around $108 million; has made nearly $106 million in two weeks.
Has received mixed reviews, with critics finding the film lacking in originality but praising the performance of the cast.
Jason Momoa was going to appear in the film but dropped out due to his commitment with Aquaman (2018).
The horse that Chris Pratt rode in this film was the star of War Horse (2011).
Score composed by James Horner – his third and final score to be released posthumously – and co-composed by Simon Franglen after Horner’s death.
