COMING SOON
Out this week
*Albums
* Earthling by Eddie Vedder: Third solo album by the Pearl Jam singer, his first new solo record in 11 years following 2011’s Ukulele Songs; includes the tracks ‘Long Way’, ‘The Haves’, and ‘Brother the Cloud’.
* The Dream by Alt-J: Fourth album by the English indie rock band; comes after 2018’s Reduxer; includes the singles ‘U&Me’, ‘Get Better’, and ‘Hard Drive Gold’.
*Movies
* Death on the Nile (starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer) – mystery thriller, based on the 1937 novel by Agatha Christie, sequel to Murder on the Orient Express (2017); detective Hercule Poirot (Branagh) investigates the murder of a passenger on board a streamer.
* Marry Me (starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma) – romantic musical comedy, based on Bobby Crosby’s graphic novel; after finding out, seconds before her vows, that her partner (Maluma) has been unfaithful, a superstar singer (Lopez) decides to marry a stranger (Wilson) in the crowd instead.
* I Want You Back (starring Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Scott Eastwood, Gina Rodriguez) – romantic comedy; left by their respective partners, Peter (Day) and Emma (Slate) team up to win their exes back by destroying their new relationships.
* Tall Girl 2 (starring Ava Michelle, Griffin Gluck, Sabrina Carpenter) – romantic comedy, sequel to Tall Girl (2019); the now-popular Jodi’s (Michelle) miscommunications start causing rifts with those around her.
* Blacklight (starring Liam Neeson, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Taylor John Smith, Aidan Quinn) – action; after discovering a plot targeting U.S. citizens, a government operative (Neeson) finds himself in the crosshairs of the people he once helped protect.
* The Sky Is Everywhere (starring Grace Kaufman, Pico Alexander, Jacques Colimon) – drama; while coping with her sister’s death, a shy teenager (Kaufman) finds herself torn between her sister’s boyfriend (Alexander) and a new boy in town (Colimon).
STAR
Jennifer Joanna Aniston
* Born on 11th February 1969 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
* Is the daughter of actor John Aniston and actress Nancy Dow. Parents divorced when she was nine.
* Has two half-brothers.
* Got her first regular television role on the sitcom Molloy (1990) and made her film debut in the horror movie Leprechaun (1993).
* Gained global recognition for portraying Rachel Green on the hit sitcom Friends (1994 – 2004).
* Turned down a spot as a featured player on Saturday Night Live in favour of Friends.
* Has since appeared in movies including Office Space (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Just Go with It (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), We’re the Millers (2013), and Cake (2014).
* Currently stars on the streaming series The Morning Show (2019 - present).
* Upcoming projects include the films Murder Mystery 2 and Hail Mary.
* Has been married twice: to actors Brad Pitt (2000 – 2005; divorced) and Justin Theroux (2015 – 2017; separated).
Also born today: Khalid, Olivia Scott Welch, Taylor Lautner, Kelly Rowland, Brandy Norwood, Natalie Dormer, Mike Shinoda, Damian Lewis, Sarah Palin, Sheryl Crow