Comedy drama; chronicles the rise and fall of characters as Hollywood transitions from silent to sound films in the late 1920s....
COMING SOON
Out this week
* Movies
* Babylon (starring Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart) – comedy drama; chronicles the rise and fall of characters as Hollywood transitions from silent to sound films in the late 1920s.
* The Pale Blue Eye (Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg) – thriller, adaptation of Louis Bayard’s 2003 novel; a veteran detective (Bale) in 1830 investigates a series of murders in New York with the assistance of a young cadet, Edgar Allan Poe (Melling).
* I Wanna Dance with Somebody (starring Naomi Ackie, Stanley Tucci, Ashton Sanders) – biographical musical; chronicles the life and career of singer Whitney Houston (Ackie).
* Women Talking (starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, Frances McDormand) – drama, based on Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel, and inspired by real-life events; in 2010 Bolivia, the women of an isolated religious community discover a brutal reality.
CELEB TWEETS
* Barack Obama (@BarackObama): Congrats to Argentina and to the GOAT, Lionel Messi, for an amazing World Cup victory.
* Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays): Wow! What a game! One of the most exciting and best ever. Congratulations Argentina. Messi – a true legend. Kylian Mbappé – my new favourite.
* Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan): Qatar pulled it off and how! To experience it live was something else altogether. Professional, hospitable, and doing it all with their culture intact. Whaaattaaaa World Cup and what a final!!
SPOTLIGHT
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Cast: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista
Director: Rian Johnson
Tagline: A Rian Johnson whodunit.
* Comedy mystery drama; when someone ends up dead at a tech billionaire’s (Norton) murder mystery party, Detective Benoit Blanc (Craig) must solve the case.
* Sequel to the 2019 film Knives Out.
* Had a $40 million budget; made around $15 million in a limited theatrical release before heading to Netflix for streaming on December 23.
* Has received critical acclaim, earning praise for the writing, performances, and direction.
* Is set to be followed by another sequel. Netflix holds the rights to at least one more Knives Out film, having bought the rights to two sequels for around $450 million in 2021..
STAR
Finn Wolfhard
* Born on 23rd December 2002 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
* Has an older brother, actor Nick Wolfhard.
* Made his acting debut in 2014 with a role in the post-apocalyptic science fiction series The 100 (2014).
* Shot to fame for portraying Mike Wheeler on the popular horror drama series Stranger Things (2016 – present).
* Has since appeared in films including It (2017), It: Chapter Two (2019), The Goldfinch (2019), The Addams Family (2019), and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021).
* Was a member of the rock band Calpurnia (2017 – 2019) and is currently a member of The Aubreys (2019 – present).
