Is currently the highest-grossing film of 2023 and the highest-grossing film based on a video game of all time...
COMING SOON
out this week
Albums
* Bebe by Bebe Rexha: Third album by the American singer; follows 2021’s Better Mistakes; includes the singles ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ (with David Guetta), ‘Heart Wants What It Wants’, and ‘Call on Me’; also features appearances from Dolly Parton and Snoop Dogg.
Movies
* Peter Pan & Wendy (starring Jude Law, Alexander Molony, Ever Anderson, Yara Shahidi) – fantasy adventure, live-action adaptation of Disney’s 1953 animated film Peter Pan, based on the 1904 play Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J. M. Barrie; Peter Pan (Molony) recruits three young siblings in London for a magical adventure to the enchanted Neverland.
* Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (starring Rachel McAdams, Abby Ryder Fortson, Benny Safdie, Kathy Bates) – comedy drama, based on the 1970 novel by Judy Blume; a young girl (Fortson) navigates life, feelings, and identity after her family moves from the city to the suburbs.
Jessica Marie Alba
* Born on 28 April 1981 in California, U.S.
* Has a younger brother, Joshua.
* Became interested in acting as a child, making her screen debut with a small role in the film Camp Nowhere in 1994.
* Has since starred in movies including Sin City (2005), The Eye (2008), Valentine’s Day (2010), Machete (2010), Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011), Machete Kills (2013), Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014), and Mechanic: Resurrection (2016).
* Co-founded the consumer goods business The Honest Company in 2011.
* Has been married to Cash Warren since 2008. They have three children: daughters Honor Marie (born in 2008) and Haven Garner (born 2011) and son Hayes (born 2017).
SPOTLIGHT
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Voice cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, and Fred Armisen
Director: Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic
Tagline: Let’s-a go!
* Animated adventure; brothers Mario (Pratt) and Luigi (Day) are transported to an alternate world where they must battle Bowser (Black) and save the Mushroom Kingdom which is led by Princess Peach (Taylor-Joy).
* Is based on Nintendo’s Mario video game franchise.
* Has a US$100 million budget; has made over $700 million so far.
* Is currently the highest-grossing film of 2023 and the highest-grossing film based on a video game of all time.
* Has received mixed to negative reviews from critics who found the plot thin and writing unexceptional but praised the game references.
* Score composed by Brian Tyler.
* Could potentially be followed by a sequel.
