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Albums
* Standing Room Only by Tim McGraw: Sixteenth album by the American country music singer; includes the songs ‘Remember Me Well’, ‘Fool Me Again’, ‘Small Town King’, and ‘Nashville CA/L.A. Tennessee’ (featuring Lori McKenna).
Movies
* Gran Turismo (starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Darren Barnet) – biographical sports drama, based on the racing simulation video game series of the same name; a teenage Gran Turismo player (Madekwe) aspires to become a professional racer.
* Vacation Friends 2 (starring John Cena, Lil Rel Howery, Yvonne Orji, Meredith Hagner) – comedy, sequel to the 2021 film; the friendship of two couples who meets up on vacation takes an awkward turn when they get back home.
* Retribution (starring Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion) – action, remake of the 2015 Spanish film El desconocido; while driving his kids to school, a financier (Neeson) receives a threat that their car will explode if they stop or get out.
* The Retirement Plan (starring Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Ashley Greene, Jackie Earle Haley) – action comedy; a woman (Ashley) turns to her estranged father (Cage) for help after getting caught up in a criminal enterprise.
STAR
Blake Ellender Lively
* Born on 25th August 1987 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
* Has an older brother and three maternal half-siblings, all of whom have worked in the entertainment industry.
* Parents taught acting classes.
* Made her professional debut at age 10 with a bit part in her father’s film Sandman (1998).
* Gained recognition after starring in the comedy drama film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005) and its 2008 sequel, as well as the teen drama television series Gossip Girl (2007 – 2012).
* Has since appeared in films including The Town (2010), Green Lantern (2011), Savages (2012), The Age of Adaline (2015), The Shallows (2016), A Simple Favor (2018), and The Rhythm Section (2020).
* Upcoming projects include the movie adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel It Ends with Us (TBA).
* Has been married to actor Ryan Reynolds since 2012. They have four children.
Haunted Mansion
Cast: LaKeith Stanfield, Tiffany Haddish, Owen Wilson, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson, Dan Levy, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Jared Leto
Director: Justin Simien
Tagline: Home is where the haunt is.
* Supernatural horror comedy; after learning that their new house is haunted by ghosts, a recently-widowed doctor (Dawson) and her son enlist the aid of a team (Stanfield, Haddish, Wilson, and DeVito) to help exorcise the mansion.
* Is the second theatrical film adaptation of Walt Disney’s theme park attraction The Haunted Mansion, following the 2003 film of the same name.
* Had been in development since 2010.
* Has grossed only $85 million against a budget of $157 million.
* Has received mixed to negative reviews, with critics finding it uneven and boring.
* Score composed by Kris Bowers.