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THE GREEN ROOM

By Sameen Amer
20 October, 2023

Killers of the Flower Moon (starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser) – crime drama....

COMING SOON

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Albums

* One More Time... by Blink-182: Ninth album by the American rock band; reunites their best-known lineup for the first time in seven years, with Tom DeLonge rejoining the group; comes after 2019’s Nine; includes the singles ‘Edging’, ‘One More Time’, ‘More Than You Know’, ‘Dance with Me’, and ‘Fell in Love’.

* Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones: The British rock band’s twenty sixth studio album, their first set of original material since A Bigger Bang (2005); led by the single ‘Angry’; features guest stars Elton John, Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, and Bill Wyman.

Movies

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* Killers of the Flower Moon (starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser) – crime drama, based on David Grann’s non-fiction 2017 book; the discovery of oil on tribal land leads to a series of Oklahoma murders in the Osage Nation during the 1920s.

* Butcher’s Crossing (starring Nicolas Cage, Fred Hechinger, Xander Berkeley, Rachel Keller) – Western drama, based on John Edward’s 1960 novel; a young college drop-out (Hechinger) travels to the wilderness and joins a team of buffalo hunters.

* The Other Zoey (starring Josephine Langford, Drew Starkey, Archie Renaux) – romantic comedy; a computer nerd (Langford) finds herself caught between a soccer star (Starkey) with amnesia who mistakes her for his girlfriend and his intellectual cousin (Renaux).

STAR

John Burke Krasinski

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* Born on 20th October 1979 in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

* Is the youngest of three sons.

* Was school-mates with B. J. Novak.

* Performed in stage productions at school as a child.

* Taught English as a foreign language in Costa Rica for six months before entering college.

* Studied English and playwriting at Brown University, graduating in 2001.

* Got his breakthrough in 2004 when he was cast in the American remake of the British sitcom The Office (2005 – 2013).

* Has since appeared in films including License to Wed (2007), Leatherheads (2008), Away We Go (2009), Something Borrowed (2011), Big Miracle (2012), Promised Land (2012), and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016). Also directed and starred in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), The Hollars (2016), A Quiet Place (2018), and A Quiet Place Part II (2020).

* Upcoming projects include the fantasy comedy movie IF (2024).

* Has been married to actress Emily Blunt since 2010. They have two daughters.

SPOTLIGHT

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

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Starring: Taylor Swift

Director: Sam Wrench

* Concert film; documents popstar Taylor Swift’s ongoing Eras Tour (2023 – 2024), a concert tour in support of her discography.

* Was distributed directly to AMC Theaters, bypassing major film studios.

* Has grossed over $100 million on a $10-20 million budget.

* Is the highest-grossing concert film of all time.

* Has received positive reviews, with critics praising how well it captures the show’s spectacle.

* Various movies – including The Exorcist: Believer, The Persian Version, and What Happens Later – moved their release dates to avoid competing with this film.