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THE GREEN ROOM

By Sameen Amer
Fri, 03, 24

Eternal Sunshine by Ariana Grande: Seventh album by the American singer; follows 2020’s Positions; led by the single ‘Yes, And?

COMING SOON

Out this week

Albums

* Eternal Sunshine by Ariana Grande: Seventh album by the American singer; follows 2020’s Positions; led by the single ‘Yes, And?’; also includes the songs ‘Supernatural’, ‘True Story’, ‘I Wish I Hated You’, and ‘Imperfect for You’.

* All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade by The Libertines: Fourth album by the English rock band, their first studio release in nearly nine years since Anthems for Doomed Youth (2015); includes the singles ‘Run Run Run’, ‘Night of the Hunter’, and ‘Shiver’.

* Bleachers by Bleachers: Fourth album by the American band; follows 2021’s Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night; preceded by the singles ‘Modern Girl’, ‘Alma Mater’, ‘Tiny Moves’, and ‘Me Before You’.

Movies

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* Kung Fu Panda 4 (with the voices of Jack Black, Awkwafina, Bryan Cranston, James Hong, Dustin Hoffman, Viola Davis) – animated comedy; set to become a spiritual leader, Po (Black) must find and train a new Dragon Warrior while thwarting a wicked sorceress plans.

* Damsel (starring Millie Bobby Brown, Angela Bassett, Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson) – fantasy; a dutiful young noblewoman (Brown) agrees to marry a handsome prince (Robinson), only to find that his family intends to sacrifice her to repay an ancient debt.

* Imaginary (starring DeWanda Wise, Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcón, Betty Buckley) – horror; a woman (Wise) returns to her childhood home to discover that the old stuffed bear toy she left behind is much more than she believed him to be.

AWARDS

30th Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Winners:

Film

* Male Actor in a Leading Role: Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer

* Female Actor in a Leading Role: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon

* Male Actor in a Supporting Role: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer

* Female Actor in a Supporting Role: Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers

* Cast in a Motion Picture: Oppenheimer

* Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Television

* Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: Steven Yeun – Beef

* Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series: Ali Wong – Beef

* Male Actor in a Drama Series: Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us

* Female Actor in a Drama Series: Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown

* Male Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear

* Female Actor in a Comedy Series: Ayo Edebiri – The Bear

* Ensemble in a Drama Series: Succession

* Ensemble in a Comedy Series: The Bear

* Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series: The Last of Us

* Life Achievement Award: Barbra Streisand

SPOTLIGHT

Mea Culpa

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Starring: Kelly Rowland, Sean Sagar, Nick Sagar, RonReaco Lee, Shannon Thornton, and Angela Robinson

Director: Tyler Perry

Tagline: Everyone’s guilty of something.

* Legal thriller; a criminal defence attorney (Rowland) takes the case of an artist (Rhodes) who is accused of murdering his girlfriend.

* Written, produced, and directed by Tyler Perry. Kelly Rowland serves as a produce and the star of the film.

* Has received very negative reviews from critics, who found it absurd and unbelievable, and criticised the chemistry between the leads.

* Score composed by Amanda Delores and Patricia Jones.