Revolution Radio by Green Day: Twelfth album by the rock band, their first new record since the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! (2012) trilogy; led by the single ‘Bang Bang’ and includes the songs ‘Still Breathing
Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
Revolution Radio by Green Day: Twelfth album by the rock band, their first new record since the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! (2012) trilogy; led by the single ‘Bang Bang’ and includes the songs ‘Still Breathing’, ‘Somewhere Now’, and ‘Ordinary World’.
13 Voices by Sum 41: The rock band’s sixth album; comes five years after their previous release, Screaming Bloody Murder (2011); includes the singles ‘War’ and ‘God Save Us All (Death to POP)’.
Also out this week:The Last Hero by Alter Bridge; Oh My My by OneRepublic; Stay Together by Kaiser Chiefs; and Day Breaks by Norah Jones.
* Movies
The Girl on the Train (starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux, Haley Bennett) – thriller, based on Paula Hawkins’ 2015 novel; a divorcee (Blunt) becomes entangled in a missing persons (Bennett) investigation.
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (starring Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Rob Riggle, Andy Daly) – comedy, based on the 2011 novel by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts; a group of friends decide to go up against their principal (Daly) and break all the school rules.
Star
Thomas Edward Yorke
Born on 7 October 1968 in Northamptonshire, England.
Was born with a paralysed left eye, and underwent several eye operations.
Has a younger brother Andy.
Started playing guitar as a child.
Studied at the University of Exeter, where he also worked as a DJ.
Formed a band named On a Friday, which morphed into Radiohead in 1991. The group has since released nine albums and found global success.
Has also released two solo albums, The Eraser (2006) and Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes (2014).
Has two children – son Noah (born 2001) and daughter Agnes (born 2004) – with his former partner Rachel Owen.
Is a vegetarian.
Practises yoga and meditation.
Supports environmental, human rights, and anti-war causes.
Also born today: Salman Butt, Aaron Ashmore, Shawn Ashmore, Alesha Dixon, Toni Braxton, Simon Cowell
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Spotlight
Bridget Jones’s Baby
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Emma Thompson
Director: Sharon Maguire
Tagline: Relationship status: beyond complicated
Romantic comedy; now in her 40s, mother-to-be Bridget Jones (Zellweger) must work out if her ex Mark (Firth) or subsequent flame Jack (Dempsey) is the father of her baby.
Third film in the franchise; sequel to Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004).
Is not an adaptation of Helen Fielding’s third Bridget Jones novel, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, and is instead based on fictional columns by the author.
Had a budget of $35 million; has made around $85 million in two weeks.
Has received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who think the movie will please the fans of the series.
Score by Craig Armstrong; soundtrack includes pop songs like Ellie Goulding’s ‘Still Falling for You’, Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’, Jess Glynne’s ‘Hold My Hand’, and Years & Years’ ‘King’.
