Escape Room (starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine.....
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Escape Room (starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, Jay Ellis, Nik Dodani) – horror; six strangers invited to compete in a series of immersive escape rooms discover that the rooms contain deadly traps.
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (starring Fionn Whitehead, Will Poulter, Asim Chaudhry, Craig Parkinson) – thriller, interactive film in the Black Mirror series in which viewers make decisions for the main character; a young programmer (Fionn Whitehead) adapts a “choose your own adventure” book into a video game in 1984.
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Spotlight
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Voice cast: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John Mulaney, Nicolas Cage, Liev Schreiber
Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
Tagline: Enter a universe where more than one wears the mask.
Animation; after acquiring spider-like powers, Miles Morales (Moore) joins Spider-Men from alternative universes to save the world from the Kingpin (Schreiber).
First animated feature film in the Spider-Man franchise.
Had a budget of $90 million; has made over $210 million in nearly three weeks.
Has received critical acclaim; the storytelling, humour, and poignancy have been widely praised.
Is dedicated in memory of Spider-Man co-creators Steve Ditko (who died in July 2018) and Stan Lee (who died in November 2018).
Features a touching posthumous cameo by Stan Lee, his final voice-acting role.
Up to 180 animators worked on the project, the largest crew ever used by a Sony Pictures Animation film.
Score composed by Daniel Pemberton. Artists on the soundtrack include Post Malone, Swae Lee, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and Ty Dolla Sign.
A sequel and several spin-offs are being developed.
Star
John Michael Stipe
Born on 4th January 1960 in Decatur, Georgia, U.S.
Has a younger sister, Lynda, who is also a singer.
Attended the University of Georgia in Athens.
Met Peter Buck at a record store where Buck worked. They became friends and formed a band that eventually became R.E.M. The group achieved critical and commercial success, releasing fifteen albums before disbanding amicably in 2011.
Has made a number of acting appearances in films and on television.
Is the godfather of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love’s daughter, Frances.
Has participated in political activism and has helped raise awareness and funds for environmental and human rights causes.
Also born today: Deana Carter, Dave Foley, Dot Jones, Tina Knowles
