Hard II Love by Usher: Eighth album by the American R&B singer; follows Looking 4 Myself (2012); includes the singles ‘No Limit’ (featuring Young Thug), ‘Crash’, and ‘Rivals’ (featuring Future).
Coming Soon
Out this week
* Albums
Hard II Love by Usher: Eighth album by the American R&B singer; follows Looking 4 Myself (2012); includes the singles ‘No Limit’ (featuring Young Thug), ‘Crash’, and ‘Rivals’ (featuring Future).
I Remember by AlunaGeorge: The English electronic music duo’s second album, comes after their 2013 debut Body Music; includes the singles ‘I’m in Control’ (featuring Popcaan), ‘My Blood’ (featuring Zhu), and ‘Mean What I Mean’ (featuring Leikeli47 and Dreezy).
* Movies
Bridget Jones’s Baby (starring RenŽe Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Emma Thompson) - romantic comedy, third film in the franchise, sequel to The Edge of Reason (2004); 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.
Blair Witch (starring James Allen McCune, Valorie Curry, Callie Hernandez) - horror, sequel to The Blair Witch Project (1999); James Donahue (McCune) and his friends head to the forest to try and uncover the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of his sister Heather.
Snowden (starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo) - biographical thriller, follows the story of Edward Snowden (Gordon-Levitt); an American computer professional leaks classified documents to the press.
Star
Nicholas Jerry Jonas
Born on the 16th of September 1992 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Started performing as a child, appearing in roles on Broadway at the age of seven.
Released his debut single ‘Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer)’ in 2003 and self-titled debut album, Nicholas Jonas, in 2004.
Subsequently formed the group Jonas Brothers with his two older brothers; they released four albums before disbanding in 2013.
Also released an album with his band Nick Jonas & the Administration in 2010.
Has since pursued a solo career and released two albums: Nick Jonas (2014) and Last Year Was Complicated (2016).
Has also starred in the television series Kingdom (2014 - present) and the first season of Scream Queens (2015).
Upcoming projects include the films Goat (2016) and Jumanji (2017).
Has type 1 diabetes; was diagnosed when he was 13.
Also born today: Teddy Geiger, Katie Melua, Amy Poehler, Marc Anthony, Molly Shannon, Richard Marx, Jennifer Tilly, David Copperfield, Mickey Rourke
Celeb Tweets
Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt): I wish David Huddleston were still alive because #Huddleswift would be an amazing rebound hookup.
Amy Schumer (@amyschumer): From now on everyone only make nice comments! #coolideaaim
Bette Midler (@BetteMidler): Here’s a good one: don’t complain about growing old. Some people don’t get the privilege.
Spotlight
Ben-Hur
Cast: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi, Ayelet Zurer, Morgan Freeman
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Tagline: Brother against brother. Slave against empire.
Historical drama; a prince (Huston), falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother (Kebbell), returns to seek revenge.
Fifth film adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880).
Had a budget of $100 million; has made around $54 million in three weeks.
Has received very negative reviews from critics, who have criticised the casting, editing, direction, and overuse of CGI.
Tom Hiddleston was originally offered the lead role but chose to do Kong: Skull Island (2017) instead.
