The major new release in theatres this weekend is the sci-fi thriller, Blade Runner 2049 starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford. Set in a future where human looking robots exist, Gosling’s cop is in the midst of searching for valued targets when he comes across a mystery roughly 30 years in the making. That stretches back to the time of the original Blade Runner (1982) which also starred Harrison Ford and was directed by Ridley Scott (who did not direct…
Liev Schreiber turns 50 today! Others having a birthday on October 4th includes Dakota Johnson (28, Fifty Shades Darker), Melissa Benoist (29, Supergirl), Caitriona Balfe (38, Outlander), Rachael Leigh Cook (38, Summer in the Vineyard), Alicia Silverstone (41, The Tribes of Palos Verdes), Christoph Waltz (61, Downsizing), Armand Assante (68, The Wanderers), Susan Sarandon (71, Ray Donovan), Charlton Heston (1923-2008, Ben-Hur), and Buster Keaton (1895-1966, The General). Liev Schreiber was born in San Francisco, California, got his first acting credit…
Clive Owen was born in the UK village Keresley (east of Birmingham), got his first acting credit for the crime show Rockliffe’s Babies (1987), his first film was Vroom (1988 romance), and was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Closer (2004 drama opposite Natalie Portman who was also nominated). He appeared in multiple UK productions such as Chancer (1990-1991 crime series), Close My Eyes (1991 drama starring Alan Rickman), and Greenfingers (2000 comedy with Helen Mirren), before getting…
Birthdays Brie Larson turns 28 today. She was born in Sacramento, California, got her first credit for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1998), her first film was Special Delivery (rom-com in 1999), and she has become a sought after actress while winning the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Room (2015). Larson will next be seen in Basmati Blues (rom-com musical) and as the superhero Captain Marvel in a pair of Marvel studios films. Other credits…
Gwyneth Paltrow was born in Los Angeles, California, got her first acting credit for the tv movie High (1989 drama written and directed by her father Bruce Paltrow), and won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Shakespeare in Love (1998 drama opposite Joseph Fiennes). Since appearing as Pepper Potts in Iron Man (2008 action with Robert Downey Jr.), Paltrow has continued the character most recently in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and will again in the next two…
Having a Birthday on September 25th includes Donald Glover (34), Catherine Zeta-Jones (48), Will Smith (49), and Mark Hamill (66). Also having a birthday is Zach Woods (33, The LEGO Ninjago Movie), Clea DuVall (40, Veep), Heather Locklear (56, Too Close to Home), Michael Madsen (60, Unfallen), Cheryl Tiegs (70, Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens), Michael Douglas (73, Unlocked), Barbara Walters (88, The View), and Christopher Reeve (1952-2004, Superman). Donald Glover Donald Glover was born in Edwards Air Force…
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is an action comedy sequel full of secret agents shooting bad guys, appropriately timed foul language and British slang, and camera movements that you will wonder how they shot it. Picking up where the first Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) left off, Eggsy (Taron Egerton) continues his path in the spy and tailor business facing off against the villain Poppy (Julianne Moore) and making some new friends along the way. Everyone involved appears to be having…
The new releases in theatres Friday September 22 include Kingsman: The Golden Circle (action comedy starring Taron Egerton and Channing Tatum), Stronger (real life drama with Jake Gyllenhaal and Tatiana Maslany), The LEGO Ninjago Movie (animated action with voices by Jackie Chan and Dave Franco), Battle of the Sexes (comedic true story about a tennis match with Emma Stone and Steve Carell), Victoria and Abdul (historical drama starring Judi Dench as Queen Victoria), and Woodshock (dramatic thriller about drugs and…
American Assassin is an action thriller about a man wanting to stop terrorists and the counterterrorism unit that he encounters starring Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton. The film is rated 14A, was filmed in England and Italy (they sure loved showing off landmarks in Rome), and is based on the novel by Vince Flynn of the same name from 2010 (he wrote 15 novels in the series). Both leads show their action hero, tough guy side but their moments of…
Having a Birthday on September 17th includes 4 directors, Neill Blomkamp (38), Bryan Singer (52), Paul Feig (55), and Baz Luhrmann (55). Also having a birthday is Ella Purnell (21, Churchill), Danielle Brooks (28, Orange is the New Black), Sam Esmail (40, Mr. Robot), Ian Whyte (46, Game of Thrones), Malik Yoba (50, Designated Survivor), Kyle Chandler (52, Bloodline), Cassandra Peterson (66, Elvira), Anne Bancroft (1931-2005, The Graduate), and Roddy McDowall (1928-1998, Planet of the Apes). Neill Blomkamp was born…