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Netflix's most expensive mistake? From 2/5 to B-, western film critics pan 'The Gray Man'
A glance at the Top Critics section of Rotten Tomatoes, the online aggregator of film reviews, indicates that although the film is being compared with Tom Cruise's money machine, "Top Gun: Maverick" (cruising at $610 million and showing no signs of a descent), and even the Matt Damon superhit, "Bourne Identity", its mind-numbing action has left critics, well, numb.
Britney Spears hints her big music comeback may be coming soon
The 40-year-old chart topping star first burst onto the music scene back in 1998 with the release of her debut single, 'Baby... One More Time', which rocketed to the top of the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, reports mirror.co.uk. But for fans of the singer's music, it has been six long years since the release of her last album, titled "Glory", back in 2016.
Rapper whose jail term Trump commuted, caught again with drugs
The rapper was pulled over when Florida Highway Patrol flagged his car as having tinted windows "which appeared to be darker than the legal limit," according to a release obtained by CNN, reports Variety. Upon stopping Kapri, authorities discovered that the vehicle's registration had expired. According to Variety, a small bag of 31 white tablets of oxycodone, an opioid drug, and $75,000 in cash were uncovered upon further search.
Christopher Nolan's hand-drawn blueprint for 'Inception' goes viral
The user named Julian Shapiro, a writer and investor, shared the post on Twitter, which shows the plot details of the Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer. The post shows the hand drawn plot map. It has some scribbles and details related to the film. Shapiro captioned the post: "A rare find for my fellow movie nerds. This is Christopher Nolan's hand drawn plot map for his film Inception."
Demi Lovato details how she hit her head on a crystal
Entertainment Weekly noted that Lovato told guest host Mark Rober: "So I was picking something up off the floor that I dropped, and I'm a huge fan of crystals -- I have this amethyst that is about this tall. Anyways, I went to bend down and pick something up and I didn't see the amethyst and I hit my head, and I had to get three stitches last night -- in my face!"
Up against superheroes, 'Elvis' rocks 'n' rolls to mint record $170 mn globally
The film was made on a lavish budget. The movie which looks at Elvis Presley's rise to become one of the hottest acts in rock 'n' roll, as well as his struggles with drugs and changing tastes, cost $85 million to produce and tens of millions more to market. 'Elvis' stars Tom Hanks as the singer's manager Colonel Tom Parker with relative newcomer Austin Butler in the title role.
Hollywood studio behind 'Forrest Gump' to distribute Aamir's 'Laal Singh Chaddha' globally
Talking about the move to distribute Aamir's film, Marc Weinstock, President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution, Paramount Pictures, said in a media statement: "Like the original classic 'Forrest Gump', this movie is full of heart and hope and universally-relatable themes. We can't wait for audiences everywhere to meet Laal and see India's culture and history through his unique lens."
'The Ambush' director Pierre Morel says he met Yemen War vets for his film
Talking about what attracted him to the story, director Pierre said: "I have always wanted to work on a war story. I have previously done thriller stories but none that were about war and based on a true story. Even though the movie is specifically based on UAE and Yemen, it is a universal story; it is all about brotherhood and sacrifice."
Billy Porter opens Outfest with attack on US Supreme Court, Trump
On the rousing opening night, according to Deadline, Porter declared to cheers from the audience at the Orpheum Theatre, "F*** SCOTUS!". The acronym SCOTUS stands for Supreme Court of the United States. Alluding to the US Supreme Court's decision overturning the pro-abortion Roe v. Wade ruling and the prospect the court might revisit other rulings that okayed same-sex consensual sex and marriage.
Ryan Gosling: 'The Gray Man' is the kind of film that made him want to be in movies
Gosling plays Sierra Six, also known as 'The Gray Man', a trained assassin who is inducted into the CIA's top-secret Sierra programme from a U.S. federal prison. He's highly skilled and one of the best in his shadowy business, but there's a hitch: Sierra Six uncovers incriminating secrets about the agency, making him the target of the CIA and a global manhunt.
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