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| Famous birthdays for Oct. 16: John Mayer, Naomi Osaka | Those born on this day are under the sign of Libra. They include: -- Writer Oscar Wilde in 1854 -- Writer Eugene O'Neill in 1888 -- Irish revolutionary Michael Collins in 1890 -- Supreme Court Justice William O. |
| Movie review: 'Street Fighter" captures silly fun of video game | Street Fighter, in theaters Friday, is a fun live-action video game. The film celebrates the cartoonish absurdity of the game, though it exposes the limits of modern filmmaking while at it. In 1987, Ryu (Andrew Koji) won the World Warrior Tournament. Then his master was murdered, so Ryu disappeared. Even his best friend, Ken Masters (Noah Centineo), doesn't know where Ryu is. Ken became a popular fighter with endorsements and MTV promos. When M. Bison (David Dastmalchian) puts on the second ever World Warrior Tournament in 1993, he invites Ken to lure Ryu. BIson has been trying to siphon off the psycho power of world class fighters but only Ryu has enough Hadouken for Bison. |
| Jason Statham burns, blasts bad guys in 'Beekeeper 2' teaser | Amazon MGM Studios released the teaser trailer for The Beekeeper 2 on Thursday. The film opens in theaters Jan. 15. Wallace Westwyld (Jeremy Irons) returns to ask Adam Clay (Jason Statham) to battle rogue Beekeepers. Westwyld was the head of security for President Danforth, whom Clay took down in the first film. Clay was a Beekeeper himself, an elite CIA assassin. Pom Klementieff plays one of the rogue Beekeepers and stabs a man in the crotch. Beekeeper 2 equips Clay with new toys like a Dodge Super Bee outfitted with a Gatling gun. In another scene, Clay fights a beekeeper with a flamethrower and turns his opponent's weapon against him. Timo Tjahjanto directs The Beekeeper 2. |
| Al Pacino to receive Life Achievement Award from SAG-AFTRA Actor Awards | SAG-AFTRA announced Thursday that it will honor Al Pacino with the 2026 Life Achievement Award. Awards will be presented at The Actor Awards on Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. EDT. Pacino has previously won Actor awards for his roles in You Don't Know Jack and Angels in America, for which he also won Emmys. The awards will be held at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles and stream on Netflix live. "I wondered and wandered most of my life but have always felt at home with a script and my fellow actors," Pacino said in a statement. "It's the work and the actors along the way that have been among the greatest joys of my life. |
| Martin Clunes, Fionn Whitehead to co-star in S2 of 'Cemetery Road' | Doc Martin actor Martin Clunes and Dunkirk alum Fionn Whitehead are set to co-star in Season 2 of Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson's mystery drama, Down Cemetery Road. Whitehead and Thompson previously starred in the 2017 film, The Children Act. The cast of Down Cemetery Road Season 2 will also include Paterson Joseph, Aasiya Shah, Dimitri Leonidas, Paul Chahidi, Liz White, Amanda Abbington, Jeff Rawle, Ashley McGuire, Amber Grappy and Yali Topol Margalith. The series is based on Mick Herron's Oxford books and Morwenna Banks is the lead writer and executive producer. "Season 2 reunites Zo Boehm (Thompson) and Sarah Trafford (Wilson) chasing down another twisted mystery," the streaming service said. |