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| Famous birthdays for May 16: Janet Jackson, Megan Fox | Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include: -- Serial killer H. H. Holmes in 1861 -- Actor Henry Fonda in 1905 -- Writer Studs Terkel in 1912 -- Musician Liberace in 1919 -- New York Yankees player/Manager Billy Martin in 1928 -- Actor Danny Trejo in 1944 (age 82) -- Actor Bill Smitrovich in 1947 (age 79) -- Actor Pierce Brosnan in 1953 (age 73) -- International Gymnastics Hall of Fame member Olga Korbut in 1955 (age 71) -- Actor Debra Winger in 1955 (age 71) -- Actor Mare Winningham in 1959 (age 67) -- Musician Boyd Tinsley (Dave Matthews Band) in 1964 (age 62) -- Musician Krist Novoselic (Nirvana) in 1965 (age 61) -- Musician Janet Jackson in 1966 (age 60) -- Musician Ralph Edward Tresvant Jr. |
| 'Boys of Tommen' series: Prime Video introduces main cast | Prime Video is introducing the cast of its Boys of Tommen series. Nancy Surridge, Conor Sanchez, James O'Donoghue and Sophie McGibbon will star in the upcoming teen drama based on the Chloe Walsh book series. The Boys of Tommen follows Shannon Lynch (Surridge), a shy and mysterious new student at the prestigious Tommen College in Ireland. The character begins a forbidden romance with star rugby player Johnny Kavanagh (Sanchez). O'Donoghue will play Shannon's brother Joey Lynch, with McGibbon to portray Aoife Molloy. "These characters have lived in the hearts and minds of millions of readers, and the response to them has been overwhelming, so finding the right cast was incredibly important. |
| 'The Bride!' to start streaming May 22 on Prime Video | The Bride! is coming to HBO Max next week. The film will start streaming May 22 on HBO Max and also premiere that day at 8 p.m. ET on HBO, a press release states. The Bride! is a romantic drama written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. The movie is inspired by the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, which itself is based on the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein. The Bride! stars features Bale as a lonely "Frank," who travels to 1930s Chicago to ask the scientist Dr. Euphronious (Annette Bening) to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman (Buckley) and The Bride is born. "What ensues is beyond what either of them imagined: Murder! Possession! A radical cultural movement! |
| Gracie Abrams releases 'Hit the Wall,' first single from new album | Gracie Abrams is back with new music. The singer-songwriter, 26, released a single and music video for the song "Hit the Wall" on Thursday. The "Hit the Wall" video shows Abrams be examined by doctors and pose in front of a burning tree as she sings about her personal struggles impacting a relationship. "I wanna be stable, but I do cave / I use when I'm able, I downgrade / I barely deserve it if you do stay / I wish you would anyway," she sings. "Hit the Wall" is the first song to debut from Abrams' forthcoming third studio album, Daughter from Hell. Abrams announced the album and a July 17 release date earlier this week. Abrams, the daughter of Lost creator J.J. |
| Broadway hit 'The Lost Boys' to launch North American tour | Hit Broadway musical The Lost Boys is getting a North American tour. Producers announced Friday that the tour will launch in Cleveland, Ohio, in spring 2028. The Lost Boys is a comedy-horror musical based on the 1987 film directed by Joel Schumacher and starring Jason Patric, Corey Haim and Dianne Wiest. The movie follows Michael (Patric) and Sam Emerson (Haim), brothers who discover their new home of Santa Carla, Calif., is infested with vampires. The Broadway musical adaptation features music and lyrics by the Rescues and a book by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch. The production stars LJ Benet, Shoshana Bean and Ali Louis Bourzgui, and opened at the Palace Theatre in April. |