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| New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert dies at 45 | New Found Glory founding member and lead guitarist Chad Gilbert has died at 45, the band and his family announced Sunday. Gilbert's death came six months after he announced he had brain cancer. He was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2021. "On the morning of September 20th, Chad Everett Gilbert passed away peacefully in his sleep," the band wrote on social media. "He left this world surrounded by friends and family and took his final breaths with his wife and mother by his side, just as he wished." New Found Glory was formed in Florida in 1997. The pop punk band's hits include "My Friends Over You," "Vicious Love," "Stay Awhile," and "Ready and Willing." Their most recent album was released in February. |
| Kristoffer Polaha: 'American Hostage' chronicles first 'news circus' | Harlan Coben's Shelter, Jurassic World Dominion and Hallmark Channel movie actor Kristoffer Polaha says his 1970s-set TV drama, American Hostage, shows how media coverage of crises has changed over the years. Premiering Sunday on MGM+, the series is based on the true story of Tony Kiritsis (Giovanni Ribisi), the man who held Indianapolis banker Richard Hall (Polaha) hostage for more than two days in 1977 because he felt he had been swindled. The incident became a cause celebre with some members of the public and the media supporting Kiritsis because they believed he was fighting injustice. Jon Hamm plays Fred Heckman, the real radio disc jockey who helped de-escalate the situation. |
| 'Resident Evil' tops North American box office with $60M | Austin Abrams' Resident Evil is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $60 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Practical Magic 2 with $12.2 million, followed by Spider-Man: Brand New Day at No. 3 with $6.5 million, The Odyssey at No. 4 with $4.9 million and Coyote vs. Acme at No. 5 with $4.5 million. Rounding out the top tier are Runner at No. 6 with $3.2 million, Daniel and the Fiery Furnace at No. 7 with $3.14 million, The Transformers at No. 8 with $3.1 million, The Weight at No. 9 with $2.3 million and Buddy at No. 10 with $1.9 million. |
| Famous birthdays for Sept. 20: Jon Bernthal, Jason Drucker | Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo. They include: -- Writer Upton Sinclair in 1878 -- Mathematician Dorothy Vaughan in 1910 -- Basketball Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach in 1917 -- Actor Sophia Loren in 1934 (age 92) -- Artist Dale Chihuly in 1941 (age 85) -- Writer George R.R. |
| Agnez Mo: 'Reacher' assassins are 'strong, dangerous and calculating' | The hulking vigilante in the crime drama, Reacher, barely makes it out of this week's Season 4 finale alive thanks to a pair of highly trained assassins unlike any he has ever confronted. Spoilers ahead. Based on Lee Child's book, Gone Tomorrow, the season kicked off with former military police investigator Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) meeting a suicidal stranger on a subway, then trying to figure out why shadowy government agents, local law-enforcement, reporters and gangsters want what she had in her possession just before she died. "Reacher is not going against yet another big dude. |