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| 'Drive - The Pretenders' trailer brings German romance novel to life | Prime Video is teasing the new film Drive - The Pretenders. The streaming service shared a trailer for the movie Monday featuring Lisa-Marie Kroll and Amin Baahmed. Based on the Wattpad novel by Tamara Lush, the German-language romance film tells the enemies-to-lovers story of race car mechanic Sarah Jenkins (Koroll) and racing star Dante Annunziata (Baahmed). Sarah and Dante pretend to be engaged to help mend his scandalous reputation but find the lie soon "threatens to destroy everything, including what has long since become more than just a game," an official synopsis reads. |
| Megan Moroney, Tate McRae perform at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | Megan Moroney and Tate McRae took to the stage at the 2026 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Moroney, 29, and McRae, 23, performed at the event Sunday at Sony Pictures Studio in Los Angeles. Moroney delivered a rendition of her song "Sorry... I Meant Tonight," a bonus track from her most recent album, Cloud 9, released in February. The country music star wore large feathered wings, a pink corset top, sash skirt and a ruffled garter. McRae sported a red top with lace underwear, garter belt and thigh-high stockings to perform her new single "Housewife," released on Friday. The song appears on her forthcoming fourth studio album. |
| K/DA returns with 'Firestarter,' new song for 'League of Legends' | K/DA is back with new music. The League of Legends in-game K-pop girl group released a single and music video for "Firestarter," its first new song in six years, on Monday. K/DA consists of League of Legends characters Ahri, Kai'Sa, Evelynn and Akali. "Firestarter" is performed by real-life music artists Sophie Powers, Mimi Webb and I-dle members Miyeon and Soyeon. The "Firestarter" video was created with Fortiche, the French animation studio behind Arcane, the hit animated Netflix series set in the world of League of Legends. The song follows the release of "Live My Life," a new single from the in-game boy band Heartsteel, consisting of Aphelios, Sett, Yone, K'Sante, Ezreal and Kayn. The song is performed by Anderson . |
| Famous birthdays for Oct. 19: Jon Favreau, Katie Douglas | Those born on this day are under the sign of Libra. They include: -- Abolitionist Cassius Marcellus Clay in 1810 -- Writer Jack Anderson in 1922 -- Writer John Le Carre in 1931 -- Actor Robert Reed in 1932 -- Artist Peter Max in 1937 -- Actor Michael Gambon in 1940 -- Actor John Lithgow in 1945 (age 81) -- Feminist/writer Patricia Ireland in 1945 (age 81) -- Musician Jeannie C. Riley in 1945 (age 81) -- Writer Philip Pullman in 1946 (age 80) -- Musician Patrick Simmons (Doobie Brothers) in 1948 (age 78) -- Boxer Floyd Mayweather Sr. in 1952 (74) -- U.S. |
| Zachary Levi: 'Angel and the Badman' is a western about forgiveness | The new big-screen western, Angel and the Badman, focuses on the healing power of forgiveness for those willing to receive it. Directed by Julio Quintana and in theaters now, the movie stars Shazam!, Tangled and Chuck icon Zachary Levi as Quirt Evans, a wounded outlaw who gains a new perspective on life, courtesy of the Worth family in post-Civil War Southwest. Tulsa King and Homestead alum Neal McDonough plays Laredo, the ailing villain who will stop at nothing to kill Quirt, a former partner who stole from him. |