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| Famous birthdays for Aug. 4: Barack Obama, Lauren Tom | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- Poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1792 -- Fashion designer Louis Vuitton in 1821 -- Queen Elizabeth, mother of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in 1900 -- Musician Louis Armstrong in 1901 -- Journalist Helen Thomas in 1920 -- Actor Richard Belzer in 1944 -- Football Hall of Fame member John Riggins in 1949 (age 77) -- Writer Sapphire in 1950 (age 76) -- Actor Billy Bob Thornton in 1955 (age 71) -- Actor/voice actor Lauren Tom in 1961 (age 65) -- Former U.S. |
| Takashi Miike's 'Bad Liutenant: Tokyo' explores corruption, voilence | Neon released the teaser trailer for Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo on Monday. The film will play at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. Takashi Miike directs the Japanese entry in the Bad Lieutenant series from screenwriter Daisuke Tengan. Shun Oguri, Lily James and Liv Morgan star. An official synopsis says the film follows a "disgraced Tokyo detective" embroiled with the FBI, ex-Yakuza and missing American girl. The trailer shows scenes on Tokyo streets, a nightclub and Yakuza sitting around a table. The original 1992 Bad Lieutenant starred Harvey Keitel from director Abel Ferrara. Werner Herzog directed Nicolas Cage in the unrelated Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans in 2009. |
| 'Ninth Jedi' returns in trailer for 'Star Wars: Visions' anime series | Disney+ is giving a final glimpse of the new series Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show Monday featuring Chinatsu Akasaki and Kimiko Glenn as the Japanese and English voices of protagonist Lah Kara, respectively. The Ninth Jedi is an eight-episode limited anime series from Production I.G. that continues the story of Kara, first introduced in the Star Wars: Visions episodes The Ninth Jedi and The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope. The show follows Kara as she "continues to train in the ways of the Jedi under Margrave Juro amid an epic journey of self-discovery as she and Juro's small fellowship of Jedi-in-training embark on a quest to save her father," according to an official synopsis. |
| 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' coming to IMAX theaters Friday | Spider-Man: Brand New Day is coming to IMAX theaters in North America this week. The new Marvel superhero movie will start playing in IMAX theaters in the region Friday. Brand New Day is a sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), based on the Marvel Comics superhero. Tom Holland and Zendaya reprise their roles of Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, and Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson, with Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, aka Punisher, and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, aka Hulk. Other cast members include Sadie Sink, Florence Pugh and Tramell Tillman. |
| Rosie O'Donnell plans to return for 'The View' Season 30 | Former The View host Rosie O'Donnell plans to return to the show for its 30th anniversary. The comedian and television personality, 64, confirmed as much in an interview on The Tangle with Kyle Ridley podcast. O'Donnell initially served as a host from 2006 to 2007 on the talk show featuring an all-women panel. She returned in 2014 but left again just months later following drama with fellow co-host Whoopi Goldberg. In the interview, O'Donnell said she had a "tense" time with Goldberg on The View and suggested the actress and television personality felt "encroached upon in some way." O'Donnell said she and Goldberg have since "gotten past" their conflict. |