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| Angelina Jolie: 'Couture' character is more than her cancer | Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie says her late mother Marcheline Bertrand was a tremendous inspiration for her performance in the film, Couture. Opening in theaters Friday, Couture follows Maxine (Jolie), an American filmmaker working the assignment of a lifetime at Paris Fashion Week and dealing with a divorce back home when she learns she has aggressive breast cancer. "My mom told me once, when she'd been living with it a few years, she said, 'All anybody ever asks me about is cancer,'" Jolie, 51, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "She stopped getting asked, was she writing? Was she reading?" the actress recalled. [Cancer] became too much of an identity. |
| 'Descendants: Wicked Wonderland' trailer features new villain anthem | Disney Channel is giving a glimpse of the new film Descendants: Wicked Wonderland. The network shared a trailer for the movie Friday featuring Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker and Leonardo Nam. Wicked Wonderland is a new sequel in the Descendants franchise, which follows the children of famous Disney heroes and villains. Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker return as Red, the daughter of Alice in Wonderland's Queen of Hearts, and Chloe, the daughter of Cinderella and Prince Charming, who must "figure it out together" after changing the past created a new villain: Red's friend and tutor Maddox Hatter. The trailer features the new villain anthem, "Mad-Wicked Wonderland. |
| Gracie Abrams releases 'Look at My Life' single, music video | Gracie Abrams has released new music from her forthcoming third studio album. The singer-songwriter, 26, shared a single and music video for the song "Look at My Life" on Friday. The "Look at My Life" video shows Abrams road trip to a rural town before taking off in a hot air balloon. In the lyrics, Abrams sings about her unseen struggles and the cracks beginning to show as she navigates fame and success. "Look at My Life" is the second single to debut from Abrams' forthcoming third studio album, Daughter from Hell. She released a single and music video for "Hit the Wall" in May. Daughter from Hell features 14 other tracks, including "What If It's Right" with Marcus Mumford, and is slated for release July 17. |
| Novak Djokovic documentary coming to Prime Video in August | Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter, a new documentary about Serbian tennis pro Novak Djokovic, will premiere on Prime Video in August. The streaming service announced an Aug. 20 release date for the feature-length documentary film in a press release Friday. The Wolf in Winter explores the life of Djokovic, 39, who "began playing on the hardscrabble courts of Serbia and rose to become the most accomplished champion in the history of men's tennis," according to an official synopsis. Djokovic is a four-time U.S. Open and seven-time Wimbledon champion player who holds a record 24 Grand Slam titles, along with an Olympic gold medal for his performance at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. |
| Phoebe Bridgers releases 'Lost Boys,' first single from new album | Phoebe Bridgers is back with new music. The singer-songwriter, 31, released a single and music video for the song "Lost Boys" on Friday. The "Lost Boys" video shows Bridgers play a Renaissance faire elven princess who inspires a convenience store clerk, played by Santa Clarita Diet and Superman actor Skyler Gisondo, to become a "knight." Directed by Lance Oppenheim (Ren Faire) and Pablo Rochat, the video features the Knights of DeBracey performing troupe. "Lost Boys" is the first single to debut from Bridgers' forthcoming third studio album, Lost Weekend, announced Wednesday. The song is her first single in four years, while Lost Weekend will be her first album in six years. |