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| 'Pressure' star Brendan Fraser: D-Day was intensely personal for Ike | Oscar-winning actor Brendan Fraser says he sees U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the hero he plays in the new film, Pressure, as someone who genuinely cared about the men under his command. In theaters Friday, the movie is based on David Haig's stage play, which takes place in the 72 hours before Eisenhower's planned D-Day invasion when the leader is suddenly faced with conflicting weather reports from two respected meteorologists and must decide who to listen to. The memory of a recent disastrous training exercise that killed hundreds of American servicemen added to the stress Eisenhower was under at this critical juncture of World War II in 1944 France. |
| 'Imagine 2' star Dennis Quaid: It's never too late to seek redemption | Reagan, The Substance and Happy Face actor Dennis Quaid hopes his brief appearance in I Can Only Imagine 2 reminds people to tell someone they love them or are proud of them. "That is really the truth," Quaid, 72, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "That goes by and people aren't around anymore and, so, there's nothing to do about that. You're left with the memories that you're left with," the actor said. "I think it's something that we've all struggled with -- a lot of things we take for granted in life and a lot of things we've talked ourselves into that we don't need or maybe we just missed and it's, 'What if? |
| Famous birthdays for May 25: Cillian Murphy, Erinn Hayes | Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Poet/philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1803 -- YMCA leader/Nobel Peace Prize laureate John Mott in 1865 -- Aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky in 1889 -- Humorist/publisher Bennett Cerf in 1898 -- Actor Claude Akins in 1926 -- Writer Robert Ludlum in 1927 -- Musician Beverly Sills in 1929 -- Basketball Hall of Fame member K.C. Jones in 1932 -- Writer W.P. |
| 'Mandalorian and Grogu' tops North American box office with $82M | Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu -- starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver -- is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $82 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday. Coming in at No. 2 is Obsession with $22.4 million, followed by Michael at No. 3 with $20 million, The Devil Wears Prada 2 at No. 4 with $12.6 million and The Sheep Detectives at No. 5 with $9 million. Rounding out the top tier are Passenger at No. 6 with $8.7 million, Mortal Kombat II at No. 7 with $6.2 million, I Love Boosters at No. 8 with $3.7 million, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie at No. 9 with $3.2 million and Project Hail Mary at No. 10 with $2.7 million. |
| Sebastian Stan's 'Fjord' scores Palme d'Or at Cannes | Fjord -- starring Sebastian Stan and directed by Cristian Mungiu -- won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. The Grand Prix went to Andre Zviaguintsev's Minotaure. The Best Director Prize was shared by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, who helmed La Bola Negra, and Pawel Pawlikowski, who directed Fatherland. Emmanuel Marre won the Best Screenplay honor for Notre Salute. Soundain co-stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto shared the Best Actress accolade and Coward cast-mates Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne won for Best Actor. |