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| Famous birthdays for Jan. 14: Slick Rick, Adjoa Andoh | Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include: -- Roman general Mark Antony in 83 B.C. -- American turncoat Gen. |
| Dark fable 'Dust Bunny' is 'Hannibal' reunion for Fuller, Mikkelsen | Hannibal and Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller says his feature film directorial debut, Dust Bunny, was heavily inspired by the scary, funny, magical movies of his Gen X youth. "Stories that I would categorize as 'gateway horror,' but, also, had young protagonists that were becoming their own heroes and navigating circumstances that were possibly way beyond their control and, yet, they had to step up into adulthood in new ways," the 56-year-old Danish actor told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "Those movies always had such a fun alchemy of tones," he said, listing Poltergeist, Gremlins and Goonies as examples. "Fantasy was always part of the recipe. This movie has deep ties to E.T. |
| BTS announces world tour | BTS members RM, Jin, V, J-Hope, Suga, Jung Kook and Jimin are back together and planning to embark on a world tour. BigHit Music announced Tuesday that the tour will begin in Goyang, South Korea, and conclude in Manila, Philippines. The K-pop stars will perform in several locations in the United States, including Las Vegas, Tampa, Chicago and Los Angeles, along with stops in Canada, France, England, Peru, Japan, Australia and more. Additional dates in Japan and the Middle East will be announced for 2027. In January, BTS announced it will release its first full seven-member album on March 20, marking its first group project in nearly four years. |
| CBS releases new cast photos for 'Survivor 50' | CBS released a series of new photos showing off the 24-contestant cast of the upcoming 50th season of reality series Survivor. The cast of Survivor 50 includes former contestants from across the history of the show, including a few who have already appeared on multiple seasons. "The official portraits, which dramatically capture the players as they prepare to compete in a season unlike any other, were shot on location in Fiji by Scott Duncan, Survivor's Emmy Award-nominated director of photography," CBS said in a news release. |
| 'A Private Life' star Jodie Foster: 'I don't know how funny I am' | Jodie Foster said she told the director of her French film A Private Life, in theaters Friday, she was unsure of her comic abilities. In the dark comedy, Foster plays a psychiatrist investigating the alleged suicide of one of her patients. Lilian Steiner (Foster) suspects her patient, Paula (Virginie Efira) was a murder victim of her husband (Mathieu Amalric). Lilian violates boundaries of patient confidentiality, medical ethics and even trespassing to satisfy her suspicions. In a recent Zoom interview with UPI, Foster shared the caveat she gave director Rebecca Zlotowski. "I don't know how funny I am," Foster said she told the director. "I know I have humor as a person. |