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| Famous birthdays for Aug. 19: Lee Ann Womack, Bill Clinton | Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- Scientist Julius Lothar Meyer in 1830 -- Aviator Orville Wright in 1871 -- Fashion designer Coco Chanel in 1883 -- Humorist Ogden Nash in 1902 -- Publisher Malcolm Forbes in 1919 -- TV creator Gene Roddenberry in 1921 -- Writer Frank McCourt in 1930 -- Astronaut Story Musgrave in 1935 (age 91) -- Actor Diana Muldaur in 1938 (age 88) -- Musician Ginger Baker (Cream) in 1939 -- Actor Jill St. John in 1940 (age 86) -- Musician Johnny Nash in 1940 -- Actor/former U.S. Sen. |
| Movie review: 'Fast and the Furious' re-release shows birth of family | For the last 15 years, revisiting the original The Fast and the Furious has been a drastic contrast to how outrageous the franchise became. But it is easy to see how the 2001 film, in theaters again Friday, launched a family fans wanted to keep revisiting. Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) goes undercover to infiltrate the street racing underworld in Los Angeles. The police suspect one of the racing gangs is committing mobile armed robberies to finance their racing vehicles. Brian gets in when he races Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), though his crew members Vince (Matt Schulze) and Leon (Johnny Strong) don't trust Brian. Dom certainly doesn't like Brian hitting it off with his sister, Mia (Jordana Brewster). |
| Madonna, Taylor Swift lead MTV Video Music Awards nominations | MTV has announced the nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. This year's VMAs will take place Sept. 27 at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and air at 7:30 p.m. ET on CBS and MTV. The show will also stream on Paramount+. Madonna leads the nominees with 11 nominations, including Artist of the Year, Video of the Year for "Confessions II - The Film" and Song of the Year for "Bring Your Love" with Sabrina Carpenter. Taylor Swift follows with nine nominations, while Ariana Grande and Carpenter are both up for seven awards. Bruno Mars, PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson are nominated for five honors each, followed by Blackpink's Lisa with four nominations. Shakira and Tate McRae are both up for three awards. |
| Cody Simpson, Infinity Song to perform at NFL Melbourne Game | Australian singer-songwriter Cody Simpson and American band Infinity Song will take to the stage at the NFL Melbourne Game. Simpson, 29, will perform the Australian national anthem, while Infinity Song will deliver a rendition of the U.S. national anthem. The first-ever NFL Melbourne Game will take place Sept. 11 at Melbourne Cricket Ground and feature a matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams. The game will stream Sept. 11 at 10:35 a.m. local time and Sept. 10 at 8:35 p.m. ET on Netflix. "As both a proud Aussie and proud Californian, I'm excited to be singing the Australian National Anthem at the upcoming first-ever regular season NFL game played on Australian soil," Simpson said in a press release. |
| Netflix's Bollywood dance movie 'Best of the Best' gets a trailer | Netflix has released the first trailer for its film, Best of the Best, starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia, on Tuesday. "Two childhood best friends, Maya and Anjali, join UCLA's competitive Bollywood-fusion dance team, only to discover that the road to winning the U.S. Championship is far more raucous and cutthroat than they ever imagined," a synopsis of the film said. The cast also includes Ankur Rathee, Janina Gavankar, Chaneil Kular, Becky Alex, Shreya Navile, and Hasan Minhaj. Minhaj wrote the film with Prashanth Venkataramanujam, and Lena Khan directed it. It is set for release on Sept. 18. |