The American singer’s fifteenth album; conceived as a sequel to Confessions on a Dance Floor...
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Albums
* Confessions II by Madonna: The American singer’s fifteenth album; conceived as a sequel to Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005); includes the songs ‘Bring Your Love’ (with Sabrina Carpenter), ‘Read My Lips’ (with Feid), ‘Bizarre’ (with Martin Garrix), and ‘My Sins Are My Savior’ (featuring Stromae).
Movies
* Minions & Monsters (with the voices of Pierre Coffin, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg) – animated comedy, third instalment in the Minions prequel series; in 1920, the Minions attempt to make a monster movie in Old Hollywood.
* Enola Holmes 3 (starring Millie Bobby Brown, Louis Partridge, Himesh Patel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter) – mystery, sequel to 2022’s Enola Holmes 2; Enola’s (Brown) preparations for her wedding to Lord Tewkesbury (Partridge) are sidelined when Sherlock (Cavill) is kidnapped.
* Young Washington (starring William Franklyn-Miller, Mary-Louise Parker, Kelsey Grammer, Andy Serkis, Ben Kingsley) – historical drama, based on the early life of the Founding Father and first president of the United States (Franklyn-Miller).
* Lockbox (starring Carla Gugino, Lou Taylor Pucci, Katharine Isabelle) – horror; a woman tries to defend her cousin from a dangerous otherworldly entity.
STAR
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
Born on 3 July 1962 in Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Has three sisters – Lee Anne, Marian, and Cass.
Grew up in near poverty.
Had a Catholic upbringing. Aspired to become a priest in his youth.
Moved to New York City to pursue an acting career when he was 18.
Made his film debut in a bit part in Endless Love (1981).
Got his breakthrough with leading roles in Risky Business (1983) and Top Gun (1986).
Has since appeared in a string of successful films, including The Color of Money (1986), Rain Man (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), A Few Good Men (1992), The Firm (1993), Interview with the Vampire (1994), Jerry Maguire (1996), Magnolia (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), Minority Report (2002), The Last Samurai (2003), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Jack Reacher (2012), Oblivion (2013), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), Top Gun: Maverick (2022), and the Mission: Impossible film series (1996 – 2025).
Upcoming projects include the black comedy Digger (2026).
Has been married and divorced thrice: to actresses Mimi Rogers (1987 – 1990) , Nicole Kidman (1990 – 2001) with whom he adopted two children, and Katie Holmes (2006 – 2012) with whom he has a daughter.
Was introduced to Scientology by his first wife. Has since become an outspoken advocate of the organization.
SPOTLIGHT
Toy Story 5
Voice cast:
Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Conan O’Brien, Scarlett Spears, Greta Lee, Shelby Rabara, Mykal-Michelle Harris, and Craig Robinson
Director: Andrew Stanton
Tagline: The battle for playtime begins.
Animated adventure; Woody (Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Allen), Jessie (Cusack), and the other toys must deal with the presence of Lilypad (Lee), a tablet that becomes Bonnie’s (Spears) new favourite plaything.
Is the fifth main instalment in Pixar’s Toy Story franchise and the sequel to Toy Story 4 (2019).
Has grossed over $380 million on a $250 million budget. Had Pixar’s biggest worldwide opening weekend on record.
Has received positive reviews, with critics praising the humour and themes but criticising the script and message.
Score composed by Randy Newman who also composed the music for the first four films. Is the first Toy Story instalment to not feature a song performed by Newman.
Taylor Swift contributed the song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ for the film.
