THE GREEN ROOM

COMING SOON

Out this week

Albums

Daughter from Hell by Gracie Abrams: Third album by the American singer; follows her sophomore release, The Secret of Us (2024); preceded by the singles ‘Hit the Wall’ and ‘Look at My Life’; also includes the song ‘What If It’s Right’ (with Marcus Mumford).

Movies

* The Odyssey (starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, Charlize Theron) – epic fantasy action, adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek epic; after the Trojan War, the Greek king of Ithaca (Damon) sets off on a long, perilous journey home and encounters mythical beings along the way.

* They Fight (starring André Holland, Wendell Pierce, Samira Wiley) – sports drama; a formerly incarcerated coach (Holland) tries to help a team of adolescent boxers work towards a championship.

AWARDS

Billie Catherine Lourd

• Born on 17 July 1992 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
• Is the only child of actress Carrie Fisher and talent agent Bryan Lourd, and the only grandchild of actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher.
• Her godmother is actress Meryl Streep.
• Made her screen debut in the Star Wars sequel film The Force Awakens (2015).
• Gained recognition after appearing in the horror comedy series Scream Queens (2015 – 2016) and the horror anthology series American Horror Story (2017 – present).
• Upcoming projects include the biographical comedy drama Artificial (2026) and the thirteenth season of American Horror Story (2026).
• Has been married to actor Austen Rydell since 2022. They have two children – a son and a daughter – together.

SPOTLIGHT

Minions & Monsters

Voice cast: Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, and Phil LaMarr

Director: Pierre Coffin

• Animated comedy; in 1920s Hollywood, the Minions (Coffin) try to make their own monster movie and search for frightening creatures for the film.
• Is the third instalment in the Minions prequel series and the seventh film overall in the Despicable Me franchise.
• Has grossed over US$224 million on a US$85 million budget.
• Has received positive reviews, with critics finding it goofy and delightful and deeming it the best in the franchise since the first film, Despicable Me (2010).
• Score composed by John Powell. Is the first Despicable Me instalment not to be scored by Heitor Pereira.