New this week: 'Me Time,' DJ Khaled and Sylvester Stallone
This weekโs new entertainment releases include fresh music from DJ Khaled and his celebrity pals, an HBO documentary about the unending toll Hurricane Katrina had on New Orleans' children and a film starring Sylvester Stallone as an aged superhero.
'Death on the Nile' tops a quiet box office weekend
Hollywoodโs Super Bowl weekend largely fizzled with the muted debut of Kenneth Branaghโs long-delayed Agatha Christie whodunit, โDeath on the Nile,โ a tepid reception for the Jennifer Lopez romantic-comedy โMarry Meโ and modest box-office bumps for Oscar nominees.
Mark Wahlberg donates 1.3 million face masks to students, teachers in San Antonio and other US cities
SAN ANTONIO โ Actor Mark Wahlberg is aiding students and teachers across the nation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, including those in San Antonio. Wahlbergโs activewear brand Performance Inspired recently partnered with the active lifestyle brand LifeToGo to donate 1.3 million disposable face masks to teachers and students across the nation, as announced in a press release. Some areas have already received the donated 3-ply masks, including some students and teachers in San Antonio, the release said. Wahlberg posted a video message on social media thanking essential workers and teachers as they combat the pandemic. RELATED: KSAT Kids: Parents say San Antonio school districts getting better at virtual learning
In 'Boys State,' American politics in a teenage microcosm
Boys State may sound like a mere mock government exercise, but the film finds in Boys State a microcosm of American politics, one that frighteningly reflects much of the tenor of todays Washington and, in other ways, counters our more cynical grown-up government with stirring idealism. Boys State will give you both hope and fear for Americas future. Moss and McBaine were unaware of Boys State before reading a 2017 Washington Post article about a first in the programs history: Texas voted to succeed. Paul Barker, then Chairman of the American Legion Texas Boys State, was impressed by McBaine and Moss previous film ( "The Overnighters ) and figured a documentary could expand the program. The Texas Boys State, like the national political system, is a skewed representation.
Mark Wahlberg Dishes On How He Lost 10 Pounds in 5 Days (Exclusive)
"I just did a bone broth and a fast and a cleanse and I literally lost 10 pounds in five days. I lost five percent body fat and I lost 20 points of visceral fat literally in five days," he continued. Once he was in shape, Wahlberg and Berg began filming the movie in a place that held great importance for the actor. I'd really wanna die in a movie,'" Wahlberg recalled. As for the possibility of a sequel to the flick, Wahlberg said, "if audiences wanna see it, I'd love to do it again."