Most of the apes in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes are either angst-ridden or war-mongering, which makes orangutan Maurice such a lovely exception. Peaceful and curious with an irresistibly playful face, Maurice would rather bond with humans and learn about their graphic novels than get caught up in his fellow apes’ internecine squabbling, and while Maurice’s temperament provides the dark and dramatic film with a lovely surprise, the even bigger surprise is who plays that character: actress Karin Konoval, who used the magic of motion capture to become a different species and gender.

A film whose time has come but whose dramatic expression apparently has not, "The Lark Farm" is all the more disappointing for being the first high-profile picture after Atom Egoyan's "Ararat" to deal with the Armenian genocide, in which more than a million Armenians living in the Ottoman empire were slaughtered between 1915 and 1917. A film whose time has come but whose dramatic expression apparently has not, “The Lark Farm” is all the more disappointing for being the first high-profile picture after Atom Egoyan’s “Ararat” to deal with the Armenian genocide, in which more than a million Armenians living in the Ottoman empire were slaughtered between 1915 and 1917.

Kevin Gates had to be rushed offstage during his Texas concert as shots rang out ... starting a stampede for the exits. Kevin was performing Saturday night in Corpus Christi at an outdoor venue -- the Concrete Street Amphitheatre -- and was close to wrapping up the show around 11:30 PM when the shots were fired. The audience started fleeing first, then security yanked Kevin away. Waiting for your permission to load the Facebook Video.

Getty update 2:16 PM PT -- It's confirmed, Taylor skipped today's game. Jim Nantz just said, "In case you’re wondering, the seven words i never thought would leave my lips in my career, 'Taylor Swift is not at the game.' There are some broken hearted people I just saw in the stands. She was questionable all week, but it looks like it’s officially inactive for today." Taylor Swift wasn't about to fly to Minneapolis this weekend to see Travis Kelce play -- which is now obvious in the fact that she's apparently nowhere to be found in the stands.

Anya Taylor-Joy is absolutely glowing on her latest red carpet. After the fast-rising star chose dramatic black lace for the Oscars, she did a full 180 and wore a blinding white coat and nude mini dress to a special screening of her latest movie, The Northman, and she looks angelic. The globe-hopping Taylor-Joy braved the London cold in a sparkly mini dress covered with a white coat and accessorized with diamond jewellery and sparkly Christian Louboutin heels.

This guy. Maybe this one wasn’t God’s plan. Drake’s Memphis show is officially canceled, a little more than a month after he first postponed it. The FedEx Forum said it would be “logistically impossible” for Drake’s It’s All a Blur tour, with 21 Savage, to stop at the venue, “due to the magnitude of production,” local media reported. Drake had been first set to play Memphis on June 29 to kick off the tour; even after that show was canceled, he still received the key to the city and reportedly filmed a music video there.

From the Guardian archiveTutankhamunObituaryEgyptologist Howard Carter dies - archive, 19393 March 1939: The archeologist discovered the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun Mr. Howard Carter, the Egyptologist, was born at Swaffham, in Norfolk, in 1873. Because of his poor health when a boy he was educated privately. When seventeen years of age he obtained a post as draughtsman on the staff of the Egypt Exploration Fund, which had in the previous year established an Archeological Survey, the purpose of which was to make records of the monuments above ground and exposed to pillage and destruction.

Several swimwear trends are making their mark this year, like one- piece swimsuits with cutouts and one-shouldered tops. But there's one style that feels nostalgic, flirty, and flattering all at once: ruffle swimsuits. The playful look has been blowing up recently, with celebrities like Sydney Sweeney, Molly Sims, and Gigi Hadid all giving it their seal of approval — and it's easy to see why. Ruffle swimsuits are feminine and youthful, but also super functional.

THIS SCEPTRED ISLEWhy is it so hard to find a calendar that starts the week on a Monday, not a Sunday? It can't just be my family who gets outraged by this. Samantha Joly, London, UK It certainly seems like a minor thing to get "outraged" about. Your query does not state where you are writing from but most European calendars start the week on Monday while North American calenders on Sunday.

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