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On this day in 2022

• EVENTS
• Ringo Starr resumes his All-Starr Band tour with a show in Seattle, Washington after his testing positive for COVID-19 pandemic.
• DEATHS
• Willie Spence, R& B Singer.
• Angela Lansbury, TV Actress.
• Joe Crozier, Canadian ice hockey head coach (Buffalo Sabres 1971-74, Toronto Maple Leafs 1980-81), who died at 93.
• GAMING: PC
• Asterigos: Curse of the Stars for PC is released. Embark on a journey full of danger in this action RPG, inspired by Greek and Roman mythologies. Explore the breathtaking city of Aphes and forge your way through legions of unique foes and mythical bosses to discover the truth behind the city’s curse.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief for PlayStation 4 is released. On the streets of Mikado, only the tough survive. For one man, a heist gone wrong would change his life forever.Set during the Edo period of Japan, Kamiwaza stars amateur thief Ebizo, who aspires to steal from the rich and give to the poor. During his first stint, however, he and his mentor, Ainosuke, witness their own men take the lives of innocent civilians. Disillusioned by the horrific display of violence, Ainosuke advises Ebizo to escape with the only survivor - a lone girl.A decade later, Ebizo has held fast to his morals, living an honest and fulfilling life with Suzuna, the young girl he took in as his own daughter. But the illusion of security is shattered once Suzuna falls ill. In order to buy the medicine she desperately needs, Ebizo is faced with a heavy financial burden. Conflicted, Ebizo is forced to return to the underbelly of Mikado, but vows only to steal for the sake of those less fortunate.Will you walk the path of honor, even as a thief? The choice is yours to make.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 5
• NHL 23 for PlayStation 5 is released. EA SPORTS NHL 23 is greater together with the introduction of mixed women's and men's teams in HUT, and planned for November 2022, the arrival of cross-play for players on the same platform generation in WOC. So grab your friends and gear up for the most connected version of Chel yet.
• No More Heroes III for PlayStation 5 is released. The latest numbered entry in the No More Heroes series... No More Heroes 3 is coming in 2020!Travis Touchdown returns to Santa Destroy after a ten-year absence.There he finds a huge artificial island metropolis floating in the sea, and a mysterious flying object hovering high above.What kind of crazy dangerous assassins will Travis face off against this time?!
• PGA Tour 2K23 for PlayStation 5 is released. Tiger Woods leads a roster of more than 14 male and female pros at launch, including Justin Thomas, Lexi Thompson, Tony Finau, Lydia Ko, Collin Morikawa, Will Zalatoris, Brooke Henderson and more. Players can step into the tee box as one of the pros in Exhibition, multiplayer and Divot Derby play, or go head-to-head with them in a battle to climb the leaderboard and claim the FedExCup in PGA TOUR MyCAREER mode. In addition to the pros, the broadcast-style presentation and commentary team of Rich Beem and Luke Elvy also return, with the addition of English golf pro and broadcaster Henni Koyack. PGA TOUR 2K23 includes 20 licensed courses at launch. New additions include the South Course of Wilmington Country Club, The Renaissance Club, St. George’s Golf and Country Club and more. The industry-leading Course Designer also returns, offering players the opportunity to build their dream courses and share them with a global online community. MyPLAYER personalization returns and players can equip their MyPLAYERS just like Tiger with Nike Golf, TaylorMade and Bridgestone Golf apparel and gear. Even more apparel options are available from licensed brands, including Callaway Golf, FootJoy, Malbon Golf, Nike Golf, PUMA, Titleist, TravisMathew and more***. Clubs and balls from brands including Bridgestone Golf, Callaway Golf, COBRA, Mizuno, Odyssey Golf, Scotty Cameron, TaylorMade, Titleist and Wilson are available to deck out players’ golf bags and keep them swinging with swag. In addition to the returning analog stick swing, a three-click swing option is also available for an added level of customization so players can play the way they like. [PGA Tour]PGA TOUR 2K23 offers new casual modes to help rookies get into the game, while giving seasoned players new challenges and opportunities to work on their skills. The introduction of Topgolf offers a unique experience emulating the popular golf entertainment phenomenon, where players can aim for targets and try to earn the highest score. Training mode offers multiple ways to develop skills, including swing calibration, lessons, chipping practice, a driving range and a putting green.

On this day in 2021

• EVENTS
• Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden steps down after The NY Times details emails in which he made homophobic and misogynistic remarks; earlier reports alleged racist statements about a union leader.
• Australia's largest city Sydney ends its 107-day lockdown, with restrictions easing for fully vaccinated people.
• American musician and singer Deon Estus died at the age of 65. He is best known as the bass player of Wham! and as the bassist on George Michael's first two solo projects. Estus' single ‘Heaven Help Me’, with additional vocals by George Michael, reached No.5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1989..
• DEATHS
• Emani Johnson, R& B Singer.
• Olav Nilsen, Norwegian soccer striker/midfielder (62 caps; Viking FK), who died at 79.
• Kixstar, eSports Player.
• Tony DeMarco, American boxer (NBA, NYSAC, The Ring welterweight titles 1955), who died at 89.
• SPORTS
• Trevor Hemmings CVO, British businessman (Owner Preston North End FC; 3 x Grand National winners Hedgehunter [2005], Ballabriggs [2011], Many Clouds [2015]), who died at 86.

On this day in 2020

• EVENTS
• Women's PGA Championship, Aronimink GC: Sei Young KIm wins her first major title by 5 strokes from fellow South Korean Inbee Park; shoots tournament record total 266.
• India records more than 7 million cases of COVID-19 pandemic.
• French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Ðokovic 6-0,6-2,7-5; 20th Grand Slam singles title; record 13th French singles title.
• British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton wins Eifel Grand Prix at Germany's Nürburgring to equal Michael Schumacher's record of 91 Formula 1 victories.
• DEATHS
• Boro Drljaca, Folk Singer.
• Gary F. Jones, American thoroughbred racehorse trainer ($52.6m in purses; 1,465 race wins; US Racing HOF), who died at 76.
• Jon Gibson, American flute and saxophone player (Philip Glass Ensemble,1968-2019), and composer (The Voyage of The Beagle), who died at 80.
• SPORTS
• NBA Finals: LA Lakers beat Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6 to win record equalling 17th title; MVP: LeBron James; first to win the award with 3 different teams.
• Joe Morgan, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1975,76; NL MVP 1975,76; Cincinnati Reds) and broadcaster (ESPN), who died at 77.
• Ângelo Martins, Portuguese soccer defender (20 caps; Benfica 231 games), who died at 90.

On this day in 2019

• EVENTS
• NBA YoungBoy releases the album mixtape "AI YoungBoy 2" which debuts at #1 on the US Billboard 200.
• Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed for peace deal with Eritrea.
• DEATHS
• Alexei Leonov, Russian cosmonaut (Voskhod 2, first person to walk in space), who died at 85.
• Robert Forster [Foster], American actor (Medium Cool, Jackie Brown), who died of cancer at 78.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• The Cotton Club Encore is released. In this lavish,1930s-era drama, Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide. Now, Francis Ford Coppola's extraordinary film is brought to vivid new life in The Cotton Club Encore. Featuring never-before-seen scenes and musical sequences that deepen and enrich the storylines, this remastered and beautifully restored version represents Coppola's fully realized vision of the The Cotton Club.
• The Dead Center is released. A hospital psychiatrist's own sanity is pushed to the edge when a frightened amnesiac patient insists that he has died and brought something terrible back from the other side.
• The King is released. Hal (Timothée Chalamet), wayward prince and reluctant heir to the English throne, has turned his back on royal life and is living among the people. But when his tyrannical father dies, Hal is crowned King Henry V and is forced to embrace the life he had previously tried to escape. Now the young king must navigate the palace politics, chaos and war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life — including his relationship with his closest friend and mentor, the ageing alcoholic knight, John Falstaff (Joel Edgerton). [Netflix]
• Parasite is released. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks. [Neon]
• Fantastic Fungi is released. Fantastic Fungi takes us on an immersive journey into the magical earth beneath our feet: an underground network with the potential to heal and save our planet. Through the eyes of renowned scientists and mycologists like Paul Stamets, best-selling authors Michael Pollan, Eugenia Bone, Andrew Weil and others, we become aware of the beauty, intelligence and solutions the fungi kingdom offers us in response to some of our most pressing medical, therapeutic, and environmental challenges.
• MOVIES: NR
• In My Room is released. Lost in life and beset by a recent passing, Armin has nowhere to go and just as much to show for himself. Fate (or something like it) intervenes when Armin awakes one morning and discovers that seemingly all of humanity has disappeared, leaving him to his limited devices and opening the door for self-discovery — but the gift of maximum freedom bears complications.
• MOVIES: PG
• The Addams Family is released. Get ready to snap your fingers! The Addams Family is back on the big screen in the first animated comedy about the kookiest family on the block. Funny, outlandish, and completely iconic, the Addams Family redefines what it means to be a good neighbor.
• MOVIES: PG13
• Gemini Man is released. Henry Brogan (Will Smith), an elite assassin, is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move.
• MOVIES: R
• Jexi is released. Phil (Adam Devine) has a major dependency issue - he’s addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing pop culture "Top 10"lists, and his love life is non-existent. But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes with an unexpected feature… Jexi (Rose Byrne) – an A.I. life coach, virtual assistant and cheerleader. With her help, Phil begins to get a real life. But as he becomes less dependent on his phone, Jexi's artificial intelligence soon morphs into a tech nightmare determined to keep Phil all to herself, even if it means ruining his chances of finding success.
• Mary is released. David (Gary Oldman) is a struggling blue-collar captain looking to make a better life for his family. Strangely drawn to an abandoned ship that is up for auction, David impulsively buys the boat, believing it will be his family’s ticket to happiness and prosperity. But soon after they embark on their maiden journey, strange and frightening events begin to terrorize David and his family, causing them to turn on one another and doubt their own sanity. With tensions high, the ship drifts off course, and it becomes horrifyingly clear that they are being lured to an even greater evil out at sea.
• MOVIES: TVMA
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is released. In the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity, Jesse must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future.
• ALBUMS
• Devour You was released by Starcrawler. The second full-length release for the Los Angeles rock band was produced by Nick Launay.
• Metal Galaxy was released by Babymetal. The third full-length release from Japanese kawaii metal band is its first without Yuimetal, who left the band in October 2018 to pursue a solo career.
• Odds Against Tomorrow was released by Bill Orcutt. The the sixth full-length solo release for the guitarist features some original songs and was mixed by Chuck Johnson.
• No Home Record was released by Kim Gordon. The debut full-length solo release for the Sonic Youth co-founder was produced by Justin Raisen with contributions from Shawn Everett and Jake Meginsky.
• Giants of All Sizes was released by Elbow. The eighth full-length studio release for the British rock band features contributions from Chilli Chilton, Jesca Hoop and The Plumedores.
• Lahs was released by Allah-Las. The fourth full-length release for the Los Angeles rock band was produced with Jarvis Taveniere.
• Shiny New Model was released by Bodega. The seven-track release for the Brooklyn art-punk band was produced by its guitarist Madison Velding.
• Sonic Citadel was released by Lightning Bolt. The seventh full-length release for the Rhode Island noise rock duo of Brian Chippendale and Brian Gibson was recorded with Seth Manchester.
• Two Hands was released by Big Thief. The second release in 2019 for the Brooklyn folk-influenced rock band led by Adrianne Lenker was recorded live.
• 2020 was released by Richard Dawson. The sixth full-length release for the British singer-songwriter was recorded by Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs' Sam Grant.
• When I Say to You Black Lightning was released by Common Holly. The second full-length release for the Montreal-based singer-songwriter Brigitte Naggar was co-produced with Devon Bate and mixed by Hamish Mitchell.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• GRID for PlayStation 4 is released. Capturing intense moment-to-moment racing action, GRID returns with an all-new experience where every race is the chance to choose your own path, create your own story and define your legacy in the motorsport world.From the creators of the hugely successful DiRT and F1 series, Codemasters invites you to take your place in the GRID World Series and compete in intense wheel-to-wheel racing with the most iconic and desirable race cars -- current and classic, from GT through Touring and Muscle to Stock and Super Modifieds -- and in some of the world's most famous city streets, ovals and circuits.GRID captures every moment of the race, from the adrenaline rush of lights-out to the elation at the chequered flag -- and in-between, it's all action too. Incidents come one right after the other -- tight overtakes, bumper-to bumper scrapes and competitive collisions -- all heightened by rivalries, team-mates and a nemesis driver who will all either try to help or hinder your progress as you achieve your goal of becoming the GRID World Series champion.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Killer Queen Black for Switch is released. Fly solo, or team up with three of your friends as you race to complete one of three possible victory conditions. Killer Queen Black, a new take on the arcade eSport Killer Queen, has been rebuilt from the ground up and optimized for console. The gameplay is immediately recognizable and familiar, yet it introduces exciting new twists and online play for the home audience. Killer Queen Black is the follow up to Killer Queen that fans have been begging for.
• Doraemon: Story of Seasons for Switch is released. Doraemon, the endearing cat-type robot that captured the hearts of millions worldwide, arrives for another adventure in ‘Doraemon Story of Seasons’! Dive into a new world that combines relaxing gameplay with a story of farming, friendship and helping others. Grab a shovel and join the fun.
• AeternoBlade II for Switch is released.
• GAMING: XBOX ONE
• A Knight's Quest for Xbox One is released. A gorgeous action adventure on an epic scale. Play as Rusty, a clumsy adventurer who accidentally sets about the end of the world. Solve mind-bending puzzles, fight challenging enemies, defeat huge bosses and platform your way through a fantastic open world.
• Frostpunk: Console Edition for Xbox One is released. In a completely frozen world, people develop steam-powered technology to oppose the overwhelming cold. Society in its current form becomes ineffective and it has to change in order to survive.
• The Bradwell Conspiracy for Xbox One is released. Following a sudden explosion at the Stonehenge Museum fundraiser, you find yourself trapped in a hidden underground complex. Faced with a series of puzzles, your only means of escape is by sending photographs of your surroundings to another survivor confined elsewhere. But before long, a disturbing truth begins to dawn…
• SPORTS
• Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli scores career-best 254 not out to move past 7,000 Test runs on day 2 of the 2nd Test against South Africa in Mumbai; India wins by an innings and 137 runs.

On this day in 2018

• EVENTS
• Swedish dramatic soprano Nina Stemme is awarded the fourth $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize.
• Russian Soyuz spacecraft makes emergency landing when rocket fails two minutes after liftoff, with American astronaut and Russian cosmonaut aboard.
• World's new longest flight flies from Singapore to Newark Airport, New Jersey takes 17 hours 52 mins.
• GAMING: PC
• The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories for PC is released. The blunt disappearance of a close friend encourages J.J. to go look for her on the strange Island of Memories. You can’t die on this nightmare island, even if you’re seriously injured. No matter how many times J.J.’s brought back from the grips of death, she drags her mangled body deeper into the woods to find her friend.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Tricky Towers for Switch is released. With your brilliant robe and magic powers, it's time to build some Tricky Towers!Tricky Towers is a multiplayer physics-based tower building game. In a game of Tricky Towers you stack your bricks to create a stable tower and try to topple those of your opponents. To spice it up you can cast magic to support your structure and fend off the dark spells of your rivals in this frantic physics party game.Tricky Towers offers local and online multiplayer with up to 4 players in Race, Survival and Puzzle mode. It also features 50 single player trials for players to test their skills or practice for online play.With spells flying everywhere and bricks tumbling down, Tricky Towers makes for a chaotically good time!
• Joggernauts for Switch is released. Jog! Jump! Switch! Coordinate the crazy conga line of alien athletes in this autorunner / puzzle platformer for 1-4 players.
• Child of Light for Switch is released. Save the mysterious kingdom of Lemuria from the Queen of the Night, who has stolen the sun, moon and stars.- Venture through a magical realm full of everything from friendly fairies and gnomes, to vile wolves and dark dragons.- Fight monsters and evil mythical creatures as the mischievous yet brave Aurora and her loyal firefly Igniculus, in thrilling action-based battles.- Go into combat with a friend in the seamless drop-in, drop-out cooperative multiplayer mode.

On this day in 2017

• EVENTS
• TripAdvisor customer poll names The Black Swan in Oldstead, North Yorkshire, world's best restaurant.
• BIRTHS
• Adonis Graham, Family Member, born in United States.
• TV SERIES
• Dynasty (2017): Season 1 is released. Fallon Carrington (Elizabeth Gillies) and her brother, Steven, (James Mackay) are called to the family mansion by their father, Blake Carrington, (Grant Show) to meet his new wife-to-be, Cristal (Nathalie Kelley) in this reboot of the 1980s Aaron Spelling nighttime soap opera.
• Mr. Robot: Season 3 is released. Bobby Cannavale joins the cast as Irving and BD Wong becomes a series regular on the third season of the drama.

On this day in 2016

• EVENTS
• South Korean firm Samsung announces it will permanently stop production of Note 7 phones after complaints devices caught fire.
• Sir Rod Stewart said he was "on cloud nine"after being knighted by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace. The singer was honoured in the Queen's birthday honours list in recognition of his services to music and charity..
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) is released. It’s a peaceful day in Japan when a strange fountain of water erupts in the bay, causing panic to spread among government officials. At first, they suspect only volcanic activity, but one young executive dares to wonder if it may be something different… something alive. His worst nightmare comes to life when a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and begins tearing through the city, leaving nothing but destruction in its wake. As the government scrambles to save the citizens, a rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster’s weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side—the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes. [Funimation Films]
• TV SERIES
• American Housewife: Season 1 is released. Originally titled The Second Fattest Housewife in Westport, the comedy focuses on Katie Otto (Katy Mixon) and her family as they try to fit in with the wealthy people of Westport, Connecticut.
• GAMING: PC
• Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour for PC is released. Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• Dragon Quest Builders for PlayStation 4 is released. Dragon Quest Builders returns to Alefgard—a land laid low by the evil Dragonlord. It is your mission to rebuild, restore and revive the ruined realm. Rebuild the world in your own image using the blocks that make up the vast land of Alefgard in this block-building RPG.
• Batman: Arkham VR for PlayStation 4 is released. Batman: Arkham VR is a new Batman story set in the Arkham universe and exclusive to PlayStation VR. For the first time in a Rocksteady Arkham story, Batman: Arkham VR offers players the chance to feel that unique sense of presence in these legendary locations through virtual reality. [Rocksteady]
• Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration for PlayStation 4 is released. Lara Croft embarks on her first Tomb Raiding expedition to the most treacherous and remote regions of Siberia. Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration also includes the new “Blood Ties” single player content, VR support, new Co-op play for Endurance mode, and more. [Playstation.com]
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION VITA
• Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni for PlayStation Vita is released. Action and adventure merge.
• GAMING: XBOX 360
• Le Tour de France for Xbox 360 is released. Pro Cycling Manager: Tour de France 2011 is the next installment in the Tour de France series.
• GAMING: XBOX ONE
• Gears of War 4 for Xbox One is released. A new saga begins. After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, JD Fenix and his friends, Kait and Del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy. Engage in a two-player co-op campaign with friends locally via split-screen, over Xbox Live or LAN. Player 2 can select either Kait or Del. Team up with four others and battle wave after wave of increasingly difficult enemies by choosing your combat class, leveling up your skills and deploying fortifications anywhere on the map. Compete online in new and favorite game types, all at 60fps on dedicated servers. A new visible ranking system means fairer matchmaking for social, competitive and professional players alike. [Xbox.com]
• Reus for Xbox One is released. In Reus, you control powerful giants that help you shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains and oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that you do not control: mankind, with all their virtues and and all their vices. You can shape their world, but not their will. Provide for them and they may thrive. Give them too much, and their greed may gain the upper hand.
• WWE 2K17 for Xbox One is released. Features thousands of new moves and animations, backstage and in-arena brawling, and the biggest roster of WWE and NXT Superstars and Legends to date. Now more than ever, you will feel like you are commanding an actual WWE broadcast! POWERFUL CREATION SUITE. Create and develop your custom WWE with the deepest Creation Suite to date, featuring new creation options such as Create a Video and Create a Victory. New features and additional content allow you to create custom Superstars, Arenas, and Championships. The power is in your hands to create your WWE. MyCAREER AND WWE UNIVERSE WITH NEW PROMO ENGINE. The all-new Promo Engine brings the drama and personality of the WWE Superstars to life in MyCAREER and WWE Universe modes. Choose your words wisely and smack talk your opponents, start rivalries or form alliances. Your words will shape your characters as they rise through the ranks of NXT and WWE, to become WWE Hall of Famers. [2K Sports]

On this day in 2015

• EVENTS
• Camera Obscura keyboardist Carey Lander died from osteosarcoma, a rare form of blood cancer aged 33. The Scottish indie pop band's first album, Biggest Bluest Hi Fi, was released in 2001..
• DEATHS
• John Berg, American art director (Columbia Records,1961-85), winner of 4 Grammy Awards for album art, who died of pneumonia at 83.
• TV SERIES
• The Walking Dead: Season 6 is released. In Alexandria, Rick tries to bring together his group with the Alexandrians to fight the Wolves but finds himself challenged by both familiar faces and the newcomers like Carter (Ethan Embry).
• POLITICS
• Nepal's parliament elects Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, leader of the Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist party, as Prime Minister.
• SPORTS
• Dean Chance, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1964,67; Cy Young Award 1964; no-hitter 1967), who died at 74.

On this day in 2014

• DEATHS
• Mats Rondin, Swedish cellist, conductor, and educator, who died at 54.
• Tanhum Cohen-Mintz, Basketball Player.

On this day in 2013

• EVENTS
• The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons wins the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.
• 10 people are killed and a hospital fire in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.
• DEATHS
• Maria De Villota, Race Car Driver.
• Johnny Halford, Race Car Driver.
• Wadih El Safi, World Music Singer.
• Stu Gilliam, American actor and comedian (Roll Out, Harris & Company), who died at 80.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• The Institute is released. Welcome to the Jejune Institute, a mind-bending San Francisco phenomenon where 10,000 people became "inducted"without ever quite realizing what they'd signed up for. Was it a cult? Was it an elaborate game?
• Zero Charisma is released. An overgrown nerd who serves as Grand Master of a fantasy board game finds his role as leader of the misfits put into jeopardy when a new initiate enters the group.
• God Loves Uganda is released. A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America's Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting sexual immorality and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow biblical law.
• I Will Follow You Into the Dark is released. Sophia is lost and apathetic after the death of her parents until she is awakened by an unexpected romance with Adam. After Adam mysteriously disappears into the depths of a dilapidated high-rise, she vows to pursue him, even if it means walking over the threshold into the realm of death.
• Escape from Tomorrow is released. In a world of fake castles and anthropomorphic rodents, an epic battle begins when an unemployed father's sanity is challenged by a chance encounter with two underage girls on holiday.
• Broadway Idiot is released. Broadway Idiot follows Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong from a punk rock concert at Madison Square Garden to the opening of his musical American Idiot on Broadway - only ten blocks away, but worlds apart. From behind the curtain share in the crazy journey of turning the mega-hit album into a punk rock musical - and ultimately see how the world of theater transformed Billie Joe.
• MOVIES: PG13
• Captain Phillips is released. The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
• Romeo & Juliet is released. An ageless story from the worldâ
• MOVIES: R
• Sweetwater is released. In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader (Jason Isaacs), a renegade Sheriff (Ed Harris), and a former prostitute (January Jones) collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.
• The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete is released. After their mothers are taken away by the authorities, two inner city youths are left to fend for themselves over the summer.
• Cassadaga is released. Devastated by the sudden death of her younger sister, Lily Morel (Kelen Coleman) seeks solace at the spiritualist community of Cassadaga. Instead of closure, she unwittingly resurrects the vengeful ghost of a violently murdered young woman. Forced by the spirit, Lily must confront the sick, depraved world of a sadistic serial killer known only as Geppetto, a psychopath who inflicts an unthinkable form of torture on his female victims.
• As I Lay Dying is released. Based on the 1930 classic by William Faulkner, the story chronicles the Bundren family as they traverse the Mississippi countryside to bring the body of their deceased mother Addie to her hometown for burial. Addieâ
• All the Boys Love Mandy Lane is released. A group of high-schoolers invite Mandy Lane, a good girl who became quite hot over the summer, to a weekend party on a secluded ranch. While the festivities rage on, the number of revelers begins to drop quite mysteriously.
• Ghost Team One is released. When roommates Brad (J.R. Villarreal) and Sergio (Carlos Santos) accidentally arouse the dead, they team up with sexy amateur ghost hunter, Fernanda (Fernanda Romero), to expose the evil inside their home. But just as the guys start to get close to their hot new partner, they discover that a horny demon wants in on the action.
• Machete Kills is released. In his latest mission, Machete is recruited by the U.S. President to stop a crazed global terrorist from starting a nuclear war. With a bounty on his head, Machete faces death at every turn from a series of deadly assassins.
• GAMING: PC
• The Wolf Among Us for PC is released. Based on the award-winning Fables comic book series by Bill Willingham (published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint), The Wolf Among Us is a dark, often brutally violent, and mature take on the characters and creatures of fairytale and legend. A five episode series from the creators of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, the player will experience what it's like to be Bigby Wolf (THE Big Bad Wolf), Sheriff of Fabletown.