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January 3, 2025
Saturday 4th January 2025
Welcome to The List,
Oscar and Tony-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal is officially set to star in ‘Roadhouse’ a reimagined take on the classic movie starring Patrick Swayze, for Amazon’s Prime Video. According to the studio, the new take stars Gyllenhaal as a former UFC fighter who takes a job as a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but “soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise.”
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We heard that Chris Stapleton’s Outlaw State of Kind Fund was helping Eastern Kentucky flood victims, but that’s only half the story. Chris has been on the ground helping in every way possible. Somebody shared a photo of him posing with some law enforcement officers. They wrote, “Chris wanted to help with anything, literally anything. No job was too small or beneath him. Someone else took a pic of him in Walmart buying supplies.
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Have you ever been enjoying a nice, peaceful walk, and then been rudely interrupted by . . . Tom Cruise doing daredevil stunts? Probably not. But that’s what happened to a couple in the U.K. They were out walking on a mountain when Tom arrived . . . on a helicopter at the top of mountain . . . to do a paragliding stunt. He apologized to them when he noticed them with their dog. He said, “Sorry for disturbing your peaceful walk with all the noise. I like your dog.” And then “See you later, folks” and then JUMPED OFF THE CLIFF.
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Tim McGraw is headlining Saturday’s concert at Nashville’s Music City Grand Prix. You might see him driving too. “I’m hopin they’ll let me get in one of those cars, I doubt they’ll let me do that. My people are lookin at me like no, no, no, because they know I want to.” The self proclaimed adrenaline junky says he’s going to try his best though…
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Rumors about Brad Pitt retiring are not true. Brad is clarifying that he’s NOT retiring. He’s just going to be extra selective on the roles he plays since he’s “past middle age.” He’s keeping his eyes open for “What feels right for the next project” His NEXT stop is ‘Bullet Train’ looks like a fun bad guy kinda movie. Is in theaters Friday.
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Let’s preface this next story by saying that if you’re ever too tired to drive, please pull over. Here’s why we mention it . . .researchers came up with the country songs that are most likely to put you to SLEEP, and there’s actually some science behind it. They compared the features of each song to different lullabies. At the top of the list, ‘Girl Crush’ by Little Big Town and Cam’s ‘Burning House” – two of Luke Combs songs made the list ‘Better Together’ and ‘Beautiful Crazy’…
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Welcome to ‘At the Movies’ Brought to You by North Grand Cinema in Ames…
In theaters NOW: “A Complete Unknown”
“It’s New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old named Bob Dylan from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.”
https://youtu.be/NO9hXSD5K4A?si=G2i73uy4cssa9PZk
“A Complete Unknown” is Rated: R
Stars: Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton and Elle Fanning
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Welcome to The List,
Lainey Wilson and former NFL quarterback Devlin "Duck" Hodges were one of country music's most beloved couples of 2024, so it's only natural that fans are buzzing about whether they might be taking the next step and tying the knot sometime soon. Bunnie Xo is wondering, too. She confessed to Wilson that she's "manifesting" a wedding for her in 2025. Lainey has even offered to propose to HIM!!
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It's not too unusual for Luke Combs to tease new music before releasing it, but this time, he's got one important question to go along with his unreleased demo. "Who should I duet this with?" he asked fans as he posted a clip of something that appears to be titled "More Less Than Perfect." Combs' new song is a love ballad with lyrics that appear to be directed at a person who fell in love with him, even though he thinks he doesn't deserve her attention.
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Blake Lively has filed a lawsuit against her "It Ends with Us" co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, according to court docs…as well as the film’s production company, Wayfarer Studios. Lively filed a sexual harassment complaint against Baldoni with the California Civil Rights Department on Dec. 20. On Dec. 31, Baldoni and his publicists also sued the New York Times for libel, after the news outlet published a Dec. 20 article about Lively's claims that she'd been the victim of a smear campaign after speaking up about sexual harassment on the set of "It Ends with Us."
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And lastly, Megan Markle started the new year with a fresh Instagram post from a newly launched account. In it, the Duchess of Sussex happily runs barefoot along the sand on a beach while wearing a white button-up shirt and a pair of white jeans rolled up above the ankle. Writing 20-25 in the sand before running out of the shot. Though the former “Suits” actress, 43, turned off the comments for the post, several stars showed their support by “liking” it, including her pals Serena Williams and Chrissy Teigen.
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