The Super Mario movie coming in August

The streaming service Peacock announced that The Super Mario Bros. Movie will premiere on August 3 on its platform.

Based on the Nintendo video game, the film is faithful to the 2D side-scroller games in the Mario franchise. It also includes three bonus features: interviews with the cast, a guide to video game Easter Eggs in the movie, and sing-along lyrics to Bowser’s (Jack Black) music video.

The movie also features Mario’s brother Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad, and more video game characters. The film became available on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD on June 13.

Elton John wraps farewell concert tour

British pop music legend wrapped up his farewell concert tour in Stockholm.

“What a journey this tour has been and now we find ourselves at the end of it. Tonight is the final night,” the 76-year-old singer-songwriter posted on Instagram.

John’s last global tour included more than 300 shows played for more than six million fans over the course of the past five years.

“It’s been my lifeblood to play for you guys, and you’ve been absolutely magnificent,” he told the crowd at Sweden’s Tele2 Arena.

The five-time Grammy winner played, “Bennie and the Jets,” “Philadelphia Freedom,” “Tiny Dancer,” “Rocket Man” and “Candle in the Wind” at his final show on the tour.

Taylor Swift releases “Speak Now”

Taylor Swift has released her highly anticipated album “Speak Now” (Taylor’s Version), alongside lyric videos for several songs. The new version features rerecorded versions of “Back to December,” “The Story of Us” and other hit singles, along with six previously unreleased “from the vault” songs.

Swift celebrated “Speak Now” (Taylor’s Version)’s release in a post on Instagram.

“It’s here. It’s yours, it’s mine, it’s ours. It’s an album I wrote alone about the whims, fantasies, heartaches, dramas and tragedies I lived out as a young woman between 18 and 20,” Swift wrote. “For life, for you, for the fact that I get to reclaim my work. Thank you a million times, for the memories that break our fall.”

Published in Dawn, Young World, July 22th, 2023