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Tom Hanks has played it all—from Forrest Gump to Walt Disney. But when he plays real people, something special happens.

30 years on, his Apollo 13 role as Jim Lovell still stands out for its depth and realism.

https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2025/06/30/apollo-13-going-on-30-how-tom-hanks-kept-it-real/

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Barbra Streisand's memoir, "My Name Is Barbra," is out now. She spoke to the BBC about growing up in poverty, getting her start in a Manhattan gay bar, and phoning Apple CEO Tim Cook to complain that the iPhone couldn't pronounce her name. "I guess that's one perk of fame."

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BARBRA STREISAND’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY is as unique as its subject and her remarkable career. Lots of candor about her childhood and her professional life, very little gossip about her romantic life, a strong throughline of moral and artistic clarity. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-name-is-barbra-barbra-streisand/1108730905?ean=9780525429524

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THE EXTRAORDINARY, TRAGICALLY SHORT life of Tupac Shakur is explored in this authorized biography, rich with detail from his family, friends, and colleagues. Insightful, clear writing with heart. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tupac-shakur-staci-robinson/1143003997?ean=9781524761042

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BRITNEY SPEARS’S LONG-AWAITED memoir is unsparingly candid and surprisingly sweet. There’s grief here, but little grievance in this thoughtful look at the truth behind an overwhelmingly hyped image. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-woman-in-me-britney-spears/1143770186?ean=9781668009048

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Lately, Emily Blunt's been talking about how much she'd like to do the "Edge of Tomorrow" sequel, and she told us how she loved working with co-star Tom Cruise.

https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2023/08/08/emily-blunt-would-love-to-work-with-childlike-tom-cruise-again/

Today, Taylor Swift released her new version of "Speak Now," the original of which was recorded in 2010. She is now halfway through remaking the six albums she released under former label Big Machine Records. Here's why she undertook the rerecording project.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/497159/taylor-swift-masters-controversy-scooter-braun-feud-taylors-version-explained/