Janet Jackson is bringing her "Unbreakable" world tour to the American Airlines Center on January 24, 2016.
Janet Jackson has added Texas to her upcoming "Unbreakable" world tour. The pop superstar will visit American Airlines Center in Dallas on January 24, 2016, following stops in San Antonio on January 21 and Houston on January 23.
The Texas cities are part of 27 dates added to the second leg of her tour, in addition to 39 shows in the U.S. and Canada previously announced. The tour begins on August 31 in Vancouver and ends March 9, 2016, in Ft. Lauderdale.
This will be the seventh tour for Miss Jackson (if you're nasty) and her first since 2011's Number Ones, Up Close and Personal World Tour, which included stops at Houston's Reliant Stadium (now NRG Stadium) and Austin's Moody Theater.
On June 22, the pop and R&B icon released the first single, "No Sleeep," from her upcoming 11th studio album — her first in more than seven years — that is set to be released in the fall of 2015. Just two weeks after its release, the track entered the charts on the Top Ten on the Urban AC (currently at No. 8) and Billboard Hot R&B Songs (currently No. 13).
During her lengthy career, the 49-year-old has won six Grammy Awards, as well as a dozen American Music Awards, nine MTV Music Video Awards and 33 Billboard Music Awards — not to mention dozens of other accolades, along with one much-discussed faux pas: the infamous "Nipplegate" wardrobe malfunction incident with Justin Timberlake at the XXXVIII Super Bowl in Houston.
Ticket sales for dates on the second leg of Jackson's tour begin July 20. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public starting Tuesday, July 14, at 10 am through Sunday, July 19, at 10 pm.
The career of actor Chris Hemsworth is a curious one, as it feels like he’s a huge star (mostly from playing Thor in Marvel movies) and not at the same time, with most of the non-MCU movies featuring him in a lead role failing to become big successes. But he still has a certain presence about him, which is why he’s being given another chance to prove his star power in the new thriller, Crime 101.
Hemsworth plays Davis, a talented thief who knows how to get what he wants without resorting to violence. When a job early in the movie turns slightly sideways, it makes him think twice about working with his handler (Nick Nolte), who seems to prefer someone with a stronger touch, like the up-and-coming Ormon (Barry Keoghan).
Davis is the main character, but two others who come into his orbit get their own subplots. Lou (Mark Ruffalo) is a slightly schlubby LAPD detective who’s convinced he knows the pattern of an unknown thief that likes to hit places close to Highway 101. Sharon (Halle Berry) works for a high-end insurance agency known for working with ultra-wealthy clients, the types who might be a great target for a thief like Davis.
Written and directed by Bart Layton, the film has a decent propulsion to it that comes with most crime thrillers. Davis and Ormon represent the yin and the yang of criminal approaches, and and it’s interesting to see the juxtaposition between the two as their simmering rivalry heats up over the course of the film. When the film commits to actually showing its crimes, it has an excitement that’s worth watching.
Unfortunately, Layton displays a real lack of focus, taking the audience into subplots with each of the three main characters that prove unnecessarily distracting. Lou’s marriage problems may explain his disheveled appearance, but there’s no need to see him deal with them with wife Angie (Jennifer Jason Leigh). Sharon’s troubles with her male-dominated company prove slightly pivotal, but still don’t merit the time put into exploring them.
The most baffling subplot is Davis pursuing a relationship with Maya (Monica Barbaro), a woman he randomly meets. At different points in the movie, including many of his interactions with Maya, Davis seems like the most uncomfortable, antisocial person in the world. And yet he somehow morphs into a suave smooth-talker who’s able to convince anyone to do what he wants at other key points, making it unclear exactly what kind of person he really is.
Hemsworth does relatively well in the lead role, but he’s still missing that certain something to make his character, and therefore the movie, truly compelling. The rest of the cast is fine, too, but each of them seem to be putting in just the minimal amount of effort to make the film watchable. Ruffalo and Barbaro come off the best, but with the talent in the cast (11 Oscar nominations and one win), they could have been used better.
Crime 101 has most of the ingredients to be another great entry in the genre, and it succeeds when it actually decides to deliver on its promise. But too much of the film is spent on things that have no real bearing on plot or character development, leaving the movie in the middle of the pack.
