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Melissa McCarthy and Cast Members Visited Auburn University For The Premiere Screening of “Life of the Party”
Melissa McCarthy releases new film “Life of the Party” Monday night in Opelika, Alabama for the students of Auburn University. Auburn University knocked out 25 universities which landed them the World Premiere of Life of the Party featuring cast members Gillian Jacobs, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon, Julie Bowen, Dave Need, Debby Ryan, Stephen Root, Adria Arjona, Luke Benward, Jimmy O. Yang, and film director Ben Falcone. McCarthy and husband co-produce & wrote the film. Auburn won the social media contest where hundreds of fans came to party.
McCarthy plays a housewife who dropped out of college senior year to raise her daughter Madison. Her husband files for a divorce while McCarthy decides to enter college and takes partying to another level. You must check out the movie on May 11th to see what happens next. Check out some of our great moments below from the red carpet.
Plain Mister Smith returns with Bric-À-Brac Attack, a beautifully offbeat collection of indie-folk, pop and atmospheric songwriting. Released via Amelia Records, the album finds the Vancouver and London-based multi-hyphenate turning fragments of memory, relationships and everyday absurdity into something quietly cinematic.
At its centre is “Grindavik”, a shimmering, reflective track inspired by the Icelandic town shaped by recent volcanic activity. Bright acoustic guitars and steady drums carry a constantly shifting chord progression, mirroring the song’s central metaphor of a relationship under pressure and the hope that its fissures can eventually heal. Featuring Jordan Klassen and Kitt, the track captures the emotional tension that runs throughout the album.
Elsewhere, Bric-À-Brac Attack moves effortlessly between playful guitar-driven moments, lush arrangements and more introspective passages. “Miss Sunshine” brings infectious energy, while collaborations with Findlay Brown, Leeroy Stagger, Krystle Dos Santos and Tyson Mostenbocher add colour to an already eclectic record.
Former guitarist of Canadian darkwave band Moev and a cellist with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, Plain Mister Smith brings an unusually broad musical perspective to his songwriting. Yet Bric-a-Brac attack never feels overly calculated. Instead, it has the charm of something discovered rather than constructed.
Warm, strange, melodic and emotionally searching, Bric-À-Brac Attack is a record that rewards getting lost in its details. Plain Mister Smith may remain deliberately mysterious, but the music itself speaks with remarkable clarity.
Photo credit: Sandra Lockwood
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