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In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time. After being hit by a grenade in Sri Lanka, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable sipping martinis with London's elite as she is confronting dictators. Her mission to show the true cost of war leads her -- along with renowned war photographer Paul Conroy (Jamie Dornan) -- to embark on the most dangerous assignment of their lives in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Based on the extraordinary life of Marie Colvin, "A Private War" is brought to the screen by Academy Award nominee and critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman in his pulse-pounding narrative feature debut.

The Revivalists' single, “All My Friends," had a huge first week at radio with more than 100 adds at Alternative and Triple A and is still all over Spotify and Apple Music. That single was their first new music following the recent success of their slow-burning gold-selling crossover #1 single, “Wish I Knew You," which gave them a break-out year in 2017 following 10 years of grinding and hard work. That was no overnight success, and now they have their sights set on what’s next and have made a really incredible new album, "Take Good Care." The songs – and songwriting – on the new LP, out this fall on Loma Vista Recordings, show a newfound depth complete with sonic complexity, celebration and catharsis. David Shaw and Zack Feinberg of the band take the BUILD stage to tell us all about the new album and play a few songs.

One of Atlanta’s freshest, fiercest and fieriest voices, Kodie Shane is a young hip-hop maverick that has quickly become a unanimous fan and critical favorite. Her debut full-length album, "Young HeartThrob," illuminates a wide creative palette for Kodie. It dips in and out of moments of pop bliss, hip-hop grit and future-facing alternative ambience. She proves that there’s nobody quite like her.

"The Christmas Chronicles," a holiday adventure from producer Chris Columbus (“Home Alone”, "Harry Potter") and director Clay Kaytis ("The Angry Birds Movie"), tells the story of sister and brother, Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis), whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus (Kurt Russell) on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about. After staking out Santa’s arrival, they sneak into his sleigh, cause it to crash and nearly derail Christmas. As their wild night unfolds, Kate and Teddy work together with Santa - as you've never seen him before - and his loyal Elves to save Christmas before it's too late.

The FOX series, "Star," tells the story of three girls’ rise to fame. The second season had quite the climatic ending and the third season has kept the drama high and fans at the edge of their seats. Ben Vereen came to BUILD to talk about his role on the show.

Alt-rock mainstay Mayday Parade is thrilled to be on their current "Welcome to Sunnyland Tour," the first North American headlining run in support of the recently released LP, "Sunnyland." They kicked off with a hometown show in Tallahassee, FL on October 2nd, and the tour has featured support from This Wild Life, William Ryan Key (formerly of Yellowcard), and Oh, Weatherly, hitting most major markets before wrapping on November 24th.

From Academy Award-winning director Steve McQueen ("12 Years a Slave") and co-writer and bestselling author Gillian Flynn ("Gone Girl") comes a blistering, modern-day thriller set against the backdrop of crime, passion and corruption. "Widows" is the story of four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities. Set in contemporary Chicago, amid a time of turmoil, tensions build when Veronica (Oscar winner Viola Davis), Alice (Elizabeth Debicki), Linda (Michelle Rodriguez) and Belle (Cynthia Erivo) take their fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms.

Digital entertainment program BUILD Series takes its popular and extensive live interview show to the next level, adding a new, daily morning talk show “BUILD Brunch," as BUILD Series continues its commitment to bring its fans closer to culture. Airing weekdays at 11am live on BUILDseries.com/Brunch, it will feature a roundtable of diverse, young and influential personalities speaking to breaking news, hot topics and the latest in entertainment. Mark Ballas and BC Jean of the husband/wife music duo Alexander Jean joined BUILD to talk all about their latest single, "Waiting for You."

In 2015, filmmaker Gabe Polsky’s debut documentary “Red Army” garnered critical success as well as award season buzz (it received a WGA nomination for Best Documentary Screenplay). This year he returns with his new documentary, “In Search of Greatness,” which examines the importance of creativity in athletic ability as well as the discussion of nature versus nurture and the roles they play. Featuring original interviews with iconic athletes Wayne Gretzky, Jerry Rice and Pele, the documentary discusses in-depth the role creativity plays in the success they’ve achieved – the film looks to other athletes as well, such as Serena and Venus Williams, Ali and many more.

Today we discuss Junior's 68th Anniversary (1:15), EW's coverage of the final season of Game Of Thrones, (2:56) Carly Rae Jepsen's new single, (9:22) Nick Jonas' first text to Priyanka Chopra (12:57), Ariana Grande's twitter clapback at Pete Davidson, (15:46), and why everyone needs to vote next week. (18:46)