A feast for the eyeballs! That’s what the UK’s new TV drama (British shows returning for another series this year are here) output looks like for 2024 – a year of thrills, chills and laughs, from supernatural escapism to immersive historical dramas, true stories brought to life, and plenty to feed Britain’s crime mystery obsession.
Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.
There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...
Here’s a flavour of what 2024 holds for your TV: book adaptations include a new imagining of Ian Rankin’s Rebus detective stories coming to the BBC, a scandalous adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s iconic novel Rivals (starring David Tennant), Jack Thorne’s take on Lord of the Flies, and much much more.
There’s high-stakes action in thrillers like Red Eye, Black Doves and Nightsleeper, and you can transport yourself back in time to discover the lives of a notorious eighties jewel thief in Joan, sinister Jacobean power play in Mary and George,...
- 3/11/2024
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Colin From Accounts is a sweet and brilliantly funny rom-com series that will warm your heart while also making you laugh at every turn. The Australian series starring the real-life couple Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall in the lead roles of Ashley and Gordon follows two single people, one in her 30s and the other in his 40s as they are brought together by a literal accident of a sweet dog soon to be named “Colin From Accounts”. The romantic comedy series also stars Genevieve Hegney, Emma Harvie, Helen Thomson, and Michael Logo. So, if you loved the Australian rom-com series here are some similar shows you should check out next.
Lovesick (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix
Lovesick aka Scrotal Recall is a brilliant rom-com series that tackles the difficult subject matter of sexually transmitted series while also delivering a genuinely heartfelt story about love and friendship. Created by Tom Edge,...
Lovesick (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix
Lovesick aka Scrotal Recall is a brilliant rom-com series that tackles the difficult subject matter of sexually transmitted series while also delivering a genuinely heartfelt story about love and friendship. Created by Tom Edge,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has confirmed that Matthew Perry will be honored at its TV awards later this year following backlash over his omission from the film awards’ In Memoriam segment on Sunday evening.
Although Perry, who died last October, was best known for his 10-year stint as Chandler Bing on hit TV show “Friends,” he also appeared in a number of popular feature films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including “The Whole Nine Yards” alongside Bruce Willis and “Fools Rush In” opposite Salma Hayek.
This year’s In Memoriam segment, set to a special arrangement of Cyndi Lauper’s “The After Time” performed by “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham, featured Jane Birkin, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Roundtree, Michael Gambon, Tom Wilkinson and Carl Weathers, among others. The segment also paid tribute to Tina Turner, who was commemorated as both an actor and singer.
Although Perry, who died last October, was best known for his 10-year stint as Chandler Bing on hit TV show “Friends,” he also appeared in a number of popular feature films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including “The Whole Nine Yards” alongside Bruce Willis and “Fools Rush In” opposite Salma Hayek.
This year’s In Memoriam segment, set to a special arrangement of Cyndi Lauper’s “The After Time” performed by “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham, featured Jane Birkin, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Roundtree, Michael Gambon, Tom Wilkinson and Carl Weathers, among others. The segment also paid tribute to Tina Turner, who was commemorated as both an actor and singer.
- 2/19/2024
- by K.J. Yossman and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Dan Stevens as Charles Dickens and Christopher Plummer as Ebenezer Scrooge in ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ (Photo by Kerry Brown / Bleecker Street)
Once again, the holidays – or is it holidaze? – are upon us, bringing with it a flurry of Christmas movies.
You have your endless parade of cartoons, specials, Christmas-themed episodes of your favorite TV shows, bad holiday comedies (1996’s Jingle All the Way and 2007’s Fred Claus come to mind), and Christmas-set horror movies (1984’s Gremlins). Then there’s the cheesy yet feel-good Lifetime and Hallmark films. And how can we forget the 24-hour marathon of 1983’s A Christmas Story (celebrating its 40th anniversary this year), beginning on Christmas Eve and ending on Christmas Day?
If those don’t do it for you, maybe these lists of Christmas movies will.
Classic Christmas Movies
You can’t go wrong with these classics, which can lighten the hearts of even the most ardent cynics.
Once again, the holidays – or is it holidaze? – are upon us, bringing with it a flurry of Christmas movies.
You have your endless parade of cartoons, specials, Christmas-themed episodes of your favorite TV shows, bad holiday comedies (1996’s Jingle All the Way and 2007’s Fred Claus come to mind), and Christmas-set horror movies (1984’s Gremlins). Then there’s the cheesy yet feel-good Lifetime and Hallmark films. And how can we forget the 24-hour marathon of 1983’s A Christmas Story (celebrating its 40th anniversary this year), beginning on Christmas Eve and ending on Christmas Day?
If those don’t do it for you, maybe these lists of Christmas movies will.
Classic Christmas Movies
You can’t go wrong with these classics, which can lighten the hearts of even the most ardent cynics.
- 12/9/2023
- by Kurt Anthony Krug
- Showbiz Junkies
Red Bull Studios and London-based Featuristic Films have partnered on “Art of the Jump,” a feature documentary about the life and career of Sébastien Foucan, a well-known French athlete.
Directed by James Kermack, the documentary follows Foucan’s humble upbringing in the French suburb of Lisses to sports stardom. Foucan is known for participating in extreme sports such as freerunning and parkour, where he crosses obstacles through the use of running, jumping, climbing and rolling.
The film is produced by Julien Loeffler and James Kermack for Featuristic Films and Philipp Manderla and Dominique Cutts for Red Bull Studios. Production on the film recently wrapped after shooting across the U.K. and France.
“Sébastien Foucan’s story is a testament to the power of determination, innovation and the relentless pursuit of one’s dreams, dreams that ultimately come at a cost,” said Kermack, who described Foucan as “a man who refuses...
Directed by James Kermack, the documentary follows Foucan’s humble upbringing in the French suburb of Lisses to sports stardom. Foucan is known for participating in extreme sports such as freerunning and parkour, where he crosses obstacles through the use of running, jumping, climbing and rolling.
The film is produced by Julien Loeffler and James Kermack for Featuristic Films and Philipp Manderla and Dominique Cutts for Red Bull Studios. Production on the film recently wrapped after shooting across the U.K. and France.
“Sébastien Foucan’s story is a testament to the power of determination, innovation and the relentless pursuit of one’s dreams, dreams that ultimately come at a cost,” said Kermack, who described Foucan as “a man who refuses...
- 11/13/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Tyrannical and brilliant, director Michael Curtiz created film legends out of mere stars, and turned movies into myth. Here are some of his greatest films.
When movie enthusiasts think of legendary director Michael Curtiz, the first thing that pops into their mind is Casablanca (1942), consistently named to, and occasionally topping, lists of the greatest films of all time. Although if we’re being honest, most people think of it as a Humphrey Bogart movie. The same could be said of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). These are known for their stars, James Cagney, and Errol Flynn, the latter of whom Curtiz put on the map with Captain Blood (1935). In the director’s hands, actors and characters merged into a mythology which exceeded mere signature roles, becoming universal symbols.
Curtiz worked in the motion picture business from its infancy, but began in the theater, graduating Budapest’s...
When movie enthusiasts think of legendary director Michael Curtiz, the first thing that pops into their mind is Casablanca (1942), consistently named to, and occasionally topping, lists of the greatest films of all time. Although if we’re being honest, most people think of it as a Humphrey Bogart movie. The same could be said of Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). These are known for their stars, James Cagney, and Errol Flynn, the latter of whom Curtiz put on the map with Captain Blood (1935). In the director’s hands, actors and characters merged into a mythology which exceeded mere signature roles, becoming universal symbols.
Curtiz worked in the motion picture business from its infancy, but began in the theater, graduating Budapest’s...
- 9/27/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
‘Rise Of The Footsoldier: Veagence’, ‘Rally Road Racers’ and ‘Bolan’s Shoes’ among other releases
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice leads a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office as the crime horror opens in 715 cinemas.
Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation follows the now-retired detective as he attends a séance where one of the guests ends up dead and he must solve the murder.
The director stars in the film once again as Hercule Poirot while the A-list cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Kelly Reilly.
It is a similar number of sites...
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice leads a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office as the crime horror opens in 715 cinemas.
Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation follows the now-retired detective as he attends a séance where one of the guests ends up dead and he must solve the murder.
The director stars in the film once again as Hercule Poirot while the A-list cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Kelly Reilly.
It is a similar number of sites...
- 9/15/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
‘Rise Of The Footsoldier: Veagence’, ‘Rally Road Racers’ and ‘Bolan’s Shoes’ among other releases
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice leads a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office as the crime horror opens in 715 cinemas.
Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation follows the now-retired detective as he attends a séance where one of the guests ends up dead and he must solve the murder.
The director stars in the film once again as Hercule Poirot while the A-list cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Kelly Reilly.
It is a similar number of sites...
Disney’s A Haunting In Venice leads a busy weekend at the UK-Ireland box office as the crime horror opens in 715 cinemas.
Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation follows the now-retired detective as he attends a séance where one of the guests ends up dead and he must solve the murder.
The director stars in the film once again as Hercule Poirot while the A-list cast also includes Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey and Kelly Reilly.
It is a similar number of sites...
- 9/14/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Signature Entertainment has dropped a trailer for the next instalment in the long-running action franchise ‘Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance.’
Pat Tate embarks on a rampage to avenge his loyal and trusted footsoldier’s violent death, venturing beyond his comfort zone of Essex into the dark side of 90s Soho to track down the villain responsible. Set to execute his revenge, Tate will stop at nothing even as the world around him starts to explode.
Also starring Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), George Russo (Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins), Ben Wilson (Wednesday), Stephen McCole (Vigil), Sadie Frost (Bram Stoker’s Dracula), Tara Fitzgerald (Legend), ArrDee, Josh Myers (Fighting With My Family), Emily Wyatt (The Last Heist), Geoff Bell (RocknRolla), Anthony Skordi (The Offer) and Phil Davis (Vera Drake).
Nick Nevern directs (Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins) from a screenplay by Andrew Loveday and Jason Maza.
Also in trailers – “First things first…” Red...
Pat Tate embarks on a rampage to avenge his loyal and trusted footsoldier’s violent death, venturing beyond his comfort zone of Essex into the dark side of 90s Soho to track down the villain responsible. Set to execute his revenge, Tate will stop at nothing even as the world around him starts to explode.
Also starring Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), George Russo (Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins), Ben Wilson (Wednesday), Stephen McCole (Vigil), Sadie Frost (Bram Stoker’s Dracula), Tara Fitzgerald (Legend), ArrDee, Josh Myers (Fighting With My Family), Emily Wyatt (The Last Heist), Geoff Bell (RocknRolla), Anthony Skordi (The Offer) and Phil Davis (Vera Drake).
Nick Nevern directs (Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins) from a screenplay by Andrew Loveday and Jason Maza.
Also in trailers – “First things first…” Red...
- 8/24/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
UK production company is looking to make as many as 10 films this year.
Bardot and Cold Meat producer Featuristic Films has appointed former Motion Picture Capital production executive Laura Brook as head of film.
The appointment was confirmed this week by Julien Loeffler, managing director at the London-based company which is now looking to expand.
Brook’s appointment follows on from that of former UKTV and Wag Entertainment exec Meredith Coral as Featuristic Films’ head of TV last year.
At Motion Picture Capital Brook worked on projects such as Netflix’s The Titan and Kodachrome with Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olsen and Jason Sudeikis.
Bardot and Cold Meat producer Featuristic Films has appointed former Motion Picture Capital production executive Laura Brook as head of film.
The appointment was confirmed this week by Julien Loeffler, managing director at the London-based company which is now looking to expand.
Brook’s appointment follows on from that of former UKTV and Wag Entertainment exec Meredith Coral as Featuristic Films’ head of TV last year.
At Motion Picture Capital Brook worked on projects such as Netflix’s The Titan and Kodachrome with Ed Harris, Elizabeth Olsen and Jason Sudeikis.
- 5/31/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
A theatrical release is planned for autumn.
Nick Nevern’s latest instalment from cult crime film series Rise Of The Footsoldier has been picked up by Signature Entertainment in the UK and Ireland from UK sales outfit Carnaby International, for an autumn theatrical release.
Signature and Carnaby International has also released a first look image.
Rise Of The Footsolider: Vengeance is produced by Andrew Loveday, with Craig Fairbrass back in the leading role of notorious criminal Pat Tate alongside George Russo, Geoff Bell, Phil Davis, Jamie Foreman, Stephen McCole, Sadie Frost, Tara Fitzgerald and Anthony Skordi.
Pat is on a...
Nick Nevern’s latest instalment from cult crime film series Rise Of The Footsoldier has been picked up by Signature Entertainment in the UK and Ireland from UK sales outfit Carnaby International, for an autumn theatrical release.
Signature and Carnaby International has also released a first look image.
Rise Of The Footsolider: Vengeance is produced by Andrew Loveday, with Craig Fairbrass back in the leading role of notorious criminal Pat Tate alongside George Russo, Geoff Bell, Phil Davis, Jamie Foreman, Stephen McCole, Sadie Frost, Tara Fitzgerald and Anthony Skordi.
Pat is on a...
- 5/17/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Ryan Gosling has made a large number of fans over the years thanks to his critically acclaimed performances. At one point, he’d even gotten acting veteran Day-Lewis to take notice of him, who sung Gosling’s praises.
Daniel Day-Lewis once named his favorite actors Daniel Day-Lewis | Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
Day-Lewis is an actor that many look up to, both audiences and film stars alike. But the three-time Oscar-winner has a list of actors he’s always admired himself. In a resurfaced interview with Port (via Contact Music), the actor shared that he was in the midst of making such a list. But rattling off his favorite performers was a task that was harder than he thought it would be.
“I’m gathering all these things to me like a crazy hoarder, arms around them, fingers clasped, sweeping them towards me, penning them under the roof of this...
Daniel Day-Lewis once named his favorite actors Daniel Day-Lewis | Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
Day-Lewis is an actor that many look up to, both audiences and film stars alike. But the three-time Oscar-winner has a list of actors he’s always admired himself. In a resurfaced interview with Port (via Contact Music), the actor shared that he was in the midst of making such a list. But rattling off his favorite performers was a task that was harder than he thought it would be.
“I’m gathering all these things to me like a crazy hoarder, arms around them, fingers clasped, sweeping them towards me, penning them under the roof of this...
- 3/26/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After last year’s infamous attack and a build-up sullied by bad blood, Sunday’s ceremony arrives with the organisers craving calm
A crisis management team has been appointed. Ditto a host – Jimmy Kimmel – whose deft handling of the 2017 best picture debacle (when La La Land was incorrectly announced rather than Moonlight) earned him a reputation as a safe pair of hands.
Rumours that Sarah Ferguson would present an award have been squashed. The Academy has set up a website memorialising 200 recently deceased industry players so as to avoid a repeat of this year’s Baftas backlash, when Phil Davis quit after an apparent snub of the late Bernard Cribbins.
A crisis management team has been appointed. Ditto a host – Jimmy Kimmel – whose deft handling of the 2017 best picture debacle (when La La Land was incorrectly announced rather than Moonlight) earned him a reputation as a safe pair of hands.
Rumours that Sarah Ferguson would present an award have been squashed. The Academy has set up a website memorialising 200 recently deceased industry players so as to avoid a repeat of this year’s Baftas backlash, when Phil Davis quit after an apparent snub of the late Bernard Cribbins.
- 3/10/2023
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
The Last of Us’s Storm Reid: ‘We were trying to create beautiful art about a post-apocalyptic world’
The Last of Us star Storm Reid, who plays the childhood friend of Bella Ramsey’s Ellie in HBO’s video game adaptation, has reflected on her time filming the show.
The actor, 19, who is also known for playing the sister of Zendaya’s Rue in Euphoria, is the focal point of The Last of Us’s seventh episode.
***Warning: spoilers ahead***
In episode seven, the story goes back in time to when Ellie and Riley (Reid) were at a Fedra military boarding school together.
Riley goes missing for a while, before coming back to tell Ellie that she has joined rebel group Fireflies.
The pair spend the night in an abandoned shopping mall, riding on the carousel and playing arcade games.
At one point, the best friends kiss, and dance together on a counter top. But these are their last moments of happiness together before they are attacked by the Infected.
The actor, 19, who is also known for playing the sister of Zendaya’s Rue in Euphoria, is the focal point of The Last of Us’s seventh episode.
***Warning: spoilers ahead***
In episode seven, the story goes back in time to when Ellie and Riley (Reid) were at a Fedra military boarding school together.
Riley goes missing for a while, before coming back to tell Ellie that she has joined rebel group Fireflies.
The pair spend the night in an abandoned shopping mall, riding on the carousel and playing arcade games.
At one point, the best friends kiss, and dance together on a counter top. But these are their last moments of happiness together before they are attacked by the Infected.
- 2/28/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
The Last of Us star Storm Reid, who plays the childhood friend of Bella Ramsey’s Ellie in HBO’s video game adaptation, has reflected on her time filming the show.
The actor, 19, who is also known for playing the sister of Zendaya’s Rue in Euphoria, is the focal point of The Last of Us’s seventh episode.
***Warning: spoilers ahead***
In episode seven, the story goes back in time to when Ellie and Riley (Reid) were at a Fedra military boarding school together.
Riley goes missing for a while, before coming back to tell Ellie that she has joined rebel group Fireflies.
The pair spend the night in an abandoned shopping mall, riding on the carousel and playing arcade games.
At one point, the best friends kiss, and dance together on a counter top. But these are their last moments of happiness together before they are attacked by the Infected.
The actor, 19, who is also known for playing the sister of Zendaya’s Rue in Euphoria, is the focal point of The Last of Us’s seventh episode.
***Warning: spoilers ahead***
In episode seven, the story goes back in time to when Ellie and Riley (Reid) were at a Fedra military boarding school together.
Riley goes missing for a while, before coming back to tell Ellie that she has joined rebel group Fireflies.
The pair spend the night in an abandoned shopping mall, riding on the carousel and playing arcade games.
At one point, the best friends kiss, and dance together on a counter top. But these are their last moments of happiness together before they are attacked by the Infected.
- 2/27/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Ken Bruce has claimed that BBC bosses have hastened his exit from Radio 2.
Last month, Bruce announced he would leave the corporation after 45 years to host a show on commercial rival, Greatest Hits Radio.
The veteran presenter, 72, has been on the BBC station since 1984, but told listeners in January: “I’ve done everything it is possible to do at Radio 2.”
He has hosted the 9:30am to 12pm weekday show since 1990, and been with the BBC since 1977 when he started out as a presenter on Radio Scotland.
His decision comes after Steve Wright was nudged out his Radio 2 afternoon slot, with Simon Mayo, Graham Norton and Paul O’Grady also moving on in recent months.
“I would stress that this is entirely my decision,” he said at the time. “I will always be very proud of my association with the BBC and Radio 2.”
But in a new tweet posted on Friday 24 February,...
Last month, Bruce announced he would leave the corporation after 45 years to host a show on commercial rival, Greatest Hits Radio.
The veteran presenter, 72, has been on the BBC station since 1984, but told listeners in January: “I’ve done everything it is possible to do at Radio 2.”
He has hosted the 9:30am to 12pm weekday show since 1990, and been with the BBC since 1977 when he started out as a presenter on Radio Scotland.
His decision comes after Steve Wright was nudged out his Radio 2 afternoon slot, with Simon Mayo, Graham Norton and Paul O’Grady also moving on in recent months.
“I would stress that this is entirely my decision,” he said at the time. “I will always be very proud of my association with the BBC and Radio 2.”
But in a new tweet posted on Friday 24 February,...
- 2/25/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Hugh Jackman has done a lot of roaring over the years.
The X-Men star has played Wolverine in six films since 2000.
The mutant is known for his intimidating battle cry as he bears his retractable claws.
In a new interview, Jackman – who is also known for his love of singing and performances in musicals like Les Miserables – said Wolverine’s “growling and yelling” has damaged his vocal cords.
“I’ve done some damage to my voice with Wolverine. My falsetto is not as strong as it used to be and that I directly put down to some of the growling and yelling,” Jackman said on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row programme on Monday (20 February).
“My vocal teacher in drama school would’ve been horrified with some of the things I did [as Wolverine].”
The Australian actor continued: “We learned a technique [in school] of how to shout and how to yell without ruining your voice.
The X-Men star has played Wolverine in six films since 2000.
The mutant is known for his intimidating battle cry as he bears his retractable claws.
In a new interview, Jackman – who is also known for his love of singing and performances in musicals like Les Miserables – said Wolverine’s “growling and yelling” has damaged his vocal cords.
“I’ve done some damage to my voice with Wolverine. My falsetto is not as strong as it used to be and that I directly put down to some of the growling and yelling,” Jackman said on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row programme on Monday (20 February).
“My vocal teacher in drama school would’ve been horrified with some of the things I did [as Wolverine].”
The Australian actor continued: “We learned a technique [in school] of how to shout and how to yell without ruining your voice.
- 2/25/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
Ben Stiller is still “proud” of Tropic Thunder, which he wrote and starred in, despite its controversial legacy.
The 2008 satire comedy about a group of hapless actors making a Vietnam War film famously featured Robert Downey Jr in blackface.
Downey Jr’s character is an Australian method actor, Kirk Lazarus, who undergoes “pigmentation alteration” to play an African-American soldier in the fictional film.
Though Downey Jr’s character was the butt of the joke, the decision to use blackface still attracted much criticism.
On Tuesday (21 February), Stiller responded to a fan on Twitter who asked the actor to “stop apologizing for doing this movie”.
Stiller replied saying he has never apologised for the film, which earned Downey Jr an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
“I make no apologies for Tropic Thunder,” the actor wrote. “Don’t know who told you that. It’s always been a controversial movie since when we opened.
The 2008 satire comedy about a group of hapless actors making a Vietnam War film famously featured Robert Downey Jr in blackface.
Downey Jr’s character is an Australian method actor, Kirk Lazarus, who undergoes “pigmentation alteration” to play an African-American soldier in the fictional film.
Though Downey Jr’s character was the butt of the joke, the decision to use blackface still attracted much criticism.
On Tuesday (21 February), Stiller responded to a fan on Twitter who asked the actor to “stop apologizing for doing this movie”.
Stiller replied saying he has never apologised for the film, which earned Downey Jr an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
“I make no apologies for Tropic Thunder,” the actor wrote. “Don’t know who told you that. It’s always been a controversial movie since when we opened.
- 2/24/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
The BBC has announced Ken Bruce’s replacement on Radio 2.
A month after the veteran DJ announced he would leave the station, it has been revealed that Vernon Kay will take his place.
Kay, 48, will succeed Bruce as host of the mid-morning show when he leaves this spring.
The presenter will launch the new show in May.
Speaking about his appointment, Kay said: “I’m absolutely over the moon to be handed the microphone to present the mid-morning show on Radio 2, and what an honour to follow in the footsteps of the mighty Ken Bruce.
“I look forward to playing some of the best music in the world whilst in the company of the Radio 2 listeners who I feel I’ve got to know over the last 18 months. It’s a dream come true to join the Radio 2 family and I can’t wait to start.”
Helen Thomas, Head...
A month after the veteran DJ announced he would leave the station, it has been revealed that Vernon Kay will take his place.
Kay, 48, will succeed Bruce as host of the mid-morning show when he leaves this spring.
The presenter will launch the new show in May.
Speaking about his appointment, Kay said: “I’m absolutely over the moon to be handed the microphone to present the mid-morning show on Radio 2, and what an honour to follow in the footsteps of the mighty Ken Bruce.
“I look forward to playing some of the best music in the world whilst in the company of the Radio 2 listeners who I feel I’ve got to know over the last 18 months. It’s a dream come true to join the Radio 2 family and I can’t wait to start.”
Helen Thomas, Head...
- 2/24/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
The filming of Rust will be concluded a year and a half after the death of its cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, producers announced on Wednesday (22 February).
Hutchins was killed on the set after a prop gun held by the film’s producer and star Alec Baldwin discharged a real bullet, which struck the cinematographer.
Baldwin and the film’s armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed currently face involuntary manslaughter charges for the incident, however, the 30 Rock star will be among the cast and crew returning to production.
News of the film’s restart comes days after Baldwin was handed a major legal victory when a New Mexico district attorney dropped gun enhancement charges against the embattled actor.
Baldwin’s attorneys had blasted the decision to slap the enhancement charge on the actor because the law had been passed after the October 2021 shooting.
It means Baldwin now faces a maximum sentence of 18 months in...
Hutchins was killed on the set after a prop gun held by the film’s producer and star Alec Baldwin discharged a real bullet, which struck the cinematographer.
Baldwin and the film’s armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed currently face involuntary manslaughter charges for the incident, however, the 30 Rock star will be among the cast and crew returning to production.
News of the film’s restart comes days after Baldwin was handed a major legal victory when a New Mexico district attorney dropped gun enhancement charges against the embattled actor.
Baldwin’s attorneys had blasted the decision to slap the enhancement charge on the actor because the law had been passed after the October 2021 shooting.
It means Baldwin now faces a maximum sentence of 18 months in...
- 2/24/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
Succession is returning to screens in March – but a ‘conflicted” Jesse Armstrong has shared some news about the episodes.
The HBO series has become one of the most acclaimed shows in recent years since it began in 2018, scoring a cult fanbase and worming its way into several “greatest TV shows of all time” lists.
Ready to further cement its status as such, Armstrong has now officially revealed that the fourth season will be the last.
Yes – after debuting new episodes in March, Succession will come to an end in May.
Armstrong, who also co-created Peep Show, told The New Yorker: “There’s a promise in the title of Succession. I’ve never thought this could go on forever. The end has always been kind of present in my mind.
“From season two, I’ve been trying to think, ‘Is it the next one, or the one after that, or is it the one after that?...
The HBO series has become one of the most acclaimed shows in recent years since it began in 2018, scoring a cult fanbase and worming its way into several “greatest TV shows of all time” lists.
Ready to further cement its status as such, Armstrong has now officially revealed that the fourth season will be the last.
Yes – after debuting new episodes in March, Succession will come to an end in May.
Armstrong, who also co-created Peep Show, told The New Yorker: “There’s a promise in the title of Succession. I’ve never thought this could go on forever. The end has always been kind of present in my mind.
“From season two, I’ve been trying to think, ‘Is it the next one, or the one after that, or is it the one after that?...
- 2/24/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Mark Hamill has spoken out about his surprise at being personally asked to support Ukraine by President Zelensky.
The actor, who is widely known for portraying Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films, is raffling exclusive autographed posters to raise money for the country’s Rq-35 Heidrun drones.
Hamill was asked to get involved in the effort to raise funds for the equipment by Zelensky’s representatives. He also recorded an air-raid message incorporating the iconic Star Wars phrase, “may the force be with you”.
With Friday (24 February) marking the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the actor appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss his attachment to the cause.
“I'd never done anything that had such importance before,” he explained on Friday’s edition of the ITV morning programme.
“I try to give back,” he said of his previous fundraising efforts. Hamill went on to share his...
The actor, who is widely known for portraying Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films, is raffling exclusive autographed posters to raise money for the country’s Rq-35 Heidrun drones.
Hamill was asked to get involved in the effort to raise funds for the equipment by Zelensky’s representatives. He also recorded an air-raid message incorporating the iconic Star Wars phrase, “may the force be with you”.
With Friday (24 February) marking the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the actor appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss his attachment to the cause.
“I'd never done anything that had such importance before,” he explained on Friday’s edition of the ITV morning programme.
“I try to give back,” he said of his previous fundraising efforts. Hamill went on to share his...
- 2/24/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - Film
Dame Joan Collins has issued a complain to Sadiq Khan after being almost knocked down by a cyclist.
The Dynasty actor, 89, was getting out of a taxi in Covent Garden when she says she was “crashed into” by a “masked cyclist with no lights and weaving on the pavement”.
The incident prompted her to post an Instagram message to Mayor of London to “do something” about cyclists who ‘consider themselves above the law”.
“Getting out of a #blackcab on the way to @rules_restaurant, we discovered #maidenlane was closed to all traffic,” she wrote on Thursday (23 February).
“However, that didn’t stop a masked #cyclist with no lights and weaving on the pavement from crashing into me, almost knocking me over. How much longer must we live with closed roads and cyclists who consider themselves above the law?
She continued: “Why don’t you do something @mayorofldn @sadiq before this...
The Dynasty actor, 89, was getting out of a taxi in Covent Garden when she says she was “crashed into” by a “masked cyclist with no lights and weaving on the pavement”.
The incident prompted her to post an Instagram message to Mayor of London to “do something” about cyclists who ‘consider themselves above the law”.
“Getting out of a #blackcab on the way to @rules_restaurant, we discovered #maidenlane was closed to all traffic,” she wrote on Thursday (23 February).
“However, that didn’t stop a masked #cyclist with no lights and weaving on the pavement from crashing into me, almost knocking me over. How much longer must we live with closed roads and cyclists who consider themselves above the law?
She continued: “Why don’t you do something @mayorofldn @sadiq before this...
- 2/24/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
Grey’s Anatomy finally aired Ellen Pompeo’s farewell episode last night (23 February). Unfortunately, fans of the long-running medical drama are not happy at all.
The actor has played the leading role of Meredith Grey for all 19 seasons of the hit ABC medical drama, which first aired in 2005.
Her final episode, titled “I’ll Follow the Sun”, showed Grey departing to move to Boston with her family for a new job.
Pompeo is still going to record voiceovers for the show, and things have been left open for her to return again in the future.
But viewers who have stuck with the show for years called her exit “underwhelming” and a “s*** show”.
Just to quickly recap, the episode saw Meredith’s love interest Nick (Scott Speedman) call Meredith as she boarded the plane to Boston and confess his love for her. She pretended that the line was breaking up and...
The actor has played the leading role of Meredith Grey for all 19 seasons of the hit ABC medical drama, which first aired in 2005.
Her final episode, titled “I’ll Follow the Sun”, showed Grey departing to move to Boston with her family for a new job.
Pompeo is still going to record voiceovers for the show, and things have been left open for her to return again in the future.
But viewers who have stuck with the show for years called her exit “underwhelming” and a “s*** show”.
Just to quickly recap, the episode saw Meredith’s love interest Nick (Scott Speedman) call Meredith as she boarded the plane to Boston and confess his love for her. She pretended that the line was breaking up and...
- 2/24/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Warner Bros announced new Lord of the Rings movies on the horizon on Thursday (23 February), immediately upsetting fans of Peter Jackson’s trilogy.
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that “multiple” new movies based on Jrr Tolkien’s beloved books would be developed by its production company, New Line Cinema.
The same studio developed Jackson’s trilogy in the Noughties, which earned $3bn worldwide and 17 Academy Awards.
Fans anxious that Jackson’s legacy might be tarnished quickly took to Twitter to express their objections.
“Nobody has new ideas,” Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw lamented.
“I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies,” entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman tweeted.
I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies
— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) February 23, 2023
One fan shared a clip...
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that “multiple” new movies based on Jrr Tolkien’s beloved books would be developed by its production company, New Line Cinema.
The same studio developed Jackson’s trilogy in the Noughties, which earned $3bn worldwide and 17 Academy Awards.
Fans anxious that Jackson’s legacy might be tarnished quickly took to Twitter to express their objections.
“Nobody has new ideas,” Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw lamented.
“I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies,” entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman tweeted.
I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies
— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) February 23, 2023
One fan shared a clip...
- 2/24/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
Warner Bros announced new Lord of the Rings movies on the horizon on Thursday (23 February), immediately upsetting fans of Peter Jackson’s trilogy.
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that “multiple” new movies based on Jrr Tolkien’s beloved books would be developed by its production company, New Line Cinema.
The same studio developed Jackson’s trilogy in the Noughties, which earned $3bn worldwide and 17 Academy Awards.
Fans anxious that Jackson’s legacy might be tarnished quickly took to Twitter to express their objections.
“Nobody has new ideas,” Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw lamented.
“I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies,” entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman tweeted.
I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies
— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) February 23, 2023
One fan shared a clip...
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said that “multiple” new movies based on Jrr Tolkien’s beloved books would be developed by its production company, New Line Cinema.
The same studio developed Jackson’s trilogy in the Noughties, which earned $3bn worldwide and 17 Academy Awards.
Fans anxious that Jackson’s legacy might be tarnished quickly took to Twitter to express their objections.
“Nobody has new ideas,” Bloomberg reporter Lucas Shaw lamented.
“I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies,” entertainment writer Esther Zuckerman tweeted.
I, a person who loves Lord of the Rings, do not think we should make more Lord of the Rings movies
— Esther Zuckerman (@ezwrites) February 23, 2023
One fan shared a clip...
- 2/23/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
R Kelly has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for child sex crimes.
A federal judge ruled he will serve this sentence at the same time as the 30 years he is currently serving. As a result of the new sentencing, he will serve an extra year in prison.
On Thursday (23 February), the sentencing was announced after a jury in Chicago found the singer guilty of six of the 13 charges brought against him in September 2022.
These included three counts of coercing minors into illegal sexual activity as well as three counts of creating pornography that showed him abusing a minor.
R Kelly is currently serving 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
Prosecutors argued that R Kelly’s sentence should be added on top of the current sentence he is serving, with Jeannice Williams Appenteng stating in court: “The only way to ensure he will not reoffend is to...
A federal judge ruled he will serve this sentence at the same time as the 30 years he is currently serving. As a result of the new sentencing, he will serve an extra year in prison.
On Thursday (23 February), the sentencing was announced after a jury in Chicago found the singer guilty of six of the 13 charges brought against him in September 2022.
These included three counts of coercing minors into illegal sexual activity as well as three counts of creating pornography that showed him abusing a minor.
R Kelly is currently serving 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
Prosecutors argued that R Kelly’s sentence should be added on top of the current sentence he is serving, with Jeannice Williams Appenteng stating in court: “The only way to ensure he will not reoffend is to...
- 2/23/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
British actor Phil Davis announced his resignation from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, which hosts the annual BAFTAs, following the 2023 awards ceremony, which he called “embarrassing.”
Davis, who has starred in films including “Secrets & Lies” and “Quadrophenia,” plus series like “Doctor Who,” “Sherlock,” and “Slow Horses,” slammed the BAFTAs as an “embarrassing travesty” this year. Davis was previously nominated for Best Supporting Actor for 2004 film “Vera Drake.”
“The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty,” Davis tweeted. “Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe-curling non interviews. Poor [host] Richard E. Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens in memorium. I resigned my membership.”
BAFTA Film Award winner Cribbens was not included in the In Memoriam segment, leading “Doctor Who” showrunner Russell T. Davies to take to Instagram to complain about the gross oversight.
Davies reposted an official BAFTA tweet that read: “With limited time in our broadcast,...
Davis, who has starred in films including “Secrets & Lies” and “Quadrophenia,” plus series like “Doctor Who,” “Sherlock,” and “Slow Horses,” slammed the BAFTAs as an “embarrassing travesty” this year. Davis was previously nominated for Best Supporting Actor for 2004 film “Vera Drake.”
“The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty,” Davis tweeted. “Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe-curling non interviews. Poor [host] Richard E. Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens in memorium. I resigned my membership.”
BAFTA Film Award winner Cribbens was not included in the In Memoriam segment, leading “Doctor Who” showrunner Russell T. Davies to take to Instagram to complain about the gross oversight.
Davies reposted an official BAFTA tweet that read: “With limited time in our broadcast,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Doctor Who” and “Sherlock” actor Phil Davis has resigned from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in response to the organization’s award ceremony on Sunday evening.
Davis called the ceremony “an embarrassing travesty,” with his criticisms including “cutting winners speeches for toe curling non interviews,” having host Richard E. Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and excluding Bernard Cribbins from the in memoriam.
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A representative for BAFTA declined to comment on individual memberships. However, the official BAFTA Twitter account did note that Cribbins was not included during the in memoriam due to time constraints.
“Bernard had celebrated and hugely influential career in film and TV and will be remembered in our upcoming BAFTA Television Awards ceremony broadcast in May,” the organization added.
Davis’ move comes as the organization has already taken...
Davis called the ceremony “an embarrassing travesty,” with his criticisms including “cutting winners speeches for toe curling non interviews,” having host Richard E. Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and excluding Bernard Cribbins from the in memoriam.
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‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Named Best Picture at BAFTA Awards
A representative for BAFTA declined to comment on individual memberships. However, the official BAFTA Twitter account did note that Cribbins was not included during the in memoriam due to time constraints.
“Bernard had celebrated and hugely influential career in film and TV and will be remembered in our upcoming BAFTA Television Awards ceremony broadcast in May,” the organization added.
Davis’ move comes as the organization has already taken...
- 2/23/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Matt Lucas has made a surprising admission about The Great British Bake Off, months after quitting the show.
The comedian, 48, joined the Channel 4 baking competition in 2020 as a host alongside presenter Noel Fielding and judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood. He announced he was stepping down in December.
Speaking in a new interview on the Deeney Talks podcast about his decision to step back from Bake Off, which he referred to as a “pandemic job”, Lucas admitted that he had “never seen the show” before he was approached to star on it.
“I’d never seen the show beforehand and I was not a baker,” he said.
“They were just looking for a new host and it came at a time where I had been living in LA for seven years and I had just sold my house there and I was thinking about coming back and spending more...
The comedian, 48, joined the Channel 4 baking competition in 2020 as a host alongside presenter Noel Fielding and judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood. He announced he was stepping down in December.
Speaking in a new interview on the Deeney Talks podcast about his decision to step back from Bake Off, which he referred to as a “pandemic job”, Lucas admitted that he had “never seen the show” before he was approached to star on it.
“I’d never seen the show beforehand and I was not a baker,” he said.
“They were just looking for a new host and it came at a time where I had been living in LA for seven years and I had just sold my house there and I was thinking about coming back and spending more...
- 2/23/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
South Park viewers have spotted a brief reference to the alleged rivalry between Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Catherine, Princess of Wales, in a recent episode.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were depicted in the comedy animated series, in an episode titled “The Worldwide Privacy Tour”.
Though not mentioned by name, the couple is referenced through the cartoon characters – a British prince with red hair, and his American former actor wife.
Since its release last week, the South Park episode has been widely discussed for mocking the pair. Harry and Meghan have denied reports that they were seeking legal action.
One detail that’s been largely missed until now is a nod to claims of a years-long rivalry between Meghan and Kate.
In the programme, there is a segment that shows the Prince’s wife in a series of magazine covers resembling real-life ones that have featured Meghan.
However, there...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were depicted in the comedy animated series, in an episode titled “The Worldwide Privacy Tour”.
Though not mentioned by name, the couple is referenced through the cartoon characters – a British prince with red hair, and his American former actor wife.
Since its release last week, the South Park episode has been widely discussed for mocking the pair. Harry and Meghan have denied reports that they were seeking legal action.
One detail that’s been largely missed until now is a nod to claims of a years-long rivalry between Meghan and Kate.
In the programme, there is a segment that shows the Prince’s wife in a series of magazine covers resembling real-life ones that have featured Meghan.
However, there...
- 2/23/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
The actor, known for films like Quadrophenia and Vera Drake, described the Baftas show on BBC One as ‘toe-curling’
Veteran actor Phil Davis has said he has resigned his Bafta membership in protest at a number of aspects of Sunday’s televised awards ceremony, including the omission of Bernard Cribbins from the In Memoriam section.
Describing the show as “an embarrassing travesty”, Davis – best known for a string of films and TV shows including Quadrophenia, Vera Drake, and Whitechapel – announced his resignation on social media. He added: “Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe-curling non-interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens [sic] in memorium.”...
Veteran actor Phil Davis has said he has resigned his Bafta membership in protest at a number of aspects of Sunday’s televised awards ceremony, including the omission of Bernard Cribbins from the In Memoriam section.
Describing the show as “an embarrassing travesty”, Davis – best known for a string of films and TV shows including Quadrophenia, Vera Drake, and Whitechapel – announced his resignation on social media. He added: “Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe-curling non-interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens [sic] in memorium.”...
- 2/23/2023
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
South Park viewers have spotted a brief reference to the alleged rivalry between Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Catherine, Princess of Wales, in a recent episode.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were depicted in the comedy animated series, in an episode titled “The Worldwide Privacy Tour”.
Though not mentioned by name, the couple is referenced through the cartoon characters – a British prince with red hair, and his American former actor wife.
Since its release last week, the South Park episode has been widely discussed for mocking the pair. Harry and Meghan have denied reports that they were seeking legal action.
One detail that’s been largely missed until now is a nod to claims of a years-long rivalry between Meghan and Kate.
In the programme, there is a segment that shows the Prince’s wife in a series of magazine covers resembling real-life ones that have featured Meghan.
However, there...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were depicted in the comedy animated series, in an episode titled “The Worldwide Privacy Tour”.
Though not mentioned by name, the couple is referenced through the cartoon characters – a British prince with red hair, and his American former actor wife.
Since its release last week, the South Park episode has been widely discussed for mocking the pair. Harry and Meghan have denied reports that they were seeking legal action.
One detail that’s been largely missed until now is a nod to claims of a years-long rivalry between Meghan and Kate.
In the programme, there is a segment that shows the Prince’s wife in a series of magazine covers resembling real-life ones that have featured Meghan.
However, there...
- 2/23/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - TV
Phil Davis, an English actor who has appeared in such TV series as Doctor Who and Sherlock, as well as such films as Vera Drake, In the Name of the Father and Alien 3, said on Wednesday that he has resigned from BAFTA, calling Sunday’s awards show “an embarrassing travesty.”
He mentioned that he didn’t like the arrival of host Richard E. Grant, cuts to winners’ speeches during the TV broadcast of the ceremony on flagship public broadcast network BBC One, as well as the omission of Doctor Who actor Bernard Cribbins during the annual “In Memoriam” video about notable deaths.
BAFTA later said though that Cribbins would be remembered during its TV Awards broadcast on May 14.
“The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty,” Davis, 69, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a...
He mentioned that he didn’t like the arrival of host Richard E. Grant, cuts to winners’ speeches during the TV broadcast of the ceremony on flagship public broadcast network BBC One, as well as the omission of Doctor Who actor Bernard Cribbins during the annual “In Memoriam” video about notable deaths.
BAFTA later said though that Cribbins would be remembered during its TV Awards broadcast on May 14.
“The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty,” Davis, 69, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a...
- 2/23/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
British actor Phil Davis says he has resigned his membership from BAFTA in the wake of Sunday’s BAFTA Film Awards which he called “an embarrassing travesty.”
In a Twitter post, Davis, who was a Supporting Actor BAFTA nominee for his role in Mike Leigh’s 2004 Vera Drake, wrote, “The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty. Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens in memorium. I resigned my membership”
The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty. Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens in memorium. I resigned my membership
— Phil Davis (@PhilDavis6) February 22, 2023
His comments came following Sunday’s ceremony which has received criticism. Inside the Royal Festival Hall, the show that attendees saw hit a lull after around the two-hour mark,...
In a Twitter post, Davis, who was a Supporting Actor BAFTA nominee for his role in Mike Leigh’s 2004 Vera Drake, wrote, “The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty. Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens in memorium. I resigned my membership”
The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty. Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens in memorium. I resigned my membership
— Phil Davis (@PhilDavis6) February 22, 2023
His comments came following Sunday’s ceremony which has received criticism. Inside the Royal Festival Hall, the show that attendees saw hit a lull after around the two-hour mark,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor Phil Davis has dramatically resigned his BAFTA membership following last Sunday’s awards ceremony, calling the show an “embarrassing travesty.”
Davis, who has appeared in film and TV projects including “Doctor Who,” “Vera Drake” and “Alien 3,” cited host Richard E. Grant’s introduction — during which he pretended to arrive in a Batmobile before appearing in a floor-length white cape — as well as cuts made to winners’ speeches during the broadcast on BBC One and the omission of fellow “Doctor Who” actor Bernard Cribbins in the In Memorium segment.
“The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty,” Davis tweeted on Wednesday. “Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens in memorium. I resigned my membership. [sic]”
The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty. Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant...
Davis, who has appeared in film and TV projects including “Doctor Who,” “Vera Drake” and “Alien 3,” cited host Richard E. Grant’s introduction — during which he pretended to arrive in a Batmobile before appearing in a floor-length white cape — as well as cuts made to winners’ speeches during the broadcast on BBC One and the omission of fellow “Doctor Who” actor Bernard Cribbins in the In Memorium segment.
“The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty,” Davis tweeted on Wednesday. “Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbens in memorium. I resigned my membership. [sic]”
The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty. Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe curling non interviews. Poor Richard E Grant...
- 2/23/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Pedro Pascal has admitted that he has little memory of the moment he was offered the lead role of Joel in The Last of Us.
The actor may have won millions of new fans for his gruff, grizzled portrayal of the antihero in HBO’s epic video game adaptation – but he’s not exactly clear on how he got there.
Talking about landing the role while on the newest episode of The Graham Norton Show, Pascal said: “It is a bit hazy because I had stayed up very late meeting everyone and was very excited, so I took a sleeping tablet.
“When they called to offer me the part, I was so drowsy they had to repeat the offer.
“I then forgot that completely and when I woke up the following morning, I thought because of the time difference between London and LA, I would be waiting by the phone...
The actor may have won millions of new fans for his gruff, grizzled portrayal of the antihero in HBO’s epic video game adaptation – but he’s not exactly clear on how he got there.
Talking about landing the role while on the newest episode of The Graham Norton Show, Pascal said: “It is a bit hazy because I had stayed up very late meeting everyone and was very excited, so I took a sleeping tablet.
“When they called to offer me the part, I was so drowsy they had to repeat the offer.
“I then forgot that completely and when I woke up the following morning, I thought because of the time difference between London and LA, I would be waiting by the phone...
- 2/23/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Mark Wahlberg has claimed that religion is “not popular” in Hollywood.
The Boogie Nights star is a devout Catholic, and in 2022 starred in the faith-based film Father Stu.
On Wednesday (22 February), Wahlberg made an appearance on Today. During the interview, Wahlberg wore an ash cross on his forehead to mark Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar.
In the interview, Wahlberg explained that he didn’t want to hide his religion in public, saying: “It’s a balance. I don’t want to jam it down anybody’s throat, but I do not deny my faith. That’s an even bigger sin.
“You know, it’s not popular in my industry, but I cannot deny my faith. It’s important for me to share that with people. But, I have friends from all walks of life and all different types of faiths and religions, so it...
The Boogie Nights star is a devout Catholic, and in 2022 starred in the faith-based film Father Stu.
On Wednesday (22 February), Wahlberg made an appearance on Today. During the interview, Wahlberg wore an ash cross on his forehead to mark Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar.
In the interview, Wahlberg explained that he didn’t want to hide his religion in public, saying: “It’s a balance. I don’t want to jam it down anybody’s throat, but I do not deny my faith. That’s an even bigger sin.
“You know, it’s not popular in my industry, but I cannot deny my faith. It’s important for me to share that with people. But, I have friends from all walks of life and all different types of faiths and religions, so it...
- 2/23/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - Film
An extensive archive of David Bowie’s life, work and legacy has been acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum.
More than 80,000 items, including handwritten lyrics, letters, sheet music, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs, album artwork and awards, will go on display in 2025.
The exhibition, spanning six decades of the “Starman” singer and cultural icon’s career, will be made available to the public at the newly created David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, which will open in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
It will allow fans and researchers alike to get up close and gain new insights into Bowie’s creative process like never before, the V&a said.
Highlights include stage costumes such as Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust ensembles, designed by Freddie Burretti in 1972, Kansai Yamamoto’s creations for the Aladdin Sane tour in 1973, and the Union Jack coat designed by...
More than 80,000 items, including handwritten lyrics, letters, sheet music, original costumes, fashion, photography, film, music videos, set designs, album artwork and awards, will go on display in 2025.
The exhibition, spanning six decades of the “Starman” singer and cultural icon’s career, will be made available to the public at the newly created David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts, which will open in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
It will allow fans and researchers alike to get up close and gain new insights into Bowie’s creative process like never before, the V&a said.
Highlights include stage costumes such as Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust ensembles, designed by Freddie Burretti in 1972, Kansai Yamamoto’s creations for the Aladdin Sane tour in 1973, and the Union Jack coat designed by...
- 2/23/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - Music
Veteran actor Phil Davis has announced he has quit Bafta (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) over its 2023 awards show, which he called “embarrassing”.
In a blistering indictment of Sunday’s (19 February) ceremony, Davis – who starred as the first killer in Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock saga – tweeted: “The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty.
“Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe-curling non-interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbins in memorium. I resigned my membership.”
The Independent has contacted Bafta for comment.
After facing criticism over Cribbins’ omission from the In Memorium segment, Bafta tweeted that the Doctor Who star was being “considered” for the TV awards.
In response to this, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies seethed: “It’s fair enough to remember Bernard Cribbins at the TV @bafta, not the film. To say he’s being ‘considered’ is the work of an idiot.
In a blistering indictment of Sunday’s (19 February) ceremony, Davis – who starred as the first killer in Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock saga – tweeted: “The BAFTA awards were an embarrassing travesty.
“Cutting deserving winners speeches for toe-curling non-interviews. Poor Richard E Grant pretending to arrive in a Batmobile and no Bernard Cribbins in memorium. I resigned my membership.”
The Independent has contacted Bafta for comment.
After facing criticism over Cribbins’ omission from the In Memorium segment, Bafta tweeted that the Doctor Who star was being “considered” for the TV awards.
In response to this, Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies seethed: “It’s fair enough to remember Bernard Cribbins at the TV @bafta, not the film. To say he’s being ‘considered’ is the work of an idiot.
- 2/23/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
Jasmine Jobson, who plays tough street soldier Jaq in Netflix’s Top Boy, has been cast as the lead of Itvx psychological drama series Platform 7.
The series has been shooting in the north of England for several months. It follows Jobson as Lisa, who after a witnessing a cataclysmic event on platform 7 of a railway station, finds her own fragmented memory jogged to reveal a connection between her own life and that of the traumatic event.
Jobson’s star has been rising through her Top Boy role, which landed her a BAFTA nomination. She has also appeared in BBC One’s Noughts and Crosses. Toby Regbo, Yaamin Chowdhury and Phil Davis also star.
Fremantle’s Dancing Ledge Productions is making Platform 7 for streamer Itvx, which gets the series premiere several months ahead of UK network ITV.
The series has been shooting in the north of England for several months. It follows Jobson as Lisa, who after a witnessing a cataclysmic event on platform 7 of a railway station, finds her own fragmented memory jogged to reveal a connection between her own life and that of the traumatic event.
Jobson’s star has been rising through her Top Boy role, which landed her a BAFTA nomination. She has also appeared in BBC One’s Noughts and Crosses. Toby Regbo, Yaamin Chowdhury and Phil Davis also star.
Fremantle’s Dancing Ledge Productions is making Platform 7 for streamer Itvx, which gets the series premiere several months ahead of UK network ITV.
- 1/25/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Bankman-Fried — the cryptocurrency entrepreneur who has struggled to control the narrative and dispel suspicions of fraud after his Ftx exchange collapsed in early November — has agreed to be extradited to the United States after being arrested and jailed in the Bahamas, The New York Times reports.
On Monday, Dec. 19, Jerone Roberts — a local defense lawyer for Bankman-Fried — told reporters that Bankman-Fried’s extradition agreement was voluntary, eschewing “the strongest possible legal advice.”
“We as counsel will prepare the necessary documents to trigger the court,” Roberts added. “Mr. Bankman-Fried wishes to put the customers right,...
On Monday, Dec. 19, Jerone Roberts — a local defense lawyer for Bankman-Fried — told reporters that Bankman-Fried’s extradition agreement was voluntary, eschewing “the strongest possible legal advice.”
“We as counsel will prepare the necessary documents to trigger the court,” Roberts added. “Mr. Bankman-Fried wishes to put the customers right,...
- 12/19/2022
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood legend Gary Oldman has found “great joy” in playing the Falstaffian and flatulent British espionage operative Jackson Lamb in the Apple TV+ series “Slow Horses”, which has just launched Season Two.
The “Harry Potter” star also confirmed he will play the role of former US President Harry Truman in one scene in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”, reports Deadline.
Lank-haired Lamb plays the operative in charge of a host of lost causes exiled out of harm’s way to Slough House where they wind up defending the realm from harm. Lamb looks shambolic in a shabby raincoat, weather-proofed by beer stains and slops of Kung-pao chicken, and yet you can never underestimate him.
“I don’t know how nice Jackson is really,” he told Deadline. “I think that rather than seeking a career in the spy world, the spy world finds you. And so he is loyal and has a...
The “Harry Potter” star also confirmed he will play the role of former US President Harry Truman in one scene in Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”, reports Deadline.
Lank-haired Lamb plays the operative in charge of a host of lost causes exiled out of harm’s way to Slough House where they wind up defending the realm from harm. Lamb looks shambolic in a shabby raincoat, weather-proofed by beer stains and slops of Kung-pao chicken, and yet you can never underestimate him.
“I don’t know how nice Jackson is really,” he told Deadline. “I think that rather than seeking a career in the spy world, the spy world finds you. And so he is loyal and has a...
- 12/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Exclusive: Gary Oldman has found “great joy” in playing the Falstaffian, flatulent-sharing, British espionage operative Jackson Lamb in Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, which has just launched season two. Meanwhile, the Harry Potter star confirmed he will play Harry Truman in one scene in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
Lank-haired Lamb plays the operative in charge of a host of lost causes exiled out of harms way to Slough House where they wind up defending the realm from harm.
Lamb looks shambolic in shabby raincoat, weather-proofed by beer stains and slops of Kung-pao chicken, and yet you can never underestimate him.
”I don’t know how nice Jackson is really,” he tells Deadline. “I think that rather than seeking a career in the spy world, the spy world finds you. And so he is loyal and has a very strong sort of moral compass and is in a very questionable career...
Lank-haired Lamb plays the operative in charge of a host of lost causes exiled out of harms way to Slough House where they wind up defending the realm from harm.
Lamb looks shambolic in shabby raincoat, weather-proofed by beer stains and slops of Kung-pao chicken, and yet you can never underestimate him.
”I don’t know how nice Jackson is really,” he tells Deadline. “I think that rather than seeking a career in the spy world, the spy world finds you. And so he is loyal and has a very strong sort of moral compass and is in a very questionable career...
- 12/17/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the bankrupt crypto exchange Ftx, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday based on a sealed indictment.
Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on Twitter that Bahamian authorities had made the arrest.
“Earlier this evening, Bahamian authorities arrested Samuel Bankman-Fried at the request of the U.S. Government, based on a sealed indictment filed by the Sdny,” Williams said. “We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time.”
Bankman-Fried was expected to testify on Tuesday to a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee, which is looking into the collapse of Ftx.
The Bahamian government said Monday that it had received notice from U.S. authorities that charges have been filed. Once an extradition request has been filed, the Bahamas expects to process it “promptly.”
“The...
Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said on Twitter that Bahamian authorities had made the arrest.
“Earlier this evening, Bahamian authorities arrested Samuel Bankman-Fried at the request of the U.S. Government, based on a sealed indictment filed by the Sdny,” Williams said. “We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time.”
Bankman-Fried was expected to testify on Tuesday to a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee, which is looking into the collapse of Ftx.
The Bahamian government said Monday that it had received notice from U.S. authorities that charges have been filed. Once an extradition request has been filed, the Bahamas expects to process it “promptly.”
“The...
- 12/13/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
We all have our go-to holiday movie classics. "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Home Alone" quickly come to mind, but another holiday staple for me is "White Christmas." Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kay, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen, the film follows singers Bob Wallace (Crosby) and Phil Davis (Kaye), who have been pounding the pavement as successful producers post-World War II. Lured in to do a favor for a fellow soldier, they are introduced to sisters Betty (Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) when invited to attend the sister act show they put on.
Shenanigans ensue and the quartet of characters find themselves heading to rural Vermont. While staying at a local inn, the men realize their former commander owns the establishment and is deeply in the red. Loyalty for their commander prompts the men to rope in the women to try to make a Christmas miracle happen with some musical numbers thrown into the mix.
Shenanigans ensue and the quartet of characters find themselves heading to rural Vermont. While staying at a local inn, the men realize their former commander owns the establishment and is deeply in the red. Loyalty for their commander prompts the men to rope in the women to try to make a Christmas miracle happen with some musical numbers thrown into the mix.
- 12/4/2022
- by Sarah Musnicky
- Slash Film
Julie Walters (National Treasure) and Clarke Peters (The Wire) are fronting a dark, irreverent drama based around a death pact for broadcaster Channel 4.
They will star in Clerkenwell Films’ six-part Truelove, which is written by from Iain Weatherby (Humans) and co-created with Charlie Covell. She wrote the tonally similar Channel 4 and Netflix drama The End Of The F***ing World — another Clerkenwell production.
With a core cast in their 60s and 70s, Channel 4 says the series “breaks the rules for older characters on screen and flips ageist tropes on their head in a series which promises thrilling twists and turns, irreverent humour and passionate romance.”
Walter will play Phil, an ex-senior police chief enjoying a comfortable if boring retirement, and Peters plays Ken, a divorcee and ex-special forces vet who feels similarly at sea. The pair are childhood sweetheart who never quite managed to forget each other.
At a friend’s funeral many years later,...
They will star in Clerkenwell Films’ six-part Truelove, which is written by from Iain Weatherby (Humans) and co-created with Charlie Covell. She wrote the tonally similar Channel 4 and Netflix drama The End Of The F***ing World — another Clerkenwell production.
With a core cast in their 60s and 70s, Channel 4 says the series “breaks the rules for older characters on screen and flips ageist tropes on their head in a series which promises thrilling twists and turns, irreverent humour and passionate romance.”
Walter will play Phil, an ex-senior police chief enjoying a comfortable if boring retirement, and Peters plays Ken, a divorcee and ex-special forces vet who feels similarly at sea. The pair are childhood sweetheart who never quite managed to forget each other.
At a friend’s funeral many years later,...
- 5/16/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Darkland Distribution, an imprint of U.K.’s Parkland, has picked up British sci-fi thriller “Deus.”
As well as acquiring the U.K. and North American distribution rights, Darkland will represent worldwide international sales rights to the film, described as a “provocative and thought-provoking” sci-fi thriller.
“Deus” is written and directed by British Independent Film Award winner Steve Stone, who also wrote the feature “Entity” starring Dervla Kirwan and Charlotte Riley.
“Deus” stars Claudia Black (“Farscape”) and David O’Hara (“Cowboys and Aliens”) as astronauts who are sent to investigate when a mysterious dark sphere is discovered orbiting Mars. Waking from an 8-month hibernation aboard their vessel, the Achilles, they discover the sphere is actually a blinding light from which one word is repeatedly transmitted in over four thousand languages: God.
“The stunned and frightened crew face a series of bewildering questions,” reads the synopsis. “Will their encounter with ‘God’ drag...
As well as acquiring the U.K. and North American distribution rights, Darkland will represent worldwide international sales rights to the film, described as a “provocative and thought-provoking” sci-fi thriller.
“Deus” is written and directed by British Independent Film Award winner Steve Stone, who also wrote the feature “Entity” starring Dervla Kirwan and Charlotte Riley.
“Deus” stars Claudia Black (“Farscape”) and David O’Hara (“Cowboys and Aliens”) as astronauts who are sent to investigate when a mysterious dark sphere is discovered orbiting Mars. Waking from an 8-month hibernation aboard their vessel, the Achilles, they discover the sphere is actually a blinding light from which one word is repeatedly transmitted in over four thousand languages: God.
“The stunned and frightened crew face a series of bewildering questions,” reads the synopsis. “Will their encounter with ‘God’ drag...
- 2/7/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
To celebrate StudioCanal’s release of All or Nothing and Vera Drake on Blu-ray, Mike Leigh is interviewed by Greg Wetherall about his films, and the BFI Retrospective seaon running this month.
All or Nothing stars Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen and Marion Bailey. Vera Drake won awards for its lead Imelda Staunton, who stars alongside Phil Davies, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan and Daniel Mays.
The home entertainment releases will also include exclusive bonus features, with new interviews recorded especially with Leigh and leading cast members on both films, including: Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen and James Corden.
The filmmaker talks candidly about how his films have been received over the years, which films he himself rates highly, and finding the human connection at the root of all of his filmed works.
Vera Drake and All Or Nothing are out on Blu-ray and Digital from 15th November,...
All or Nothing stars Timothy Spall, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen and Marion Bailey. Vera Drake won awards for its lead Imelda Staunton, who stars alongside Phil Davies, Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan and Daniel Mays.
The home entertainment releases will also include exclusive bonus features, with new interviews recorded especially with Leigh and leading cast members on both films, including: Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen and James Corden.
The filmmaker talks candidly about how his films have been received over the years, which films he himself rates highly, and finding the human connection at the root of all of his filmed works.
Vera Drake and All Or Nothing are out on Blu-ray and Digital from 15th November,...
- 11/17/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Featuristic Films has unveiled an exclusive first look at the feature documentary “Afghanistan.” It follows filmmaker James Glancy, a former British Royal Marine Commando who was decorated in 2012 for his actions in combat, as he returns to Afghanistan with a small, handpicked team to help him answer the question that has haunted him over the past decade: Was it worth it?
Dramatically, mid-way through the shoot, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would be pulling troops out by 9/11, starting a Taliban offensive that has led to the dramatic fall this week of the Afghan government, amidst chaotic evacuation scenes in Kabul as American forces withdraw.
The documentary offers unprecedented access to the story of the Afghan war and what has happened to the Afghan people, Featuristic Films said, told firstly through the personal journey of Glancy, his memories from fighting in Afghanistan, stories from his father, who lived...
Dramatically, mid-way through the shoot, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would be pulling troops out by 9/11, starting a Taliban offensive that has led to the dramatic fall this week of the Afghan government, amidst chaotic evacuation scenes in Kabul as American forces withdraw.
The documentary offers unprecedented access to the story of the Afghan war and what has happened to the Afghan people, Featuristic Films said, told firstly through the personal journey of Glancy, his memories from fighting in Afghanistan, stories from his father, who lived...
- 8/17/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
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