So the 67th Eurovision Song Contest was a game of two halves for the UK: stepping up as host nation in place of Ukraine, it delivered a flawless extravaganza, perfectly walking the tightrope between paying solemn tribute to Ukraine’s current plight and presenting an undiluted celebration of the unity of music with all the humour, goodwill and sometimes outright bonkers business that offers.
And, then on the night of the Grand Final, it could only start to shuffle its score sheets awkwardly as, pretty soon, it became clear the UK’s entry, sung by Mae Muller, was not going to do very well. Ultimately, while Sweden scored a historic victory with Loreen winning for a second time, the UK came second from the bottom of the board with a measly 24 points.
So what went wrong? Already, by Sunday morning, the opinions were flowing in the British press. The BBC...
And, then on the night of the Grand Final, it could only start to shuffle its score sheets awkwardly as, pretty soon, it became clear the UK’s entry, sung by Mae Muller, was not going to do very well. Ultimately, while Sweden scored a historic victory with Loreen winning for a second time, the UK came second from the bottom of the board with a measly 24 points.
So what went wrong? Already, by Sunday morning, the opinions were flowing in the British press. The BBC...
- 5/14/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Russell Crowe Movie Shuts Down In Oz
Production on movie Poker Face, directed by and starring Russell Crowe, has been temporarily closed in Australia due to a Covid case among the crew. A second case is under investigation. The film had been shooting in and around Sydney, despite a local lockdown, and was six days away from wrap. Crowe announced the shutdown on Twitter this morning. The actor wrote: “Unfortunately 6 days from the end of our shoot on PokerFace we have had a confirmed positive Covid case amongst our crew and a second possible positive under further investigation by our PokerFace Covid team and NSWHealth…For the safety of cast and crew and the wider community, the production has been immediately paused and everyone instructed to isolate whilst the situation is looked into. We have followed strict protocols with cast and crew being tested 3 times a week for the past 11+ weeks…...
Production on movie Poker Face, directed by and starring Russell Crowe, has been temporarily closed in Australia due to a Covid case among the crew. A second case is under investigation. The film had been shooting in and around Sydney, despite a local lockdown, and was six days away from wrap. Crowe announced the shutdown on Twitter this morning. The actor wrote: “Unfortunately 6 days from the end of our shoot on PokerFace we have had a confirmed positive Covid case amongst our crew and a second possible positive under further investigation by our PokerFace Covid team and NSWHealth…For the safety of cast and crew and the wider community, the production has been immediately paused and everyone instructed to isolate whilst the situation is looked into. We have followed strict protocols with cast and crew being tested 3 times a week for the past 11+ weeks…...
- 8/31/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will headline the Royal Television Society’s annual conference in Cambridge.
The two women will appear in conversation with Cambridge professor and television personality Mary Beard.
“They will talk about what they see in the world, the stories that fascinate them, and how their production company HiddenLight facilitates their global approach to storytelling,” the Rts said in a statement.
This year’s Rts Cambridge Convention, which is titled “Broadcast Britain: Reshaping Britishness on the global stage,” will also welcome speakers including England football manager Gareth Southgate, broadcaster Clare Balding and The Spectator editor Fraser Nelson, among others.
Broadcasting and political supremos will also be in attendance including British Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, BBC director general Tim Davie and ITV CEO Carolyn McCall.
“The eminent combination of Hillary and Chelsea Clinton in conversation with Mary Beard promises an erudite and unmissable session, and a great...
The two women will appear in conversation with Cambridge professor and television personality Mary Beard.
“They will talk about what they see in the world, the stories that fascinate them, and how their production company HiddenLight facilitates their global approach to storytelling,” the Rts said in a statement.
This year’s Rts Cambridge Convention, which is titled “Broadcast Britain: Reshaping Britishness on the global stage,” will also welcome speakers including England football manager Gareth Southgate, broadcaster Clare Balding and The Spectator editor Fraser Nelson, among others.
Broadcasting and political supremos will also be in attendance including British Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, BBC director general Tim Davie and ITV CEO Carolyn McCall.
“The eminent combination of Hillary and Chelsea Clinton in conversation with Mary Beard promises an erudite and unmissable session, and a great...
- 8/31/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
When she took over as the head of Channel 4, Jay Hunt said that she believed an important part of the channel's ethos was its lack of fear in "punching authority on the nose". Critics of the broadcaster's controversial new series Benefits Street might argue that the channel is now getting its kicks from punching people when they're down.
Benefits Street's first episode, which aired on Monday night (January 6), followed the story of a handful of residents from James Turner Street in Birmingham. A street picked because of its impoverished residents and the significant number of locals on benefits.
A handful of individuals were followed in the opening episode, some of them warm characters, likable and community-spirited. Others were shown to be heavy drinkers, drug dealers, drug addicts, shoplifters and scammers.
The response on Twitter was ugly and terribly depressing, with calls for the street's residents to be shot or...
Benefits Street's first episode, which aired on Monday night (January 6), followed the story of a handful of residents from James Turner Street in Birmingham. A street picked because of its impoverished residents and the significant number of locals on benefits.
A handful of individuals were followed in the opening episode, some of them warm characters, likable and community-spirited. Others were shown to be heavy drinkers, drug dealers, drug addicts, shoplifters and scammers.
The response on Twitter was ugly and terribly depressing, with calls for the street's residents to be shot or...
- 1/10/2014
- Digital Spy
From Goldie to Edwina Currie, leading figures from music, politics, film, charities and the media assess Plan B's directorial debut
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Founder of Kids Company, a London charity for vulnerable young people
The film is an incredibly accurate portrait of that kind of environment. It wasn't two-dimensional in that the characters weren't just purely evil – the good in them also showed. I've met all those characters in the course of my work. The little boys terrorised into joining the criminal network are just so real. It demonstrated what I keep telling people: don't say a child chooses to join a gang; there is no choice. The cycle of brutalisation, with kids brutalising kids, the girl fights, all of it is so accurate.
I want to get a copy of this film and deliver it to the prime minister and say: "This is another bit of your country that you don't talk about,...
Camila Batmanghelidjh
Founder of Kids Company, a London charity for vulnerable young people
The film is an incredibly accurate portrait of that kind of environment. It wasn't two-dimensional in that the characters weren't just purely evil – the good in them also showed. I've met all those characters in the course of my work. The little boys terrorised into joining the criminal network are just so real. It demonstrated what I keep telling people: don't say a child chooses to join a gang; there is no choice. The cycle of brutalisation, with kids brutalising kids, the girl fights, all of it is so accurate.
I want to get a copy of this film and deliver it to the prime minister and say: "This is another bit of your country that you don't talk about,...
- 5/26/2012
- by Lethal Bizzle, Edwina Currie
- The Guardian - Film News
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of film
The big story
Cannes 2012 rumbles on this week, as you surely can't have failed to notice. Xan Brooks and Peter Bradshaw have been providing regular updates on the Guardian Film Show, with video reviews of On the Road and Holy Motors, Killing Them Softly and The Angels' Share, Amour and The Hunt, as well as interviews with Michel Gondry and Michael Haneke.
Meanwhile, news reaches us that some journalists at the festival are being charged to interview stars, that Ken Loach has some stern words for the BBFC, and that some folks have had a look at footage from Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming Django Unchained.
There's much more news besides - to stand any chance of keeping up with it all, and with the latest reviews from the festival, keep an eye on our daily live blog. Or,...
The big story
Cannes 2012 rumbles on this week, as you surely can't have failed to notice. Xan Brooks and Peter Bradshaw have been providing regular updates on the Guardian Film Show, with video reviews of On the Road and Holy Motors, Killing Them Softly and The Angels' Share, Amour and The Hunt, as well as interviews with Michel Gondry and Michael Haneke.
Meanwhile, news reaches us that some journalists at the festival are being charged to interview stars, that Ken Loach has some stern words for the BBFC, and that some folks have had a look at footage from Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming Django Unchained.
There's much more news besides - to stand any chance of keeping up with it all, and with the latest reviews from the festival, keep an eye on our daily live blog. Or,...
- 5/24/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
London -- He was the take-no-prisoners polemicist of his generation, by turns aggravating, demonizing and inspiring on both sides of the Atlantic. Now tributes have flooded in to celebrate the life and many fights of Christopher Hitchens, who died of pneumonia aged 62 after a long documented and ultimately losing battle with cancer. Story: Vanity Fair's Christopher Hitchens Dies at 62 Spectator editor Fraser Nelson joined many by taking to Twitter to express their sadness at Hitchens' death. "No essayist more inspired young writers," he wrote. Indian film director and producer Shekhar Kapur reflected that Hitchens had achieved his long held
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- 12/16/2011
- by Mimi Turner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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