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New 'Sherlock' Special to Be Set in Victorian England
The BBC's upcoming Sherlock special starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will be set in Victorian England. A teaser image released earlier this year had hinted as much, with Holmes donning a top hat and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th March 2015
Jack Huston to Play Lead in Remake of Gothic Adventure 'The Crow'
Jack Huston, the British actor best known for Boardwalk Empire, has signed on to play the lead in the upcoming remake of The Crow. The original movie, about a man brought back to life who...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th March 2015
Kanye West Announced as Headliner for Glastonbury 2015
Kanye West will headline the Glastonbury Festival 2015, taking to the Pyramid Stage on Saturday night. The hip-hop megastar joins rockers Foo Fighters, who were previously announced for Friday. AC/DC, Noel Gallagher and Taylor Swift...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th March 2015
Emma Thompson to Play Mrs Potts in 'Beauty and the Beast'
Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson has joined the cast of Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast and will play Mrs Potts, the housekeeper who was transformed into a teapot in the magical 1991 animated version.Emma Thompson...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th March 2015
David Lynch Says 'Twin Peaks Season 3' Has Hit "Complications"
Time to stop jumping around like idiots, Twin Peaks fans. After the remarkable announcement that a third season of the show could premiere on Showtime in 2016 after 25 years off the air. Though there...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th March 2015
Jamie Oliver Named Greatest Celebrity Chef of All Time
Jamie Oliver has been named the greatest celebrity chef of all time in a poll by 2,000 Bits. The 39-year-old who burst onto the scene with his first TV show The Naked Chef polled ahead...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th March 2015
Kendrick Lamar Drops 'To Pimp a Butterfly' A Week Early. Happy Monday.
Kendrick Lamar has released his new album To Pimp a Butterfly a week before its scheduled release date. There's a bit of confusion as to whether this was supposed to happen, or whether someone messed...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th March 2015
It’s Jessica Lange OUT, Matt Bomer IN on ‘American Horror Story’
Jessica Lange has announced she is officially leaving American Horror Story and will not appear in the upcoming fifth season of the FX anthology series. The 65-year-old revealed the news at Sunday's PaleyFest.Jessica Lange has...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th March 2015
Paul Feig Was Unaware Sony's Plans for All-Male Ghostbusters Reboot
Paul Feig, the writer and director who will helm an all-female Ghostbusters reboot starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig, says he was unaware of Sony's plans to make an accompanying all-male version, with Channing Tatum...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th March 2015
Robert Durst Admits, "I Killed Them All" During HBO Documentary
Real estate heir and long-time murder suspect Robert Durst has been arrested after he appeared to admit to multiple killings for a HBO documentary series. Durst, 71, was arrested on Saturday after he inadvertently admitted...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16th March 2015
Lena Dunham Praises Kathy Griffin for Quitting E!'s Fashion Police
Girls star Lena Dunham has praised Kathy Griffin's decision to quit Fashion Police. The writer and actress has been on the receiving end of the panel in the past, especially the barbed tongue of the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2015
Tom Hanks Buys Four Boxes of Cookies from Girl Scouts, Donates $20
Tom Hanks is a good man. We know that. And the Captain Phillips man enhanced his reputation this week by helping out some Girl Scouts selling cookies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Tom Hanks...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2015
Andy Samberg to Present Prime Emmy Awards on September 20
Andy Samberg, the comedian who plays Detective Jake Peralta on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, will direct the Prime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on September 20. Samberg is best known for his seven seasons on Saturday Night...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2015
Star Wars: Episode VIII Gets Release Date, Spin-Off Called 'Rogue One'
Disney and Lucasfilm have announced details of the upcoming Star Wars films at its annual shareholders meeting in California. Rian Johnson will write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII which will hit theaters on May...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2015
Disney Announces Work Has Begun on 'Frozen 2'
Disney chairman Bob Iger has announced plans for a sequel to the billion dollar animated movie Frozen. Iger shared the news at a shareholder meeting where the company showed the short feature Frozen Fever to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2015
"Perfectly Marvellous" Cinderella Could Be Big Hit for Disney
Following quickly and assuredly in the footsteps of Maleficent - and with Beauty & The Beast and Dumbo yet to come - Kenneth Branagh's live action retelling of Cinderella is scoring a slew of positive...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2015
Sam Simon, Mastermind of 'The Simpsons', Dies Aged 59
Simon Simon, the co-creator of The Simpsons who was credited with leading the legendary show's writing staff and shaping some of TV's most well-known characters, has died aged 59. Simon had battled colon cancer.Sam Simon...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2015
John Stewart Rips Into 'Morning Joe' Roundtable on Oklahoma Racists
John Stewart devoted the opening of Monday's episode to the recent events at the University of Oklahoma - namely, the emergence of a video featuring a bus load of fraternity guys singing a racist chant.Jon...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2015
Noel Gallagher Criticizes London O2 Arena Crowd - "Didn't Cut It"
Noel Gallagher has said that after playing recent shows in Manchester and Glasgow, Tuesday night’s crowd at the O2 Arena in London didn’t cut it. Gallagher had been joined by the former Smiths guitarist Johnny...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2015
Tyler Hoechlin is Leaving Teen Wolf. Start Crying. Now
Regular viewers of Teen Wolf will have woken to the news today that series regular Tyler Hoechlin - who plays the brooding Derek Hale - will not return as a major character when the MTV...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2015
Liam Neeson Will Quit Action Movies in "Two More Years"
Liam Neeson says he will continue his run of lucrative action movies for "maybe two more years" before possibly returning to dramatic roles. Neeson was once considered one of the world's finest actors after turns...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2015
Richard Glatzer, Director of 'Still Alice', Dies in Los Angeles Aged 63
Richard Glatzer, the writer and director of the Oscar-winning movie Still Alice, has died ahed 63. Glatzer, who worked on the film despite suffering the debilitating effects of ALS, passed away in Los Angeles on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2015
Vince Gilligan Asks Breaking Bad Fans to Stop Pizza Throwing at House
The Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has appealed to fans to stop throwing pizza on the roof of the house used as Walter White's residence in the classic AMC show. The woman who owns the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2015
Slipknot Guitarist Stabbed In Head During Fight with Brother
Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson has sustained a stab wound to the back of his head after a fight with his brother. Both men were drunk and suffered non-life threatening wounds, according to Billboard.Mick Thomson was...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2015
Jeremy Clarkson Could Leave 'Top Gear' and BBC After "Fracas"
Jeremy Clarkson could walk away from the BBC after being suspended following an apparent "fracas" with a Top Gear producer, according to the Evening Standard. Clarkson's contract is up later this month though all three...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2015
Jury Awards Marvin Gaye's Family $7.3 Million in 'Blurred Lines' Case
A jury has ruled that Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke breached copyright when writing their 2013 monster hit Blurred Lines. Jurors found that that one of the best-selling singles of all time copied segments of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2015
Chloe Sevigny on Jennifer Lawrence: "She's Too Crass and Annoying"
So it seems not EVERYONE loves Jennifer Lawrence. The Oscar-winner has won the hearts and minds of movie fans and critics thanks to not only her performances, but her self-deprecating humor. Still, in a new...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2015
Johnny Depp Injured On Set of 'Pirates', Returns to U.S for Surgery
Johnny Depp has sustained an injury to his hand on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and will return to the United States for surgery. Depp was not thought...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2015
Tim Burton to Direct Live-Action 'Dumbo' for Disney
Disney has confirmed that Alice in Wonderland helmsman Tim Burton will direct a live action remake of Dumbo - the classic 1941 animation about a baby elephant who can fly. Burton - whose last movie...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2015
Ken Jeong's Wife Urged Him to Take 'Hangover' Role over Cancer Diagnosis
Actor Ken Jeong - best known for his memorable Mr Chow character in The Hangover movies - says he took the role in a reaction to his wife's fight against breast cancer. His role in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th March 2015
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Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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