As we approach the annual triduum of Halloween, thoughts turn to impressing friends and strangers with imaginative costumes. You’re around two years too late for the Breaking Bad hazmat getup, and don’t even think about...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29th October 2013
Why can’t Christmases just be nice, kind of like they are in real life, for the most part? You’ll never get a hassle free one on Eastenders – the festive period has become a time...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th October 2013
Beau Willimon’s broody political thriller House of Cards was a success in its first season, with Kevin Spacey and co helping to bring streamed television to the forefront of the medium’s appeal.It was no surprise,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th October 2013
Jason Aldean has offered up his prayers and support for the family and friends of a man struck by his tour bus on an Indiana highway. Albert Kennedy of Vincennes, Indiana was pronounced dead on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th October 2013
It spawned a spike in the careers of both Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, causing Hollywood to come calling for both, but they’ll be back as Sherlock and Watson as the modern telling of Arthur...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th October 2013
'You know what, Academy Awards and film industry? Shut up.' That’s what George Clooney says. He doesn’t say that. But he won’t be forced into releasing The Monuments Men until it’s really, really ready. Clooney...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd October 2013
When you’ve got a good thing going, keep it going; that’s what the people at Showtime heard in a meeting scheduled to last one hour, but only lasted 5 seconds as David Nevins - president...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd October 2013
Corey Feldman was an 80s child icon alongside the late Corey Haim, who died aged 38. The Two Coreys - as the two were known - were infamous during their pomp, but if Feldman’s latest...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23rd October 2013
With the news that the John Belushi biopic is back on after a stagnant few years, thoughts have turned to who will play the mercurial talent who was there at the very beginnings of Saturday...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd October 2013
Marvel are on a high right now; not only is their second phase of films coming along strongly, with positive reviews for their current releases and a strong roster of forthcoming releases, but their TV...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd October 2013
Get ready to be underwhelmed: when we say 12 Years A Slave’s box office was solid on opening, we’re talking about a limited release. $960,000 from 19 theaters over the weekend is pretty good going,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd October 2013
It’s all looking pretty rosy for Marvel’s latest phase two addition to the world of cinema Thor: The Dark World. With cutting edge special effects flowing vividly from the film’s every orifice – that’s a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd October 2013
Pavel Dmitrichenko, accused of throwing sulphuric acid over Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin, is currently on trial for his supposed crime. The case has grabbed Russian headlines, dominating the news over in Eastern Europe.The Bolshoi...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd October 2013
Avid listeners to BBC Radio 6Music are in for a treat, as a previously unheard mock radio show, recorded by David Bowie and Ken Scott, is set to be broadcast in snippets on the alternative...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd October 2013
From the rolling hills of Devon to the ever competitive scene in America, Noel Harrison would never reach the levels of stardom that his song – Windmills of Your Mind – perhaps deserved. But it...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd October 2013
As we approach winter, Oscars season is in full swing, with convincing predictions and hypothesis available for each and every film, actor and director in contention for any category you can think of. The frontrunners...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd October 2013
Johnny Depp decided it was time for a change, and to be fair, when you’ve gone through the biggest dry spell in your career, cost Disney a lorry full of money and hinted that retiring...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd October 2013
He’s been in, approximately, a billion movies; he’s been a politician, a Mr. Universe (five times!), a bodybuilder, a model and a public speaker. But he’s known for his one liners above anything else, and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd October 2013
Kevin Feige may have been talking about Thor to Bleeding Cool, but such is his reach in the Marvel universe, it wasn’t long before talk turned to other characters and their futures. The Punisher and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd October 2013
Often, documentaries surrounding a rare and incurable disease are contrived and have the specific goal to make their audiences feel bad and moved to action. HBO’s Life According to Sam doesn’t subscribe to any of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd October 2013
Celebrities tend to think it’s okay to take naked pictures of themselves and put them on the Internet. The thought process is a difficult one to fathom, but enough of them do it do suggest...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd October 2013
It’s all looking reasonably rosy for CeeLo Green. We say rosy because TMZ have reported that he won’t face charges for sexual assault.We say reasonably, though, because the same site has reported that he will,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st October 2013
Lady Gaga stayed true to her media-savvy self this morning when she tweeted out a link to her new single with R. Kelly, ‘Do What U Want’. The controversial singer promised fans that she’d release...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st October 2013
You know the drill; a film is released on Valentines Day – it’s really bad but attracts plenty of couples looking to check out a goofy love story with no real meaning.David and Jade kick...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st October 2013
As we approach the 50th anniversary of Dr. Who, a special episode looms. It won’t hit TVs until the end of November, but the BBC have decided to take fans of the sci-fi drama on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st October 2013
Raymond Blanc – with all his connections to the BBC and its strong cooking fraternity – may have blown the lid off one of the corporation’s flagship shows: The Great British Bake Off.Great British Bake...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st October 2013
Saving Mr Banks has been marketed, or at least interpreted, as a film about Walt Disney. But the crux of the film can be found in Pamela Lyndon Travers’ struggle to keep her story true...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st October 2013
Breaking Bad may have culminated in a thrilling finale last month, but there was one last act in Walter White’s story. Perhaps the only constant in Bryan Cranston’s whirlwind character’s life was ABQ – the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st October 2013
Dreamworks and Touchstone could have been forgiven for being confident in their film, The Fifth Estate. They secured Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl, an intriguing story with infinite press, and only spend $28m putting the whole...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st October 2013
Darren Aronofsky is facing a strange few months. His film, Noah, which stars Russell Crowe and Emma Watson (that’s not the weird bit) was put in front of Christian and Jewish test audiences, only for...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th October 2013
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...
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'.
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.
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...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
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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