As part of the shakeup at BBC Radio, Radio 2 has one of the corporation’s longest running broadcasters switching to a late night slot, Hugh Laurie hosting a blues show, and radio stalwart Steve Lamacq...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 10th September 2013
As possibly the most respected voice in the UK – seriously, people think this guy’s god – David Attenborough commands a modicum of respect when he speaks. So when Mr. Nature himself declares that we,...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10th September 2013
There are only three episodes of Breaking Bad left. Everything needs to be sorted out in three episodes. It seems a lot, but we’re pretty sure that once those credits roll on the season finale,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th September 2013
A piece of 007 memorabilia has gone on sale at auction soon; James Bond’s iconic hybrid car – equally comfortable in the water as it is on dry land – was expected to sell for...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th September 2013
So you’ve come this far, either by the relentless pressure applied by your friend who wouldn’t stop telling you to watch it, or by finding yourself understandably hooked, somewhere towards the end of the first...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th September 2013
Set in 1987, Labor Day follows a mother’s unwilling entry into the criminal world by harbouring a fugitive that comes to her, bleeding, asking for help. Another film propelled into the news by its screening...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th September 2013
Sir Patrick Stewart is married; that’s the news. But the truly charming thing about this whole thing is the picture he posted on Twitter of him and his new wife. They’re in a ball pool....
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 9th September 2013
Tapping into the vampire craze that has dominated cinema over the last decade is Only Lovers Left Alive – but this is no moody teenage drama; like Let The Right One In, Jim Jarmusch’s film...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th September 2013
We’ve seen screen-legends combine to bring us the other side of a ‘coming of age’ story before - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel did it to some degree of success – and now we have...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th September 2013
The 2014 Oscars will be dominated by films based on a true stories, and a worthy addition to that lengthy list is Dallas Buyers Club, the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a Texas electrician who...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th September 2013
Living up to his character in the film, Vin Diesel was the most wanted this weekend as cinema-goers flocked to see his survival epic. Riddick managed $18.7m, landing it the top spot for this weekend’s...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th September 2013
Idris Elba – one of the more exciting actors of his generation – portraying Nelson Mandela – one of the most important men for many generations – sounded like a sure-fire hit. The early reviews...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th September 2013
It’s fair to say that Diana has been ‘panned’ by the critics; they didn’t enjoy it, and while they tried to retain a modicum of respect – it is about Princess Diana of course, a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th September 2013
It might not happen often, but if we were ever attacked by a violent patio heater, we’d want One Direction’s Liam Payne in the vicinity. He saved his best friend’s life when a fire blazed...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 6th September 2013
Such is Breaking Bad’s popularity; it often bleeds its way into real life situations. That’s what some bemused prison guards in Australia found out, as they came across hundreds of broken televisions due to the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th September 2013
Angelina Jolie – alongside Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and costume designer Piero Tosi – will be awarded an honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th September 2013
Given the late Princess Diana’s status as an Icon in the U.K, reviews for her biopic, in which Naomi Watts plays the titular character, were always going to be scrutinised closely by readers. It’s possibly...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th September 2013
It’s a great Fall for TV lovers, isn’t it? We’re half way through the return of Breaking Bad, with season five moving towards a dramatic crescendo and The Walking Dead is back in October. Bookended...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th September 2013
Lamar Odom should take a look at Lindsay Lohan. She had plenty of short stints in rehab and it didn’t really do her any good. It was only when she stuck at it that she...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th September 2013
When you’re the least popular man in the world man among feminists and a young girl ‘twerks’ against you live in front of millions of people, it’s time to go on the charm offensive. That’s...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th September 2013
Alec Baldwin is becoming as known for his extravagant actions and diva-like behavior as he is for his acting talents. So, in a move that can only be described as a masterstroke from, MSNBC, the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th September 2013
As we approach the first weekend of Autumn, Riddick is set to dominate the post-Summer box office when it hits America tonight. Its competition: The Butler (been out for a month now), We’re The Millers...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th September 2013
When Michael Richards went crazy on stage, calling people all kind of awful things, many – including himself – thought his career was over. For some reason, far be it from us to guess why,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th September 2013
Could it have gone any other way? The One Direction film – This is Us – has shot to the top of the U.K and Ireland Box Office charts making £3.47m, including £1.2m from Thursday...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th September 2013
It’s official, screen legend Ian McKellen has signed on to play a retired Sherlock Holmes in Bill Condon's A Slight Trick of the Mind. The movie is based on a novel of the same name...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th September 2013
Heston Blumenthal will be cursing the day he ever tried to make a Hula Hoop as big as a car. The TV chef has been knocked of the top spot of the Good Food guide...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 5th September 2013
For some, the Toronto Film Festival is a great experience; they meet loads of people and see a bunch of great movies. For others, the event means plenty of review writing, lots of travel and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th September 2013
Paul Potts – the man who rose from his workaday life to win Britain’s Got Talent and record the album One Chance, which topped sales charts in nine countries – is played by James Corden...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th September 2013
How many days could you survive a zombie apocalypse? Seven? ‘Forty three’? No – you’re wrong. You all think you could survive for ages, but that’s because never been attacked by something intent on ripping...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th September 2013
She grabbed the Model Of The Year award at Wednesday night's 10th Annual Style Awards – hardly a surprise considering her Sports Illustrated cover shot and subsequent high-profile work.And before the ceremony bestowed her prestigious...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 5th September 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...
Oasis fans hoping to get tickets for the band's reunion shows are being asked a trivia question to secure access to a pre-sale ballot.
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...
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