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'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' Wins Both Major Prizes at Sundance
You've probably heard plenty about Me and Earl and the Dying Girl over the past couple of weeks. The indie-drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to rave reviews and currently holds a 100% fresh...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd February 2015
'American Sniper' Breaks Super Bowl Record with $31.85 Million
American Sniper, Clint Eastwood's war drama that gained middling reviews though continues to storm the U.S box office, has set a new record for a Super Bowl weekend. The film starring Bradley Cooper took...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd February 2015
Jay-Z To Battle Spotify With Bid for Scandinavian Steaming Service
Jay looks set to enter of the music streaming market after tabling a $56 million bid for Aspiro, the Scandinavian company behind WiMP and Tidal. The bid was made by Project Panther, which is owned...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th January 2015
Bradley Cooper to Produce 'Limitless' TV Drama for CBS
Bradley Cooper will serve as executive producer on a drama pilot for CBS based on his hit 2011 movie Limitless. Craig Sweeney (Elementary) will pen the script, while Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci will also...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th January 2015
Robbie Coltrane Hospitalised After Falling Ill on Flight
Robbie Coltrane, the Scottish actor best known for his role on the BBC's crime-drama Cracker and as Rebeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter series, has been rushed to hospital after suffering from severe flu-like symptoms...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th January 2015
The Libertines Announced as Headliners for 'T In the Park'
The Libertines have been announced as headliners for this year's T in the Park music festival in Perthshire. The reunited indie rockers are the first act to be confirmed for the festival, which takes place...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 30th January 2015
Suge Knight Suspected of Killing Man in Hit-And-Run
The founder of Death Row Records, Suge Knight, is suspected of running down two men in a fatal hit-and-run in Compton, authorities said. Knight reportedly hit the men with his truck after an argument on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th January 2015
Martin Scorsese "Shocked and Saddened" After Death on Movie Set
Martin Scorsese has been left "shocked and saddened" after a man died on the set of his new movie Silence. A contractor was killed and two further individuals injured when a ceiling collapsed during pre-production...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
Is Virgin Radio Returning to the Airwaves?
Richard Branson's brand Virgin Radio could be making a surprise return to the airwaves as part of a bid put forward by Sound Digital, a consortium of TalkSport owner UTV Media, Bauer and transmission business...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
Is Kasabian's BRIT Snub Really a "Conspiracy" Against Rock?
Kasabian will play at this year's BAFTA's ceremony in London after being snubbed by the music industry's annual showcase, the BRIT Awards. The Leicester rockers failed to receive a nomination for next month's awards ceremony,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
David Oyelowo Slams Benedict Cumberbatch Criticism as "Silly"
David Oyelowo, the British actor and star of Ava DuVernay's Oscar nominated civil rights drama Selma, has defended Benedict Cumberbatch in the wake of his U.S television interview during which he referred to black actors...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
'Kingsman: The Secret Service' Surprisingly Has 94% on Rotten Tomatoes
Matthew Vaughn's new movie Kingsman: The Secret Service, based upon the acclaimed comic book, has received a slew of glittering reviews, lifting it to 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie looked a potential turkey on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
"This Sick Beat"? Yeah, Taylor Swift Now Owns That Phrase.
Taylor Swift has continued her quest for actual world domination by taking legal ownership of words and phrases. The pop star has applied to legally trademark certain lyrics - many of them bad - from...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
Universal Announces 'Jobs' Cast: Fassbender, Winslet, Rogen
Universal has announced its primary cast for the Steve Jobs biopic that it took off the hands for Sony after a farcical pre-production period that involved various actors and directors walking away from the project.Michael...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig Joins Netflix's 'Wet Hot American Summer'
Netflix's limited series Wet Hot American Summer is slowly accumulating one of the finest comedy casts of the year. Chris Pine, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig and Jason Schwartzmann have been tapped for the eight-part series...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
Brad Pitt To Play Richard Leakey in Angelina Jolie's 'Africa'
Brad Pitt is in negotiations to play the famed archaeologist Richard Leakey in Angelina Jolie's drama Africa. It would be the third collaboration between the husband-and-wife pair after Mr & Mrs Smith and the yet-to-be-released...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
'Fortitude' Starts Tonight - But Is It Just 'The Killing' MK 2?
Fortitude, Sky Atlantic's big-budget crime drama set in the Arctic Circle, begins tonight after a heavy marketing campaign playing on its key stars, Sofie Grabol, Michael Gambon, Christopher Eccleston and Stanley Tucci. It's a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2015
2 Chainz Running for Mayor in Atlanta Suburb, College Park
2 Chainz, the hip-hop artist born Tauheed Epps, has revealed that he is running for mayor in his hometown of College Park, Atlanta, Georgia. However, the rapper isn't one of the town's 14,000 inhabitants, which...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th January 2015
Katie Holmes Lands Major Role in Showtime's 'Ray Donovan'
Katie Holmes has landed what is being described as a "major guest role" in Showtime's drama Ray Donovan. The Toledo-born actress will play a shrewd and chic businesswoman named Paige who enlists the services of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th January 2015
Is 'Broadchurch' Season 2 Really As Bad as The Internet Says?
Broadchurch season 2 has managed to turn off 2 million fans just four episodes in. Last night's episode drew 5.6 million viewers, 100,000 down from last week and a huge decrease from the 7.6 million...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th January 2015
Chris Pratt Is Sure Fire Bet to Play 'Indiana Jones' in Reboot
Chris Pratt, Hollywood's man-of-the-moment best known for Zero Dark Thirty and Guardians of the Galaxy, could play Indiana Jones in a rebooted franchise. With Star Wars: The Force Awakens now in the can, Disney is...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th January 2015
'Ghostbusters' Reboot: Melissa McCarthy Confirmed, Kristen Wiig in Talks
Comedy actress Melissa McCarthy has signed on to lead Paul Feig's Ghostbusters 3, while Kristen Wiig and Saturday Night Live alumni Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are currently in talks, according to the Hollywood Reporter....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th January 2015
David Tennant to play Villain in Netflix Series 'A.K.A Jessica Jones'
David Tennant's star is truly on the rise after a string of hugely accomplished performances - most notably ITV's Broadchurch - and the Scottish actor has now landed a major new role in the U.S.David...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th January 2015
Joss Whedon "Couldn't Imagine" Directing 'Infinity War'
Joss Whedon says he "couldn't imagine" directing the Avengers two-parter Infinity War for Marvel Studios. Whedon's sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron hits cinemas in late April, following on from the 2012 epic that become the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th January 2015
Benedict Cumberbatch Says He's an "Idiot" For Using Racial Term
Benedict Cumberbatch has apologized for using the term "coloured" when describing black actors during an appearance on the U.S talk show Tavis Smiley. Ironically, the Imitation Game actor was shining a light on the issue...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th January 2015
Paramount Moves 'Mission Impossible 5' to Battle 'Terminator' in Summer
Paramount has moved the release date of what is likely to be its biggest grossing movie of the year - Mission Impossible 5 - from Christmas Day to the July 31. At the same time,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th January 2015
After Oscars Snub, Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo Announce 'Katrina'
Despite being snubbed in the Oscar categories for Best Actor and Best Director, Selma's David Oyelowo and Ava DuVernay are re-teaming to develop a feature set during Hurricane Katrina.David Oyelowo is close to signing on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th January 2015
Sundance: Gibney's Scientology Doc 'Going Clear' Has Tom Cruise Claims
Alex Gibney's Scientology documentary Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief rocked audiences on the third day of the Sundance Film Festival, with various revelations coming to light from former followers of the religion....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th January 2015
Sundance: 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' in Ferocious Bidding War
We'll be talking about Me and Earl and the Dying Girl a lot. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's drama debuted at Sundance on Sunday and sparked a ferocious bidding war for the rights to distribute - with Fox...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th January 2015
Why is Sam Smith Paying Tom Petty Royalties for 'Stay With Me'?
U.S rocker Tom Petty and ELO's Jeff Lynne have been added as writers of Sam Smith's mega-hit Stay With Me after an out-of-court settlement last October. Both songwriters now hold 12.5 per cent credits each...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th January 2015
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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'.
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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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