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Inherent Vice Reviews: "You're in the Hands of a Master"
Inherent Vice. Remember that? We haven't heard much of Paul Thomas Anderson's druggy epic since the hilarious trailer dropped, but it's finally here. The reviews are in. It seems Anderson - The Master - has...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th December 2014
Siobhan Curham, Zoe Sugg's Ghostwriter, Finally Has Her Say
Siobhan Curham, the children's author who it was revealed helped YouTube star Zoe Sugg write her first novel Girl Online, has spoken out for the first time after fans reacted angrily on Twitter.Zoe Sugg's book...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
Democrat Donor Amy Pascal Jokes About Obama's Race in Leaked Email
Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin joked about President Obama's race in a leaked email conversation, riffing on whether Pascal should ask the President if he liked Django Unchaind, 12 Years...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
Democrat Donor Amy Pascal Jokes About Obama's Race in Leaked Email
Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin joked about President Obama's race in a leaked email conversation, riffing on whether Pascal should ask the President if he liked Django Unchaind, 12 Years...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
Mark Hamill Expects 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Script To Leak
Mark Hamill, who reprises his role as Luke Skywalker in J.J Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens, says he wouldn't be surprised if the entire script for the new movie leaks online before its fall...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
seth rogen the interview sony
Seth Rogen rejected the idea of re-editing his new movie The Interview - about an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-Un - just "to make North Koreans happy". Sony co-chairman Amy Pascal wrote to the comedy...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
Kristen Dunst and Jesse Plemons to Star in Fargo Season 2 on FX
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons have signed on to appear in season 2 of FX's critically acclaimed drama Fargo. The follow-up to the debut season - an adaptation of the Coen brothers movie - will...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
Aaron Sorkin on Jobs Movie: "I Don't Know Who Michael Fassbender Is"
Is it time to suggest Aaron Sorkin is no longer the relevant screenwriter he was during The West Wing years? No, No, It probably isn't. In recent years, Sorkin has offered up some of the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
Jonathan Frakes Asks J.J Abrams If He Can Direct 'Star Trek 3'
Jonathan Frakes, the fan-favourite Star Trek actor who played Commanded William T.Riker in The Next Generation and the spinoff films, has started a campaign to direct the third instalment in the rebooted movie series. The...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
Bond 24: Spectre "Massively Over-Budget" as Sony Try To Make Cuts
The 24th James Bond movie, Spectre, is massively over-budget and currently stands to cost Sony and MGM "in the mid $300Ms", according to leaked internal memos. MGM president Jonathan Glickman sent emails in early November...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
Sony Leak: Joel McHale Asked For Discount on Sony TV
The Sony leak has thrown up some pretty tasty titbits in recent days - most notably Scott Rudin ripping into Angelina Jolie and Marvel trying to enlist Spider-Man for Captain America 3: Civil War. However,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
JK Rowling's Detective Novels Set to Be Adapted For BBC Series
JK Rowling's detective novels - written under the pen name Robert Galbraith - are set to be adapted for the small screen at the BBC. The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm will form the basis...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2014
Sony Pictures Planning to Combine 'Jump Street' and 'Men in Black'
Sony Pictures are in early discussions to combine two of its biggest franchises: Jump Street and Men in Black. Leaked emails from the studio's chief Amy Pascal revealed that the follow-up to 22 Jump Street...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
Seth Rogen Has Heard Kanye West's New Album. In A Limousine. With Kanye.
Seth Rogen has revealed that he has heard Kanye West's new album after the rapper sang it to him in the back of a limousine in New York. Rogen famously parodied the Bound 2 video...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
'Transformers: Age of Extinction' Wants to Win Oscar for Best Picture
It currently boasts just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes and is ranked the worst film in one of the most critically derided franchises of all time, but Michael Bay's Transformers: Age of Extinction is campaigning to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
It's 'Boyhood' vs 'Birdman' as SAG Nominations Get Awards Season Started
The SAG Awards nominations are arguably the most telling set of film nods of the awards season so far, with Boyhood and Birdman going up against each other yet again and cementing the widely held...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
Hozier's 'Take Me To Church' Is Most Streamed Track of the Year
Hozier's hit Take Me To Church is officially the most streamed track of the year. Spotify announced that it was the most shared song on their service in 2014, naming the Irish musician as its...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
Sony Leak Reveals Marvel Tried To Enlist Spider-Man for 'Captain America 3'
The Sony leak has thrown up plenty of interesting titbits in recent weeks - there was Fury and Annie arriving online (the latter before it had hit cinemas), there was Scott Rudin's takedown of Angelina...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
Christian Bale Suggests Moses Could Be Considered a "Terrorist"
Christian Bale says Moses - the character he plays in Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings - is "far more human and fallible" than he had imagined, going so far as suggesting he could be...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
Russell Brand Faces Twitter Ban after Posting Journalist's Phone Number
The comedian Russell Brand faces a possible ban from Twitter after he tweeted out the phone number of a Daily Mail journalist. Brand tweeted a photo of senior journalist Neil Sears' business card to more...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
Cuba Gooding Jr to Play O.J Simpson in Ryan Murphy's FX Series
Cuba Gooding Jr has been cast as O.J Simpson in Ryan Murphy's 10-episode miniseries for FX. The show will focus on the infamous trial, with Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story) playing the prosecutor Marcia Clark.Cuba...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
Sony Leak: Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal's Fiery Exchange on Angelina
So at first all we got from the Sony leak was a couple of decent reviewed movies. But now? Now, we've got all the juicy stuff, including a ferocious exchange between studio co-chair Amy Pascal...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th December 2014
Joaquin Phoenix Lied About Engagement Because "My Life's So Boring"
Haha. Joaquin Phoenix is perhaps the only actor in Hollywood to lie about being engaged on the David Letterman show, but yep, he did it. The Her actor told the veteran host on Monday's show...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th December 2014
Mark Ronson Rush Releases 'Uptown Funk' after Fleur East Performance
The release of Mark Ronson's new single Uptown Funk has been moved forward by five weeks after X-Factor contestant Fleur East performed a stunning rendition of the song on last week's show. The live recording...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th December 2014
Janet Suzman Plays Down "Theatre is White Invention" Comments
Dame Janet Suzman, the 74-year-old actress who was quoted in The Guardian as saying theatre was in the DNA of white people but not others, has moved to play down the remarks. Dame Janet told...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th December 2014
Al Pacino Meets with Marvel's Kevin Feige - But What's the Project?
Al Pacino has revealed that he has met with Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige about a potential project. Though the meetings don't appear to have amounted to much yet, Pacino thinks Feige has something on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th December 2014
'Boyhood' and 'Birdman' Among AFI's Top Films of 2014
Boyhood and Birdman continue their tussle as this year's awards season, with both movies being included on the American Film Institute's (AFI) top films of 2014. The Oscar frontrunners were joined by Angelina Jolie's Unbroken,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th December 2014
Ebola Survivor Will Pooley Calls Band Aid 30 "Culturally Ignorant"
Will Pooley, the British aid worker who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone, has criticized Bob Geldof's Band Aid 30 charity single, calling it "culturally ignorant" and "cringeworthy."Sir Bob Geldof says he doesn't really care about...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th December 2014
Morrissey Declines Offer For 'Alternative Christmas Speech' on Channel 4
Former Smiths singer Morrissey has "politely declined" an invitation from Channel 4 to record an alternative Christmas Day television message. Morrissey released his latest album, World Peace Is None Of Your Business, earlier this yearAn...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th December 2014
James Bond 'Spectre' Singer Already Decided, But Is It Sam Smith?
Sam Mendes says the singer for the James Bond Spectre theme song has already been selected. Adele's theme for Skyfall is considered one of the finest 007 songs ever, though Barbara Broccoli clearly had somebody...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 9th December 2014
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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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