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Benedict Cumberbatch Plans to Play Sherlock as "An Old Man"
Benedict Cumberbatch says he is open to the possibility of more outings as Sherlock, so long as the writers "keep the quality up." Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman will return for a new season of Sherlock...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd December 2014
Idris Elba Racing Around the Wold for New Discovery Show
Idris Elba, who recently announced he would be returning as Luther for a new mini-series, is seemingly branching out into the world of travel. The actor will race around the world on land, sea and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd December 2014
'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' Is Best in the Trilogy
The first reviews of Peter Jackson's final Lord of the Rings movie, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, have begun trickling in with the general consensus suggesting this film is the best in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd December 2014
President Underwood to Begin Reign on 'House of Cards' Season 3, February 27
Frank Underwood will begin his Presidential reign on House of Cards season 3 on February 27, 2014. Netflix announced the premiere date on Monday (December 1, 2014), releasing a 12-second teaser trailer showing Frank (Kevin...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st December 2014
#blackstormtrooper: John Boyega Hits Back at Star Wars Critics
John Boyega has broken his silence on criticism from some Star Wars fans struggling to come to terms with a black Stormtrooper in The Force Awakens. The British actor has one of the more prominent...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st December 2014
Gillian Anderson Wins Evening Standard's 'Best Actress' for 'Streetcar'
Gillian Anderson is getting closer to shaking off the "best known for playing Special Agent Scully" line. The 46-year-old has won Best Actress award at the 60th London Evening Standard for her powerful performance as...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st December 2014
Lionel Richie To Play 'Legends' Slot at Glastonbury Festival 2015
Lionel Richie has been confirmed to play the 'legends' slot on Sunday at next year's Glastonbury Festival. The soul man will no doubt be performing a selection of his biggest hits, including 'All Night Long',...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st December 2014
Sony's Oscar Targeted 'Fury', 'Annie', 'Still Alice' Leak after Hack
Five Sony movies, three of which the studio had hoped would compete at the Oscars next year, have leaked after a hack on the studio's servers. DVD screeners of four unreleased movies including the upcoming...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st December 2014
The Real Winner of 'Foxcatcher' is Steve Carell
Though Foxcatcher is another success for director Bennett Miller, another step towards serious critical acclaim for Channing Tatum and a possible Oscar nominee for Sony - the real winner of this complex and creepy drama...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th November 2014
Roland Emmerich Returning to Direct 'Independence Day 2'
Nearly 20 years after the original sci-fi epic, Roland Emmerich has signed on to direct Independence Day 2 for 20th Century Fox. Dean Devlin, producer of the original movie starring Will Smith, is also returning...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th November 2014
'Penguins of Madagascar' Is DreamWorks' Safest Work (But It's Still Excellent)
The Penguins of Madagascar, a spin-off of the incredibly popular Madagascar movies, should provide ample entertainment for kids over the Thanksgiving Day weekend. Following the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th November 2014
Shia LaBeouf Claims He Was Raped During #IAMSORRY Installation
Shia LaBeouf says he was raped during his infamous #IAMSORRY installation in February. The actor told Ellen DeGeneres that he was surprised how empathetic visitors were with him, saying, "They stopped looking at me as...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th November 2014
Is 'The Imitation Game' Worthy of Its Oscars Talk?
Though the bookmakers are unwilling to ease the odds on Boyhood to win Best Picture at the Oscars, those movies fighting below the surface are starting to become very quarrelsome indeed. Angelina Jolie's Unbroken, Inarrritu's...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th November 2014
One Direction Make Billboard 200 History with 'Four'
British pop group One Direction have made history in the United States, becoming the first group to have their first four albums go straight to number one on the Billboard 200 chart. The band, who...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2014
Jennifer Lawrence. Oscar Winning Actress? Check. Top 40 Singer? Check.
Jennifer Lawrence has added Top 40 artist to her list of achievements - just for a laugh, we imagine. The actress has claimed her first UK Top 40 single with new track The Hanging Tree...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th November 2014
Clive James, "It's Awkward That I'm Still Alive"
Clive James, the writer and critic who predicted he would be dead by autumn after a long battle with leukaemia, said he is embarrassed to still be alive. Speaking on Australian radio, James it was...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2014
'Jurassic World' Director Responds to Nervy Fans after Trailer Hits
Colin Trevorrow, the director of the Jurassic Park, has taken to Twitter to respond to some fan's criticism of the first trailer for the dinosaur movie. The first full-length trailer for the new film was...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2014
Natalie Portman In Talks For Major Role in Sorkin's Steve Jobs Movie
Despite the loss of Christian Bale and change of studios, it seems there's still life in the Steve Jobs biopic yet. We reported earlier this week that Universal Pictures had paid around $30 million to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2014
Ridley Scott: "Mohammad So-And-So Isn't Going To Get My Movie Financed"
Ridley Scott has responded to the apparent lack of ethnic diversity in his latest movie Exodus: Gods and Kings, saying that having a lead actor called "Mohammad so-and-so" wouldn't enable him to get a film...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2014
Eastenders' Linda Henry, 51, Charged with Racially Aggravated Harassment
The actress Linda Henry who plays Shirley Carter on BBC soap Eastenders is facing trial charged with racially aggravated harassment. Henry, 51, denies hurling racial abuse at a someone during a row outside Jamie Oliver's...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2014
Universal Dusts Off Steve Jobs Movie, Hires Michael Fassbender
Universal Pictures has picked up what's left of the Steve Jobs biopic from the Hollywood bargain bucket and plans to pull off the most special of movie alchemies. Sony appeared to have a guaranteed hit...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2014
James Cameron on Avatar Sequels: "You Will Sh*t Yourself, With Your Mouth Open"
James Cameron is really pushing these Avatar sequels. The Oscar-winning director has three follow-ups planned for the 2009 fantasy adventure and used a select choice of words to describe his excitement.James Cameron [L] is also...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2014
Death to Digital: Vinyl Record Sales at Biggest for 18 Years
More than one million vinyl records have been sold in the UK this year - the first time the milestone has been achieved since 1996. The resurgence of the format has led the Official Chart...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2014
Remember 'Creed'? Yeah, The Singer is Living at a Holiday Inn
Creed may well have sold 30 million albums in the United States but it has been revealed that singer Scott Stapp is completely broke and currently living at a Holiday Inn. According to Stapp, he...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th November 2014
Oscar Winners Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman Set for 'Big Little Lies'
Oscar-winning actresses Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman have signed on for TV series, Big Little Lies, by Ally McBeal writer David E Kelley. Based on the book by Liane Moriarty, the show will tell the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th November 2014
Frances Bean Cobain Producing First Authorised Kurt Cobain Documentary
Frances Bean Cobain is to produce the first fully-authorised documentary of her late father, the Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Directed by Brett Morgen (Crossfire Hurricane), Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck will have full use of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th November 2014
'Horrible Bosses 2' Should Never Have Been Made. That's For Sure.
Horrible Bosses wasn't very good. It was ok. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis clubbed together to offer enough comic timing to deliver the laughs - but that was it. A silly premise with...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th November 2014
'Birdman' Dominates Spirit Award Nominations - But What's the History?
Alejandro Inarritu's comic fantasy Birdman leads the nominations for the Film Independent Spirit Awards with nods in six categories including best picture. However, the most interesting development to come from Tuesday's list is the nomination...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th November 2014
Mary J. Blige Reveals How She Stayed Relevant for 25 Years
Fresh from being named the most successful R&B artist of all time by Billboard magazine, Mary J. Blige has explained why she believes she has stayed relevant over the past 25 years. The singer -...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th November 2014
Star Wars Spin-Off Movie Could Focus On Bounty Hunters
It's a big week for Star Wars. The first trailer for The Force Awakens drops on Friday (November 28, 2014), though a juicy rumor about Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta's spin-off movie is also doing...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25th November 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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