While Russell Brand’s thoughts on British Prime Minister are pretty easy to predict, it’s funny to actually hear them. The 38-year-old comedian was forthright with his opinions on the man charged with looking after a...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14th November 2013
Ridley Scott’s The Counsellor is a perfect example of how Oscar season can distort a film’s presence. Many, including us, touted Ridley Scott’s latest effort as a world-beater; Cormac McCarthy writing the screenplay, the stellar...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th November 2013
Tomorrow is Friday, which - considering everything we’ve been taught - makes today Thursday, November 14. And what better way to spend a Friday night than seeing Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s smug grin on a massive screen?...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th November 2013
Now that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has enjoyed its U.K premiere – and it wasn’t rubbish – everyone’s hanging on to everything Jennifer Lawrence says. And she’s decided to weigh in on the debate...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th November 2013
Eminem’s (Slim Shady’s) Marshall Mathers LP 2 has enjoyed huge sales, rocketing it into the top two of the 2013 first-week best sellers list, but Justin Timberlake remains ahead of him with his own comeback...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th November 2013
Playboy call it tradition, a lot of others would call it rampant, engrained and endemic sexism, but Kate Moss is quite literally on all fours, wearing a black bunny costume, as made famous by the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2013
As Nebraska finishes up its festival run – the last is today in Slovenia at the Ljubljana International Film Festival – and the dust settles on the last few reviews to be filed, we get...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2013
As Manchester United’s most famous crop of players, the class of 92 – otherwise known as David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville – are receiving their very own documentary,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2013
The latest episode of Walking Dead – Internment – was a dark, and hopefully season-defining moment for the already deeply disturbing zombie drama. With the fever spreading to deathly consequences, two-fold given the after-life state...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2013
It’s not the hardened criminal thrillers we see on Sunday nights after 9pm, but Poirot’s murder mysteries have captivated audiences for a quarter of a century. Now, though, as David Suchet sees himself on the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2013
It’s easy to see how games like Bioshock and Deus Ex end up in the news for possible film adaptions, but it’s more difficult to imagine Temple Run – a game that literally involves running...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2013
It’s difficult to pinpoint where The Hunger Games got it so perfectly right. Could it be the inspired choice of Jennifer Lawrence to become the face of Katniss, or is it simply the sheer popularity...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2013
Tony Robinson has officially become a Sir as he was knighted by Prince William at Buckingham Palace today (November 12, 2013). Beloved for his role as Baldrick in the legendary British comedy, Blackadder, Robinson couldn’t...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th November 2013
Runner Runner may have been awful, but don’t you dare go calling it awful in your stupid trade magazines. What the hell do you think you’re doing running reviews of a movie? Justin Timberlake thinks...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12th November 2013
Having recorded a staggering 100 albums, Cliff Richard can be considered somewhat of an authority on the inner workings of music and its effects, even if his output has been genuinely cheesier than a baked...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 12th November 2013
The story was simple, but charming: a woman, working at a thrift store raising money for homeless people with AIDs sells a painting for $50. Weeks later, the painting is re-donated, having been edited somewhat...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12th November 2013
Perhaps he’s method acting; perhaps he’s just famous and can do what he wants – either way, Leonardo DiCaprio didn’t let his seemingly insignificant 39th birthday pass him by as he celebrated until 4am at...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th November 2013
There was a time when the only films that got good reviews were arty French ones and Toy Story. Nowadays, everything’s got the critics dancing with joy. That’s not really true, but Hunger Games: Catching...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th November 2013
George Clooney, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio are not best mates. They’re just not. But Clooney and Brad Pitt are solid bros. They’re solid bros. The Monuments Men actor/director/writer/producer was talking in an atypically candid...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th November 2013
S**t. We’d better stock up on tinned butter beans and thick socks; we might be down here for a while. A study released in the December edition of Pediatrics states that PG-13 films feature gun...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th November 2013
The Doctor will be needed more than ever next week when Daleks invade Buckingham Palace in a special reception to celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary edition of the legendary sci-fi drama. Doctors past and present,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th November 2013
Remembrance Sunday is primarily a day to mourn, commemorate and celebrate the efforts of solders in World War I, but that doesn’t totally excuse Brad Pitt and his WWII film Fury for filming Nazi scenes...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th November 2013
Bankey’s residency in New York was punctuated by many newsworthy events. He was reportedly chased and arrested by police, sculptures and graffiti art popped up all over the city, and unsuspecting customers purchased original pieces...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 11th November 2013
Series 4 may have been the most controversial and criticised in the show’s back catalogue, but Downton Abbey’s strong viewing figures secured the period drama’s 5th season.Julian Fellowes will write another series of Downton.The new...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th November 2013
Saoirse Ronan may be one of Hollywood’s most promising young stars, but she won’t be yielding lightsabers or galaxy-hopping when the Star Wars franchise is rebooting with Episode VII. The New York-born actor announced that...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th November 2013
They may have wrapped up the eighth and final film in the Harry Potter franchise a while back, but Emma Watson and JK Rowling were back in the magical world they created, alongside fellow Potter...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th November 2013
Selena Gomez’s Disney days are well and truly over, and the 21-year-old Texas-born star is moving on to create a more mature body of work. Her recent performance in Dallas saw her bare her midriff...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 8th November 2013
Oh dear. You get mugged, your Rolex gets swiped, so you phone the police, who subsequently arrest YOU. Alright, the Rolex bit isn’t a universal problem, but it’s a pretty bad sequence of events, we’re...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 8th November 2013
It’s not that Thor: The Dark World is a particularly brilliant film – the indifferent reviews put an end to that kind of talk – but probably the lack of meaningful competition that mean this...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 8th November 2013
After months of speculation surrounding script problems, delays, in-house arguing, plotlines, spin-offs and possible role reprisals, another rare piece of concrete news has emerged from the Star Wars Episode VII camp. Harrison Ford is remaining...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 8th November 2013
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...
Ahead of the imminent release of his second solo album - Dekker, aka Brookln Dekker, took time out to let us know about the musical project he...
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