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Benedict Cumberbatch Hits The Big Time, Meets the 'Sesame Street' Gang
Benedict Cumberbatch is without doubt one of the world's most in-demand actors following strong turns in 12 Years a Slave, Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Fifth Estate and of course Sherlock, though even he appeared...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th February 2014
'New Girl' Episode Starring Prince Pulls in 25.8 Million Viewers
The New Girl episode starring Prince pulled in a monumental 25.8 million viewers thanks to the Super Bowl lead in on Sunday evening. It also scored an 11.8 rating among adults 18-49, making it the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th February 2014
Furniture Store's Super Bowl Bet Could Lose Businessman $7 Million
A furniture store's Super Bowl bet - which promised that all items purchased over $6,000 would be refunded should the Denver Broncos lose to the Seattle Seahawks in New Jersey - has lost a local...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th February 2014
JK Rowling Concedes Ron and Hermione's Relationship Made Little Sense
JK Rowling has spoken frankly about the relationship of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter books, admitting for the first time that the romance made little sense and was invented "for very...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 3rd February 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman Rehab Followed 23 Years of Being Clean
Philip Seymour Hoffman's rehab stint last year followed 23 years of being clean. The New York actor - who was found dead in his New York apartment on Sunday (February 2, 2013) - struggled with...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 3rd February 2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman Hoax Was A Hoax In Itself
The Philip Seymour Hoffman hoax - a story apparently duping internet users into thinking the Oscar winning actor had died just 24 hours before he was actually found dead - never really existed in the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 3rd February 2014
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So THAT's What 'Burial' Looks Like [Picture]
Burial, the shadowy London producer whose dub-step classic Untrue received a nomination for the 2008 Mercury prize, has shared a photograph of himself on his label Hyperdub's website. For several years, some music fans had...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 31st January 2014
'A Million Ways to Die in the West' Red-Band Trailer. Are You Ready For This?
A man getting his head squished by a giant block of ice. A photographer being burnt alive. A woman dying from surgery for a splinter. All these unfortunate endings make up the new movie -...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31st January 2014
The Curious Case of Leonardo DiCaprio's Stepbrother, Adam Farrar
Leonardo DiCaprio's stepbrother Adam Farrar has been arrested in Texas on drugs, theft and harassment charges. Police detained Farrar, 42, shortly after he attempted to visit his girlfriend Charity Moore at the Collin County Sheriff's...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th January 2014
Aardman Begins Shooting 'Shaun The Sheep Movie,' Set For 2015
StudioCanal and Aardman has begun shooting The Shaun the Sheep Movie, set to open in UK cinemas on March 20, 2015. Richard Starzak, the director of the movie who has helmed the TV series for...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th January 2014
Joy For Doncaster as BBC Confirms Full Series of 'Still Open All Hours'
David Jason and the team behind 'Still Open All Hours' - the sequel to Ronnie Barker's classic sitcom 'Open All Hours' - will return to Doncaster in 2014 to shoot a full series of the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th January 2014
M. Night Shyamalan Eyes Bruce Willis Reunion For 'Labor of Love'
M. Night Shyamalan reteaming with Bruce Willis to shoot one of the very first scripts of his career may sound like a frightening proposition, though Labor of Love appears to be going ahead and will...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th January 2014
President Obama to Make Statement on Deporting Justin Bieber
The President of the United States Barack Obama will be forced to make a statement on the possibility of deporting Justin Bieber after a petition calling for his ousting reached 100,000 signatures in just six...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 29th January 2014
Warner Bros Entrusts Guy Ritchie With The Next Big Movie Franchise, Arthur?
Warner Bros are in talks with British director Guy Ritchie to helm a retelling of the Arthurian legend across six movies. The series has been created by Joby Harold who has written the script for...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2014
Mental Health Nurse Marries Saturday, Wins Costa Book Award on Tuesday
Nathan Filer, a mental health nurse who has worked on psychiatric wards for more than a decade, was the shock winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award on Tuesday evening (January 28, 2014)...
News posted in Books / Authors on 29th January 2014
'Sean Saves the World' Is Basically Cancelled, But Not Really (But, Sort Of)
NBC says it has not officially cancelled 'Sean Saves the World' but is halting production on the poorly rated comedy with four episodes remaining. Clearly, this isn't a sign of confidence and fans of the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th January 2014
Hateful: Does Tarantino Really Have A Case Against Gawker?
Gawker Media came out fighting on Monday afternoon, in response to a lawsuit filed by Quentin Tarantino and everyone's favorite pit-bull lawyer Marty Singer. The Hollywood director accuses the gossip site of "predatory journalism" after...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th January 2014
Floyd Mayweather Jr Bets $10 Million On Denver Broncos To Win Super Bowl?
Floyd Mayweather is no stranger to outrageous shows of wealth, but it seems the greatest boxer on the planet has outdone himself again. According to the Vegas Gambling Stream Twitter, Mayweather has placed a $10.4...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th January 2014
Bestival 2014 Lineup Kicks Off With OutKast Announcement
The reunited hip-hop outfit OutKast are the first act to be announced for the Bestival 2014 line-up. The event takes place at the Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight from September 4th-7th....
News posted in Music / Festivals on 28th January 2014
Metallica and Lang Lang? 5 More Divergent Musical Collaborations
Metallica teamed up with the phenomenally talented Chinese pianist Lang Lang at the 56th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (January 26, 2013). It was a strange collaboration on paper, though offered a brooding intensity to...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th January 2014
Susan Boyle Applies For Minimum-Wage Job at Ladbrokes Bookies
Susan Boyle has reportedly applied for a minimum wage job at her local branch of Ladbrokes bookmakers. The Scottish singer is said to be worth an estimated £20 million though she is keen on the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th January 2014
Taylor Swift. Grammys 2014. FUNNIEST. VIDEO. EVER.
Taylor Swift's Grammys 2014 probably wasn't one for her scrapbook. The country-pop star failed to land the award for best country album - losing out to Kacey Musgrave's Same Trailer Different Park - and was...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th January 2014
Stephen Fry Joins '24' New Season, as British Prime Minister
24's new series will feature Stephen Fry as the British Prime Minister. Fry confirmed the news on Twitter, posting a link to the story on Deadline.com and writing, "Well, this particular cat is out of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th January 2014
'August Osage County': The Frankly Unstoppable Meryl Streep
It seems like all Meryl Streep has to do is sneeze on-screen to get an Oscar nomination. But then, that sneeze would probably be utterly amazing. Since she first hit movie screens in 1977's Julia,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th January 2014
'King Lear' at the National: Is Simon Russell Beale Britain's Finest Actor?
Simon Russell Beale turns in an arguably career best performance in Sam Mendes' latest production at the National Theatre, King Lear.Beale plays Lear as a hunched, thuggish leader - similar to the way in which...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th January 2014
Could Greg Kinnear's Drama 'Rake' Be The New 'House'?
Greg Kinnear plays a brilliant but flawed professional in Fox's new legal drama Rake, which is clearly the bones for any decent show ever made, ever. Brilliant but flawed works. It worked perfectly with Hugh...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th January 2014
'Inside Llewyn Davis,' the Oscar Winner That Never Was
There was a mild acceptance that Inside Llewyn Davis had only pulled in two minor Oscar nominations when the list was announced last week. 2013/2014 has been a phenomenally strong year for cinema, leaving critically...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th January 2014
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart: Who's Still Searching For Their "Niche?"
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have got big but perhaps very different years ahead. Next month sees the release of Dior Homme Eau for Men - a new fragrance that the French fashion giant plans...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd January 2014
Debbie Wahlberg Remembered in Wahlberg Family Reality TV Show
Debbie Wahlberg, the sister of brothers Mark Wahlberg, Paul and Donnie who died in 2003, was remembered in last night's premiere episode of Wahlburgers - the new reality show that centers around the boys' burger...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd January 2014
Yep, Charles Saatchi Just Challenged A Journalist To A Cage-Fight
Charles Saatchi, whose marriage to Nigella Lawson fell apart after he was photographed with his hand on her throat at a popular Chelsea restaurant, has challenged a columnist at The Spectator to a cage fight....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd January 2014
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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...
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...
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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]](/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...
![Dekker talks to us about writing with Jose Gonzales, making headway in the U.S and the difficulties associated with wearing a hat! [EXCLUSIVE]](/images/home/homepage/dekker-abof-a.jpg "Dekker talks to us about writing with Jose Gonzales, making headway in the U.S and the difficulties associated with wearing a hat! [EXCLUSIVE]")
Dekker talks to us about writing with Jose Gonzales, making headway in the U.S and the difficulties associated with wearing a hat! [EXCLUSIVE]
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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