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Stunning 'Foxcatcher' Leaves Eerie Mark on Telluride Film Festival
Bennett Miller's intense drama Foxcatcher - which previously scored five-star review at the Cannes Film Festival - has stunned audiences at the Telluride Film Festival. The movie is tipped for major awards and the general...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st September 2014
Rapper Kid Cudi Passes Out During Performance at North Coast Festival
Rapper Kid Cudi passed out midway through a performance at Chicago's North Coast Music Festival on Saturday night (August 30, 2014). Kudi was performing 'Pursuit of Happiness' when he began interacting with the audience, however,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st September 2014
'Guardians of the Galaxy' Is Biggest Movie of 2014. Can 'Interstellar' Beat It?
Marvel's giant summer blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy is officially the biggest movie of the year so far after it took $16.3 million over the Labor Day weekend to take its overall domestic taking to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st September 2014
"Supreme Mediocrity": Will Self Describes George Orwell as "Plain Wrong"
Will Self has delivered a scathing attack on George Orwell, describing the writer - one of the most revered in literary history - as "supreme mediocrity" and slamming the "obvious didacticism" of his most important...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st September 2014
Al Pacino in Oscars Hunt After Stunning Venice Film Festival with 'Manglehorn'
Al Pacino, now 74, has nothing left to prove in the acting word. He has an Oscar, four Golden Globes, two Emmys and two Tony awards to his name and although he may not have...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st September 2014
New York's Electric Zoo Cancelled Over "Extreme Weather"
New York's Electric Zoo music festival has been cancelled for the second time in consecutive years, this time over "extreme weather conditions". Last year's festival was cancelled after two drug-related deaths. Organizers announced late on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st September 2014
Nude Pictures of Jennifer Lawrence Leak, But Hacker Is On Borrowed Time
Hundreds of explicit images of celebrities including nude photos of Jennifer Lawrence leaked onto the internet on Sunday (August 31, 2014) via the 4chan website. Images of more than 100 well-known actors, singer and celebrities...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st September 2014
'Million Dollar Arm' Shifts Jon Hamm's Career
As Mad Men prepares to draw to a close, its star Jon Hamm is taking on new big-screen challenges. His biggest leading-man movie role to date is in this week's UK release Million Dollar Arm,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
Unfortunately, 'Sin City 2' Looks Like A Flop
A week after it opened in the US and UK, pundits are already calling Sin City: A Dame to Kill For a major box office flop. The last big blockbuster of the summer, the film...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
'If I Stay' Taps Into The Teen-Weepie Market
If the Twilight Saga proved anything, it's that teen girls will pay good money to be driven to tears. So this summer we have two entries into the teen-weepie genre.Chloe Moretz in 'If I Stay'The...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
'Foxcatcher' Leads Almost Went To Ryan Gosling and Bill Nighy
Foxcatcher, the psychological drama from the supremely talented Bennett Miller, is without doubt one of the most anticipated movies of the year and Sony has stepped up its marketing with a new trailer and a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
'The November Man' Is Nothing More Than An August Dud
The November Man? Pfffft - Roger Donaldson's latest movie deserves to be nowhere near the penultimate month of the year, packed full of Oscar-bait and genuine quality. No, this formulaic thriller starring Pierce Brosnan...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
Jon Stewart's 'Rosewater' Is Good, But Were We Expecting More?
Jon Stewart's directorial debut Rosewater premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on Friday (August 27, 2014) and the critics and bloggers were quick off the mark with their reactions. Bernal [L] and Stewart [R] backstage...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
Frasier's 'Niles Crane' Joins Cast of CBS Drama 'The Good Wife'
In his first television role since the conclusion of Frasier in 2004, David Hyde Pierce - who played Niles Crane - has been cast in the sixth season of CBS drama 'The Good Wife'. Pierce...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
'Obvious Child' Is The Best Movie Out This Weekend. You Should See It.
With a mishmash but not altogether off-putting set of movies released this weekend, you could do worse than wandering down to your local Cineplex - maybe grabbing a pizza - and catching a film. Just...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
Was 'The Sopranos' Ending Based on 'The Last Supper'?
Seven years after HBO's The Sopranos ended with that black screen - apparently fooling some viewers into thinking their TV's were on the blink - David Chase has inadvertently dug up the whole thing. It's...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
Katie Couric and Diane Sawyer's Rivalry. Oh, You Didn't Know?
You probably haven't heard of Sheila Weller's gossipy chronicle of women in television The News Sorority, but just wait. You just wait. The galleys for the new tell-all book - released in September - have...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
Joan Rivers Stable But Critical, Stopped Breathing During Surgery
Joan Rivers, the 81-year-old comedienne, is in a stable but critical condition in hospital after a health scare this week. The host of E!'s Fashion Police was rushed to New York City on Thursday (August...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2014
Telluride Festival 2014 Line-up Could Include 'Best Picture' Oscar Winner
The line-up for the Telluride Film Festival has been announced for 2014 and it appears to further cement the festival's knack of showcasing the movies that are eventually in the mix when the Oscar for...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2014
Diana Beard Quits 'Great British Bake Off' After Baked-Alaska-Gate
Diana Beard had quit the Great British Bake Off following the now infamous 'baked Alaska' incident shown on last night's show (August 27, 2014). However, the BBC said her departure was down to illness and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2014
Robert Downey Jr: "Guardians of the Galaxy is the Best Marvel Movie Ever"
And so it's official. It must be. Iron Man said it. Yep, that's right: Robert Downey Jr himself has proclaimed Guardians of the Galaxy to be the finest Marvel movie of them all. The actor...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2014
Man Who Accused Bryan Singer of Sexual Abuse Drops Legal Action
Michael Egan, the man who claimed he was sexually abused by the X-Men film director Bryan Singer, has dropped his legal action against the filmmaer. A judge in Honolulu granted Egan's petition to have the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2014
The Great British Bake-Off: The Case of a Baked Alaska Sabotage?
Sabotage! A baked Alaska sabotage! Not the cries of this writer, but the masses on Twitter during Wednesday night's instalment of the 'Great British Bake-Off'. Iain - the Northern Irish one with the massive orange...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2014
Despite Emmy Snub, The Future is Bright for Netflix (Starting with Gervais Ad)
Netflix probably didn't have any deserved winners of major Emmy awards on Monday night (August 25, 2014). 'House of Cards' - which is fast becoming pure, unadulterated fun more than anything else - was never...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2014
'Sons of Guns' Star Will Hayden is Charged with Raping Daughter, 12
The Discovery Channel has cancelled Sons of Guns following the disturbing news that its main star Will Hayden, 44, has been charged with raping his 12-year-old daughter. Hayden was arrested on Tuesday evening (August 27,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2014
Clowning Around: FX Orders Zach Galifianakis, Louis CK Comedy 'Baskets'
FX has placed a 10-episode for 'Baskets' - a comedy produced by and starring Zach Galifianakis about a corporate businessman who leaves his job to pursue his dreams of becoming a respected clown. The show...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2014
David Chase Backtracks, Maybe Tony Soprano DID Die in that Diner
David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos, has responded to the story that set the internet alight on Wednesday in which he was quoted as saying Tony Sopranos - played by James Gandolfini - had...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th August 2014
Aphex Twin Tears Into Kanye West, "He Tried to Rip Me Off"
Aphex Twin is about to release his first album in 13 years, SYRO, on September 23 and thanks to a lengthy publicity interview with Pitchfork, we've got a juicy anecdote about Kanye West apparently trying...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th August 2014
Ridley Scott Will Make 'Blade Runner 2' after 'The Martian'
Ridley Scott has revealed that the script for Blade Runner 2 is finished and that Harrison Ford is ready to reprise his role as Deckard. Scott's iconic 1982 movie - about a man hired to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th August 2014
'Sherlock' Cast "Reduced to Tears" After Being Told Season 4 Plot
Steven Moffat, the creator of BBC drama Sherlock, has set tongues wagging after discussing details of the forthcoming fourth season of the show. Steven Moffat and fellow creator Mark Gatiss were quizzed about the return...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th August 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'.
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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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