Entertainment

Francis Ford Coppola breaks the rules of film with Megalopolis
15 September 2024

Francis Ford Coppola set out to break from movie 'formula' on Megalopolis
Francis Ford Coppola is delighted to have defied convention with 'Megalopolis'. The 85-year-old director has helmed the new sci-fi drama that has divided critics and explained that he set out to ...

Long-lost Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers doc to be released
15 September 2024

Long-lost Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers doc to be released
A long-lost Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers documentary is set to be finally screened in cinemas. 'Heartbreakers Beach Party' - directed by Cameron Crowe - will be shown on the big ...

Paul Stanley promises KISS avatar show is a 'must-see go-to experience'
15 September 2024

Paul Stanley promises KISS avatar show is a 'must-see go-to experience'
Paul Stanley has promised the upcoming KISS avatar show will be “beyond anything that anyone else has contemplated". The 72-year-old musician explained he is confident the show will wow fans after ...

LL Cool J went incognito in New York City
15 September 2024

LL Cool J went incognito round New York to research his new album
LL Cool J went incognito to "reacquainted with the world" for his new album. The hip hop legend - who is performing at tonight (11.09.24) MTV Video Music Awards - released ...

Amy Dowden made her grand return to Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night
14 September 2024

Amy Dowden makes grand return to Strictly Come Dancing after cancer battle: 'I'm delighted...'
Amy Dowden is "delighted" to be back on 'Strictly Come Dancing' following her breast cancer battle. The 34-year-old star was forced to take a year out of her role as a ...

The Chelsea Detective Series 1 & 2
14 September 2024

Adrian Scarborough returns as 'The Chelsea Detective'
The inimitable Adrian Scarborough (Killing Eve, Gavin & Stacey, The King's Speech, 1917) is back on the beat as our favourite West London investigator, The Chelsea Detective, for a second instalment of this ...

Someone To Blame
14 September 2024

Someone To Blame by Author J. J. Green
Shay Dunne is a poison pen. Not that she wants to be one. But a recent tragedy in her life has left her hell-bent on dishing out some punishment to ...

Chris McCausland is competing on Strictly Come Dancing
14 September 2024

Chris McCausland will 'make it up as he goes along' on Strictly Come Dancing
Chris McCausland plans to "make it up as [he] goes along" on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 47-year-old comedian will be the first blind contestant to appear on the hit BBC show ...

Dan Edgar is to take part in Dancing On Ice
14 September 2024

Dan Edgar signs up for Dancing On Ice
Dan Edgar has reportedly signed up for 'Dancing On Ice'. The 'Only Way is Essex' star has had meetings with ITV producers this week and is looking forward to starting training ...

Sam Quek is taking part in Strictly Come Dancing
14 September 2024

Sam Quek will find sexy side of Strictly Come Dancing 'a challenge'
Sam Quek will struggle to be "sexy" on 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 35-year-old Olympic medallist - who has Molly, three, and Zac, two, with husband Tom Mairs - is looking forward ...

James McAvoy almost appeared in Harry Potter
14 September 2024

James McAvoy was offered 'ton of money' for Harry Potter role
James McAvoy was offered "a ton of money" to appear in 'Harry Potter'. The 45-year-old actor was just starting his career when he auditioned for a brief role as Tom Riddle ...

Kevin Smith wants to make his Mallrats sequel
14 September 2024

Kevin Smith offers update on Mallrats sequel plans
Kevin Smith thought Shannen Doherty's death would "close the book" on a 'Mallrats' sequel. The 54-year-old filmmaker has long been working on a follow-up to the 1995 cult comedy and while ...

Paul Mescal didn't want a 'superhero' body in Gladiator II
14 September 2024

Paul Mescal didn't want to resemble a 'superhero' in Gladiator II
Paul Mescal didn't want to have the appearance of a "superhero" in 'Gladiator II'. The 28-year-old actor plays the lead role of Lucius in Ridley Scott's epic historical sequel and didn't ...

Pharrell Williams isn't on speaking terms with Chad Hugo
14 September 2024

Pharrell Williams and Neptunes collaborator Chad Hugo
Pharrell Williams is no longer speaking to his Neptunes collaborator Chad Hugo. The musicians had been friends since high school but in March, Chad filed a trademark opposition at a federal ...

Sir Elton John has finished working on his new album
14 September 2024

Sir Elton John finishes work on new album
Sir Elton John has finished work on his 32nd studio album. The 'Tiny Dancer' hitmaker has handed over the finished record to his label and had planned for it to come ...

Alison Moyet felt she 'had to be voluminous to be heard'
14 September 2024

Alison Moyet felt she had to be 'voluminous to be heard'
Alison Moyet developed her signature singing style because she "had to be voluminous to be heard". The 63-year-old musician - known for her time in synth pop duo Yazoo - played ...

Author Lynn Florkiewicz
14 September 2024

The Lure of Cinema’s Golden Age by Author Lynn Florkiewicz
Cary Grant, William Holden, Gregory Peck, Spencer Tracey… Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn … From my childhood to the present day I enjoy films but those from the ...

A Greenland tsunami caused vibrations that went through to Earth's crust
13 September 2024

Greenland mega-tsunami made Earth vibrate for nine days
A landslide and mega-tsunami in Greenland made the Earth vibrate for nine days. A study has revealed that the collapse of the 1.2km-high mountain peak last year caused water in Dickson ...

Self-medicating gorillas could aid scientists
13 September 2024

Self-medicating gorillas could help find future drugs
Self-medicating gorillas could provide the key to the discovery of future drugs. Researchers in Gabon have studied the tropical plants eaten by wild gorillas and used by human healers in the ...

Touching wood can ease stress
13 September 2024

Touching wood can have a calming effect
Touching wood can alleviate stress. Scientists say that placing your hands on a wooden surface can have the same calming effect as petting an animal. Professor Baroness Kathy Willis, a boffin at ...

A vaccine could offer a breakthrough in the fight against cancer
13 September 2024

Cancer vaccine could be groundbreaking in fight against the disease
A cancer vaccine could prove revolutionary in the battle against the disease. The jab, which is known as mRNA-4359 and has been developed by Moderna, is designed to help the body ...

Microsoft has announced it has axed a further 650 employees from its games division
13 September 2024

Microsoft lays off 650 staff from gaming division
Microsoft has announced it has axed a further 650 employees from its games division. In a memo obtained by IGN, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said the roles that would be ...

Ubisoft developer Thierry Dansereau has insisted 'creative choices' had to be made in Assassin’s Creed Shadows after facing backlash for the game’s protagonist
13 September 2024

Ubisoft reaffirms ‘creative choices’ in Assassin’s Creed Shadows after protagonist backlash
Ubisoft developer Thierry Dansereau has insisted “creative choices” had to be made in ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ after facing backlash for the game’s protagonist. The upcoming action-adventure title received some criticism after ...

Jay Blades has been charged with one count of controlling and coercive behaviour
13 September 2024

BBC star Jay Blades charged with controlling and coercive behaviour
BBC star Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour towards his estranged wife, Lisa Zbozen. The 'Repair Shop' host, 54, appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on ...