BFI Sets $16m Cash Award To Fund New UK-Wide Film Education Strategy

Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has announced her newborn son’s name after delivering the little one last month. The actress, who welcomed her son with Preston footballer Ryan Ledson, 25, announced that they’ve called their little boy Sonny Jude in a new interview. The 27-year-old told OK! Magazine: “I kept adding names to a list.

Wu-Tang Clan and Nas have announced a sprawling world tour for this year, covering Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the UK and North America from May to October. The new run marks a continuation of the co-headlined ‘N.Y. State Of Mind’ tour – named for Nas’ 1994 ‘Illmatic’ cut – which initially hit the North American touring circuit over 25 dates last year.

Naman Ramachandran Renowned theater practitioner Pravesh Kumar’s feature film directorial debut “Little English” will release in U.K. cinemas and go on a tour across the country from March 17. The film is set amidst a dysfunctional Punjabi family in the pressure cooker life of a terraced suburban home in Slough. Newly arrived from India, naive Simmy has come to marry the family’s eldest son Raj, who runs away, leaving Simmy locked in the house by her domineering mother-in-law. Simmy is smarter than she appears and enlists the support of the family’s disgruntled in-laws, including a sugar crazed, diabetic grandpa and a brother-in-law fresh out of jail.

Lucy Fallon welcomed her first child with boyfriend Ryan Ledson in January, and the new parents have now shared the name they've selected for their baby son. The ex-Coronation Street actress, 27, who starred in the ITV soap as Bethany Platt until 2020, has exclusively introduced her newborn son, Sonny Jude, in a new OK! interview, where she and footballer Ryan, 25, opened up about their baby's birth and his sweet moniker.The couple have revealed there isn't a specific meaning behind Sonny's name, it was just one of the few monikers they both agreed they liked for their little one.

Lucy Fallon welcomed her first child with boyfriend Ryan Ledson in January, and the new parents have now shared the name they've selected for their baby son. The ex-Coronation Street actress, 27, who starred in the ITV soap as Bethany Platt until 2020, has exclusively introduced her newborn son, Sonny Jude, in a new OK! interview, where she and footballer Ryan, 25, opened up about their baby's birth and his sweet moniker. The couple have revealed there isn't a specific meaning behind Sonny's name, it was just one of the few monikers they both agreed they liked for their little one.

The Broadway-bound comedy Fat Ham and Shakespeare in the Park’s Merry Wives are among this year’s recipients of the 66th Obie Awards honoring Off and Off-Off Broadway productions.

‘The Woman King’ & ‘Aftersun’ Dominate Girls On Film AwardsThe Woman King and Aftersun dominated the main awards at the second annual Girls On Film Awards. The Woman King picked up Best Ensemble, sponsored by Netflix, and Best Female Friendship On Screen. Woman King star Viola Davis was also awarded the Feminist Superhero award. Woman King lead Sheila Atim was there in person to accept the awards. Aftersun nabbed Best Feature Film Sponsored by EON Productions, while the film’s publicity team also won Best Publicity Campaign. Other big winners included Sebastián Lelio’s The Wonder, which took home Best Cinematography and the Sinéad O’Connor pic Nothing Compares (Best Documentary). Nominees for the awards were chosen by a selection of critics and journalists. Girls On Film was launched by Deadline critic and broadcaster Anna Smith and producer Hedda Archbold with the aim of rewarding excellence in the field of feminism, inclusion, and diversity in cinema. Check out the full winners on the Girl On Film Twitter account.

Harry Styles will legally have to take part in New Zealand’s census because he is playing in Auckland on the day it is happening.Unlike in the UK, foreign visitors who are in New Zealand on the day of the census have to take part. The census, which is taken every five years, falls on March 7, the day Styles plays his only New Zealand show of his ‘Love On Tour’ world tour.A spokesperson for the New Zealand government’s census team told The Guardian that Styles would have to take part.

Vanessa Feltz's ex-fiancé Ben Ofoedu has been cast in a new London show as he begins to move on with his life after their unexpected split.The former couple, who were together for nearly 17 years, announced their split earlier this month.This Morning star Vanessa, 61, revealed she and Ben, 50, had called it quits after she allegedly discovered he'd been unfaithful during a tour of UK holiday parks with his music act Phats & Small. Now the dance music DJ is set to be putting the drama behind him as he's been cast in a brand new theatre production of Tony n' Tina's Wedding, which is based on the hit Broadway show.The opening night will take place on March 30, and Ben is said to be gearing up for rehearsals starting from next week.

Britney Spears has released a new video that has fans talking.

Thania Garcia Chuck Jackson, a vocalist of the doo-wop group Del-Vikings and the singer in Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard’s “Any Day Now,” died on Feb. 16 in Atlanta. He was 85. News of his passing was confirmed in a Facebook post by Ady Croasdell of Ace Records’ Kent Records division, a UK label that had been reissuing his recordings. No cause of death was given. “There are confirmed reports that one of the very greatest soul singers of all time, Chuck Jackson, died on February 16th,” Croasdell wrote. “His 60s and 70s recordings are hugely important works, revered as much now as on release…His passing will be deeply felt around the world.”

The 2023 BAFTA Film Awards will open Sunday with a music performance from actress and performer Ariana DeBose (Hamilton, Westworld, West Side Story).

Bob Odenkirk is going through a midlife crisis in the AMC series, .Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, by Richard Russo, the and alum plays Hank Devereaux Jr., head of the English department at the underfunded Railton College, whose life begins to fall apart. Hank's unhappiness is rooted in unresolved issues with his father, a mediocre and entitled student body and the fact that his department is more divided than ever. 's Mireille Enos co-stars as Lily Devereaux, Hank's wife and vice principal of a local high school, who starts to question the path she's on and the choices she's made amid his downward spiral.The newly released trailer reveals the extent of Hank's discontentment as he publicly declares to a class of students that they're swimming in mediocrity and because they're enrolled in a lackluster college like Railton, they «show very little promise.» When his sudden outburst gets out, Hank begins to worry about the impact his unfiltered words could mean for his future at the college and in his personal life.Things get more and more out of control, as Hank attempts to stay afloat while every aspect of his life goes up in flames.

Meet Me In The Bathroom. Watch it exclusively on NME above.Finally hitting UK cinemas on March 10, Meet Me In The Bathroom is an immersive journey through the game-changing New York music scene of the early ’00s, following bands like The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem.Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation of artists kick-started a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world – and is based upon rock journalist Lizzy Goodman’s celebrated 600-page oral history of the scene from 2017.The film version of the book, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace – who made LCD Soundsystem‘s Shut Up And Play The Hits documentary and concert movie – features interviews, live footage and never before seen archive footage from those who spearheaded the scene.“What’s more important? A good sound or a good time?” Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs asks bandmate Nick Zinner in the clip.

Do The Right Thing filmmaker Spike Lee received a lengthy standing ovation as he cruised on stage at the BFI Southbank in London to receive the BFI’s Fellowship award Monday evening.

EXCLUSIVE: Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has boarded international sales on Goran Stolevski’s Housekeeping For Beginners starring top Romanian actress Anamaria Marinca as an unmaternal, gay woman who suddenly finds herself responsible for her partner’s two young daughters.  

EXCLUSIVE: British drama house New Pictures has expanded its management team.

EXCLUSIVE: Shudder has picked up rights to the horror film The Unheard in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. 

EXCLUSIVE: Chicago Fire star Jeff Hephner has boarded Abi Morgan’s Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Netflix UK series Eric.

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has called for Rishi Sunak to apologise for the "damage" that Liz Truss caused during her time as Prime Minister.