‘Dope Girls’: Julianne Nicholson Lands Lead Role In BBC Drama About Female Crime Boss In Soho; Filming Underway

J. Kim Murphy Calling a movie a “tearjerker” could practically qualify as a spoiler, especially in the case of “Terms of Endearment.” Because it is very, very funny. For writer-director James L.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Jonathan Ogilvie’s post-punk coming-of-age comedy “Head South” will open the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam on Jan. 25, with the festival running until Feb. 4.

Benidorm fans might have been surprised to find Adam Gillen's name in the cast credits for BBC drama Boat Story, as the actor looks completely unrecognisable from his days as Liam Conroy. Adam, 38, was best known for his role as hapless maintenance worker Liam in comedy series Benidorm, the son of Tim Healy's character Les Conroy, and originally showed up at the Solana as a holiday guest, but stayed on as staff.

I'm A Celebrity's Josie Gibson admitted she thought This Morning bosses were 'joking' when she landed a hosting role on the programme. After winning Big Brother in 2010, Josie started her This Morning duties in 2019, as a features presenter, where she found herself in hilarious Bridget Jones-style situations, such as testing out rollercoasters as her side-splitting reactions were filmed.

Gareth Southgate would relish locking horns again with Scotland in a Euros rerun.

EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris (Westworld), Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick), Miles J. Harvey (American Vandal) and Pete Davidson (The King of Staten Island) have joined Emmy winner Jennifer Coolidge, Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, and Gabrielle Union (The Inspection) in director Dito Montiel’s crime comedy movie Riff Raff, which has begun filming in New Jersey.

Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia‘s Seven Bucks Productions has brought in former senior Sony TV comedy executive Scott Landsman as Head of Television. Meanwhile, Verve’s Melissa Fried has come on board as VP of Film Development & Production.

BBC drama Boat Story to the works of Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers.Created by Jack and Harry Williams (The Tourist), the thriller series follows Janet (Daisy Haggard) and Samuel (Paterson Joseph) who stumble upon a boat filled with cocaine. The pair decide to sell the drugs and split the profits between them, only to find themselves entangled with the police and a gangster known as ‘The Tailor’ (Tcheky Karyo).Other cast members include Joanna Scanlan, Craig Fairbrass and Phil Daniels.After the first episode aired on BBC One on Sunday (November 19), with the full series available on BBC iPlayer, some viewers compared the show’s tone, and violence, to Tarantino’s work.“Thought Boat Story was really good but be warned you need a strong stomach! Bit Tarantinoesque! Good cast as well,” one viewer wrote on X.Another added: “#boatstory tonight on @BBCOne was so good. Very Coen Bros and Tarantinoesque.

New BBC drama Boat Story is an action-thriller about two ordinary people whom the world has turned its back on, and whether they’re willing - or desperate enough - to do something crazy to get what they want in life. Pushed to the very edge, can they trust each other and get away with their lives and the money? The series embodies twists and turns with character-driven, surprising storytelling while off-beat humour contrasts with high-octane action sequences against the spectacular backdrop of the beautiful, windswept Yorkshire coastline. It follows Janet Campbell and Samuel Wells who must do all they can to get away from The Tailor, a mob boss who wants revenge and his drugs stash back.

At the Award Ceremony of the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), awards were presented to the winners of the festival’s five competition programmes and PÖFF’s youth and children’s film sub-festival Just Film.The jury of the Official Selection Competition, headed by Trine Dyrholm, selected Emma Dante’s drama Misericordia as their favourite, handing the film the Grand Prix for Best Film. Dante adapted her own play of the same name, telling the story of three prostitutes who live in the wasteland by the sea, where a village of outcasts has emerged. Its star Simone Zambelli also scooped the Best Actor Award.

Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to Maciek Hamela’s In the Rearview, winner of well over a dozen awards at film festivals around the world, including the top prize at Sheffield DocFest.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Selected as this year’s Guest of Honor at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), Chinese director Wang Bing sat down with the festival’s artistic director Orwa Nyrabia for an in-depth talk on his career on Friday at the imposing Tuschinski Theatre in the Dutch capital. Bing commented on not wanting his films to be “political” while reflecting on the entirety of his career, from his nine-hour-long debut “West of the Tracks” to the recent Cannes competition title “Youth (Spring)” — “I’m not particularly interested in politics (…) I don’t want my films to become a political tool.

Coronation Street's Deirdre Barlow's former flame, Samir, is barely recognisable in a new Netflix role, almost 30 years after his tragic departure from the soap. Before becoming a Barlow, Deirdre, played by Anne Kirkbride, was known as Deirdre Rachid, having married her younger beau, Samir Rachid. Samir, portrayed by Al Nedjari, met Deirdre while she was holidaying in Morocco in 1994.They got hitched and he later joined her on the famous cobbles.

Jenna Ortega has emerged as a powerful voice for authenticity and change. In a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Jenna opened up about the challenges she faced in her career as a Hispanic actress and how she once considered changing her appearance to secure leading roles in Hollywood.Growing up as a child actor, Jenna quickly realized that opportunities for young Hispanic actors were limited.

Missy Elliott is making history!

Missy Elliott became the first female rapper to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last night (November 3).After accepting her award, she played a string of her best-known songs, including ‘Get Ur Freak On’, ‘Work It’, ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’, ‘Pass That Dutch’ and ‘Lost Control’. Watch a clip of her performance below.The Virginia rapper was inducted by Queen Latifah, who highlighted Elliott as a pivotal figure in the development of women in hip-hop.

The man accused of setting up the shooting that killed Ashley Dale in Liverpool has told the jury at his trial "I had no authority to send anyone to anyone’s house and I didn’t."

Grant Gustin is heading to Broadway!

The Traitors will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer for a third series following the soon-to-be-aired second series of the hit reality TV show filmed at a Scots castle.

Swedish director Ruben Östlund has been announced as a guest of honor at the 15th edition of France’s Les Arcs Film Festival, in the role of its Talent Village Ambassador.