Raleigh Ritchie – ‘Andy’ review: bittersweet reflections from Brit crooner who turns lemons into lemonade

Manori Ravindran International Editor“The Gentlemen” director Guy Ritchie has teamed with U.K.

Guy Ritchie has teamed with Creative Access, the Brit organization offering support for people from under-represented backgrounds to get into the creative industries, to launch a new diversity initiative providing paid film internships. Called Set Access, the initiative — which will be initially open to young Black candidates from disadvantaged backgrounds — aims to eventually establish a talent pool of at least 250 interns from under-represented groups over a five-year period.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe debate continues around how the film biz can address its diversity crisis, but it’s clear that the appetite right now is for action rather than words. Hopefully some good news here then that two prominent, established filmmakers, Guy Ritchie and Matthew Vaughn, are teaming with not-for-profit UK enterprise Creative Access to ensure they improve representation on their sets.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe debate continues around how the film biz can address its diversity crisis, but it’s clear that the appetite right now is for action rather than words. Hopefully some good news here then that two prominent, established filmmakers, Guy Ritchie and Matthew Vaughan, are teaming with not-for-profit UK enterprise Creative Access to ensure they improve representation on their sets.

Can you imagine anyone else as Russell Hammond than Billy Crudup in Almost Famous? Turns out that it was almost Brad Pitt who starred in the famous role instead!

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterWith its sun-kissed energy and oasis vibes, it’s appropriate that the Max Barbakow-directed comedy Palm Springs be released during the summer. The time-hopping comedy made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year and drops on Hulu today.The film written by Andy Siara follows carefree Nyles (Andy Samberg), who meets Sarah (Cristin Milioti’s Sarah) a reluctant maid of honor who is in Palm Springs for a wedding.

Kourtney Kardashian is celebrating the eighth birthday of daughter Penelope, whom she shares with ex Scott Disick.

Brad Pitt almost had a role in one of Hollywood’s most iconic films of the modern era: “Almost Famous.” Offering a little bit of revisionist history, the film’s director Cameron Crowe revealed in a new interview that the cast for the classic flick -- which is about one high school music fan’s gig of a lifetime, covering an up-and-coming band for Rolling Stone magazine -- was almost completely different than the finalized band of players who would ultimately make the 2000 movie.

EastEnders actor Dean Gaffney has reportedly broken lockdown rules once again, just weeks after flouting government guidelines to attend a two-day house party with reality stars Joshua Ritchie and Marty McKenna.

Raleigh Ritchie has shared a new single, ‘Squares’, from his upcoming sophomore album ‘Andy’.Per a press release, ‘Squares’ is an “ode to being your true self, and staying strong in the face of what the world has to offer”.

James McClain L.A.’s hipster-endorsed Eastside has chalked up another showbiz homeowner to its ranks.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorA Mamma Mia 3, could be in the cards down the road.Judy Craymer, who produced the combined $1-billion plus grossing feature films Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!, as well as the original West End $4 billion-grossing Abba musical, told the Daily Mail recently, “I think one day there will be another film, because there’s meant to be a trilogy, you see.”“‘I know Universal would like me to do it,’ the producer added, specifying