‘Rumors’: Cate Blanchett To Star In Canadian Auteur Guy Maddin’s Upcoming Drama, Shooting Stars Next Week

A Strictly Come Dancing favourite is making his much-anticipated return to the BBC dance contest next week for its spin-off show It Takes Two. Fans will be delighted to see Kevin Clifton, 41, make an appearance on the programme, which comes almost four years after he quit the main show.

It would be hard to argue that “Deadpool” didn’t change the landscape of superhero/comic book adaptations. The successful R-rated “X-Men” adjacent film cemented Ryan Reynolds as a full-fledged action star and launched director Tim Miller as someone on the pulse of genre filmmaking.

J. Kim Murphy A group of 55 prominent artists and advocates in the entertainment industry have signed an open letter to President Joe Biden, urging for a call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel. The signatories include names such as Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett, Jon Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Susan Sarandon, Mahershala Ali, Riz Ahmed, Ramy Youssef and Quinta Brunson.

The Late Show was not on the air last night as a result of Stephen Colbert’s Covid diagnosis and it has now emerged that he’s taking the rest of the week off.

Charli XCX is set to drop a new song, ‘In The City’, featuring Sam Smith next week.The track, which is expected to appear on the singer’s forthcoming sixth album, is set to drop on Thursday (October 19). It is the first single Charli has released since ‘Speed Drive’, which features on the Barbie soundtrack and contains an interpolation of Toni Basil’s hit ‘Mickey’.Last week, the artist shared a snippet on the track on her social media, which appears to be an upbeat dance-pop track and the lyrics “I never thought I would find it, but I found what I was looking for/I found it in the city, in the dark/In the city, in your heart” can be heard.Charli recently confirmed she had begun working on the follow-up to last year’s ‘Crash’.

Todd Haynes tells me that May December, his gripping melodrama starring Oscar winners Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore, “aggressively disturbs our moral moorings.”

McDonald's is to make a major shake-up to its fast food menu in the coming days.

Grey’s Anatomy is confirmed to return for season 20, which will be the first full season without Ellen Pompeo in the title role, but thankfully several major stars are coming back.

There is an important date coming up that everyone claiming their State Pension should be aware of as it could help them calculate how much the contributory benefit will increase next April. The September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate will be announced next week - on Wednesday, October 18 - and forms part of the Triple Lock policy which is used for the annual State Pension uprating.

Scots are being urged not to miss out on £150 worth of help for their energy bills ahead of the reopening of a scheme delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The Warm Home Discount Scheme for winter 2023/24 opens nationwide on Monday, October 16, and certain pensioners should automatically have the rebate applied directly to their electricity bill.

A legacy of terror - Coronation Street Last week was a tough one for the residents as Stephen’s crimes finally came to light.The dust is far from settled on the scandal either, with the police sniffing around for more evidence of his activities. Carla, meanwhile, faces the daunting task of trying to keep Underworld afloat. She announces she’s off to Spain to secure a new deal, but her staff remain worried about their jobs.

are making their return to New York City, and their visit is happening sooner than you might expect. reports that the couple will visit the Big Apple on Tuesday, October 10—World Mental Health Day—when they will host The Archewell Foundation Parents’ Summit: Mental Wellness in a Digital Age.

Sometimes when you have a terrific film but it doesn’t quite have the hook for mainstream audiences, you sometimes need a catchy ace in the hole. And that’s exactly what the Australian film “Shayda” has in its executive producers, in this case, a little actor you may know named Cate Blanchett, plus her husband and producing partner Andrew Upton and Coco Francini.

SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on just wrapped their second day of renewed talks over a new three-year contract with a plan to meet again on Friday and even further down the line.

Artem Chigvintsev is going to miss the October 3 episode of Dancing With the Stars, but his partner Charity Lawson will continue in the competition with the assistance of another professional.

Lady Gaga dedicated a recent performance of ‘Born This Way’ in Las Vegas to the victims of a mass shooting that took place in the city in 2017.The pop star was performing in at the Park MGM in Las Vegas on Sunday (October 1) when she played a stripped back version of her 2011 hit, pausing to pay tribute mid-way through the song.“I just want to remind everyone here what a resilient wonderful city this is,” she said. “It has big hearts, and a lot of hope and believing in the future.

There were quite a few stars in attendance at the Stella McCartney fashion show during Paris Fashion Week, including Marvel actors Robert Downey Jr. and Cate Blanchett.

The Louis Vuitton Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show during Paris Fashion Week went off with a star-studded audience in attendance on Monday (October 2) in Paris, France.

The Alexander McQueen fashion show during Paris Fashion Week had some big stars in the front row!

Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon will be flashing their smiles on the small screen in no time.