EXCLUSIVE: Sir Lenny Henry’s Banijay-backed indie Douglas Road Productions is to spotlight Caribbean culture in the UK in an upcoming BBC2 arts documentary.
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K.J. Yossman Alongside the Beatles, fashion designer Mary Quant was one of the pioneers of the 1960s “British invasion,” which saw the world go nuts for U.K.
cultural exports including the mini-skirt, which Quant is credited with inventing.And yet, “There’s still a lot of people that don’t know who she is,” said Sadie Frost, the director of a new documentary, “Quant,” about the fashion icon. “So for me, it was just such a important story to tell.” The film premieres at the BFI London Film
.EXCLUSIVE: Sir Lenny Henry’s Banijay-backed indie Douglas Road Productions is to spotlight Caribbean culture in the UK in an upcoming BBC2 arts documentary.
Adele delighted fans on Tuesday morning as she announced she will perform two dates in London's Hyde Park as part of the park's British Summer Time gigs next year.The 33 year old British hitmaker, whose comeback single Easy On Me broke records after topping the charts, took to her Instagram platform to confirm the exciting news alongside a stunning snap of her profile.
Genesis have rescheduled their three shows at The O2 in London to next spring – check out the new dates below.Earlier this month, the band were forced to postpone their final four UK reunion tour dates due to a positive COVID test.The cancellations came after the band have been travelling across the UK for their ‘The Last Domino?’ tour, which kicked off in Birmingham last month and marked their first shows in 14 years.With a US leg of the tour kicking off next month, the band will then return to
An iconic UK live music venue is on the verge of reopening following millions of pounds of investment from Elisabeth Murdoch, Jane Featherstone and Stacey Snider’s Chernobyl producer Sister.
Mitski has shared details of a new headline London show set to take place next year and a slew of venue upgrades due to huge demand.The singer-songwriter returned earlier this month with new single ‘Working For The Knife’, her first new material since her 2018 album ‘Be The Cowboy’.
Emma Watson made a rare public appearance on Sunday for a good cause. The 31-year-old British actress attended the Earthshot Prize Awards at Alexandra Palace in London, England, where she was one of five celebrity presenters for the winners of the prestigious awards, honoring those whose work has helped to combat climate change. Watson wowed in a custom up-cycled demi-couture gown from the Harris Reed FOUND.
EXCLUSIVE: Whitney director Kevin Macdonald is to direct an ITV doc profiling the ferocious floods that have hit the UK in recent years.
Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (AKA Kate Middleton) are ready to celebrate!
Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Jason Momoa are ready for their big movie debut!
The IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award in association with the BFI returned for its sixth year, with lead judges Phoebe Waller-Bridge and BFI Chief Exec Ben Roberts awarding Harry Wootliff the £50,000 bursary. The bursary is the most significant of its kind in the UK film industry and is establishing itself as an indicator of future filmmaking talent with previous winners including Rose Glass and Daniel Kokotajlo.
Naman Ramachandran British filmmaker Asif Kapadia, Oscar winner for “Amy,” was due to adapt Nick Abadzis’ 2007 graphic novel “Laika” as an animated film before it finally saw fruition as a VR experience.Kapadia came across the novel, based on the true story of a Moscow stray mongrel who was sent into orbit by Russia on Sputnik 2 in 1957, more than five years ago. He read it to his children as a bedtime story and decided to adapt it as an animated film that they could watch.
Well, ‘ello love! Olivia Wilde is more than likely working on keeping her American accent in tact now that she’s moved overseas to London to be with her new boyfriend, singer and musician Harry Styles. In an interview with Vogue, published on Tuesday, October 12, the Booksmart director casually mentioned that she’s splitting her time between the United Kingdom — Harry’s home — and Los Angeles. Love is surely worth an eight-hour plus flight!
Warpaint have announced details of their first UK and European tour in five years.The four-piece are currently working on the follow-up to their 2016 album ‘Heads Up’, while they released the track ‘Lilys’ back in April.Warpaint will return to the UK and Europe in 2022 for a number of tour dates in May and June, kicking off with a run of dates in the UK and Ireland.The band’s tour will visit Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin and Bexhill, before the leg concludes in London on May 18, 2022.
A Londoner who reportedly splashed out on £37,000-worth of food and drink at Salt Bae's restaurant in Knightsbridge was left outraged when the bill arrived.
Naman Ramachandran Leading British independent filmmakers expressed some frank views on gatekeepers acting as a barrier to independent cinema at a BFI London Film Festival panel discussion on Tuesday.The panel consisted of Palme d’Or winner Mike Leigh (“Secrets & Lies”), Oscar winner Asif Kapadia (“Amy”) and Golden Bear winner Michael Winterbottom (“In This World”).
Queen Elizabeth II is using a cane for the first time in a long time in public.
Benedict Cumberbatch revealed the biggest challenge of playing a American rancher in his new film was learning how to roll a cigarette with one hand while sitting on a horse - as he walked the red carpet at its UK premiere. The actor plays a domineering bully who responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son in western drama The Power Of The Dog, which is Oscar-winning director Jane Campion's first film since 2009.