The Mancunian Way: The end of the counterfeit capital of Europe

EXCLUSIVE: James Graham sets a mental timer of strictly 45 minutes for a conversation that will encompass tonight’s gala opening at London’s National Theatre — en route to a run at the Garrick Theatre — of his sublime stage adaptation of Alan Bleasdale’s landmark 1982 television drama Boys from the Blackstuff; followed by updates about the BBC TV version of his Olivier Award-winning soccer play Dear England, which will see him doing on-the-ground research at next month’s Euros in Germany; plus revelations about an epic new show he’s developing with House Productions that will explore the “mood sweeping across Europe.”

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi are celebrating. The young couple, who married privately over the weekend, was photographed having fun in The Hamptons as they visited some stores and went shopping.Millie Bobby Brown reveals how Jake Bongiovi proposed to herMillie Bobby Brown celebrates 20th birthday with Jake Bongiovi and friendsThe pair was photographed walking towards their car, having a laugh toggether as they carried some purchases in recyclable bags. Bongiovi wore baggy jeans, white sneakers, and an oversized t-shirt, while Brown wore some striped pants, white sandals, and a white top.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Garfield has another reason to hate Mondays. In a box office nail biter, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” narrowly emerged victorious over “The Garfield Movie” on North American charts. On Sunday, Warner Bros.

May 22 will forever be a difficult day for our city.

The Splendour of Life” (“Une splendeur de vivre”) is set to start principal photography at locations across Canada and the Philippines, the producers revealed at the Cannes Film Festival. The ensemble cast includes Camille Rutherford (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Garance Marillier (“Raw”), Sue Prado (“Your Mother’s Son”), Kyrie Samodio (“Hito”) and Amaryllis Tremblay (“Genesis”). Set against a lush countryside backdrop, Marie (Rutherford) questions her relationship, while Noée (Marillier) grieves her father.

It has been a hugely emotional 24 hours for victims, families, and campaigners affected by the infected blood scandal.

King Charles and Queen Camilla were charmed by two delightful new nicknames this week, bestowed upon them by children from Sulivan Primary School in London during their visit to the Chelsea Flower Show.

Rosalia shares stunning moments from a recent photo shoot showing off her posing skills. Eva Longoria, who recently announced her second cookbook, enjoys pizza on the way to Cannes Film Festival in France. Reese Witherspoon gets in the perfect Elle Woods outfit for her big announcement that a prequel series to Legally Blonde is coming to Prime Video.

CANNES: You are no doubt familiar with the work of Renate Reinsve. The Norwegian actress earned accolades for her performance in Joachim Trier’s stellar “The Worst Person in the World,” and if you happened to attend the 2024 Sundance Film Festival this past January, you may have seen her in Aaron Schimberg’s lauded “A Different Man.” Reinsive has already proven her prowess as an actress, but there is a scene in her latest endeavor, “Armand,” which, and excuse the justified hyperbole, is simply startling.

Selome Hailu SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for the sixth episode of “Hacks” Season 3. Season 3 of “Hacks” began with Ava (Hannah Einbinder) finally feeling happy in both her career and her love life, but of course, the stability didn’t last. After Ruby (Lorenza Izzo) dumps Ava for restarting her toxic working relationship with Deborah (Jean Smart), Ava badly needs a win, which she gets in the form of a hot, older rebound — until everything goes to shit yet again. In Episode 6, “Par for the Course,” Ava accompanies Deborah to a golf tournament where they’ll schmooze with network bigwigs as they continue trying to land Deborah the late night hosting gig she’s coveted for decades.

There have been countless books written about the immortal star, Elizabeth Taylor, even some credited to her as both memoir or autobiography including 1989’s “Elizabeth On Elizabeth”. But a book released on January 1, 1965 probably comes closest to a pure autobiography, and looking at the cover it simply says “Elizabeth Taylor by Elizabeth Taylor”. It is a by the numbers account of her life through her own words up until that point, but the fact is it was actually written by Richard Meryman, a journalist credited with among other things the last interview with Marilyn Monroe (published two days before her August 4, 1962 death). Meryman got Taylor to sit for some taped recorded sessions in 1964 out which he would be able to write the book as if Taylor did it herself. Now exactly 60 years later those presumed “lost” tape recordings have been found and cleared for release by Taylor’s and Meryman’s estates. They have been in fact in Meryman’s wife’s possession all these years, but now filmmaker Nanette Burstein (Hillary, The Kid Stays In The Picture) has rediscovered a treasure trove of about 40 hours of interview in order to produce the new HBO Documentary, Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes“.

Former Emmerdale star Matthew Wolfeden has reunited with co-star and friend Roxy Shahidi as he makes a fresh move after leaving the soap. The two actors have joined forces with the release of their own podcast.

It has been a troubling few days for Manchester’s Jewish community.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 11, Episode 12 of “The Masked Singer,” “Semi-Finals: Then There Were Three,” which aired May 15 on Fox. “The Masked Singer” revealed the latest celebrity to be revealed on Wednesday night’s quarter finals, and it was Thelma Houston as Clock. Houston, of course, is best known for her classic hit “Don’t Leave Me This Way.” For Clock, Rita Ora got it right with Thelma Houston.

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For decades, Cheetham Hill has been synonymous with cheap fakes - it richly deserved its title: the counterfeit capital of Europe.

Reese Witherspoon had several big announcements to make at the Amazon upfront, but the most exciting one involved Legally Blonde!

Apparently, it’s really difficult to shoot a ‘Mad Max’ film. Just yesterday, we shared a story about Anya Taylor-Joy describing her experience shooting “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” And now, we have yet another wrinkle in the previously known clash on the set of “Mad Max: Fury Road.”  READ MORE: ‘Furiosa’ Star Anya Taylor-Joy Talks Difficulty Behind The Scenes: “I’ve Never Been More Alone” In a new interview with The Telegraph, filmmaker George Miller offered his insight in the apparent war between Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy.

Have fans figured out the gender of Hailey and Justin Bieber’s baby??

Universal Music Group has denied reports that it requested that Kendrick Lamar and Drake end their much-publicised feud.Over the past month, Lamar and Drake have been trading blows over a constant back-and-forth of diss tracks. Earlier this week, Drake dropped his new diss track ‘The Heart Part 6’, on which the Canadian rapper suggested that Lamar’s disses are based on false information fed to him by Drake’s team. He also denied allegations of paedophilia lobbied against him by Kendrick Lamar on ‘Meet The Grahams’.The feud stems from Lamar’s verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘Like That‘ back in March.