William Friedkin Talks Slapping An ‘Exorcist’ Priest & Making Gene Hackman Constantly Angry On ‘The French Connection’ [Flashback]

Naman Ramachandran Carl Davis, the composer known for his BAFTA-winning score for “The French Lieutenant’s Woman” (1981), died of a brain hemorrhage on Thursday. He was 86.

American-born conductor and composer Carl Davis, who had lived in the UK since 1961, has died in Oxford aged 86.

Have you seen the Talking Cactus toy that is all over TikTok?!

Prince William made a surprise appearance on a food truck and — yes chef!In a new video shared on the Sorted Food YouTube account, the Prince of Wales used the opportunity to promote his Earthshot prize and the recent winners of the competition — geared towards promoting climate activism.William first appeared in the 14-minute video in the beginning, when he brought in three items created by previous winners of the Earthshot prize competition for the hosts of the web series, Benjamin 'Ben' Ebbrell, Michael 'Mike' Huttlestone, Jamie Spafford and Barry Taylor, to use in order to create an environmentally-friendly burger. «I don't know if you guys have heard about the Earthshot Prize, but it's an initiative I started about two years ago now although it's been about four years in the making — I had hair when it started,» the future king quipped while explaining the initiative.

Star Wars Ahsoka might be Dave Filoni’s best chance to make this change to Return Of The Jedi. The rumors of Captain Rex making his live-action debut in this upcoming series would be the key to making this small but important change. Filoni has a deep connection to these characters through his time working on The Clone Wars with George Lucas.

Prince William is ready to return to New York City in September, and he’ll have a full schedule when he lands in the Empire State.

Before welcoming their first baby, Maria Menounos and husband Keven Undergaro formed an unshakeable bond with their surrogate.

Stacey Solomon jokingly told her fans that she and her husband Joe Swash may not make it to their first wedding anniversary later this month as they were seen bickering at home following their reunion after days apart.

Christopher Nolan is one of the most lauded directors in Hollywood with Oppenheimer set to drop in theaters this week. The filmmaker is opening up about where he stands on the notion of retiring and if he would ever make another superhero movie.

The Mary Wallopers have announced their new single ‘Wexford’, and told NME how they are looking to challenge perceptions of Irish folk music by making their music as accessible and thought-provoking as possible.Having gained notoriety from their lockdown livestreams, Dundalk band The Mary Wallopers have gone on to galvanise an unlikely fanbase from across the UK – and been hailed as making the traditional folk genre more accessible to a new generation.Following on from lead single ‘The Holy Ground’, the band have today (July 17) released the second track new album ‘Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll’ — a cover of Pecker Dunne’s ‘Wexford’.One of the album’s more emotive and introspective tracks, the cover sees The Mary Wallopers pay tribute to the late Irish folk icon and shed a light on the backlash faced by travellers, which often goes overlooked.“It is to show respect to the people that influence us,” guitarist Charles Hendy told NME. “The song itself is so raw and honest, it’s about him growing up in Wexford and he doesn’t sugarcoat anything in it.“It’s just an amazingly written song.

BLACKPINK member Jennie opened up about her career in the music industry while on the Dua Lipa: At Your Service podcast.

Lewis Capaldi made a surprise appearance at The Vamps‘ Kew The Music show in London yesterday (July 12).At the show on Wednesday, Capaldi crashed the stage while The Vamps were performing ‘Risk It All’, the first of their three-track encore.

Rob Kardashian made a subtle return to reality TV this week!

Jordan Moreau Henry Czerny received a mission from filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie and chose to accept it. That mission? Return as former IMF chief Eugene Kittridge in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One,” 27 years after he first appeared in the original “Mission: Impossible” in 1996. At the “Dead Reckoning” premiere in New York, Czerny said when he first got the call about returning to the “Mission: Impossible” world, he didn’t believe it. “I think it’s a joke at first because my reps called me and said they want to bring Kittridge back and I’m in the middle of doing my errands in Los Angeles and fighting traffic or shredding old tax documents,” he told Variety. “I think, ‘Okay, what’s going on really?’ They say, ‘Chris McQuarrie wants to talk to you about bringing Kittridge back,’ and I take it seriously. Two days later, I’m on a call with Chris McQuarrie.”

Padma Lakshmi is having an “otherworldly and amazing” morning, after pulling her latest set of three Emmy nominations for the culinary competition show Top Chef, which she’s long hosted and exec produced, and her newer Hulu series Taste the Nation, examining cuisine from coast to coast.

Just like their U.S. counterparts, British writers fear an A.I. future.

The highly anticipated movie Oppenheimer just had its world premiere in Paris!

As “Barbie” fans get closer to the anticipated film’s big release, Margot Robbie and director, Greta Gerwig, chat about the making of the film and the different types of dynamics on set.

Bill Immerman, who was a Senior EVP during the 20th Century Fox 1970s heyday that produced such box office hits as Star Wars, Young Frankensten, and The Omen, died June 24 at his Los Angeles home of natural causes. He was 85.

Prince William makes wife Kate Middleton "light up" in a "tactile" and "passionate" display at a recent public appearance, according to a royal expert. The Royal couple "couldn’t be more real with each other" and "were able to let their hair down" as they attended a charity polo match, claims a body language expert. As she cheered on her husband William at the charity match in Windsor on Thursday (6 July), body language expert Darren Stanton believes Kate was "able to let herself go" and fully support William as his wife and "number one fan".