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The Demon Headmaster, has died aged 86.The news was broken with “great sadness” by his agent earlier today, who described him as a “beloved client and much-loved stage and screen actor” (via BBC). As of yet, no further details have been announced.Hardiman first rose to fame in the ‘90s, for his role in The Demon Headmaster — a CBBC series which scared a generation of kids between the period of 1996 and 1998.

After a few years in limbo, the BAFTAs finally found a host to replace the much-missed Stephen Fry in David Tennant. The Doctor Who actor proved an amiable and funny emcee, although much of his humor would have gone way over the non-Brits in the audience, starting with a lengthy filmed skit riffing on his BBC TV series Staged, co-starring Michael Sheen. It was a night of surprises, not especially pleasant ones for the teams behind Barbie and Killers of the Flower Moon, and there were no egregious upsets. Neither were there any of the usual technical nightmares that have plagued the event in the past. 

Victor J. Kemper, the former president of the American Society of Cinematographers whose career spanned four decades and included films as diverse as Dog Day Afternoon and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, has died according to the ASC. He was 96.

viewing of “Violent Night.”The “Home Improvement” alum, who is known for his portrayal of Saint Nick in his “The Santa Claus” film franchise, prefers watching more wholesome, family holiday movies — like his own.“I can’t watch another Santa Claus movie. Especially when they’re bad Santas,” Allen, 70, told The Post in a joint interview with his daughter, Elizabeth Allen-Dick, while promoting “The Santa Clauses.”“I know there are people that like the ugly Santa movies but sometimes I’m like, ‘Eh, I don’t know if I like bad Santas.’ You know, dressed up with knives and stabbing,” he added. “I don’t like that.”The comedian stepped into Santa’s shoes as Scott Calvin in 1994’s “The Santa Clause,” going on to make two more films and his Disney+ series, which is now in its second season.While other actors (Ed Asner in “Elf,” Richard Attenborough in “Miracle on 34th Street” and Kurt Russell in “The Christmas Chronicles”) have played a light-hearted Kriss Kringle, David Harbour and Billy Bob Thornton have taken on darker versions in 2022’s “Violent Night” and 2003’s “Bad Santa,” respectively.“I’m not judging other shows,” Allen insisted.

As the latest series of Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway came to an end on Saturday evening, viewers were more than a little distracted by presenter Stephen Mulhern ’s appearance during one segment of the show. Geordie show hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly swapped their usual UK studio for the balmy warmth of Florida, as they broadcast live from Universal Studios, Orlando - and had even brought along co-stars Stephen, Fleur East and Jordan North for the final show.

Sir David Attenborough is not just a famous personality, but a beloved national icon.Throughout his life, the 96-year-old has tirelessly advocated for the preservation of the natural world and the protection of endangered species. As a renowned natural historian and documentary filmmaker, he has been bestowed with two knighthoods, one in 1985 and the other in 2020, and has enriched our lives with his awe-inspiring films that showcase the extraordinary beauty of our planet. Despite his professional accomplishments, have you ever wondered about his personal life? Sir David Attenborough was born on May 8, 1926.

They’re back! Prince William and Princess Kate will attend the 76th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, February 19, Us Weekly can confirm.

At the start of awards season, Edward Berger’s All Quiet On The Western Front was a lock for International, but few could have foreseen how much further it would go. Alongside that nomination, the German film is now also in the running for Best Picture, having made the shortlist for Sound, Original Score, Adapted Screenplay, Makeup and Hairstyling, Production Design, Visual Effects, and Cinematography.

The season of rambling acceptance speeches is at hand, prompting that nasty question: Why can’t award winners learn how to edit their gratitude? Or find an editor to help?

British film industry veteran Sir Sydney Samuelson has died. He was 97.

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, BAFTA announced its annual TV Tea Party, scheduled for this Saturday, has been canceled. “In light of today’s very sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the annual BAFTA TV Tea Party will no longer be taking place this weekend,” read a statement from the British awards group. “We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen, whose close association with BAFTA spanned 50 years.

Angelique Jackson A key element of “Jurassic World Dominion” is Jeff Goldblum’s Dr. Ian Malcolm reunion with the original “Jurassic Park” crew (Laura Dern, Sam Neill and BD Wong), as the quartet share the screen for the first time since 1993.But that plot point isn’t the only “Jurassic” milestone for 2022.

“Jurassic World: Dominion” hitting theaters soon, there’s no time like the present to revisit the franchise. Below, we’ve put together a handy list of where every “Jurassic” movie is currently streaming.“Jurassic Park”“The Lost World: Jurassic Park”“Jurassic Park III”“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”2015’s “Jurassic World” is not currently streaming, but is available to rent from all major retailers.And of course, all of these films are currently available to purchase on Blu-ray or on Digital, including as part of a 5-movie collection on 4K.Jurassic ParkIt all began with the original: “Jurassic Park.” The first film, released in 1993 and directed by Steven Spielberg, finds a wealthy businessman named John Hammond (played by Richard Attenborough) inviting a paleontologist (Sam Neill), a paleobotonist (Laura Dern) and a mathematician (Jeff Goldblum) to a secret island where he’s used cloned dinosaur DNA to populate a potential theme park full of the extinct creatures.

One of the original children from the Jurassic Park franchise looks unrecognisable nearly 30 years after she first starred in the movie. Ariana Richards was just 12 years old when she appeared in the first Jurassic Park film in 1993, and now she has joined the new cast at the premiere of the Jurassic World: Dominion. Now, aged 42, she's appeared on the red carpet to celebrate the new movie and reunited with her old co-stars including Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum.

John Wayne played another tough cop in 1975 action thriller, Brannigan, opposite Richard Attenborough. Set in London, the movie saw Duke's Chicago detective Lieutenant Jim Brannigan organise the extradition of an American mobster, who is kidnapped and held to random. The 67-year-old star had been suffering from major health problems for years, having had a cancerous lung removed a decade prior.

Romaine Hart, who passed away last December at the age of 88. In 1970, native Londoner Hart — the daughter of a cinema boss who showed her the ropes of programming and managing theaters — took over one of the family-owned fleapits, The Rex, making it over into the renamed Screen on the Green.

A fire broke out at the UK’s famed Pinewood Studios on Tuesday, the Buckingham Fire & Rescue Service has confirmed.

K.J. Yossman A fire has broken out at Pinewood Studios in the U.K., reportedly during a shoot for Disney’s live action version of “Snow White.”The film stars “West Side Story’s” Rachel Zegler as the Disney princess and “Wonder Woman” lead Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.The fire was reported to have broken out on Pinewood’s Richard Attenborough stage, with photographs showing enormous flames next to a mock thatched cottage, with thick smoke all the way up to the ceiling.Photographs taken outside the production facility also showed smoke billowing around the outside of the building.An unnamed source told The Sun that a tree had caught fire. “A set made up of a lot of wood, and trees etc was currently being built in the Richard Attenborough stage,” the source told the newspaper.

Longtime Fleet Street fixture Baz Bamigboye is joining Deadline as a columnist and international editor at large. Bamigboye comes from London’s Daily Mail, where he has been the newspaper’s chief chronicler of showbusiness in the UK for three decades.

Daniel Craig can really do any role.

Naman Ramachandran Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer who became the first Indian to win an Oscar, for Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi” (1982), died at her home in Mumbai Thursday after a prolonged illness. She was 91.Athaiya was suffering from a brain tumor for the last eight years, her daughter Radhika Gupta told news agency PTI.Athaiya was born in Kolhapur, western India, in 1929.

TopFilmTip brings you the pick of the best films on TV for Friday, 10 July.Some films may require a Sky subscription.Unhappy schoolboy grows up to become cavalier, war correspondent, prison escapee and statesman in Richard Attenborough's  Sony MoviesA widower and his new wife meet the previous wife in ghostly British comedy classic  Talking Pictures TVChild-prodigy/tactical-genius trains to battle xenocidal aliens' onslaught in morally complex, cerebral and sublime imagining of strategic sci-fi

Andrew Lloyd Webber is planning to give theatre fans a big show they can watch from home every Friday throughout the coronavirus lockdown.

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Prolific movie producer David Foster, who collaborated with Steve McQueen on “The Getaway” and shepherded Robert Altman’s “McCabe and Mrs. Miller,” died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 90.