People using handheld devices at a cafe and driving cars equipped with television screens may sound like our reality, but these scenarios are sketches from a 1947 French film. ‘Télévision: Oeil de Demain,’ or ‘Television: Eye of Tomorrow,’ not only predicts a range of modern-day technologies, but also how human’s behave with the devices. The … Read more
Trespassers broke into Eastenders‘ Albert Square set and filmed themselves in the Queen Vic as studios stand idle during lockdown. While entering the iconic pub on the BBC soap’s Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, the cameraman can be heard joking: ‘Guys, we’re going for a pint.’ The trio look at some props in a room … Read more
‘Boyce, with the buzzer ball… and, he misses…’ that’s a frequent sentence in my head in recent weeks, as I take my basketball down to a local court and play solo, as part of my commitment in lockdown to keep moving. The nudge to purchase a ball, walk five minutes to the hoops in my … Read more
Wayne Rooney is set to be the subject of a new feature-length documentary alongside his wife Coleen and their family. The new film will document the ups and downs of 34-year-old Wayne’s career as well as explore never-before-seen moments from his private life with Coleen, 34, and their boys. The documentary, simply titled Rooney, is … Read more
Gerard Butler reveals a ‘fantastic’ fourth instalment of the Fallen film series and a Den of Thieves sequel are in the works By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 13:06 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 13:06 BST, 26 June 2020 Gerard Butler has revealed the Fallen film series will return for a fourth instalment. The … Read more
Millie Bobby Brown’s new film Enola Holmes is facing lawsuit from estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 07:39 BST, 25 June 2020 | Updated: 08:46 BST, 25 June 2020 Millie Bobby Brown’s upcoming Netflix film, Enola Holmes, is facing a lawsuit from the estate of the man who created … Read more
Football bosses Sir Alex Ferguson and Sven-Goran Eriksson suing HSBC over failed film investment scheme By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:56 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 22 June 2020 Sir Alex Ferguson and Sven-Goran Eriksson are suing HSBC over a failed film investment scheme. The Mail understands that the … Read more
HSBC faces £1.3bn legal claim for its involvement in film financing scheme set up to avoid tax HSBC’s private banking arm helped to promote the scheme It is estimated to have made £25million in fees By Neil Craven for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 20 June 2020 … Read more
Director Steve McQueen slams the ‘shameful’ lack of diversity in British film and TV, branding it ‘blatant racism’ By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 23:37 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 01:07 BST, 21 June 2020 Sir Steve McQueen has said that the UK has a ‘shameful’ lack of diversity in its film and TV … Read more
Any actress called upon to recreate the magic of Princess Diana has a tough job. The list of those who have tried is long — from the royally connected Catherine Oxenberg and naval officer’s daughter Serena Scott Thomas to Spooks star Genevieve O’Reilly. Most recently it was the turn of Australian-born Naomi Watts who, in … Read more