Got Back! Paul McCartney’s Stolen Bass Is Returned After Half A Century

LONDON (AP) — Paul McCartney no longer gently weeps for his original bass guitar. A five-year search by the manufacturer of the instrument that was aided by a husband-and-wife team of journalists helped reunite The Beatles star with the distinctive violin-shaped 1961 electric Höfner that went missing a half-century ago and is estimated to be … Read more

History of Evil review – spooky-house horror set in future-fascist America | Film

Bo Mirhosseni’s dystopian horror drama opens with a onscreen text explainer, detailing how in the year 2045 the US became the North American Federation, a fascist state patrolled by roving militia in the name of God and country. There must’ve been some debate among the film-makers over how far into the future the ominous date … Read more

'Oppenheimer' wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards

LONDON (AP) — Atom bomb epic “Oppenheimer” won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month. Gothic fantasia “Poor Things” took five prizes and Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” won three. British-born filmmaker Christopher Nolan won … Read more

Australian Idol judge Kyle Sandilands makes emotional admission as Amy Shark brings singer to tears

Kyle Sandilands made an emotional admission as Amy Shark awarded a “Fast Pass” to an “underdog” talent on Monday night’s episode of Australian Idol. Supermarket trolley collector Isaac, who moved judges at his first audition by revealing he had experienced homelessness, has raw natural talent. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Kyle’s emotional admission as Amy Shark … Read more

The Devil Wears Prada Musical confirms Miranda Priestly role | Theatre | Entertainment

The Devil Wears Prada Musical‘s main star has just been announced, and it’s a big one.  Rumours have been flying for months about who will take on the iconic role of Runway Magazine’s devilish editor, Miranda Priestly, with names like Hannah Waddingham and Gillian Anderson at the top of the list. But the official announcement … Read more

You Came Here Alone to Enjoy These Secrets About Shutter Island

“We gotta get off this rock, Chuck.” It’s been more than a decade since Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio first took us to Shutter Island, their mind-bending adaptation of Dennis Lehane‘s 2003 novel of the same name that marked the director and his leading man’s fourth collaboration in their storied history together.  The film, which brought to … Read more

Seven-time NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson welcomes Creed to Daytona 500 with arms wide open

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson and his Legacy Motor Club race team welcomed Creed to NASCAR with arms wide open. So singer Scott Stapp and the rest of the multi-platinum rock band filled them — they handed Johnson an autographed guitar. Johnson, a two-time Daytona 500 winner, joked he quickly needed lessons. Turns out, … Read more

Sterben (Dying) review – the biggest conductor meltdown since Cate Blanchett’s Tár | Berlin film festival 2024

Matthias Glasner’s epic is a black comedy of Franzenesque family dysfunction; maybe not profound exactly but terrifically watchable and entertaining. It is about the time-honoured subject of what we inherit from our parents and what is gained and lost by rejecting that inheritance. The film features that always formidable German actor Lars Eidinger as an … Read more

Fans outraged after beloved actor Matthew Perry snubbed during BAFTAs’ In Memoriam

The BAFTA Awards in the UK are facing backlash after Friends actor Matthew Perry was not included in this year’s In Memoriam segment. The actor, who had starring roles in films including The Whole Nine Yards and Fools Rush In, died on October 28 aged 54 due to “acute effects of ketamine”. The BAFTAs in … Read more