How David Bowie, long thought ambivalent to country music, became a writer on a Chris Young song
Country star Chris Young’s latest single, “Young Love & Saturday Nights,” is a vivid love letter to summertime weekends, old trucks, and dive bar bands
2023-07-24 23:24
With ‘Barbie,’ Greta Gerwig breaks a box office record for female directors
“Barbie” didn’t just break the opening weekend record for 2023; It also shattered the first weekend record for a film directed by a woman
2023-07-24 22:24
The Real Reason You Need to Take Your Laptop Out at Airport Security
TSA agents need a closer look at your computer. Here's why.
2023-07-24 21:22
Sophie Ellis-Bextor teams up with 007 theme writing team for Christmas ballad about ‘importance of belonging’
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has teamed up with the James Bond theme song team of composer David Arnold and lyricist Don Black to create a Christmas song about the “importance of belonging”.
2023-07-24 20:17
S Club reveal title of first single in 20 years as part of tribute to late bandmate Paul Cattermole
As they prepare to go on tour as a five-piece, S Club has revealed their first single in 20 years is titled ‘These are the Days’, which will come with a “moving film story” in tribute to their late bandmate Paul Cattermole.
2023-07-24 18:59
Barbenheimer gave Vue cinemas the best UK weekend since Covid
Barbie and Oppenheimer did so well at the box office at their opening weekend that Vue International reported its biggest weekend for UK cinema ticket sales since before the pandemic. On Sunday, the cinema chain said a fifth of its customers had bought tickets to see both films in a double bill. More than 2,000 of Vue’s screenings for Barbie were sold out, according to the company. The company said the comedy drama Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, would exceed ticket sales for Super Mario Bros and expected Oppenheimer to become the biggest film of the year. Tim Richards, chief executive and founder of Vue International, said: “Vue saw its highest weekend admissions since Avengers: Endgame in 2019 with the release of Barbie and Oppenheimer, proving that when the movies are there our customers will come to watch them on the big screen. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter “Barbie is tracking to become the biggest film of 2023 and has a good chance of getting into the Top 10 highest grossing films of all time. “It is an incredibly exciting moment for the industry, and we expect this trend to continue for the coming weeks.” In total, the cinema chain had more than 4,000 sell-out sessions across the country for both films. Meanwhile, Odeon reported on Thursday that more than 200,000 advance tickets had been bought and more than 10,000 guests were expected to see both films during the opening weekend. Universal Pictures said Oppenheimer had made £8.05m in the UK and Ireland since Friday. They said the biopic is on track to have a better opening three days than Nolan’s other blockbusters Dunkirk, Interstellar and Inception. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-24 18:30
South Africa media guide
Overview of the media in South Africa, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
2023-07-24 18:15
Owen Wilson regrets not getting to work with Jamie Lee Curtis on Haunted Mansion
Owen Wilson was disappointed not to share any scenes with Jamie Lee Curtis in the new Disney movie 'Haunted Mansion'.
2023-07-24 17:55
'I have never witnessed a greater sacrifice by a lead actor': Robert Downey Jr praises Cillian Murphy
Robert Downey Jr has praised Cillian Murphy's "sacrifice" to play theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'.
2023-07-24 15:23
Barbie director Greta Gerwig is open to Bond film
Greta Gerwig wants to make a range of different movies and hasn't ruled out a Bond film.
2023-07-24 15:18
They're the names you don't know. Hollywood's 'journeyman' actors explain why they are striking
You don't know their names but you might recognize their faces
2023-07-24 12:26
While Lana Del Rey was serving customers at a Waffle House, David Letterman was bagging groceries in Iowa
Like Lana Del Rey's apparent new gig moonlighting as a waitress at an Alabama Waffle House, late night icon David Letterman, too, landed a new job... sort of.
2023-07-24 04:24