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OK! has put together a comprehensive guide to the shopping event with answers to common questions like when is Black Friday 2023? With Christmas looming and November underway, the savvy shoppers amongst us will have already started to think about their Christmas shopping. November is the perfect time to get ahead with your gift buying, as you can beat the inevitable last minute rush, you have plenty of time for them to arrive, and, of course, Black Friday sales can save you a tonne of money.

The recent passing of Terence Davies and the tributes that followed — tales of a steel will, impassioned budgetary battles and a host of dream projects that never materialized — give this highly personal tribute to Scottish filmmaker Bill Douglas an extra and very poignant relevance as a similar story, now depressingly familiar to the British film industry, of an uncompromising talent who left us with a tantalizing promise of what might have been. Now largely unknown to the wider world, but very dear to the heart of Scotland (despite the fact that he left his homeland at the earliest opportunity), Douglas is the closest thing to a Rosetta Stone in recent British independent and social-realist cinema. From his early home movies through to his last three-hour masterwork Comrades (1986), the director left an indelible imprint that still seems shockingly modern today, leaving traces in everything from Derek Jarman’s early Super-8 works to Lynne Ramsay’s Ratcatcher and beyond.

Halloween is the season for fancy dress and some of our favorite musicians have gone all out this year. This past weekend represented the first chance for people to host spooky-themed parties, with Ice Spice performing at one event dressed as Betty Boop and Adele taking to the stage during her latest Las Vegas show in full Morticia Addams garb.

James Blunt has shed light on his experience living with the late Carrie Fisher in LA.The singer moved in with the Star Wars actress in 2003 when he went to LA to further his career and happened to meet her when he was dating a girl whose family were friends of hers.“I was invited to the restaurant 192 in Notting Hill. I was going out with a girl whose parents were family friends of Carrie’s and I sat beside her at lunch,” he told The Guardian. “I had just got a record deal and was moving to LA.

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We love an outfit repeat as much as the royals, but it’s easy to fall into a style rut amid bitter temps. That’s where the best winter dresses for women can help.

Maxine, which has been released on Netflix.School caretaker Ian Huntley was sentenced to life in prison in December 2003 for the murders of two 10-year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, who attended the same school in Soham, Cambridgeshire.His girlfriend at the time, Maxine Carr, who was the girls’ teaching assistant, received a three-and-a-half year prison sentence for perverting the course of justice after providing Huntley with a false alibi. She only served half her sentence, and was given anonymity for life upon her release from Foston Hall prison in May 2004.In the TV drama, the last scene of Carr shows her on a beach as she’s approached by someone off screen who recognises her.

A Scottish bar has been crowned as one of the top 50 in the world, while another has been named as having the best cocktail menu around the globe.

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More than 2,000 figures from the UK’s arts and culture world have signed an open letter calling for the immediate cessation of Israel’s blockade and bombing of Gaza.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Canal+ Group chairman and CEO Maxime Saada, who was honored at Mipcom with the Variety Vanguard Award Monday, underscored how the experience of the past informs the company’s future strategy, which includes an emphasis on aggregation and a ramping up of in-house production. He also explained why he believes his company “owes so much to Netflix,” but fears Amazon and YouTube.

Canal+ Chairman and CEO Maxime Saada has recalled how he travelled to Los Gatos with an olive branch six years ago.

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and slipping into some at the end of the day, there’s something to be said about a gorgeous and fluid set of silky PJs that make something as mundane as a bedtime route feel intentional and completely luxurious.So just why is silk so irresistible? Smooth and cool to the touch, it glides against the skin and drapes beautifully on—not to mention the shimmery luster it gives off. Plus, according to the (CFDA) and , the natural material is inherently temperature-regulating, meaning it keeps you cool in the heat and warm in the cold (read: you’ll be comfortable while you sleep and it’s wearable year-round).Yes, quality genuine silk tends to be an investment but if cared for properly, but the best pajamas can last for years (making it totally worth it).

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, this is where you should consider the thread count, which for bath, face, and hand towels is measured in gsm, or grams per square meter. The thread count is also indicative of weight and feel.As a general rule of thumb: The higher the thread count, the thicker, fluffier, and warmer your towel will be.

Amazon Prime Day is upon us again and, if you’re a coffee enthusiast, there’s one deal that you shouldn’t miss.The Nespresso Vertuo Plus is currently reduced from £200 to £75 in Amazon Prime's Big Deal Day, giving you a saving of more than £120! This incredible offer will only last until the end of Wednesday, 11 October! You’ll have to be an Amazon Prime member to make the most of the corking coffee machine discount, but you can sign up for a free trial here.The Nespresso Vertuo Plus is a best seller on Amazon, and for good reason. This model, which comes in both silver and black, can make coffees in four different cup sizes, operates with just the touch of a button and features automatic coffee pod ejection.

didn’t deserve to win the Academy Award in the first place.“I honestly feel that to be nominated by your peers is about as good as it gets. And then, I’ve never understood how you could honestly compare performances, you know?” Close said.

Big Brother is making an exciting return to our screens. The reality TV show was last aired five years ago - and now the iconic show has a new home on ITV, with a new look and presenters.

Since Will Best and AJ Odudu were announced as the newest presenter of Big Brother, the pair have been inundated with congratulatory messages - however, Jedward's musical message to Will stood out from the rest.The 38-year-old broadcaster has revealed that Jedward - twins John and Edward Grimes - got in touch with him after his Big Brother news went public. "I got a lovely congratulatory message from Jedward [John and Edward Grimes], obviously legends of the Celebrity Big Brother house, with a duet," Will said. "They offered me huge Jepic energy and it’s been sustaining me for the last few months." Irish musical duo Jedward rose to fame in 2009 after competing on The X Factor and went on to release four studio albums and represent Ireland in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.