Celebrity Race Across The World on BBC One full line-up - including McFly star and ITV presenter

The American Film Institute on Thursday revealed the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, taking place in Los Angeles from October 25-29. It joins the previously announced fest opener, Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind, and closer in Bradley Cooper’s Maestro. Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story is the Centerpiece film.

Aramide Tinubu The final act of the uproarious “Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch” opens with a character waving a folding chair through the air, a reference to the August 2023 Montgomery Riverfront Racial Brawl. The wave of shrieking laughs from the audience showcases just how topical Ossie Davis’ 1961 play still is today, 62 years after it first debuted on Broadway. “Purlie Victorious” opens in Southern Georgia in a rundown farmhouse, home to generations of Black sharecroppers.

The newest series of Celebrity Race Across the World is well underway, with four celebs and a chosen partner racing their way through 24 different countries. One participant is McFly’s Harry Judd, whose mum Emma is already proving a fan favourite among viewers, with fans praising her for "embracing the culture" wherever see goes. Wednesday (27 September) night's episode saw Emma force her son to partake in some sight-seeing with her as they killed time before an overnight coach journey.

Kim Kardashian has once again graced the cover of CR Fashion Book, marking her fourth appearance with the prestigious publication. In her latest interview with editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld, Kardashian opened up about her choice of celebrity crush, shedding light on her admiration for the late John F. Kennedy Jr., famously known as JFK Jr.In her interview, the iconic reality TV star, entrepreneur, and fashion influencer hinted at having “one or two” celebrity crushes but remained tight-lipped about revealing their identities.

More than 100 vintage motorcycles gathered in Blairgowrie recently before enjoying a run through some of east Perthshire’s beautiful countryside in what was the largest Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC) event in Scotland since 2008.

Nearly two months after Angus Cloud’s death, the late actor’s loved ones are opening up about the final days leading up to his devastating loss, and his “deep troubles” battling addiction.

The month of October will see an array of money changes taking place that all Scots should be aware of.

Marta Balaga Timothy Spall is ready to bring “Joy to the World.” “It’s a Christmas story, but an unusual Christmas story,” he tells Variety about his upcoming film, directed by Edward Hall. Calico Pictures and Studio Hamburg are on board, while James Nesbitt co-stars. “It’s about a troubled 12-year-old kid who is pretty obnoxious, really.

Christopher Vourlias LevelK has boarded the dark comedic drama “The Kidnapping of a President” by Finnish director Samuli Valkama (“No Thank You”), the company announced this week in Helsinki. The film, which is produced by John Lundsten (“Renki”) and Melli Maikkula (“KilJuset”) for Tack Film, is based on the incredible, pulled-from-the-headlines story of the abduction of the first president of Finland.

As Celebrity Masterchef's Melanie Blatt returns to TV to take part in the new series of Race Across The World with her mum, OK! Is taking a look at what she has been up to in her professional and family life. Melanie has had a jam-packed career so far, from singing in girl group All Saints, featuring on X Factor, wowing the judges on Celebrity MasterChef and now competing in the biggest and most ruthless journeys across 24 countries.Taking it back to the 90s, Melanie was one of the founding members of All Saints along with Nicole and Natalie Appleton and Shaznay Lewis.The girl group released their first single I Know Where It’s At in 1997 and shot to fame after they released Never Ever.

As Race Across The World returns to our screens this week, fans of the BBC show will no doubt be impressed to hear that the upcoming series has received a very special Celebrity revamp. Every one of this year’s competitors will be a household name from across music, drama and sport, with a number of famous faces including McFly’s Harry Judd, All Saint’s singer Melanie Platt and even Good Morning Britain’s weatherman Alex Beresford taking on the gruelling challenge from Wednesday, 20 September.

More closures have been announced for four major UK banks - with five more to shut in Scotland.

Emmerdale viewers have been left gripped in recent scenes as Moira Dingle, played by Natalie J Robb, has been forced to sell her beloved farm. Since joining the ITV soap back in 2009, Natalie, 48, has been at the heart of some huge storylines as her character overcomes major hurdles and proves just how much of a hardworking farmer she is.

Jamie Webster has released his new single ‘Fickle Fran’, a collaboration with his hero and fellow political troubadour Billy Bragg. Check it out below along with our interview with Webster.The single is the second to preview Webster’s third album ’10 For The People’, to be released on February 2 ahead of a massive homecoming show at Liverpool’s 40,000-capacity Sefton Park on July 12.‘Fickle Fran’ comes after Webster joined environmental TV presenter Chris Packham last weekend (September 9) in inducting Bragg into The Music Walk Of Fame in Camden.“If I’m going to model myself on anyone in the industry, Billy is perfect,” Webster told NME. “He’s had a 40-year career from speaking his mind, doing it for the people.

Naman Ramachandran The 19th Zurich Film Festival promises to be a star-studded affair with plenty of Hollywood A-list talent attending. Todd Haynes will be honored with the festival’s A Tribute to… Award and will present his film “May December.” Previous recipients include Paolo Sorrentino, Wim Wenders, Olivier Assayas, Claire Denis, Michael Haneke, Oliver Stone, Maïwenn and Luca Guadagnino. “It’s a real honor to celebrate this master of American cinema.

Todd Haynes will be honored with the Zurich Film Festival’s A Tribute To… Award at its upcoming 19th edition.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The SEC charged a company called Stoner Cats 2 LLC — which produced an animated web series “Stoner Cats” funded by sales of NFTs that were priced at $800 each — with conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities. The NFT sale of the Stoner Cats in July 2021 raised approximately $8 million to finance “Stoner Cats.” The voice cast of the “Stoner Cats” series included Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Chris Rock, Dax Shepard, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jane Fonda, Michael Bublé, Seth MacFarlane and Vitalik Buterin.

Harry Maguire briefly looked down and trudged back to his position for the restart after his own goal against Scotland.

Naman Ramachandran Anand Patwardhan, the doyen of Indian documentary filmmaking, will premiere his new film, “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (“The World Is Family”) at the Toronto Film Festival. The film focuses on Patwardhan’s parents and close family members and juxtaposes Mahatma Gandhi and the history of India’s independence movement with contemporary times. “As my parents began to age, I began filming to preserve their memory for myself but had no intention to make a film as such.

Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog On a recent trip to Thailand with OUT Adventures, we spent a day at a cooking school outside Chiang Mai. While the cooking school, Cooking@Home, was all-together amazing (really! I never thought cooking Thai food could be so easy…), it was the dessert that they brought out at the end which made me swoon. Mangosteens.