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Thinus Ferreira Guest Contributor When the film biz jetset lands at O.R Tambo airport for this week’s 6th Joburg Film Festival they’d be amazed by a little-known story of how the airport’s namesake was the mastermind behind a plan to recruit ordinary British working-class volunteers to travel to South Africa and detonate pamphlet bombs in the 1970s during the height of Apartheid. The fascinating story has been made into a thrilling documentary by director Gordon Main, “London Recruits,” featuring interviews with those who went, interspersed with Super 8 archive footage and dramatic reenactments. It is the festival opener.

Todd Longwell Charles D. King has an impressive list of accomplishments, including an Oscar nomination for best picture for his 2021 feature “Judas and the Black Messiah.” But his proudest moment came when he told his young sons that he was quitting WME, where he was the first Black partner, to launch Macro, a multi-platform media company amplifying the voices and perspectives of people of color. “They said to me, ‘Dad is going to be a boss!’ and started jumping up and down on their bed,” recalls King.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, but he’s also an author and entrepreneur. He was was one of the most recent guests at Nick Kyrgios’ podcast, “Good Trouble,” with the two discussing their careers and how they manage to stay true to themselves while finding success.

Harry Potter series of books has finally been given a prospective release date.The news of a new TV version of J.K. Rowling’s series of books was first confirmed by HBO Max last April, with reports that each of the seven books will get its own season.“Your Hogwarts letter is here,” a tweet from the streaming company read. “Max has ordered the first ever Harry Potter scripted television series, a faithful adaptation of the iconic books.”And now, Warner Bros.

The three-part ITV drama, Breathtaking, has been nothing short of a huge success, gripping the nation with a fictional version of what frontline life was like for NHS doctors at the height of the Covid pandemic. However, the emotional storyline is closer to the truth than most would care to believe, with the day-to-day life of Dr Rachel Clarke heavily leaned on from events that happen in her book of the same title.

Swim Deep have announced their fourth studio album ‘There’s A Big Star Outside’ – listen to new single ‘How Many Love Songs Have Died In Vegas?’ below.The Birmingham band are due to release the 10-track record on June 7 via Submarine Cat Records (pre-order/pre-save here). Following on from 2019’s ‘Emerald Classics’, the forthcoming collection was produced by Bill Ryder-Jones (Yard Act, The Wytches).Arriving today (February 21), the gentle and heartfelt ‘How Many Love Songs…’ delves into the “deep self-examination” frontman Austin ‘Ozzy’ Williams has undertaken in recent years.

Selome Hailu Jon Stewart‘s old desk is happy to have him. On Monday night, 1.3 million viewers tuned into Comedy Central to see Stewart host “The Daily Show” for the second time since the surprise announcement of his return.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Oscar-nominated producer/songwriter Mark Ronson has put together an FYC video — not campaigning for his own Academy Award nomination for the music of “Barbie,” but for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bid for Foreigner, the founding lineup of which happens to have his stepfather, Mick Jones, as a cornerstone. The video, posted on Ronson’s Instagram account, features Dave Grohl, Jack Black, Slash, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith and Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme (along with Ronson himself) asserting Foreigner’s suitability for Rock Hall induction.

The first-ever edition of AfroBerlin put Africa in the spotlight at the Berlin Film Festival and in one key session asked how festivals, streamers, and the wider industry can — and should — support films and filmmakers from the continent.

The 1975 star Matty Healy used a day off rocking out arenas with his band to support his actress mum Denise Welch who is also performing on stage here in Manchester this weekend. Denise is starring in the world premiere production of The Gap at the acclaimed Hope Mill Theatre in Ancoats.

We guess we know who Heather Rae El Moussa’s Valentine WASN’T??

Vanessa Bryant is celebrating Valentine’s Day, sharing her love and appreciation for her late husband Kobe Bryant, and keeping their romance alive following the athlete’s tragic death in January 2020. Vanessa took to social media to share a sweet photo, accompanied by a message.Vanessa Bryant and her daughters unveil impressive Kobe Bryant memorial statuePau Gagol’s fantastic relationship with Kobe Bryant’s daughters and Vanessa Bryant“I love you. Happy Valentine’s Day,“ she wrote on Instagram, tagging the late sportsman.

Netflix has finally revealed the release date for The Umbrella Academy‘s fourth and final season!

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “American Rust” Season 2 has a premiere date, but at Amazon Prime Video rather than Freevee. The series was canceled at Showtime after one season in January 2022, only for Freevee — then Amazon’s only ad-supported TV offering — to pick it up for Season 2 in June.

So this is how Bianca Censori’s family REALLY feels about Kanye West??

Blumhouse has set Black Adam filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra as director, and Danielle Deadwyler as star and EP on The Woman in the Yard.

Jon Stewart scored big numbers for his return to The Daily Show.

Toyota praises it’s new 2024 Tacoma in the auto brand’s 2024 Super Bowl commercial!

JUCY Campervans Australia.Fans can rent a campervan for two to four people or a luxe Star RV Motorhome for up to six, look up a campsite or caravan park in town, and book a site for the concert night. Not only is this a fun way to enhance your concert experience (camp singalong with fellow Swifties anyone?) but you’ll also save some serious cash… more on that later.

The Bear is sticking with a June binge.