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Labour is facing criticism for standing by its Rochdale by-election candidate who claimed that Israel allowed Hamas to carry out its October 7 attack to provide grounds to invade Gaza.

Gina Rodriguez recently attended a photo call for Netflix’s “Players” at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood. In the upcoming movie, Rodriguez plays the role of New York City sportswriter Mack, who has a habit of creating “plays” with her friends to win over potential hookups on nights out.As the story progresses, Mack develops feelings for a war reporter, Nick, played by Tom Ellis. She realizes that she wants more than just a casual relationship with him.

Gina Rodriguez is stepping out for the premiere of her new Netflix movie!

Kanye West is gearing up for a new record and a world tour. “Vultures” will be dropping any time soon, and is the first record between West and Ty Dolla Sign, who’ve formed a duo known as ¥$. While the album has faced multiple delays (it was supposed to be released today), a new music video was released for the song “Talking/Once Again,” featuring Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s daughter North West in her musical debut.

Alex Ritman Lucy van Beek, the award-winning factual TV and film specialist, has launched her own production outfit, Tailfeather Productions. The company, whose focus will be premium specialist factual documentaries and series for streaming platforms, broadcasters and theatrical release, launches with two major commissions, “Alexander: The Making of a God” for Netflix and “Born to Be Wild” for Apple TV+.

EXCLUSIVE: L.A. and Cairo-based production company Ambient Light Films is upping its support for Middle East and North African indie cinema.

The Princess of Wales is expected to remain in hospital for the next few days as she continues with her recovery from last week’s abdominal surgery.

Fire crews have been called onboard an easyJet plane at Manchester Airport.

Rio Ferdinand no longer believes Manchester United will finish inside the top four in the Premier League come the end of the season.

William Earl administrator Lana Wilson‘s new documentary “Look Into My Eyes” casts a sympathetic view of an oft-mocked part of society: psychics and the clients who trust them. The feature debuted at the Sundance Film Festival on Monday at the Egyptian Theater in Park City, and was followed by a Q&A with Wilson, producer Kyle Martin, editor Hannah Buck and four of the featured psychics.

Qatar‘s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced the recipient projects for its fall 2023 grants cycle, featuring 44 films by first and second-time directors hailing from 32 countries. (scroll down for full list)

After realising how little support was available for new mums, Tiffany Norris, 42, decided it was time for change. Now Tiffany, who splits her time between London and the Cotswolds, works as a “mummy concierge”, finding baby stylists, arranging post-birth photo shoots and helping billionaires and Hollywood stars with all things pregnancy and parenting. “When I was pregnant six years ago I remember being in John Lewis and bursting into tears because I didn’t know what I needed to get for my baby.

Anyone who is planning on jetting off on holiday to Egypt anytime soon has been urged to take note of some important travel advice issued by the Foreign Office.

Bethesda and MachineGames have shared the first full trailer for Indiana Jones And The Great Circle as part of Microsoft’s most recent Xbox Developer Direct – check it out below.The 3-minute gameplay video sees Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones headbutt Nazis, explore crypts, assemble ancient puzzles and use his whip to escape life-threatening situations as he tries to uncover the truth about The Great Circle. Despite the likeness to Ford, he hasn’t returned to voice Indiana Jones with Troy Baker stepping up instead.“Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in Indiana Jones And The Great Circle, a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of Raiders Of The Lost Ark and The Last Crusade,” reads the game’s official description.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer “Veni Vidi Vici” — a jaw-dropping Austrian shocker that’s part of this year’s Sundance Film Festival – came, saw and conquered at its Thursday premiere. The film follows a ruthless and charismatic billionaire family whose patriarch guns down innocent citizens in his free time, and left many speechless at the Egyptian Theater in Park City. Directed by Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann, the movie features intensely provocative moments including infanticide and brutal public shootings.

The rub and paradox about Netflix is that the company is a streaming business, first and foremost. The company and the move towards streaming at home have made many critical about how streamers have killed or hurt the theatrical experience.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Netflix is kicking off its Milestone Movies: The Anniversary collection with films that are turning 50 in 1974 — a group that happens to include some of the medium’s all-time classics. The anniversary titles will stream on the platform in the U.S., along with in-person special screenings starting in March at New York’s Paris Theater and L.A.’s Egyptian Theater in Hollywood and Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades.

Gladiators was one of the biggest sports entertainment programmes of the 1990s, and this weekend it returns to screens in its brand-new home on the BBC. Hosted by father and son duo Bradley and Barney Walsh, the show will see a new generation of superhuman Gladiators competing against a brave set of contenders.

Picture the scene: you’re bathed in sunshine, lying on a sun lounger on the beach with the sound of waves lapping at the shore, as you relax with a cocktail in hand. It all sounds rather dreamy, especially compared to the chilly conditions we’re experiencing in Greater Manchester right now.

Green Day, Foo Fighters, Blink 182, Third Eye Blind and Red Hot Chili Peppers exploded onto the scene.Hip-Hop icons Wu-Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes and Ice Cube blew up; singer-songwriters Madonna, Alanis Morrissette and Sarah McLachlan cemented their reputations as genre-defining superstars.Best of all, all of those ’90s icons — and more! — are still pounding the pavement.And that’s where we enter the chat room.If you came of age during the “Slacker” era or think Pre-Y2K music is “da bomb,” we’re here to help you re-live the glorious decade all over again with our list of the 58 biggest concert tours featuring ’90s artists separated by music genre below.All you have to do is scroll.We’ll see you at the show (waving a bic lighter in the air like it’s 1995 still, of course).Featuring Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas on select dates.Runs June 29 through Sept. 28.Runs Jan. 26 through March 2.Featuring The Pretenders, The Hives, Mammoth WVH, Amyl and The Sniffers, Alex G and L7 on select dates.Runs May 1 through Aug. 18.Featuring Kid Cudi, Ice Cube, Ken Carson, Otoboke Beaver, Otoboke, Seun Kuti, Egypt80, Wand and Irontom on select dates.Runs Feb. 17 through July 30.Featuring Yellowcard and A R I Z O N A.Runs Feb. 24 through Aug. 3.Featuring Collective Soul and Edwin McCain.Runs May 30 through Sept. 28.Featuring 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Switchfoot, Tonic, Big Wreck and Finger Eleven on select dates.Runs July 17 through Sept. 28.Runs May 3 through June 13.Runs April 5 through June 14.Runs May 10 through June 22.One show at Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 17.Runs April 20-26.Featuring Living Colour.Runs Jan. 24 through March 16.Featuring Wheatus and Sister Hazel on select dates.Runs Jan. 12 through April

A film panned by critics when it debuted ten years ago has suddenly become one of Netflix's most-watched.

Stormzy, Clairo and more have performed a benefit concert to raise funds for those in Palestine and Sudan. Find footage of the show below.Held in New Jersey last night (January 4), the event was titled ‘Artist For Aid’ and saw numerous musicians from all genres come together to help raise funds for the ongoing humanitarian crises in Gaza and Sudan.The benefit show took place at Newark Symphony Hall and was spearheaded by rapper and poet Mustafa, who is from Sudan.Among those performing was British rapper Stormzy, who took to the stage to perform two of his hits ‘Holy Spirit’ and ‘Hide & Seek’.

Andre Onana will be available to play for Manchester United against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup and Tottenham in the Premier League before he leaves to represent Cameroon in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The contents of a historic Scottish country house dating back to the 18th century are set to be sold at auction later this month.

Pablo Sandoval Hollywood studio execs – including James Lin, Universal Pictures SVP physical production, Legendary TV’s Lily Tammy and Robert Ortiz, Paramount SVP, production – met with international location managers, scouts, and line producers and film commission reps at this year’s Shooting Locations Marketplace in Spain’s Valladolid. Among location managers, event ambassador Lori Balton (“Jack Ryan,” “Argo”) was joined by William Doyle (“Mank”) Mika Saito (“Tenet”) Michael Glaser (“Inception”) Les Fincher (“Over the Brooklyn Bridge”) John Hutchinson (“White Noise”) and John Rakich (“See”). David Williams (“Cobra Kai,” David Mckinney (“Batman v Superman”) Jeffrey Shepherd (“Straight Outta Compton,”) and Sandra Solares (“Point Break”) also attended.

Liverpool are three points clear at the summit of the Premier League following Monday night’s win over Newcastle.

Mohamed Salah has warned Manchester City that the Liverpool players believe they have what it takes to win the Premier League title this season.

“Imagine yourself operating on a patient when you are being attacked by barrel bombs and missiles. Your hands are shaking, the hospital is shaking, soil could go in the patient’s wounds while you are operating and then you have to wait a while until the strike stops and carry on.”

Daniel Waters, the screenwriter behind 1992’s Batman Returns, said the proposed “Catwoman” spinoff from that film had two very different takes.

Bradley Cooper’s film “Maestro” premiered in Venice this fall, it seemed his moment of glory had finally arrived.The “Hangover” star’s direction of the prestige drama and his performance as famed “West Side Story” composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein were greeted enthusiastically by critics. The pretentious historical movie is, of course, the sort of thing the press tends to rubber-stamp automatically.The picture is about a real person; a big chunk of it was shot in black and white; the main character leads a secret gay life in New York City and ages some 40 years over the course of the story.

EXCLUSIVE: Saudi hit thriller Night Courier (Mandoob) has continued its record-breaking box office run at home in its second week on release, outpacing Aquaman and Dunki with just under three times the admissions of either picture.

Melissa Barrera is continuing to voice her support from Palestine, following her firing from Scream 7 due to social media posts she made regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Melissa Barrera continues to use her social media platform to stand up for her beliefs. On Christmas Eve, the former Scream star shared a message in favor of Palestine and reminded her followers of the history of the celebration tonight.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Muvi Studios, the production arm of Saudi Arabia’s leading exhibition chain Muvi Cinemas, is ramping up production of Arabic movies with plans to release 10 titles spawned by its own pipeline in 2024, starting with comedy “Esabet Azeema” that will bow locally on Jan. 4. “Esabet Azeema,” which toplines Egyptian icon Esaad Younis making her hotly anticipated return to the big screen, is part of a co-production pact that Muvi struck in 2022 with prominent Egyptian studio Al Arabia Cinema.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor South Korean director Hong Sang-soo was awarded the El Gouna Gold Star for best narrative film for his meditation on art and relationships, “In Our Day,” as the delayed edition of the El Gouna Film Festival held its closing ceremony on Thursday. The Italian animated film “A Greyhound of a Girl,” directed by Enzo D’Alò, and the Brazilian director Guto Parente’s “A Strange Path” picked up the Silver and Bronze Stars respectively.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor The 6th edition of the El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) has wrapped with a feeling of quiet triumph. The glitz and celebrities were largely absent, although Egyptian star Yousra and legendary French actor Christophe Lambert both appeared at In Conversation events. But in a way, this allowed festival organizers to better focus on the core values which they wish to take forward.