At long last, Mark Jenkin‘s buzzy sophomore feature “Enys Men” gets a US theatrical release later this month. The movie made waves with its British folk horror trappings and 16mm visuals at the Cannes Film Festival last year.
06.03.2023 - 14:11 / deadline.com
Ofcom has found GB News to be in breach of its code over Covid-19 vaccine comments, in the first of two rulings investigating the Mark Steyn Show.
In an episode last April, host Steyn quoted official data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to say that the vaccines caused higher infection, hospitalization and death rates, but four viewers complained that these comments were “dangerous” and drew “fatally flawed conclusions.”
Steyn said in the programme that UKHSA data on those people that had, and those that had not, received a third Covid-19 vaccination dose could be compared because the two groups included approximately the same numbers of people.
Ofcom, however, said in today’s ruling he had failed to take into account other factors such as the significant differences in age or health of the people in the two groups.
Steyn’s insistence that the results were definitive was found to be in breach of section 2.2 of Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code, and were labeled “potentially harmful and materially misleading” by the regulator.
GB News defended its presenter, stating that the programs’ “purpose is unmistakably to challenge the status quo and question official narratives” but that it has “at no stage adopted an ‘anti-vax’approach and that has always been made clear to the audience.”
Steyn left GB News last month over a dispute over his contract regarding whether he would have to pay Ofcom fines. Ofcom has not yet said if GB News will be fined over today’s breach.
Separately, his former show is being separately investigated by the regulator following an interview with author Naomi Wolf in in which she claimed women were being harmed by Covid-19 vaccines as part of an effort to “to destroy British civil society”. Ofcom
At long last, Mark Jenkin‘s buzzy sophomore feature “Enys Men” gets a US theatrical release later this month. The movie made waves with its British folk horror trappings and 16mm visuals at the Cannes Film Festival last year.
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NCT Dream members Mark Lee and Chenle have revealed which UK artist they would like to work with.The boyband recently sat down to speak with the Official Charts Company ahead of the upcoming London show of their ongoing ‘The Dream Show 2: In a Dream’ world tour.During the interview the interview, the boyband were asked if there were any UK artists they would like to collaborate with at the moment. Mark Lee showed his love for London-born Central Cee, saying: “[He] is a rapper I recently got to listen to, and I imagine that it’d be interesting if we got to be on a song together.”Meanwhile, member Chenle said they he would like to work with English singer and television personality HRVY again.
Alt-pop duo Dirty Nice have spent the past few years carving out their own unique corner in the music world. Their 2021 debut Lobster, featuring Wet Leg collaboration "Sunshine End Times," first introduced Charlie Pelling's charming mix of off-kilter melodies and classic songwriting chops which call to mind fellow British eccentrics Metronomy or a jankier Phoenix.
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Mark Wright has exclusively revealed that the £3.5 million Essex mansion he shares with his wife Michelle Keegan is the couple’s “forever home”.The former TOWIE star, 36, and his wife of eight years have been renovating the five-bedroom property – which they bought in 2019 for £1.3 million – for three years, finally moving in last summer. And now, after years of juggling a long-distance relationship, he and former Coronation Street actress Michelle plan on staying put. Opening up about how thrilled he is with the lavish pad, Mark says, “I’m loving it.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Mobile 101, a Nokia Story,” a series about the dramatic rise and fall of the Finnish phone company, has been acquired by Disney+ and Walter Presents in multiple territories. The series was produced by Finland’s Rabbit Films and is represented in international markets by the outfit. The six-part series, which sheds light on how a small Finnish company specializing in rubber boots became the world’s biggest mobile manufacturer at the turn of the 21st century, has been picked by Disney+ Italy, Netherlands and Belgium. Walter Presents, meanwhile, bought it for the UK & Ireland. RUV Iceland has also acquired season one of the series.
Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day is back tonight, with a host of famous coming together to raise funds for some vital causes. The latest edition of the annual telethon will see Joel Dommett take on host duties as some of the biggest names in entertainment make viewers laugh while supporting those in need.
Evil Dead Rise event to “get the fuck out”.The veteran actor, and undisputed star of the horror franchise, refused to be phased when one audience member acted up.Campbell told the unhappy member of the audience to leave the film’s premiere event after he acted up and caused a scene, according to Variety.The man is said to have been approached by venue staff after falling asleep with his legs propped up on a seat, before yelling “something unintelligible” at the staff.When the room went silent following his outburst, the man is said to have shouted: “This movie fucking sucks!” He then threw an empty bucket of popcorn into the air.The audience at the premiere reportedly erupted into a chorus of boos, and as the heckler stormed out of his balcony seat Bruce Campbell spoke up. “What are you doing here? Get the fuck out of here!” he told the man.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Viaplay’s newly launched U.S. streaming service has unveiled the trailer for its anticipated original crime series “Cell 8” which will premiere exclusively in North America on the platform on April 13. The 6-episode series shot in both Swedish and English, and revolves around the justice system and death penalty. “Cell 8” tells the story of a man presumed dead who is arrested on a ferry between Sweden and Finland. Detectives Mariana Hermansson (Mimosa Willamo) and Ewert Grens (Leonard Terfelt) who proceed to the arrest are thrown into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events. The case soon reveals a personal connection not only to Hermansson herself, but to a Death Row prisoner in the U.S. and a grieving parent consumed by the quest for revenge.
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Mark Wright has shared his Mallorca apartment woes after he claims builders “tried to cut corners” on renovation work.The TOWIE star, 36, had hoped to have some work done on a flat he owns in Mallorca but has been forced to finish the job off himself after not being happy with the work done by builders he “didn’t know”. With work on the property not going to plan, Mark got his own new team on hand and drove their tools to the apartment from the UK - with the journey taking two days.
Outnumbered actress Ramona Marquez is best known for playing little Karen Brockman in the hit BBC sitcom, but nearly 16 years since she first made her debut, the star is barely recognisable. Now 22, Ramona looks worlds away from her role as curly-haired cheeky youngster Karen, who starred in the programme as Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner's married characters' daughter. Ramona was only six years old when she was first cast in the British family comedy in 2007, and played Karen for seven years until she was 13.The series then returned for a one-off Christmas special in 2016, as BBC viewers were delighted to see the beloved family back on screens one last time.
Marcus Mumford, Anna Calvi and Hozier are among the artists set to play a fundraising event for Turkey and Syria in London next month.On Saturday, April 15, the famous Royal Albert Hall will host the event, which will raise funds for War Child and the Turkey Mozaik Foundation in response to the deadly recent earthquake.The night will also feature guest appearances by Olivia Colman, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Omid Djalili, as well as the Turkish and Syrian Solidarity Ensemble.Olivia Colman said of her involvement: ‘Why would I NOT take part? If it was my family, people I knew and loved, I would hope people would do what they could to help me. I don’t know how anyone could read about another human’s suffering and not want to do something.”Marcus Mumford added: “I’ve been a Global Ambassador for War Child UK since 2014 and in that time I’ve been privileged to see their vital work in Central African Republic, Iraq, Gaza and Jordan.
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When it comes to the genre playgrounds he loves so much, is Guy Ritchie better off being himself or playing along? His brash, bad-lad calling cards (“Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” “Snatch”) were never terribly original, but their style-to-burn derivativeness had spirit. His Hollywood larks (“Sherlock Holmes,” “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”) never felt honest but the occasional glimpse of a bruiser’s cockiness made for colorful upgrades in the IP machinery.After Ritchie’s return to leaner (but never in the dialogue) roots with the comically shaggy, seedy gangster wingding “The Gentlemen,” and reteaming with his best contribution to cinema — Jason Statham — for the brackish vengeance puddle “Wrath of Man,” the British filmmaker is once again aiming for sleek and starry heights with the spy-driven action comedy “Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre.”Statham is the “Fortune” of the title, first name Orson, an elite for-hire operative with clever ideas and expensive tastes, hired by intelligence agency rep Nathan (Cary Elwes) to determine who’s interested in a stolen package rumored to be worth $10 billion on the open market.