Menelik Shabazz, Pioneering Director of Black British Cinema, Dies at 67

Queen Elizabeth II earlier this year for services to opera and to Britain’s regions.Tributes came Sunday from opera companies around the world.

an eerie ability to predict the future over its 32 seasons, is now being credited with foretelling Richard Branson’s flight to space.Fans of the long-running Fox show noticed that a scene from a 2014 episode bore a startling resemblance to footage released Sunday of the British billionaire floating inside his Virgin Galactic rocket.The scene from the Season 25 episode “The War of Art” featured an animated Branson leaning back and admiring a painting while hovering aboard a spaceship.“How can The

A controversial Alabama politician’s $95-million lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen has been dismissed.

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2K, has detailed the abuse he receives on social media, following the racist harassment of English football players this week.Andress took to Twitter in the wake of England’s loss to Italy, which resulted in several players from the team receiving a torrent of racist abuse and harassment on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.In the tweet thread, Andress opened up about the kinds of abuse, stalking and harassment that both he and his family have been the victims of: “While it pales in comparison to

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Finally after a near 15 month wait, Marvel’s long-awaited Black Widow will debut around the world after being locked up from the pandemic, and the industry’s global weekend expectation is as high as $140M.

Naman Ramachandran Dilip Kumar, one of the biggest stars of Indian cinema, died in Mumbai on Wednesday after being hospitalized for breathlessness. He was 98.The star had been ailing for several months and was in and out of hospital prior to his death.Born Mohammed Yusuf Khan in Peshawar, British India, in 1922, Kumar debuted in films with “Jwar Bhata” (1944).

The 74th Cannes Film Festival kicked off in earnest this evening as big names came out to support the event that’s just getting back to business after last year’s cancellation and this year’s delays. Assembled together, 2019 Oscar and Palme d’Or winner Bong Joon-ho, Cannes veteran Pedro Almodovar, Jury President Spike Lee and tonight’s honorary Palme d’Or recipient Jodie Foster paid tribute to the event and officially opened the 2021 proceedings in a mix of Korean, Spanish, English and French.

John Cena, 44, has seemingly changed his tune on becoming a father. The Fast & Furious 9 star opened up about possibly having kids with his wife Shay Shariatzadeh, 31, in a new interview. “I’m a little bit older, a bit wiser. I’m realizing there is life and life exists and it’s beautiful — and I think part of that is being a parent, so we’ll see,” he confessed in a new interview with British outlet The Sun.

Menelik Shabazz, the impactful British filmmaker, has died at the age of 67. The news has been widely circulated on social media, with numerous people who worked closely with the director confirming his passing and adding tributes today.

Gerry Cinnamon has announced the rescheduled dates for his postponed UK and Ireland tour – check them out below.The Scottish singer-songwriter first pushed back a planned run of headline shows in May 2020, confirming at the time that he would head back out on the road in May and June this year.However, Cinnamon was forced to shelve the concerts back in April – citing the “restrictions and continuing uncertainty” surrounding live music amid the coronavirus pandemic.Taking to Instagram yesterday

It's one thing to indulge oneself in drunken bets but it's absolutely rare for people to commit to them. Although a UK man may have just set an example of what it is to keep one's word even when it comes to taking dares when you are drunk.

the Sun of the story behind his recent legal identity change. “One thing led to another and they dared me to change my name to John Cena.”The Bradford, UK, restaurant worker initially considered simply getting inked with the 44-year-old professional wrestler’s name, but then boldly decided to fully commit to completing the dare. “I was going to get a tattoo saying it but did this instead.

Lorraine Kelly ended up swearing in dismay at Twitter as she put out an appeal to help Ru Paul's Drag Race UK winner Lawrence Chaney get a valued blue tick.

EXCLUSIVE: Laurence Spellman (Ready Player One) and Laura Bayston (Killing Eve) are leading the cast of UK indie The Wife And Her House Husband, a two-hander from Papadopolous & Sons filmmaker Marcus Markou.