Nathan Louis Jackson, Award-Winning Playwright and ‘Luke Cage’ Writer-Producer, Dies at 44

8 Mile actor Nashawn Breedlove has reportedly died.Bronx rapper Mickey Factz wrote on his social media channels on Monday (September 25) that Breedlove, who played the role of Lotto in the 2002 battle rap film alongside Eminem, had passed away.“RIP to one of the few emcee’s to beat Eminem… Lotto from 8 Mile. Who’s friends lovingly called him, OX,” he wrote.

KBA, a leading financial planning company with multiple offices across the North West and Cheshire, is excited to announce the opening of its new office in the heart of Spinningfields, Manchester.

Selome Hailu After 146 days, the Writers Guild of America is close to heading back to work. The WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) resumed bargaining on Wednesday and reached a tentative deal on Sunday. Final language for the parties’ contract is still being finalized.

An award-winning Perth tattoo shop is set to shut after 18 years due to the owner’s health issues and rising costs.

EastEnders star Molly Rainford has revealed who she will be backing on the new series of Strictly Come Dancing when the live shows return on Saturday night. Molly starred on last year's series of the BBC show, and she managed to reach the final, where she finished as a runner-up with her dance partner Carlos Gu.

Louis Theroux Interviews, including Pete Doherty and RAYE.The six-episode series sees the journalist and broadcaster interview various celebrities about their lives and careers. In the first series, which aired last year, Theroux met the likes of Rita Ora, Yungblud and Stormzy.In the second series, Theroux will meet The Libertines and Babyshambles frontman in Normandy, where he lives with his wife and daughter.

Alex Blasdale began her glittering career at Reach Plc in 2006, fresh out of education at just 19 years old.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Mark Wahlberg said in an interview with Cigar Aficionado magazine that one of the reasons he pivoted to producing was because it became clear in his acting work that he’d always be taking a backseat to fellow mega-stars like Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio. Starting around “The Fighter” in 2010, Wahlberg became a producer or an executive producer on nearly all of his major releases. “I started becoming a producer out of necessity,” Wahlberg said.

Married At First Sight UK is back on our screens with a fresh batch of singletons ready to meet their husband or wife for the very first time at the altar.The first episode of the 2023 series aired on E4 on Monday 18 September, and it gave viewers the first introduction to the people they will be watching this year.Two weddings also went ahead, with sales executive Luke marrying sales manager Jay, and Chelsea girl Laura getting hitched to tennis coach Arthur.There have been very mixed reactions from viewers to the first couples, with some people branding Laura a 'walking red flag', with others said they were 'in love' with Jay. Laura, who was previously married for just ten months, made it clear that she wanted a posh-speaking Chelsea boy, so when she walked down the aisle to meet tennis coach Arthur, she made no attempt to hide her disdain.

“Hi, I’m gonna kill myself,” an 11-year-old girl proclaims to her mom over a pay phone in what is clearly an attention-getting gesture. Alarming as this may sound, it’s just part of the oddly arresting dynamics of Janet Planet, the distinctive first produced screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker, making her cinematic directorial debut. This is an off-beat film to say the least, one rippling with modestly turbulent undercurrents that are presented in such a way that make parent-offspring relations at least as amusing as they are serious. Beyond that, there is an unusual dramatic approach at play that partly turns its back on normal verbal interchange, one that embraces out-of-the-blue remarks and sidelong comments at the partial expense of conventional exposition and character development. The result is both disarming and odd, a film both lovely for its observational aptitude and at times mildly annoying in its smarty-pants conversational cleverness. Whatever else you can say, it’s an absolute original.

The Health and Safety Executive are 'making enquiries' into a tragic incident in which a man died following reports of a wall collapsing at a house in south Manchester.

Veteran Broadway actor Michael McGrath died Sept 14 at his home in Bloomfield, NJ, Broadway World reported Thursday night. He was 65.

Naman Ramachandran Sony Pictures’ faith-focused label Affirm Films and Monarch Media have set a release date and launched a trailer for Christmas musical film “Journey to Bethlehem.” The film marks the feature directorial debut of Adam Anders, who was a music producer on “Glee.” A retelling of the the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus, the film is a live-action Christmas musical weaving classic Christmas melodies with humor, faith and new pop songs. The cast includes Fiona Palomo (“Outer Banks”) as Mary, Milo Manheim (“Prom Pact”) as Joseph, Antonio Banderas (“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”) as Herod, Stephanie Gil (“Fatima”), Rizwan Manji (“Schitt’s Creek”), Geno Segers (“Perfect Harmony”), Omid Djalili (“Gladiator”), Joel Smallbone and Lecrae.

When restaurateurs Devang and Pradip first visited Manchester, they fell in love with both the city and its people.

Holly Jones Nascent indie production outfit Little Spain and Sony Music Entertainment have provided Variety with the exclusive first look trailer for upcoming Movistar Plus+ Original “This Excessive Ambition” (“Esta Ambición Desmedida”), a unique look at the life and times of multifaceted Spanish musician, C. Tangana.

Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after complications from a medical procedure left him unable to sing, died Sunday. He was 59.

Plans to axe several screen funding programs in Australia are “hard to comprehend” and will be a “disaster” for the country’s film and TV industry, the country’s producers body has warned.

The best in hip-hop are being celebrated.

Steven J. Horowitz 21 Savage and Cardi B lead the nominations for the BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 with 12 nods apiece, followed by Drake with nine and DJ Khaled and Burna Boy with seven. Cardi B, who is gearing up to release her new single “Bongos” with Megan Thee Stallion, secured nominations for best live performer, lyricist of the year, hip-hop artist of the year and song of the year for “Tomorrow 2,” her collaboration with GloRilla.

The 2023 CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, will air live on Wednesday, Nov. 8 on ABC.