Marcus Rashford is out of Manchester United's Premier League fixture away to Fulham through injury.
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Anna Marie de la Fuente Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions, the company behind such hits as “The Man in the High Castle” and RAI’s “Leonardo,” has snagged the rights to L.M. Logan crime thriller novel “29 Seconds.” Founded by its CEO Frank Spotnitz, who was also an executive producer and writer of the seminal sci-fi drama series “The X-Files,” Big Light is teaming up with Tomorrow Studios, producer of Netflix’s hit manga adaptation, “One Piece,” to adapt the bestseller as a limited drama series with the working title, “One Name.” To be written by London School of Economics-educated and former lawyer Sara Collins, the psychological revenge thriller turns on Sarah, a university lecturer who faces harassment from her boss.
An encounter with a powerful figure offers her a deal to solve her problems with no consequences. A life-changing 29-second phone call will bring into question whether she is willing to risk everything she holds dear for the sake of revenge.
Described as gritty, suspenseful and packed with unpredictable twists, “One Name” asks: If you were given the opportunity to have one person disappear from your life forever without repercussions, would you take it? Said exec producer Spotnitz: “T.M. Logan is famed for his seriously addictive storytelling and gritty narratives that have audiences hooked worldwide, and ‘29 Seconds’ is no exception.
Marcus Rashford is out of Manchester United's Premier League fixture away to Fulham through injury.
You’d be hard pressed to find a takeaway that doesn’t do a box of sorts in Manchester nowadays. They have become all the rave in the last few years and have proved popular as seen from the success of Levenshulme stalwarts Red Cherry and Drip in Burnage.
Noel Gallagher has shared his new single ‘We’re Gonna Get There In The End’.Taken from his recent album ‘Council Skies’, the track follows previous singles with his High Flying Birds, ‘Open The Door, See What You Find’, the title track, ‘Dead To The World’, ‘Easy Now‘ and ‘Pretty Boy’.Speaking about the track, Gallagher said: “I wrote this in one night during the pandemic. I wrote it and put the demo out.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor “Diabolik – Who Are You,” which has its market premiere this week at AFM, following its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival, is the third in a series of adaptations of an Italian comic-book franchise. The books, written by sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani, have sold more than 150 million copies. Kino Lorber has picked up U.S.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent 2023’s American Film Market may be shaping up for “a rather quiet year,” says Martin Moszkowicz, chairman of the executive board at Germany’s Constantin Film. That said, Moszkowicz will stay in Los Angeles for around 10 days. “We have so much business there – and much of it is not related directly to the market,” he says.
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Ken Loach’s “The Old Oak” – won big Saturday night at Spain’s Valladolid Festival, walking off with its main competition Golden Spike and the Spanish event’s best actor (Dave Turner) and Audience Award plaudits respectively. The prize ceremony also saw Charlotte Rampling, star of closing film “Juniper” from Matthew J.
The Human League have announced details of a 2024 UK Arena tour.The legendary ’80s synth-pop band will tour the UK in late 2024 with their ‘Generations 2024’ tour hitting Cardiff, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Leeds and London.Tickets for the event will go on sale on November 3 from 10am here.Check out the full list of UK dates here:DECEMBER 5 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff 6 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham 9 – Brighton Centre, Brighton 10 – Windsor Hall (BIC), Bournemouth 12 – Ovo Hydro, Glasgow 13 – First Direct Arena, Leeds 14 – OVO Arena Wembley, LondonThe new wave band formed in 1977 and achieved huge success in the ’80s with hits including ‘Don’t You Want Me’, ‘Mirror Man’ and ‘Tell Me When.’ They won a BRIT award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982.Lead singer Philip Oakey has been the band’s consistent member since 1977 while keyboard players Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh both left the band to form Heaven 17. The group now consists of Oakey and long-serving vocalists Joanne Catherall and Susan Anne Sulley.The band have been covered by numerous artists over the years, including Blossoms last year who performed a rendition of ‘Don’t You Want Me’ at Truck Festival.Towards the end of their 18-track set, Blossoms treated the crowd to their own spin on the 1981 anthem ‘Don’t You Want Me’ and later shared footage of the cover on Instagram.
Scott McTominay is among a four-man shortlist to have been drawn up by Newcastle as they look to replace Sandro Tonali in January, according to reports.
Some movie theaters are implementing intermissions during screenings of Martin Scorsese‘s Killers of the Flower Moon, prompting Apple and Paramount to intervene.
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Young people across Greater Manchester have found themselves trapped in their homes as the cost of living crisis continues, a report has found.
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says he is using Scott McTominay as an example to the rest of his squad following his heroics against Brentford prior to the international break.
A 'high-end boutique hotel' with a restaurant, bar, spa and pool will be built in Manchester city centre's Castlefield district. Plans for the five-star hotel on Liverpool Road, approved by Manchester council, include 36 rooms across five floors.
You can’t ignore the signs that winter is on its way: big coats have been fetched from the depths of the wardrobe, evenings are growing darker and de-misting the car windscreen is becoming a daily habit. After the glorious long and sunny (well sometimes sunny) days of summer, it can all feel rather depressing.
Oscar-nominated director Matthew Heineman and late filmmaker Nancy Buirski will be honored at the Hamptons Doc Fest in New York next month.
If and when Sir Jim Ratcliffe throws open the door at Old Trafford he’ll have high hopes of succeeding where others have failed over the past decade.
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