The new restaurants opening in Manchester in October

EXCLUSIVE: Hollywood publicity firm The Lede Company is expanding internationally with the launch of a London office.

With a formalist’s eye for visual symmetry, an architect’s sense of structure, and a poet’s ability to stoke the passions raging inside his precisely balanced frames, Park Chan-wook makes ferociously controlled films about ferocious, uncontrollable impulses. Ever since his international breakthrough with 2003’s “Oldboy,” remembered most for the oft-imitated hallway sequence in which a hammer-wielding Choi Min-sik lays waste to enemy waves in a righteous bid for freedom, the South Korean filmmaker has been widely associated with operatic bursts of sexuality and extreme violence, the kind often considered a signature of the New Korean Cinema.  Park has hardly shied from this notoriety, even binding “Oldboy” together with “Sympathy for Mr.

Mayor Andy Burnham has said people need to 'cut Manchester City Council some slack' over their decision to axe the city's Bonfire Night celebrations due to 'escalating costs'.

Erik ten Hag has suggested that he sees Victor Lindelof as an ideal option to use on the left-side of defence despite signing Lisandro Martinez to play there in the summer.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has insisted that he is now a supporter of Manchester City after switching his allegiance from following Liverpool. The 38-year-old NFL legend, who has been recently in the UK as his Packers' side faced off against the New York Giants in London, was quizzed on which 'soccer' team has his backing.

Manchester United fans are unhappy with the current ownership of their club. The Glazer family purchased the team back in 2005 and since that time have been greeted with constant criticism and resistance to their premiership.

Manori Ravindran International Editor New York’s South Asian International Film Festival has appointed Chayan Sarkar as its new president. A filmmaker, entrepreneur and festival director, Sarkar is also the founder of the Indian International Film Festival of Queensland in Australia. He takes over from SAIFF founder Shilen Amin, who will step down as president, but will remain a member of the festival’s board of directors. Sarkar joins SAIFF as the festival enters its 19th year as a leading film festival in the U.S. for new cinema from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, and within the Indian diaspora. In recent years, SAIFF has become increasingly influential as a platform for South Asian cinema, both in the U.S. and internationally. Fourteen of India’s submissions for the international feature film Oscar have had their North American premieres at the festival.

The number of people in the UK following a vegan diet has surged in recent years, as the UK market for meat substitutes is now the largest in Europe and worth more than €500m (£450m), according to market and consumer data company Statista. While it was once tricky to find a specialised vegan restaurant, here in Manchester, those following a vegan diet can now pick from more than 50 dedicated meat-free eateries within five miles of the city centre.

Ayrshire's newest restaurant has opened its doors for the first time.

The Walking Dead is airing its final episodes on AMC and the show made a final appearance at New York Comic Con. The network unveiled the Dead City spinoff and also dropped the opening minutes of Episode 1118, which you can preview in the video above. Additionally, the cable network shared preview photos of Episode 1119, which you can see at the end of this article.

Thomas Hartley has been at the centre of the drama in this series of Married At First Sight UK, and he turned heads as he sported a new look in Manchester. Thomas, who married Adrian Sanderson in the E4 social experiment which sees singles matched-up and meet for the first time on their wedding days, looked completely different with a close-cropped hairstyle.

Zack Sharf Halloween is upon us, which means it’s perfect timing for Ti West’s “X” and David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” two of the best new horror movies of the year, to hit streaming platforms. But that’s not all this scary season.

fall TV season is already in full swing and continues with the return of favorites like Grey's Anatomy season 19. This month also sees the finales of several major series including House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.  Plus, movies continue to debut on streaming, including The School for Good and Evil, Raymond & Ray and Halloween Ends.

Celebrity chef Gino D'Acampo's pizza and prosecco restaurant inside Manchester's Arndale Centre has closed - but has swiftly reopened as new Italian restaurant brand Piccolo by Piccolino. The Italian TV star had launched his My Pizza and Prosecco Bar amid a blaze of publicity inside the huge Next in the shopping centre back in 2017.

Beyoncé stars in an irresistibly energetic new ad campaign for Tiffany & Co.

Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver are stepping out to promote their new movie.

on Hulu, as the streaming service is adding a ton of horror-themed content this month. But not to worry, there’s plenty of other non-spooky new movies and shows to watch too.In the horror realm, director David Bruckner’s new (and well-received) take on “Hellraiser” arrives on Oct.

Antonio Ferme editor Long before “Marriage Story” writer-director Noah Baumbach was attached to Netflix’s “White Noise,” several filmmakers mounted attempts to adapt the notoriously “unfilmable” novel of the same name written by Don DeLillo. Variety reported in 2004 that “The Addams Family” director Barry Sonnenfeld was on board to direct the film, known as his “longtime passion project.” The torch was then handed off to Michael Almereyda, best known for his 2000 film “Hamlet” starring Ethan Hawke, after Uri Singer acquired the rights to DeLillo’s novel. Baumbach’s “White Noise” served as the opening night screening for the 60th annual New York Film Festival on Friday, making its North American debut after a divisive premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The director told Variety on the red carpet that he didn’t give a second thought to the idea that his film’s source material was unadaptable.

adapted from Jessica Knolle’s best-selling novel and a new YA spin on ghost stories, “The Midnight Club.”More book adaptations to keep your eye on for October’s Netflix arrivals include “The School for Good and Evil,” out Oct. 19 and based on the best-selling series by Soman Chainani.

Former Manchester City defender Bacary Sagna has heaped praised on United's Lisandro Martinez ahead of Sunday's derby.