Bluedot - a festival where music, science and comedy collide under the shadow of one of the world’s largest telescopes - made its grand return on Friday following a three-year hiatus.
03.07.2022 - 17:23 / variety.com
Guy Lodge Film CriticEven upon its release 52 years ago, Lionel Jeffries’ adaptation of “The Railway Children” was something of a throwback: a kindly, low-conflict family entertainment, faithfully drawn from E. Nesbit’s 1905 children’s novel, that hearkened back to an Edwardian-era England of steam trains, rolling green fields and close-knit village communities.
At the time, it caught a wave of nostalgia that got it firmly cemented in the popular British canon, even if it never attained quite the same classic status abroad. Half a century later, it’s still regarded with “they don’t make ’em like they used to” fervor.
A very belated follow-up, Morgan Matthews’ “The Railway Children Return” aims to prove that, in fact, they do. Effectively piling nostalgia upon nostalgia upon nostalgia into a triple-layered Victorian sponge of particularly English sweetness, this good-natured, resolutely old-fashioned film will likely make any adults who grew up on Jeffries’ original a little misty-eyed.
Whether it will resonate with their own children is the question to be answered when Studiocanal releases “The Railway Children Return” in U.K. cinemas on July 15.
Bluedot - a festival where music, science and comedy collide under the shadow of one of the world’s largest telescopes - made its grand return on Friday following a three-year hiatus.
Prince Harry has won a bid to bring part of his High Court claim against the Home Office over his security arrangements while in the UK. Harry, 37, is taking legal action over a decision not to allow him to pay for police protection for himself and his family – wife Meghan Markle and their two young children – when visiting from their home in California.
South Park’s 25th anniversary concert will be shown on Comedy Central and Paramount+.The two-night event, set to take place at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, on August 9-10, will feature performances of classic songs from the show. Creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker are set to make an appearance, along with Primus and Ween.For those unable to get tickets, the show will be broadcast on Comedy Central on August 13 at 10pm ET and will be available to stream a day later on Paramount+ in the US.
Naman Ramachandran British music exports soared 13.7% to a high of £590.8 million ($709 million) in 2021, the highest total on record, per the latest analysis from British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the trade body for independent and major record labels in the U.K.The 2021 total is the highest since the BPI began its annual survey of record label overseas income in 2000 and was driven by a record number of U.K. artists, nearly 400, each achieving 100 million-plus global streams. These include superstars like Adele, Dua Lipa, Dave and Ed Sheeran, and several emerging artists, including Glass Animals, PinkPantheress and Rex Orange County.
Harry Styles.The honours course, titled ‘Harry Styles And The Cult Of Celebrity: Identity, The Internet And European Pop Culture’, will start in Spring 2023.Sharing the news on Twitter, course leader Dr. Louie Dean Valencia wrote: “It’s official, official.
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Fugitive sex offender Nicholas Rossi is to be interviewed in prison by detectives over an allegation of rape in Essex.
Jeff Bridges took on the most important role of all last summer as father of the bride for his youngest daughter, Hayley. The lucky bride married her longtime love, Justin Shane, in Kestrel Park in Santa Ynez, California last August. In new photos released from magazine, Bridges was all smiles as he walked Hayley down the aisle and offered some opening remarks before the ceremony began. «My dad gave a welcome speech and touched on a trait of Justin's that I also mentioned in my vows, which is that kids and dogs love him,» Hayley tells .
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the launch of the Jonas Gwangwa Music Composition Initiative, a program to help Black British musicians who are interested in developing a career in film composing.The program begins in October and is in partnership with Mercury Studios. In celebration of the late South African musician, composer and Oscar nominee Jonas Gwangwa (“Cry Freedom”), the program will provide real-world experience, one-on-one mentorship and networking opportunities.Part of the Academy’s ongoing Aperture 2025 global outreach and engagement efforts, the initiative aims to foster broader representation in film music composition, with an emphasis on Black British talent.
Cherylee Houston has been a part of the Coronation Street family for more than a decade. The actress has played Izzy Armstrong since 2010 and has become a firm favourite with ITV viewers over the years.