It is just over two weeks until the general election takes places on Thursday, July 4. The main political parties have now released their manifestos which lay out their plans in a bid to convince undecided voters.
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So, is it The Watchers or is it The Watched? In North America it’s the former, in the UK and Ireland it’s the latter, and it’s a testament to the all-over-the-shop plotting of Ishana Night Shyamalan’s feature debut that it doesn’t really make much difference whichever way you look at it. Working from a folk-horror novel by A.M. Shine, Shyamalan takes a simple single-location genre premise — literally, it’s a cabin-in-the-woods story — and somehow creates a thriller that’s both unnecessarily complex and almost entirely uninteresting.
Alarm bells ring when the curtain rises, and a voiceover tells us of the forest that’s not on any map, that draws in lost souls “like a moth to a flame” and is so deadly that “those that wander in never come back out”. To illustrate this, we see a stranded backpacker — whose identity we learn later — running terrified through said woods only to find himself, Blair Witch-style, back where he started. Something’s on his trail, but what? He soon finds out. “That’s impossible,” he gasps with his dying breath, the first of many teasing horror tropes.
Then off we go to Galway, where pet-shop worker Mina (Dakota Fanning) lives alone and in a state of existential torment, still grieving for her mother who died 15 years before. To celebrate the anniversary of her death, Mina puts on a wig and heads to a busy bar, where she pretends to be a sultry ballerina. Will she get it on with the guy who hits on her? We never find out, because, the next day, Mina has a job to do: deliver a rare parrot to a nearby zoo (and if you’ve ever wondered where zoos get their livestock from, well, now you know). Along the way, Mina stops at a gas station, where dozens of fly-posts show the faces of missing hikers.
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It is just over two weeks until the general election takes places on Thursday, July 4. The main political parties have now released their manifestos which lay out their plans in a bid to convince undecided voters.
After the impressive display of The King's Birthday Parade in London at the weekend, another important royal procession will take place in Windsor today, Monday, 17 June.The Order of the Garter is the oldest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom and is the most senior knighthood in the British honours system which is only outranked by the Victoria Cross and the George Cross. It sees those members of the Royal Family who have been honoured, attend a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor, before parading in their eye-catching dark blue mantles and Tudor bonnets with ostrich feather plumes.
A father remains separated from his three children after only one of them was successful in securing a passport.
Abbey Clancy and her husband Peter Crouch looked loved up as they headed to Italy for a romantic summer holiday.The pair escaped the rainy UK weather for a sun-soaked holiday in Taormina, Sicily where they stayed at the San Domenico Palace. In snaps uploaded to Instagram 38 year old Abbey gave her followers a peek inside the lavish trip as she and Peter took in the stunning sights on a yacht before embracing the Italian cuisine and tucking into some pizza. For the romantic getaway, the duo opted for the five-star hotel San Domenico Palace which has its own sea-view cliff top infinity pool and beautiful Italian gardens.
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British holidaymakers dreaming of a new life in Greece have been cautioned about a "shock" they might face, with the advice to "get used to it." Those relocating to Greece as expats have encountered a "weird" issue, according to one expat.
Joe Jonas has been enjoying his time in Europe for the last couple of weeks as a single man. The singer was in France in May for the Cannes Film Festival, where he took the stage at the amFAR Gala for a surprise appearance with his band, DNCE. But he kept the party going, traveling to Greece, where he has been making memories and sparking romantic rumors with a beautiful Lebanese actress named Laila Abdallah.Jonas and Laila have not been spotted together in the past, but on Tuesday, photos hit the Internet of the 34 and 28-year-old on the beach in Athens, looking very happy in each other’s company.
Kate Winslet went to the London home of director Stephen Frears to discuss HBO’s political satire “The Regime.” She’d been cast in the role of Elena Vernham, a narcissistic European autocrat, and Frears had been pinpointed by the production as a potential director. “I was offered a cup of tea, which I then ended up making myself because he clearly had no intention of making the tea for me at all,” Winslet says. “In fact, he didn’t even seem to know where the cups were.” (The British use the phrase “Shall I be mother?” when offering to be in charge of the kettle at teatime, and Winslet, a mother of three, has some experience there.) Over the tea and some chocolate biscuits, she asked the director how he believed Elena should be played.
Drivers in Salford were fined nearly £1 million from six bus lanes last year, figures show.
With a coastline stretching for around 135 miles, gorgeous mountain views and hidden sandy coves, Anglesey is the beautiful palace to escape to. But for those seeking even more of a retreat, there’s a cottage you can stay in off the Anglesey coast, located on its own island.
The new horror film The Watchers is now in theaters and marks the directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, the daughter of acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.
On June 6 1944, Allied forces from Britain, America and the Commonwealth gathered on five beaches in Normandy, ready to launch the biggest naval and airborne invasion the world had ever seen.
Katcy Stephan “Try not to die!” When Dakota Fanning’s Mina prepares for a night out with a bird on loan from the pet shop, she gives him that warning in jest before bolting out the door. Little does she know, the sunny yellow bird will soon parrot that phrase back to her as she faces unimaginable horrors deep in the woods of Ireland. Thankfully, the real bird had a more calming presence on set.
Dakota Fanning wears a sleek green dress while arriving for the NYC premiere of her new movie The Watchers held at AMC Lincoln Square Theater on Sunday (June 02) in New York City.
Britain's Got Talent's final kicked off on Sunday night, as the remaining ten acts battled it out to win the huge cash prize and a spot on the Royal variety show.
The "world's most flexible woman" has once again stunned her followers by setting a new world record with her astonishing flexibility.
Amanda Holden has been back on screens over recent weeks for the current series of Britain's Got Talent, and was even joined by her youngest daughter Hollie in a recent episode.The 12-year-old sat alongside judge Simon Cowell's son Eric, with the two youngsters even running onto the stage to hit the golden buzzer for act Haribow's audition. And following Hollie's rogue TV appearance, a source has told OK! that we may be seeing a lot more of her as Amanda has plans to turn her into a 'big star'.
Britain's Got Talent fans have been left furious as a little girl was seen crying on stage after the live results determined that her choir group was going home. On Saturday night's show on 25 May it was left to the judges to decide whether Japanese double dutch group Haribo or Ravi's Dream Team choir would be going through to the Grand Final, which will take place on Sunday, 2 June.The decision went to deadlock, after Bruno Tonioli picked Haribo to join magician Jack Rhodes in the final, whilst Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon chose Ravi's Dream Team.
Britain's Got Talent fans have issued the same complaint after judge Simon Cowell has named the 'favourite to win' the ITV talent contest. The second round of live semi-final shows saw magician Jack Rhodes and Double Dutch group Haribow earn a place in Sunday's grand finale.