U.S. Household Spend On TV & Film Set To Fall Over Next Five Years, Will Be Overtaken By Norway – Report

Naman Ramachandran Top Bollywood star Rani Mukerji is basking in the box office success of “Mrs. Chatterjee vs. Norway,” which flies in the face of “cynicism” from “naysayers” as the actor describes it. The film, directed by Ashima Chibber and written by Rahul Handa, Sameer Satija and Chibber, is based on the true story of an Indian couple whose children were taken away from them by Norwegian welfare services in 2011. Mukerji plays the titular Mrs. Chatterjee who battles with the Norwegian government to reunite with her children. The modestly budgeted film released on March 17 and has grossed some $3.2 million worldwide so far.

Coronation Street's Stephen Reid is reportedly set to "drown his next victim" in scenes that will "shock people". Viewers will recall that Stephen murdered Leo Thompkins last year and recently murdered the latter's father, Teddy Thompkins, after he grew suspicious of Stephen. And now, according to reports, Stephen's third victim will be drowned with the chilling scenes being a "big-budget effort" and "all the stops pulled out".

Patrick Harvie has signalled the Greens could quit their coalition deal with the SNP if the next first minister backslides on opposing new oil and gas drilling.

Fever Ray performed live for the first time in five years in Oslo last night (March 23) – check out fan-shot footage and see the setlist below.The Swedish experimentalist and former member of The Knife (real name Karin Dreijer) took to the stage at the Sentrum Scene concert hall in the Norwegian capital, to kick off their 2023 ‘There’s No Place I’d Rather Be Tour’.Dreijer is currently out on the road in support of their long-awaited third album ‘Radical Romantics’, which came out on March 10 via Rabid/Mute.Yesterday’s 16-song set included live debuts of seven tracks from the new record – ‘What They Call Us’, ‘New Utensils’, ‘Shiver’, ‘Kandy’, ‘Even It Out’, ‘Carbon Dioxide’ and ‘Tapping Fingers’ – according to Setlist.FM.See a selection of footage from the gig here:A post shared by Axel Haugan (@axelh)Fever Ray = Karin Dreijer = grym svensk electropop på Sentrum Scene, Oslo

More than 300 leading figures from the French film and TV world have got behind a petition decrying controversial pension reforms spearheaded by the government of President Emmanuel Macron.

One of Adam Sandler’s “Murder Mystery 2” stunts literally ended in tears.

Erling Haaland and Man City face a wait to see if the striker will be fit for the return of Premier League football after the striker pulled out of international duty with Norway.

EXCLUSIVE: The Black List and Women in Film said Monday that they have set the participants for their 2023 Episodic Lab, with seven television pilots from eight writers selected.

Magnolia Pictures has released the official trailer for “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” Lisa Cortés’ latest documentary, which focuses on the iconic rock n’ roll musician Richard “Little Richard” Penniman. The film explores how Little Richard and the Black queer origins of rock n’ roll founded the whitewashed canon of American pop music. The documentary follows how Richard contributed and created a self-expressive art form for musicians that ultimately would shape the music industry throughout the following decades. “Little Richard: I Am Everything,” interview subjects include the musician’s family, Black and queer scholars and celebrity subjects including Billy Porter, Mick Jagger, Sir Lady Java, John Waters, Nile Rodgers and many more.

Earlier this week, the UK Government launched a dedicated ‘Cost of Living Payments 2023 to 2024’ page on its official website. The new microsite is similar in detail to last year’s support page which was regularly updated with qualifying periods and payment windows for all cost of living payments.

The X Factor is set to return for a very special one-off in honour of Red Nose Day.

EXCLUSIVE: Drift director Anthony Chen is gearing up to direct his first US-set project, Heartbeat: A New York Story, about the rarely-told experiences of the Asian gay community during the AIDS epidemic in 1980s New York.

Lucy Dacus has finally given ‘Night Shift’ the visual treatment, five years after it was released.The fan favourite track is lifted from her 2018 album ‘Historian’. Incidentally, its chorus contains a reference to an event happening in five years: “You got a 9 to 5, so I’ll take the night shift / And I’ll never see you again if I can help it / In five years I hope the songs feel like covers / Dedicated to new lovers.”Dacus had previously told NPR that the track song was “the only break-up song she’d even written”, adding: “For a long time I didn’t believe expressing this sort of negativity was productive, but it’s less productive to resist the truth of a situation.

Stacking up a fourth consecutive week at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart is Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical.

Hollywood hardman, after starring in multiple high-octane thrillers. The US actor carved out his niche in the 90s, though he later fell from grace following a string of convictions and substance abuse issues. Since his first appearance in the 1989 Oliver Stone film Born On The Fourth Of July, Sizemore has played all manner of steely roles, from gangsters, to bodyguards and soldiers.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won’t recoup the £2.4m they paid for renovations to Frogmore Cottage after their eviction, a royal expert has said. Former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond, speaking exclusively to OK!, said that the monetary loss would be “a bit more punishment” for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following the revelations in Harry’s book Spare. Harry, 38, and Meghan, 41, paid back £2.4m of taxpayers' money spent on renovating Frogmore Cottage, their UK home, after the pair stepped back from senior royal duties in 2020.

Snow is set to fall over parts of Greater Manchester next week as a cold blast hits.

B&M has announced it will be shutting four of its shops over the next coming weeks - with one in Scotland set to close its doors.

Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg have been together for over five years, after they were paired together during Strictly Come Dancing's 2018 series.The couple's relationship has gone from strength to strength since. Soon after going public with their romance, Dianne and Joe bought their first home, swapping their London flat for an incredible house in Sussex.They've also met each other's families, as well as travelled around the world together.

Comedian Sebastian Maniscalo is heading to the big screen in his first starring role, and he’s bringing Robert De Niro along for the ride.