UK Cinema Owners Firmly Against Use Of Covid Vaccine Certificates

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Spotify have shared a newly curated ‘Vaccine Songs’ playlist that they hope their listeners will tune into to celebrate getting their coronavirus vaccinations.With the vaccine roll-out continuing at a steady rate in both the UK and US, Spotify say they’ve noticed a new trend among users in regards to the emergence of vaccine-related playlists.“Since January 1, Spotify fans have created more than 7,700 vaccine-related playlists globally,” the streaming service said in a statement about the 50 per

Rebecca Davis editorZhang Yimou’s historical spy thriller “Cliff Walkers” will hit North American cinemas on April 30, day-and-date with its China release.“Cliff Walkers” was previously title “Impasse” in English. Its Chinese title translates to “On the Cliff.” It will be distributed abroad by CMC Pictures.The film marks Zhang’s first foray into the spy genre.

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BBC China correspondent John Sudworth has relocated to Taiwan amid fears for his safety as tensions grow between Beijing and Britain’s public broadcaster.

Reading & Leeds Festival will “almost certainly” have a COVID-vaccine passport system in place for this year’s festivals, according to organiser Melvin Benn.The twin festivals are currently due to go ahead as planned from August 27-29, with the likes of Stormzy, Post Malone and Liam Gallagher all set to play.Speaking to the BBC earlier today (March 30), Benn said that he was still confident that both Reading and Leeds would take place this summer with the UK currently on course to lift

Helensburgh drag queen has revealed that winning a hit reality TV show feels like a backhander to those who picked on her while at school.Lawrence Chaney, 23, a former pupil at the town’s Hermitage Academy, was selected as the winner of BBC Three’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK last week – meaning that she will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Hollywood to create a digital series with the producers of the US version of the show.And for Lawrence, whose birth name is Lawrence Maidment, it was a moment

Lawrence Chaney has revealed who she wants to be crowned on the American version of RuPaul's Drag Race after winning the British series.The 24 year old shocked fans when she was announced as the UK's next drag superstar by host RuPaul, 60, during Thursday's night finale. Her crowning comes just weeks before the 13th season of the American reality show comes to an end, meaning she will be reigning alongside another queen.

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Amazon Hiring Head Of UK Originals Amazon is on the hunt for a UK head of originals, according to a job advert posted by the streaming giant. The successful candidate will report to Georgia Brown, the director of European originals at Amazon Studios. Amazon’s UK slate includes The Grand Tour and James May: Oh Cook, but the company has made clear that it is not planning a giant Netflix-style push into the British market. UK trade Broadcast first spotted the job ad.