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The Bluffer’s Guide to Insider Hollywood is a short, humorous guide for any would-be film aficionado

If you’ve ever dreamt of making it in Hollywood but have absolutely no idea on how to get there, The Bluffer’s Guide to Insider Hollywood is the book for you!

The Bluffer’s Guide to Insider Hollywood is a short, humorous guide for any would-be film aficionado...

Symphonica and Mr Switch to headline the two-day festival

LONDON REMIXED FESTIVAL has announced its return at Rich Mix in London on 5 and 6 February 2016.

20 piece orchestra Symphonica and DMC World DJ Champion Mr Switch will headline the two-day festival, alongside electronic Palestinian collective 47SOUL, afro-fusion group K.O.G and the Zongo Brigade and folk-hop and barrellhouse-pop band Honeyfeet.

Showcasing the best in Latin Grooves, Afrobeats, Tropical Bass, Vintage-Remix, Urban Roots an...

Following successful collaborations on BAND OF BROTHERS (2001), CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002) and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998), Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks reunite for new film BRIDGE OF SPIES, an American historical drama-thriller film about the Cold War.

Based on the 1960 U-2 incident during the Cold War, BRIDGE OF SPIES tells the story of American lawyer James B...

British filmmaker Ben Wheatley is certainly hot property at the moment. With his film HIGH-RISE due to hit UK cinemas in February and his latest project FREE FIRE scoring a major international distribution deal, Wheatley is in demand. No surprise then that the director is in talks with producer David Lancaster to remake the classic thriller THE WAGES OF FEAR.

Wheatley is said to be in negotiations to co-write the project with his wife Amy Jump, as well as direct the feature for Rumble Films/TF1...

Smart, stylish and scintillatingly witty, Opera North’s production of KISS ME KATE is not to be missed

This review was originally written for The Reviews Hub

Following their five-star production of Carousel in 2012, Opera North returns to the world of Broadway with a brand new production of hit musical Kiss Me, Kate.

Written by Samuel and Bella Spewack, with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, Kiss Me, Kate revolves around the tangled love lives of theatre actor/producer Fred Graham and his leadi...

Nell Bryden plays penultimate date at Jazz Café in Camden Town on Saturday 14 November

Following successful tour dates in Newcastle, Milton Keynes and Edinburgh, Nell Bryden heads to London this week for the final part of her UK tour with the American singer-songwriter playing the Jazz Café in Camden Town on Saturday 14 November.

It’s certainly been quite a year for Nell Bryden...

The nominations for the 2015 Moët British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) have been announced with THE LOBSTER, 45 YEARS, MACBETH, AMY, BROOKLYN, EX MACHINA, HIGH-RISE and SUFFRAGETTE all receiving nominations.

A total of 28 different British feature films have been nominated with the THE LOBSTER topping the list with 7 nominations for Best British Independent Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Producer of the Year. Colin Farrell is also nominated for Best Actor with nominations for Oliv...

Gwen Dickey stars in new soul music spectacular Soul Legends

This review was originally written for The Reviews Hub

If Soul Legends is anything to go by, Salford just can’t get enough of that sweet soul music.

Created by the producers of Magic of Motown, Soul Legends is a two hour music spectacular which promises more soul classics than any other production...

The legend and intrigue of Targa Florio explored in new theatrical documentary A SICILIAN DREAM

There have been several high-profile attempts to bring the thrill of motorsport to the big screen, GRAND PRIX (1966), LE MANS (1971), SENNA (2010) and RUSH (2013) to name but a few, but few successfully get to the heart of the sport. One film attempting to do just that is A SICILIAN DREAM, a theatrical documentary about the Targa Florio.

A SICILIAN DREAM is a documentary drama film about the rise a...

SPECTRE is a thrilling and immensely enjoyable instalment to the Bond franchise

Following the brilliant SKYFALL, I had high expectations for Sam Mendes’ latest Bond outing SPECTRE. Thankfully, it delivers.

SPECTRE is the 24th movie in the Bond franchise and the second Bond film to be directed by Sam Mendes. The plot follows on from SKYFALL with MI6 being forcibly merged into a New World Order of global snooping, spearheaded by Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott)...