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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’, a summer blockbuster which suffered a bumpy and short-lived screening in cinemas due to the COVID-19 lockdown, is being released on DVD, Bluray and streaming services this Christmas. ‘Tenet’ was designed to be seen and experienced on the biggest screens with the loudest sound systems during the summer blockbuster season but the…
While it’s very rare for fresh feature films to be hitting major cinema screens across the globe during the coronavirus pandemic and with the ever-changing lockdown rules adversely affecting all aspects of the wider economy, let along the entertainment industry, British-American film director Christopher Nolan has taken quite a gamble with the international release of…
The University of Birmingham has commemorated one of its most distinguished graduates, the actor and humanitarian, Madeleine Carroll, through the unveiling of a new commemorative Blue Plaque. Carroll, who was born in the West Midlands, graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1926 with a BA in French with Honours. During her studies she appeared…
Birmingham actress and comedian Janice Connolly’s famous alter ego Barbara Nice has made it through to the live semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent, after leaving the judging panel in hysterics following her recent performance. The Brummie star, who performed as her famous character ‘Mrs. Barbara Nice’ – a caricature of a middle aged house wife who…
Popular Brummie actors have scored a TV hat-trick as Lorna Laidlaw, Bharti Patel and Janice Connolly are set to dominate prime time slots over the next few months. Former Doctors star and director Lorna Laidlaw is set to appear as Agatha “Aggie” Bailey in Coronation Street, as part of the soap’s first ever black family, while Bharti…
Television and movie star Maisie Williams, aka Game of Thrones’ Arya Stark, made an appearance at Birmingham City University yesterday. The lecture theatre was packed with students eager to hear from a fellow millennial about her newest endeavour as an app developer.
Television and movie star Maisie Williams, aka Game of Thrones‘ Arya Stark, made an appearance at Birmingham City University yesterday. The lecture theatre was packed with students eager to hear from a fellow millennial about her newest endeavour as an app developer. The Bristol-born actress launched her app Daisie in partnership with Dom Santry last August. What was her take away advice…
Following successful performances in London, Birmingham and Bristol; Wednesbury actor Danica Corns is calling on the local community to help her raise funds to take her debut show about abortion to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Developed by Wonderbox, a theatre company co-founded by Danica and run by women who produce, write and perform their own original work,…
As far as top entertainment talent hailing from Birmingham is concerned, the city is a gift that just keeps on giving. Don’t believe us? You’d only have to check the IMDB resumes of Felicity Jones, David Harewood, Julie Walters and Scott Adkins; or the discographies of Ozzy Osborne, The Streets, UB40, Judas Priest and Steel Pulse to know…