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The 14 best music festivals in Europe, from Nos Alive to Montreux Jazz Festival

The 14 best music festivals in Europe, from Nos Alive to Montreux Jazz Festival - SUMMER GUIDE 2024: From city breaks to islands in the sun, there are loads of options to get your music fix abroad this summer. The Independent’s culture team pick the best of the bunch

20 Years On, Lord Of The Rings Will Never Be Equalled

After talking with MauLer, Gary and Disparu about Lord of the Rings on stream the other night, I was hit by a sad realisation - we'll probably never see anything this good again. This was it - this was the peak of mainstream cinema. Join me for this retrospective as I explain why.

Steve Albini was the Robespierre of punk rock

When Steve Albini opened the door to his modest Central London hotel room in spring 2002, it was hard to believe that the bespectacled little man in front of me – five-foot-seven at most, and dressed in a khaki jumpsuit like Sting in the early days of The Police – was the virulent and ever-controversial conscience of American punk rock. With his mi...

Tony Bennett, suave singer of I Left My Heart in San Francisco whose career spanned 70 years – obituary

Tony Bennett, who has died aged 96, sang as much with his heart as his voice. Primarily a showman, he was a better technician than his crooner’s reputation implied, but his appeal was founded less on the skill of his singing than its committed sincerity. That simple virtue brought him two remarkable periods of success, the second an improbable – an...

The 20 best mistaken identity movies

Here are some of the best movies that involve mistaken identity being important to the storytelling. Just don’t forget which site you read this on. No need for mistaken identity there.

Fancy Dance official trailer

The bond between an Indigenous girl and her aunt proves stronger than ever when their loved one goes missing. Lily Gladstone stars.

BOOKED Season 2 Episode 2 Part 2/2

Maymay, Janine Berdin, Ben&Ben, Dj Clara Rosa make final preparations before they hit the 1MX stage at Silverworks Island in London! Follow them along their journey and see how it all turns out! Subscribe to MYX Global Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/MYXGlobal For more updates in the music and entertainment world, follow us on our social media accounts: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MYXGlobal Twitter: http://twitter.com/myxglobal Instagram: https://instagram.com/myxglobal TikTok: @myxglobal kumu: https://app.kumu.ph/MYXglobal Or visit our official website: http://myx.global #BOOKED #MYX #MYXGlobal

Rankin exhibition showcases 90s photographs of Kate Moss, David Bowie and Jude Law

Rankin exhibition showcases 90s photographs of Kate Moss, David Bowie and Jude Law - The photographs were first featured in style magazine Dazed & Confused

Trina Robbins obituary

The American illustrator and writer Trina Robbins, who has died aged 85, began her career in comics in her native New York in the 1960s as a contributor to the counterculture newspaper East Village Other. She also drew and wrote strips for Gothic Blimp Works, an underground comic. Then came comic strips, covers and spot illustrations for the underground publications Berkeley Tribe and It Ain’t Me, Babe, often described as the first feminist...

Andy Serkis to direct new Lord Of The Rings film about Gollum

Andy Serkis to direct new Lord Of The Rings film about Gollum - Sir Peter Jackson will serve on the film as producer

Kayko: Dedicates "How To Live Without You" To His Mom Who Passed Away - American Idol 2024

Kayko performs on the Disney Aulani stage in hopes to earn your vote to become the next American Idol! See more of American Idol 2024 on our official site: http://www.americanidol.com Facebook: facebook.com/AmericanIdol Twitter: twitter.com/americanidol Instagram: instagram.com/americanidol/ TikTok: tiktok.com/americanidol AMERICAN IDOL, the iconic series that revolutionized the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre, returns on ABC. American Idol 2024 Helping to determine who America will ultimately vote for to become the next singing sensation are music industry forces and superstar judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. Emmy® Award-winning host and producer Ryan Seacrest continues as host of the beloved series, for the historic 22nd season.

24 anticipated heavy album releases for 2024

2024 is shaping up to be a banner year for heavy music. Whether you are into doom, thrash, stoner, industrial, or anything else, there is a release for you.

Timothy Spall praised for ‘real’ speech after shock Bafta TV Awards 2024 win over Brian Cox

Timothy Spall praised for ‘real’ speech after shock Bafta TV Awards 2024 win over Brian Cox - ‘I’ve always wanted one of these,’ actor told the crowd at the Royal Festival Hall

Blood for Dust (2024) | First Look | Paramount Movies

Cliff (Scoot McNairy) is pulled back into a life of crime after losing his job. Desperate to keep his family afloat, he's lured by his old colleague, Ricky (Kit Harington), into trafficking drugs and guns for a cartel. Featuring: Josh Lucas , Kit Harington, Stephen Dorff, Ethan Suplee, Scoot McNairy, Nora Zehetner, Amber Rose Mason, & more! SUBSCRIBE To Paramount Movies: https://www.youtube.com/@paramountmovies?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with PARAMOUNT MOVIES online: Visit PARAMOUNT MOVIES on our WEBSITE: https://paramnt.us/ParamountMoviesOfficialSite Like PARAMOUNT MOVIES on FACEBOOK: https://paramnt.us/ParamountMoviesFB Follow PARAMOUNT MOVIES on TWITTER: https://paramnt.us/ParamountMoviesTW Follow PARAMOUNT MOVIES on INSTAGRAM: https://paramnt.us/ParamountMoviesIG #BloodForDust #KitHarington #ParamountMovies Welcome to the Official Paramount Movies YouTube Channel! Here we’ll be celebrating Paramount Pictures’ iconic films and new releases. We’ll take you deeper into your favorite movies, such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Top Gun, A Quiet Place, Transformers, Star Trek, Forrest Gump, Mission: Impossible, and many more!

Bafta was right – Top Boy is the finest British drama in years

What, not Happy Valley? Many watching the Bafta TV awards on Sunday night will have been expecting the conclusion of Sally Wainwright’s epic cop show to take the prize for best drama series. Viewers waited seven long years for a finale which fulfilled every expectation. But no, the winner was Top Boy – a deserved one too. It so happens that Top Boy...

Where is ITV's The Fortune Hotel set? Caribbean filming locations revealed

Take us there right now.

Judi Dench condemns rise of trigger warnings in theatre

Judi Dench condemns rise of trigger warnings in theatre - ‘If you’re that sensitive, don’t go,’ the actor said

The most famous Hollywood centenarians

One hundred. It’s a perfect score. It’s also an age not many people live to see. Here are some of the impressive individuals that have lived to be 100 years of age.

20 kids movies that are definitely not for kids

Family movie nights can be wonderful. They can be a shared experience in which everyone is lost in the same film — both parents and children glued to the screen. But not all kids movies are meant for kids. These films are worth looking into before you choose them for family night.

THOR: RAGNAROK Clip - "Hulk Parade" (2017) Marvel

THOR: RAGNAROK Clip - "Hulk Parade" (2017) Marvel PLOT: Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home and the Asgardian civilization. CAST: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett Popular Superhero Clips -- https://bit.ly/3dicv7h SUBSCRIBE for more SUPERHERO videos here: https://goo.gl/9Ahzw8 Buy the film here! https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B076XR2JF6/joblosmovieempor/ #Thor

Mad Max: Fury Road - Caravan of Garbage

Mel Gibson is out and Tom Hardy is in! Mad Max finally returned after a 30 year hiatus with Fury Road. This time around he's tangled himself up with Immortan Joe, a warlord of the wastelands on a vengeful quest to retrieve his stolen brides from Charlize Theron's Furiosa. And it turns out it's a pretty good movie with all its stunts and cars and punching and explosions and whatever. Thanks for checking out our review Check out bigsandwich.co for early videos, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and video game let's plays Extended Audio Edition ► https://youtu.be/2bnqoT6-hVY James' Twitter ► http://twitter.com/mrsundaymovies Maso's Twitter ► http://twitter.com/wikipediabrown Edited by Ben & Laurence ► https://www.instagram.com/benchinapen & https://twitter.com/laurence_hisee SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► http://bit.ly/1IQB3kh TWP iTunes ► https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-weekly-planet/id718158767 TWP Direct Download ► https://play.acast.com/s/theweeklyplanet TWP YouTube Channel ► https://goo.gl/1ZQFGH Patreon ► https://patreon.com/mrsundaymovies Amazon Affiliate Link ► https://amzn.to/2nc12P4 T-Shirts/Merch ► https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mr-sunday-movies #MadMax #Furiosa

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes review – thrilling addition to the series

With this muscular instalment of the consistently impressive rebooted Apes franchise, director Wes Ball, previously best known for the propulsive but somewhat generic YA dystopian Maze Runner series, graduates, with honours, to the big league of Hollywood helmers. This is a top-quality summer blockbuster, bringing fresh blood and new ideas into the series while staying recognisably within the worlds so meticulously created in the previous three...

All in the family: 25 musical siblings

When the love for music runs in the family, it's typically trickled down from generation to generation. Some families are blessed to see brothers and sisters break into the music business, whether it's in a group or solo.

25 TV characters we love to hate

It doesn't always take a villain or principal antagonist to get viewers' blood boiling. Some fringe or recurring characters can downright annoy us to the brink of pulling our hair out. Here are 25 all-time TV characters worthy of that love-to-hate relationship.

Barbra Streisand’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

20. Guava Jelly (1974) Earning its place here for its WTF factor: Barbra Streisand covering a Bob Marley track (albeit one indebted to Steam’s 1969 bubblegum smash Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye) before the Wailers broke the US. Bizarrely, it works: gleeful 70s pop soul, gentle reggae inflection in the chorus, Streisand’s vocal suggesting grasped the song’s lubricious undercurrent. 19. Promises (1980) A hidden gem from Guilty: overshadowed by...

Jordan Anthony: Sings Charlie Puth's Chart Topper "Attention" - American Idol 2024

Jordan Anthony is here to get your ATTENTION! Stream #Idol now on Hulu! See more of American Idol 2024 on our official site: http://www.americanidol.com Facebook: facebook.com/AmericanIdol Twitter: twitter.com/americanidol Instagram: instagram.com/americanidol/ TikTok: tiktok.com/americanidol AMERICAN IDOL, the iconic series that revolutionized the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre, returns on ABC. American Idol 2024 Helping to determine who America will ultimately vote for to become the next singing sensation are music industry forces and superstar judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. Emmy® Award-winning host and producer Ryan Seacrest continues as host of the beloved series, for the historic 22nd season.

TV tonight: Liz Carr’s unmissable documentary about assisted dying

Better Off Dead? 9pm, BBC One “Gosh, if I was like you, I couldn’t go on, I’d rather be dead.” It’s a comment that actor and disability rights activist Liz Carr, who was born with arthrogryposis, has heard from people – including strangers – all her life. In this powerful documentary, she makes a case for why we shouldn’t legalise assisted dying, speaking to people on all sides of the issue. She is very clear, though, that she won’t be changing...

Doctor Who: even the haters will find it impossible to resist Ncuti Gatwa

Doctor Who is back and there’s a new Doctor and a new assistant and Russell T Davies is back doing it and there’s a new Tardis and there’s a new Sonic Screwdriver, too. This information is either the most important thing you’ve received in five years or it means absolutely nothing to you. You are either a Doctor Who person or you are not, and that is OK. Here’s a word I gleaned from the first episode and checked through the many, many embargoes...

All the best celebrity style this month so far

Who wore what, from Jennifer Lawrence to Rihanna

Classic TV show returns with perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

Singers With Strong & Funny Accents

Love me some unique voices! If they're funny that's a bonus lol Shoutout to our patrons over at http://patreon.com/RoomieOfficial All my music & socials: http://makingmusicfast.com/links Business contact: [email protected] Planned by Jonas Frisk Edited by Jiva Brown Thumbnail by Rikard Tholen

30 '80s Icons You've Forgotten (But Shouldn't Have)

Take a delightful trip down memory lane with me!

30 Child Stars Who Became Successful Adult Actors

They made the notoriously bumpy transition look seamless.

Brooks Wheelan - Trauma Got Me Into Comedy

#BrooksWheelan telling us his tragic backstory. #BrooksWheelanStandUp from the #JustForLaughs Festival in 2014. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1ShFiDP Watch more #StandUp from #JFL : http://bit.ly/2M0R2j4 WATCH MORE: NETFLIX SPECIALS:https://bit.ly/2TLIh45 HAVE YOU SEEN THEM ON TV?:https://bit.ly/2HIKRAS LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS STAND UP:https://bit.ly/2JmFV6R MUSICAL COMEDY:https://bit.ly/2UKbLM4 FOLLOW JFL : Facebook: http://bit.ly/1qbX9p0 Twitter: http://bit.ly/1RG2uuI Website: http://bit.ly/1pFZ2d1 ABOUT JUST FOR LAUGHS : Just For Laughs is the world’s premiere destination for #standupcomedy. JFL produces the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy event every July in Montreal, as well as annual festivals in Toronto and Sydney. On this channel, you will find comedic clips from some of the most legendary comedians in the business: Chris Rock, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, and more. We also feature stand-up from newcomers such as John Mulaney, Bo Burnham, and Amy Schumer. If you just want to laugh, you’re in the right place.

What to stream this week: Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, 'Bridgerton,' and 'American Fiction'

What to stream this week: Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik albums, 'Bridgerton,' and 'American Fiction' - This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include new music from Billie Eilish and Zayn Malik, the Oscar-winning “American Fiction” lands on Prime Video and “Bridgerton” returns to Netflix

Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere

After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he's fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film. Story by Olivier Faissolle and Solange Mougin.

Ralph Ineson reacts to casting as Fantastic Four villain

Ralph Ineson reacts to casting as Fantastic Four villain - ‘World devouring villain a personal friend of mine and a bloody good rep’ joked fans

The 10 best things on Netflix based on extraordinary true stories

30 Comedians Who Became Actors

The improv-to-dramatic-performance pipeline is real.

Risk and reward: life as a stunt double

Rocky Taylor, 80, Surrey: ‘My worst accident came in 1985 while filming Death Wish 3’ I’ve been in the game since 1960. My first film was The Young Ones, starring Cliff Richard. I can’t have been more than 17, and was only paid a few bob. Already a black belt in judo, I went down and taught him some basics: mostly showing how to do some throws on the mats. My father, Larry, was an actor – he often played supporting-role villains in British...

Mitski review, Eventim Apollo: America’s best singer-songwriter is a cross between Beyoncé and Marcel Marceau

Mitski review, Eventim Apollo: America’s best singer-songwriter is a cross between Beyoncé and Marcel Marceau - 5/5 Beloved by screaming teenagers, the musician is lyrically open-hearted but a guarded, withholding performer – it is a spectacular magic trick

Top 3 Most EMOTIONAL Magician Performances on Britain's Got Talent!

Featuring Performances from: 00:00 - Marc Spelmann (Series 12 - 2018) 08:27 - Amanda and Miracle (Series 14 - 2020) 14:12 - Darce Oake (Britain's Got Talent: The Champions - 2019) Watch MORE Magician's Got Talent: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXXnwJW6WTK2b3i3p6GLaPw/videos ▶︎ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MagiciansGotTalent/ Magicians Got Talent brings together the very best magic and illusions worldwide talent, creating a central hub for fans of the show to keep up to date with the other sensational performances from around the world.

Kevin Hart's Real Husbands of Hollywood - Guest Starring Chris Rock & Anthony Anderson

Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon, Nelly, J.B. Smoove, Boris Kodjoe, Robin Thicke star in Real Husbands of Hollywood SUBSCRIBE▶︎http://bit.ly/SubscribeLOL FOLLOW THE FUNNY: Instagram▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-IG TikTok▶ tiktok.com/@LOLnetwork Twitter▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-TW Facebook▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-FB YouTube▶ http://bit.ly/LOLNetwork-YouTube Snapchat▶ LOLNetwork Official Website▶ http://www.laughoutloud.com Laugh Out Loud, a Hartbeat company, is a comedy brand and multi-platform network founded by the world’s top comedian, Kevin Hart. LOL Network delivers on a vision for the future of comedy with the mission of keeping the world laughing together. LOL Network features a curated collection of the boldest and most legendary voices in comedy: stand-up, sketch, scripted, non-scripted, interviews, and more. Dope Comedy. Delivered Daily. Always On. Always Loud.

Crisis-hit Co-op Live arena set to open with Elbow show

Crisis-hit Co-op Live arena set to open with Elbow show - Rock band Elbow, who hail from Manchester, are expected to open the £365 million venue on Tuesday.

How quaint Cannes became the host of the world’s most glamorous film festival

Cannes is what France has instead of Lancashire’s Lytham St Annes. Both are modest seaside towns, slightly classier than the neighbours. Both have pleasant seafronts, long histories of sea-bathing and lots of retired people. The key difference is that while Lytham St Annes has potted shrimps, Cannes has the world’s foremost cinema festival. Dependi...

Get ready with Eleanor Tomlinson for the BAFTA TV awards

Fresh from presenting an award last night, the actress reflects on her signature style

Everything we know about Game Of Thrones spin-off, A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms

Ready to return to Westeros?

The 20 best Netflix original series

These are the 20 best original Netflix series. (Note: we said series, so one-off specials and things of that ilk do not count here.)

Hannibal Buress - The Beauty of Steroids

#HannibalBuress on hot to make sports truly entertaining. #HannibalBuressStandUp from the #JustForLaughs Festival in 2014. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1ShFiDP Watch more #StandUp from #JFL : http://bit.ly/2M0R2j4 WATCH MORE: NETFLIX SPECIALS:https://bit.ly/2TLIh45 HAVE YOU SEEN THEM ON TV?:https://bit.ly/2HIKRAS LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS STAND UP:https://bit.ly/2JmFV6R MUSICAL COMEDY:https://bit.ly/2UKbLM4 FOLLOW JFL : Facebook: http://bit.ly/1qbX9p0 Twitter: http://bit.ly/1RG2uuI Website: http://bit.ly/1pFZ2d1 ABOUT JUST FOR LAUGHS : Just For Laughs is the world’s premiere destination for #standupcomedy. JFL produces the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy event every July in Montreal, as well as annual festivals in Toronto and Sydney. On this channel, you will find comedic clips from some of the most legendary comedians in the business: Chris Rock, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, and more. We also feature stand-up from newcomers such as John Mulaney, Bo Burnham, and Amy Schumer. If you just want to laugh, you’re in the right place.

L’Olimpiade, Linbury Theatre: Forget Paris – Vivaldi’s Olympic drama has more propulsive energy than any Games

Cheating at the Olympics is not the most inspiring subject for an opera to be performed just before our Paris games this July. In the poet Metastasio’s popular libretto set by Vivaldi (and many other composers), the winner of the ancient games will marry the king’s daughter Aristea. But Licida, in love with her, is no athlete, so his friend Megacle...