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You can name any iconic British actor and odds are they have starred in the Harry Potter films. Whether in lead roles or as extras, the magical world created by J.K. Rowling was brought to life by English stars, including Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. So naturally, over the years, the Wizarding World films have been identified as a star-making machine. But recently, fans started associating one American star with Hogwarts.

Turns out, pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter made headlines for her rumored role in the Harry Potter films. Although it’s not known why she sparked such speculation, it is believed that perhaps her rise to stardom as a child actor before becoming a music legend is what led to fans assuming that she had a secret Hogwarts connection. But how true is this? Let’s check out if Carpenter was actually linked to Harry Potter, like several other musicians and actors.

All who trick are treats in Creeping Death, the Screambox Exclusive supernatural slasher that’s now on Screambox and all digital services where movies are sold.

In the film, “Halloween was always Tim’s favorite holiday – until his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Now, all he wants is a quiet night in. That is quickly disrupted when his friends pay him an unwanted visit after stealing a mysterious sack from the doorstep of a local crazy.

“This sacrilegious act unleashes the Aos Si, a Celtic spirit that walks the earth on Halloween. They must band together and survive the night or make the ultimate offering… their lives.”

Writer-director Matt Sampere makes his feature debut, based on his short film of the same name. Sampere stars with Monique Parent, Alan Maxson, Delian Lincourt, Hunter Kohl, Ian Brown, Elise Rackemann, K Cody Hunt, Andy Horowitz, Jody Pucello and Scott Lea.

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All who trick are treats in Creeping Death, the Screambox Exclusive supernatural slasher arriving on streaming tomorrow!

In the film, “Halloween was always Tim’s favorite holiday – until his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Now, all he wants is a quiet night in. That is quickly disrupted when his friends pay him an unwanted visit after stealing a mysterious sack from the doorstep of a local crazy.

“This sacrilegious act unleashes the Aos Si, a Celtic spirit that walks the earth on Halloween. They must band together and survive the night or make the ultimate offering… their lives.”

Writer-director Matt Sampere makes his feature debut, based on his short film of the same name. Sampere stars with Monique Parent, Alan Maxson, Delian Lincourt, Hunter Kohl, Ian Brown, Elise Rackemann, K Cody Hunt, Andy Horowitz, Jody Pucello and Scott Lea.

A callback to terrors birthed in the mythology of Halloween, Creeping Death is produced by Sampere,...

All hell breaks loose on All Hallows' Eve for a group of friends after a theft gone wrong in the new supernatural slasher Creeping Death, and ahead of its September 10th release on Screambox, we have an exclusive look at the movie's autumnal opening credits that are reminiscent of the frightful fall vibes from Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers.

Below, you can get into the spirit of the spooky season by watching the opening credits from Creeping Death, and we also have the official trailer and press release with additional details on the film ahead of its release on Screambox:

All who trick are treats in Creeping Death. The Screambox Exclusive supernatural slasher streams on September 10.

Halloween was always Tim’s favorite holiday – until his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Now, all he wants is a quiet night in. That is quickly disrupted when his friends pay him...

The Screambox Exclusive supernatural slasher Creeping Death celebrates Halloween early when it premieres on September 10, and we’ve got an exclusive sneak peek clip for ya today.

Say “trick or treat” and check out the exclusive clip (plus the official trailer) below.

In the film, “Halloween was always Tim’s favorite holiday – until his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Now, all he wants is a quiet night in. That is quickly disrupted when his friends pay him an unwanted visit after stealing a mysterious sack from the doorstep of a local crazy.

“This sacrilegious act unleashes the Aos Si, a Celtic spirit that walks the earth on Halloween. They must band together and survive the night or make the ultimate offering… their lives.”

Writer-director Matt Sampere makes his feature debut, based on his short film of the same name. Sampere stars with Monique Parent, Alan Maxson, Delian Lincourt, Hunter Kohl,...

The body of work that Oasis amassed between 1994 and 1996—including Definitely Maybe and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, and at least another album’s worth of essential b-sides—has sustained their reputation through the 15 years that have elapsed since Liam and Noel Gallagher parted ways professionally. The band’s first two studio albums are remarkable not only for the quality of the material contained within, but also for the differences between them in terms of content and presentation. While the songs on Morning Glory resulted in copious airplay, Definitely Maybe has enabled Oasis to retain some alt-rock credibility.

This sense of indie authenticity is, in part, the result of the conditions under which Definitely Maybe was made. The story, of a group of twentysomething outsiders drawn to making music in the hope of escaping a life of limited means, is familiar. According to a recent interview with Noel, all...

All who trick are treats in Creeping Death, the Screambox Exclusive supernatural slasher arriving on streaming September 10.

In the film, “Halloween was always Tim’s favorite holiday – until his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Now, all he wants is a quiet night in. That is quickly disrupted when his friends pay him an unwanted visit after stealing a mysterious sack from the doorstep of a local crazy.

“This sacrilegious act unleashes the Aos Si, a Celtic spirit that walks the earth on Halloween. They must band together and survive the night or make the ultimate offering… their lives.”

Writer-director Matt Sampere makes his feature debut, based on his short film of the same name. Sampere stars with Monique Parent, Alan Maxson, Delian Lincourt, Hunter Kohl, Ian Brown, Elise Rackemann, K Cody Hunt, Andy Horowitz, Jody Pucello and Scott Lea.

A callback to terrors birthed in the mythology of Halloween, Creeping Death is produced by Sampere,...

Horror Veterans David Ian McKendry And Rebekah McKendry Make Their Comics Debut With “Barstow”: "Dark Horse Comics presents Barstow, a new horror-comedy comic series from award-winning horror writers and filmmakers David Ian McKendry and Rebekah McKendry. Eisner Award-winner Tyler Jenkins will illustrate and color the series with Justin Birch lettering.

At the center of the Mojave Desert, at the crossroads between hell and gone, lies Barstow.

Agent Miranda Diaz is in this godforsaken land on the trail of a missing agent.

He’s a man she’s never met, and yet her name was the only clue he left behind. Something dark…something demonic…lurks beneath this oddball town, but can Miranda unravel the mystery before all hell breaks loose?

“As avid horror comic book readers, we are elated to be working on our first comic book series with the legendary Dark Horse Comics,” said the McKendrys. “This whole...

Cineverse has officially announced the acquisition of the highly anticipated supernatural slasher film Creeping Death, marking a thrilling addition to their Screambox streaming service. Scheduled for a fall release, the film promises to be a spine-chilling highlight of the Halloween season, tapping into ancient Celtic mythology to deliver a unique horror experience.

The film, directed and written by Matt Sampere, is based on his short film of the same name. Creeping Death made its world premiere at London’s prestigious FrightFest Film Festival, receiving praise for its atmospheric dread and innovative take on Halloween traditions. Sampere also stars in the film, alongside a talented cast including Monique Parent, Alan Maxson, Delian Lincourt, Hunter Kohl, Ian Brown, Elise Rackemann, K Cody Hunt, Andy Horowitz, Jody Pucello, and Scott Lea.

While trying to enjoy a peaceful Halloween with his mother, Tim is paid a visit by his rambunctious, up-for-anything friends. After reluctantly...

We’re bringing all the tricks and treats with Creeping Death, having acquired the Halloween-themed slasher with plans to release the film this fall across all platforms, including our Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox streaming service.

The news was first reported by our friends at Fangoria today.

In the film, “While trying to enjoy a peaceful Halloween with his mother Linda Garner (Monique Parent; That’s a Wrap), Tim is paid a visit by his rambunctious, up-for-anything friends. After reluctantly letting them inside the house he becomes intertwined with the circumstances of their Halloween prankings. One that turns out has broken a sacred tradition kept between humans and otherworldly deities known as the Aos Si.”

Creeping Death is described as a callback to terrors birthed in the mythology, lore and atmospheric dread behind the Halloween traditions based in an ancient Celtic past.

“Since I was a kid, I’ve always loved slasher films and celebrating Halloween,...

It's important to remember the ongoing controversial statements by the creator of the Harry Potter franchise. Cbr supports the hard work of industry professionals on properties fans know and love and the wider world of Harry Potter that fans have adopted as their own. You can find Cbr's continuing coverage on J.K. Rowling here.

The realm of magic is as intricate as it is enchanting as fans continue to raise their wands and dig deeper into the lore crafted around it. Despite a fleeting appearance, the enigmatically labeled "Science Wizard" raises countless questions about the Harry Potter series and reveals greater truths about the mysteries of its universe. Thankfully, after sparking immense curiosity and countless debates, a theory within the Wizarding World finally unveils the identity of Harry Potter's enigmatic "Science Wizard."

Adapted from the third book and debuting in 2004, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban stands out among...

Andy Rourke, who played bass for The Smiths on all four of the English band’s albums, died today of pancreatic cancer at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He was 59.

Tributes from the music world poured in following the announcement of Rourke’s death, which was made by his friend and Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr this morning.

“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer,” tweeted Marr. “Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans. We request privacy at this sad time.”

Marr followed up with an image of himself and Rourke from The Smiths’ days.

The Smiths in 1985, from left: Johnny Marr, Morrissey, Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke

Rourke was born on January 17, 1964, in Manchester, England, becoming friends...

Morrissey has paid tribute to his late Smiths bandmate Andy Rourke, who recently passed away at the age of 59 following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer.

“Sometimes one of the most radical things you can do is to speak clearly,” Morrissey wrote on his website. “I just hope … wherever Andy has gone … that he’s Ok. He will never die as long as his music is heard. He didn’t ever know his own power, and nothing that he played had been played by someone else.”

The former Smiths vocalist continued, “His distinction was so terrific and unconventional and he proved it could be done. He was also very, very funny and very happy, and post-Smiths, he kept a steady identity — never any manufactured moves. I suppose, at the end of it all, we hope to feel that we were valued. Andy need not worry about that.”

Rourke’s death was announced on Friday,...

Andy Rourke, bassist of The Smiths, has died at the age of 59 following a battle with cancer.

Rourke’s death was announced by his longtime friend and former bandmate, Johnny Marr. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer,” Marr wrote. “Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans. We request privacy at this sad time.”

Rourke first met Marr at the age of 11 while living in Manchester. As teenagers, they frequently played music together and formed several bands, with Rourke eventually picking up the bass guitar. In 1982, after Marr and Morrissey formed their own band together, they invited Rourke to come aboard as bassist. The group, which was rounded out by drummer Mike Joyce, became known as The Smiths.

Throughout The Smiths’ career,...

The Queen is dead. King Charles has acceded to the throne. Liz Truss has resigned as prime minister. And The Snuts have a new album called Burn the Empire. Of course, the Scottish four-piece didn’t know its release date would fall somewhere between these disruptive historical events. But, at an uncertain, unstable moment for the nation, the album’s themes of frustration, fury and good old-fashioned rage against the system are about as timely as it gets.

“It felt pretty cathartic to go into the studio and start screaming all this stuff,” frontman Jack Cochrane says with a grin. We’re speaking over video call, on the same day the band are forced to cancel shows in Paris and Antwerp over Brexit-related red tape. So, as you can imagine, he’s pretty fired up. “Everybody’s super frustrated, it’s like there’s this societal breakdown,” the 26-year-old says.

Julian Lennon has released a new climate emergency-themed single in partnership with forest conservation marketing organisation Everland.

The single, titled “Change”, was commissioned by the company to raise awareness for the immediate need to act for the climate.

In the song, the Grammy-nominated son of John Lennon sings: “So gather up our courage for the road lies ahead / if we don’t do this together, we’ll surely end up dead”

He continues: “And we’ll put the past behind us, clean the air and clean the sea / feed the world with human kindness / love will set us free.”

The chorus then comes in: “We’re going to change the world together, you and I and everyone forever.”

The song aligns with the work of Lennon’s nonprofit, The White Feather Foundation, which aims to support conservation and Indigenous cultures.

This isn’t the first time Lennon has touched on...

Ian Brown has responded to criticism of his performance after opening his UK and Ireland tour without a band.

Fans of The Stone Roses frontman reportedly walked out of his show in Leeds on Sunday (25 September) after the singer performed to backing tracks.

Many fans at the O2 Academy in Leeds were disappointed with the performance, calling it “bad” and comparing it to “karaoke”.

“Gutted to see @ianbrown turn up to his £40 a ticket, sold out gig at Leeds tonight With No Band,” wrote attendee Steve Lathum on Twitter, alongside a video from the gig.

“I’m a life-long fan but it was bad. Ian Brown does karaoke and butchers his own tunes. Most were too pissed to care but I had to get out after this one. Longsight M13 was a highlight,” he continued.

“£40 to see a karaoke act,” another complained, while one called it the “funniest gig” they’d ever been to.

Roger Waters has written an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him to end the Ukraine war.

“Would you (Putin) like to see an end to this war?” the 79-year-old musician wrote in a letter on Sunday (25 August). “If you were to reply and say, ‘Yes please.’ That would immediately make things a lot easier.

“If you were to come out and say, ‘Also the Russian Federation has no further territorial interest beyond the security of the Russian-speaking populations of The Crimea, Donetsk, and Lubansk [sic].’ That would help too.”

The Pink Floyd co-founder, who recently announced his farewell tour, urged the Russian president to issue a message of assurance to the western areas of Ukraine and Europe, as he “[has] kids and grandkids, and so do most of my brothers and sisters all over the world and none of us would relish that outcome”.

“If I’ve read your previous speeches correctly,...

Metallica will perform a special tribute concert to honour the couple that first signed them this autumn.

Jonny and Marsha Zazula first signed Metallica to their label Megaforce Records back in 1983.

The band put out their 1983 debut Kill ‘Em All and 1984’s, Ride The Lightning under the couple’s label before signing to a major. Now, this concert will honour the pair, who both sadly died in the space of the last two years.

During their time under the label, Metallica embarked on their first major tour supporting British band Raven.

“This night will be extra-special as we’ll be celebrating the life, legacy, and achievements of Jonny and Marsha Zazula,” the band said in a statement.

“Jonny gave us our first break in New York, released our first albums on his Megaforce Records label, and put us out on the road for our first real tour.

“With Marsha by his side,...

Ian Brown fans reportedly walked out of his show in Leeds last night (Sunday 25 September), after The Stone Roses frontman apparently kicked off his solo tour without a backing band.

Performing at the O2 Academy in the city last night (25 September), Brown performed alone on stage with just a mic and a backing track, to the disappointment of many fans in attendance.

“Gutted to see @ianbrown turn up to his £40 a ticket, sold out gig at leeds tonight With No Band,” wrote attendee Steve Lathum on Twitter, alongside a video from the gig.

“I’m a life-long fan but it was bad. Ian Brown does karaoke and butchers his own tunes. Most were too pissed to care but I had to get out after this one. Longsight M13 was a highlight,” he continued.

“£40 to see a karaoke act,” another complained, while one called it the “funniest gig” they’d ever been to.

Britney Spears has shared a post contrasting herself with Jennifer Lopez, criticising the way she was medicated while under her now-defunct conservatorship.

Between the years 2008 and 2021, Spears’ personal and financial affairs were controlled by a conservatorship agreement, with her father Jamie Spears serving as her conservator for the majority of that time.

Writing on Instagram early on Monday (26 September), Spears suggested that an artist like Lopez would not have been subjected to the same treatment she had.

“I’d like to see somebody tell Jennifer Lopez to sit down eight hours a day seven days a week... no car. I’d like to see a management team tell Jennifer Lopez to go through what I went through... what the f*** do you think she would do ... her family would Never allow that,” she wrote.

“After 14 years of telling me ‘no’ to what I wanted... it’s ruined for me... but...

Ed Sheeran has pledged his support for the Music Venue Trust’s (Mvt) Own Our Venues initiative.

Own Our Venues is a long term campaign which launched in June. It aims to intervene to help take ownership on some of the UK’s Grassroot venues.

The plan hopes to take control of the freeholds of these venues across the country and put them under a protected status of benevolent ownership.

“Own Our Venues is an initiative I’m really passionate about getting behind,” Sheeran said of the scheme, which hopes to raise an initial £3.5m by the end of 2022.

“Small, independent venues are so, so important to the music community, and I’ve played some of my favourite gigs of my career in these rooms.

“We’ve got to do all we can to protect these beautiful venues that we’ve all come to love for years to come.”

Own...

The creator of a widely shared petition calling for ITV to “axe” This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield has shared an update.

Schofield and Willoughby prompted a substantial public backlash when Queen Elizabeth II was lying in state, after they were given a separate access line for media.

ITV viewers complained that the pair had “skipped” the queue to see the queen’s coffin. The queue led to people waiting for up to 14 hours to get in.

At the time of writing, nearly 75,000 people have signed the petition calling for Willoughby and Schofield to be taken off air.

The petition’s creator shared an update on the original Change.org post.

“I’ve asked ITV to deliver any responses relating to this to the public and not to me, as I won’t be following the news, or watching the programme, or sharing anything online, or through social media,...

Grimes has revealed that she has finished her new album and “perfected the last song in the plastic surgery clinic”.

Over the weekend, the 34-year-old singer tweeted that her new album is finished.

“Album is done we’re mixing,” she wrote. “My friend and I perfected the last song in the plastic surgery clinic cuz they wouldn’t let me leave and we were laughing that this was the most Hollywood moment of all time.

“I have 20 songs so,” Grimes revealed further. “Maybe Book 1 and Book 2? Deciding format/ tracklist.”

This update comes after the “Shinigami Eyes” singer posted a new photo on social media that led fans to believe she has undergone elf ear surgery.

Last month, the artist had tweeted about wanting to get vampire teeth and elf ears, writing: “Does anyone know anyone great/ safe/ reliable ppl who could do vampire teeth caps on me in Austin or LA?...

Paul Ryder, the founding bassist of the “Madchester” band Happy Mondays, died at the age of 58.

Paul’s brother Shaun Ryder, the group’s lead singer, announced the bassist’s death Friday on social media. No cause of death was provided.

“The Ryder family and Happy Mondays band members are deeply saddened and shocked to say that Paul Ryder passed away this morning,” the band wrote. “A true pioneer and legend. He will be forever missed. We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time. Long live his funk.

Global kids and family content distributor Jetpack Distribution has acquired worldwide rights for New Zealand-based Vinewood Animation’s series “Welcome to Cardboard City.”

Guest stars on the show have included Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, and Ian Brown of The Stone Roses. The series won best children’s television show at the 2019 New Zealand Television Awards.

The deal includes seasons 1 and 2 (each 10 x 5 minutes) and the nine-minute special titled “Fire in Cardboard City.” The comedy animated series targets children aged six plus and their families.

The series is an action-packed animation, literally made out of cardboard. The show is produced through a combination of 3D animation and motion capture. Each season consists of two story arcs spread over five episodes, all with cliffhanger endings.

The series has aired on Tvnz in New Zealand, where it was a ratings winner, and the special has been bought by various networks across Europe including HBO Europe,...

‘Alien TV’.

Netflix has taken the global rights to eOne and Pop Family Entertainment’s family series Alien TV.

Commissioned by the Nine Network, the 26 x 30 minute series aimed at 6-to-11 year olds and their families will premiere in Australia on Nine later this month, with Netflix to follow globally.

Alien TV follows the slapstick misadventures of an extra-terrestrial television news crew as they try to understand the wild, baffling and sometimes ‘just-plain-weird’ life on a newly discovered planet called… Earth. It combines real world imagery with CGI animation, following the news crew as they report back on the mysteries of this strange new world to their curious alien audience.

The series is an Australian/Canadian co-production produced with the financial support of Create Nsw. Pop Family Entertainment CEO Carmel Travers is the producer, working with writers Bruce Griffiths, Simon Dodd, Cleon Prineas and Charlotte Hamlyn, and director Ian Brown.

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Music is a vital part of Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End. We take a look in more detail right here...

This feature contains major spoilers for Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End.

Edgar Wright's films are often likened to musicals, with his precise use of editing and shot choices giving us some of the most stylish comedy films of the century. His latest, Baby Driver, isn't a comedy per se, but “a musical with car chases”, or “An American In Paris on wheels and crack smoke”, as an elated Guillermo del Toro described it on Twitter.

Centring around Ansel Elgort's Baby, a getaway driver who does his best work while listening to a personal soundtrack, it seems like the film Wright was born to make. He had the idea for the film after making his first feature,...

If you’re wondering what the future of women in comedy might look like, consider Caitlin Barlow’s armpits. “We’re painting my armpit hair on for this episode,” she said to IndieWire. “I grew it out for a week, but it wasn’t dark enough.”

That’s just one example of the sort of creative choice made regularly in the course of making “Teachers,” the bold, profane and hilarious comedy created by sketch comedy group the Katydids and executive produced by Ian Roberts and Jay Martel (“Key and Peele”). Having just wrapped the first half of its second season, the TV Land series features Katydids members Barlow, Katy Colloton, Cate Freedman, Kate Lambert, Katie O’Brien and Kathryn Renee Thomas as an eclectic group of educators who work at an elementary school, doing their best not to warp young minds with their outrageous behavior.

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Oliver Stone. That’s the filmmaker who should have been asked to chronicle the career of Oasis, the hugely successful, ever-combustible, now-departed kings of Britpop. Looking at the entirety of the band’s lifespan — from the early 1990s to break-up in 2008 — it’s hard not to notice the trademarks of Doors-era Stone: controversies, fisticuffs, conspiracies, bravery, insanity, ego, vulnerability, lust, and violence. In rock and roll, these are positives, and the joys that emanate from such feelings and behavior is certainly on display in Oasis: Supersonic, a Noel and Liam Gallagher-approved documentary. The band’s career, however, is not really the subject of the new documentary directed by Mat Whitecross and from the producers of Amy, Asif Kapadia’s Oscar-winning Amy Winehouse documentary. Instead, Supersonic is about the rise of the band, the period from birth to its two concerts (to 250,000 attendees) at Knebworth.

And that’s fine, since...

With three time travel series currently on the air, they're trumped by horror shows, with American Horror Story, The Exorcist, Scream Queens, From Dusk Till Dawn, Scream and Ash vs. Evil Dead all making a showing this week.

The CW schedule filled up with returning favorites including Jane the Virgin and The Vampire Diaries (for its final season!), but it was quotes from Scorpion and Bull that really made an impact.

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1. Scorpion Collins: The water doesn't lie still, but the water still lies. Add fifty and your answer will be revealed. 2. Bull Bull: Callisto isn't a who. Callisto is a where, geographically situated in west Texas, population 25,000, but in the legal world it's... 3. Jane the Virgin Jane: We talked about who would take out the trash and when we would have another baby, not what I should do if there was a bullet near.

The Man from Mo’Wax is a very strange music documentary. Most films of this ilk are glowing accounts of an individual or band’s inexorable rise to the top of the charts, demonstrating their musical virtuosity, inherent genius and the growing adoration of their fans. Here that curve is inverted, director Matthew Jones painstakingly dissecting a person with next to no discernible musical talent as his career crashes and burns.

That person is producer and DJ James Lavelle – hardly a household name – yet kind of an icon to dance music aficionados. His career spans three distinct periods: the first is that of a musically teenage wunderkind who sets up his own cooler than cool record label, Mo’Wax Records. The second is as creative leader of Unkle, where he collaborated with various musical legends to create a series of increasingly poorly received and badly selling albums. The third follows...

The Stone Roses debuted a new song titled “All For One” on U.K.’s BBC Radio 1 show on Thursday — the band’s first single since breaking up in 1995. The Stone Roses Debut New Single ‘All For One’ After 20 Years “All For One” is made available to buy and stream on Spotify and ITunes. With […]

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Owen Harris’ directorial debut Kill Your Friends has premiered a new trailer today, taking you into the dark and twisted mind of Nicholas Hoult’s seedy A&R (artists and repertoire) man, Steven Stelfox.

Part American Pyscho, part Wolf of Wall Street, Stelfox’s general irreverence for the world around him is captured brilliantly in the latest sizzle reel, as Hoult’s businessman embarks on a power-mongering – and seemingly bloodthirsty – climb to the top of the British music scene of the mid-90s.

Thanks in large part to genre-defining hits from Blur, The Stone Roses, Oasis and the like, the industry was enjoying a historic high before the turn of the millennium, and those themes of fame and excess will underpin Hoult’s burning desire to continue his winning streak.

Lifted from John Niven’s novel of the same name, Kill Your Friends also stars James Corden, Tom Riley, Joseph Malwe,...

Crafting a compelling drama around the music industry has proven to be a difficult butterfly to pin for major studios – just ask Max Joesph and Zac Efron. But the underwhelming box office performance of We Are Your Friends has in no way dampened our interest in Owen Harris’ upcoming British drama, Kill Your Friends.

As the title suggests, this is a decidedly darker spin on the business, swapping out the glitz and glam of Hollywood for a British music industry at its prime. Buoyed by the genre-defining successes of bands such as Blur, The Stone Roses and Oasis, business was booming during the late 80s and early 90s, leading to an era of fame, fortune and gluttonous success.

Lifted from the pages of John Niven’s eponymous novel, Harris’ feature stars Mad Max: Fury Road alum Nicholas Hoult as A&R man (artists and repertoire) Steven Stelfox, who revels in...

Max Joesph and Zac Efron may be tackling the glitz and glam of the Edm scene with We Are Your Friends later this month, but Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Black Mirror director Owen Harris is creating a decidedly darker take on the music industry and its sink-or-swim nature with his adaptation, Kill Your Friends.

Based on John Niven’s eponymous novel, the film charts the burgeoning status of the British music scene in the early ’90s – a time when Blur, The Stone Roses and Oasis all enjoyed remarkable success. Kill Your Friends orbits around Steven Stelfox’s (Nicholas Hoult) insatiable desire for fame and fortune, and today’s trailer merely hints at the measures he will go through to secure his place at the top of the proverbial food chain.

Harris’ interpretation of Niven’s jet-black source material looks to be as hysterical as it is satirical,...

Channel 4 drama and Shane Meadows' latest, This Is England '90, has got a first trailer, and a synopsis...

Shane Meadows' This Is England saga is said to conclude with his next TV series - This Is England '90.

It will consist of four episodes and promises to reunite lots of familiar faces from the film and the two previous TV dramas, This Is England '86 and This Is England '88.

The synopsis for the new series reads like this:

"Gazza’s tears. Hubble’s launch. Saddam’s invasion. Mandela’s release. This is 1990. This is England. And Lol, Woody, Shaun, Milky, Smell, Gadget, Harvey, Kell, Trev and Combo are back for the final chapter of Shane Meadows’ multi award-winning landmark series…

"It’s two years on since the less-than-festive Christmas of ‘88, with some of the gang embracing the new decade with more gusto than others. But a...

The Sophomore Slump, in the entertainment world, usually refers to music. It's tossed at bands or artists that couldn't recapture the success of their debut album (think Weezer or The Stone Roses) with their follow-up. Fairly or not, the idea is the band had years to come up with material for the first salvo and then had nothing left. Or perhaps they swerved away from what made them successful in the first place. Or the expectations were too high. Or they choked. Regardless, it seems to happen a lot. It also happens to movie directors. Think Richard Kelly, who

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Dymamo is back on our screens with a new batch of Magician Impossible episodes tonight - but he announced recently that he's decided to end the show after this series, so we'd better enjoy him being on TV while we can! Digital Spy caught up with the trickster recently to find out why he's not going to be on telly now, why performing for Jay Z was the most nervous he's ever been, what it was like doing tricks for stoners and policemen this series, and how he used his skills to beat the bullies when he was at school...

Dynamo on... people asking him to do tricks on the street

"I did spend a good 15 years of my life trying to get people to want to watch what I do. So now I'm in a position where everyone asks for it, it's kind of perfect, like a dream come true!

It's been four years since Simon Cowell was last on the X Factor panel in the UK. In his last series, he introduced the world to One Direction, the ratings were sky high and his show was the only thing people talked about on Monday morning at work.

He returns, after having his Us version of the show flop and dumped, to find that The X Factor is no longer the dominant force in British television.

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It's been four years since Simon Cowell was last on the X Factor panel in the UK. In his last series, he introduced the world to One Direction, the ratings were sky high and his show was the only thing people talked about on Monday morning at work.

He returns, after having his Us version of the show flop and dumped, to find that The X Factor is no longer the dominant force in British television.

BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing now reigns supreme in the ratings war and the tabloids and British public seem more interested in melting frozen Alaskas and Mary Berry's opinion on soggy bottoms than his reunion with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini behind the judges' desk.

Series 11 of The X Factor is the biggest challenge that Cowell has faced since he first controversially launched the show, spinning off his new found superstar status on Pop Idol.

Disc of the week

The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

Film

A rollicking documentary focusing on the recent comeback of Madchester baggy indie pop legends The Stone Roses made by superfan Shane Meadows. What more could any music fan want? From the spine-tingling opening, which sees lead singer Ian Brown greeting front row fans at last summer’s monumental Heaton Park concerts, to the initial post-reconciliation jam session and snippets of subsequent world tour gigs, this is a hugely entertaining and surprisingly touching film.

True, some of the less appealing truths around the band’s break-up are skimmed over, but this is far from a hagiography, and is more an affectionate, heartfelt look at a four friends rediscovering their love for each other and the music which brought them together. Meadow’s personality is evident in every frame, and his own unabashed love for the foursome shines through.

Early 80’s...

Shane Meadows has joked that the release of a new Stone Roses album in 2015 would be quick for the band.

The Stone Roses released their last album Second Coming in 1994, five and a half years after their self-titled debut.

After splitting in 1996, the band reunited in 2011 and at the time promised a "live resurrection" with new material, though have only played old songs at their live shows and festival appearances so far.

During Meadows's documentary The Stone Roses: Made of Stone, the director got visibly excited about the 'New Song' on the running order for a band rehearsal for their Warrington Parr Hall comeback.

However, the band played no new songs during that performance, and no new material is heard on the film itself.

Asked if he heard any new music during the making of the film, Meadows told Digital Spy: "No, we didn't. The day I think we were...

To mark the release of The Stone Roses: Made of Stone on October 21st we’ve been given 3 t-shirts and 3 copies to give away on DVD.

In 2012 a resurrection no one thought possible took place when legendary band The Stone Roses reformed after 16 years. With unprecedented access to previously unseen archive footage, Shane Meadows presents The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone, a revealing documentary about the life of one of the most revered and influential bands in British music history. Packed with hours of exclusive extras and available on single-disc DVD and a special collectors 2 disc Blu-ray & DVD Edition, this is a must have purchase and available to own on 21st October 2013.

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★★★☆☆ There's no denying that Shane Meadows' latest film, The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013) - which details the impact of the Manchester-based band - is going to divide opinion. Fans of the group, which broke through in the late eighties with tremendous success, will relish in the multitude of archive interviews and gig footage. Meadows' boyish glee and borderline obsession translates into palpable energy that thrusts you through the 90-minute doc. Early on in the film, Meadows recounts how he missed out on attending the now-famous Spike Island gig after dropping a tab of acid and giving his ticket away to a stranger.

From here on out, Made of Stone is less concerned with the finer biographical details of the band and more interested in Meadows making amends for his teenage error. Swiftly dropping the a-typical music documentary structure we actually receive relatively little information regarding the formation of the band.

Shane Meadows has said that he hopes This Is England '90 is his "full stop" on the series.

The director's 2006 movie This Is England spawned TV follow-ups This Is England '86 in 2010 and This Is England '88 in 2011, but work on the 1990 catch-up was halted while Meadows made his documentary The Stone Roses: Made of Stone.

> Shane Meadows on 'Made of Stone': 'The Stone Roses were just like us'

Asked if This Is England '90 would be his last part of the story, Meadows told Digital Spy: "Yeah, hopefully. I say hopefully because I don't want to end up ruining it, but I love the cast."

Producer Mark Herbert joked: "We should do This Is England '70, when they're at school!"

Meadows added: "This Is England the musical? Who knows!

"It's really hard to put down when you have so much fun doing something, so I hope I don't...

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

British auteur Shane Meadows was invited by The Stone Roses themselves to capture the lead-up to their summer return tour last year, and the director, clearly a huge fan, is evidently starstruck from the first minute he meets them. This is a double-edged sword of sorts in this reverent yet somewhat hagiographic doc, which captures the fans in all of their passionate obsessiveness, the band in some of their blunt honesty, yet not really a whole lot else.

There’s no doubting that the band’s return after a 15-year separation period was big news for the British music industry, and Meadows’ film does a palpable job of capturing the excitement of a legion of fans who assumed they’d never get to see the quartet on-stage together again. One particularly startling portion of the film, shot almost entirely in verite-style, monochromatic handheld as fans desperately...

There is simply no better way to spend 49 minutes of your time, than to sit down and listen to the eponymous début album by The Stone Roses, as a record that is one of the finest to have ever been recorded. Well now, though double the length in time, the immensely talented director Shane Meadows has made a worthy attempt at presenting a film equally as inspiring, with his documentary Made of Stone. The soundtrack is alright, too.

Having taken the world by storm when bursting onto the scene in 1989, Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield and Alan ‘Reni’ Wren became one of the most influential bands to have existed, with a strong cult-like following amongst their ardent fans. However when the band broke up in 1996, it appeared that they would never reform, with telling signs coming from Squire and his now infamous quote “I have no desire whatsoever...

Shane Meadows' Stone Roses documentary The Stone Roses: Made of Stone received its world premiere on Thursday evening (May 30) in Manchester.

Ian Brown, John Squire and Gary 'Mani' Mounfield turned out at Victoria Warehouse in Trafford Park for the gala screening, along with Meadows and producer Mark Herbert.

> Digital Spy reviews Made of Stone: "A film about the fans"

Reni was absent from the screening due to illness, opting to rest ahead of the Stone Roses shows at Finsbury Park in London next week.

Broadcaster Edith Bowman and cast members from This is England - including the original movie's star Thomas Turgoose - attended the premiere alongside Stone Roses fans who managed to secure tickets for the event after they sold out in under a minute.

Musicians including Rowetta, Richard Hawley, Mick Jones and Elbow members Guy Garvey, Pete Turner and Mark Potter also walked the red...

Shane Meadows talks about his Stone Roses documentary Made of Stone – and what it was like to work with his heroes

To outsiders, love always seems like madness. In 2011, when the Stone Roses announced that they would be reforming to play some gigs – Ian Brown, John Squire, Gary "Mani" Mounfield and Alan "Reni" Wren together onstage, 15 years after their rancorous split – many, many music fans appeared to go completely insane. Grown men wept, danced, hugged, clambered into the loft to find their Reni hat, pointed both hands to the sky for the chorus of I Am the Resurrection, then wept again. The internet exploded with delight. Oasis's Liam Gallagher tweeted "not been this happy since my kids were born" and thousands agreed.

Of course, there were cynics; but they were silenced when all 150,000 tickets for the Roses' Manchester Heaton Park gigs last year were bought in 14 minutes. The band added another Heaton Park show.