Father Ted creator threatens to sue Edinburgh Fringe venue over axed show

Addie Morfoot Contributor Films about Grammy Award winner Jon Batiste, Andy Kaufman and designer John Galliano are part of this year’s Telluride Film Festival documentary feature lineup.In all, 22 feature and four short documentaries are heading to the 50th edition of TFF, where buzz for docs seeking Oscar consideration frequently takes hold.The lineup, kept under wraps until the eve of the fest’s opening on Aug. 31, includes docs from novice and veteran documentarians, including Errol Morris (“The Pigeon Tunnel”), Madeleine Gavin (“Beyond Utopia”), Matthew Heineman (“American Symphony”) and Paul B.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Zach Bryan has a fair amount of Bruce Springsteen in him. But not just a single Bruce. When the newly minted superstar headlined L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena last week (in a single sold-out gig at a venue he probably could have filled several times over), it felt like he is veering toward having his own “Born in the USA” moment, reviving that familiar mixture of populism and substance and making a new generation of fans scramble to get a scarce ticket.

Sarah Jessica Parker has a new feline in her life!

No matter what Kim Zolciak might want, it would appear estranged husband Kroy Biermann is dead-set on moving forward with their divorce this time.

Jenelle Evans‘ son went missing yet again on Monday of this week — the second such situation in less than month.

EXCLUSIVE: Frank Capra has long been considered one Hollywood’s most successful, influential and complex film directors and, in the new feature documentary Frank Capra: Mr America, which is premiering at the Venice Film Festival later this week, audiences will get a chance to view previously unseen archives that examine the Sicilian-born director’s rags-to-riches story whilst unpicking his complicated relationship with America. 

UPDATE, 7 AM: Netflix has dropped the final trailer ahead of Thursday’s premiere of One Piece, its live-action series on the bestselling manga title. In the trailer, we see a determined Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) in his quest to become King of the Pirates. “If the path seems to easy you’re on the wrong path,” says the endlessly optimistic Luffy. One Piece premieres August 31 on Netflix. Check out the trailer above.

Netflix on Tuesday unveiled its full fall slate of films, touting the release dates of awards contenders like Pain Hustlers and The Killer, among other titles. 

The Telluride Film Festival, a key part of the fall festival circuit launching awards season and perhaps some major Academy Award contenders, announced the wide-ranging lineup of films for its landmark 50th edition. The fest kicks off Thursday and runs through Labor Day and will feature world premieres of Oscar winners Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers (Focus Features), Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn (Amazon) and Free Solo filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s narrative feature Nyad (Netflix).

The 2023 Women’s World Cup drew record viewership for Fox, despite challenging time zones and an early elimination for the U.S. team, ending with the most-watched non-USWNT final ever for English-language U.S. television.

like copper hair spiritually start now.It is, after all, ….which is a controversial take in itself, I know. But if Starbucks unveils fall beverages in August, shouldn't hair colors inspired by them make their debut too? Exactly.

is returning to claim her rightful place in . The first trailer for just dropped, and it's already shaping up to be the movie I'm going to cry hardest to this holiday season.Here's everything we know about the new film, which Ryan also directed.In the film, Ryan will star as Willa opposite David Duchovny as Bill, her former partner with whom she unexpectedly finds herself trapped at the airport during a snowstorm.

Molly-Mae Hague has appeared to hint she's 'heartbroken' after having to leave her fiance Tommy Fury and their baby daughter behind. The influencer has recently been solo parenting after her boxer beau headed into his latest boxing camp.

Paris Jackson is celebrating what would be her dad’s 65th birthday. The 25-year-old singer and actress shared her appreciation for Michael Jackson during her latest performance, sharing a sweet moment with her fans, revealing that she “owes everything to him.”PRINCE JACKSON CELEBRATES MICHAEL JACKSON’S BIRTHDAY WITH RARE PHOTOSPARIS JACKSON’S NEW SINGLE WAS ENTIRELY PRODUCED BY WOMENThe ‘American Horror Story’ star also encourages fans to pay homage to Michael by donating to a good cause.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large “The Amazing Race” executive producers Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri, along with host/EP Phil Keoghan, had already shot a Season 35 of “The Amazing Race” last year, and it was mostly edited and ready to go. But then came a detour: Early this winter, CBS approached both “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race” about expanding to weekly 90 minute episodes for fall 2023. Rather than try to retroactively try to pad an additional half hour on to those already-shot episodes, van Munster, Doganieri and Keoghan decided to hit the road again and take full advantage of filming supersized installments.

The 2023 Telluride Film Festival will celebrate its 50th Anniversary with an extra day of screenings and an impressive 20 world premieres. Notable films making their debuts in the mountains include Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” follow-up, “Saltburn”; Andrew Haigh’s “All of Us Strangers” with Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell; Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders” starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy; and Ethan Hawke‘s latest directorial effort, “Wildcat,” co-starring Telluride resident Laura Linney.

Aerosmith fans are about to experience some real “Sweet Emotion.”Starting Saturday, Sept. 2, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will kick off their 40-concert ‘Peace Out Farewell Tour.’Over the course of their goodbye run, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and the rest of the band along with special guest opening act The Black Crowes are scheduled to drop into Long Island’s UBS Arena on Sept.

Suits has surged in popularity in recent months after the show was made available on Netflix.Created by Aaron Korsh, the legal drama follows the exploits of Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) and Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) at a fictional corporate law firm in New York City.

NME about the fresh creative approach that made their long-awaited sixth album possible The Kills have shared new single ‘103’ and announced details of their long-awaited sixth album ‘God Games’.Last month, the duo comprised of vocalist Alison Mosshart and guitarist Jamie Hince, teased their new album with the release of a dual single ‘New York’/’LA Hex’. ‘New York’ saw the pair merging their trademark, gritty rock and roll sound with cinematic horns and rattling rhythm, while ‘LA Hex’ saw them layering warped trumpets and choral harmonies on top of a stuttering beat.Today (August 30), along with the announcement of ‘God Games’ – their first album in seven years since 2016’s ‘Ashes & Ice‘ – the band have shared the album’s third single ‘103’, which Mosshart has described as a “dark twisted love song”.

Graham Linehan took to the Scottish Parliament to perform his comedy show after two Edinburgh venues cancelled.

Father Ted and The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan has been cancelled in Edinburgh over his gender-critical views.The arts venue, Leith Arches, said it has cancelled the gig, which was due to take place Thursday (August 17), because it does not “align with our overall values”.In a post shared to Instagram Tuesday (August 15), the venue wrote: “We are an inclusive venue and this does not align with our overall values.”It also added that it was “brought to our attention at the very last minute of the very controversial line up”.A post shared by Leith Arches – Edinburgh Events (@leitharches)A post shared by Leith Arches – Edinburgh Events (@leitharches)“We work very closely with the LGBT+ community, it is a considerable part of our revenue, we believe hosting this one off show would have a negative effect on future bookings.”It concluded that their decision was “not influenced by the pressure of online activists, but by our regular community who use the space on a daily weekly and monthly bisis [sic].”According to the BBC, Linehan responded on Twitter, now called X, writing: “It sure sounds like discrimination on the grounds of my legally protected beliefs.”Linehan has made a number of anti-trans statements on his social media in recent years, and in 2018 was issued with a verbal harassment warning by police after he was involved in an online row with a transgender activist.More recently, he accused Lambrini Girls of “supporting sterilising children” by speaking out for trans rights.Back in 2020 he was banned from Twitter, but has since returned.Last year also saw the cancellation of a ‘Father Ted’ musical over his controversial views, with the writer saying that he’s lost family over arguments that “have consumed his life”.