‘Firebird’ Review: A Heartfelt But Heavy-Handed Tale of Hidden Gay Love in the Soviet Air Force

MILLIONAIRES Billie and Sam Faiers are now the second richest Towie stars, new accounts reveal. The sisters have come a long way since appearing on the ITV reality show, racking up a fortune in earnings.

Amber Heard got emotional on Wednesday as her defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp continued.

A new campaign designed to help people across Falkirk look after their mental wellbeing is being launched.

George Michael fans in Dundee are celebrating the news that a tribute documentary is set to be shown at the DCA.

Kim Kardashian was less than thrilled to hear about Kanye “Ye” West‘s new music. The 41-year-old reality star and her mom, Kris Jenner, received a text from a friend on the latest episode of “The Kardashians”, which alerted them to the fact that Kim’s rapper ex had a new song on the way. It’s unclear which song the text was referring to.

A council has issued an apology after accepting that opportunities to protect tragic tot Star Hobson from terrifying abuse were missed and that action should have been taken to save her.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared details of possible changes to face-to-face assessments and reassessment reviews for people with severe and lifelong health conditions claiming disability benefits.

Before they became famous actors and comedians, Jon Hamm and Jimmy Fallon toured the country as a roots rock duo by the name of Burlap.

A mum has been left devastated after her three-year-old daughter's 'water infection' turned out to be cancer - with the tot now facing a gruelling 27 weeks of chemotherapy.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe “Elvis” team was on hand in Cannes for a little more conversation about Baz Luhrmann’s boisterous musical drama — but how Tom Hanks landed on his mysterious European-American accent as Colonel Tom Parker in the movie will remain a mystery for now.The Oscar-winning actor received the first question from journalists at the Thursday press conference, and was asked how he prepared for his role as Parker and whether he researched his Dutch background and accent.Hanks skirted any discussion of his accent work, and instead spoke at length about learning more about Elvis’ notorious manager, who “was a delightful guy” that could light up every room he came into.“Was he a cheap crook that played fast and loose? Yeah, when it comes down to that, but I worked that all out to everyone’s satisfaction,” said Hanks, “He was a man who brought joy to everything he did — along with a bit of larceny.” “Elvis” marks Luhrmann’s first feature directorial effort since 2013’s “The Great Gatsby,” which also world premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Butler stars in the title role opposite Hanks as Elvis’ infamous manager.While critics have praised Butler’s tour de force performance, Hanks’ extremely thick and at times indecipherable accent for Parker, who was from the Netherlands, has been singled out as one of the movie’s weaker turns, and some have called Hanks’ prosthetic nose and padding to resemble the heavy-set Parker distracting.“I’m not interested in playing a bad guy just for the sake of, ‘Before I kill you Mr.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentVeteran Hollywood multi-hyphenate George Gallo (“Bad Boys,” “The Comeback Trail”) is attached to direct “Gambino,” a high-end biopic about organized crime boss Carlo Gambino that Gallo is co-writing with two-time Oscar winner Nick Vallelonga (“Green Book”).The ambitious project, announced in Cannes, is being lead produced by Julius R. Nasso, also a Hollywood veteran, best known for his production partnership with Steven Seagal that went sour.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChina’s e-commerce and media giant Alibaba recorded lower profits in the 12 months to March 2022, following a year of turmoil for tech companies, a weakening Chinese economy, a COVID revival and Russia’s war in Ukraine..Group revenues increased by 19% in the year to March, reaching $135 billion (RMB853 billion). In the fourth quarter, revenues grew 9% to $32.2 billion (RMB204 billion).Net profits bore the brunt of the difficult conditions and the market value of some of its investments in other companies reduced by some $7 billion.

Naman Ramachandran Revered cinematographer Darius Khondji loves to shoot on film but has made his peace with digital, he revealed in a masterclass at Cannes on Thursday. “It’s just so sexy to shoot on film, the texture is beautiful, it looks great on skin tones,” Khondji said.

Noel Gallagher has revealed that he impersonated David Bowie while working on tracks for his next album.The former Oasis musician is currently working on the follow-up to his 2017 High Flying Birds record, ‘Who Built The Moon?’. Gallagher said on New Year’s Day (January 1) that he’d finished writing and demoing the LP just before Christmas.Last month, the singer-songwriter explained that NGHFB’s fourth full-length effort had a largely “orchestral” sound.

Channel 4 cult hit The Big Breakfast is to return this summer helmed by Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu.

A gang violently stamped on two men near an Oldham tram stop in a vile homophobic attack. Police said a group of men started hurling homophobic abuse at the victims as they approached the Oldham Central Metrolink stop on Saturday evening (May 21).

The notion that a classic tune should never be touched doesn't quite translate in 2022. In the TikTok age, new audiences are discovering iconic songs and turning them on their head; with music proving more malleable than ever.

Manchester United expect to have a design in place for the redevelopment of Old Trafford in the next four months.

A shameless Lidl store boss sacked for stealing £16,000 from the till took his bosses to court for unfair dismissal after claiming he was merely ''exposing'' how easy it was to take the money. Thadsoruban Theivendram, who is in his 30s, was fired after police raided his home and found the missing money in various Lidl marked cash bags in his bedroom.

Tom Prior stepped out in leather while attending two premieres for his movie Firebird!

“Firebird,” the debut feature from Peeter Rebane, is a clockwork romance about the secret love affair between Private Sergey Serebrennikov (Tom Prior) and his superior, Lieutenant Roman Matvejev (Oleg Zagorodnii), in the cutting cold of a Soviet-Estonian Air Force base. Teeming with all the usual corny plot twists and bromidic constructs, “Firebird” feels routine, straight from the assembly line, or whipped up in Romance Movies 101.