Is 'Small Axe' a Film or TV Series? Director Steve McQueen Clears Up Category Confusion

LITTLE Mix star Perrie Edwards has teased a solo release as she was seen screaming with excitement in the studio. The mother-of-one took to her Instagram with a series of snaps, showing her standing in a recording booth without her bandmates.

RYLAN Clark gave his fans the thumbs up in his first snap snice he was rushed to hospital with a mystery illness. The presenter, 33, updated his followers by sharing a photo from his home in Essex.

KATHERINE Ryan has already potty trained her son Fred, who is just eight months old. The 38-year-old boasted that she skipped the nappy stage almost completely, but admitted she was prepared for backlash over her method.

KATIE Price's daughter Princess made fans do a double take after she shared a snap with her lookalike mum. The 14-year-old looked the spitting image of her mum as she showed off her natural blonde curls in a recent snap.

Nothing can keep Arnold Schwarzenegger down, according to son Joseph Baena. The muscle-bound actor, who at just 24 years old is the youngest to ever grace the cover of Men’s Health, told Fox News Digital Schwarzenegger is "doing really well" after a frightening car accident last month that saw the "Terminator" star’s Yukon SUV roll over a Prius after striking a Porsche Cayenne in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. "My dad is always great.

I’M A Celebrity’s Roman Kemp grew close to Love Island star Maura Higgins at the Brit awards afterparty. Roman — 29-year-old son of Spandau Ballet star Martin — met the Irish beauty, 32, at the ceremony and headed off to singer Tom Grennan’s after party together with Roman’s Capital FM Breakfast Show co-hosts Sonny Jay, 28, and Siân Welby, 35.

NATALIE Imbruglia was named the winner of the Masked Singer this evening - sparking a fix row. The Australian star, 47, - famed for hits including Torn and Wrong Impression - beat off competition from Charlotte Church as Mushroom and Mark Feehily who was unmasked at Robobunny.

CHARLOTTE Church has been unmasked as Mushroom on The Masked Singer - coming second place. Fans of the ITV show have been convinced that the 35-year-old opera singer was behind the costume thanks to a series of clues. Fans of the show leaped on social media after the Welsh songstress was unmasked tonight.

WESTLIFE star Mark Feehily has been unmasked as Robobunny – coming in third place. Those watching the show at home, who had guessed it was the 41-year-old singer, were left furious by the reveal, insisting he has been robbed.

Juliette Binoche puts in another tremendous performance in Claire Denis’ drama Both Sides Of The Blade (aka Fire, and also aka Avec Amour Et Acharnement). The Berlin Film Festival competition title is an intimate slow-burner that sets a credible scene, but doesn’t quite deliver on the mystery it promises. 

EXCLUSIVE: NFL fans are going to see Colin Kaepernick at the Super Bowl tomorrow.

Guy Lodge Film Critic“Fire” begins in water: a wide, rippling expanse of Mediterranean blue under a cloudless sky, displaced and disrupted by two whirling human bodies. Sara (Juliette Binoche) and Jean (Vincent Lindon) tussle in the otherwise empty ocean as though they’ve just discovered weightlessness, while Eric Gautier’s camera lingers on skin touching skin under the shimmer.

BBC show for "dumbing down" questions for the celebrity contestants.Romesh, 43, who took over from former host Anne Robinson, was joined by seven famous faces including Loose Women star Kaye Adams, Countryfile host Sean Fletcher and Homes Under the Hammer star Martel Maxwell in a bid to win some money for their chosen charity.As viewers tuned into to the BBC quiz show, fans blasted the series of “pi** easy” questions served up to delighted contestants, with some claiming even their five-year-old could answer them.Some of the easy questions heard on the show included: “Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 14th of which month”, "how much is the cost of plastic bag in the UK”, and “the prime minister lives at which street address in London”.One angry fan wrote: “Not being funny but my five-year-old could answer these questions!”A second agreed: “Them pi** easy questions didn't really require that much intelligence tbf,” while a third added: “Some of these questions!! Too Easy!”Loose Women star Linda Robson was the first to be voted off after screwing up a question about the Great British Sewing Bee.Following shortly after was Sean Fletcher, with presenter Martel and comedian Ed Gamble making it to the final round.After Martel answered two questions wrong in the final round, including one about someone's Achilles heel - to which she mistakenly answered “Hercules heel” – Ed was crowned the winner bagging £9.5k for his charity that supports research into Type 1 diabetes.“Seriously, these questions on the new Weakest Link are pathetically easy,” a fan added, as some believed host Romesh was “too nice” in comparison to his predecessor.“Anne Robinson wouldn’t have all this ‘we love you’ shi*e ,” blasted one viewer.While another

Valentine’s Day with the ghost of her dead husband. The TV medium revealed hubby John’s spirit has been communicating with her from “the other side” since his death four months ago.She says she speaks with him every day, and she has seen his ghost. The ex-Celebrity Big Brother star says their cat Marmalade has too – and their bulldog Nell barks when he is there.

Antonio Ferme editorBritish filmmaker Steve McQueen is known for tackling heavy hot-button issues in film, from political strife in Northern Ireland (“Hunger”) to sexual addiction (“Shame”) and slavery in America in “12 Years a Slave,” which netted three Oscars, including for best picture and supporting actress. Among the film’s nine total noms, McQueen received one for directing.McQueen’s latest project, BBC’s “Small Axe,” carries equal dramatic heft.

All season long, Steve McQueen’s unique project Small Axe, billed as a collection of five films, has been puzzled over. Not due to quality, of course, since it’s quite good, but as to whether this production with Amazon was a series of movies, or a work of television? For example, the Academy deems it TV, and so has the Golden Globes, various critics groups have recognized it as cinema. Now, we actually have the intended answer from McQueen himself, who seeks to clear up any remaining confusion. Read on to see where he falls in terms of the two sides of the debate…

Antonio Ferme editorThe Portland Art Museum and the Northwest Film Center announced the annual Cinema Unbound Awards honorees on Thursday. This year’s honorees include Steve McQueen, Garrett Bradley, Gus Van Sant, Mollye Asher and Alex Bulkley.

Ellise Shafer administratorVariety has announced it will be giving its Creative Impact in Acting Award to Glenn Close as part of their virtual 10 Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards event with the Palm Springs International Film Society on Feb. 26 at 10 a.m.

Nomadland has been named film of the year at the 41st London Critics' Circle Film Awards, adding to a growing array of honors the movie has amassed since it premiered at the Venice Film Festival. Chloe Zhao's American road movie also earned an actress of the year win for Frances McDormand and screenwriter of the year win for writer-director Zhao at the virtual ceremony on Sunday night.

Earlier today, the London Critics Circle Film Awards were handed out, with Chloé Zhao’s movie Nomadland again doing quite well with a precursor. It took Film of the Year, Screenwriter of the Year for Zhao, as well as Actress of the Year for Frances McDormand. Also scoring were the likes of Chadwick Boseman for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Actor of the Year), Steve McQueen for Small Axe (Director of the Year), and Maria Bakalova for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Supporting Actress of the Year). Throw in prizes for Riz Ahmed, Another Round, along with Collective, and we have a few definite Oscar contenders here. Read on for the rest of the LCC winners…

Naman Ramachandran “Nomadland” and “Saint Maud” took top honors at the 41st London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with three wins each, while the late Chadwick Boseman won actor of the year for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”American road movie “Nomadland” won film of the year, while lead Frances McDormand was named actress of the year, and writer-director Chloé Zhao won screenwriter of the year.British horror film “Saint Maud” won British/Irish film of the year, British/Irish actress of the year for Morfydd Clark, and breakthrough British/Irish filmmaker for writer-director Rose Glass.Steve McQueen won director of the year for his “Small Axe” anthology, while Shaun Parkes won supporting actor of the year for the first drama in the collection,