‘Lover’s Rock’: Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Feature Will Open This Year’s New York Film Festival

STRICTLY Come Dancing's veteran judge Craig Revel-Horwood has called Oti Mabuse's departure "brilliant news". The pro dancer has quit the BBC hit after seven years having been showered with TV offers elsewhere.

President Joe Biden is making an announcement about the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

JACQUELINE Jossa has firmly ruled out having any more children with her husband Dan Osborne. The actress, 29, has two daughters with Dan, 30, and insists their baby-making days are now over. Jacqueline says she cannot imagine "going back to bottles and sterilising" now her eldest, Ella, is in school and younger sister, Mia, is starting in September.

EMMERDALE star Paige Sandhu has confirmed she is leaving the soap. The actress - who plays serial killer Meena Jutla in the ITV soap - has teased the dramatic end for her character. It is not known how long the storyline will continue for but actress Paige has confirmed she is leaving the soap.

SIMON Cowell has posted an emotional tribute to late music industry figure Jamal Edwards. The 31-year-old - whose mum is Loose Women star Brenda - passed away on Sunday morning after his final DJ set at a bar the night before. Writing on Twitter tonight, Simon, 62, said: "I had the pleasure of meeting @jamaledwards.

Lindsay Lohan has had a wonderful start to the year, and recently marked her first Valentine's Day since getting engaged to fiancé Bader Shammas.MORE: Lindsay Lohan dotes over baby as she gives incredible insight into family lifeThe Mean Girls star took to Instagram on the annual day of love to not only share a tribute to Bader, but an inspiring message about health."Making my dreams come true with hard work and good workouts. Love you @PlanetFitness," she wrote alongside a picture of herself smiling at the camera.A post shared by Lindsay Lohan (@lindsaylohan)Lindsay Lohan is on cloud nine right nowFans were quick to compliment the star, with many posting love heart emojis to represent love.MORE: Where are the Mean Girls stars now?MORE: Elizabeth Hurley looks incredible in monochrome mini dressMany more shared their delight in seeing the star back in the spotlight again, with one writing: "Lindsay is back!" while another wrote: "LILO you're everywhere again, I love it, but in a positive way, yay!" A third added: "Lilo is back baby!"The Parent Trap actress is radiating positivity right now, and has a lot to look forward to.

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Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum frontman whose soaring vocals on the band’s 1967 proto-prog rock classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale” helped make the song a mainstay of 1970s FM radio, died February 19 of cancer. He was 76.

President Joe Biden, addressing the dire crisis in Ukraine, said that he is imposing a series of new sanctions on Russia, the latest move in a geopolitical crisis over the widespread belief that Vladimir Putin is poised to launch a widespread invasion of Ukraine.

EXCLUSIVE: Fred Hechinger has joined Sony Pictures’ Kraven the Hunter, starring Aaron Taylor Johnson in titular role. Although it’s unconfirmed, sources say Hechinger would play Chameleon, the brother of Kraven, in the movie.

British filmmaker Steve McQueen took a long gap between 2013’s Oscar-winning “12 Years A Slave” and 2018’s “Widows” (possibly because of an HBO series he was meant to put on, but it eventually fell through). Fortunately, he’s already following up the underappreciated “Widows” with a new project and it’s an ambitious one.

In a world where Black Lives Matter protests are still happening in the streets of some of the biggest cities in the US, now is probably the perfect time for Hulu to release the upcoming comedy series, “Woke.” READ MORE: ‘Mangrove’ Trailer: Steve McQueen’s Latest Features Letitia Wright In His ‘Small Axe’ Anthology Movie As seen in the trailer for “Woke,” the show follows the story of a Black artist, Keef, who has made a name for himself as a cartoonist that always tries to “keep things light” and avoid any sort of controversial stances and opinions.

British filmmaker Steve McQueen took a long gap between 2013’s Oscar-winning “12 Years A Slave” and 2018’s “Widows” (possibly because of an HBO series he was meant to put on, but it eventually fell through). Fortunately, he’s already following up the underappreciated “Widows” with a new project and it’s an ambitious one.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster BBC One has released a punchy trailer for “Mangrove,” one of five films from the “Small Axe” anthology by Oscar and BAFTA winner Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”).Aug.

Star Wars actor John Boyega is set to star in a new Steve McQueen directed drama, Small Axe.The drama, which is airing on the BBC and Amazon later this year, has now shared a first-look photo of Boyega in character. The image comes almost five years after the project was first announced.As reported on Digital Spy, the mini-series will tell “five stories from within London’s West Indian community between the 1960s and 1980s.”Boyega will appear in the episode ‘Red, White and Blue’ and will play real-life Metropolitan Police officer Leroy Logan who received an MBE in 2001 for his role in developing anti-racist policies for the police over a 30-year career.You can see an image of Boyega in character below:Never in my wildest dreams would I’ve

The 2020 edition of the New York Film Festival will open with the world premiere of Steve McQueen's Lovers Rock, it was announced today. Lovers Rock is part of McQueen's Small Axe anthology of five original films, which will premiere on BBC One later this year and on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S.

Moments ago, the New York Film Festival announced their Opening Night Selection, and it’s not a title you’d expect. Going in a different direction than at least I anticipated, they’ve tapped Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock as the Opener.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmFilm at Lincoln Center has set the Steve McQueen-directed Lovers Rock as the opening-night film of the 58th New York Film Festival. The film will be making its world premiere, and the festival is going heavily into the work of McQueen, who became the first Black filmmaker to win the Best Picture Oscar for 12 Years a Slave.Lovers Rock is part of his Small Axe anthology, which comprises five original films by the director.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaSteve McQueen, the Oscar-winning director of “12 Years a Slave” and “Shame,” is best known for his searing big-screen work. So it is fitting that the New York Film Festival would turn to the British auteur to kick off its 58th edition with his new work “Lovers Rock.

After publicly speaking ill of the whole Peak TV era, you didn’t really expect filmmaker Steve McQueen to work on a typical TV series, did you? As we learned with this year’s rather unusual Cannes Film Festival Official Selections announcement for 2020, McQueen’s TV anthology series, “Small Axe,” isn’t your typical series and is instead a group of five feature-length projects that paint a larger picture.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Above is the first sneak peek of John Boyega in Steve McQueen’s hotly-anticipated series Small Axe, which will drop on the BBC and Amazon later this year.McQueen’s anthology drama, which has been in the works since 2014, tells five stories from within London’s West Indian community between the 1960s and 1980s.Boyega’s episode is titled Red, White And Blue, and will feature the Star Wars actor as Leroy Logan, a real-life Metropolitan Police officer who wanted to change the force from within after he saw his father assaulted by two policemen.Logan was awarded an MBE by the Queen in 2001 for his role in developing anti-racist policies for the police.