‘Slow Horses,’ Starring Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas, Is a Spy Thriller That’s Best As a Spy Comedy: TV Review

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentJosé Luis López Linares’ “Goya, Carrière and the Ghost of Buñuel,” a portrait of French film great Jean-Claude Carrière, captured breaking down the paintings and personality of painter Francisco de Goya, has been acquired for international sales by Reservoir Docs.In its earliest sales, the doc feature has closed the two biggest markets in Europe with reputed distributors, licensing France to Epicentre and Germany and Austria to Weltkino.  Launched in 2020 by Anais Clanet, Reservoir Docs will bring the documentary feature onto the market at next month’s Cannes Festival.“Reservoir Docs has always been a key sales agent for theatrical art & culture docs and Jose Luis’ work fits perfectly,” said Clanet.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Animayo Gran Canaria, Spain’s foremost Canary Islands-based animation festival, is venturing deep into the metaverse with experts in artificial intelligence, virtual reality and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) joining leading voices in animation from major studios, including DreamWorks, Walt Disney, Skydance, Sony Pictures and Platige Image.Some 23 guests will be participating across 14 master classes, three debate panels, three workshops, 10 recruitment sessions and other events at the in-person 17th edition held over May 4-7 in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. An online edition is slated to launch in October. “This year the debates are a novelty because it’s a must to create a meeting forum in this increasingly polarized society,” said Damian Perea, founder-director of the festival, which also encompasses VFX and video gaming.

Gogglebox's newer cast members Jane has revealed what she does for work when she's not on the sofa with her brother Simon Minty.The down-to-earth duo, who live in north London, quickly become popular with viewers for their sense of humour and love of healthy snacks. Not much is known about their personal lives - apart from what they do for work.Jane revealed she works in a kitchen as she posted a photo of her at work this week. In the snap she held out a plate of homemade cake towards the camera.Jane wrote: "Homemade cakes at work today …will try and save a piece for Simon to try!! Happy day at work."Her brother Simon works as a disability consultant and also co-hosts the BBC podcast Ouch!The siblings were missed by viewers on last week's show after they announce they were taking a short break from filming.They wrote on Instagram: "It’s on tonight! Channel 4 at 9pm.

WWE superstar Bobby Lashley was sent flying unexpectedly during his bout last night (Thursday, April 29) in Newcastle.The former WWE champion was battling Scottish superstar Drew McIntyre at the Utiltia Arena when the horrifying moment happened.While McIntyre and Lashley were running against alternate ring ropes, the top rope snapped, which saw the 45-year-old go flying head first over the rope – backwards.McIntyre then dropped to his knees in shock with his hands over his head, as fellow wrestler Sam Zayn – who was out there to interfere in the match – stood next to Lashley as the referee checked on him.The referee gave the signal to show that Lashley was OK to continue, and the match finished despite there being no top rope.Rangers-mad McIntyre, who is reportedly set to face boxing world champion Tyson Fury at WWE's huge stadium show in Cardiff in September, defeated Lashley to close the show.The ring rope can be made of steel cables encased in a rubber hose, wrapped in white or black PVC tape, although WWE is thought to fill their ropes with natural fibre.They are attached to the corner posts using metal fixings, which are tightened until the rope has very little give left.WWE will be hoping that the ropes stay put when the company heads to Cardiff's Principality stadium in September as the event has already smashed company records, including WrestleMania - without a single ticket being sold.Vince McMahon’s sports entertainment empire confirmed earlier this week that they’ll be heading to the Welsh capital in September for a landmark event.The show, which has yet to be named, is set to be the first major stadium event to be held in the UK in some 30 years when the grappling giant sold out London’s Wembley Stadium for

Geordie Shore star Abbie Holborn has unveiled that her father Craig Holborn had known Simon Cowell "for years" before he had auditioned for Britain's Got Talent. The 24-year-old bombshell, who recently started her own clothing range Festi Girl, explained that the ITV judge and her dad's relationship began "ten years" before he took to the stage.

Arsenal have reportedly set aside £45m for out-of-sorts Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford as the Gunners prepare an overhaul of their attack in the summer transfer window. Netting just five times in a dismal season for the Red Devils, Rashford, 24, has been used indifferently by interim manager Ralf Rangnick, completing just one 90 minute spell since the turn of the year.After bursting onto the scene as a teenager, the England international has seen his progress stall at Old Trafford and could be tempted with a move away from Man Utd - especially if they fail to qualify for the Champions League.Now, Football Insider claim Mikel Arteta is ready to offer the misfiring forward an escape route.

This Morning viewers have called out ITV for their "overkill" promotion of the new Downton Abbey film on their daytime television shows.Downton Abbey: A New Era is set to be released on 29 April but due to the constant talk about the film from ITV, some viewers have been put off entirely.Most notably, This Morning opened with a complete orchestra as they played the Downton Abbey theme tune, while just five minutes prior Lorraine had concluded with a segment on Downton Abbey inspired outfits.As the orchestra completed their rendition, the camera cut to the studio where hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary could be seen, ready to welcome viewers.Alison said that the orchestra was "lovely" and welcomed fans to a "very classy Friday morning," while Dermot said he was "transfixed" by the music.Dermot then questioned Alison as to whether any of the cast will be joining them on the show, but a disappointed O'Leary was told that they wouldn't be making an appearance.Alison tried to cheer him up by talking about the orchestra and told him it was a "lovely way to start their Friday".Much to viewer's dismay, Dermot then addressed the camera and told fans that This Morning will be "celebrating all things Downton throughout the show," and that the "orchestra will be back later".Fans were less than impressed with the stream of Downton Abbey content and took to Twitter to voice their outrage.A disgruntled viewer tweeted: "Its way too early for this s***".One fan wrote: "Give it a rest with the Downton overkill!"Another said: "The Downton Abbey film is out today.

Powerlifter Krzysztof Wierzbicki claims to have performed the heaviest deadlift ever, pulling an incredible 502.5 kilograms (1,107.8 pounds) in training - the equivalent of more than four Tyson Furys. Wierzbicki, 32, shared a video of the moment on Instagram. Using a sumo stance and wearing lifting straps, the Polish monster took a few seconds to get to grips with the bar.

New York Post. Experts have said the unfortunate victims had been beheaded and their skulls put on display in a trophy rack known as a "tzompantli".It is believed were killed between 900 and 1200CE .What confused investigators is that pre-Hispanic skull piles usually show a hole knocked through each side of the skull and are found in plazas not caves.Among the vicitms of this latest find there were more women than men, with none of them having any teeth.In the wake of the find, archaeologist Javier Montes de Paz said people should probably call archaeologists, not police.“When people find something that could be in an archaeological context, don’t touch it and notify local authorities or directly the INAH,” he said. For the latest breaking news stories and incredible tales from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here .

A teenager has been taken to hospital after a crash in Falkirk.

Police have found the car of a Scots hillwalker five days after he was reported missing in the Highlands.

North Lanarkshire Council has confirmed its policy on sexual entertainment venues - even though it doesn’t have any.

RB Leipzig captain Peter Gulacsi accused 'defensive' Rangers of parking the bus and reckons the Ibrox side could play into their hands next week because they have to go for it.

we’ve known this for quite some time, but now studio bosses have confirmed it’s slated to hit cinemas in November 2023. Much like all the other movie news we’ve been welcomely bombarded with this week, an update on the film’s release date was unveiled during a presentation at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas on Thursday.Casting for the movie has yet to be confirmed, but film bosses revealed director Francis Lawrence, who directed the last three movies in the franchise, will return to helm the latest installment.The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will be based on the latest book by The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins which was released last year.The story is set years before the events of the first films and follows a young Coriolanus Snow, who was played by Donald Sutherland in the OG Hunger Games films.In the original movies, Snow was the cruel ruler of Panem, but in the prequel, he will be seen mentoring a young tribute in the 10th Hunger Games.He is assigned District 12 tribute, Lucy Gray Baird, who gains attention by singing during the reaping.In the book, the games are disrupted when one of the mentors, Arachne Crane, is murdered by her tribute, while Snow is later accused of cheating and stealing food.The Hunger Games films starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, with Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne and Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy.The first film was released in 2012, and spawned three sequels which concluded with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 in 2015.The Hunger Games remains one of the most successful franchises in cinema history grossing a staggering $2.9 billion (£2.3 billion) collectively.

Jada Pinkett Smith accepted her own mental health struggles as she tried to help her daughter Willow with her anxiety.The 50-year-old star – who had previously brushed off her habits like biting her nails ‘down to the cuticles’ – admitted she ‘took a long time to understand’ her 21-year-old daughter, and she didn’t realise her own issues.On the latest episode of their Facebook Watch show Red Table Talk, Jada said: ‘It took me a long time to understand Willow. I mean, just her anxiety.‘I had a really difficult time relating, because, two things — her lifestyle and how she was brought up very different than mine — I don’t know what it’s like to be a child under hot lights.‘And then just, really not knowing how to comfort her, not knowing what help she needed, not understanding the behaviour.’She admitted she was confused by her daughter’s anxiety, adding: ‘Even though I used to chew my fingernails down to the cuticles.

Salford is about to make waves on the European music scene yet again — but it’s about as far removed from New Order and Happy Mondays as you can get.

The evil killers of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes could die behind bars in a bid to toughen up their current sentences. The six-year-old suffered systematic abuse at the hands of his stepmother Emma Tustin and dad Thomas Hughes before he was murdered in June 2020.

A 16-year-old boy led a mob of teenage thugs in three shootings and a terrifying arson attack. Harry O'Brien controlled a 'graft' line and a crew of dealers selling cannabis on the streets.

THE Only Way Is Essex star Ella Rae Wise has taken a swipe at former co-star Chloe Brockett with a cryptic message. The Sun exclusively revealed this month how Chloe, 21, threw an ice bucket at Ella, also 21, that hit a bystander and left her bleeding.

LAUREN Thalia first stepped into the public eye as a 12-year-old singing to judges on ITV's Britain's Got Talent. She wowed viewers playing guitar and singing renditions of songs by Labrinth and Keri Hilson.

Jon Burlingame editorMick Jagger has written his first TV theme, for the Apple TV Plus spy series “Slow Horses,” debuting April 1. And it might never have happened if he hadn’t already read and liked the Mick Herron book on which it’s based.“It’s a quite popular series of books, so I knew what it was about,” the iconic Rolling Stones singer tells Variety.