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Ryan Gosling cheekily teased Oppenheimer while standing next to Emily Blunt on the Oscars stage. Ryan playfully poked fun at Barbie's rivals, Oppenheimer, as he presented an Oscar alongside Emily.The pair, whose popular films are competing in several categories at the 96th Academy Awards, had a friendly banter with Ryan jokingly accusing Oppenheimer of riding on "Barbie's coattails".

ITV's Unforgotten is back with a new season, and among the suspects is Melinda Ricci, portrayed by MyAnna Buring. Her character finds what seems to be true love and security with Patrick, played by Emmett J Scanlan, until a devastating car crash leaves him paralysed from the waist down.

Ted Lasso's Hannah Waddingham has opened up about her daughter Kitty's budding talent, revealing she's following in the theatrical footsteps of her family. Speaking about ten year old Kitty, who is already showcasing a remarkable singing range, Hannah attributes it to the performing arts being in their blood – much like her own impressive four-octave vocal capacity. Remarkably, performance runs deep in the lineage as Hannah's mother, Melodie Kelly, was once principal at the Royal Opera House and took an eleven-year hiatus to raise her children before returning to the stage at the English National Opera.

Comedy duo Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan have taken on a variety of challenges, from racing the fastest man on Earth to strutting their stuff on catwalks. Now they're back with three new tasks, one of which is arguably their most perilous yet.

Dallas Dora Mae star Pat Colbert has passed away at the age of 77.The beloved soap actress died on June 23 in her Compton, California home, as confirmed by her sister Tami Colbert to The Hollywood Reporter. Having battled health issues, Pat suffered three strokes in the past decade. Her funeral is scheduled for July 10.

The Fall have announced the re-release of ‘Slates’, containing live renditions of the original tracks.The return sees the surviving members of the ‘80s post-punk group deliver a live version of their fan-favourite 1981 project, ‘Slates’ – nearly 50 years after they first formed.To create the new release, four ex-members of the line-up – Marc Riley, Craig Scanlon, Paul Hanley and Steve Hanley – have come together once again to revisit the archive recordings. It is set to arrive on April 26 via Bella Union’s subsidiary label POPSTOCK.With the new EP, The Fall present live versions of the six songs that made up the original mini-LP, variously recorded in Holland, Hamburg, Glasgow and London. These singular versions were chosen to present the songs at every stage of their live performance, both pre and post-recording.A post shared by Bella Union (@bella_union)“To have the opportunity for all four of us to work together on this release has been a real privilege,” the members said of the upcoming release.

Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson has recalled the past insults he’s received from Mark E. Smith and Oasis.Speaking to NME as part of our ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!’ quiz, Wilson correctly guessed that the late Fall icon Smith once said “the Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys should open a chain of chip shops in North Yorkshire”.The comment came as part of a 2006 interview, in which Smith added: “I think the East Germans had it right actually.

Jamie Dornan, star of BBC's The Tourist, has bravely opened up about the "worst year of his life", revealing the heartache he experienced when he lost his dad.The Fifty Shades of Grey actor, 41, spoke about the tragic time his father passed away from Covid and how he couldn't be there for him in his final moments, describing his emotions at the time as "pretty severe grief and shock". During his recent appearance on the Late Late Show with host Patrick Kielty, Jamie revealed: "It was an extremely difficult time in my life, which is a mad thing to say because we shot The Tourist that year and Belfast came out that year.

Frank Sidebottom’s talk show. Check out the footage below.Soul, best known for playing Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson on Starsky & Hutch in the 1970s, died on Thursday (January 4), following what his wife Helen Snell described as a “valiant battle for life in the loving company of family”.He went on to have his own music career, with the UK Number One singles ‘Don’t Give Up on Us’ and ‘Silver Lady’, but it is a very different musical performance that has been doing the rounds on social media this weekend.Soul once appeared on Frank Sidebottom’s Proper Telly Show, a short-lived anarchic chat show that was broadcast on Channel M in Greater Manchester in 2006 and 2007.The show, hosted by the absurdist comedian Chris Sievey’s persona Frank Sidebottom, welcomed Soul as a guest on the December 1, 2006 episode, with the two of them ending the show by playing a seemingly impromptu version of The Fall’s 1987 single ‘Hit the North’.“He’s playing it, can you believe it!” Sidebottom says as Soul takes to the keyboard to open the track.

Actor Jamie Dornan has revealed that he “hated” his previous job working as a model where he would earn up to £10,000 a day, before he found fame as an actor.The 41 year old used to work with huge brands including Calvin Klein, Abercrombie and Fitch, Dior and Armani, where he would model their products. However, in a recent interview with the Radio Times, Jamie has revealed that he “hates” having his photo taken.The 50 Shades Of Grey star said: “I hate having my photograph taken. I spent ten years getting paid to have people take photographs of me.

The new John Lewis Christmas advert has been released, meaning that it's basically 25 December now.This year's centres around a young boy who wants to grow his own Christmas tree- but not everything is as it seems. The tree turns out to be a mischievous Venus flytrap which causes chaos for the family. Viewers will see how the boy lovingly nurtures the plant from a seed bought at a local market, in the belief he is cultivating a perfect Christmas tree.The fast-growing plant becomes an equally big personality who wants to join in all the fun of Christmas, before the inevitable tear-jerking moment when he is cast out into the cold to make way for a traditional tree.

Brix Smith has spoken to NME about her debut solo album ‘Valley Of The Dolls’, as well as the darker sides of Manchester and California and watching Gary Linekar soil himself on-pitch.Recorded alongside producer Youth, the album is a brittle yet melodic punk assault which the former member of The Fall described as “an absolutely cracking album where every song was a breath of honesty, and a mixture of light and truly filthy darkness”“It’s the best thing I’ve done since The Fall,” she told NME. “I can die happy now”.The record is the first to bear Smith’s solo name after many years of working with bands including The Adult Net and The Extricated.

Brix Smith has posted three new songs from her forthcoming solo album ‘Valley Of The Dolls’.The post-punk icon, who was a member of The Fall and founder of The Extricated as well as The Adult Net, has also set a date for the album’s release: March 10 via Republic of Music.Smith’s band comprises My Bloody Valentine duo Deb George (bass) and Jen Marco (keyboards and guitar), along with Vas Antoniadou (drums) and Ros Cairney (guitar) from rising London duo Deux Furieuses.The tracks she has shared, which you can listen to below, include ‘Fast Net’, ‘Aphrodite’ and ‘California Smile’.Smith previously said of the album: “During lockdown I was put together by a manager to write. I wanted to stop doing The Extricated, I wanted to do something else, I didn’t know what.“I was put together as a songwriter with Youth. His manager said, ‘Youth is a Shaman and you’re a witch so you two are perfect together’.

The Fall veteran Brix Smith has revealed plans to release a solo album called ‘Valley Of The Dolls’, as well as sharing details of an all-female live supergroup featuring members of My Bloody Valentine.The punk legend, known for her work with The Fall as well as her own band The Extricated among others, was speaking at the AIF Festival Congress 2022 in Bristol earlier this week to discuss her work as as President of The F-List For Music – a not-for-profit organisation set up to help female musicians gain greater representation and professional opportunities in the UK music industry.Towards the end of her talk, Smith shared information about an upcoming record made with Killing Joke bassist and esteemed producer Youth.“Nobody knows about this in public, so hello – get ready,” she began. “During lockdown I was put together by a manager to write.

The Fall frontman Mark E. Smith is up for sale.Currently listed on Rightmove, the three-bedroom semi-detached property is located on Winchester Avenue in Prestwich, Manchester.

Gary Numan has opened up on how the late Mark E. Smith once “scared the shit” out of him, after he joined forces with the Fall frontman for a joint interview.Numan was speaking to NME for the latest in our ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells Series‘ when he opened up on how he had been referenced by Smith in ‘We Want You’, an unreleased 1997 duet with Elastica’s Justine Frischmann.Opening up on meeting Smith, Numan said: “I did a joint interview with Mark E.