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A 73-year-old was shocked to discover her energy bills had soared by as much as £4,480 a month amid the cost of living crisis. Mum-of-three Phyllis Kennedy was used to paying just £120 per month for her bills before it skyrocketed to a whopping £4,600.

Richard Madeley appeared to be choked up as he spoke directly to Deborah James who was watching Good Morning Britain on Monday (May 16). The presenter and campaigner had tuned in to the show to watch her You, Me and the Big C podcast co-host Lauren Mahon.

Police are becoming 'increasingly concerned' about an 11-year-old boy who is missing from Stockport.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentParis-based Luxbox has shared in exclusivity with Variety a first trailer for Manuela Martelli’s “1976,” one of Chile –and indeed Latin America’s – most anticipated feature debuts of the year which world premieres at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight.“1976” is produced by two of Chile’s most go-ahead outfits – Cinestación headed by director-producer Domingo Sotomayor (“Too Late to Die Young”) and Wood Productions, founded by Andrés Wood whose “Machuca” starred both Martelli and Aline Kuppenheim, the absolute protagonist of “1976.”The film is set, as its title implies, in 1976, one of the bloodiest years of Augusto Pinochet’s hugely bloody dictatorship. It tells, as can be seen in the trailer.

body positive influencer has urged her followers to let their bellies ‘hang’ out of their swimming suits.Emily Bispo, also known as Bunny, often shares uplifting videos to her 1.3million TikTok followers.The dark-haired beauty used to struggle with her appearance and has now set on a mission to install ‘self-love’ in her adoring fans.Previously, Emily hit back at trolls who claimed that she cannot wear a bikini because she is not a ‘skinny girl’ - and the influencer did certainly not taken any notice.And, the influencer is not halting her body positive message anytime soon.In a recent clip that has racked up 54,000 views, the curvy babe donned a strappy black and white chequered bikini tip and a red thong bottom.Emily accentuated her gorgeous face with some sculpted brows, voluminous lashes and a luscious pink lip.As she sat relaxed with her tum on show, the influencer expressed: “In case you needed the reminder, you don’t need to suck in your stomach just because you are wearing a bathing suit. Let it out girl, let it hang.“Who cares, not me.”She captioned the post with some smiley face emojis and declared: “Let it out.”Inspired by Emily’s tum ‘hanging’ clip, many people fled to the comments to thank the influencer for making them feel comfortable in their own bodies.One person commented: “Your account has done more for my own body neutral/self love journey than any therapy ever had.

savaged by a shark.On September 29, 2018, 13-year-old Keane Hayes had been diving for lobster off the coast of California when he felt a violent tug on his body.After initially thinking he had been pranked by his diving partner, the teenager looked down and saw that his wetsuit had been shredded and he was bleeding heavily.Letting out a gut piercing scream, Keane found the strength to paddle to a nearby kayak and was taken to shore.Meanwhile, on the shore, Keane's parents were blissfully ignorant of their son's horror plight.Speaking to the Washington Post, the now 17-year-old's mum Ellie Hayes said that when she heard the screams she had been on the phone to her husband Ben.At the time he had laughed away her fears, saying: "It was probably just Keane getting eaten by a shark."While Keane hadn't been eaten by the sea beast, he had been savaged.The bite from the unknown shark had completely lacerated his body with lifeguards testifying they could see his lungs after they had rescued him.The attack had also fractured his scapula, shattered his humerus (upper arm), torn his rotator cuff (muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder joint), and left him with several back injuries.He was also missing parts of his deltoid (shoulder) and latissimus dorsi muscles, which cover the middle and lower back. Keane was placed in surgery for five hours and received over 1,000 stitches for his wounds.And remarkably, Keane has returned to the water despite the attack.

TikTok clip that has racked up 118,000 views, the beauty shared the nasty comment she overhead.Anya wrote: “To the girl in Manchester PureGym next to me on the treadmill…“[When] my AirPods were out of charge I heard you say to your mate ‘wouldn’t want her body she’s not skinny or curvy’ ruined my day.Taking it in her stride, Anya slammed: “Hope you see this and that your pillow is warm on both sides tonight.“Not very women supporting women or mental health awareness week of you.”Shocked at the cruel remark, many people fled to the comments to condemn the woman while defending Anya.One person commented: “Don’t listen to them girl you are beautiful just the way you are.”Another user added: “You’re beautiful. Girls like that are so bitter and unhappy with the world that they have to take it out on others.”While a third person voiced: “I really wish she will see this and feel so embarrassed that she won’t say stuff like that anymore.”Someone else blasted: “You’re so pretty and have an unreal body, she was deffo jealous.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaCanvas Media Studios and MarVista Entertainment have hammers out a six-film slate deal that will be focused on identifying diverse, first-time and up-and- coming writers and directors.The agreement will involve fully financed completed titles with a pre-buy distribution commitment from MarVista Entertainment, which will also oversee global distribution for all films produced under the partnership.Canvas, a​ venture capital-backed​ ​content​ ​company, is led by David Tochterman, an industry vet with stints at Overbrook Entertainment and the Carsey Werner Company. MarVista Entertainment, a division of Fox Entertainment, averages 80 new movies per year.MarVista’s recent projects include the Amazon Prime Video release “Christmas Is Canceled” starring Hayley Orrantia, Dermot Mulroney, and Janel Parrish; “Stay Awake,” starring Chrissy Metz; and the IFC release “Hunter Hunter,” starring Devon Sawa, Nick Stahl, and Camille Sullivan.

This is how we all win. While he was robbed of an Oscar nomination, Adam Sandler did win an Indie Spirit Award for his terrific, on-edge performance in 2019’s “Uncut Gems,” as an inveterate gambler—and it was a hell of a speech (see below).

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaGary Hustwit has started production on “Eno,” a career-spanning documentary about musician and artist Brian Eno.The non-fiction film boasts access to hundreds of hours of never-before-seen footage, unreleased music from Eno’s archive, and visual art. It’s the first authorized documentary about the music legend.The producers say that “Eno” will be released in multiple versions and will employ “groundbreaking generative technology” in its creation and exhibition. Though the specifics haven’t been revealed, insiders say that the finished film can take on myriad different forms depending on the platform or manner in which it is being viewed.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaProducer Uri Singer’s Passage Pictures is developing a series called “Enjoy Your Stay,” which the producer says will be based on true events surrounding AirBnB’s crisis response team and its attempts to deal with the aftermath of a crime. A former AirBnB security team member has joined the production as an anonymous source and consultant for the series, Passage Pictures says.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe movie theater industry’s top lobbyist said that the persistent experimentation that saw studios release movies in cinemas at the same time they landed on streaming or on video-on-demand is over. “I am pleased to announce that simultaneous release is dead as a serious business model, and piracy is what killed it,” John Fithian, head of the National Association of Theatre Owners, told a packed auditorium of exhibitors on Tuesday at CinemaCon. Fithian didn’t claim that release windows, industry parlance for the length of time that movies are available exclusively in theaters, is going to get longer.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaNeil LaBute and Maggie Q will team up for “Fear the Night,” a new action-thriller from Quiver Distribution. Principal photography began earlier this month in Los Angeles.“Fear the Night” centers on an Iraqi war veteran named Tes as she prepares for her sister’s bachelorette party. As the festivities unfold, the party is abruptly interrupted by a group of home invaders who quickly take the house under siege looking for a hidden fortune.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaKatrina Lenk huddles over a cup of coffee on one of those makeshift sidewalk eating areas that have become a staple of New York City pandemic life. It’s chilly afternoon, but the actor, who recently recovered from a bout of COVID that forced her to miss several performances of the Broadway revival of “Company,” isn’t taking any chances. She’d prefer we meet outside, a concession to the stringent protocols that are in place to try (and often fail) to keep shows like “Company” free from the virus.But Lenk isn’t shivering outside a Le Pain Quotidien in order to talk up her latest stage success.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJaigantic Studios has acquired Hawthorne Books and Literary Arts. The imprint will target manuscripts with the goal of finding projects potential for film and TV content.“This is a marriage made in heaven,” said Rhonda Hughes, the publisher at Hawthorne.The company, which is headquartered in Portland, Ore., has optioned several projects in the past.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAaron Stanford, Scotty Tovar, Tim Daly, Lolita Davidovich and Clayne Crawford have joined the cast of “Finestkind.”As previously announced, the crime thriller also stars Oscar-winner Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Toby Wallace and Jenna Ortega. It is written and directed by Brian Helgeland, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of “L.A.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMagnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “I Love My Dad,” one of the biggest breakouts from this year’s SXSW.Critics loved “I Love My Dad” reserving particular praise for the direction of James Morosini and for Patton Oswalt’s lead performance. The movie, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature as well as the Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award at the festival, certainly gets points for originality.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBroadway Licensing has acquired Stage Rights, an independent theatrical publisher and licensing company. Stage Rights joins Broadway Licensing family of imprints alongside Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts, helping the theater-maker expand its reach and range of offerings.

Spring is in the air, cinephiles are drunk with rampant Cannes speculation, and maybe we can get more Safdie Brothers films starring Adam Sandler as a treat. While this trio, filmmakers Benny and Josh Safdie and the Sandman gave us the terrific thriller “Uncut Gems” in 2019—where Sandler played the Jewish-American jeweler Howard Ratner, a man with a terrible gambling addiction—there could be more where that came from.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has acquired worldwide rights to the SXSW award-winning documentary “Bad Axe.” The deeply personal film is directed by David Siev, and follows the director as he returns home to rural Michigan. There, he captures his Asian-American family’s quest to keep their local restaurant alive, amidst the backdrop of pandemic and Trump-era political and racial tensions. It’s Siev’s feature debut.

Spring is in the air, cinephiles are drunk with rampant Cannes speculation, and maybe we can get more Safdie Brothers films starring Adam Sandler as a treat. While this trio, filmmakers Benny and Josh Safdie and the Sandman gave us the terrific thriller “Uncut Gems” in 2019—where Sandler played the Jewish-American jeweler Howard Ratner, a man with a terrible gambling addiction—there could be more where that came from.