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Gone for good: UK distributor behind Take That film goes bust Media The London-based distributor behind the Take That musical film has gone bust, City AM can reveal, in the latest sign of the intense cost pressures facing the industry. Elysian Film Group Distribution is part of the wider Elysian umbrella, founded by former Studiocanal chief Danny Perkins in 2018. FRP Advisory has been appointed as liquidators [...]
Robert De Niro reveals favourite movie he’s ever made – and it’s not The Godfather or Taxi Driver Life&Style Hollywood legend Robert De Niro has revealed his favourite movie he’s ever made – and it’s not one many will have heard of. The Oscar winner was speaking to City AM this week to mark the start of construction of a £360m skyscraper in Manchester which his company, Nobu Hospitality, is involved in. The development [...]
Together film review: this horror has amazing effects and jet-black comedy Together film review and star rating: ★★★★ The term ‘joined at the hip’ takes on real-life form in this humorous body horror, starring reallife married couple Alison Brie (TV’s GLOW) and Dave Franco (The Disaster Artist). They play Millie and Tim, a longtime couple whose relationship becomes strained after a move to the countryside. While [...]
Bono: Stories Of Surrender film review: U2 front man’s compelling vulnerability June 3, 2025 Apple TV+’s output may not yet compete with its rivals Netflix or Disney+, but the streaming service has used its association with music to create some very worthwhile documentaries, most notably, Bono: Stories of Surrender. Beastie Boys Story, What Happened, Miss Simone?, and Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry are other examples of music [...]
Wicked film review: Ariana Grande helps this musical really fly November 22, 2024 More than two decades after the production was first staged, Wicked makes it to the big screen in the first of a two-part adaptation. Arriving on a tornado of publicity, expectations are high for the Broadway favourite, but can it be just as popular on film? For the uninitiated, Wicked presents an alternative history behind [...]