Throw in your A-listers, ditch the CGI: There’s no more valuable asset in Hollywood than sometimes low expectations. At least that seems to be the thinking behind it Deadpool and Wolverine‘s marketing campaign this week veered into full-blown self-immolation. “We gotta set the table right,” star Ryan Reynolds begins in a “disclaimer” video that fans… Read More »
The sheer audacity of this is astounding. One of the Grand Old Men of British journalism sits in a BBC studio, condemning and patronizing a fledgling broadcaster he disapproves of. Andrew Neil appeared on Today this week in what has become the establishment media’s favorite tune, giving him an advantage over GB News, the station… Read More »
Five key moments from Paula Vennells’ first morning of evidence to the Post Office Horizon BT Inquiry. 1. ‘I guess you knew’ The inquest in central London heard a former chief executive of Royal Mail texted Ms Vennells in January and said: “I think you knew.” Dame Moya Greene, who left her post at the… Read More »
On October 15, 1972, French actress Maria Schneider woke up to find herself the most talked about woman in America. The film in which he starred, Last Tango in Paris, premiered at the New York Film Festival the night before and quickly gained notoriety. Their distributor, United Artists – an expert at courting controversy after… Read More »
A thug brutally strangled his girlfriend after she refused to have sex with him, a court heard. According to Liverpool Echo, 23-year-old Christy Hewitt boasted that she could ‘kill with one punch’ her partner, who ‘went into a rage’ when she rejected his proposal. The father-of-three strangled him and repeatedly stamped his victim’s head in… Read More »
A dad pocketed “significant” sums of money by running “escort agency” Pure Innocence. Ian Cullen has been caught pimping for a second time as he placed up to nine women under his control as part of his illegal business. The operation found a pregnant woman he had employed as a sex worker leaving a hotel… Read More »
The name of the British man who died after severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight taking off from Heathrow has been announced as Gloucestershire musical theater director Geoffrey Kitchen. The 73-year-old is believed to have died of a suspected heart attack after the plane suffered a sudden drop in the air and fell thousands… Read More »
Jurors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial were shown a series of damning emails showing Rudy Giuliani-connected lawyer Robert Costello pressuring Michael Cohen to remain loyal to the former president while the onetime “fixer” was under federal investigation. In April 2018, Cohen’s office and home were raided by the FBI and cellphones and documents were… Read More »
More powers for unions. Extra unexpected taxes. And a huge increase in regulation levels. There is little in Labour’s economic program to inspire confidence that a government led by Sir Keir Starmer will do anything to improve the bleak prospects for the British economy. But there was also this. The party was committed to finally… Read More »
A Liverpool FC fan’s dream came true when he was unexpectedly invited to Jurgen Klopp’s star-studded leaving party. The German’s incredible tenure at the Reds ended yesterday with a 2-0 win over Wolves at Anfield. Later that evening, a celebration was held at the Titanic Hotel in honor of the 56-year-old’s extraordinary nine-year reign. Incredible… Read More »