Jake Bugg and Pa Salieu secret sets confirmed for Reading Festival

Christopher Vourlias Russian VOD platform KION has unveiled a slate of original content it will be presenting to buyers at the European Film Market.Launched less than one year ago by telecom giant MTS, the company has so far surpassed expectations, according to Igor Mishin, VP for media business development at MTS and CEO of MTS Media. “We have exceeded all business key performance indicators, in terms of the subscriber base and streaming views,” he said.The company is launching two new feature films and two original series at EFM.“Ophiuchus” is an erotic thriller about a bold and sexually liberated pathologist whose lovers begin to die under mysterious circumstances.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFilmax has swooped on international rights to “Irati,” an action adventure feature set in the eighth-century Pyrenees.Produced by Spain’s Bainet, Ikusgarri Films, Kilima Media with France’s La Fidèle Production, “Irati” weighs in as one of the most ambitious new Spanish movies being brought onto the market at Berlin. Filmax will present a promo at the EFM.Featuring battles, mythological creatures and fantasy elements in a mix of Basque legend and historical events, it also marks director Paul Urkijo’s follow-up to “Errementari: the Blacksmith and the Devil,” which Filmax sold to Netflix for the world.Now in post-production, “Irati” turns on a pagan girl who guides a young Christian lord called Enekoon a journey into an ancient, mythological world. Eneko hopes to recover lost treasure, key to his defending his valley from Charlemagne’s marauding army, which is devastating the Pyrenees.

Christopher Vourlias Rwandan director Kivu Ruhorahoza’s “Father’s Day,” which bows in the competitive Encounters strand of the Berlin Film Festival, is a timely story of fatherhood in a country that saw a generation orphaned by one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.The film presents a trio of interwoven stories set in the East African nation. A mother tries to cope with the loss of her only son.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian director Matteo Garrone, who was at the 2020 Berlinale with Roberto Benigni-starrer “Pinocchio,” is set to return to the director’s chair in March with coming-of-age adventure drama “Io Capitano,” on which France’s Pathé will be handling international distribution.Garrone’s new pic, whose title translates as “I, Captain,” will be shot in Italy, Morocco and Senegal, marking the first time, Garrone –– a two-time Cannes jury prize-winner, with “Gomorrah” in 2008 and “Reality” in 2012 –– sets a feature film outside of Italy.As is customary with Garrone, story details of “Io Capitano” are being kept under wraps, besides the fact that he wrote the screenplay with regular collaborators Massimo Gaudioso and Andrea Tagliaferri and actor Massimo Ceccherini (“Pinocchio”), who also contributed to the “Pinocchio” screenplay.

“Death on the Nile” was being released in the rest of the Middle East over the weekend, according to Deadline.Gadot, 36, served in the Israeli armed forces for two years, as is required of all young Israelis, before she entered show business.It’s not the first time the former Miss Israel’s nationality has caused controversy as tensions persist between the two warring nations.

Manchester United need a response as they prepare to face Southampton on Saturday.

Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from Tuesday evening's frustrating 1-1 draw with Burnley when they welcome Southampton to Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates made headlines over the past week with their exciting and dramatic performance during the Team Figure Skating Event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and they’re about to take the ice again for the Rhythm Ice Dance competition today (February 12).

The first footage of the upcoming Aquaman sequel has been released.

Kevin Thomson’s approach doesn’t change – whether he is facing Lionel Messi, Cowdenbeath or St Mirren.

Sunderland have announced former Hamilton manager Alex Neil as their new head coach - and his successor comes in as assistant.

One of Girvan’s most eagerly-anticipated events is set to make a comeback in 2022.

Things must be good at Celtic Park if Brendan Rodgers is able to show his face again.

Michael Smith insists he is desperate to get rid of the pain of two Scottish Cup Final defeats to Celtic by delivering the silverware at Hearts .

Chris Pratt and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger put on a loved up display as they stepped out in Santa Monica.  The 42-year-old actor and the 32-year-old author, who are expecting their second child together, kicked off Valentine's Day weekend with a sunny stroll on Friday. The Guardians of the Galaxy star affectionately rested his hand on his spouse's backside as they walked down the street.

Marry Me has opened on Valentine's weekend (February 11) to mixed reviews from critics. In the whirlwind romance, Jennifer Lopez teams up with Marvel's Owen Wilson to make one of the most unlikely on-screen couples. Directed by Kat Coiro, Marry Me is based on a graphic novel of the same name where a pop star, Kat Valdez (Lopez), decides to marry a complete stranger (Wilson) holding a "Marry Me" sign in the crowd after finding out her fiancé is cheating on her.

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TRNSMT later on this month will not have to show proof of vaccination, organisers have confirmed. The Scottish Government recently announced that people attending large-scale events will need to show a certificate showing that they have been vaccinated.

TRNSMT. The last time TRNSMT took place was in 2019 and many of us are keen to get back to Glasgow Green to watch all our favourite acts from The Courteeners, Liam Gallagher and Snow Patrol.

Liam Gallagher says his voice for Glasgow's TRNSMT festival will be 'biblical' as he looks forward to the event. Liam will join other headliners Courteneers and The Chemical Brothers at the Scottish festival in Glasgow Green next week and took to Twitter to have chat with fans about it following his appearance at Reading festival this week.

TRNSMT is back and bigger than ever. With headlining performances from Oasis legend Liam Gallagher, Courteeners and many more, fans are rearing to get back into the crowd.

Mark Sutherland The U.K. festival sector just had its busiest weekend since lockdown restrictions on live events were finally eased on July 19.

Liam Gallagher took photos with members of the Reading Festival crowd this weekend to use on his new album cover.Gallagher headlined the Main Stage East at Reading on Sunday night (August 29) following a bill-topping set at Leeds Festival on Friday (August 27).TikTok user @samuelhannam22 posted a video on the social media platform after the festival that showed them and other festival-goers having their photos taken with the star by an official photographer.“So I met Liam Gallagher at Reading Festival and am on his next album cover, this is how it happened,” they subtitled the video.

Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn has told NME that three of the six headliners for 2022’s event have been booked, as well as hinting at what the line-up could look like and reflecting on safely putting on a festival in the time of COVID-19.This weekend saw R+L 2021 headlined by Liam Gallagher, Post Malone, Stormzy, Disclosure, Biffy Clyro and Catfish + The Bottlemen, with other huge performances from the likes of Slowthai, Wolf Alice, Gerry Cinnamon, Sigrid, Baebadoobee, Yungblud, AJ Tracey, Girl In Red and many more.Having organised the coronavirus pilot shows of Download Festival, Latitude 2021 and Blossoms’ Sefton Park gig, the Festival Republic boss said that he was confident and relieved knowing that Reading & Leeds was able to go

Reading & Leeds 2021 and while we’re all a little weary, the energy that the crowd has reserved for Girl In Red‘s closing set on the Festival Republic stage rivals pretty much any audience reaction we’ve seen all weekend. Marie Ulven feels it too, spending almost as time in the crowd in the arms of her loving fans as she does on stage at first.

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Liam Gallagher dedicated ‘Live Forever’ to late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts at Leeds Festival last night (August 27) – watch footage below.Watts, who has appeared on every album in the legendary band’s discography to date, sadly died aged 80 earlier this week, prompting tributes to pour in from across the music world.During his headline set at the festival, Gallagher took time to remember Watts, telling the crowd: “He’s probably having a great time up there somewhere.”Then, as Liam and his band performed the Oasis classic, photos of Watts were shared on the big screen.Watch the performance below:Liam Gallagher dedicated Live Forever to Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts."He's probably having a great time up there somewhere."

Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (★★★☆☆) is Bugg’s first album since embarking on a sort of career relaunch after the tepid reception of his last album, and it is readily apparent from the first few tracks that with his pivot, he has found the sharpness he was looking for, and recaptured some of the rawness of his early work.Aside from his singularly strange name-checking of ABBA as an influence on the album’s sound, there is definitely more of a radio-ready pop sensibility to it, bolstered by the input of powerhouse songwriters including Andrew Watt and Ali Tamposi whose recent credits include the likes of Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa.Leveraging that star power pays off right out of the gate, when he comes out swinging and stomping with the

Reading & Leeds 2021 is set to kick off with three days of live music tomorrow (August 27) – check out the latest weather forecast below.The first day at Reading will see the likes of Stormzy, Sam Fender and AJ Tracey descend on Richfield Avenue, while Leeds’ Bramham Park will welcome Liam Gallagher, Biffy Clyro, Wolf Alice and more.According to the Met Office, festivalgoers at both Reading and Leeds are likely to enjoy a dry weekend.

Reading & Leeds festivals return after two years this weekend, and it’s time to get planning who you’re going to see and when. Check out the full stage and performance times for both festivals below.For the first time ever, the joint bank holiday festivals will have two main stages and six headliners, with Biffy Clyro, Liam Gallagher, Stormzy, Disclosure, Post Malone and Catfish & The Bottlemen all topping the bill.The weather forecast looks good, so now that’s all that’s left to do is to get prepared for the weekend.Ahead of the festivals, the official Reading website along with Leeds Festival have shared the stage times for each act.