‘Top Boy’: Summerhouse estate residents say show has “done nothing for us”

By his own admission, Austin-based filmmaker Richard Linklater is always working on something. In fact, in his own words in a new Interview piece, he says, “I’m always working on a few things, so I don’t really know.

Meghan Markle is focused on family these days.

Savannah Chrisley is grateful for the new man in her life — especially while going through tough times with the sudden death of her ex-fiancé.

What gay power couple are out of sync over their marriage? Their being open is causing a strain on the relationship.

Dolly Parton has never shied away from being her most authentic self, no matter what anyone — even her family members — had to say. In an interview published with The Guardian

Britney Spears is reportedly not cutting Justin Timberlake any slack in her new book!!

First impressions are everything, and it sounds like Madonna left quite the lasting one on Al Pacino.

Welp, so much for ending their feud!

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian ready to forgive each other?!

Cher has finally addressed these WILD kidnapping stories!

Pete Davidson is searching for a new love interest. But the comedian isn’t thinking about himself here! Instead, he’s looking around on behalf of his momma, Amy Davidson!

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Horror master John Carpenter told the Los Angeles Times that he’s heard about the negative reaction to Universal and Blumhouse’s “Exorcist” reboot, which currently sits at a paltry 23% approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and opened to under $30 million at the box office. Universal spent $400 million on rights to the franchise with the intent of starting a new trilogy. The reboot, titled “The Exorcist: Believer,” is directed by David Gordon Green, who worked with Carpenter on the most recent “Halloween” reboot trilogy.

Jessica Kiang Near the beginning and near the end of Mirlan Abdykalykov‘s beautifully made but tough-minded, enraging “Bride Kidnapping” there are literally mirroring shots of the main character, 19-year-old Umut (Akak Berdibekova). At the start, she gazes at her reflection in modest pleasure as she gets dressed: a lovely young woman, with a ready, dimpled smile, looking forward to the day and to a simple but fulfilling future as a nurse.

Perth boxer Luke Bibby has made the “dream” decision to turn professional - and has aspirations of one day winning a world title.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is discussing a topic that affects us all. The aactor and politician has been appearing on interviews as he promotes and discusses his new book, “Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life.” The book is a memoir and a self-help book packed with some of the most useful tools Schwarzenegger has learned over the course of his life. While on an interview with Howard Stern, Schwarzenegger discussed aging and how it’s a process that affects everyone, him included.

Netflix show The Fall Of The House Of Usher has proved a hit with critics so far, with many describing it as a horror-version of hit HBO show, Succession.The series is the next project from Mike Flanagan, who created Netflix’s The Haunting Of Hill House, The Haunting Of Bly Manor and this year’s Midnight Mass.The eight-episode series follows the gloomy downfall of pharmaceutical kingpin Roderick Usher (played by Bruce Greenwood) and his rich family who are often at loggerheads – much like the cast of Succession.Describing the show on X/Twitter last year, Flanagan wrote: “This miniseries is a modern remix of some of the most iconic works of Edgar Allan Poe. To tell this epic tale of greed, horror, and tragedy, we have assembled the largest ensemble cast in the history of Intrepid Pictures.”The series, which premieres on Netflix on October 12, has been certified ‘fresh’ by Rotten Tomatoes, scoring a huge 92% positive score so far.

Barbie stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are reuniting for a new film.As per Games Radar, The duo are going to working together on an Ocean’s 11 prequel that is being helmed by Robbie’s production company, LuckyChap Entertainment.Few details are known about the project, but it is being directed by Jay Roach, who also directed Austin Powers. It’s said to be set in ’60s Europe.Producer Josey McNamara opened up a little more about the project at the BFI London film festival to Games Radar, saying: “I can’t really say much…but I think we’re just trying to do right by the franchise.

EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick has revealed that co-star Jazzy Phoenix had some apprehensions about starring on the show, amid worries that she’d “step on” Danielle Harold’s toes. Jamie, 29, who plays Jay Brown on the BBC One soap, has had a busy time on Albert Square this year after his character’s wife Lola Pearce, played by Danielle, tragically died following a brain tumour diagnosis.

Jada Pinkett Smith has addressed her husband Will Smith’s Oscar slap last year for the first time in a new interview.Speaking to People, Jada addressed the incident at the 2022 Oscars where her husband Will slapped Chris Rock onstage, explaining how she initially thought it was a “skit”.“I was like, ‘there’s no way that Will hit him,’” she said. “It wasn’t until Will started to walk back to his chair that I even realised it wasn’t a skit.”Following the incident, Will apologised on numerous occasions and resigned from the Academy.

As the fourth week of Married At First Sight UK is in full swing, the Channel 4 show has welcomed two new brides and grooms - and even more drama. From heart to hearts to hidden games of Spin The Bottle, the dating experts welcomed intimacy week in the hopes of bringing the brides and grooms closer. However, in her exclusively weekly column, our MAFS correspondent Chanita Stephenson isn't sure it's done that.

A Good Morning Britain presenter has spoken out about the time he was shockingly sexually assaulted. Brave Will Njobvu, who presents an entertainment slot on the ITV breakfast TV show – and also hosts shows on the radio station Capital XTRA – revealed he had "never felt so upset and scared" in his life during the incident. Last year, the 28 year old came out as gay on TikTok, having received death threats from followers.

Kourtney Kardashian has been dubbed "beautiful" by fans after showing off her blossoming baby bump as her due date approaches. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, who revealed that she and husband Travis Barker were expecting a baby back in June while at a Blink-182 concert, looked sensational as she posed for a series of pictures for her collab with fashion brand Boohoo while in a sheer dress. In the snaps, 44 year old Kourtney could be seen cradling her growing baby bump as she sported the stunning Kourtney Kardashian Barker Rose Detail Knitted Maxi Dress, priced at £35 here, from Boohoo, which she paired with black lingerie.

The Killers‘ ‘Mr Brightside’ has been revealed as the UK’s most streamed song in Spotify history.To celebrate the app’s 15th anniversary, Music Week reported that Spotify have made a list of the biggest artists and tracks since its launch in October 2008. ‘Mr Brightside’ (released September 29, 2003) has over 1.8 billion streams globally as of October 9, 2023.

Married at First Sight star Shona Manderson has broken her silence on Tuesday night’s explosive dinner party argument, as she confessed she and fellow bride Laura Vaughan had enjoyed a bit of a “mean girl” moment, during the tense get together. Taking to Instagram one day on from the awkward exchange, which saw several participants in the experiment at each other’s throats, Shona told her followers: “Acknowledging our “mean girl” moment, I don’t want to just ignore it, especially because @laurajayvaughan has been getting more of the blame online and that’s not fair.” The concerned bride then continued: “There’s no denying that @Peggyroseofficial was supportive and concerned towards me in the experiment, which I more than appreciate - I love her and we’re good friends.” “That day she had a lot of opinions which we were in agreement on which is fine.

Sharon Benson has shared some photos as she reunited with her My Mum, Your Dad co-stars for a night out amid a difficult few weeks. Posting the photos to Instagram, Sharon added the caption: "After an incredibly difficult time over the last few weeks it was so lovely meeting up with this crazy bunch @mymumyourdaduk @itv #friends" The TV star has had rather difficult few weeks following the death of her mother in September.

Ozzy Osbourne and revealed that it was still a plan.The first time she opened up about the plan for an assisted-suicide was in her 2007 memoir, Sharon Osbourne Extreme: My Autobiography. In the book, she explained she and Ozzy had made a pact to go to the Swiss assisted-dying organization Dignitas if either of them were to suffer from the common form of dementia.In the most recent episode of The Osbournes Podcast – which features both her and Ozzy in discussion with their children Jack and Kelly – her son Jack had asked if the euthanasia plans were still on.“Do you think that we’re gonna suffer?,” responded Sharon with Jack rebutting: “Aren’t we already all suffering?” She responded: “Yes, we all are, but I don’t want it to actually hurt as well.

Thundercat recently performed at the Greek Theatre in LA and brought out a star-studded cast of special guests for his show including Childish Gambino, Kevin Parker, and Steve Lacy – watch all footage below.The Californian singer and bassist has collaborated with a plethora of musicians on his music, including recent album ‘It Is What It Is‘. In NME‘s four-star review, we said of the 2020 record: “the jazz-fusion bassline don reins in the funk to honour his fallen friend [Mac Miller], though also lets loose with the likes of Childish Gambino by his side.”Last Thursday (October 5), Thundercat (real name Stephen Lee Bruner) brought out four collaborators for his show to play some classics from the Thundercat catalogue.First, Childish Gambino and Lacy came out on stage to perform ‘Black Qualls’ from ‘It Is What It Is’; our writer Sam Moore previously wrote that ‘Black Qualls’ “should be up for consideration as the best song of 2020”.Childish Gambino & Steve Lacy come out to play”Black Qualls” during Thundercat’s show in Los Angeles! pic.twitter.com/yTDoSL1ZJ2— We Write About Music (@itsamusicblog) October 6, 2023Then, Gambino stayed to perform ‘II.

Creed’s ‘Higher’ after a Rangers player expressed his wish to hear fans belt out the band.The Rangers’ pitcher Andrew Heaney recently said that the American baseball team started played Creed before games. He then said if fans were to sing a Creed song during their upcoming home game, “it would fire them up!”On October 10, Heaney got his wish.

Japanese Breakfast‘s Michelle Zauner has revealed that she is planning to take a hiatus in Korea to work on her second book.While speaking to author Hua Hsu as part of The New Yorker festival on October 7, the singer discussed the screenplay for the film adaptation of her best-selling memoir Crying In H-Mart. “I think I took it really far to, like, one direction where I wanted it to be very different.

Liam Gallagher has shared some of the Oasis B-sides that he will be performing on his ‘Definitely Maybe‘ tour next year.Earlier this year, the former Oasis frontman revealed that he wanted to celebrate 30 years of the band’s debut LP by performing its tracklist in full.He took to X/Twitter to announce that he will be playing the album next year with a post that read: “As it’s 30 years since [‘Definitely Maybe’] was released nxt year I’m gonna be playing the album from start to finish in its original order at a few BIBLICAL venues”Gallagher has spent the past week teasing the 2024 tour on his X/Twitter account, sharing that dates are “in the post” and will be announced “soon.” He took the time to respond to some the fans questions on the social media platform.One fan asked if the ‘Stand By Me’ singer would be playing any of the album’s B-sides to which Gallagher responded: “Yes WE are.”liam are we getting bring it on down for the DM tour— fairuz (@filmpaccino) October 6, 2023No but Half the world away will be I’ve never sung that song bfore somebody stop me cmon— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 6, 2023Not far off— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) October 10, 2023He added: “Of course your getting it all (‘Definitely Maybe’) and a few Norty b sides might even roll out (Oasis’ cover of The Beatles‘) ‘I Am The Walrus’ just for crocs n boob tubes.”Elsewhere, Gallagher shared that though he will not be singing ‘Take Me Away’, he will be tackling the Noel Gallagher sung track ‘Half the World Away’ which is known for being the theme song to The Royle Family.

Married at First Sight viewers have been quick to slam the show’s double standards, after Porscha Pernelle and Terence Edwards became the first couple to leave the experiment in the wake of a tense cheating scandal. As regular viewers will know, it recently emerged this week that Porscha had been French kissing “four or five” of the other grooms during a game of spin the bottle when her husband wasn’t present.

Alex Lowry insists he’s not thinking about a January return to Rangers – even with a new boss set to be installed at Ibrox.

Top Boy has become one of the standout British shows of the past decade.Created and written by Ronan Bennett, the crime drama follows drug dealers Dushane (Ashley Walters) and Sully (Kane ‘Kano’ Robinson) on the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, London.The show originally spanned two seasons on Channel 4 before it was dropped in 2013. Top Boy was subsequently revived by Netflix (with help from Drake) in 2019, with the fifth season being the third produced by the streaming service.Other returning cast members for the fifth season include Little Simz as Dushane’s partner Shelley, Jasmine Jobson as Jaq and Lisa Dwan as Lizzie.

Top Boy star Ashley Walters has discussed diversity in the TV industry, and how he wishes the show was penned by a Black writer.The Netflix show stars Walters as Dushane and Kane ‘Kano‘ Robinson as Sully, and is set on the fictional Summerhouse estate in Hackney, London.The show’s fifth and final season aired this month, and Walters spoke to The Times about the finale and what he wishes could have been different about the show.Discussing the show’s script, which was written by 67-year-old Irish writer Ronan Bennett, Walters said: “It would have been ideal for Black people’s stories to have been told by a Black person.“So I did scrutinise Ronan. But understanding the people he consulted for the script was key.”He added that, if the show were to begin now, he thinks it would be different.

The star of Netflix hit drama Top Boy, which is now airing its fifth and final series, says he would have preferred the show to have been written by a black writer, rather than a white industry veteran. 

Top Boy fans can hardly contain their excitement as the latest series lands on Netflix. Season three will spell the end of the Netflix series once and for all, wrapping up kingpins Dushane (played by Ashley Walters) and Sully’s (Kane “Kano” Robinson) stories for good. Star Ashley is at the heart of the London drug-dealing drama, but his real life couldn't be more different from his character's.