UK nightlife calls for urgent government help: “If we’re thrown under the bus, we will be decimated”

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticEvery so often, a movie comes along that sends culinarily inclined audiences into rapture — “Babette’s Feast,” “Big Night” or “Like Water for Chocolate” spring to mind — getting eyes glistening and mouths watering in anticipation of a meal that only the characters will ever taste. “Flux Gourmet” is not that foodie movie.

here. Based on a short story by Haruki Murakami, “Drive My Car” revolves around Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a recently widowed theater artist who is offered to direct a production of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” at a theater festival.

Anna Delvey, who swindled New York’s elite out of hundreds of thousands of dollars  – if only the show had faith in its own premise. Now streaming on Netflix, “Inventing Anna” is based on a viral 2018 New York Magazine article about Delvey (nee Sorokin), 31 — Russian-born and raised in Germany — who defrauded banks, hotels and acquaintances while posing as a trust-fund heiress in New York between 2013-2017. She was convicted for multiple accounts of grand larceny, indicted in 2017 and incarcerated from 2019-2021. Helmed by Shonda Rhimes and starring Julia Garner (“Ozark”) — a skilled actress who seems to have been given bad directing to hide behind a distracting marble-mouthed accent to play Delvey — “Inventing Anna” is a bloated affair, with episodes regularly clocking in at over an hour, which feels punishing.

Middle-earth has never looked so good. Amazon has given a sneak peek at its highly anticipated, highly expensive “Lord of the Rings” prequel series “The Rings of Power” — and its very attractive cast look more at home in Hollywood than they do in Hobbiton. After debuting a teaser trailer last month, the studio has now shared snaps of the show’s sexy stars with Vanity Fair, including an alluring portrait of Welsh beauty Morfydd Clark, 32.

Luke Bryan has a special surprise in store for him on the opening night of his US tour  - wife Caroline has brought along a new fan.MORE: Luke Bryan receives outpour of love as he shares bittersweet message"Fireball the monkey is ready for opening night!" she captioned a picture of her with a large stuffed monkey that wears a grey sweater with a red hood that reads: "Wild about you."WATCH: Luke Bryan surprised on stage by wife Caroline in sweet videoCaroline was on a private jet with girlfriends as they headed to Las Vegas for the opening night, and she also shared a picture of Luke smoking a cigar and giving Fireball a cuddle."You three have a blast opening night. It is going to be epic," commented one fan as others shared laughing emojis and one wrote: "I absolutely love that you brought him!! You’re awesome!"MORE: Luke Bryan gets fans talking with rare pictureThe Raised Up Right tour kicks off on Friday 11 February in Las Vegas and alongside a teaser image of the upcoming gigs, the American Idol judge wrote: "My favorite place to be is on stage performing to country music fans.

Kendrick Lamar is a hip hop music superstar, who will certainly gain a new legion of fans with his highly anticipated Super Bowl LVI halftime show alongside his iconic peers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Eminem. On the way to him becoming a household name, the 34-year-old rapper, songwriter and producer has accomplished the unthinkable feat of earning 13 Grammys, a Brit Award, 11 MTV Video Music Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and an Academy Award nomination! In case you missed that, yes, Kendrick won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Music for his recording of Damn.

Greetings, lovers! John Legend, 43, has a seductive new offer just in time for Valentine’s Day, and it involves him sleeping beside you and whispering into your ear…platonically, of course! In a new Super Bowl commercial for mindfulness company Headspace, John invites fans to “sleep with him” just in time for Valentine’s day, by listening to the soothing Sleepcast he recorded for Headspace’s app.

Dana Carvey is opening up about his alleged feud with Mike Myers.

Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon who recently ended his daytime TV “Dr. Oz Show” to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, got a star Friday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — just as he was being attacked 2,000 miles away in a rival’s TV ad saying he’s too “Hollywood.”

For “The Price Is Right” contestant Catherine Graham of Marshfield, Massachusetts, the price was right but the prize was not.

Derek McInnes has led the tributes to a Kilmarnock fan who tragically passed away following the Ayrshire derby as the club prepares to honour his memory.

ADELE'S ex Simon Konecki looked unrecognisable as he was seen for the first time since their shock divorce. The superstar and the charity boss shocked the world when they split in 2019.

MARK Wright and Michelle Keegan have been living the dream as they jetted off on their second holiday this year. The Brassic actress and the Heart Radio star, both 34, have been sunning themselves on paradise beaches in Turks & Caicos.

WORRIED pals of James Argent have urged him to “be kind to himself” after paramedics were called to an emergency at his home.  Towie star Arg's worried pals were forced to call 999 after an emergency at his home. The reality favourite, 34, has turned his life around over the past year, losing an incredible 11 stone in weight But Arg suffered a scare on Monday after hitting a blip in his recovery and desperately concerned pals called an ambulance when they couldn’t get hold of him.  Thankfully medics were able to treat Arg but he’s been ordered to rest up and friends are now rallying round.

Julia Roberts shared a birthday video for her niece, Emma Roberts. Julia shared the clip on her Instagram, featuring the two blowing party horns in slow motion.Emma Watson has a funny response to Emma Roberts mix upEmma Roberts looked beautiful and chic at the premiere of ‘Spencer’A post shared by Julia Roberts (@juliaroberts)Julia’s video features herself and Emma looking straight at the camera. The two are wearing paper hats and are blowing on party horns, all dramatically set to slow motion.

Getting through it. Jennifer Aydin got real about how her husband Bill Aydin’s past affair coming out on The Real Housewives of New Jersey has affected their five children.

With “The Book of Boba Fett” in the rearview, Lucasfilm is putting its attention towards other upcoming streaming series. The third season of “The Mandalorian” is the most recent “Star Wars” show to go in front of cameras, even though star Pedro Pascal has been shooting “The Last of Us” in Calgary, Alberta simultaneously.

Joey King made the hit horror movie The Conjuring when she was only 12 years old and something crazy happened to her during filming.

subscribe to Paramount+. Subscriptions start at $4.99/month for a plan with ads and $9.99/month for the ad-free plan.Tessa has had a rough go of it in terms of family life. After going through the foster care system, she has finally landed with some adoptive parents, but she has a hard time opening up to them.

told NBC News. “In the lead up to the release of the documentary, we conducted additional internal investigations and can confirm Simon Leviev is not active on Tinder under any of his known aliases.”Furthermore, Leviev has been permanently banned from all apps owned by Tinder’s parent company Match Group Inc., which include Hinge, Match.com and OkCupid.To put a fine point on it, Tinder issued a set of guidelines titled “Romance Scams: How to Protect Yourself Online” the day before the documentary premiered.According to The Times of Israel, Leviev has been living as a free man since 2020. He regularly shares pictures of his extravagant lifestyle with his 100,000 Instagram followers.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBill Lawrence is staying put at Warner Bros. Television, with the TV writer and producer inking a massive five-year deal sources value at nine figures, Variety has confirmed.WBTV would not comment on the financial terms of the deal.

Anna Marie de la Fuente New York and L.A.-based indie distributor 1091 Pictures, known for such hit releases as Taika Waititi’s “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” Spirit Awards winner “Christine” and knockout comedy “The Overnight,” has swooped on rights to all English-speaking territories for psychedelic thriller “To the Moon.” The drama, sold by Yellow Veil Pictures, marks the directorial debut of actor Scott Friend (“The Dark End of the Street”), who also wrote and plays a lead role in it.The film, which bows its first poster in Variety, premiered last year at the online film festival Nightstream, and was in selection at the 2020 U.S. in Progress industry showcase organized by Wroclaw’s American Film Festival, which later hosted the film’s international premiere.

Luke Bryan is getting advice from special sources ahead of his Las Vegas residency. ET's Rachel Smith spoke with the 45-year-old country star ahead of his residency at Resorts World Las Vegas, and Bryan revealed that his fellow judges, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, offered up some words of wisdom to him before the start of his shows.«Katy, I’ve been talking to her… She said, 'It's just a big, big stage,'» Bryan said of Perry's advice, after she had her residency at the same venue last year.While Bryan appreciates the heads up about the stage size, his turn at Resorts World Las Vegas will be much different than Perry's, which he classified as more «theatrical.»«I don’t take myself very seriously, to just stand there and try to be real theatrical,» he explained.

Zack Sharf Kevin Smith isn’t happy with the Academy for snubbing “Spider-Man: No Way Home” in the best picture race. Despite earning critical acclaim and being one of the highest-grossing films ever made with over $750 million in the U.S. and over $1.7 billion globally, the latest “Spider-Man” film earned just a single Oscar nomination.

EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent Spirit Award nominee Kali Reis has inked with ICM Partners and Authentic Talent and Lit Management for representation.

direct to your inboxSchools, socialising and some sports are set to return next month under the government’s plan to relax coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England.Boris Johnson will today (Monday) set out his 'roadmap' out of lockdown after spending the weekend finalising its details with a team of ministers and experts.According to the PA news agency, the Prime Minister will tell MPs that all pupils in all years can go back the classroom from March 8, with outdoor after-school sports and activities allowed to restart as well.Socialising in parks and public spaces with one other person will also be permitted in a fortnight when the rules are relaxed to allow people to sit down for a drink or picnic.A further easing of restrictions will

vaccine roll-out. Ministers had set a target to offer vaccines to all adults by September, with an aim to reach all those aged 50 and over in the first nine priority groups by May.

failing to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew, the current problems that surround post-Brexit touring stand to be far reaching. Beyond the fears that the new added huge costs to future live music tours of the continent will prevent rising and developing artists from being able to afford to do so, European festival promoters have said that they could be likely to book fewer UK acts as a result, and a great deal of jobs and income for crew, haulage and production will be lost.As NME reported yesterday (February 16), Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage was questioned by the DCMS committee over the government’s handling of the negotiations and for answers on finding a solution.

Boris Johnson‘s suggestion that rapid coronavirus testing could be the key to reopening music venues, and says the necessary plans are in place for it to be rolled out nationwide.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference on Monday (February 15), the Prime Minister said “rapid” lateral flow tests could be used by “those parts of the economy” that were unable to reopen their doors last year.The lateral flow tests can provide results within half an hour, which could potentially allow music fans and clubbers to flock back to venues once they can provide a negative result.Speaking after the new development, MVT CEO Mark Davyd said that the organisation is ready for a rapid testing system to be rolled out.“Music Venue Trust has already