UK pledges £500m fund to help restart film and TV production following coronavirus

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs the first film from the director of “Amélie” in nearly a decade, “Bigbug” is kind of a big deal. Sadly, it’s also a big disappointment — easily the most obnoxious Netflix original in some time, owing to the company’s trust in a director whose overactive imagination demands some kind of boundaries.At precisely the moment pandemic-confined audiences want to get out and breathe fresh air, Jean-Pierre Jeunet gives them a suffocating scenario in which a squabbling French family is trapped in their retro-modern home with several android assistants.

JYP Entertainment has expanded its existing partnership with US-based label Republic Records.According to a report by Billboard, the South Korean company has opted to expand its existing strategic partnership with Republic Records, which is owned by Universal Music Group. The two companies first started the partnership in 2020, where they foucsed on the international expansion of girl group TWICE.JYP Entertainment and Republic Records’ partnership will now extend to include two more of the K-pop giant’s acts – namely Stray Kids and ITZY – in their plan for promotions outside of South Korea.Both groups will also be receiving support from Republic Records’ subsidiary independent label Imperial, which had previously helped to launch and market TWICE’s recent records since the JYP-Republic partnership had launched.“We are beyond delighted to move forward with Republic Records, the most outstanding label in the United States, in developing the major artist roster of the two companies’ hereafter, starting with the successful kickoff TWICE has brought,” JYP Entertainment CEO Jimmy Jeong told Billboard of the expansion.“We have absolute confidence that, together, we will lead the rapidly changing music industry from both in and out, alongside our prominent artists’ creations,” Jeong added.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAs the first film from the director of “Amélie” in nearly a decade, “Big Bug” is kind of a big deal. Sadly, it’s also a big disappointment — easily the most obnoxious Netflix original in some time, owing to the company’s trust in a director whose overactive imagination demands some kind of boundaries.At precisely the moment pandemic-confined audiences want to get out and breathe fresh air, Jean-Pierre Jeunet gives them a suffocating scenario in which a squabbling French family is trapped in their retro-modern home with several android assistants.

Foo Fighters have shared the video for their recent song from the new Fraggle Rock revival series – you can watch it below.Dave Grohl and co. released ‘Fraggle Rock Rock’ last month as part of the official soundtrack to Apple TV+’s Back To The Rock, which features guest stars such as Ed Helms (The Office) and Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live).Arriving yesterday (February 10), the official visuals for the track see the band performing in a packed-out venue as Uncle Traveling Matt invades the stage.

Tiger JK is potentially set to collaborate with BTS‘ RM.In the early hours of February 11, the former Drunken Tiger member posted a series of cryptic tweets that seemingly point towards a forthcoming collaboration between him and BTS leader RM. The first tweet simply featured the K-pop idol’s name.RM— 아빠 최고 VITAMIN D (@DrunkenTigerJK) February 10, 2022Soon after, Tiger JK followed it up by alluding that he’s currently in the process of making new music, but did not include any specifics.

apparently because some of the nominees in major awards categories are not vaccinated. Weirder still, despite the still-ongoing pandemic and a national death toll of over 900,000, the Oscars apparently also won’t require masks. It will require a negative COVID-19 test, however.Before we go further, the Academy hasn’t actually announced its COVID policy yet, and it didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment from TheWrap.

Coronation Street 's Lydia Chambers was unveiled as the mystery person silently calling Adam Barlow on Wednesday's episodes. Soap watchers will recall that Adam was targeted by a mystery person earlier this year and he accused ex Lydia of keying his car before being told that it was in fact Jeremy Bremner, a disgruntled loser of a court case he worked on. Only recently, Adam's car was vandalised again while his office was searched by police who had been told there was a firearm there with Adam linking them both to Jeremy.

With Meena Jutla's (Paige Sandhu) return to the village confirmed, Emmerdale have been nice enough to give fans of the ITV soap a teaser of what's to come with some chilling images from the psychopathic nurse's highly anticipated comeback. Hellbent on destroying Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) and Billy Fletcher's (Jay Kontzle) big day, the deranged murderer makes her entrance in true Meena style in tonight's episode (Friday 11 February). She's on a mission to make sure Dawn and Billy both pay for what they've done to her and she'll stop at nothing to get her gruesome revenge on the unsuspecting couple.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has revenge on mind as his Southampton side return to the scene of their humiliation by Manchester United last season.

A shopkeeper tried to run away from police after thousands of illegal cigarettes were discovered.

Text messages between employees of the management company in charge of Lil Peep's final tour, First Access Entertainment (FAE), have been unsealed in Peep's mother Liza Womack's wrongful death case against the corporation, Pitchfork reports. The messages were included in a 372-page document Womack submitted to Los Angeles County's Superior Court on January 28, and will be reviewed today in a hearing on an FAE motion for summary judgement.

Naman Ramachandran British auteur Peter Strickland is back with his fifth feature, “Flux Gourmet,” and it is as striking and uncompromising as his previous body of work, which includes “In Fabric” (2018), “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014), “Berberian Sound Studio” (2012) and “Katalin Varga” (2009). “Flux Gourmet” world premieres at the Berlin Film Festival’s Encounters strand on Feb. 11.The film follows a sonic collective trio with rocky interpersonal dynamics, who take up residency at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance and have to answer to the institute’s head, who has her own opinions about their work.

Jack White has shared the title track from his forthcoming album ‘Fear Of The Dawn’, one of two records he’ll release this year, alongside ‘Entering Heaven Alive’.Following on from the similarly blistering ‘Taking Me Back’, White’s latest track is a freewheeling, fuzzed-out rocker that clocks in at just over two minutes, with the former White Stripes frontman howling over heavily distorted guitars.Listen to ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ below:White announced both ‘Fear Of The Dawn’ and ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ back in November of last year. The former – White’s first solo album since 2018’s ‘Boarding House Reach’ – is set to arrive first on April 8, with its follow-up set for release on July 22.

Orville Peck has shared the first four tracks from his forthcoming second album, ‘Bronco’, releasing an EP dubbed ‘Chapter 1’ today (February 11).Leading the pack is a smoky, retro-tinged love song titled ‘C’mon Baby, Cry’, which serves as the lead single from ‘Bronco’, and comes alongside a video directed by Austin Peters. The other tracks released as part of ‘Chapter 1’ are the album’s opener, ‘Daytona Sand’, the western slow-burner ‘Outta Time’ and the barnstorming ‘Any Turn’.Check out the video for ‘C’mon Baby, Cry’ below, then stream the rest of the ‘Chapter 1’ EP: ‘Bronco’ – the follow-up to Peck’s 2019 debut, ‘Pony’ – is slated to drop on April 8 via Columbia.

Kanye West is one of the headliners scheduled to perform at Coachella 2022. In an Instagram post shared on Thursday, West (who recently changed his legal name to Ye) revealed that he intends to bring Travis Scott along for the performance.

Rebel Wilson, Taraji P Henson, and Issa Rae were among the celebrities to appear at the 2022 NFL Honors on Thursday.MORE: Rebel Wilson and sisters look like triplets in hot-pink swimwearAll three presented awards, with Rebel joking about the time she tore her ACL and how she was an “inspiration” to all NFL players as she announced Cincinnati Bengals’ Joe Burrow as the winner of the Comeback of the Year award.WATCH:  Rebel Wilson presents Joe Burrow with NFL HonorIssa rocked a stunning sequin gown for the event which took place three days before the annual Super Bowl event; this year will see the Bengals’ go head to head with the Los Angeles Rams.Taraji P Henson was joined by Mark Wahlberg as they presented the Bengals’ Ja'Marr Chase with the Offensive Rookie of the Year award.MORE: Kelly Clarkson wins Montana ranch in divorce battle - and it's the dream escapeKelly Clarkson was on hand to honor the Dallas Cowboys’ Micah Parsons with the Defensive Rookie of the Year award.Pittsburgh Steelers' T.J. Watt won Defensive Player of the Year, and was awarded the trophy by Katy Perry and his brother Derek Watt, while the Rams’ Cooper Kupp took home Offensive Player of the Year.

The trailer for Mark Wahlberg‘s new movie has been released!

Vanessa Feltz and her fiancé Ben Ofoedu have been together 16 years, so it's fair to say they know pretty much all there is to know about each other - or do they? The This Morning star and the singer took part in our relationship test, when we caught up with them for our gorgeous couples' shoot, to celebrate her 60th birthday later this month. The first question Ben asked his presenter other half was how they met. "We met through Keith Duffy of Boyzone - your great chum," she revealed.

Coleen and Wayne Rooney have been married for over 13 years, having tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in Italy back in June 2008. The former professional footballer, 36, and his childhood sweetheart Coleen, 35, soon became one of the most famous couples around, and their marriage has continued to hit the headlines over the years.

Tom Holland hangs out with director Francesco Totti for an interview in Rome, Italy on Thursday afternoon (February 10).

Rapper Eve has given birth to her first child with husband Maximillion Cooper and shared their baby boy's unusual name.The 43 year old took to her Instagram feed to share the news with her 2.5million followers with a snap of her newborn wrapped up in a turquoise blanket. In the caption, she wrote: "Our Beautiful boy was born Feb 1st 2022," with a blue heart emoji. She continued by sharing his name before explaining her joy over his arrival.

Ryan Russell and boyfriend Corey O’Brien are kicking off Super Bowl Weekend!

Kevin Hart is gushing over his kids!

The chief executive of a major regional theatre has said its decision to cancel its Christmas pantomime was made to avoid a potential “death blow” to its finances.

fund to protect the UK’s arts and cultural industries will be used to save grassroots music venues from closing their doors.In a statement, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed that £2.25 million of emergency funding will be used to secure the futures of up to 150 venues across the country.“Without our grassroots music venues, we wouldn’t have The Beatles, Adele or Elton John.