Viagra Boys fan grates cheese over concertgoer’s head during Desert Daze set

German financier-distributor Night Train Media has bought factual indie Curve Media, the prolific UK producer behind Discovery’s Salvage Hunters and Line of Duty star Vicky McClure’s BBC doc series Our Dementia Choir.

Studiocanal veteran Isabel Hund has been tapped as CEO of the new Legendary Entertainment and Tobis joint venture.

Variety examines the Oscar selection process in an array of international markets to see what works, what’s broken and what needs fixing. Despite being over-represented in competition lineups at major festivals like Cannes and Venice, France has had a cursed track record in the international feature film race, and has been overshadowed by smaller countries like Denmark in recent years. The French haven’t been able to claim an Oscar victory in the category since 1993 with Regis Wargnier’s win for “Indochine.” In the past 15 years, only four French films submitted have landed a nomination: Ladj Ly’s “Les Miserables” in 2020, Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Turkish-language film “Mustang” in 2016, Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet” starring Tahar Rahim in 2010 and Laurent Cantet’s Palme d’Or-winning “The Class” in 2008. Ironically, some French-language films repping other countries in the international feature race have been more successful, such as Michael Haneke’s “Amour,” which was submitted by Austria in 2013 and won. In the upcoming race, France is vying for a nomination with Alice Diop’s Venice Golden Lion-winning “Saint Omer,” a politically minded feature debut based on the real-life trial of Fabienne Kabou, a Senegalese immigrant accused of murdering her 15-month-old baby. This year’s Oscar committee, which included the likes of Audiard (“A Prophet”), Philippe Rousselet (“CODA”) and Hengameh Panahi (“Persepolis”), was bitterly split between “Saint Omer,” acquired by Neon’s Super label after Toronto, and “One Fine Morning,” Mia Hansen-Løve’s romance drama starring Lea Seydoux, which was picked up by Sony Pictures Classics in Cannes. The heated deliberations ended with a vote, as it almost always does.

Water seems to be on the brain in big franchises of late, a final frontier not that many films have been able to pull off. DC struck $1 billion with “Aquaman,” defying the odds, and soon, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will introduce audiences to Namor and the underwater world of Talocan.

Who do you think of when you think of Scrooge? Ryan Reynolds? Me neither. But the casting directors over at Apple TV+ are clearly working on a different wavelength from all of us because this holiday season they’re promising just such an unlikely pairing with “Spirited,” their musical adaptation of Dickens’ classic story, “A Christmas Carol.” And the brilliant chaos continues, with none other than Will Ferrell set to play The Ghost of Christmas Present.

As the sun sets on the 2022 film festival season and we head into awards season, we are starting to see many of the films screened making their theatrical and streaming debuts. One of the well-received films we have listed as a 2023 Oscars shortlist contender is “The Box” (previously titled “La Caja”).  “The Box,” tells the story of Hatzín, an orphaned teenager who lives in Mexico City with his grandmother.

, Adele is a pretty common name in the English speaking world, so you might be thinking, how far off could we have been? The answer: Very. Very far off. During a happy hour with fans last week in celebration of the just-released music video for “,” fielded questions from the crowd, including one video submission from a Londoner named Annie, who asked a question about her songwriting journey.However, it was Annie's accent that caught Adele's attention."Is she from Enfield?" she exclaimed.

STRIPPED of the Government whip, and chastised and mocked by MPs and his local Tory party, former Health Secretary Matt Hancock today writes exclusively in The Sun to explain his decision to swap Westminster for the jungle . . .  Next week I’m going into the jungle, as part of this year’s I’m A Celebrity . . . Get Me Out of Here. Some may think I’ve lost my marbles or had one too many drinks, swapping the comfortable surroundings of Westminster and West Suffolk for the extreme conditions of the Australian outback, going where there will be few creature comforts, not enough food, and a load of physical tasks involving snakes, spiders and plenty of other creepy-crawlies.

EXCLUSIVE: LA-Based production, financing, and sales company Premiere Entertainment today announced that Shout! Studios has picked up North American rights to the action western Gunfight at Rio Bravo, starring Alexander Nevsky (Showdown in Manila).

Lorraine Kelly's daughter has taken the plunge and bought her very first property.

Andy Walker reckons under pressure Gio van Bronckhorst has three games to save his Rangers career off the back of the dismal Champions League campaign.

Paramount has struck a multi-year distribution agreement with Virgin Media, extending a long-term partnership between the pair.

A Scots schoolboy has been left scarred for life after he was mauled by an out of control Rottweiler. The 12-year-old – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – suffered multiple puncture wounds to his left forearm in the unprovoked savage attack.

Sir Rod Stewart's son Alastair teased Rangers fans after he made a cheeky post about their Champions League stint - which has been branded 'the worse ever in history'.

Over £96m is being invested to support South Lanarkshire residents with the cost-of-living crisis.

Rishi Sunak has again refused to commit to raising benefits and the state pension in line with inflation.

Walking on eggshells? Prince Harry is hoping to avoid damaging his relationship with his family once his memoir, Spare, hits bookshelves early next year, a source exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.

A shocking update. Haley Lu Richardson revealed she and fiancé Brett Dier secretly called it quits in 2020.

Christina Applegate is "never going to accept" her Multiple Sclerosis (MS) diagnosis. The 50-year-old actress had experienced tingling and numbness for several years before she was diagnosed with the autoimmune condition in the summer of 2021, and while she admitted it was "good" that production on the final season of 'Dead To Me' shut down for five months so she could receive treatment and process the news, she's still angry about her health issues. She said: “There was the sense of, ‘Well, let’s get her some medicine so she can get better.

Brad Schwartz has been officially named as President, CW Entertainment.

Paramount Global shares slid in pre-market trading after the media company reported third-quarter financial results below Wall Street’s expectations.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is reviewing its commissioning practices in its Children’s & Education department following a two-year period of sweeping change.

The wait is over as the first full official trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water, the sequel to the highest-grossing film ever, has dropped. Check it out above. Disney begins overseas rollout on 20th Century Studios’ sci-fi adventure December 14 with domestic joining on December 16.

Channel 4 has decided to rename its VoD player All4 to… Channel 4.

Olivia Rodrigo was the most popular songwriter in the world in 2021, according a new report published by Blokur and UK songwriter organisation The Ivors Academy analysing which writers were behind the biggest music on the streaming platforms. However, below her only fourteen other female songwriters feature in the top 100.To compile this list, Blokur took the top charting tracks of 2021 on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube and compared them against its database of song data to determine who wrote each song and what share of the copyright they took.

Music industry campaign group the musicFIRST Coalition has published an open letter to members of US Congress calling on them to support and pass the American Music Fairness Act. It has been signed by more than 60 artists, creators and activists, including Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan, Hanson, Peter Frampton, Jackson Browne, Sammy Hagar, Pat Benatar and Sheila E.If passed, the act would require AM/FM radio stations in the US to pay royalties to the artists and record labels behind the music they play, as well as to songwriters and music publishers.

Migos rapper Takeoff – real name Kirshnik Khari Ball – has been shot dead in a bowling alley in Houston. He was 28.According to TMZ, several shots were fired during an altercation at a private party taking place at Houston’s 810 Billiards & Bowling in the early hours of Tuesday morning, one of which fatally hit Takeoff. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Family-friendly festive fun is making its way to Loch Lomond Shores this December, with the return of the itison Christmas Drive-in Movie spectacular. Running from December 16 until Christmas Eve, tickets are set to go on sale from Wednesday, November 9 at 7.30 am.

Primal Scream star Bobby Gillespie has teamed up with trade union boss Mick Lynch to release a fundraising song in support of striking railway workers.

A Lanarkshire chef will showcase his culinary skills on camera as he competes in the new series of Masterchef: The Professionals.

The Scottish Government has announced that the annual payment to help disabled children and young people heat their homes during the colder months is on its way to thousands of families across the country. The Child Winter Heating Assistance payment is automatically paid to families of eligible children and young people, there’s no need to claim.

A six-year-old boy who was missing for two months has been found safe after a stranger recognised him 2,000 miles away from his home in a supermarket. Jorge “Jojo” Morales was reported missing in August by his devastated mother, Yanet Leal Concepcion, after his father broke their custody agreement by not returning him home.

Carol Vorderman has shared an incredible throwback video to celebrate 40 years of her being on the television.

Fighters from Alexandria Muay Thai made a big impression at the WKA Scottish Championships in Perth, as they target Olympic qualification in 2028.

Royal growing pains? King Charles III didn’t always have a “warm and fuzzy” relationship with late mother Queen Elizabeth II, according to royal expert Christopher Andersen.