The Matrix Ressurections: Just take the Blue Pill and skip this one December 23, 2021 You might be wondering why the long-awaited return of The Matrix is being released midweek, a few days before Christmas, lost in the shadow of Spider-man. While people of a certain age will remember the 1999 original as a game changer, 2003’s The Matrix Revolutions ended the trilogy on a sour note, with a historically [...]
Channel 5 News says sorry for announcing Celebrity MasterChef before the show was aired December 22, 2021 Channe5 News has apologised for revealing the winner of Celebrity MasterChef before the programme had been broadcast.
JK Rowling’s first national newspaper interview up for auction December 22, 2021 The first ever national newspaper interview with JK Rowling is up for auction, recalling her 'rags to riches' journey in 1997.
Watchdog bans Halloween advert because it was ‘likely to distress’ children December 22, 2021 The advertising watchdog has banned an advert for Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Halloween event after it ruled it was "likely to distress" children.
Sunak’s announces £30m boost for theatres and museums to buffer Omicron cancellations December 21, 2021 Rishi Sunak has announced this afternoon that there will be £1bn in support for businesses most impacted by Omicron across the UK, including £30m further funding through the Culture Recovery Fund to help support theatres and museums. The government will be allowing more cultural organisations in England to apply for support during the winter, and [...]
We meet Kate Holt, the photographer capturing the lives of refugees December 21, 2021 Opportunity International is one of Morning Wire’s favourite charities, working with refugees to provide them with financial loans and training to enable them to work their own way out of poverty. We caught up with photographer Kate Holt, who recently hosted an open-air exhibition to help raise awareness of the charity’s vital work. Tell us a [...]
Theatres and museums shut as Covid fears mount December 20, 2021 The Natural History Museum and Edinburgh Castle, as well as three other national attractions, have closed this week due to the surge in Omicron cases.
Satirical comedy Spitting Image hits West End in 2022 December 20, 2021 Satirical comedy puppet show Spitting Image is set to hit the West End in 2022.
The Lost Daughter: Maggie Gyllenhaal shows she can direct, too December 18, 2021 Twenty years on from her breakthrough role in Secretary, star Maggie Gyllenhaal directs and writes her first feature. It seems like a natural progression for the actor, who has largely stuck with independent dramas and interesting blockbusters (The Dark Knight, World Trade Center). The Lost Daughter stars Olivia Colman as Leda, an academic in her [...]
Trouble in Mind at the National Theatre is a searing portrait of racism December 18, 2021 Racial tensions reach breaking-point in the National Theatre’s production of Trouble in Mind. It’s the mid-1950s, and race is a hot-button issue in America. Al Manners (Rory Keenan) is a white Hollywood director, suspected of communist sympathies, who is compelled to take a job on Broadway. He intends to direct Chaos in Belleville, a broad [...]