(Credits: Far Out / Miramax) Fri 10 October 2025 12:30, UK Despite the fact that Quentin Tarantino is heralded as one of modern cinema’s most important directors, he’s no saint. The filmmaker has been embroiled in his fair share of controversy, with stories about questionable on-set conduct surrounding some of his films. One of the […]

(Credits: Publicity) Fri 10 October 2025 12:21, UK Tom Michell, the author behind the hit novel The Penguin Lessons, has denied historic sexual abuse allegations. Michell, real name Mike Thompson, published The Penguin Lessons in 2015. It was recently turned into a film starring Steve Coogan and arrived in cinemas earlier this year after premiering […]

(Credits: The David Bowie Archive / Myriam Santos) Fri 10 October 2025 12:00, UK Blowing away the stuffy conservatism of 1970s Britain in a puff of glitter and platform shoes, glam rock was a vital – if largely unexpected – cultural revolution, establishing the likes of David Bowie and Marc Bolan as the head honchos […]

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Thu 9 October 2025 12:30, UK Throughout their career, every director picks up a handful of projects that they’re forced to drop for one reason or another, but few have played Hollywood hot potato more often than Guillermo del Toro. For the filmmaker, every project is a passion project, […]

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Thu 9 October 2025 12:29, UK The songwriting credentials of The Cure frontman Robert Smith speak for themselves, and he has a delicate way of combining heartfelt lyrics with fuzzy distortion that has made his band a staple of every true music lover’s record collection. Together, The Cure has successfully […]