The best podcasts of 2024 so far - Cinema, Theater & TV news - NewsLocker (2024)

From lifting the lid on what really went on at Guantánamo Bay to an investigation of whether Avril Lavigne has died and been replaced by a doppelganger – read on for the finest shows of the yearWhy is Voldemort so obsessed with his old school? Would Billy Connolly have been radicalised if he had grown up on the internet? And is it a good idea to have sex with a neo-Nazi? Frankie Boyle’s chat with comedy pals Susie McCabe and Christopher MacArthur-Boyd is exactly the kind of bl

Outrageous Homes: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has more fun than anyone else alive

The legendary presenter has an absurd, vampy time noseying around wildly decorated houses in quite possibly the best property show ever. All hail the Llewelyn-Bowennaissance!I am starting to feel sorry for Channel 4, because they are never going to make a property show I like, no matter how many times they try. This is simply because of the economic reality I live in – I don’t own property and I’m starting to think I never will, thanks woke – and that makes it grating and

TV tonight: Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen kick off Euro 2024

They recall the rollercoaster year that England could have won. Plus: a thrilling two-part finale for Doctor Who. Here’s what to watch this evening10.30pm, BBC One Continue reading...

Martin Starger, Influential Shaper of TV and Movies, Dies at 92

In his decade at ABC, long the doormat network in prime time, he helped guide it toward the No. 1 spot. He later produced “Nashville” and won an Emmy for “Friendly Fire.”

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Tracey Emin and Imelda Staunton get damehoods in king’s birthday honours

Others honoured from cultural world include the writer Monica Ali, choreographer Wayne McGregor and children’s laureate Joseph Coelho Continue reading...

What ‘Inside Out 2’ Teaches Us About Anxiety

A new emotion has taken over Riley’s teenage mind. And she has lessons for us all.

Barclays suspends sponsorship of UK music festivals after threatened boycotts

Decision will spark further debate over political activism and funding for the arts

Not suitable for trains: how Bridgerton’s longest ever sex scene set commuters’ pulses racing

Nicola Coughlan’s steamy start to the costume romp’s third season is the show’s most passionate yet – although it’s not the worst TV episode you could unwittingly watch on public transport…This week I have seen more than one tweet from mortified people who thought it would be OK to watch the new batch of Bridgerton episodes on the train on their way to work. The reason they were mortified was the first new episode, in which a sex scene goes on and on. And on.

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Hollywood on Thames is a prize for the UK economy

The rejection of a film studio scheme near Marlow bodes ill for the future of creative industries

‘I’m outacted by a nine-year-old’: Matt Smith on House of the Dragon, chaos and child stars

His incestuous, sad*stic prince in House of the Dragon has become the baddy we love to hate. Here, he talks about why his character is like Nigel Farage, turning his back on Hollywood – and how he fell in love with Prince PhilipMatt Smith keeps trophies from his acting career.He’s particularly proud of the talking Cyberman head from his breakthrough role as the Eleventh Doctor from 2009 to 2013. “I’ve got my costumes tucked away too. I won’t even fit into them

9 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week

Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.

Belinda Lee: actor who died in 1961 car crash commemorated in Devon

Star who led a sometimes scandalous life celebrated with blue plaque in home town of Budleigh Salterton Continue reading...

Eddie Redmayne says Warren Beatty offered to bail him out after email hack

Scam email saying that the actor was in a fix and needed cash was sent to contacts including Jamie Dornan – Beatty was the only one to come to his aid Continue reading...

How ‘Inside Out 2’ Battles Anxiety

The director Kelsey Mann narrates a sequence from his film, which pits Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler) against Anxiety (Maya Hawke).

Remo Saraceni, 89, Dies; Inventor of the Walking Piano Seen in ‘Big’

His keyboard, which became famous after Tom Hanks melodiously hopped on it, displayed Mr. Saraceni’s vision of technology powered by “people energy.”

Tony Predictions: Expect Wins for ‘Merrily’ and ‘Stereophonic’

Our reporter surveyed a quarter of Tony voters before Sunday’s ceremony. One certainty: Sondheim’s onetime flop seems destined for redemption.

‘The Welkin’ Review: A Strong Ensemble and a Story That Resonates

A somber yet witty play set in 18th-century England is a clever perversion of a courtroom drama that features strong performances from an ensemble cast.

‘Dancing for the Devil’: A Cult Docuseries That Takes Its Time

This three-part Netflix documentary examines the supposed scheme to exploit TikTok dancers — and proves why cult narratives shouldn’t be rushed.

‘Inside Out 2’ | Anatomy of a Scene

The director Kelsey Mann narrates a sequence from his film.

The End We Start From to Federer: Twelve Final Days – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Jodie Comer stars as a refugee in dystopian Britain in a stirring drama full of peril, plus a farewell to the tennis great that will make you weepWhen Britain is hit by extreme storms, Jodie Comer’s unnamed first-time mum, her husband (Joel Fry) and their newborn son flee flooded London for his parents’ rural home. But as supplies run out and the population descends into anarchy, she finds herself a refugee in her own country. Comer is magnetic as a woman forced to make snap decision

We Were the Lucky Ones to Agents of Mystery: the seven best shows to stream this week

The true story of one Jewish family’s attempt to evade the Nazis, and a South Korean reality show that’s like a supernatural Crystal Maze – and looks set to become a cult hitIt is late 1930s Poland and the Kurc family are drinking “to future adventures”. But the next decade will be more traumatic than they can possibly imagine. This drama, based on Georgia Hunter’s novel, tells the true story of one Jewish family’s attempts to evade the Nazis and stay to

TV tonight: the Welsh village that spotted a UFO

Journalist Sian Eleri reaches out to the 14 men who saw a flying object when they were schoolboys in 1977.Plus: Gardeners’ World live. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC Three
The TikTok generation are increasingly obsessed about UFO sightings, according to curious Welsh journalist Sian Eleri, who investigates the local history of the phenomenon in this four-part series. She starts with a double bill, reaching out to the 14 men who claimed to see a UFO when they were boys in 1

Tony Lo Bianco, ‘French Connection’ Actor, Dies at 87

Once labeled a “natural-born heavy,” he shined onscreen and especially onstage, securing a Tony nomination and winning an Obie Award.

Neil Jordan claims ex-taoiseach told him of money-for-endorsem*nt agreement

Irish director says Garret FitzGerald said he was expecting payment from Warner Bros for endorsing Michael Collins biopic – which son refutes Continue reading...

Neil Jordan claims ex-taioseach told him of money-for-endorsem*nt agreement

Irish director says Garret FitzGerald said he was expecting payment from Warner Bros for endorsing Michael Collins biopic – which son refutes Continue reading...

Lack of Trump bump adds to pressures on US media

With shrinking audiences, the industry now has to face its latest potential threat — AI

The Truth vs Alex Jones review – so viscerally wrong it will fry your mind

This unsensationalist documentary maps the appalling suffering a demagogue caused parents whose children died in the Sandy Hook shooting – and their legal fight against him. It is dizzyingOn 14 December 2012, an armed man entered Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. He shot and killed 20 children aged between six and seven and six members of staff.It is impossible to imagine a worse thing, isn’t it? The massacre of children and those trying to protect them. And yet i

‘How Long Blues’ Review: Twyla Tharp in Overdrive at Little Island

Her frenetic new dance-theater work, which opens a new festival at the new park on the Hudson, includes references to Camus and music by T Bone Burnett.

‘Brats’: What to Know About the Brat Pack Documentary

A new documentary revisits the group of young actors that helped define the decade. Here are some of its most interesting moments.

Mission Impossible: how talks to sell Paramount turned into a Titanic flop

Early affinity between billionaire scions Shari Redstone and David Ellison devolved into stony silence as deal collapsed