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07/10/2025

Amazon Prime Video has swiftly reversed a controversial change to its James Bond artwork in the U.K. after fans noticed the secret agent’s iconic firearm had been digitally removed from promo posters. The alterations, which coincided with ‘James Bond Day’ on October 5, sparked accusations of “cultural vandalism” and allegations that Amazon was seeking to erase the character’s history after paying more than $1 billion to acquire the rights to the franchise earlier this year. Some of the posters, such as those for Sean Connery’s Dr. No and Pierce Brosnan’s GoldenEye, had the guns literally airbrushed out of the original image, while others were more subtle. A picture of Roger Moore in A View to a Kill had the actor’s arm elongated to push the firearm offscreen, while Daniel Craig’s weapon in Spectre was cropped out of sight. Following the backlash, the promo images have been changed to include stills from the actual movies, although they have once again been conveniently selected and cropped to avoid any depictions of fi****ms.

The streaming giant quietly removed all guns from its promo material over the weekend.

25/09/2025

Guess who shows up on the season premiere of the medical detective series "Watson" ... yes, Sherlock!
Robert Carlyle will play Sherlock Holmes in a recurring guest star role in the Season 2 of the CBS series, which stars Morris Chestnut as the titular Dr. John Watson.

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25/09/2025

Livia Giuggioli Firth, an Italian activist and ex-wife of actor Colin Firth, has made the decision to return her MBE honor due to the British royal family's "appeasement" of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Livia Giuggioli Firth, an Italian activist and ex-wife of actor Colin Firth, posted a video to Instagram in which she tore up her MBE over the British royal family's 'appeasement' of President Donald Trump

25/09/2025

Just Released: "The Great Escaper" Trailer! It's never too late to go back. Michael Caine and the late Glenda Jackson star in this moving true story of a veteran's headline-making adventure and tender romance. "The Great Escaper" premieres Sunday, Nov. 23, 9/8c only on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

Join us for a special presentation of The Great Escaper, starring Michael Caine and the late Glenda Jackson, premiering on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 9/8c.

25/09/2025

From Bill King of Beatlefan: Paul McCartney Rocks the Bowery — Tour Diary," now showing on YouTube (click the link below) only runs 11 minutes, but it's 11 minutes of pure joy. You hear from the fans, young and old (but mostly young!) who waited for 16 hours or more in line for first come, first served tickets to three shows (sold separately, cutting out the scalpers as McCartney noted) at the 575-seat Bowery Ballroom in New York City back in February. You get to hear from the people waiting in line (and what they went through to get there), see Macca and the band rehearsing inside and also see bits of the three shows (no complete numbers). McCartney obviously was having a great time (he says it took him back to the Cavern) and so were the audiences. Watching the utter delight on concertgoers' faces as he performs is quite touching. I highly recommend this film short! Guaranteed to give your day a lift.

In February 2025, Paul McCartney took over New York City's iconic Bowery Ballroom for a surprise and historic three-night run. Find out how it all went down,...

23/09/2025

In February 2025, Paul McCartney took over New York City's Bowery Ballroom for a surprise and historic three-night run. Find out how it all went down, featuring the fans who were there, the team who pulled it off, and an exclusive behind-the-scenes look with Paul himself. Filmed and directed by Charlie Lightening and edited by Pablo D'Ambrosi, the film premieres Sept. 24 on YouTube.

In February 2025, Paul McCartney took over New York City's iconic Bowery Ballroom for a surprise and historic three-night run. Find out how it all went down,...

18/09/2025

“All Creatures Great and Small” returns to MASTERPIECE on Jan. 11, 2026. Click below for a cast update, the new season’s storyline and more.

Learn everything known about the upcoming sixth season of All Creatures Great and Small, from its release date to cast updates, and more.

16/09/2025

From Bill King: From the server who took care of a special request by my 3-year-old son to the young woman working her first day on the job who took the last picture of all three King brothers, I share some of my family’s most memorable encounters with restaurant waitstaff at my Quick Cuts blog, including servers in London, Liverpool and Wales.
https://billkingquickcuts.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/interacting-with-many-restaurant-servers-has-been-my-pleasure/
AJC subscribers can click below to read a shorter version.
https://www.ajc.com/food-and-dining/2025/09/interacting-with-many-restaurant-servers-has-been-my-pleasure/

Something as simple as a restaurant server's kind gesture or snapping a photo can make an experience memorable for patrons.

11/09/2025

"All Creatures Great and Small" Season 6 trailer ...

The Dales are calling...Get ready for an all-new season of All Creatures Great and Small, coming this winter.

09/09/2025

What’s Paul McCartney doing in L.A.? Check out the latest squeezings from the McGrapevine at SOMETHING NEW: The Beatlefan Blog.

Reports from L.A. say McCartney has been hanging out there with producer Andrew Watt. (MPL) Paul McCartney has more reason to be in the Los Angeles area than just attending an Oasis concert in Pasa…

08/09/2025

Hollywood just can’t leave Michael Caine alone. Caine, 92, is emerging from retirement (again) and returning to the screen for the sequel to the 2015 Vin Diesel fantasy action movie, The Last Witch Hunter. Caine has not finalized a deal but will likely reprise his role as Dolan, the priest who helps Diesel’s character, Kaulder, stop the plague unleashed by an evil witch, per Variety. It’s unclear in what capacity Caine’s character will return given that, in the first movie, he retires after choosing a successor and dies in his sleep. The original film, adapted from Diesel’s own Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, grossed $147 million worldwide, with just $27.4 million in North America. It was not well-received by critics, with a score of 34 out of 100 on Metacritic and just 18 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. But the movie gained a fan base after its release on streaming platforms. Caine, who has credits in over 130 films and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, made his latest retirement announcement in 2023, explaining to The Telegraph, “I am bloody 90 now, and I can’t walk properly and all that. I sort of am retired now.” “Sort of” was evidently the key phrase.

The knighted Cockney actor’s last movie might be a Vin Diesel action picture.

05/09/2025

The 2025 season of “The Great British Baking Show” (Season 16) premiered on Tuesday on Channel 4 in the U.K. and is available in the U.S. on Netflix as Collection 13, with new episodes released weekly on Fridays starting today, Sept. 5. The show features the return of hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding, and judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, who will be judging the new set of 12 amateur bakers.

Get a first taste of the new season now.