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The creator of Funny Or Die’s Billy On The Street said he is still “shocked and saddened” by Jordan’s death, after the Will And Grace star died aged 67 on Monday following a car crash. Eichner, 44, said the UK Celebrity Big Brother contestant, known for his uplifting Instagram videos, promoted his LGBT+ movie Bros to his followers. Speaking at the Bros premiere in London, the actor told the PA news agency that he wrote to Jordan to thank him for talking about the movie and told him: “You’re a legend.” Jordan, he said, then replied: “I love you Billy.” Read More Eichner, who starred in American Horror Story, as did Jordan, added: “An image of him appears in BrosContinue Reading

The “legendary” Footloose actor, who has been referenced in previous Guardians films, is approached as “the perfect present” for Peter Quill, played by Chris Pratt. The clip shows Pratt appearing miserable at the thought of Christmas without his partner Gamora (Zoe Saldana), having lost her during the events of Avengers: Endgame. The Guardians return to Earth as the holiday season approaches, stopping in Los Angeles, to find him a “special someone” to cheer him up. Read More Bumbling duo Drax (Dave Bautista) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) then break into Bacon’s house in the hope of taking him with them. Franchise director James Gunn shared the clip on Twitter on Thursday, describing it as a “Holiday gift” for fans. The GuardiansContinue Reading

W hen I was 16 years old, I had a job in an abortion clinic. It was private, not NHS, based in an unassuming house down the street from where I lived, and the sign outside gave no indication of the roughly 20 to 35 procedures that took place every day, safely and without fuss, inside. Every day, I would stand at the reception desk as women of all ages and from all walks of life (well, all who could scrape together the money to pay for it) and hand them a form to fill in. And I do mean all, from the 30-something who was in for her seventh termination, to the middle-aged wife putting a brave face onContinue Reading

The finale of the first season of House of the Dragon — the Game of Thrones prequel, set 200 years before the action in GoT, and following the ancestors of Daenerys Targaryen — has dropped, and completes the run in a similar vein to the nine hours that preceded it. That is, with frustratingly compelling restraint — just enough violence, scheming and dragons to hint at the epic to come. 2022 Home Box Office, Inc. Al Be warned — some spoilers ahead, albeit mild ones (head to standard.co.uk/culture for a full recap of the episode). Like most, I watched from between my fingers for the first few minutes of HOTD, which began in August. Having been so burned by theContinue Reading

D rake and rapper 21 Savage have announced their new collaboration album, Her Loss, will be released next week. The title and release date of October 28 for the forthcoming album were revealed during the new music video for their track Jimmy Cooks from Drake’s seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind. The video was also launched on the 30th birthday of 21 Savage, whose real name is She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph. The Atlanta-based musician shared the video and the date of the album in a post on Instagram where Canadian rap superstar Drake commented: “Happy birthday my brother, our time now.” Read More The pair have collaborated on a number of occasions including Drake’s 2016 single Sneakin’ and 2021’s Knife Talk asContinue Reading

It’s been nine-long weeks of drama and now the grande finale is here. Everything has reached fever-pitch, as the Greens and Blacks are poised to battle it out in the wee hours of Monday morning (or in the second showing, in the evening, if you’re more sensible). Here is everything you need to know before the massive showdown. The Green vs the Blacks If you’re reading a lot about the Greens and the Blacks online, but you’re not sure where this has all suddenly come from, it’s just an easy way to differentiate the two teams that have formed over the fight for the Iron Throne. Blacks are Rhaenyra’s supporters, as black and red are the colours of House Targaryen.Continue Reading

T aylor Swift has thanked her fans for “doing something mind blowing” as her new LP broke the Spotify record for most-streamed album in a single day. The pop-megastar’s latest offering, Midnights, was released on Friday. Less than 24 hours later the music streaming giant announced online that the album had amassed the most streams in a single day in the platform’s history. “And before the clock could even strike midnight on October 22nd, Taylor Swift broke the record for most-streamed album in a single day in Spotify history. Congratulations, @taylorswift13,” the platform’s official account tweeted. Read More Reacting to the news, Swift wrote: “How did I get this lucky, having you guys out here doing something this mind blowing?!Continue Reading

D ecision to Leave, the latest film from celebrated Korean director Park Chan-wook, has been running in cinemas for exactly one week. But today, marvellously, it is being released on Mubi, meaning that if you’re more of a snuggle-down-on-the-sofa person, or you want to save a few pennies, you can now watch the film from home. A mystery starring Tang Wei and Park Hae-il, the film won Chan-wook Best Director at Cannes earlier this year and will compete for South Korea in the Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars next March. It tells the story of a detective who falls for the prime suspect in a murder case (the widow of the deceased) and judging by the trailer,Continue Reading

Review at a glance F or years, the only plus side to living in Gotham City was that anyone who found themselves in trouble could be reasonably certain that Batman would swoop in and save the day. In Gotham Knights, they don’t even have that. This is because, in the world of Gotham Knights, Batman is dead (killed spectacularly in the game’s first 10 minutes) and the city’s inhabitants must make do with his protégés. Our heroes-in-waiting are Nightwing, Red Hood, Robin and Batgirl. Trained by the Bat before his untimely death, they now have to step up and protect Gotham from DC’s rogue’s gallery of villains. That includes Harley Quinn, as well as more niche baddies like Clayface andContinue Reading