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Sky has debuted the trailer for true-crime docu-series ‘Bibaa & Nicole: Murder in the Park.’

The raw and compelling docu-series unravels the story behind the shocking killings of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, and the police misconduct that followed.

As the Covid lockdown began to ease in June 2020, a group of friends met in a London park following Covid guidance to celebrate the birthday of 46-year-old Bibaa Henry. As darkness falls, the friends gradually head home, while sisters Nicole and Bibaa stay, dancing in the park.

When Bibaa and Nicole fail to return home and friends report the women as missing, their disappearance is not acted upon by the police, and the search is left to friends and family. 36 crucial hours later, the bodies of Bibaa and Nicole are tragically found by Nicole’s partner. Finally, the police take notice, but in a shocking development, the women’s bodies are...

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One part belt-scroller beat em up, one part loot-based action RPG. Its not a common pairing, but Towerbornes Early Access showing makes the combination work. Developer Stoic of The Banner Saga fame follows up its critically acclaimed Srpg trilogy with an entirely new genre, though its a risk tempered by its F2P trappings and the publishing might of Xbox Game Studios behind it. Considering what came before, Towerbornes stunning visual presentation is hardly a surprise, but it joins an addictive grind and solid fundamentals that could lure players who normally wouldnt turn to a freemium option for their beat em up fix.

For online RPG beat em ups, people might think of either MapleStory itself...

Roughly 20 years after breaking out on Comedy Central’s Reno 911! and ABC’s soapy drama Desperate Housewives, respectively, Niecy Nash-Betts and Eva Longoria are deep into second acts that, for them, were inevitable.

For Nash-Betts, it’s been a slow burn to be seen as a dramatic actor because, as she says of her God-given talent, “The Most High put being funny in my DNA.” But the biz has caught up: The three-time Emmy nominee for acting is a leading contender this year for playing Glenda Cleveland in Netflix’s Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a role for which she’s already won a 2023 Critics Choice Award. Nash-Betts also recently wrapped her first season as the lead and executive producer of ABC’s The Rookie: Feds.

Longoria, who considers herself “a director-producer who fell into acting,” is now a prolific creator of shows — including CNN’s travelogue...

Representation in the arts matters, and for young, up and coming stars representing a minority, it’s important and powerful to be recognised, and vitally, to be seen. BAFTA seemingly agree – and are spotlighting talent from in-front of and behind the lens from across the UK & US, in their annual initiative titled BAFTA Breakthrough, with alumni consisting of the likes of Tom Holland, Florence Pugh, Letitia Wright & Jessie Buckley.

This year we had the pleasure to speak to two of the breakthroughs, in British actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, as well as American actor Brandon Perea, who made his name with a role in Jordan Peele’s Nope. We spoke about their thoughts on being named a Breakthrough star, and what it means for them personally and for their respective careers. We also look back on projects been, such as Eastenders for Ayling-Ellis, and Nope for Perea, and look ahead to the future,...

BAFTA has unveiled the 33 creatives across two continents who have been selected for the organization’s talent initiative BAFTA Breakthrough 2022.

Selected from the worlds of film, games and TV by an experienced jury, participants are set to receive professional development support including coaching, mentoring and networking opportunities with BAFTA’s vast range of members from the creative industries.

The 2022 UK jury was chaired by Ade Rawcliffe (group director of diversity and inclusion at ITV), and included Fiona Lamptey (director of features at Netflix), performer Marianne Jean-Baptiste, BBC Comedy commissioning editor Emma Lawson, casting director Lauren Evans, and Breakthrough alumnae Ruth Madeley and Charu Desodt. The U.S. jury was chaired by actor Nyasha Hatendi, and included the actors Jodi Balfour and Bianca Lawson, cinematographer Ava Berkofsky, TV executive producer and showrunner Ari Katcher, director, writer and producer Stephanie Laing and Netflix Studio exec Racheline Benveniste.

The Breakthroughs include creatives from...

Chloe Fairweather, who directed documentary ‘Dying To Divorce’ has also been selected

UK actors Ambika Mod and Nell Barlow are among the 33 talents across film, TV and game selected for the 2022 edition of Bafta Breakthrough.

Mod was also chosen as a 2022 Screen Star of Tomorrow. She appeared alongside Ben Whishaw in the BBC series This Is Going To Hurt and is starring in the upcoming Netflix series One Day.

Barlow starred in the coming-of-age comedy Sweetheart which was written and directed by Marley Morrison who has also been selected as a Bafta Breakthrough. The film was nominated for five British...

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The British Academy has unveiled the latest crop of participants the U.S. and U.K. that will take part in its annual Breakthrough program, aimed at supporting emerging talent across film, TV and video games.

The 32-strong list of names — 20 from the U.K. and 12 from the U.S. — includes an impressive ensemble of creatives, such as Nope breakout Brandon Perea and Sex Education director Runyararo Mapfumo, who were selected by an international jury that included Oscar-winning actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Ramy co-creator Ari Katcher and Swan Song and Alex Rider actor Nyasha Hatendi.

Backed by Netflix for the last two years (the streamer’s head of U.K. features Fiona Lamptey is also on the jury), the BAFTA Breakthrough program first launched in the U.K. in 2013 before expanding to China in 2019 and the U.S. and India in 2020. It sees each...

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Will the honeymoon continue for Jay and Cheryl? Has the In the Cut TV show been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season on Bounce TV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of In the Cut, season six. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?

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A Bounce TV  comedy, In the Cut stars Dorien Wilson, Ken Lawson, John Marshall Jones, Dorion Renaud, and  Kalita Smith. The sitcom centers on barbershop owner Jay "The Dream" Weaver (Wilson), who meets his 30-something year old son, from a long-ago fling. Guest stars include Angie Stone, Stevie J, Tiny Lister Jr., Alex Thomas, Judge Kevin Ross, and Porsche Coleman. In the fifth season, Jay and...

Beto O’Rourke showcased his air-drum skills following his debate with Ted Cruz as the Democratic senatorial candidate rocked out to the Who’s “Baba O’Riley” while waiting in a Whataburger drive-thru line.

Icymi: Beto O’Rourke went to Whataburger after the Ted Cruz debate last night and played the airdrums to Baba O’Riley pic.twitter.com/XimtqmikNj

— Alex Thomas (@AlexThomasDC) September 22, 2018

“This may be the best song ever written,” O’Rourke proclaimed of the Who’s Next classic. The impromptu air-drumming was part of a 45-minute live-streamed...

KT Tunstall’s visual for “The River” is stark, black-and-white and filmed in tight, angular shots.The singer-songwriter twirls in long scarves, embracing and posing with dancer Alex Thomas.Tunstall stares into the camera as director Alexo Wandael blends her obscured face with forest images.

In a statement, Tunstall said she wanted the video piece to match her “mantra” from the morning of the shoot: “Today, I am a dancer.” She added, “I know how this song makes me feel. I wanted the emotion of that to come through our faces,...

U.S. Women's soccer star Hope Solo will attend the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, despite her concerns about the Zika virus. The goalkeeper said she would "begrudgingly" participate in the Games in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. Solo has said previously that she would consider not going to the Games due to the risks associated with the virus, which include birth defects and temporary paralysis. "I strongly believe that no athlete should be put into this position - to decide between your Olympic dreams and your own health," Solo said. For Solo and the entire U.

"Its a great gesture ... and they've got A Lot of talent at Scores ... but knowing [Carmelo Anthony], he just did what's best for him."  -- Matt BarnesWe broke the story ... the world famous Scores strip club in NYC offered Anthony free lapdances for Life if he re-signed with the Knicks. He did. Scores feels like the offer was a huge factor. But L.A. Clippers star Matt Barnes tells TMZ Sports ... that while the thought of a...

Rescue Me alum Larenz Tate has been upped to series regular on USA’s original medical drama series Rush, set to premiere July 17. From writer-director Jonathan Levine and Fox 21, Rush follows Dr. William Rush (Tom Ellis), a “medical fixer” who privately caters to La’s elite. Tate plays Dr. Alex Thomas, Rush’s best friend dating back to medical school and one of the few constants in his life. Unlike Rush, Alex is a man with a plan — he works as a high-ranking physician at one of Los Angeles’ top hospitals and appears to have the ideal family life that Rush has long resisted. Tate played the role in the pilot as a guest star as he was in second position to comedy pilot Mr. Robinson at USA sibling NBC. Mr. Robinson has since been picked up to series but Tate won’t continue on the series, instead taking on full-time duties on Rush.

The Banner Saga’s animation style brings to mind animated classics like An American Tale or games like Dragon’s Lair mixed with some Viking inspired lore. Beneath its beautiful looks and fluid hand drawn animation, however, lies an interesting and deep turn-based combat game, at least from what I’ve experienced so far, and that’s without even getting to touch the promised choice driven single player story. Interested? Read on brother, this might be the game for you.

Its probably worth noting that I only had my initial viewing of Thor: The Dark World just 2 days ago, so with Banner’s Viking roots I now have an excuse to use words like Tis, Henceforth, and an overuse of the word brother.

To Arms!

Okay, I’m good now. Anyway, for those interested in The Banner Saga, it's worth noting it was developed by just three people--Alex Thomas,...

It's always interesting when these podcasts go in directions I don't expect, which happened today as we went on a tangent discussing comparisons between Disney and Pixar and also a lengthy Oscar discussion that wasn't planned. On top of that we continue our discussion of how gay characters are portrayed in films, the future of the Twilight franchise is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 hits theaters this weekend, new DVDs and Blu-rays and much more over the course of 75 jam-packed minutes. As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would like to skip ahead and below I have featured the information on how to download the podcast, find us on iTunes or merely just listen in your browser. 00:00-00:50 - Introduction 00:51-3:08 - Taking and reading criticism 3:09-4:40 - Show notes 4:41-7:17 -...

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios, an independent producer and distributor of first-run syndicated TV programming, has sold its sitcoms The First Family and Mr. Box Office to Tribune, Weigel and CBS Television Station Groups as part of a two-hour primetime weekend comedy block. It has been cleared in more than 85% of the U.S. Entertainment Studios first shot pilots for the sitcoms, which are getting initial orders of 104 episodes each. They will run two half-hours each, back-to-back, to create a two-hour primetime block. Related: Comedy Series Starring Bill Bellamy Eying 100-Episode Order, Fall Launch The First Family is about an African-American family that resides in the White House. Its cast includes Christopher B. Duncan, Kellita Smith, Gladys Knight, Jackee Harry, John Witherspoon, Marla Gibbs, and Michael D. Roberts. Mr. Box Office is about one of the world’s biggest movie stars, who is sentenced to community service teaching English at...