Tag Archives: Banksy

There’s an Amy Winehouse Documentary on the Way

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on April 25th, 2013

Asif Kapadia, the director of the hugely acclaimed documentary Senna – about the event-packed, but short life of Formula 1 racing driver Ayrton Senna – has signed a deal with Universal Music and Studio Focus Features International ...

Final Update: Banksy Sale Canceled

By Brigid Brown | Posted on February 25th, 2013

The site of the missing mural as it appears now. (Verge.com)

UPDATE: The Banksy mural, scheduled for auction this past Saturday, February 23, 2013, was removed from sale, reports BBC News.

Banksy Mural Goes Missing

By Brigid Brown | Posted on February 20th, 2013

Banksy's child labor sketch as it appeared safely on the Poundland store wall.

Banksy, the infamous graffiti street artist, has been robbed of one of his North London murals that dubiously showed up on a U.S. auction website, reports The Sun.

Five Irreverent Responses To The London Games

By Fraser McAlpine | Posted on July 24th, 2012

When the magician and show-off David Blaine came to London to do one of his endurance feats – the one in a box suspended from a crane, for ages – the natural response of the good people who live there was to take the mickey: eggs ...

News Roundup: Lady Gaga to Portray Amy Winehouse in New Biopic?

By staff | Posted on August 16th, 2011

Let’s begin with a story which, while it may contain a kernel of truth, is coated in so much nonsense you’d be hard pushed to find it.

Oscars 2011 Recap: ‘The King’s Speech’ Prevails with Four Awards

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on February 28th, 2011

After Ricky Gervais took it in the chin for his “mean-spirited” hosting job at January’s Golden Globes, the 83rd annual Academy Awards tried to make sure Sunday evening’s (February 27) show from Hollywood’s ...

Oscar Execs Nix Banksy’s Request to Attend Show in Disguise

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on February 22nd, 2011

You have to hand it to Banksy. The British pseudonymous graffiti artist has successfully made his mark in the creative world without revealing his true identity.

The Year That Was: 2010′s Top Five British Films

By Leah Rozen | Posted on December 7th, 2010

Former People Magazine film critic Leah Rozen continues Anglophenia’s look back at 2010 with her selections for the top 5 best British movies of the year. You can read her previous column on ‘Black Swan’ and ‘The ...

Banksy Film Eyed for Possible Oscar Nomination?

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on November 19th, 2010

Banksy prefers to keep his identity a secret, but the British graffiti artist's name won't stop popping up. The guy supposedly harassed Prince Charles at Glastonbury last summer and his famous graffiti tag was scrawled all over ...

Roundup: Brit Army Chief Urges Channel 4 to Nix Prince Harry Doc

By MacKenzie Wilson | Posted on October 20th, 2010

Earlier this month, Anglophenia shared the news that Britain's Channel 4 is scheduled to broadcast The Taking of Prince Harry, a 90-minute film capturing a potential hostage situation involving the Taliban and the 26-year-old ginger ...