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There’s an Amy Winehouse Documentary on the Way

Fraser McAlpine — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:00:30 +0000

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

Brigid Brown — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:46:38 +0000

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

Banksy Mural Goes Missing

Brigid Brown — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:54:10 +0000

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

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 10:52:28 +0000

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?

staff — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:20:16 +0000

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

MacKenzie Wilson — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:09:07 +0000

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

MacKenzie Wilson — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:32:15 +0000

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

Leah Rozen — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:30:34 +0000

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?

MacKenzie Wilson — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:00:00 +0000

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

MacKenzie Wilson — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:08:00 +0000

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 ...