Film and Television·Music and Dance Greatest Days, based on the hit musical The Band, arrives in UK and Irish cinemas this June by Neil Baker 6th April 2023
Film and Television·Music and Dance·Rewind Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) – soars as high as a kid who guzzled to many fizzy lifting drinks by Neil Baker 6th April 2023
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance TV Choice: George Michael: Outed (Channel 4): A blatantly homophobic media circus and a pop star who wasn’t willing to let them win by Neil Baker 10th March 2023
Film and Television·Music and Dance·Theatre Heathers the Musical (review) – Lick It Up Baby, Lick. It. Up! by Neil Baker 30th January 2023
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Music and Dance Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical (BFI London Film Festival) review – a high-spirited and cathartic romp by Emma Duffy 3rd November 2022
Film and Television·Music and Dance·Rewind The Muppet Movie (1979) – Kermit has legs!… The Muppets have escaped television; look out! by Niall Glynn 26th June 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance Nothing Compares (Sheffield DocFest) review – a journey of bravery, artistry and defiance full of emotional rage by Neil Baker 26th June 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance·Theatre Boulevard! A Hollywood Story (BFI Flare) review – the sunset of a musical dream by Agnes Sajti 2nd April 2022
Editors' Choice·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance TV Choice: Better Nate Than Ever (Disney+) – a small and perfectly formed musical drama for the whole family to enjoy by Neil Baker 2nd April 2022
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Music and Dance No Ordinary Man (2021) and Framing Agnes (2022) – BFI Flare Double Bill by Neil Baker 26th March 2022
1 A new exhibition exploring the design and production of LAIKA’s new stop-motion film Wildwood opens at the Design Museum this October
2 TV Choice: From 7 Up to 70 Up, Calum Cooper looks back at the TV experiment that became one of the greatest documentary series ever made
3 Studiocanal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992), starring Robert Downey Jr
4 TV Choice: The cloaks have been ironed, the fingerless gloves unpacked, and the turret dusted for The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
5 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent
6 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
7 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
8 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
9 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
10 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
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