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Sunny is a dark sci-fi comedy series created by Katie Robbins. Based on the 2018 novel titled The Dark Manual by author Colin O’Sullivan, the Apple TV+ series follows the story of Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan as her husband and son suddenly disappear in a plane crash. Soon after she is given a domestic robot by the robotic company her husband worked at. Then, Suzie finds herself embroiled in a dangerous mystery surrounding her husband’s death. Sunny stars Rashida Jones in the lead role with Hidetoshi Nishijima, Joanna Sotomura, annie the clumsy, and Judy Ongg starring in supporting roles. So, if you love the dark tone, goofy comedy, and neon visuals in Sunny, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Devs is a sci-fi mystery thriller series created, written, and directed by Alex Garland. The FX...

Network: AMC

Episodes: 24 (hour)

Seasons: Three

TV show dates: June 27, 2015 -- July 17, 2018

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Colin Morgan, Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, William Hurt, Will Tudor, Rebecca Front, Neil Maskell, Danny Webb, Ivanno Jeremiah, Emily Berrington, Sope Dirisu, Lucy Carless, Theo Stevenson, Pixie Davis, and Ruth Bradley.

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Set in suburban London, this science-fiction drama is set in a parallel present, where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synthetic (or Synth for short) –- a highly-developed robotic servant, eerily similar to its live counterpart. We see the world through multiple concurrent storylines.

In the hope of transforming the way his family lives, father Joe Hawkins (Tom Goodman-Hill) purchases a Synth named Anita (Gemma Chan) against the wishes of his wife; successful...

Vulture WatchWhat will become of the conscious Synths? Has the Humans TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on AMC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Humans season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  What's This TV Show About?The Humans TV show takes place in a parallel present, where the latest must-have gadget for any home is a Synthetic. But what happens when these Synths are given the right to consciousness and their own free will? The AMC cast includes Gemma Chan, Emily Berrington, Colin Morgan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Lucy Carless, Theo Stevenson, Pixie Davies, Carrie-Anne Moss, Marshall Allman, Neil Maskell, Ruth Bradley, Will Tudor, Sonya Cassidy, Sam Palladio, Bella Dayne, and Letitia Wright. Season...

Vulture WatchWhat will become of the conscious Synths? Has the Humans TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on AMC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Humans season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  What's This TV Show About?The Humans TV show takes place in a parallel present, where the latest must-have gadget for any home is a Synthetic. But what happens when these Synths are given the right to consciousness and their own free will? The AMC cast includes Gemma Chan, Emily Berrington, Colin Morgan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Lucy Carless, Theo Stevenson, Pixie Davies, Carrie-Anne Moss, Marshall Allman, Neil Maskell, Ruth Bradley, Will Tudor, Sonya Cassidy, Sam Palladio, Bella Dayne, and Letitia Wright. Season...

It's just human nature that we're happy to report the Humans TV show has been renewed for a third season on AMC and UK Channel 4. Season two just concluded last week on AMC, with a cliffhanger no less, so cancellation would have been inhumane.A sci-fi drama airing on the AMC cable channel in the Us, Humans stars Gemma Chan, Emily Berrington, Colin Morgan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Lucy Carless, Theo Stevenson, Pixie Davies, Carrie-Anne Moss, Marshall Allman, Neil Maskell, Ruth Bradley, Will Tudor, Sonya Cassidy, Sam Palladio, Bella Dayne, and Letitia Wright. The series takes place in a parallel present, where the latest must-have gadget for any home is a Synthetic. But what happens when these Synths are given the right to consciousness and their own free will? Read More…...

“The Other Side of Hope”

Winsome, sweet, and often very funny, the second chapter of Aki Kaurismäki’s unofficial trilogy about port cities is a delightful story about the power of kindness that unfolds like a slightly more somber riff on 2011’s “Le Havre.” The Finnish auteur’s latest refugee story begins with a twentysomething Syrian man named Khaled (terrific newcomer Sherwan Haji), who escapes from Aleppo after burying most of his family and sneaks into Finland by stowing away in the cargo hold of a coal freighter. His path eventually crosses with Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen), a newly single restauranteur who could use a helping hand. Part Roy Andersson and part Frank Capra, “The Other Side of Hope” deepens the director’s recognition of how immigrants and refugees are victimized by their invisibility, and its timeliness could help it strike a chord with domestic audiences. “Le Havre” grossed more than...

Butterfly Kisses, a drama about life on a British housing estate from first-time director Rafael Kapelinski, on Saturday won the Crystal Bear for best film in the Generation section of the Berlin International Film Festival. The black-and-white feature stars newcomers Theo Stevenson, Liam Whiting, Byron Lyons and Rosie Day.

“From the kaleidoscopic opening sequence onwards, we are captivated by the haunting intensity of this electrifying feature film debut,” said the jury, announcing its decision.

The exhaustively titled Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves, from Canadian directors Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie, received special mention from...

Airing on AMC, the Humans TV show is a co-production with Channel 4 and Kudos in Britain. Season two aired in the UK months ago so, could that hurt the ratings for AMC? Because Humans is a co-production, does it need strong ratings? Will it be renewed for a third season or, will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.The Humans TV show takes place in a parallel present, where the latest must-have gadget for any home is a Synthetic. But what happens when these Synths are given the right to consciousness and their own free will? The cast includes Gemma Chan, Emily Berrington, Colin Morgan, Ivanno Jeremiah, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Lucy Carless, Theo Stevenson, Pixie Davies, Carrie-Anne Moss, Marshall Allman, Neil Maskell, Ruth Bradley, Will Tudor, Sonya Cassidy, Sam Palladio, Bella Dayne, and Letitia Wright. The second season picks up with Niska (Berrington) still at...

On the surface, Rafael Kapelinski’s feature debut “Butterfly Kisses” looks to fit neatly into a certain subset of angsty teen dramas set against the backdrop of London’s drab housing estates, but something far darker — and, admittedly, much more complicated — looms just below the surface of the filmmaker’s dramatic offering.

“Butterfly Kisses” premiered last week at the Berlinale and stars a young and up-and-coming British cast, including Theo Stevenson (“Humans”), Rosie Day (“Outlander”) and Thomas Turgoose (“This is England”). The film was shot entirely in black and white, and it appears to earn all the moodiness that such a style implies.

Read More: The 2017 IndieWire Berlinale Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Posted During the Festival

Ostensibly concerned with a pack of teen friends goofing about around their council estate home, the film follows a trio of dudes — Kyle, Jarred and Jake — as they navigate such relatable themes as boredom,...

Three episodes were provided prior to broadcast.

Can a human and a machine love one another? This is the question Humans dedicates itself to not only asking, but to asking in as many ways possible.

The show exists in a setting familiar to most science-fiction fans: a world in which lifelike humanoid machines populate society’s homes and businesses. Like the hosts of Westworld or the replicants of Blade Runner, they’re anatomically identical to humans and nearly blend in with humans. However, unlike hosts and replicants, the “Synths” of Humans do not think, trick, manipulate, feel or lie. That is, except for a select few – Niska, Mia, and a handful of others – who are disrupting expectations due to their “consciousness code.”

The second season of Humans picks up a few months after its first season and opens with Niska (Emily Berrington), perhaps the most intriguing of the conscious Snyths,...

Author: Stefan Pape

As debut features go, there’s something distinctly unique and daring about Rafael Kapelinski’s first time endeavour, which bravely enters into the paedophilic mind of a teenage boy, tackling themes seldom seen in cinema. Most strikingly is how the director places the empathy with the protagonist, portraying his abhorrent, perverse sexual desires as something of an illness, creating an intimacy with the character that makes the audience question their own moral compass, as we struggle to comprehend how we’re able to have sympathy for somebody with such sickening thoughts. But that’s what allows this provocative production to stand out from the crowd.

Theo Stevenson plays the aforementioned role of Jake, who harbours these dark desires, as a pensive, introverted teenager, often lost in his own mind, while his more overt best friends Kyle (Liam Whiting) and Jarred (Byron Lyons) navigate their way around their modest London surroundings,...

Rafael Kapelinkski’s debut, playing at the Berlin film festival, is a stylish, black-and-white, social-realist pastrol, which proves so adept in comedy a genre-shift might have been in order

Screenwriter Greer Wilson and first-time feature director Rafael Kapelinski bring menace and melancholy to this dark social-realist pastoral, set in a south London housing estate — the film is showing here in Berlin’s youth-oriented Generation 14plus sidebar. Strong performances are the basis of this promising piece of work; Nick Cooke’s high-contrast monochrome cinematography gives it an interestingly European feel and there is a great organ score from Nathan Klein.

Perhaps inevitably for this kind of film, the action concerns kids hanging around with nothing to do, a kind of languour or aimless torpor which incubates tension and a final flourish of violent transgression. Jake (Theo Stevenson — from TV’s Humans) is mates with Kyle (Liam Whiting) and Jarred (Byron Lyons...

Author: Stefan Pape

Known, primarily, for portraying Shaun in the breathtaking film/TV series This is England, Thomas Turgoose can be seen in Butterfly Kisses, playing snooker club manager ‘Shrek’ in Rafael Kapelinski’s debut production. The film, showing at the Berlinale, gets into the head of its teenage protagonist (Theo Stevenson), who is harbouring dark, perverse sexual desires.

We had the pleasure of chatting to Turgoose about the production, and how brave a piece of contemporary cinema it is. We also went on ask about This is England (naturally) – as the young actor describes just how special the experience has been to him over the years, and the incredible friendships he’s formed with his fellow cast members and crew. He also speaks briefly about his forthcoming collaboration with Margot Robbie in Terminal, and candidly discusses his career, and how he’s overcome a difficult period in his life.

Exclusive: Edgy drama stars Theo Stevenson, Rosie Day and Thomas Turgoose.

Berlin-based international sales outfit M-Appeal has acquired worldwide rights, excluding the UK, North America and Poland, to British indie Butterfly Kisses.

The film, directed by Rafael Kapelinski, will have its world premiere in the generation strand of the Berlin Film Festival (Feb 9-19) and has been nominated for the Gwff best first feature award.

Butterfly Kisses stars Theo Stevenson (Humans, Horrid Henry), Screen Star Of Tomorrow Rosie Day (Outlander, All Road Lead to Rome) and Thomas Turgoose (This is England).

The story follows a day in the life of Jake (Stevenson) and his two best friends through a world distorted by sex and porn. Newcomers, Byron Lyons and Liam Whiting also appear in their first film roles.

Director by Rafael Kapelinski won the Cannes Cinefondation residence award for a young European filmmaker in 2009.

Butterfly Kisses is produced by Britain’s Blue Shadows Films. Merlin Merton is the...

17 year old Theo Stevenson (represented by Independent Talent) leads the cast of Butterfly Kisses which has just started shooting in London. Theo rose to fame in the title role of Horrid Henry - The Movie and was more recently seen in the acclaimed Channel 4 sci-fi drama Humans.

He is joined by Byron Lyons (represented by Iag) from London in his first screen role, and fellow newcomer 16 year old Liam Whiting from Buckinghamshire (represented by Jpa Associates).

Developed as part of Film London's Microwave feature development programme, the film tells the story of three teenage friends growing up on a housing estate in London. The shoot will take place in the Clapham Common area in London.

Following a day in the life of Jake and his two best friends, we enter a teenage world revolving around sex and porn. Each friend has their own demons, but Jake has a dark secret.

Lucy Carless, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Theo Stevenson

Humans, Season One, “Episode Eight”

Written by Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley

Directed by China Moo-Young

Airs Sundays at 9 pm (Et) on AMC

For much of the first season of Humans, various forces in favour of and against Synth consciousness have been building, with certain segments, like Dr. Millican and the Hawkins family, caught in the middle of it all. Last week’s episode started seeing casualties as the forces began colliding, with Dr. Millican’s death and the potential arrest of the Hawkins family as Hobb finally tracked down Leo and his Synth family. This week’s episode reveals Hobb’s true plan, while delving deeper into what drives Karen and Laura as both become key components in unfolding events, in a season finale that manages to close things off effectively while leaving a lot of exciting possibilities for the show’s second season.

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Artificial intelligence drama Humans returns to Channel 4 in the UK this October, and here's the first-look trailer...

Here's a minute-long look at Humans series two, courtesy of The Guardian.

In the second eight-part series, Synths all over the world are experiencing 'a catastrophic malfunction', or in Mattie's words 'waking up' and questioning the status they've been afforded by humans.

See Gemma Chan, Emily Berrington, Colin Morgan, Katherine Parkinson, Carrie-Ann Moss and more in clips from the new episodes below, which arrive on Channel 4 in the UK this October.

We'll have much more on the series, including cast interviews, as the air date approaches.

Human series 2 start date

Humans series 2 will return to Channel 4 on Sunday the 30th of October 2016 at 9pm here in the UK. We'll bring you the AMC Us start date as soon as one is confirmed.

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Five episodes down and the motives of Edwin Hobb remained ambiguous, but this week's Humans starts to draw back the veil on Danny Webb's hitherto intimidating professor.

It seemed Hobb was working to obliterate David Elster's work, but episode six reveals that he has spared Fred (Sope Dirisu) and is less a villain, more another would-be pioneer - albeit a misguided one.

Hobb softens as the series draws parallels between him and other characters; most obviously George Millican, but also Leo, who - like Hobb - is part-man, part-machine.

In a dramatic shift, Fred changes from victim to antagonist as he responds violently to being held hostage - but this is far from the only role reversal that Humans offers up in episode six.

Joe Hawkins (Tom Goodman-Hill) was once a genial and sympathetic patriarch - now he's cast out and despised by his wife and children. Laura (Katherine Parkinson...

AMC has had incredible ratings success with The Walking Dead. Unfortunately, the rest of their scripted shows have struggled to find a large audience. Will Humans be another hit for the cable channel? Will it be renewed for a second season or, will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.

Set in suburban London, Humans takes place in a parallel present, where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synthetic. They're highly-developed robotic servants that are eerily similar to their live counterparts. Unfortunately things don't always go well and the series follows several storylines concurrently. The cast includes Colin Morgan, Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, William Hurt, Will Tudor, Rebecca Front, Neil Maskell, Danny Webb, Ivanno Jeremiah, Emily Berrington, Sope Dirisu, Lucy Carless, Theo Stevenson, Pixie Davis, and Ruth Bradley.

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Network: AMC

Episodes: Ongoing (hour)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: June 27, 2015 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Colin Morgan, Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, William Hurt, Will Tudor, Rebecca Front, Neil Maskell, Danny Webb, Ivanno Jeremiah, Emily Berrington, Sope Dirisu, Lucy Carless, Theo Stevenson, Pixie Davis, and Ruth Bradley.

TV show description:

Set in suburban London, this science-fiction drama is set in a parallel present, where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synthetic (or Synth for short) –- a highly-developed robotic servant, eerily similar to its live counterpart. We see the world through multiple concurrent storylines.

In the hope of transforming the way his family lives, father Joe Hawkins (Tom Goodman-Hill) purchases a Synth named Anita (Gemma Chan) against the wishes of his wife;...

Two episodes were provided for reviewing purposes prior to broadcast.

Set in an unspecified moment in the future, AMC’s new series Humans (premiering on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom as well) focuses on the somewhat troubled Hawkins family and their hiring — well, purchasing of — new maid Anita (Gemma Chan). Sounds normal enough? Well, Anita is actually a “synth,” a robot built for the entire purpose of servitude under whichever “master” first reads her off a series of obtuse phrases and shakes her hand. The show is bubbling and broiling with successfully uncomfortable slavery metaphors and — entirely unsurprising — the idea of what makes any of us crazy folks “human” in the first place, but unfortunately, Humans is as bland as its title. Full of sad characters doing dull things and evoking worn-out messages, AMC’s new show packs neither the punch of its emotional brethren or any of the...

Cavity Colors and Van Orton Design have released limited T-shirts and tank tops inspired by the aliens from John Carpenter's film, They Live. Also in this round-up: trailers for AMC's Humans and the Mad Max video game.

They Live Apparel: A special collaboration, the "Exposure" clothing features a split, futuristic take on the aliens from They Live:

"Exposure" T-shirt:

"The left side of the image represents the first time Rowdy Roddy Piper puts on the infamous sunglases, and he sees the subliminal imagery and aliens in grayscale. The color side represents when you finally see “Them” in full color and fully exposed to the world!"

Priced at $24, this limited maroon shirt is printed on 100% cotton fabric and is prone to sell out quickly. To learn more about the Cavity Colors' They Live T-shirt, visit:

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"I helped create you." The sinister side of artificial intelligence is teased in the first trailer for AMC's sci-fi series, Humans, premiering Sunday, June 28th at 9:00pm Est:

Press Release (via TV By the Numbers) -- New York, NY – May 14, 2015 – "AMC today announced its new eight-part drama series “Humans” will premiere Sunday, June 28th at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Set in suburban London, “Humans” takes place in a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a Synth – a highly developed, artificially intelligent servant eerily similar to its living counterpart. Penned by British writing partners Sam Vincent and Jonathan Brackley (“Spooks,” Spooks: The Greater Good) and based on the award-winning Swedish sci-fi drama “Real Humans,” the series explores the emotional impact that comes as the lines between humans and machines become increasingly blurred. This bold new series is produced in conjunction with the...

With Mad Men wrapping up its final season, AMC is going through a transformative period, attempting to launch new shows that will appeal to the same audiences that so widely embraced that period series along with crime saga Breaking Bad. This summer, it will unveil one of its riskiest attempts to do just that, with sci-fi drama Humans.

The eight-part series is due to premiere June 28, and today sees the unveiling of new key art along with an expanded first-look clip. Humans takes place in a parallel present London where technology has advanced to such a point that every household is embracing ‘Synths’ – artificially intelligent servants that look eerily like us but live just to serve. Though the premise bears similarities to films like I, Robot and Ex Machina, the series will focus more on the philosophical and emotional impact of the new technology, as it becomes increasingly unclear what it means to be human.

Three's the magic number for Shane Black's superhero sequel as it doubles the takings of Iron Man 2. Meanwhile, Michael Winterbottom's Paul Raymond biopic heads south

The winner

After four days, Iron Man 3 was running just 13% behind The Avengers at the same stage of its UK run, suggesting that the film would finish a lot closer to the superhero team-up (£51.9m) than to either of the earlier Iron Man movies. Seven days later, and it's a similar story, with Iron Man 3 at an impressive £24.6m as of Sunday night, a slim 18% behind Avengers at the same point of release. If it continues at a similar pace, Iron Man 3 should end up around £42-43m here. The first Iron Man film maxed out at £17.4m, while the sequel made it to £21.3m, so the third episode looks set to double its predecessor.

With bank holiday takings added in,...

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I'm So Excited (15)

(Pedro Almodóvar, 2012, Spa) Javier Cámara, Raúl Arévalo, Carlos Areces. 90 mins

Almodóvar responds to his country's economic woes with camp hysteria and Carry On humour. In many ways this airborne disaster farce – anarchic, absurdist, garishly stylish and gleefully debauched – is a return to the Spanish auteur's subversive roots. But there's a serious subtext to the silliness, and the metaphors are brought back down to earth for a satisfying landing.

The Eye Of The Storm (15)

(Fred Schepisi, 2011, Aus) Charlotte Rampling, Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis. 119 mins

The imminent death of Rampling's matriarch throws an aristocratic family's dysfunction into relief in this Aussie drama, whose overstuffed story is redeemed by three watchable leads.

Gimme The Loot (15)

(Adam Leon, 2012, Us) Tashiana Washington,...

Sometimes when you walk into a room to interview the talent from a movie, you feel underdressed somewhat, or at times, even rather uncool. Well, never has that feeling felt so prominent, upon walking in to interview the lead roles of Ben Gregor’s All Stars Theo Stevenson and Akai Osei-Mansfield, who with their suave hair do’s and trendy outfits, made me feel, well, a little bit old.

The pair – who play Ethan and Jade, respectively, were in fine spirits as their chemistry from within the film was as evident in real life, and the two teenagers discussed their close friendship. They also talk about balancing their acting careers with their schoolwork, and Akai – famed for his dancing ability – talks about his role in the film, while Theo also delves into his own dancing talents.

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Not even the appearance of John Barrowman can bring this formulaic family dance movie to life

Good-natured, well-meaning, but fundamentally and inescapably a bit ropey: that's really the only conclusion possible for this British urban dance movie for family audiences.

It sticks to a time-honoured formula: local youth club is going to be demolished unless the kids can raise money with a talent show. (Er, huh? Anyone over eight years, or eight months, old can see how nonsensical that is … but strict plot credibility isn't the issue.)

Theo Stevenson and Akai Osei-Mansfield do their level best as the youthful heroes, and the grownup cast includes Ashley Walters, Ashley Jensen and Hugh Dennis as, respectively, tough parent, long-suffering club director and grumpy headteacher. There are some interesting and ambitious "fantasy" sequences, including a Fred'n'Ginger dance routine with none other than John Barrowman opposite his screen daughter, played by Fleur Houdijk.

But...

More like an Avengers Assemble sequel than a tired third instalment, the reinvigorated action hero powers in at No 1

The winner

As Disney prepared Iron Man 3 for release, the question was always: would it perform like the first two instalments in the Tony Stark series, or could it fly close to the astonishing success of The Avengers last summer? Iron Man opened in May 2008 with £5.47m including £667,000 in previews. Iron Man 2 followed two years later with £7.66m including previews of £877,000, an increase of 40%. Then April 2012 saw The Avengers soar away with £15.78m, including £2.55m in previews – more than double the Iron Man 2 debut.

With £13.71m including £2.32m in previews, Iron Man 3 is 79% up on the opening of Iron Man 2 and just 13% down on the equivalent number for Avengers. In other words, the film has performed more like a sequel to Avengers than to the Iron Man movies.

Review Caroline Preece 2 May 2013 - 06:51

Brit dance movie All Stars provides some decent choreography but little in the way of originality, Caroline writes...

Three years since Streetdance 3D hit British audiences as a superior dance movie encouraged by the Britain’s Got Talent-inspired streetdance explosion, here's a version of the movie for artsy youngsters which, though wrapped up as a political statement of sorts, adds absolutely nothing inspiring or different to the dance movie genre.

A lot the problem isn’t with this film in particular, as the sheer number of dance movies released every year borders on the ludicrous when you realise how similar all of them are. That said, this is depressingly haphazard and seems like a wasted opportunity to address certain real-life issues.

All Stars boasts a talented young cast but, unfortunately, that talent lies mainly in their dancing rather than acting abilities. The premise is...

To celebrate the release of All Stars on 3rd May, we are giving you the chance to win must-have All Stars merchandise perfect to get you through the summer term!

Ethan (Theo Stevenson) and Jaden (Akai) have a plan – recruit a dance crew, stage a talent show, raise lots of money and save their youth club ‘The Garage’ from demolition…all whilst Ethan impresses the girl of his dreams with his dancing skills. The trouble is… Ethan can’t dance, Jaden’s parents have banned him from dancing and the other four members of their new crew the ‘All Stars’ turn out to be totally uncoordinated! Together, they must overcome these many obstacles, starting with convincing Gina (Ashley Jensen), the manager of The Garage, that their plan even stands a chance.

All Stars is a funny, heart-warming, spectacular 3D roller coaster ride with eye feasting dance sequences! Also featuring a...

John Barrowman straps on his dancing shoes in a new exclusive clip from All Stars.

The Torchwood and Doctor Who actor, who recently appeared in Zero Dark Thirty, has a cameo role as Matthew in the Vertigo Films kids' comedy.

Barrowman and co-star Fleur Houdijk, who plays Amy, are show dancing in a scene that evokes Oscar-winning black-and-white movie The Artist.

All Stars centres on two children who put on a dance show in order to save their struggling youth centre from going under. Theo Stevenson, Akai Osei-Mansfield, Ashley Jensen and Kimberley Walsh star in the movie, which opens in cinemas on May 3.

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Hitting cinemas at the start of May, All Stars is one of the first family-friendly films of the year produced on our shores.

The 3D dramatic comedy debuted its first teaser trailer at the end of last year. And with just over a month before it arrives, Vertigo have debuted a new full-length trailer, along with All Stars’ UK quad poster.

Ethan (Theo Stevenson) and Jaden (Akai) have a plan – recruit a crew, stage a talent show, raise lots of money and save The Garage (their youth club) from demolition…all whilst Ethan impresses the girl of his dreams with his dancing skills.

The trouble is Ethan can’t dance, Jaden’s parents have banned him from dancing, and the other members of their new crew the ‘All Stars’ turn out to be totally uncoordinated! Together, they must overcome these many obstacles, starting with convincing Gina (Ashley Jensen), the manager of The Garage,...

Watch the trailer for Phase4 Films' Horrid Henry, starring Theo Stevenson, Anjelia Huston, Richard E. Grant. Based on the children's books by Francesca Simon, the film is helmed by Nick Moore from the screenplay by Lucinda Whiteley. In Horrid Henry, when Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework, he inadvertently sets off an unexpected and curious chain of events. He forms an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, outwits corrupt School Inspectors, topples an evil Headmaster, wins a talent contest, and stands up to his ultimate nemesis. With each antic crazier than the last, Henry finds himself inexplicably trying to save the very school which he has always professed to hate.

Watch the trailer for Phase4 Films' Horrid Henry, starring Theo Stevenson, Anjelia Huston, Richard E. Grant. Based on the children's books by Francesca Simon, the film is helmed by Nick Moore from the screenplay by Lucinda Whiteley. In Horrid Henry, when Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework, he inadvertently sets off an unexpected and curious chain of events. He forms an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, outwits corrupt School Inspectors, topples an evil Headmaster, wins a talent contest, and stands up to his ultimate nemesis. With each antic crazier than the last, Henry finds himself inexplicably trying to save the very school which he has always professed to hate.

Here’s the first trailer released for Vertigo’s new movie All Stars. Following on from their largely successful Streetdance series of movies (although not a sequel), this movie aims to explore a child’s imagination with the use of dance, karate and much more all in 3d.

All Stars cast includes Theo Stevenson (Horrid Henry: The Movie), Akai (StreetDance), Ashley Jensen (Extras, Gnomeo & Juliette), Kimberley Walsh (Girls Aloud), John Barrowman (Torchwood), Hugh Dennis (Outnumbered) Ashley Walters, is directed by Ben Gregor and it’ll be with us Summer 2013.

Shy kid Jaden (Akai) teams up with loudmouth Ethan (Theo Stevenson) to raise money to save a youth club doomed in the cutbacks. Their plan- put on a super-ambitious dance show. Trouble is, Jaden’s been banned from dancing by his parents and Ethan can’t dance one bit. And the other members of their new crew turn out to be total misfits.

Kimberley Walsh has joined the cast of upcoming family movie All Stars. The Girls Aloud singer will star alongside Mock the Week comic Hugh Dennis, Extras actress Ashley Jensen and rapper Ashley Walters in the Vertigo film. The 30-year-old's only previous big screen role was a cameo in children's show spinoff Horrid Henry: The Movie alongside Theo Stevenson, who will also feature in the picture. "I am thrilled to be joining the cast of All Stars," she said. "I have worked with Theo before on Horrid Henry and he is a huge talent. "I loved the script as soon as I read it. It is a heart-warming family film that will put a huge smile on your face." Producers Allan Niblo and James Richardson added: "We are delighted (more)...

14 year old Horrid Henry star Theo Stevenson (represented by Independent Talent) and 12 year old Akai Osei-Mansfield, winner of Got to Dance 2010, will head the cast in Vertigo Film's third Streetdance movie, Streetdance Juniors.

Akai had a cameo role in Streetdance 3D and returned as Junior in Streetdance 2. He also featured in the film Horrid Henry: The Movie in which Theo played the title role.

Streetdance Juniors promises to be a fast and funny story about dance, love and finding strength through friendship.

Fast-talking streetwise Ethan teams up with Jaden, a shy nerd who secretly loves to dance, to save their beloved youth club from closure. Along the way they put on a phenomenal talent show and streetdance their way to victory as Ethan wins a girl's heart and Jaden achieves his dreams...

Streetdance Juniors is set to start shooting next month.

Having spent the last year sat in screening rooms and cinemas watching over 200 of 2011′s cinematic offerings, it stands to reason that I’m going to have to sit through a fair share of duds. As I had seen the vast majority of the key Oscar plays before November, I spent the latter part of the year dedicating myself to seeking out the worst, most lowest common denominator fare ripe for a skewering, and with these twenty dreadful pictures, we have what are, in my opinion, the 20 biggest train wrecks of 2011. Note that Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is still awaiting worldwide DVD release and didn’t get distribution in the U.K., so that’s one that I was forced to avoid, but I’m assured that it’s irredeemably horrible nevertheless. Anyway, on with the list…

20. Shark Night 3D

(David R. Ellis / Tomatometer: 16%)

Director David R. Ellis...

Captain America: The First Avenger (12)

(Joe Johnston, 2011, Us) Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Sebastian Stan. 124 mins

Unsurprisingly, this is the most patriotic of the summer's superhero movies, but there are few surprises all round. The story is largely what you'd imagine from the trailer: wimpy 1940s do-gooder undergoes a fast-track Charles Atlas course, then socks it to the evil über-Nazis. It's like Inglourious Basterds meets Indiana Jones, although the wholesome tone and white-bread heroism diminish the effects-driven spectacle, and the real second world war is reduced to mere set dressing.

Our Day Will Come (18)

(Romain Gavras, 2010, Fra) Vincent Cassel, Olivier Barthelemy, Justine Lerooy. 83 mins

Edgy provocateur alert! Expanding on the redhead persecution theme he developed in his Mia video, Gavras's debut follows ginger alienation to its conclusion, as Cassel and Barthelemy head out on the highway to oblivion, without a map or a ferry timetable.

Arrietty (U)

(Hiromasa Yonebayashi,...

For the uninitiated, Henry is Horrid. He doesn’t like school, or his suck-up younger brother, Perfect Peter. He wants to make a lot of mess, shirk his homework and rock out with his band. He hates girls, especially his nemesis Moody Margaret and constantly buts up against his class teacher, Miss Battleaxe. Vic Van Wrinkle, the headteacher of a local private school wants to try to shut down Henry’s school, thereby forcing all of the parents to fork out to have their little darlings educated by him. He enlists he School Inspectors to help him, until Henry and his cohorts get wind of his plan and set out to put a stop to it.

*****

Reviewing a film like Horrid Henry is nigh on impossible. Your take on it will so very much depend on your age and disposition towards the source material, that giving it a star-rating is really an exercise in futility.

Despite the big-name cast, this adaptation of the successful kids' books is definitely underwhelming

Muggingly overacted by a star-studded cast, and filmed in a mix of flat, scuzzy, Day-Glo colours, this film is based on the children's books featuring an irrepressibly naughty little boy (played by Theo Stevenson) with long-suffering parents and a goody-two-shoes younger brother. No less a figure than Anjelica Huston plays Henry's teacher Miss Battleaxe; Rebecca Front is his querulous headteacher Miss Oddbod and Richard E Grant plays the evil head of a local private school trying to drive Henry's feisty underdog comp out of business. Horrid Henry is an inexpensive-looking knockabout comedy of a sort perhaps enjoyed by kids who are appreciably younger than those at which the film is apparently aimed. At the end of it all, you might find yourself wondering at the embarrassment of riches in terms of acting talent. And yet a...

The big screen debut of Horrid Henry gives the likes of Harry Potter very little to worry about. Here's our review...

If you don't like children, and I mean what children are really like when they're away from their parents, don't go to see this movie. I went to see it in a screening full of primary school kids. Not ideal viewing, you might say, but it did offer me an altered perspective on things. For Horrid Henry is a strange phenomenon restricted to the world of the underdeveloped. Henry is so mischievous and downright horrid throughout, it's pure wish fulfilment for the little blighters who'd like to do the same.

So, there's a lot of children, a whole film full, in fact. Some are better than others, granted, but tolerance of a child's more unattractive side is a minimum requirement before entering the cinema to see this one. Unless you're under 10 years old,...

Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh and Nicola Roberts attend Horrid Henry The Movie World Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Kimberley Walsh attends Horrid Henry The Movie World Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Mathew Horne attends Horrid Henry The Movie World Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Theo Stevenson attends Horrid Henry The Movie World Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Ross Marron, Theo Stevenson and Scarlett Stitt attend Horrid Henry The Movie World Premiere. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. 07/24/2011 - Kimberley Walsh - "Horrid Henry: The Movie" World Premiere - Arrivals - BFI Southbank - London, UK © Landmark / PR Photos 07/24/2011 - Sarah Harding -...

Anjelica Huston found working on 'Horrid Henry: The Movie' ''charming''. The 60-year-old actress - who plays Miss Battle-Axe in the big screen version of the popular British children's book - says it was nice to work with young English actors because they're very enthusiastic compared to their American counterparts. She said: ''Most of the scenes were with Theo Stevenson (Horrid Henry) but English kids are so polite and enthusiastic, and not blase. I did that movie 'Daddy Day Care', with a bunch of American kids, and they were so sophisticated and scarily together compared with this group, who...

Her father was scary. Vincent Gallo got vicious. And Jack Nicholson taught her never to give a brown present. Anjelica Huston tells John Patterson about a life among Hollywood royalty

The last time I met Anjelica Huston was six or seven years ago in a luxury oceanfront hotel in Venice, California. It was windy and cold, Huston was still a smoker – we talked outside in the wind while she lit up like a naughty schoolgirl. Today, it's a blisteringly hot day, she's an enviably youthful 60, an ex-smoker now, sitting in the lounge of the luxury hotel next door, before a gigantic cinemascope window affording guests a million-dollar view of the Pacific, which looks seriously tempting in today's heat.

"I went in the ocean this year, the day after my birthday," she tells me as we watch the breakers gently roll in, "and it was actually really nice. It's like the Eiffel Tower is for Parisians,...

To celebrate the release of Horrid Henry The Movie in 3D on July 29th, we’ve got five Horrid Henry goodie bags to give away!

The first ever British kid’s movie to be filmed in 3D, Horrid Henry: The Movie stars Anjelica Huston as Henry’s terrifying teacher Miss Battle-Axe, alongside, Rebecca Front as Henry’s headmistress Ms Oddbod and Richard E Grant as a rival headmaster, with Parminder Nagra as Miss Lovely, Noel Fielding makes an appearance as Killer Boy Rats’ frontman Ed Banger, joining Jo Brand as the Demon Dinner Lady, Matthew Horne as Henry’s Dad and Prunella Scales as Great Aunt Greta. And introducing new young stars, Scarlett Stitt as Moody Margaret and Theo Stevenson as Horrid Henry.

To be in with a chance to win, all you have to do is answer this following question using the form below:

Henry’s teacher, played by Anjelica Huston,...

Vertigo Films have just sent over a nice new batch of images from their new movie, Horrid Henry. The movie is based on the best selling series of books of the same name by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross. The books have since been turned into a TV series and now it’s ready for the big screen. It’s also the first British kids movie to be shot in 3d.

Horrid Henry: The Movie stars Anjelica Huston as Henry’s terrifying teacher Miss Battle-Axe, alongside, Rebecca Front as Henry’s headmistress Ms Oddbod, Richard E Grant as a rival headmaster and Parminder Nagra as Miss Lovely. Noel Fielding makes an appearance as Killer Boy Rats’ frontman Ed Banger, joining Jo Brand as the Demon Dinner Lady, Matthew Horne as Henry’s Dad and Prunella Scales as Great Aunt Greta. And introducing new young stars, Scarlett Stitt as Moody Margaret,...

Vertigo Films have released a full length theatrical trailer and a new poster for their new movie, Horrid Henry,. The movie is based on the best selling series of books of the same name by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross. The books have since been turned into a TV series and now it’s ready for the big screen. It’s also the first British kids movie to be shot in 3d.

Horrid Henry: The Movie stars Anjelica Huston as Henry’s terrifying teacher Miss Battle-Axe, alongside, Rebecca Front as Henry’s headmistress Ms Oddbod, Richard E Grant as a rival headmaster and Parminder Nagra as Miss Lovely. Noel Fielding makes an appearance as Killer Boy Rats’ frontman Ed Banger, joining Jo Brand as the Demon Dinner Lady, Matthew Horne as Henry’s Dad and Prunella Scales as Great Aunt Greta. And introducing new young stars, Scarlett Stitt as Moody Margaret,...

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May

4 Film The Tree of Life

The much-delayed fifth feature from director Terrence Malick, snapped up by Icon for UK release ahead of its Cannes showing, is a multi-generational drama featuring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn – and, reportedly, dinosaurs.

5 Classical From the House of the Dead

Opera North's production of Janáek's final work, directed by John Fulljames and conducted by Richard Farnes. Stars Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts, Alan Oke and Roderick Williams. Leeds and touring

Dance By Singing Light/Romance Inverse

National Dance Company of Wales bring Stephen Petronio and Itzik Galili's arresting double bill to Dance City in Newcastle, with the former set to the poetry of Dylan Thomas.

6 Theatre Shrek

Nigel Lindsay plays the lime-coloured, lovelorn ogre, with Amanda Holden as Princess Fiona and Nigel Harman as Lord Farquaad,...