Viewers have been warned about an ‘outright offensive’ character in the iconic movie Flash Gordon. The British Board of Film Classification has added a warning about Ming the Merciless, advising the audience that the character played by the late Swedish actor Max von Sydow is a ‘discriminatory stereotype’. The 1980 movie was reclassified as a 12A … Read more
Viewers have been warned about an ‘outright offensive’ character in the iconic movie Flash Gordon. The British Board of Film Classification has added a warning about Ming the Merciless, advising the audience that the character played by the late Swedish actor Max von Sydow is a ‘discriminatory stereotype’. The 1980 movie was reclassified as a 12A … Read more
Shakira flashed her chiseled midriff as she danced up a storm in 1980s chic workout gear for the new Girl Like Me music video. The 43-year-old Colombian superstar joined the Black Eyed Peas for the new song – a project 12 years in the making. ‘For those that didn’t know @shakira came to my studio … Read more
It’s hard to imagine someone else playing the iconic role of Ferris Bueller in the classic 1986 film, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. But that was almost a reality, according to star Matthew Broderick, who confessed he almost passed on the wildly popular teen comedy directed by John Hughes. It turns out his apprehension was mainly due … Read more
The star of the popular Tudor Crisps TV adverts in the 1980s has died from coronavirus at the age of 87. Comedian and singer Kenny Williams spent years entertaining people across the North East as he toured the region’s club circuit. Kenny, who had vascular dementia, was living at Armstrong House care home in Gateshead. His … Read more
Man fathered by police spy wins payout: Scotland Yard agrees substantial compensation over undercover officer who had an affair with animal rights activist he was monitoring in the 1980s Bob Lambert posed as a radical to infiltrate animal rights groups in the 1980s He began a long-term relationship with ‘Jacqui’ and fathered a son known … Read more
Dave the rave: Prime Minister David Cameron was secret club king who would ‘lurk about in the corner with a big baseball cap on, gurning’ 1980s dance music pioneer Adamski believes David Cameron visited his club The DJ, whose most famous track was Killer, said the future PM wore a cap He claimed Mr Cameron … Read more
Equality campaigner Trevor Phillips said Prince Harry used ’empty jargon’ that ‘he doesn’t appear to understand’ when being interviewed about race alongside Meghan Markle yesterday. Mr Phillips – the former head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission – said the Duke of Sussex’s use of the term ‘structural racism’ made him sound ‘like a 1980s … Read more
Ozzy Osbourne has discussed the controversy over his 1980’s song Suicide Solution and what the lyrics actually meant in a candid new interview. In a chat with Rock Classics Radio on Apple Music Hits on Thursday, Ozzy spoke about the media storm that surrounded the hit and his wife Sharon’s reaction. The music star, 71, … Read more
Tough new restrictions to halt the spread of coronavirus may push unemployment to levels not seen since current records began almost 50 years ago, experts have warned. Economists suggest that, by the end of the year, the jobless total could rise above the 3.28 million total that hit Britain in 1984 – the era of … Read more