The Independent film distributor, Swipe Films, will be releasing the award-winning French movie, You Will be My Son. You Will Be My Son is a love-letter to the joys of wine. Set in the sumptuous surrounding of a famous Chateau and vineyard in St Emilion, it stars Niels Arestrup. The...

It was a grey Monday morning - until I sat down with Paul Caister, founder of The Poor School, in King's Cross. The mischievous, witty, actor/director turned teacher, who wears his glasses on the end of his nose, is a true gentleman.

I wanted to know why, in 1986, Paul...

Irvine Welsh describes his younger self as "a tortured boy soul". However the tortured soul put Edinburgh on the map storming and shocking the literary world with his first novel 'Trainspotting'. In my opinion he couldn't have done it better if he had walked down the street with fireworks coming...

Last Monday I started my week off with a champagne reception and nibbles at the St Martins Hotel in London for the nominations for The British Independent Film Awards. The event was sponsored by Moet and Chandon, and may I say how generous they were. As I drank my way...

London's original promise to 'inspire a generation' sounded grandiose, even glib, and yet the substance of that pledge has been reached this summer in the most stirring, moving fashion.
The Olympic Games have had a positive effect on the UK. 2012 was a great year for our Olympians 29...

Ever fancied your self as being the next Jessie Wallace in Eastenders, or James Holmes in the BBC sitcom Miranda? Then the four day course at The Poor School is the course for you.

Twenty years ago, it was hard to find good training beyond the walls of the big...

Sat in Shoreditch House, Tracey is quietly typing away on her laptop. As I walked through the busy bar with a bottle of Rose wine and two glasses Tracey looks up and reacts with a massive smile, waving her hand in the air as she shouts "Hi-yyyaa". She's in denim...

Sat in Shoreditch House I was waiting for Tracey Moberly to turn up, Author of Text-Me-Up! and co-owner of The Foundry, Artist and Activist. Then, the unmistakeable laughs of a Welsh Accent echo around the room. Tracey walks through the door, all Brigitte Bardot hair and skinny jeans, blazer and...

Nick Nevern is someone who I tip to be massive in the film industry. Nick has had a successful career both in front of the camera and behind it. At 31 he is preparing for the release of his new film GBH. Nick has had over 20 film roles and...

For the last few weeks I have been following the band Purple Mafia around. Purple Mafia have been together since four of the boys met as pupils at Ripon Grammar School. The band is made up of Dan Reynard, (vocals), Josh Stockdale, (lead guitar), Harry Yates, (rhythm guitar), Tom Stringer,...

I was recently working in Hollywood, the land of the size zero. I felt like the bright- eyed girl heading off to Hollywood to follow my dreams. I went to meet my perspective new agent, who had been recommended to me by a director friend. Sitting down to my meeting,...

It is no secret that we live in a world where the majority of the people in developed countries are unhappy with their physical appearance. Almost every aspect of modern life is dominated by a desire for instant gratification and technology has become a way for us to make everything...

The Whisky Go Go is a venue that has long been associated with the biggest acts in rock history Alice Cooper, Oasis, Janis Joplin, Led Zeplin, The Doors and many more. At 3pm on 26th August 2012 Purple Mafia walked through the doors of the famous venue for sound check,...

Barely old enough to buy a shandy, but Purple Mafia have the towering confidence to take the States by storm. With their cheeky grins and easy charm, these boys have that sparkle for the limelight. What started off "as a bit of a joke" emailing Record Labels in the states,...

Joe Cole began his acting training with the National Youth Theatre, despite his young age Screen International Star of Tomorrow Joe Cole has already gone on to earn critical acclaim across the board for his work in television, theatre and film.

Joe's was most recently seen on our television screens...

I was told (by someone who knew Vas Blackwood well), that he was "a man of few words". They must have been joking! Vas Blackwood is one of the best actors in London and has stayed remarkably humble as I found out as we chatted over pizza and diet coke....

I am sat in the garden at Revolver in Holland Park waiting for Scorcher to arrive. He walks in through the gate joshing loudly with one of his friends. His energetic personality shakes the garden, but it comes with bundles of fun and some significant charm. He beams out a...

G Frsh is sitting in his recording studio, where he logs nine-to-five days every week like he's a working stiff. He looks low key, no fashion logos or excessive jewellery, just a grey T-shirt, and tracksuit bottoms. The rapper who is now 28, is smart, funny and very smiley. He...

It's always a pleasure catching up with my old pal Steve Diggle. I love going to meet Steve because the beautiful thing about him is every moment with him is a laugh. You have no idea what he is going to come out with next. He is the only man...

Ghost hunting has become quite a popular hobby over the past few years. So I went up to the North to an isolated cottage in North Northumberland, to meet 'The Psychic Biker' Paul Green and Historian, researcher and Ghost Hunter Stephen Lambert. I arrived just after midday and, for fun...