UK Entertainment Guide: Love Me Tender, Kevin Bridges, Edinburgh Film Festival, and More
The entertainment section of The Guardian highlights cultural happenings across the UK. In the romantic drama 'Love Me Tender,' Vicky Krieps portrays a woman who abandons her husband to pursue writing and subsequently falls in love with another woman, resulting in a custody dispute. The Edinburgh International Film Festival, taking place from 13 to 19 August, will present 10 films competing for a £50K award, featuring UK debuts of 'I Want Your Sex' and 'Queen at Sea,' along with discussions led by Kenneth Branagh, Ewan McGregor, and Bruce Dern. Additionally, Eli Roth's 'Ice Cream Man' and Maite Alberdi's 'A Child of My Own' will premiere. Joji will be on tour supporting 'Piss in the Wind,' while John Grant and Richard Hawley are set to perform in Glasgow on 10 August. Various exhibitions and stage performances will continue until 16 August. Streaming highlights include 'Warren's Vortex' and 'Mourinho.'
Key facts
- Vicky Krieps stars in 'Love Me Tender', a romantic drama by Anna Cazenave Cambet, about a woman who leaves her husband to become a writer and falls for a woman.
- Edinburgh International Film Festival runs 13-19 August, with 10 films competing for a £50K prize, UK premieres of 'I Want Your Sex' and 'Queen at Sea', and talks by Kenneth Branagh, Ewan McGregor, and Bruce Dern.
- Joji tours UK arenas supporting his album 'Piss in the Wind'; his single 'Glimpse of Us' has 1.8bn Spotify streams.
- John Grant and Richard Hawley reunite at Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow on 10 August to celebrate Patsy Cline's songs.
- The Galloping Cure, an opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, premieres at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre, 9-12 August.
- Kira Freije, nominated for the Turner Prize, exhibits at Modern Art Oxford until 16 August.
- Kevin Bridges starts his UK tour 'Here If You Need Me' on 8 August in York.
- The Bayeux tapestry is available online via Bayeuxmuseum.com ahead of its display at the British Museum.
- Flo releases 'Therapy at the Club', Overmono 'Pure Devotion', Ravyn Lenae 'Blue Island', and The Anchoress 'As We Once Were'.
- A House Through Time focuses on an Edinburgh home dating back to 1765.
- Agent 64: Spies Never Die is a homage to GoldenEye 007, released on PC 11 August.
- Mourinho documentary on Netflix features interviews with Ferguson, Terry, Lampard, Ibrahimović, and Drogba.
Entities
Artists
- Vicky Krieps
- Anna Cazenave Cambet
- Monia Chokri
- Antoine Reinartz
- Gregg Araki
- Lance Hammer
- Kenneth Branagh
- Ewan McGregor
- Bruce Dern
- Eli Roth
- Ari Millen
- Maite Alberdi
- Joji
- John Grant
- Richard Hawley
- Patsy Cline
- Missy Mazzoli
- Royce Vavrek
- Denys Baptiste
- Gary Crosby
- Cassie Kinoshi
- Kira Freije
- Rachel Maclean
- Derek Jarman
- Félix González-Torres
- Racheal Crowther
- Alan Cumming
- Shirley Henderson
- Oliver Emanuel
- Gareth Williams
- Kevin Bridges
- Tama Matheson
- Jayson Gillham
- Téo Dubreuil
- Stephen Wicks
- David Olusoga
- Joe Pearlman
- Robbie Williams
- Tom Russell
- Ed Russell
- Ravyn Lenae
- Catherine Anne Davies
- Gwenno
- James Dean Bradfield
- Dan Simpson
- Ella Hubber
- Saffron Hocking
- Nick Blood
- Howard Overman
Institutions
- Edinburgh International Film Festival
- Modern Art Oxford
- Mima Middlesbrough
- FACT Liverpool
- Goldsmith's Centre for Contemporary Art
- Pitlochry Festival Theatre
- Opera Holland Park
- Scottish Opera
- BBC Radio 3
- Bristol Beacon
- Kelvingrove Bandstand
- Manchester International Festival
- Bayeux Museum
- British Museum
- Netflix
- Sky Comedy
- U&Dave
- BBC Two
- BBC World Service
- Nintendo 64
- Replicant D6
- Fremantle
Locations
- Edinburgh
- Scotland
- London
- England
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Glasgow
- York
- Richmond
- Middlesbrough
- Liverpool
- Bristol
- Pitlochry
- Normandy
- France
- Chicago
- United States
- Wales