With true crime TV documentaries dominating every streaming platform from Netflix to Disney it’s hard to be surprised by any new stories. They turn criminals into celebrities, treat crime as entertainment and often expose the vulnerability in us that cults and charlatans can exploit. The new Lifetime docuseries The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blandford…
7.5/10 Whatever happens tomorrow, we’ve had today. And if we should bump into each other sometime in the future, well that’s fine too, we’ll be friends. One day is an adaptation of the 2009 novel of the same name by David Nicholls. The convoluted storyline is no easy task for the actors and the Director…
In the run up before the 25th anniversary of the hit musical MAMMA MIA! Stevie Doc and Tobias Turley took over the roles of Sophie and Sky on the 29th January at London’s Novello Theatre. They secured these roles by winning ITV’s MAMMA MIA! I Have a Dream competition, where they out performed other contestants to get…
Just before Christmas Over the Shoulder was honoured to interview the Harry Potter stuntman legend David Holmes who has captured the nations imagination and heart in the moving documentary, The Boy Who Lived. Although David sustained a broken neck after a stunt went horribly wrong filming The Deathly Hallows his lust for life, bravery and…
Shoot me down but I wouldn’t fall. Feeling the music of titanium and dancing on a rooftop like no one is watching whilst they know that in the background their country is being bombed. Yusra and Sara Mardini, in that moment in time wanting to live a normal life. Heart-breaking, profoundly moving, and beautiful is…
I don’t normally like football documentaries. I feel that there is enough excitement on the pitch in real time and the footballers themselves often don’t offer any real insights into “the beautiful game.” They are just not my cup of tea. However, ‘Beckham’ surprised me in its depiction of a surprisingly reticent star and the…
Over the Shoulder met with Ethan Gillespie, a film composer who at still a young age has made his mark in the world of movies and music. Working under composer Lorne Balfe, Ethan has contributed to the score on films such as “Dungeons and Dragons” and blockbuster “Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”. He…
The London based actor Harry Guibileo grew up in Guernsey and graduated in drama from the Musical Theatre academy in 2020. His career rise has been meteoric with screen acting roles in films and TV shows such as “Last Train to Christmas,” which is broadcasted on Sky/Now TV and “Red Rose” which is on Netflix/BBC…
“When I am playing basketball, everything goes away, everything. Its peaceful out there, it takes my focus of everything I have in life. I think that is why I love it so much. I think that why it’s my therapy.” Special. That is one way to describe this show. No other way. The Huskies of…
“In 2019 I predict that Ashford still will be full of predators, disguised as friends. I’ve seen the anchor here, sharpening its saithe, waiting to reap our souls. There are people here I trusted but now I know they feed of suffering. One day, when I am safe from their clutches, I will expose them…
