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Scottish Sun
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Iconic music star, 46, captains non-league side and takes kick-off before being subbed within minutes
The star played a gig just hours later UPFRONT-MAN Iconic music star, 46, captains non-league side and takes kick-off before being subbed within minutes ICONIC music star Pete Doherty swapped the stage for the pitch as he took part in a non-league football match. The Libertines frontman, 46, walked out and took the kick off for Isthmian League South East Division side Margate. Advertisement 4 Iconic music star Pete Doherty led non-league side Margate out for their pre-season friendly on Saturday Credit: @margate_fc 4 Doherty was captain and even took the kick off before being substituted moments later Credit: @margate_fc 4 Doherty 'signed' for Margate earlier in the week Credit: @margate_fc 4 The indie music icon is the co-frontman of The Libertines Credit: Getty Wearing his iconic hat - and the captain's armband - Doherty led Margate out on the pitch for their pre-season clash with Tonbridge Angels on Saturday. Margate had announced earlier in the week that they had "signed" Doherty and that the star would be making his debut against Tonbridge. A statement read: "We are delighted to announce that we have signed Pete Doherty to make his Margate debut tomorrow against Tonbridge Angels. "See you there, 2:45pm kick-off". Advertisement READ MORE ON FOOTBALL BALLING HIS EYES OUT Donnarumma bursts into tears on pitch after Musiala horror injury However, those hoping to see the indie guitarist play the full 90 minutes were let down after he took the kickoff and was substituted just a few moments later. Perhaps Margate could have done with Doherty up top for longer after they ultimately fell to a 3-2 defeat on the day. Nonetheless, fans loved seeing Doherty make a brief cameo. On social media, one wrote: "The living legend Mr Pete Doherty wearing number 10". Advertisement CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS While another added: "Pete Doherty playing for Margate FC… never thought he'd be 'The Man Who Would Be Wing'." - a play on The Libertines' tune The Man Who Would Be King And a third posted: "Jacob Adams has shared a pitch with Pete Doherty, what a world we live in". The Libertines have sponsored Margate's kits since 2018/19 season and continue to adorn the front of their shirts for the upcoming campaign. Advertisement After the game came to a close Doherty was straight back to his usual job, headlining a homecoming gig down the road at Margate venue Dreamland amusement park.
The Irish Sun
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Iconic music star, 46, captains non-league side and takes kick-off before being subbed within minutes
ICONIC music star Pete Doherty swapped the stage for the pitch as he took part in a non-league football match. The Libertines frontman, 46, walked out and took the kick off for Isthmian League South East Division side Margate. 4 Iconic music star Pete Doherty led non-league side Margate out for their pre-season friendly on Saturday Credit: @margate_fc 4 Doherty was captain and even took the kick off before being substituted moments later Credit: @margate_fc 4 Doherty 'signed' for Margate earlier in the week Credit: @margate_fc 4 The indie music icon is the co-frontman of The Libertines Credit: Getty Wearing his iconic hat - and the captain's armband - Doherty led Margate out on the pitch for their pre-season clash with Tonbridge Angels on Saturday. Margate had announced earlier in the week that they had "signed" Doherty and that the star would be making his debut against Tonbridge. A statement read: "We are delighted to announce that we have signed "See you there, 2:45pm kick-off". READ MORE ON FOOTBALL However, those hoping to see the indie guitarist play the full 90 minutes were let down after he took the kickoff and was substituted just a few moments later. Perhaps Margate could have done with Doherty up top for longer after they ultimately fell to a 3-2 defeat on the day. Nonetheless, fans loved seeing Doherty make a brief cameo. On social media, one wrote: "The living legend Mr Pete Doherty wearing number 10". Most read in Football CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS While another added: "Pete Doherty playing for Margate FC… never thought he'd be 'The Man Who Would Be Wing'." - a play on The Libertines' tune The Man Who Would Be King And a third posted: "Jacob Adams has shared a pitch with Pete Doherty, what a world we live in". The Libertines have sponsored Margate's kits since 2018/19 season and continue to adorn the front of their shirts for the upcoming campaign. After the game came to a close Doherty was straight back to his usual job, headlining a homecoming gig down the road at Margate venue Dreamland amusement park.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Prizzi's Honor' at 40: How John and Anjelica Huston made history together with his penultimate picture
John Huston directed some of the best movies in film history. From his pathbreaking noirs like The Maltese Falcon and The Asphalt Jungle to The African Queen or The Man Who Would Be King, Huston was nominated for 14 Oscars, winning two for The Treasure of Sierra Madre (Best Director and Best Writing, Screenplay). Huston directed his final film, The Dead, while ill with emphysema, and died months before the film's release. His penultimate film, the black comedy organized crime film Prizzi's Honor, was easily one of his best — and that's saying something. Based on Richard Condon's 1982 novel, Prizzi's Honor was released 40 years ago, on June 14, 1985. The film centers Charley Partanna (Jack Nicholson), a mob hitman for the Prizzi family, who falls for Irene Walker (Kathleen Turner). The two become romantically entangled before the situation gets messy: he discovers Walker was married to a man Charley killed for stealing from the mob. That's a problem Irene and Charley can get through, but there are further problems in store. First, estranged Prizzi daughter Maerose (Anjelica Huston) has a past with Charley and ambitions of her own. Second, is the reveal that Irene's secretly an assassin, too, and the Prizzi family hired the duo to take each other out (in the murderous way, not the dating way), in an ever-shifting set of alliances and romantic entanglements. More from GoldDerby 'The Diplomat's' David Gyasi weighs in on a Dennison and Kate romance: 'Eventually something's gotta give' Vote for the 2025 Gold Derby TV Award nominees now! 'How to Train Your Dragon' flies to a franchise-best $83.7 million debut, dethrones 'Lilo & Stitch' There's an obvious resemblance here to 2005's Mr. & Mrs. Smith, where a loving married couple live secret double lives as killers, and one day are ordered by rival agencies to kill each other. Where Smith plays such a premise for ironic action-comedy, Prizzi's Honor highlights Charley's struggles between his duties to the family and to his love. It takes the dangers of mob life seriously, but the made men themselves are treated with humor (referring to protagonist Charley, Huston reportedly told Nicholson repeatedly to 'remember, he's stupid'), setting up an enjoyable parade of double-crosses and complex situations with a hint of tragic irony. The film was a surprise sleeper hit, finishing in the top 30 in a stacked movie year, and it was Anjelica Huston's big break. In Watch Me: A Memoir, Huston notes that no talent agency would bring her aboard before the Yvette Bikoff Agency. Huston was hired on for the SAG minimum, and she convinced Bikoff to negotiate for pay above scale. As Huston recounted in her memoir, the producers weren't thrilled, saying: 'You want more money for Anjelica Huston? You must be kidding. … We'd like nothing better than to see her dropped from the film. She has no talent. Her boyfriend is the star and her father is the director, that's the only reason we are even having this conversation.' 20th Century Fox courtesy of the Everett Collection At the 58th Academy Awards, The Color Purple and Out of Africa received a leading 11 nominations each, with Witness and Prizzi's Honor next with eight apiece. Out of Africa was the night's biggest winner with seven statuettes, while Purple was entirely shut out. Despite prestigious nominations including Best Picture (John Foreman), Best Director (John Huston), and Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Prizzi's won only one. Anjelica Huston collected the film's only Oscar, for Best Supporting Actress, a well-earned accomplishment given what she went through to land the role. Though he didn't win Best Director, the film still made history for John Huston, who became the oldest person to receive a Best Director nomination at 79 for the film (now eclipsed by Martin Scorsese who was 81 in 2024 when Killers of the Flower Moon received a nomination). It also made John Huston the only person to have directed both his parent (Walter Huston, who won Best Supporting Actor for The Treasure of Sierra Madre) and his child to acting Oscars. Prizzi's Honor is a stunner of a black comedy that still holds up, and a testament for John Huston's ability to find levity even in dark moments. Best of GoldDerby 'It almost killed me': Horror maestro Mike Flanagan looks back at career-making hits from 'Gerald's Game' to 'Hill House' to 'Life of Chuck' Stephen King movies: 14 greatest films ranked worst to best 'The Life of Chuck' cast reveal their favorite Stephen King works, including Mark Hamill's love of the 'terrifying' 'Pet Sematary' Click here to read the full article.
