Can you believe it’s been 25 years since 10 Things I Hate About You came out?
First released all the way back in March 1999, the American teen romantic comedy film is directed by Gil Junger, and features an all-star cast led by a young Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, and of course, the late great Heath Ledger in one of his best-loved and most famous roles.
If you’ve not managed to watch the film before, then firstly, why the heck not? And secondly, let us briefly sum it up for you without spoiling things.
10 Things I Hate About You is a modernisation of Shakespeare’s comedy play, The Taming of the Shrew, retold in a late-1990s American high school setting, and follows new student Cameron (Gordon-Levitt) who is smitten with Bianca (Oleynik).
In order for Cameron to get around Bianca father’s strict rules on dating, he attempts to get the school’s bad boy, Patrick (Ledger), to date Bianca’s antisocial sister, Kat (Stiles).
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10 Things I Hate About You is back in UK cinemas to celebrate its 25th anniversary / Credit: Touchstone Pictures
While that summary doesn’t really do the film justice, perhaps the fact it was hugely acclaimed by critics on its release, and won several awards for its young cast, as well as the fact it’s developed a cult following of fans since, does a better job of proving how well-loved it is.
Basically, to say it’s an iconic film to 90s and 00s kids is absolutely an understatement.
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And now, in a bid to properly celebrate the modern classic in all its glory on what is an undoubtedly important milestone, the romcom is back on the big screen for its 25th anniversary and fans can head to their nearest cinema, grab some popcorn, and sit down to watch the film in the way it should be truly seen and appreciated.
The cult-classic romcom is screening on selected dates this week / Credit: Krists Luhaers (via Unsplash)
Vue Cinemas, Cineworld, Everyman, and Showcase Cinemas are just some of the cinema chains screening the film on selected dates this week – including a several locations in Greater Manchester – and most of them are aptly showing the film on Valentine’s Day too.
So if you’re looking for a low-key way to mark spend the international day of love with a special someone, then this could be a brilliant shout.
Head to the website of your chosen local cinema to check out screening times and prices.
Featured Image – Touchstone Pictures
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Two Manchester Basketball players have been named in the SLB Team of the Season for 2025/26
Danny Jones
A pair of Manchester Basketball players have been named in the latest SLB Team of the Season for 2025/26.
The most recent UK Super League Basketball (SLB) campaign is set to wrap up this month, with the playoffs taking place down in the capital, but there are other awards to be handed out before then.
It remains to be seen how ‘The Final Four’ phase will play out at The O2 in London on 17 May, but we can definitely take joy in moments like this.
Announced on Thursday, 7 May, Manchester Basketball confirmed that duo Max Jones and Jordan Johnson have joined the rest of the league’s roster of the best players this term.
As detailed on the club website, “Max has averaged 17.4 points in the SLB in 32 games – he’s been a starter for the franchise and was also named in the ENBL All-Star Five in Germany last month.
“Jordan averaged 14.1 points and 5.1 assists in 30 games in the SLB, had a stellar European campaign and hit 30 pts in just over 27 minutes in the SLB Cup Final.”
Commenting on social media, one fan wrote: “Both JJ and PJ have been so great at the PG spot all year. I feel this is a joint award for them both, but they can only fill one spot for the accolade. If we wanna be a serious club to build upon year on year, JJ also needs to be in an MCR jersey next year.
“We absolutely have the pieces to build around. JJ’s nerve is sooooo cool under pressure. You can just tell they wanna loft a meaningful trophy, and it’s gonna happen if we as a club plan and build the way we need to.”
Plenty of supporters have also stressed the importance of making sure that the board tie down the likes of Jones and other big talents this summer; the rest of the Molten All-League Team of the Season for 2025/26 can be found below.
It’s also worth noting that teammate Tim Adetukasi and women’s team star Irene Oboavwoduo have each been named in the SLB’s British Team of the Year in their respective divisions for 2026.
Writing in a club statement reflecting on a great week of recognition for the resurgent club, General Manager Dominique Allen said: “We are really proud to be a club flying the flag for British players.
Both Tim and Irene have made a real impact on and off the court. We’re really happy for both of them that they are getting some well-deserved recognition.”
Well done to all the MCR stars who are helping get the franchise back on its feet following such a major rebrand across the board.
Here’s looking forward to another promising and productive year for Manchester Basketball.
Akon speaks on his connection to Manchester after run of Co-op Live gigs
Danny Jones
Music veteran Akon has recently discussed his connection to our city following his run of live shows here in Manchester.
In fact, he went so far as to say he feels much more affinity here than he does with ‘The Big Smoke’.
The seasoned Senegalese-American rapper, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur and humanitarian, teamed up with fellow chart-topper Ne-Yo for not just one, not even two, but three whole nights at Co-op Live this May as part of their co-headline tour across the UK and Ireland.
Chatting with Simone Riley on BBC Radio Manchester before the third and final gig of the trio, Akon admitted that there’s “something about Manchester” that he loves way more than London.
As you can see, while he couldn’t quite put his finger on what exactly is about it in the North compared to the capital, he said simply that “it’s crazy here”, and he loves it.
Same, mate. Same.
Admitting that he feels “more attached to Manchester than London” and labelling the energy from the crowds as “stupid” up here (he meant it in a good way, we promise), Simone couldn’t help but confess her joy over his comments.
He’s not the only global superstar to have recently shouted out their affection for 0161, either, as Billie Eilish also said something similar.
Speaking to the mainline BBC at the premiere of her Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), she said that while the dates lining up were certainly a key factor, there were other reasons why she chose Manchester to film her new movie.
Our Audio North team were also lucky enough to chat with Akon’s touring partner Ne-Yo recently, too, who also had nothing but good things to say about us as a place to play.
As for Akon, the 53-year-old has obviously played here plenty of times over the decades, with last year’s tour being his first return in a decade.
That being said, given how glowingly he’s spoken about us and how popular these joint performances were, we reckon it won’t be that long before he comes back.
Last but not least, we obviously couldn’t resist going along to at least one of the nights for ourselves; listen to what we had to say about the tour in our full review down below.
Emily Sergeant -
12th February 2024 
