Matthew Broderick knows his decades-long legacy as an actor will be summed up in two words. No, not “Tony Award.” Not “Emmy nominee.” Not even “SJP’s husband.” No, when cinephiles look back on the career […]
Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey Hepburn is widely regarded as one of the most iconic actresses of all time. Despite only appearing in 34 films, Hepburn’s talent and natural beauty made her a true […]
In its short existence, Euphoria – Sam Levinson’s wild, often gruesome HBO melodrama about wayward teens in suburban California – has been memed and mocked, often for its outlandish plot elements and self-indulgent tone. It […]
As far as American actresses go, Alicia Witt is as talented as they come, but she also happens to be a talented singer and pianist. She rose to fame when she was quite young, starring […]
‘We were not trying to make people dance, we were not trying to ‘rock’ – we were trying to make things that were beautiful,” says Dean Wareham, who formed Galaxie 500 in Boston in 1987 […]
A select group of films has qualified for Academy Award consideration after winning prizes at the 27th LA Shorts Film Festival, the longest-running shorts festival in the movie capital. Nowhere, directed by L.A.-based filmmaker Gavin […]
In a crowded festival marketplace that nevertheless often cleaves to a relatively timid and tight crop of British, European and American artists, Womad provides a vital yearly reminder of the breadth of the planet’s music. […]
During the kaiju boom of the 1960s in Japan, Godzilla undoubtedly reigned supreme. But he was by no means the only giant creature tromping around Tokyo. Toho had other heavy hitters like Mothra and Ghidorah; […]
Devendra Banhart is finally embracing being a “freak folk” hero. The Venezuelan American singer’s whimsical tunes and eccentric looks led to him being crowned one of the leaders of the ‘genre’ by fans, and the […]
In the season three finale of “The Kardashians,” Tristan Thompson paid tribute to his late mother, Andrea Thompson, who died suddenly on Jan. 5. In the July 27 episode, Khloé and the Kardashian family reacted […]
Arctic Monkeys, Jessie Ware and J Hus have been nominated for this year’s Mercury Prize. The Brianstorm hitmakers have been shortlisted for the coveted award, which celebrates the best British and Irish albums of the […]
In the summer of 1983, British politics was in a fractious place. In June, Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative government roared to re-election after victory in the Falklands, eviscerating Michael Foot’s Labour party. Within weeks, new chancellor […]
Dan Carey’s studio is notoriously hectic at the best of times, but today takes the biscuit. The air is thick with hangovers, the tabletops strewn with empty champagne bottles and Carey’s head has been freshly […]
‘I heard Roxy Music at a Scouts gathering and was hooked’ I was obsessed with Roxy Music as a teenager. I heard their first two albums at a Scouts gathering and was hooked. Every week, […]
Back in the 00s, the idea of making an Aquaman movie was deemed so ridiculous that the Hollywood bro comedy Entourage spent much of its second and third seasons taking the mickey out of the […]
As I survey the garden from my miniature spaceship – watching a team of minions breaking down a brick wall over there, another transporting treasure (a discarded rubber duck) back to base, and a third […]
Every old band T-shirt comes with a story, and this can make them desirable garments even for non-rock fans. As part of Yves Saint Laurent’s “vintage” collection, you can now buy a Nirvana T-shirt for […]
It’s late in the evening on election night 1997, shortly after the enormity of the result has become clear; former Labour leader Neil Kinnock, under whom the party had begun its “long trek back towards […]
Latino Twitter is how I got my foot in the door as a writer. I was fresh out of college in 2013, working at a bookstore in Oklahoma City and desperate to get bylines of […]
In rock star portraiture, it behooves a writer to avoid straightforward presentation of cliche. The story of a troubled virtuoso tormented by their own genius, turning to drink and drugs, then flaming out before their […]