Category: Arts
Rufus Wainwright: ‘I had a great party trick, but it once blew up in my face’
If you could have a sandwich named after you, what would be on it? I would have a really gross sandwich named after me that [more…]
MJ Lenderman review – a shooting star from the American south
A pedal steel guitar is weeping in one corner of the stage, comforted by a keyboard countermelody coming from the opposite end. Centre stage is [more…]
Opera singer Bryn Terfel: ‘Who would play me in the film of my life? Meat Loaf’
Born in north Wales, Bryn Terfel, 59, made his Welsh National Opera debut in 1990. His award-winning discography encompasses opera, musical theatre and Welsh songs. [more…]
Streaming: the best Hamlets on screen
When I was 16, for a high school English assignment I composed a short play titled Deconstructing Hamlet, made up entirely of decontextualised quotes from [more…]
Glicked double bill may not match Barbenheimer buzz, experts say
The great Barbenheimer clash of summer 2023 – when Barbie came out on the same day as Oppenheimer – will for ever be a part [more…]
‘I don’t look like him at all, I’m just tall’: Jacob Elordi lookalike crowned in Melbourne
“If I saw someone who looked like Jacob Elordi, I wouldn’t be mad,” says Milla, one of the spectators of Saturday’s Jacob Elordi lookalike competition, [more…]
Spellbound review – Netflix’s misfiring Disney princess knock-off
To commemorate its 100th anniversary last year, Disney decided to showcase just how far its animated output had fallen with the release of Wish, a [more…]
Wicked fans ‘couldn’t be more thrilled’ as blockbuster musical opens worldwide
What is this feeling? After years of speculation, more casting rumors than Oz’s population of flying monkeys, a production ripe for tabloid fodder, and a [more…]
Pretentious, moi?: Josh Brolin’s poetry about Dune has landed, whether we like it or not
When it comes to pretension, Dune isn’t exactly left wanting. In print, the books are a progressively abstract and deranged space opera about a young [more…]
Look out kid: ecstatic reactions to Bob Dylan biopic mean Timothée Chalamet may break Oscars record
A Complete Unknown, James Mangold’s biopic about Bob Dylan, finished filming five months ago. Shortly afterwards, the studio behind the film moved its release date [more…]
