Category: Arts
Freedom (Libre) review – Lucas Bravo oozes charisma as gentleman robber
Fast-rising French star Lucas Bravo, best known so far for playing love interest chef Gabriel in the series Emily in Paris, plays polite armed robber [more…]
Birth at 20: Jonathan Glazer’s magnificent, misunderstood masterpiece
It’s the score that hooks you first in Birth: that light, sprightly, slightly anxious jitter of woodwind that trills over the film’s opening shot, as [more…]
From Anna Kendrick to Dev Patel – how easy is it for actors to direct themselves?
Since the very first directorial cameos – George Méliès’ sorcerer-like appearances in The Vanishing Lady and Playing Cards in the 1890s – directors have often [more…]
Unknown waltz by Chopin found in library vault after nearly 200 years
An unknown waltz by Chopin, written nearly 200 years ago, has been discovered in the vault of the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. [more…]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10- and 17-year-old boys
Sean “Diddy” Combs is accused in one of two lawsuits filed on Monday of drugging and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in a New York [more…]
Paul Morrissey, cult filmmaker and Andy Warhol collaborator, dies at 86
Paul Morrissey, an early collaborator of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground and the director of cult films such as Flesh, Trash and Women in [more…]
Tyler, the Creator: Chromakopia review – early midlife crisis triggers a freaked-out psychodrama
News of Tyler, the Creator’s seventh album came as something of a surprise: it arrived a matter of months after he announced on social media [more…]
Gérard Depardieu sexual assault trial postponed after actor’s no-show
The trial of Gérard Depardieu on sexual assault charges was postponed until next year after the actor failed to appear in court on Monday, saying [more…]
‘I wanted a hit!’ Bryan Ferry on recording Slave to Love in Bette Midler’s house
Bryan Ferry, singer, songwriter I’m not a musical detective, but I’d put my money on the inspiration for Slave to Love coming from Prisoner of [more…]
‘Julian Cope told me: you’re unemployable in the real world’: David Wrench, the Welsh studio wizard behind pop’s A-list
In 2009, David Wrench was close to giving it all up. He was working as an engineer in a recording studio in north Wales but [more…]