Category: Arts
Trump’s talk of film tariffs makes no sense, but it’s already doing damage – to Hollywood | Peter Bradshaw
Another day, another bizarre, mischievous, headline-hogging pronouncement from the US president. Steve Bannon famously advised him to flood the zone with shit – a Maga-Maoist [more…]
Seeking Mavis Beacon review – tracking a Black female tech icon, who didn’t exist
Back when computers were still new, Mavis Beacon was an icon for generations of children learning IT skills. Her name, along with the accompanying image [more…]
The Extraordinary Miss Flower review – secret life exposed through treasure trove of love letters
You’d be forgiven for not having heard of Geraldine Flower, the subject of A new film from artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, the pair [more…]
Trump’s attack on the film industry is a sign of xenophobic contempt | Jesse Hassenger
Add movies to the ever-expanding list of areas where Donald Trump has no expertise or even passing knowledge, but assumes problems can be solved through [more…]
Kula Shaker on making Govinda: ‘Crowds would sing the lyrics as, “Go cash your giro giro”’
Crispian Mills, singer It’s not our song; it’s as old as the hills. The first time I heard it was in a Krishna temple as [more…]
‘It’s a northern sound, it gives you hope that it can happen to you’: how bassline bounced back
In an old gun barrel factory in deep industrial Sheffield, young ravers bounce around in sunglasses and let out clouds of vape smoke as hefty [more…]
Peg o’ My Heart review – Hong Kong’s disordered dream life is focus of Lynchian thriller
An immolated teenager flailing in a run down tenement. A doubledecker bus suspended above a calm sea bay. A dishevelled middle-aged couple frolicking down a [more…]
‘I’m burping? At least I didn’t fart!’ Ten things I’ve learned about ageing rockers
Young musicians have so little to say. Give me a rocker in his later years any day. Ask him about his childhood, his relationship with [more…]
From Prince to Michael Jackson: why are the most controversial documentaries getting canned?
It can be a painful thing, acknowledging that our heroes are both human and flawed, but Ezra Edelman spent five years doing just that. The [more…]
Two arrested over bomb plot targeting Lady Gaga concert in Rio attended by millions
Two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, in [more…]
