Now is your chance to find out how to sing like Julie Garland, deal with being Edina Monsoon’s Pa and play a critically acclaimed chicken
It surprised a lot of people when Bubbles, the dippy personal assistant from Absolutely Fabulous, turned out to have a belter of a singing voice. Jane Horrocks showed off her chops in the 1998 film Little Voice having already conquered the stage with the lead role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
Since then, Horrocks has become part of the fabric of the nation. On the big screen, she’s voiced a knitting-loving chicken in 2000’s Chicken Run and a duck opposite Bill Murray’s Garfield. In the flesh, she appeared in Dexter Fletcher’s Proclaimers jukebox musical Sunshine on Leith, and opposite Rob Brydon in 2018 sports comedy Swimming With Men. On stage she appeared in Stephen Poliakoff drama Sweet Panic and sang songs by Joy Division,...
It surprised a lot of people when Bubbles, the dippy personal assistant from Absolutely Fabulous, turned out to have a belter of a singing voice. Jane Horrocks showed off her chops in the 1998 film Little Voice having already conquered the stage with the lead role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
Since then, Horrocks has become part of the fabric of the nation. On the big screen, she’s voiced a knitting-loving chicken in 2000’s Chicken Run and a duck opposite Bill Murray’s Garfield. In the flesh, she appeared in Dexter Fletcher’s Proclaimers jukebox musical Sunshine on Leith, and opposite Rob Brydon in 2018 sports comedy Swimming With Men. On stage she appeared in Stephen Poliakoff drama Sweet Panic and sang songs by Joy Division,...
- 11/23/2023
- by Rich Pelley
- The Guardian - Film News
Nominees for the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have been revealed, with Sheryl Crow, the late Warren Zevon, and Willie Nelson, alongside Kate Bush (in part thanks to her Stranger Things resurgence), Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, and more. The Rock Hall Foundation 2023 nominees include: Kate Bush Sheryl Crow Missy Elliott Iron Maiden Joy Division/New Order Cyndi Lauper George Michael Willie Nelson Rage Against the Machine Soundgarden The Spinners A Tribe Called Quest The White Stripes Warren Zevon To be eligible for a nomination, an individual artist or band must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before the year of nomination. Several contenders this year are receiving their first nominations, such as Lauper, Michael, Nelson, Zevon, Crow, and Joy Division/New Order. This is also the first year of eligibility for Missy Elliott and The White Stripes. “This remarkable list of Nominees reflects the diverse artists and...
- 2/1/2023
- TV Insider
Kate Bush’s resurgent post-Stranger Things career just keeps running up new hills: The British singer-songwriter is among the 14 2023 nominees for induction in the The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
The Rock Hall Foundation announced today the following nominees:
Kate Bush Sheryl Crow Missy Elliott Iron Maiden Joy Division/New Order Cyndi Lauper George Michael Willie Nelson Rage Against the Machine Soundgarden The Spinners A Tribe Called Quest The White Stripes Warren Zevon
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. Eight out of 14 of the nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Willie Nelson, The White Stripes, and Warren Zevon.
This is the first year of eligibility for Missy Elliott and The White Stripes.
“This...
The Rock Hall Foundation announced today the following nominees:
Kate Bush Sheryl Crow Missy Elliott Iron Maiden Joy Division/New Order Cyndi Lauper George Michael Willie Nelson Rage Against the Machine Soundgarden The Spinners A Tribe Called Quest The White Stripes Warren Zevon
To be eligible for nomination, an individual artist or band must have released its first commercial recording at least 25 years prior to the year of nomination. Eight out of 14 of the nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Willie Nelson, The White Stripes, and Warren Zevon.
This is the first year of eligibility for Missy Elliott and The White Stripes.
“This...
- 2/1/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Sorry Eleven, and no shade to Steve “The Hair” Harrington, but the most important character in Stranger Things is arguably the soundtrack. It’s hard to imagine this series would be nearly as ubiquitous as it stands all these years later without its essential needle drops. The music has framed this franchise, not only by offering […]
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- 5/27/2022
- by Michael Roffman
- bloody-disgusting.com
The moment Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” played, it was clear things weren’t going to go as planned for Dan and Melody in the Season 1 finale of Netflix’s wildly popular sci-fi drama Archive 81.
The installment began with Jess recording Melody on her Fisher Price Pxl 2000 camera. This turned out to be the same camera Jess would use to record the cult’s ritual ceremony at the Visser when Melody and Samuel got pulled into the Otherworld, with creepy Iris there to guide the way. (More on that in a bit).
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The installment began with Jess recording Melody on her Fisher Price Pxl 2000 camera. This turned out to be the same camera Jess would use to record the cult’s ritual ceremony at the Visser when Melody and Samuel got pulled into the Otherworld, with creepy Iris there to guide the way. (More on that in a bit).
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- 1/29/2022
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Mixing together the debauchery of Trainspotting with the youthful disaffection of Skins, director Eoin Macken’s film Here Are the Young Men, based on the 2014 novel by Rob Doyle, is a cynical look at three frustrated young men during the summer after they graduate from school, circa 2003. Taking its title from the Joy Division song “Decades,” Macken’s film is, in many ways, a throwback to the type of hyperkinetic malcontent portraits of youth behaving badly that cropped up in the early 2000s––A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Thirteen, Havoc, etc.––grafted onto Dublin. Featuring a trio of up-and-coming actors––Dean-Charles Chapman, Finn Cole, and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo––in addition to an underutilized Anya Taylor-Joy, Here Are the Young Men attempts to mine the depths of toxic masculinity, played out differently by the three boys, but the film often regresses back to a portrait of bacchanalian depravity without a clear...
- 4/27/2021
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Film Stage
The intertwined sagas of Joy Division and New Order will be chronicled in the upcoming podcast, Transmissions: The Definitive Story, premiering October 29th.
The first run of eight episodes will follow Joy Division through their founding and rise to Ian Curtis’ death by suicide in 1980. It will then tackle the formation of New Order and the group’s early years, up through their 1983 hit, “Blue Monday.” (While a second season hasn’t been announced, it would conceivably focus on the rest of New Order’s Eighties heyday, their split in the Nineties,...
The first run of eight episodes will follow Joy Division through their founding and rise to Ian Curtis’ death by suicide in 1980. It will then tackle the formation of New Order and the group’s early years, up through their 1983 hit, “Blue Monday.” (While a second season hasn’t been announced, it would conceivably focus on the rest of New Order’s Eighties heyday, their split in the Nineties,...
- 10/9/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Salon Pictures has unveiled a first look image of Johnny Flynn as David Bowie in its upcoming feature “Stardust.”
Rising star Flynn, who recently starred in Michael Pearce’s BAFTA-winning debut feature “Beast” and co-starred in the ITV and Amazon Studio’s adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair,” stars as the music icon as he embarks on his first road trip to America in 1971 and creates his, now legendary, Ziggy Stardust persona. Jena Malone co-stars as Bowie’s wife Angie alongside Marc Maron as publicist Rob Oberman.
The project has been described as a “origins story” and “moment in time film” rather than a biopic by its producers, who likened it to British features “Control” and “Nowhere Boy,” about Joy Division and John Lennon, respectively. As such it is not reliant on using Bowie’s music but will instead use period music songs that the musician covered, not his original tracks.
Rising star Flynn, who recently starred in Michael Pearce’s BAFTA-winning debut feature “Beast” and co-starred in the ITV and Amazon Studio’s adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s “Vanity Fair,” stars as the music icon as he embarks on his first road trip to America in 1971 and creates his, now legendary, Ziggy Stardust persona. Jena Malone co-stars as Bowie’s wife Angie alongside Marc Maron as publicist Rob Oberman.
The project has been described as a “origins story” and “moment in time film” rather than a biopic by its producers, who likened it to British features “Control” and “Nowhere Boy,” about Joy Division and John Lennon, respectively. As such it is not reliant on using Bowie’s music but will instead use period music songs that the musician covered, not his original tracks.
- 8/20/2019
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
In the early 2000s, the Manchester music scene — and its most scene-connected label, Factory Records — became the basis of one of pop’s most unexpectedly beguiling feature films, 24 Hour Party People. This summer, Creation Stories, a quasi-companion piece to that movie, plans to start shooting in London.
The film focuses on the life and musical discoveries of Alan McGee, the Scottish head of Creation Records — the U.K. indie label that, throughout the Eighties and Nineties, rolled out Oasis, the Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Teenage Fanclub...
The film focuses on the life and musical discoveries of Alan McGee, the Scottish head of Creation Records — the U.K. indie label that, throughout the Eighties and Nineties, rolled out Oasis, the Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Teenage Fanclub...
- 5/2/2019
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
The Joy Division story has been told many times, yet it never stops seeming too bizarre to be true. Jon Savage, best known for his classic punk history, England’s Dreaming, was one of the band’s first chroniclers in the 1970s, but he tells the tale in a new way in his excellent new book This Searing Light, The Sun and Everything Else. It’s the ultimate oral history of one of rock’s most haunting legends, in the words of the band, their friends, enemies and witnesses. Savage...
- 4/21/2019
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
In the Netflix biopic “The Dirt,” Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live” fame portrays A&R exec Tom Zutaut, the man who signed Motley Crue to Elektra and Guns N’ Roses to Geffen, while veteran character actor David Costabile is manager Doc McGhee. They follow in a long and illustrious line of label executives portrayed on screen, ranging from critical and box-office hits like “Ray” and “La Bamba” to lesser-seen music pics like “Cbgb” and “The Runaways.” Here’s our list of 10 of the most memorable:
1. Steven Coogan as Tony Wilson (“24 Hour Party People”). Coogan’s brilliant portrayal of the Manchester icon and Factory Records founder in Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 film also includes great turns from Paddy Considine as Rob Gretton, the manager of Joy Division and New Order who passed away in 1999, and “Lord of the Rings” star Andy Serkis as Martin Hannett, the noted producer and Factory partner...
1. Steven Coogan as Tony Wilson (“24 Hour Party People”). Coogan’s brilliant portrayal of the Manchester icon and Factory Records founder in Michael Winterbottom’s 2002 film also includes great turns from Paddy Considine as Rob Gretton, the manager of Joy Division and New Order who passed away in 1999, and “Lord of the Rings” star Andy Serkis as Martin Hannett, the noted producer and Factory partner...
- 3/25/2019
- by Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
Sean Harris first grabbed me when he gave life to the tragic figure that was Joy Division's Ian Curtis in 24 Hour Party People, and then a little later in Billy O'Brien's Isolation and then I luxuriated in his cunning role in the small-screen series The Borgias. He has always struck me as an actor who gives himself over the the characters he portrays, bringing instant menace when that's required, as in the two latest Mission: Impossible blockbusters. Though I haven't seen Possum yet, he quickly conveys his character's very, er, distinctive traits in our exclusive clip. The directorial debut of Matthew Holness, who also wrote the original screenplay, Possum tells the tale of "a disgraced children's puppeteer [who] must confront his sinister stepfather and...
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- 11/1/2018
- Screen Anarchy
Smashing Pumpkins celebrated their 30th anniversary Thursday with a guest-filled concert that featured Courtney Love joining the band onstage for four songs.
Love led Billy Corgan and company on a pair of Hole songs, “Celebrity Skin” and “Malibu” – both co-written by Corgan – and remained onstage to assist the Smashing Pumpkins on “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.” (“Only the chorus on this, right?” Love asked, admitting she didn’t know the rest of the song’s lyrics.) Love also took part in the set-ending rendition of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear...
Love led Billy Corgan and company on a pair of Hole songs, “Celebrity Skin” and “Malibu” – both co-written by Corgan – and remained onstage to assist the Smashing Pumpkins on “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.” (“Only the chorus on this, right?” Love asked, admitting she didn’t know the rest of the song’s lyrics.) Love also took part in the set-ending rendition of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear...
- 8/3/2018
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Visit concluded the deal with The Jokers Films at the Great 8 Showcase in Cannes.
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based Visit Films has closed a deal with The Jokers Films in France on Rubika Shah’s documentary White Riot.
Visit concluded the deal in Cannes at the Great 8 Showcase on May 9 organised by the BFI, BBC Films and Film4 in association with the British Concil and the British government’s ‘Great’ campaign. Visit launched pre-sales at the Efm.
White Riot explores how punk influenced politics in late-1970s Britain at a time of deep social unrest. The film follows three artists...
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based Visit Films has closed a deal with The Jokers Films in France on Rubika Shah’s documentary White Riot.
Visit concluded the deal in Cannes at the Great 8 Showcase on May 9 organised by the BFI, BBC Films and Film4 in association with the British Concil and the British government’s ‘Great’ campaign. Visit launched pre-sales at the Efm.
White Riot explores how punk influenced politics in late-1970s Britain at a time of deep social unrest. The film follows three artists...
- 5/10/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The film is based on Shah’s short White Riot: London that premiered at Sundance 2017.
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based Visit Films has added writer-director Rubika Shah’s documentary White Riot to its Efm slate.
The film is based on Shah’s short White Riot: London that premiered at Sundance 2017 and went on to screen at Berlin, Tel Aviv and Sheffield Doc/Fest, among others.
White Riot explores how punk influenced politics in late-1970s Britain, a time of deep social unrest. The film follows three artists and fanzine creators who fought the neo-Nazi National Front, and overcame death threats, physical attacks and police brutality to create the British civil rights movement Rock Against Racism.
The documentary features interviews and previously unseen archive footage of performers like The Clash, The Specials, Tom Robinson, Bob Geldof, Joy Division, Elvis Costello, Pete Townshend, Buzzcocks and Steel Pulse.
Ed Gibbs produces through Smoking Bear, the production company...
Ryan Kampe’s New York-based Visit Films has added writer-director Rubika Shah’s documentary White Riot to its Efm slate.
The film is based on Shah’s short White Riot: London that premiered at Sundance 2017 and went on to screen at Berlin, Tel Aviv and Sheffield Doc/Fest, among others.
White Riot explores how punk influenced politics in late-1970s Britain, a time of deep social unrest. The film follows three artists and fanzine creators who fought the neo-Nazi National Front, and overcame death threats, physical attacks and police brutality to create the British civil rights movement Rock Against Racism.
The documentary features interviews and previously unseen archive footage of performers like The Clash, The Specials, Tom Robinson, Bob Geldof, Joy Division, Elvis Costello, Pete Townshend, Buzzcocks and Steel Pulse.
Ed Gibbs produces through Smoking Bear, the production company...
- 2/16/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
[Editor’s Note: The following review of “Doctor Who” Season 10, Episode 1, “The Pilot,” contains spoilers.]
The Rundown
Finally, finally! After a year without a proper season, “Doctor Who” returned and felt familiar and comfortable, no mean feat when introducing a new companion. The episode lulled viewers and Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) into complacency first by setting much of the early action at St. Luke’s University in Bristol, before shifting to the more spectacular aspects of the Whoniverse we all know and love. Overall, the premiere did well to set up a rapport between Twelve and Bill, while teasing out a few story arcs to come.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’: Peter Capaldi Teases Jenna Coleman’s Return
Here Be Monsters
Among the pantheon of Whovian monsters and aliens, the creature we met wasn’t exciting nor even threatening so much as misunderstood. We don’t even have a name for the liquefied, sentient shape-shifting, time-traveling goo that appeared first as a puddle which incorrectly reflected a person’s image.
The Rundown
Finally, finally! After a year without a proper season, “Doctor Who” returned and felt familiar and comfortable, no mean feat when introducing a new companion. The episode lulled viewers and Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) into complacency first by setting much of the early action at St. Luke’s University in Bristol, before shifting to the more spectacular aspects of the Whoniverse we all know and love. Overall, the premiere did well to set up a rapport between Twelve and Bill, while teasing out a few story arcs to come.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’: Peter Capaldi Teases Jenna Coleman’s Return
Here Be Monsters
Among the pantheon of Whovian monsters and aliens, the creature we met wasn’t exciting nor even threatening so much as misunderstood. We don’t even have a name for the liquefied, sentient shape-shifting, time-traveling goo that appeared first as a puddle which incorrectly reflected a person’s image.
- 4/16/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
If you’re like most fans of “Stranger Things,” then you’re probably as enamored with the Netflix show’s soundtrack as you are with the show itself; you’ll also be happy to hear that said Ost is getting an official release soon. The news come from the show’s Facebook page, which threw in a Hawkins Av Club reference for the diehards.
Read More: ‘Stranger Things’: Season 2 Plans & How David Lynch Could Control the Ending
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, both of whom perform in the Austin-based S U R V I V E, are responsible for the synth-heavy compositions that have drawn comparisons to John Carpenter’s music for his own films. (Just listen to the iconic “Halloween” theme for comparison.)
Read More: ‘Stranger Things’: Listen to a Spotify Playlist of the Show’s Biggest Hits, from ‘White Rabbit’ to ‘Heroes’
“Stranger Things” also makes heavy use of incidental music,...
Read More: ‘Stranger Things’: Season 2 Plans & How David Lynch Could Control the Ending
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, both of whom perform in the Austin-based S U R V I V E, are responsible for the synth-heavy compositions that have drawn comparisons to John Carpenter’s music for his own films. (Just listen to the iconic “Halloween” theme for comparison.)
Read More: ‘Stranger Things’: Listen to a Spotify Playlist of the Show’s Biggest Hits, from ‘White Rabbit’ to ‘Heroes’
“Stranger Things” also makes heavy use of incidental music,...
- 7/28/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
I am quite thankful to Anton Corbijn who made countless amazing music videos. Honestly, I wouldn.t even know where to begin. He.s collaborated with everyone from Depeche Mode to Nirvana to Johnny Cash. The man has a spectacular vision. I was elated to hear that he broke out into the film world back in 2007 with Control, the story of Ian Curtis and Joy Division. A great film if you.ve never seen it. The American starring George Clooney was his last directorial effort. His latest A Most...
- 3/7/2014
- by Niki Stephens
- JoBlo.com
My alienation from current pop is almost complete; the only 2013 Top 40 material I enjoyed enough to play repeatedly was Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, from an album released in 2012. So I am officially a cranky old fart. But there are more and more of us, and maybe fellow COFs will find this list useful. By the way, crossing that border of alienation made me think more than ever that saying my lists are of the "best" albums is nearly absurd, hence the new headline.
1. Wire: Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)
This is my favorite Wire of this century thanks to more emphasis on Colin Newman's brooding. When allied to their chugging motorik beats, it's irresistible to me. There are still some uptempo burners that recall their beginnings in punk, and some more whimsical though still musically solid songs, but it's Newman's dark musings that made me play this repeatedly.
2. Kitchens of...
1. Wire: Change Becomes Us (Pink Flag)
This is my favorite Wire of this century thanks to more emphasis on Colin Newman's brooding. When allied to their chugging motorik beats, it's irresistible to me. There are still some uptempo burners that recall their beginnings in punk, and some more whimsical though still musically solid songs, but it's Newman's dark musings that made me play this repeatedly.
2. Kitchens of...
- 1/1/2014
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
U2, Nirvana, Depeche Mode, Arcade Fire, Joy Division, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds isn’t a shabby list of names to be associated with in any capacity, and those are just a few of the bands that Anton Corbijn has directed iconic music videos for. The renowned photographer and filmmaker has always presented his subjects through a vision of his own, leading to a long history of famous images. His feature films haven’t been huge hits with the public though. So far Corbijn has only made two pictures – Control and The American – and, by their own accord, they’re not for everybody. The American even downright angered some filmgoers expecting a more action-heavy Clooney picture, but those aren’t the viewers Corbijn is aiming to please. The director is the subject of a new documentary, Anton Corbijn Inside Out, and for the digital release of the film, Corbijn...
- 11/20/2013
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Digital Release Date: Nov. 19, 2013
Studio: Music Box
A noted visual artist comes into focus in Anton Corbijn Inside Out.
The 2012 documentary Anton Corbijn Inside Out is a portrait of one of the world’s most respected and influential visual artists, who has worked as a photographer, a filmmaker and a video director.
The result of nearly four years of access to Anton Corbijn (the director of The American and countless, highly-regarded music videos) and his collaborators by filmmaker Klaartje Quirijns, the film examines Corbijn’s youth, career and creative endeavors in an attempt to uncover the inspirations that have led to a remarkable and wildly influential body of work over the past thirty years.
Beginning as a photographer, the Netherlands-born Anton Corbijn played a large part in building the images of such artists as Joy Division, U2, Björk, and Depeche Mode via his luxurious black-and-white photographic work. He also contributed...
Studio: Music Box
A noted visual artist comes into focus in Anton Corbijn Inside Out.
The 2012 documentary Anton Corbijn Inside Out is a portrait of one of the world’s most respected and influential visual artists, who has worked as a photographer, a filmmaker and a video director.
The result of nearly four years of access to Anton Corbijn (the director of The American and countless, highly-regarded music videos) and his collaborators by filmmaker Klaartje Quirijns, the film examines Corbijn’s youth, career and creative endeavors in an attempt to uncover the inspirations that have led to a remarkable and wildly influential body of work over the past thirty years.
Beginning as a photographer, the Netherlands-born Anton Corbijn played a large part in building the images of such artists as Joy Division, U2, Björk, and Depeche Mode via his luxurious black-and-white photographic work. He also contributed...
- 11/5/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Before he was an acclaimed filmmaker, Anton Corbijn was the king of cool, but you might not have known it. He started his career as a photographer, where he captured a diverse array of artists such as Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Tom Waits, David Bowie, Miles Davis, Björk, Elvis Costello, Morrissey and more in iconic pictures. He then moved to music videos where again, his inventive eye made his name a brand, and he still dabbles in that world today, most recently helming "Reflektor" for Arcade Fire (and you can see his recently released director's cut of Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" right here). But now, the camera is getting turned on Corbijn himself. He's the subject of the forthcoming documentary "Anton Corbijn Inside Out," and it's one that fans of his work will want to track down. Directed by Klaartje Quirijns, it's a film that tracks both his life and work,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Our perception of time—if you’ll forgive the physics terminology—is at the very fulcrum of many a fabulous science fiction story, comic, book, and movie. It is a dimension we have yet to conquer in real life (outside of conspiracy theories, that is), and its dips and paradoxes offer layers of action and recognition not readily offered by other storytelling tropes. I have a huge amount of admiration for any author or artist who tackles time travel, if only for the sheer amount of plot hole prevention it must take. And in a serial story, such as a monthly comic book, the stakes are raised even higher, for it is far easier to abandon a 22-page floppy than a 500-page novel in the face of confusion. The methods devised in keeping readers coming back month after month are of varying complexity and effectiveness.
Morning Glories, which recently released its 29th issue,...
Morning Glories, which recently released its 29th issue,...
- 8/23/2013
- by Holly Interlandi
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
In anticipation of the upcoming 20th anniversary reissue of "In Utero," a special version of a classic Nirvana music video has been made available online for the first time ever.
On Tuesday, Entertainment Weekly posted the director's cut of "Heart-Shaped Box" on its website. The video, directed by famed music video director Anton Corbijn, is as weird and wonderful as you remember -- and possibly better, with more screen time for the woman in the winged muscle suit and creepy girl in robe.
As Rolling Stone points out, this version of the 1993 video had been released previously in a compilation of Corbijn's other music videos (featuring bands like U2, Metallica, The Killers, Joy Division and Depeche Mode); this is the first time, however, that this version of the "Heart-Shaped Box" music video has been made accessible online.
Fans have been anticipating the "In Utero" reissue for months now. Scheduled for a Sep.
On Tuesday, Entertainment Weekly posted the director's cut of "Heart-Shaped Box" on its website. The video, directed by famed music video director Anton Corbijn, is as weird and wonderful as you remember -- and possibly better, with more screen time for the woman in the winged muscle suit and creepy girl in robe.
As Rolling Stone points out, this version of the 1993 video had been released previously in a compilation of Corbijn's other music videos (featuring bands like U2, Metallica, The Killers, Joy Division and Depeche Mode); this is the first time, however, that this version of the "Heart-Shaped Box" music video has been made accessible online.
Fans have been anticipating the "In Utero" reissue for months now. Scheduled for a Sep.
- 8/21/2013
- by Dominique Mosbergen
- Huffington Post
A while back I reviewed the wicked gothic-industrial album Xs and the Eyes by indie artist Anders Manga, which was packed to the brim with horror movie references (including the awesome Exorcist spin “I Cast You Out”) and heavy-beat electro nightmare soundscapes, all structured around Anders' mesmerizing and chilling vocals. Since then, he's founded a new project that retains that whole doomy devilish vibe, but this time on a foundation of old-school psychedelic occult doom, taking its name from the creepy song “Bloody Hammer” by legendary alt-rock icon Roky Erikson, from his horror-themed album The Evil One. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Bloody Hammers formed within the past year and their self-titled debut album has now dropped on CD and vinyl. Along with Erikson, the band also cites creative influences ranging from Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath to Nick Cave and Bauhaus; from the Misfits and the Cramps to David Bowie and Joy Division.
- 11/20/2012
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Anton Corbijn: Inside Out
Features: Anton Corbijn, Bono, Martin Gore | Written by Klaartje Quirijns, Thomas den Drijver | Directed by Klaartje Quirijns
Photography is an art, it comes from the eye of the person behind the camera and they invite us into their world. It’s a snapshot of what they want us to see, their reality and their view. When it comes to a photographer and the images they create it’s an exclusive image and it’s their vision, if we don’t like what we see we can move on and not care, but if it moves us we look deeper into what we see and try understand exactly what they were thinking when they created that image. They are the painter creating their art with a paintbrush; they are a poet creating their art with a pen. Anton Corbijn is an artist who whether it’s through photography,...
Features: Anton Corbijn, Bono, Martin Gore | Written by Klaartje Quirijns, Thomas den Drijver | Directed by Klaartje Quirijns
Photography is an art, it comes from the eye of the person behind the camera and they invite us into their world. It’s a snapshot of what they want us to see, their reality and their view. When it comes to a photographer and the images they create it’s an exclusive image and it’s their vision, if we don’t like what we see we can move on and not care, but if it moves us we look deeper into what we see and try understand exactly what they were thinking when they created that image. They are the painter creating their art with a paintbrush; they are a poet creating their art with a pen. Anton Corbijn is an artist who whether it’s through photography,...
- 9/19/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
★★★★☆
With a career spanning almost four decades, encompassing photography, visual installations and film, Anton Corbijn is one of the most highly regarded artists of his generation. Having worked with such high profile bands as Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Nirvana and U2, as well as directing three acclaimed features, Klaartje Quirijn's documentary Anton Corbijn: Inside Out (2012) is certainly not short of big-name cameos. Thankfully, the film avoids idol worship in favour of a fascinating snapshot of this tireless Dutch pioneer.
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With a career spanning almost four decades, encompassing photography, visual installations and film, Anton Corbijn is one of the most highly regarded artists of his generation. Having worked with such high profile bands as Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Nirvana and U2, as well as directing three acclaimed features, Klaartje Quirijn's documentary Anton Corbijn: Inside Out (2012) is certainly not short of big-name cameos. Thankfully, the film avoids idol worship in favour of a fascinating snapshot of this tireless Dutch pioneer.
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- 9/14/2012
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Photographer, filmmaker and video artist Anton Corbijn is one of the most prolific artists of our time and has worked with some of the biggest names in the World. Anton Corbijn has shaped his subjects’ images for many years with his unique iconography, but who is the man behind the camera and what drives him? Anton Corbijn Inside Out, out on DVD on 17 September from Momentum Pictures, explores this.
The film features critical and insightful interviews with artists such as Bono, George Clooney and Corbijn’s family and appearances from U2, Metallica, Lou Reed, Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode and an outstanding soundtrack including Joy Division, Nirvana, Depeche Mode, U2. This is a fascinating and revealing portrait of one of the most significant artists of post-modern pop culture.
We have two DVDs of Anton Corbijn Inside Out along with his highly acclaimed Joy Division biopic Control to give away to our readers.
The film features critical and insightful interviews with artists such as Bono, George Clooney and Corbijn’s family and appearances from U2, Metallica, Lou Reed, Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode and an outstanding soundtrack including Joy Division, Nirvana, Depeche Mode, U2. This is a fascinating and revealing portrait of one of the most significant artists of post-modern pop culture.
We have two DVDs of Anton Corbijn Inside Out along with his highly acclaimed Joy Division biopic Control to give away to our readers.
- 9/7/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
Nada Surf: The Stars Are Indifferent to Astrology (Barsuk)
I know it's early, but this sure feels like the album of the year. In fact, I'm even ready to crown this the power pop album of the decade. Oh, there's an occasional ballad ("When I Was Young" is especially notable) that reminds of Matthew Caws's twee side, but mostly this rocks out, with guest Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices, Cobra Verde, Death of Samantha, etc.) an important presence -- that wild guitar on "Teenage Dreams" has gotta be him. Rarely has bittersweet sounded so tough. Nada Surf's made lots of excellent albums, but this is their best yet. A limited edition version comes with a second disc containing acoustic versions of five of the album's songs.
Sharon van Etten: Tramp (Jagjaguwar)
I understood why van Etten was a Brooklyn indie fave already based on her earlier releases:...
I know it's early, but this sure feels like the album of the year. In fact, I'm even ready to crown this the power pop album of the decade. Oh, there's an occasional ballad ("When I Was Young" is especially notable) that reminds of Matthew Caws's twee side, but mostly this rocks out, with guest Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices, Cobra Verde, Death of Samantha, etc.) an important presence -- that wild guitar on "Teenage Dreams" has gotta be him. Rarely has bittersweet sounded so tough. Nada Surf's made lots of excellent albums, but this is their best yet. A limited edition version comes with a second disc containing acoustic versions of five of the album's songs.
Sharon van Etten: Tramp (Jagjaguwar)
I understood why van Etten was a Brooklyn indie fave already based on her earlier releases:...
- 2/11/2012
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
He's been the toast of Sundance three years running, but the charismatic cult leader from Martha Marcy May Marlene says 'one of my strengths is that people don't know who I am'
Actors are supposed to bask in glory when it comes, but right now John Hawkes seems to be grimacing through it. Partly that's because exposure is the last thing the Texan actor was seeking, partly it's because his latest role has also taken its toll on his body. He's just got back from this year's Sundance Film Festival, where his movie, The Surrogate, received awards, standing ovations and the biggest sale ($6m). Playing a polio-stricken poet in search of sexual experience, Hawkes had to spend most of the movie lying in bed. "His spine is horrifically curved and he can only movie his head 90 degrees," he explains. "So it was my idea to make a soccer ball-sized piece...
Actors are supposed to bask in glory when it comes, but right now John Hawkes seems to be grimacing through it. Partly that's because exposure is the last thing the Texan actor was seeking, partly it's because his latest role has also taken its toll on his body. He's just got back from this year's Sundance Film Festival, where his movie, The Surrogate, received awards, standing ovations and the biggest sale ($6m). Playing a polio-stricken poet in search of sexual experience, Hawkes had to spend most of the movie lying in bed. "His spine is horrifically curved and he can only movie his head 90 degrees," he explains. "So it was my idea to make a soccer ball-sized piece...
- 2/4/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
We salute 50 of the finest contemporary films with budgets of less than $10million. Did your favourite make the list…?
In this age of multi-million dollar blockbusters and eye-watering fees paid to some actors, you may forget we’re in an age of austerity. However, for the vast majority of the film industry, there is no huge vat of money, nor has there ever been. But this hasn’t stopped some of the finest films of recent years being made on a relative shoe-string, and in some cases, quite literally with a shoe-string.
I reckon filmmaking thrives at the sharp end, and low budgets mean more creative ideas, and as a result, more engaging films. To prove this, here is a list of what I consider to be the finest 50 contemporary films made for under $10 million. There is a breathtaking array of recognisable genre pictures in here, too, with budgets rangin...
In this age of multi-million dollar blockbusters and eye-watering fees paid to some actors, you may forget we’re in an age of austerity. However, for the vast majority of the film industry, there is no huge vat of money, nor has there ever been. But this hasn’t stopped some of the finest films of recent years being made on a relative shoe-string, and in some cases, quite literally with a shoe-string.
I reckon filmmaking thrives at the sharp end, and low budgets mean more creative ideas, and as a result, more engaging films. To prove this, here is a list of what I consider to be the finest 50 contemporary films made for under $10 million. There is a breathtaking array of recognisable genre pictures in here, too, with budgets rangin...
- 2/2/2012
- Den of Geek
The Disney Online Store is currently selling this “Waves Mickey Mouse T-Shirt”, a custom black shirt designed to look like the cover of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures album formed into the outline of Mickey Mouse’s head: Yes, that’s a real Disney shirt available for purchase. Even if we disregard the inappropriateness of mixing super-dark post-punk pessimism with Mickey Mouse’s frickin’ cartoon head, this is still just the most random combination of things I have ever seen. Random enough to dust off this trusty Simpsons screengrab. Plus, even if I Did want to combine my love of Joy Division and Disney into one image, I would’ve much rather gone with this: (Thanks for the Mickey-Mouse-heads up, @swalks!)...
- 1/23/2012
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
This week, Aaron wants you to want him. The Hulk is a big hit, and Aaron wants you to know about the Sacrifices he’s making to support indie comics writers and Joy Division fans. If you’re a Fables fan and you’re not on the Unwritten bandwagon yet – you should be!
Keep tuning in to GeekRest or A Comic Shop each week to catch a new episode.
Keep tuning in to GeekRest or A Comic Shop each week to catch a new episode.
- 1/11/2012
- by geekmaster
- GeekRest
Damn writer Gareth Bunkham and his perfect article on 52 Reasons Why Back To The Future Might Just Be The Greatest Film Of All Time. Since that cracking article was reissued last week by WhatCulture!; I have been honoured with the task of proving why, one of my favourite films of all time, a one Donnie Darko, should join this prestigious list, that along with the 80’s sci-fi blockbuster, so far includes;
Ghostbusters,
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho,
Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver.
and Jaws!
As Donnie Darko turns 10 years old this year, below are 50 reasons and to all you Darko fans, enjoy:
1. Richard Kelly
Writer, director, visionary, Richard Kelly made Donnie Darko what it is today – a magical film that inspires and entertains on every viewing. For a first time filmmaker, the direction and innovation of Donnie Darko is stunning and for a debut feature, highly admirable. I could go on...
Ghostbusters,
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho,
Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver.
and Jaws!
As Donnie Darko turns 10 years old this year, below are 50 reasons and to all you Darko fans, enjoy:
1. Richard Kelly
Writer, director, visionary, Richard Kelly made Donnie Darko what it is today – a magical film that inspires and entertains on every viewing. For a first time filmmaker, the direction and innovation of Donnie Darko is stunning and for a debut feature, highly admirable. I could go on...
- 8/3/2011
- by Adam Lock
- Obsessed with Film
Getty Ben Sollee
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, one of the world’s great rock events, kicks off its 10th annual gala on today in Manchester, Tn. By the time it ends in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, some 170 artists will have performed including Arcade Fire, the Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, Eminem, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lil Wayne, Loretta Lynn, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant and Band of Joy, and the Strokes. Vevo will stream video of many sets...
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, one of the world’s great rock events, kicks off its 10th annual gala on today in Manchester, Tn. By the time it ends in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, some 170 artists will have performed including Arcade Fire, the Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, Eminem, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lil Wayne, Loretta Lynn, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant and Band of Joy, and the Strokes. Vevo will stream video of many sets...
- 6/8/2011
- by Jim Fusilli
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
British audiences are being spoiled by a stream of innovative native films – and they're from industry outsiders with little or no formal training in cinema
It must be a combination of delight and relief that film-makers feel when the work they've slaved over starts picking up buzz – even before release, when the chat on messageboards and social networking sites is positive. The fear of failure must diminish, replaced by the hope the film might become a cult hit, maybe even a bona fide commercial success.
Think how much more delighted and relieved the film-makers must be if they're not really, well, film-makers.
That's the situation Attack the Block and its director are in. A streetwise, genre-bending rocket of a film, powered by pounding hip-hop and grime beats, and peppered with teen gangsta patois, Attack the Block is knowing and authentic enough to deserve its likely success. But what has really...
It must be a combination of delight and relief that film-makers feel when the work they've slaved over starts picking up buzz – even before release, when the chat on messageboards and social networking sites is positive. The fear of failure must diminish, replaced by the hope the film might become a cult hit, maybe even a bona fide commercial success.
Think how much more delighted and relieved the film-makers must be if they're not really, well, film-makers.
That's the situation Attack the Block and its director are in. A streetwise, genre-bending rocket of a film, powered by pounding hip-hop and grime beats, and peppered with teen gangsta patois, Attack the Block is knowing and authentic enough to deserve its likely success. But what has really...
- 5/5/2011
- by Jane Graham
- The Guardian - Film News
How did the painfully shy son of a Dutch minister become one of the world's hottest rock photographers – and now a celebrated director? Anton Corbijn talks to Stuart Jeffries
In the years since he used his dad's camera to snap an obscure prog-rock band called Solution, Anton Corbijn has remained besotted with photography. He's been such an exhaustive chronicler of U2 and Depeche Mode that he's known as both bands' invisible member. You may not know his picture byline, but you will know his images of Nirvana, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Brian Eno. Then, three years ago, he became a film director, making the award-winning Control about troubled Mancunian glum rockers Joy Division.
Corbijn giggles. "I didn't really know how to make a film when I made Control. I had to create my own language, just as I did when I started taking photographs. I never studied either one.
In the years since he used his dad's camera to snap an obscure prog-rock band called Solution, Anton Corbijn has remained besotted with photography. He's been such an exhaustive chronicler of U2 and Depeche Mode that he's known as both bands' invisible member. You may not know his picture byline, but you will know his images of Nirvana, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Brian Eno. Then, three years ago, he became a film director, making the award-winning Control about troubled Mancunian glum rockers Joy Division.
Corbijn giggles. "I didn't really know how to make a film when I made Control. I had to create my own language, just as I did when I started taking photographs. I never studied either one.
- 11/25/2010
- by Stuart Jeffries
- The Guardian - Film News
We break down the highbrow inspirations behind 'Ye's short film.
By James Montgomery
Kanye West in his film "Runaway"
Photo: Def Jam
Now that you've finally seen Kanye West's ultra-arty "Runaway" film, you're probably wondering what it really means. We might not be able to tell you exactly what was going on in Kanye's brain when he made the film, but we can help you pick out some of the highbrow references within. And there are an awful lot of them.
We've done things like this in the past for big-ticket videos like Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na," but those were pop-culture cheat sheets." For "Runaway" — an ambitious film with equally ambitious influences — we've gone even deeper. What follows is our high-culture cheat sheet, an alphabetized, exhaustively researched list of all the painters, dance troupes and conceptual performance artists 'Ye references in the video.
By James Montgomery
Kanye West in his film "Runaway"
Photo: Def Jam
Now that you've finally seen Kanye West's ultra-arty "Runaway" film, you're probably wondering what it really means. We might not be able to tell you exactly what was going on in Kanye's brain when he made the film, but we can help you pick out some of the highbrow references within. And there are an awful lot of them.
We've done things like this in the past for big-ticket videos like Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na," but those were pop-culture cheat sheets." For "Runaway" — an ambitious film with equally ambitious influences — we've gone even deeper. What follows is our high-culture cheat sheet, an alphabetized, exhaustively researched list of all the painters, dance troupes and conceptual performance artists 'Ye references in the video.
- 10/25/2010
- MTV Movie News
We break down the highbrow inspirations behind 'Ye's short film.
By James Montgomery
Kanye West in his film "Runaway"
Photo: Def Jam
Now that you've finally seen Kanye West's ultra-arty "Runaway" film, you're probably wondering what it really means. We might not be able to tell you exactly what was going on in Kanye's brain when he made the film, but we can help you pick out some of the highbrow references within. And there are an awful lot of them.
We've done things like this in the past for big-ticket videos like Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na," but those were pop-culture cheat sheets." For "Runaway" — an ambitious film with equally ambitious influences — we've gone even deeper. What follows is our high-culture cheat sheet, an alphabetized, exhaustively researched list of all the painters, dance troupes and conceptual performance artists 'Ye references in the video.
By James Montgomery
Kanye West in his film "Runaway"
Photo: Def Jam
Now that you've finally seen Kanye West's ultra-arty "Runaway" film, you're probably wondering what it really means. We might not be able to tell you exactly what was going on in Kanye's brain when he made the film, but we can help you pick out some of the highbrow references within. And there are an awful lot of them.
We've done things like this in the past for big-ticket videos like Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na," but those were pop-culture cheat sheets." For "Runaway" — an ambitious film with equally ambitious influences — we've gone even deeper. What follows is our high-culture cheat sheet, an alphabetized, exhaustively researched list of all the painters, dance troupes and conceptual performance artists 'Ye references in the video.
- 10/25/2010
- MTV Music News
Before HeyUGuys sets you free to read our rollercoaster interview with Noel Clarke we need to set the conversation below in a little context. On 21st of May one of our team, reviewed 4.3.2.1 for its cinema release. It would be fair to say the film wasn’t his cup of tea. Incensed at some of the content of that review Noel made his displeasure extremely clear, blocked HeyUGuys from his Twitter account and crossed us off his Christmas card list. You can read the review here and Noel’s objections below.
When I was approached to conduct a telephone interview with Noel for the DVD/Blu-ray release of 4.3.2.1 I did so on the understanding that it would be a frank discussion about all that had passed. The interview was dramatic and impassioned and therefore contains occasional uses of adult language. The conversation has been transcribed from a recording of that...
When I was approached to conduct a telephone interview with Noel for the DVD/Blu-ray release of 4.3.2.1 I did so on the understanding that it would be a frank discussion about all that had passed. The interview was dramatic and impassioned and therefore contains occasional uses of adult language. The conversation has been transcribed from a recording of that...
- 10/4/2010
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Green Day, Kid Rock and Coldplay also seem like locks for the Hall, in Bigger Than the Sound.
By James Montgomery
Eddie Vedder performs onstage at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2007 in New York City
Photo: Scott Gries/ Getty Images
On Tuesday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame unveiled the nominees for induction in 2011, a list that's as inspiring (Beastie Boys! Tom Waits! Dr. John!) as it is mystifying (LL Cool J?).
Not surprisingly, this year's noms sparked a whole lot of debate — because kvetching about the Rock Hall is an exercise as old as the Hall itself — and for most of the day, I was ready to lend my voice to the argument. After all, any Hall of Fame that does not include among its ranks the likes of Kiss, Rush, Cheap Trick or Def Leppard (or even Joy Division, the Replacements, Hüsker Dü,...
By James Montgomery
Eddie Vedder performs onstage at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2007 in New York City
Photo: Scott Gries/ Getty Images
On Tuesday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame unveiled the nominees for induction in 2011, a list that's as inspiring (Beastie Boys! Tom Waits! Dr. John!) as it is mystifying (LL Cool J?).
Not surprisingly, this year's noms sparked a whole lot of debate — because kvetching about the Rock Hall is an exercise as old as the Hall itself — and for most of the day, I was ready to lend my voice to the argument. After all, any Hall of Fame that does not include among its ranks the likes of Kiss, Rush, Cheap Trick or Def Leppard (or even Joy Division, the Replacements, Hüsker Dü,...
- 9/29/2010
- MTV Music News
Green Day, Kid Rock and Coldplay also seem like locks for the Hall, in Bigger Than the Sound.
By James Montgomery
Eddie Vedder performs onstage at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2007 in New York City
Photo: Scott Gries/ Getty Images
On Tuesday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame unveiled the nominees for induction in 2011, a list that's as inspiring (Beastie Boys! Tom Waits! Dr. John!) as it is mystifying (LL Cool J?).
Not surprisingly, this year's noms sparked a whole lot of debate — because kvetching about the Rock Hall is an exercise as old as the Hall itself — and for most of the day, I was ready to lend my voice to the argument. After all, any Hall of Fame that does not include among its ranks the likes of Kiss, Rush, Cheap Trick or Def Leppard (or even Joy Division, the Replacements, Hüsker Dü,...
By James Montgomery
Eddie Vedder performs onstage at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2007 in New York City
Photo: Scott Gries/ Getty Images
On Tuesday, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame unveiled the nominees for induction in 2011, a list that's as inspiring (Beastie Boys! Tom Waits! Dr. John!) as it is mystifying (LL Cool J?).
Not surprisingly, this year's noms sparked a whole lot of debate — because kvetching about the Rock Hall is an exercise as old as the Hall itself — and for most of the day, I was ready to lend my voice to the argument. After all, any Hall of Fame that does not include among its ranks the likes of Kiss, Rush, Cheap Trick or Def Leppard (or even Joy Division, the Replacements, Hüsker Dü,...
- 9/29/2010
- MTV Music News
The writer, comedian and original lad has moved in and out of the spotlight over the years. His controversial new comic movie will ensure he's centre stage once more
As cameras rolled on the set of the new film comedy The Infidel, the screenwriter could be spotted hunched over a state-of-the-art laptop in a dark corner. Director Josh Appignanesi was intrigued. "It is a bit late to alter the script," he called over. But far from refining comic dialogue for the actors working around him, David Baddiel was deep into his next project. "I am working on my depressing novel," came the reply.
For around 20 years now, the 45-year-old writer has darted in and out of popular consciousness like a restless moth. Here is a man who longs to shelter in obscurity just when he is faced with the glare of publicity and who, conversely, is never more keen to...
As cameras rolled on the set of the new film comedy The Infidel, the screenwriter could be spotted hunched over a state-of-the-art laptop in a dark corner. Director Josh Appignanesi was intrigued. "It is a bit late to alter the script," he called over. But far from refining comic dialogue for the actors working around him, David Baddiel was deep into his next project. "I am working on my depressing novel," came the reply.
For around 20 years now, the 45-year-old writer has darted in and out of popular consciousness like a restless moth. Here is a man who longs to shelter in obscurity just when he is faced with the glare of publicity and who, conversely, is never more keen to...
- 3/29/2010
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
A new wave of biopics and rockumentaries – including films about Blur, the White Stripes and Muse – leads the attack on "the blandest of the bland"
A backlash has begun against the stranglehold that television talent shows have on the British music industry. Films about rock history are the first line of attack, according to the leading directors and musicians who are driving a growing public interest in the bands that have shaped popular music.
Ten films chronicling the lives of pop stars and rock musicians have been released or gone into production in recent months. John Lennon, Ian Dury and the record producer Joe Meek have already been the subjects of biopics, and screenwriters are now delving into Britain's rich rock past to tell the stories of other musicians.
This week sees the release of Oil City Confidential, an account of Canvey Island pub-rockers Dr Feelgood. The film's director, Julien Temple,...
A backlash has begun against the stranglehold that television talent shows have on the British music industry. Films about rock history are the first line of attack, according to the leading directors and musicians who are driving a growing public interest in the bands that have shaped popular music.
Ten films chronicling the lives of pop stars and rock musicians have been released or gone into production in recent months. John Lennon, Ian Dury and the record producer Joe Meek have already been the subjects of biopics, and screenwriters are now delving into Britain's rich rock past to tell the stories of other musicians.
This week sees the release of Oil City Confidential, an account of Canvey Island pub-rockers Dr Feelgood. The film's director, Julien Temple,...
- 1/31/2010
- by Vanessa Thorpe, Rowan Walker
- The Guardian - Film News
Movies are made up of images, even the bad ones. But the bad movies rarely leave any images lingering in your brain. The great films are the ones making great images. A great image is many things, by nature diffuse, and we might agree that any great image moves even when stopped still, opening its own cinematic world. Thus, The Notebook's decision to celebrate our recent decade not with a list but with this stream. Each contributor was asked to pick 1 film he or she wants to remember from the 2000s, select 1 image from that film to remember it by, and write one sentence to supplement their selection. We've done our best to craft not simply a grab bag but a cogent flow of the indelible, one image speaking to the next on a variety of registers: from film to film, between color and compositional rhymes, and, as you'll read,...
- 1/16/2010
- MUBI
One of the films playing at next year's Sundance Film Festival is Nowhere Boy, Sam Taylor Wood's account of John Lennon's early days and childhood -- how his Aunt Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas) raised him, how he met Paul McCartney, and how they then formed The Quarrymen. It's an adaptation of Lennon's sister's memoir (The Private John Lennon: The Untold Story from His Sister) and it was adapted by Matt Greenhalgh, the scribe who wrote the bang-on, excellent account of Joy Division -- Control.
Over at Empire, you can check out a clip from the film, where Thomas Sangster's Paul McCartney stops by to teach John (Aaron Johnson) how to play the guitar. After learning some chords, Lennon starts singing and playing "Blue Moon" before the stern Mimi promptly kicks them out of the house. Oh, if only she knew at that moment who and what he would become!
Over at Empire, you can check out a clip from the film, where Thomas Sangster's Paul McCartney stops by to teach John (Aaron Johnson) how to play the guitar. After learning some chords, Lennon starts singing and playing "Blue Moon" before the stern Mimi promptly kicks them out of the house. Oh, if only she knew at that moment who and what he would become!
- 12/12/2009
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Here's an interesting film. Nowhere Boy, the feature debut of Sam Taylor-Wood, focuses on the formative years of The Beatles, before they were ever The Beatles. It is a John Lennon biopic that focuses on his early years, starring Aaron Johnson as the would-be rock icon and Thomas Sangster (Love Actually) as his eventual partner in crime, Paul McCartney. The casting is curious, as neither Johnson (as Lennon) or Sangster (as McCartney) have "the look" as you might expect from a regular biopic, but the film seems to have some pep. It will be interesting to see how Lennon's teen years -- including his relationship with his conservative aunt (Kristen Scott Thomas) and his less than reliable birth mother (Anne-Marie Duff) -- play out on screen. The script comes from Matt Greenhalgh, who wrote Control, the Joy Division biopic from last year that was nothing short of magnificent. To say the least, the...
- 10/28/2009
- by Neil Miller
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Actor dishes about his taste for Michael Jackson music and the perfect date movie.
By Jocelyn Vena
Zac Efron on the cover of <i>Nylon Guys</i>
Photo: <i>Nylon Guys</i>
Zac Efron is one of the biggest actors of his generation. He's dating Vanessa Hudgens and hangs out with Leonardo DiCaprio. But he still gets excited about meeting other notable names in Hollywood.
"I met Jim Carrey recently, and I was completely starstruck," he told Nylon Guys. "I didn't know what to say to him, but he was really cool. I think he understood."
In an interview for the magazine's November issue, Efron also joked around about his deserted island essentials. "Three things to take to a deserted island. I would take a lover, a bed and plane, so I can leave if I get bored," he said with a straight face. "I'm kidding. I read that online, that's not my real answer.
By Jocelyn Vena
Zac Efron on the cover of <i>Nylon Guys</i>
Photo: <i>Nylon Guys</i>
Zac Efron is one of the biggest actors of his generation. He's dating Vanessa Hudgens and hangs out with Leonardo DiCaprio. But he still gets excited about meeting other notable names in Hollywood.
"I met Jim Carrey recently, and I was completely starstruck," he told Nylon Guys. "I didn't know what to say to him, but he was really cool. I think he understood."
In an interview for the magazine's November issue, Efron also joked around about his deserted island essentials. "Three things to take to a deserted island. I would take a lover, a bed and plane, so I can leave if I get bored," he said with a straight face. "I'm kidding. I read that online, that's not my real answer.
- 10/16/2009
- MTV Music News
By Cara Alwill
After rescheduling two out of the four Los Angeles dates on the "Wave Goodbye" tour, Nine Inch Nails pulled out all the stops for their California fans, wrapping up the band's live farewell with a show at the Wiltern last night, which featured a guest appearance from Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro on three tunes.
What tricks were up mastermind Trent Reznor's sleeve this week? While New York fans were treated to a performance of the entirety of The Downward Spiral and guest appearances by Bauhaus' Peter Murphy, the Los Angeles shows has secrets of their own. Gary Numan joined the band at the Echoplex on September 6 and again at the Henry Fonda Theater on September 8. The Echoplex — a dingy, overheated basement club venue which shares its name with a song on the 2008 album Nin The Slip — was the perfect setting for Reznor's rage-filled, claustrophobic songs.
After rescheduling two out of the four Los Angeles dates on the "Wave Goodbye" tour, Nine Inch Nails pulled out all the stops for their California fans, wrapping up the band's live farewell with a show at the Wiltern last night, which featured a guest appearance from Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro on three tunes.
What tricks were up mastermind Trent Reznor's sleeve this week? While New York fans were treated to a performance of the entirety of The Downward Spiral and guest appearances by Bauhaus' Peter Murphy, the Los Angeles shows has secrets of their own. Gary Numan joined the band at the Echoplex on September 6 and again at the Henry Fonda Theater on September 8. The Echoplex — a dingy, overheated basement club venue which shares its name with a song on the 2008 album Nin The Slip — was the perfect setting for Reznor's rage-filled, claustrophobic songs.
- 9/11/2009
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
We won't have a complete box office report until tomorrow, but The Time Traveler's Wife made a tidy $7.7 million yesterday, and if predictions are to be believed, the movie will keep holding its own just fine at the cineplex this weekend, serving as a perfect slice of counter programming against this week's sci-fi sensation, District 9. The big-screen adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's best-selling novel is shaping up to be Rachel McAdams' first hit since 2005's The Family Stone, which is a decent feat, considering the reviews have ranged from lukewarm enjoyment to outright befuddlement. I'm with the critics on this one. Having read Niffenegger's book, I went into the movie hoping to experience some real, hot-and-bothered romantic swooning. We're talking about McAdams and Eric Bana here, actors with the potential to push the smokin' quotient off the charts! But the movie just sort of bumps along without the...
- 8/15/2009
- by Missy Schwartz
- EW.com - PopWatch
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