U2's show last night in Berlin, Germany came to an abrupt end in the middle of their set when frontman Bono suffered a sudden "complete loss of voice." While an official cause of his voice-loss has yet to be revealed, Ultimate Classic Rock points out that Bono had commented on the fact that smoking was allowed in some parts of the venue they were in and he was feeling the effects. "This […]
When Eminem‘s surprise Kamikaze album arrived at midnight on Thursday, one name stood out in the credits: Illadaproducer is credited with production on four tracks, more than anyone other than Eminem himself. The beat-maker, real name Illya Fraser, is partially responsible for three of the first four songs, and his brawling beats help set the album’s feisty tone. On the first track alone, Eminem declares that every rapper except Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Big […]
It is the stuff of movie industry legend: the director of the best film ever made leaves behind an unfinished movie destined never to be seen – until now. Orson Welles shot “The Other Side of the Wind” in the early 1970s but gave up on it, leaving behind 100 hours of footage when he died in 1985. Five decades on from its conception, after years of financial and legal […]
Netflix has a contentious history with film festivals, but the streaming service has been welcomed with open arms to this year's Venice Film Festival, which begins on Wednesday. It will premiere six movies at the fest. The movies hail from respected and Oscar-winning filmmakers like Alfonso Cuarón and the Coen Brothers. In fact, Netflix no doubt has its sights on the Oscars this year: you don't finance films from such […]
After three seasons, Mr. Robot is getting ready to finish up. The show’s fourth season will be its last, according to a scoop from The Hollywood Reporter. The fourth season will air next year, and it has been expanded to 12 episodes from the initially planned eight-episode run. Centering on an Anonymous-style hacktivist collective, Mr. Robot has expanded in recent seasons to explore an intricate Chinese crime syndicate and an alternate present in which much of […]
Disney’s Maleficent sequel has wrapped, director Joachim Rønning announced on Instagram. That’s a wrap on Maleficent 2 - and what a ride it’s been! A big thank you to this amazing UK crew for spending the summer with me at Pinewood Studios - so close to Heathrow, yet so far away :) I hope you all get some well deserved time off before your next adventure ✨✨✨ #maleficent2 @disney Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε […]
The band’s biggest hit was a tribute to everything the members loved and respected about each other. “Hey Jude” sums up the Beatles’ turbulent summer of 1968 — a tribute to their friendship, right at the moment it was starting to fracture. The single was a smash as soon as they released it on August 26th, 50 years ago — their biggest hit, topping the U.S. charts for nine weeks. […]
We're just about set for the Sony Xperia XZ3 to launch on August 30 at IFA 2018 – if all the rumors and leaks up to this point can be believed – but to tide you over until next Thursday, a leaked image showing the front and back of the handset just hit the web. The picture, found by MySmartPrice, doesn't really tell us anything new, but it's still a useful look at how the […]
Leonard Bernstein gave American music so much more than West Side Story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8fQyb6tkdk Of all the figures in the American cultural pantheon, there are few who have had a broader cultural impact than Leonard Bernstein — composer, conductor, performer, queer and Jewish icon, and genius. As today’s Google Doodle celebrates Bernstein’s 100th birthday, you might be tempted to whip out your copy of West Side Story and indulge in a reminiscence of “Somewhere” […]
