-
Don’t Forget Me review – Eddie Cochran bio-doc boasts top-notch roster of talking heads
Kirsty Bell’s documentary “Don’t Forget Me” marks the first feature-length biographical film about rock’n’roll pioneer Eddie Cochran, a landmark given his lasting influence on the genre. The Guardian’s review finds the film’s structure thin and old-fashioned, padded out with archival material and cheesy dramatised scenes imagining phone calls between Cochran and his mother, yet praises…
-
Skyscrapers and smokestacks: the grittier side of Georgia O’Keeffe
The Detroit Institute of Arts is presenting Georgia O’Keeffe: Architecture, an exhibition of nearly 40 works that highlights a lesser-known dimension of the artist, who is best known for her flowing depictions of flowers, bones and landscapes. Curator Ben Coleman built the show around O’Keeffe’s precise, geometric studies of buildings, from rural barns and stables…
-
Anatomy of a scene: “I don’t want to be a product of my environment” in ‘The Departed’
This Far Out Magazine piece is a critical breakdown of the opening sequence in Martin Scorsese’s 2006 film “The Departed,” examining how the director uses Frank Costello’s introduction to establish the film’s themes of identity, power and inherited circumstance. Though conceived as a commercial project and an adaptation of the Hong Kong trilogy “Infernal Affairs,”…
-
Remembering When Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris Dished Out Another ‘Trio’ Album Despite Their Differences in 1999
The second Trio album by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris finally arrived in 1999, twelve years after their acclaimed 1987 debut and five years after the follow-up sessions were originally recorded, having been delayed by disputes between the three women. Their first collaboration had been a critical and commercial triumph, but disagreements over…
-
‘Elite’ Star Ester Expósito Circles ‘Stink Eye,’ an Iberseries Co-Production & Financing Forum Title (EXCLUSIVE)
Spanish actor Ester Expósito, best known for “Elite,” has signed a letter of intent to star in “Stink Eye” (“Malmirada”), the feature debut of Colombian director-writer Cristina Sánchez Salamanca. The project is being showcased at Madrid’s Iberseries Co-Production and Financing Forum, marking a notable step for Sánchez Salamanca, who first drew attention with her short…
-
Councillor becomes first politician in the country to defect from Reform to Labour
A Lancashire county councillor has become the first politician in Britain to defect from Reform UK to Labour, saying the party lacks “a serious plan” to deliver for local people. Nigel Swales, who represents Skelmersdale East, was elected for Reform in May 2025 but said scandal and a lack of leadership had convinced him the…
-
Pub banned from hosting community garden parties after ‘killjoy’ neighbour ‘posed as a solicitor and faked a petition’
A pub landlord in Birkenhead, Merseyside, has been forced to stop hosting community garden parties after a neighbour allegedly posed as a solicitor and sent a fake legal threat to intimidate him into ending the events. Darren Robinson, who runs The Wirral Hundred, said he had held just three well-received summer parties before finding a…
-
Here’s Why SEGA Cancelled Its Big Live Service ‘Super Game’
SEGA’s president, Shuji Utsumi, has explained why the publisher scrapped its ambitious “Super Game” project, telling Nikkei that the decision ultimately came down to limited resources and unacceptable risk. He said SEGA had believed it possessed the technology to launch a large-scale, original global IP as a live service title, but further research revealed that…
-
Andy Serkis Unleashes Imagination with Venice Immersive Breakout ‘Nevatars’
Andy Serkis has premiered “Nevatars” at Venice Immersive, a passion project rooted in his performance-capture studio The Imaginarium, co-founded with Jonathan Cavendish. The 30-minute experience imagines what happens to abandoned character concept art, following a young artist and a group of “digital rejects” as they attempt to escape a computer’s trash bin, and stands out…
-
Liverpool agree £60m-a-year shirt sponsorship deal with Turkish Airlines
Liverpool have announced a new shirt sponsorship deal with Turkish Airlines, reportedly worth more than £60m a year, which could make it the most lucrative front-of-shirt arrangement in Premier League history. The five-year agreement, running from the start of the 2027-28 season, will replace Standard Chartered, which has been Liverpool’s main partner since 2010. The…