1st February 2010
Tom Bonnick Youth in Revolt begins like any other Michael Cera film. It has the same faded colour palette, earnest exclamations of indie-cool (this version of Cera wants to be a writer, thinks Ol’ Blue Eyes should be played on an hourly basis, and rents La Strada for fun) and has its protagonist endure the ...
1st February 2010
Louise Pollock “The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up” were the famous words uttered by iconic starlet, Marilyn Monroe, as she took Hollywood by storm, transforming from small-time actress to an epic household commodity and big brand name. Perhaps the most famous woman of the 20th Century, Monroe represented the embodiment ...
1st February 2010
We have some exclusive Youth in Revolt merchandise to giveaway, courtesy of Momentum pictures. To win, just email your answer to the following question. What are the full names of each of the characters played by Michael Cera? Good luck! Read our review of Youth in Revolt here. This competition is now closed. Thanks for ...
1st February 2010
Oisín Kealy sees what is on offer at this year’s Celtic Connections festival The Swell Season – Glasgow City Halls – 16/01/2010 Marketa Irglova, looking very Celtic in a green dress more Riverdance than rock and roll, kneels down with a toy keyboard beside Glen Hansard, past lover and current musical soulmate, and the two ...
1st February 2010
Maxwell Ward Prison has made for a frequent setting in crime cinema, and with Jacques Audiard’s Grand Prix-winning A Prophet, his first film since the acclaimed The Beat That My Heart Skipped, we are introduced to a merciless French jail overrun by Corsican mobsters. Following the prison career of Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim), a ...
1st February 2010
Oisin Kealy speaks to Stewart Henderson about his record label, Chemikal Underground Did you start Chemikal underground primarily as an outlet for your own band, The Delgados? Well actually, I’ll disabuse that notion right from the start. The Delgados were certainly the first band to be released, but Chemikal Underground was not created by us ...
1st February 2010
Robin Perkins Coming back from South America was never going to be easy. After a year spent studying in the sprawl of Buenos Aires and a few months winding through the Andes on rusty buses in the rainy season, adjusting to home has taken a while. Things are just different. While preparing a presentation on ...
1st February 2010
Claire Strickett Who says students have to live on pot noodles and beans on toast? Not us! Each week our Lifestyle Editor shares a recipe that will keep your finances and your body in good shape. Ingredients (makes 2 portions) Vegetable oil 4 good-quality sausages 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tbsp tomato ...
1st February 2010
Ellen Gallagher talks to Hugo White of The Maccabees You released your second album, Wall of Arms, in May last year. How would you go about describing it? I think it’s a much better record really. I think for the first record we had just started and we wrote a collection of songs that weren’t ...
1st February 2010
Leon Weber The noughties have come to an end and we have every reason to be happy. Most importantly, there’s no need to use that non-word ever again, but also, a whole new decade of exciting cinema visits lies ahead of us. Who knows what we will be watching in June 2018? Die Hard 5: ...
