When William Tyler put out Goes West in 2019, the album minted what the Nashville-born guitarist calls “an expansive, aspirational part of my life”. It was a prettier take on the crisp heartland Krautrock of his 2016 breakout Modern Country. Both were released on renowned US indie label Merge, his home after starting out as … Read more
Anora is officially film of the year, crowned supreme at the Oscars, just as it was at Cannes when it was anointed with the Palme d’Or last May. That’s a long path to glory, and a fairly untrodden one. Parasite made it five years ago; the previous film to do so was Marty in 1955. … Read more
Ambridge is covered in a fine, or not so fine, layer of human excrement! Yes, this month sewage worked its way up through the downstairs shower drains on the Beechwood estate. It gurgled and fountained its way out of the lavatories. It spat itself, horrendously, out of the kitchen sinks. It washed in a great … Read more
Released in 2010 and bundled with the Xbox 360, the Kinect looked like the future – for a brief moment, at least. A camera that could detect your gestures and replicate them on-screen in a game, the Kinect allowed players to control video games with their bodies. It was initially a sensation, selling 1m units … Read more
Steve Mason is remembering the day in 2004 he was told the Beta Band was over. “There was enough money in the bank account to pay each of us a month’s wages,” says the singer, seated in a busy London greasy spoon. “And by that point, we were only on a grand a month. Then … Read more
Sean Baker, winner of the awards for best original screenplay, best film editing, best director, and best picture for Anora, attends the Governors Ball, held in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood. Photograph: John Locher/Invision/AP http://gen88.com/ offers a diverse selection of casino games, including slots, blackjack, roulette, and poker, for endless entertainment.
Walter Hill, director I thought Sol Yurik’s 1965 novel, The Warriors, would work well as a film but I told Larry Gordon [the producer]: “Nobody will ever let us make it. We’d have to shoot at night in New York, and it doesn’t lend itself to star casting.” I turned it down and went to … Read more
The Academy Awards drew 18 million viewers on Sunday, ABC said, citing Nielsen data. That is an 8 percent drop from the 19.5 million who watched last year. The audience decline ends a three-year streak when Oscar ratings had been on the rise. The decline follows a trend among other award shows, which have seen … Read more
On Sunday evening, as well-heeled guests trickled out of a screening of “Becoming Katharine Graham,” a documentary on the fabled former Washington Post publisher, they couldn’t help but remark on how much has changed at the paper, and in Washington. Under Ms. Graham, from 1963 to 1991, the publication transformed itself from a regional newspaper … Read more
Eugene Daniels didn’t plan on being the face of the White House press corps in the dawn of a new administration hostile to the news media. But because of a clause in the bylaws of the White House Correspondents’ Association, an 800-strong group of journalists who report on the president, he was next in line … Read more