Crypto scammers hijack launch of heavy metal titan Metallica’s new album December 6, 2022 Crypto scammers hijacked the launch of heavy metal titans Metallica’s new album, the band warned fans. The US artist took to Instagram ahead of the launch of its 72 Seasons record and World Tour announcement. In a message to supporters, the musicians said with the launch “unfortunately the ugly side of social media made an [...]
The Infernal Machine review: Guy Pearce in sparse psychological tussle December 4, 2022 The title and poster for The Infernal Machine, featuring the face of lead star Guy Pearce lined by fire, could be mistaken for an apocalyptic sci-fi movie. Instead, it’s an ambitious but flawed exploration of paranoia and infamy. Pearce plays Bruce Cogburn, a reclusive author who has been off the map since his best-selling book, The [...]
Lynch/Oz: A fun documentary about David Lynch and the Wizard of Oz December 4, 2022 What makes a movie influential? Is it the story, the visuals, the cultural moment, or all of the above? It’s a topic explored in Lynch/Oz, a fascinating new work all about the link between filmmaker David Lynch and seminal 1930s movie The Wizard of Oz. Documentarian Alexandre O Philippe has made interesting retrospectives on film history [...]
Violent Night is a manic but enjoyable Christmas movie December 4, 2022 Prior to playing everyone’s favourite Sheriff in Stranger Things, David Harbour was a versatile character actor who has shared the big screen with everyone from Leonardo DiCaprio to Dwayne Johnson. Now that his face is more recognisable he’s moved into leading man territory, although Violent Night certainly isn’t a cookie-cutter leading man role. He plays [...]
Othello at the National Theatre is a savage take on race and masculinity December 4, 2022 It seems absurd that the first black man to play Othello at the National Theatre was David Harewood, as recently as 1997. A young Clint Dyer, visiting the National in the 1980s, was horrified by the theatre’s – and every other theatre’s – continuing use of blackface, even defacing a photograph of Laurence Olivier playing [...]
Drag Race’s Miz Cracker on her new London show Who’s Holiday December 2, 2022 Forget the London Palladium: if you want a camp Christmas show with drag in it you’d better head to the Southwark Playhouse this season. One-woman show Who’s Holiday is an adults-only comedy kicking off on 16 December and starring RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni Miz Cracker. She placed fifth in the tenth season of Drag Race in [...]
What to do in London for Christmas, from carols to food and drink December 1, 2022 Whether you’re after carols in a cathedral or a knees-up in a brewery, we have the perfect Christmas outing for you. CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT ST PAUL’S Short of getting a ride in Santa’s sleigh, there can be little more festive than singing Christmas carols in the stunning surrounds of St Paul’s Cathedral. This year there [...]
Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie dies aged 79 November 30, 2022 Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie has died following a short illness at the age of 79, her family have confirmed.
Atelier Wren on how to design an ‘it’ restaurant November 29, 2022 Saltie Girl in Mayfair is London’s newest “it” restaurant, already frequented by celebs from Salma Hayek to Robert Pattinson. We caught up with Jake Raslan and Lorenzo Buscaroli, the interior design duo behind Atelier Wren, the studio that brought the space to life. What was your vision for Saltie Girl? JAKE RASLAN: Saltie Girl is [...]
‘Big, big shortage’ of turkeys for Christmas November 29, 2022 Press Association Consumers have been warned of a “big, big shortage” of British free range turkeys this Christmas with half already dead due to bird flu. Half of the free range turkeys produced for Christmas in the UK have already been killed in the bird flu epidemic, British Poultry Council chief executive Richard Griffiths told [...]