Back in 1959, critics were already asking if John Wayne was too old to be playing gunslinger leads. Rio Bravo was released that year and the romantic age gap between the 51-year-old and his 27-year-old co-star Angie Dickinson had received negative reactions in reviews. Nevertheless, the Hollywood star found ways to play older cowboys over […]

It’s twenty five years since Simon McBurney’s devised play first wowed audiences. His Complicité company has always trailed a reputation for inventive and unconventional work and its trailblazing techniques and visions were unique outside of the esoteric world of avant garde dance. But in the intervening period devised theatre has shifted into a new dimension […]

South Korean artists have taken global charts by storm, lead by BTS, who are currently on a two-year break for military service. Taylor Swift was the best-selling artist last year, but the next two were both K-Pop groups, Seventeen and Stray Kids. The latter also had 2023’s second and ninth-best selling albums in the world […]

Musicals based on Japanese manga are all the rage, it seems. Following closely on the heels of Death Note comes this musical adaptation of Naoshi Arakawa’s celebrated manga-turned-anime about teenage romance and the healing power of music. The English version with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics from Carly Robyn Green & Tracy Miller is […]

Bocelli shared: “It is one thing to cross paths fleetingly amidst spotlights and cameras, and quite another to be able to sit across from each other and savor the opportunity to chat and really get to know each other better. “We’re thrilled that Will Smith will join our extraordinary adventure of the Teatro del Silenzio. […]

Microsoft has announced plans to make big changes to its hugely popular Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Beginning on September 12, the price of Xbox Game Pass Core and Ultimate subscriptions will increase throughout the world. The price of Xbox Game Pass Core (which grants access to a small library of games, as well as […]

Last night, ZZ Top descended upon London’s Wembley Arena for their only UK show of the Elevation Tour. Following opening hard rock acts Those Damn Crows and Rival Sons, guitarist Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank Beard entered on stage for Got Me Under Pressure. The wonderful eccentric showmen were joined by the late Dusty Hill’s […]

Deadpool and Wolverine stars Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and Emma Corrin held a press conference in central London this morning with director Shawn Levy. The most hyped Marvel movie in a long time is rumoured to feature several incredible cameos. Spoilers are being kept under wraps, as only the first thirty minutes or so of […]

Maika Monroe, who has been hailed as the new generation’s Scream Queen due to her roles in numerous thrillers and horror films since her debut in 2012, is set to star in a new spine-tingling film titled Longlegs, releasing this Friday (July 12). The film will feature a showdown with Nicolas Cage, who portrays a […]