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Thursday, April 5 2012
Down to This: An Interview with Wire
With one of the most dynamic records of their legendary career fresh in people's minds, Wire's Colin Newman found a surprisingly receptive French audience, which is why Wire's new live disc is so uncompromising. Newman tells PopMatters all about it.
Thursday, January 26 2012
The Hidden Mythos of 'Police Academy'
Exploring the strange parallels between the writing of mythologist Joseph Campbell and the first four Police Academy films.
Thursday, January 19 2012
Movies 2011: Out of the Past
Super 8, The Muppets, and some of the other great movies of 2011 owe plenty to movies of the past. And they pull off a neat trick too: they're as vivid and delightful as your memories of those movies.
Thursday, October 20 2011
For Whom the Buzz Stolls: An Interview with Midnight in Paris' Corey Stoll
Actor Corey Stoll breezed in to steal Midnight in Paris out from under his co-stars and now, headed into awards season, his memorable characterization of legend Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen's most successful film to date feels decidedly poised to enter the Supporting Actor race.
Friday, June 24 2011
Duke Ellington and Paris Part 2: An Interview With Laurent Mignard
In this second part of his 'Duke and Paris' series, Matthew Asprey looks into what Laurent Mignard means, when he says, "Our record is called Duke Ellington Is Alive because I'm really sure that Duke's mood is still with us."
Columns
Tuesday, February 28 2012
'A Moveable Feast' in 'Midnight in Paris'
Ernest Hemingway compared Paris to a moveable feast because no matter what time it is, Paris is always the magnificent city of lights. Woody Allen expands upon Hemingway's testimony in the magical Midnight in Paris.
Thursday, July 14 2011
I Was Dreamin' When I Wrote This: A Trip to Tribute Land
For some fans, legendary artists of the past offer a fun diversion from the present. But what happens when that turns into an obsession?
Monday, June 20 2011
Where’s Woody?
What does an artist the caliber of Woody Allen do when he’s reached the pinnacle of his artistic accomplishment -- while only in his early 40s?
Wednesday, April 27 2011
Across Iberia by Slow Train
While prowling the globe for artist-friendly cities, your correspondent finds himself the only vegan at a Madrid bullfight, hunting for Stolchlickoff vodka in the streets of Barcelona, and getting fleeced in Paris.
Thursday, April 7 2011
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Paris Benjamin is a working actor in Hollywood, a long way from her acting roots in France and the UK. Her recent experiences on the sets of TV series and films shine a spotlight on the US and European entertainment industry.
Reviews
Tuesday, May 1 2012
The Dø: 6 April 2012 - La Maroquinerie, Paris
In spite of whatever assumptions their images will conjure, their talent is undeniable.
Wednesday, April 11 2012
My Brightest Diamond: 28 March 2012 - Paris
My Brightest Diamond's show dabbled in elements of cabaret and kabuki theatre, it was orchestral and it was rock, it was comedic and it was heartbreaking. It was simply something of her own creation.
Thursday, April 5 2012
Dum Dum Girls: 27 March 2012 - Paris
Dum Dum Girls brought an energetic live show to European shores as part of their, "Conquering the Hearts Tour". And in a brisk, determined fashion, the ladies did just that.
Tuesday, March 27 2012
Damien Jurado: 14 March 2012 - Paris, France
Fifteen years in, Jurado seems to be getting better with each new album.
Tuesday, March 13 2012
Andre and Gildas: Kitsune Parisien II
This compilation fails to arouse interest.
Blogs
Monday, January 16 2012
The Olden Globes
Once again, the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press have spoken - and confused the awards season conversation all over again.
Wednesday, September 7 2011
Your Virtual Fall TV Preview: Wednesdays
Part three of a primetime look at what the major networks will be offering us, with predictions on what will stick and what will flop.
Friday, May 20 2011
Let the Golden Age Begin: Woody Allen's Parisian Affair
Allen's Midnight in Paris redefines the traditional summer film, and redefines the auteur yet again...but don't call it a comeback!
Tuesday, March 8 2011
Past Its Prime?: 'Last Tango in Paris' (Blu-ray)
Last Tango in Paris is a perfect example of something's parts being massively greater than its ultimate sum.
Monday, August 16 2010
Donna Summer: To Paris With Love (new single)
Add another color to that crayon box. Highlighting yet another facet of the vocal versatility she exhibited on Crayons (2008), Donna Summer delivers a late-summer…
News
Friday, February 3 2012
Oscar nominees take a look back with ‘New Nostalgia’
The New Nostalgia, despite every dyspeptic bone in my body, is not necessarily a bad thing -- particularly in thoughtful hands, like those of Martin Scorsese or Steven Spielberg. The New Nostalgia is about dipping into movie history to rediscover the joy of moviegoing itself.
Thursday, May 12 2011
Cannes Film Festival opening all about Woody Allen
CANNES, France — The world's premier film festival has commenced, and the late 1960s Jerry Schatzberg photograph of Faye Dunaway at the center of this…
Wednesday, April 13 2011
French 'roots' the inspiration for 'Philly-Paris Lockdown'
PHILADELPHIA — For Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson, the roots of "Philly-Paris Lockdown," the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts classical-pop mashup that he and Parisian chanteuse…
Tuesday, February 2 2010
Jonathan Rhys Meyers met his iconic costar Travolta cold on the set of 'From Paris With Love'
The first time Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Travolta met was on the set for their first scene together in "From Paris With Love." Charlie…
Wednesday, July 29 2009
The sad, violent, obscure saga of jazz singer Jackie Paris
Stumbling upon a talent as imposing, magnetic, and seemingly unflawed as that of Jackie Paris prompts both exhilaration and unease. A jazz singer whose career…
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