Arts
Senna: what he really meant to Brazil
One of my earliest memories is of my dad crying in front of the television, right after Ayrton Senna crashed in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. My understanding at the time was minimal as I was only four years old, but later I came to understand that Senna is one of the few Brazilian personalities who made the whole country proud.
By Nicole Froio | Film, The Foreign Desk | Thursday, 16 June 2011 at 11:41 am
Green Lantern: Exclusive Ryan Reynolds interview
Bringing the enduringly popular superhero to the big screen for the first time, Green Lantern stars Ryan Reynolds (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) in the title role, under the direction of Martin Campbell (Casino Royale).
By Inside film | Film | Tuesday, 14 June 2011 at 10:13 am
Can India rise to the challenge of celebrating M.F.Husain’s legacy?
While India’s politicians squabbled about the perceived rights and wrongs of M.F.Husain’s virtual exile from India, the country’s most famous and prolific artist was quietly buried in the UK on Friday, and then remembered yesterday at a London teatime memorial meeting – both events attended by relatives, friends and admirers of his work.
Namaz-e-Janaza (prayers) took [...]
By John Elliott | Arts, The Foreign Desk | Sunday, 12 June 2011 at 6:52 pm
Nationwide British arts festival set for Brazil
A six-month nationwide series of events celebrating British culture is planned for Brazil from September 2012, according to a source at the Brazilian embassy in London.
The events are set to be curated by South Bank Centre chief Jude Kelly, and will include the cooperation of major British institutions including the British Museum, according to the [...]
Flogging Molly: We don’t have the solutions to fix the economy, but we can sing, write and raise our voices
Dave King, songwriter and frontman of Irish/American rockers Flogging Molly, speaks about what influenced the band in the making of their new album, Speed of Darkness.
Filmclub interview Jack Black about Kung Fu Panda 2
Kids from Filmclub, a charity which gets kids interested in film at state schools, have been talking to Hollywood comic Jack Black about Kung Fu Panda 2.
By Inside film | Film | Friday, 10 June 2011 at 12:43 pm
MF Husain dies – lauded in exile by India’s artistic fraternity
It was a sad beginning to Christie’s annual auction of Indian modern and contemporary art in London’s Old Brompton Road this afternoon.
Maqbool Fida Husain, the doyen of that world, was not there to take his usual seat and see how his works were doing. MF, as he was known, died of a heart attack early [...]
By John Elliott | Arts, The Foreign Desk | Thursday, 9 June 2011 at 7:05 pm
Beginners: Interview with Ewan McGregor and director Mike Mills
A young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.
By Inside film | Film | Wednesday, 8 June 2011 at 12:58 pm
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 1) – The Trailer
In the highly anticipated next chapter of THE TWILIGHT SAGA, the newfound married bliss of Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen is cut short when a series of betrayals and misfortunes threatens to destroy their world.
By Inside film | Film | Tuesday, 7 June 2011 at 11:00 am
Slept On: RTKAL
Birmingham grime native, RTKAL, has been milling around the music scene for a couple of years, working hard on a number of mixtapes and tirelessly creating energy-infused vibes in raves and shows. In recent times, he’s performed with OGz front man, P Money, creating a renewed hype around the previously described dead grime scene.
By Errol Anderson | Music | Tuesday, 7 June 2011 at 6:00 am
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