Jon Savage on songPop and rockJon Savage on song: The Byrds go nuclearThe Byrds' I Come and Stand at Every Door is a hypnotic and haunting song, told from the viewpoint of a child incinerated at HiroshimaThere's no intro, just a chiming chord and straight into the vocal: "I come and stand at every door, but no one hears my silent tread. I knock and yet remain unseen, for I am dead, for I am dead. Read More...
World cinemaReviewA superb Norwegian film about a junkie spending a day outside the rehab centre, ballasted by an excellent central performanceAn intelligent and resonant work from Norwegian director Joachim Trier, a movie that yields up its meanings and implications slowly. It is loosely based on Pierre Drieu La Rochelle's 1931 novel Le Feu Follet, filmed before by Louis Malle. This is one day in the life of Anders, played by Anders Danielsen Lie; he is a thirtysomething heroin addict in a rehab centre outside Oslo. Read More...
The new indictment alleges that Baldwin caused Hutchins’ death either by negligence or ‘total disregard or indifference’ for safety. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPAThe new indictment alleges that Baldwin caused Hutchins’ death either by negligence or ‘total disregard or indifference’ for safety. Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPARust film set shootingAnalysisRust shooting: what a new indictment will mean for Alec BaldwinEdward HelmoreStar could face up to 18 months in prison for the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins three years ago Read More...