Culture (Page 139)

Review at a glance C hris Rock and Dave Chappelle have been at the top of the stand-up mountain for many years. More recently they made headlines for other reasons. Rock for being hit by Will Smith at the Oscars in March, Chappelle for being accused of transphobia and thenContinue Reading

M usic fans gathered in their thousands in a quiet corner of the Dorset countryside to celebrate one of the final events in the British festival calendar this weekend. A sell-out crowd of 15,000 were at this year’s End Of The Road Festival, with American indie-rock pioneers Pixies a notableContinue Reading

O zzy Osbourne has said he would “be dead” if not for his wife Sharon, after their marriage led him to cut down on drinking and drug use. The Black Sabbath frontman, 73, who recently appeared in his home city Birmingham to close the 2022 Commonwealth Games, said he isContinue Reading

S ir Elton John has spoken about reworking his song Tiny Dancer with Britney Spears, saying he wanted to “release a happy record”. The duo last month released their much-anticipated song Hold Me Closer, which mixes Sir Elton’s 1971 hit Tiny Dancer with his 1992 song The One, while partsContinue Reading

S hia LaBeouf has been confirmed as the latest actor to be cast in Francis Ford Coppola’s new film Megalopolis, which has been dubbed his “passion project” and is expected to cost $100 million. The film has been created with funds from the director’s back pocket, and LaBeouf will joinContinue Reading

T housands of people have gathered in Co Down to watch Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody “Take Back The City” of his birth. Bangor Marina was transformed with a temporary arena filled by an audience of 5,000 people as Lightbody arrived on stage to celebrate receiving the Freedom of theContinue Reading

O rganisers of the Sundance Film Festival have announced initial details of the hybrid event for 2023, which will see a combination of in-person and online screenings. Next year’s event is designed “with the priority of bringing the Sundance community back together in theatres”, the organisation said. It comes afterContinue Reading

C raig Charles has revealed he has “mixed feelings” about the loss of his BBC Radio 2 show amid the broadcaster’s schedule shake-up earlier this year. The 58-year-old DJ and actor, best known for his roles in Red Dwarf and Coronation Street, presented The Craig Charles House Party on RadioContinue Reading