3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (464+ words) It takes a brave and possibly arrogant actor or filmmaker to call a movie they've either starred in or directed a masterpiece, because that's a call that's left up to critics and audiences. Jack Nicholson was in a few, but…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (515+ words) Is your first effort your most definitive or your least refined? It is a predicament that has puzzled creatives for years, wrestling between a sense of raw originality and matured orthodoxy. Throughout this struggle, there are also folks who say…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (619+ words) At nearly 100, Mel Brooks is still the funniest man in the world, where even if his career had ended ten, 20, or even 50 years ago, he still would have been remembered as one of the most influential, daring, and consequential artists…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (865+ words) Parody songs have always spanned the spectrum from the toe-curlingly godawful to the comically brilliant; it is a tricky art to master. Frank Sidebottom, on the other hand, occupies an entirely different, unpinnable space within the musical realm, having created…...

1+ week, 46+ min ago  (1900+ words) Having cultivated a sizeable online audience over the last two decades, Brian Mc Elhaney and Nick Kocher, the duo collectively known as Bri TANick, which, yes, is a Titanic pun, have taken the next step in their career by writing…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (354+ words) Eugene Mirman, a voice actor in the hit animated series Bob's Burgers, was rescued from a burning car in New Hampshire. The single-vehicle collision took place at a New Hampshire toll plaza at 11: 55am on March 31st, with the New Hampshire State…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (518+ words) Self-belief and confidence are key to anyone who wants to make a living out of making people laugh, which left Robin Williams staring an existential crisis in the face when he thought he'd lost his touch. He got over it,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (317+ words) Next month sees the release of Undertone from A24, a revolutionary horror movie that places the importance of audio right at the heart of its effectiveness, using a "sound-first" narrative rather than visuals to unsettle the viewer. Grafton had been founded…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (390+ words) Since its inception over 50 years ago, Saturday Night Live has always been a cutthroat environment, with performers and writers battling for supremacy to bring the best sketches to the airwaves. At the head of the table sits Lorne Michaels, who…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (353+ words) Saturday Night Live has reliably generated top stars ever since its inception in the 1970s. From the early success stories of Chevy Chase and Bill Murray to more modern triumphs like Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler, the long-running show is something…...