William Thornton reviews his favourite soundtrack, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
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An Interview with The Kooks
Chris Allen talks to Hugh Harris, lead guitarist of The Kooks, about their most recent album, Let’s Go Sunshine. Chris: In the press notes, it says that this album goes back to the early Kooks sound. Was that a conscious decision, or just something that happened while writing? Hugh: No, I mean there wasn’t a board […]
Obituary: Jacques Rivette
Legendary French director Jacques Rivette has died aged 87. Best known for his involvement with the French New Wave, Rivette had a long career making his first feature, Paris nous appartient, in 1961 and releasing his last film, 36 vues du pic Saint-Loup or Around a Small Mountain, in 2009. Born in Rouen in 1928, […]