The album Dave Grohl thought contained his best lyrics: “More than anything else I’ve done”
Dave Grohl already had a standard for writing melodies, but he thought he crossed a lyrical threshold with this album.
‘The Who Sell Out’: A criminally overlooked postmodern masterpiece
Revisiting 'The Who Sell Out', the 1967 album by The Who, which saw Pete Townshend blend elements of pop art and parody to ...
The actor Jake Gyllenhaal called “a ray of light”
When Jake Gyllenhaal starred in Sam Mendes' war thriller 'Jarhead', he was impressed by Jamie Foxx's professionalism.
The artist Paul McCartney considered too good to retire: “It would be a pity”
Paul McCartney is still more than capable of delivering one spellbinding show after the other, but he thought this guitarist ...
The Stephen King adaptation inspired by Danny Boyle
Stephen King's short story 'The Mist' was adapted by Frank Darabont in 2007, and the movie was significantly inspired by ...
“I wanted the part”: the role Matthew McConaughey regrets missing out on the most
However, the gossip at the time was that McConaughey had declined the role, but he recently clarified that this wasn’t true, ...
The band Eric Clapton thought no one could imitate: “An impossible dream”
Eric Clapton didn't need to sound like anyone but himself the rest of his life, but he knew that there was some magic in this ...
“My little farting Nora”: James Joyce’s erotic flatulence fixation
Modernist writer James Joyce, who penned 'Ulysses', also wrote a series of letters to his wife, Nora Barnacle, describing his ...
Anatomy of a Scene: The sneaking fear of Jurassic Park’s raptors in the kitchen
The iconic scene in 'Jurassic Park' where the velociraptors stalk the two Murphy kids in the kitchen is one of the highlights ...
What was the first Eagles song to feature Timothy B Schmit on bass?
The Eagles added Timothy Schmit to their lineup after bassist Randy Meisner quit in 1977. But what was the first song they ...
Haley Joel Osment reveals Bruce Willis would check-in for years after ‘The Sixth Sense’
Back in 1999, Haley Joel Osment starred alongside Bruce Willis in 'The Sixth Sense,' and he has revealed that Bruce Willis ...
“I could cry right now thinking about it”: A collection of David Cronenberg’s favourite movies
David Cronenberg is renowned for his pioneering horror films, so one would expect him to have a particularly horror-filled list of favourite films ...