Don Henley on the best possible replacement Eagles member: “One of the best”
The Eagles are far from the same band fans met in the 1970s, but Don Henley thought the best alternative on guitar is this ...
The simple scene that took Charlie Chaplin 342 takes to capture
Charlie Chaplin historian Hooman Mehran, when talking of the lengths the actor-director-producer-composer would drive ...
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 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 ...
“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 ...
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.
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“Fundamental”: Geddy Lee discusses the most balanced Rush record
Canadian progressive rock legends Rush never stuck in one musical place for too long, but Geddy Lee thought they struck a perfect balance back in 2007.