Dying is an act of eroticism,” suggested one of the many disposable characters in David Cronenberg’s first full-length ...

German singer Claudia Brücken has had a long and busy career, initially defined by her role in Propaganda. They were a cult ...

The first Jurassic Park movie now seems virtually Jurassic itself, having been released in the sepia-tinged year of 1993.

French-Tunisian journalist and documentary filmmaker Hind Meddeb flew to Sudan after the overthrow of hated dictator Omar ...

This charming, or plain odd, British folk-tradition supposedly derives from George II having done the same in 1743 – although there’s no evidence that the monarch ever rose to the occasion. In any ...

Poor, slightly silly Semele fries at the sight of lover Jupiter casting off his mortal form, but in Congreve’s and Handel’s ...

Appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe has long been an expensive gig for comics. But while stand-ups may need only a microphone ...

There's something luminous about the Brad Mehldau Trio. The music they create with such joy shines with a special clarity, in ...

The red, white and blue bull’s-eye on the front curtain at Sadler’s Wells tells us we are in the familiar territory of Pete ...

The first five-and-a-half minutes of Sunwise’s opening track “Dùsgadh / Waking" are taken up by a drone. Played on the ...

Alfred Brendel’s death earlier this month came as a shock, but it wasn’t unexpected. His health had gradually deteriorated ...

A Sober Conversation is the work of a master songwriter, one who knows how to achieve their goals. As the album’s nine tracks ...