Unsentimental and unflinching in its study of love between an elderly couple, Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or-winning Amour is a quietly devastating memento mori of a life lived. Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva give flawlessly nuanced performances as Georges and Anne, retired...
Whether you believe in vampires or not (Twilight fans not counted), the untold story of America’s greatest president Abraham Lincoln as an axe-wielding vampire killer sounds intriguing on paper. On the big screen, however, director Timur Bekmambetov’s (Wanted) well-known kinetic visual...
This is the kind of film comic geeks will lose sleep over. For the rest of us normal civilians, The Avengers is enjoyable fluff but ultimately just too predictable. Consider all the possibilities that director/screenwriter Joss Whedon (TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer) could have come up with...
In the vein of director Andrew Niccol’s dystopian sci-fi film Gattaca (1997), the futuristic science-fiction action-thriller In Time is one helluva Hollywood ride. It’s a race against time and a Bonnie & Clyde-inspired chaser with a palpable plot device fusing philosophical musings...
Would you say that your design has gotten more contemporary, even more European, over the years?
We have always been a street and contemporary brand, but more European. However, it could be the influence of the European buyers. Now that Greyhound is available in Paris, Moscow, Switzerland,...
Under Streetlight Glow
Rating 4/5
Heidi Spencer and the Rare Birds / Bella Union
Remember the name Heidi Spencer, because she looks set to be frequently mentioned in the years to come. The UK singer-songwriter’s album Under Streetlight Glow is a respectable and strong debut. A frequent...
Couleurs Sur Paris
Rating 3/5
Nouvelle Vague/Kwaidan Records
The French supergroup Nouvelle Vague’s fourth studio album Couleurs sur Paris (Colors on Paris) pays tribute to their angsty punk roots and the economic bitterness of 80s Europe in subtle yet inspiring fashion. In collaboration...
Kanye West
Rating 4/5
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy / Roc-A-Fella
Never mind what you think of the man’s behavior; Kanye’s bad boys antics are played to the hilt here, his fourth and probably catchiest release yet. With beats and samples so infectious, who needs the likes of Jay-Z...
After all that hype, the year’s supposed IT film, Tron: Legacy, turns out to be just another average sci-fi flick. But it’s not all bad news: The film probably is one of the best looking and stylish we’ve seen after this year’s Inception, replete with neon-lit retro-fitted...
Mt. Desolation
Rating 4/5
Mt. Desolation / Cooperative Music
Keane’s pianist and second vocalist Tim Rice Oxley and bassist Jesse Quinn take center stage with their new band Mt. Desolation; and they are not alone. The self-titled debut album features a star-studded cast of some of the best...
