* A thrilling redband (read: safe for all eyes) trailer for the upcoming Spike Lee remake of Chan wook-Park’s cult classic Oldboy has been released. The film, starring Josh Brolin, Samuel L Jackson, Elisabeth Olsen and our guy Sharlto Copley, comes out in October. The big question on everyone’s mind: will the new film still include the shocking reveal at the end? * Jay-Z rapped, or lip-synched rather, for 6 hours at an art gallery in New York on Wednesday, dancing with gallery owners and artist extraordinaire Marina Abramović too, leading many to wonder out-loud if performance art is dead, or as one site asked, if it’s just moved to Brooklyn? I still marvel…
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Entertainment Express: Despicable Me 2, The Lone Ranger, Jay-Z, Rolling Stones, Doctor Who
* It was a good 4th of July holiday weekend for Despicable Me 2, which made almost $300 million in total, from box office takings here in the US and abroad. The sequel follows on from the film’s success in 2010, when it became the second biggest animated release that year – after the Oscar-winning Toy Story 3. (PS Have you seen me talking to the cast about accents and happiness?) * By the same stroke, it was a bad weekend for The Lone Ranger. The movie, which reportedly cost an estimated $225 million to make, has hovered around the $73 million mark, from takings in the US and the territories…
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Entertainment Express: Bonnaroo, Man of Steel, Jay-Z, Daytime Emmy Awards, The Wolf of Wall Street
* Man of Steel proved its mettle at the box office this weekend, bringing in over $125 million from the US and selected countries overseas. This also gives the film, according to those who know these things, the biggest opening for the month of June in movie history ever, which is traditionally fuelled by Fathers’ Day. Hurrah for Henry Cavill! * That four-day festival in Tennessee lovingly known as Bonnaroo, ended on Sunday, after Paul McCartney performed for the first time there on Friday night. His set included a giant sing-a-long of Hey Jude, which I can only imagine was spectacular. R. Kelly, Kendrick Lamar and Jack Johnson also won…
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J.Cole’s Born Sinners Silent Listening Session
J.Cole: This album is about going through hell, trying to get to heaven; through depression, trying to find happiness #bornsinnerlistening — Nadia Neophytou (@NadiaNeophytou) June 7, 2013 It was a cool concept on paper – as J.Cole explained, he wanted people, mostly fans, to be able to enjoy his second album, without the pressure of talking to others or having them talk over his new tracks, as is the case at most listening session parties. So walking into the SVA Theatre, we were handed rental Beats by Dre headphones, took our seats, and waited for others to download the LISNR app, through which to hear the live stream of…
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Entertainment Express: The Met, Made in America, Kate Bush, Jay-Z, Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark
* The Metropolitan Museum of Art will soon receive a $1 billion gift from Leonard Lauder and art-lovers in New York will have new Cubist works to appreciate as a result. The cosmetics tycoon was looking for the perfect place to house his collection of 78 pieces of Cubist art, and with the great rennovations going on at the Met, he found it. * Kate Bush received a CBE for her services to music from the Queen on Wednesday at a ceremony at Windsor Castle. Wuthering Heights alone would be reason enough for the honour, but her 10 albums and 40 year career does it too. * The artist line-up…
