One of my favourite ever quotes is Keith Richards describing Mick Jagger as “a mixture of James Brown and Maria Callas” (said while talking to NPR’s Terri Gross in 2010), and it’s a phrase that stuck with me after venturing into the Stones exhibition that’s come to NYC from their hometown of London. Exhibitionism doesn’t just center on the iconic frontman, to be sure, but it does bring together many of the complements he embodies and imbues in the band – the flamboyance and the artistry, the masculine and the feminine, the low brow swirled in with the high. It’s no wonder they made up a new word for this display: from the moment…
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Entertainment Express: Maleficent, MIA, Noah, Kate Winslet, Rolling Stones
I’m back! After the madness of SXSW and the travelling and all the woes that go with that, how about some of today’s news worth knowing then… * Maleficent continues to tease with the release of a new clip and image showing Angelina Jolie’s villain with wings, once upon a time. * Would you believe the NFL is still harping on about MIA‘s finger flipping from the 2012 Super Bowl? They’re suing for $16.6 million, but she’s got her attorney hitting back with claims that her behaviour wasn’t the first time something salacious happened during America’s biggest football game. * Darren Aronofsky’s latest film Noah will premiere in Italy tonight, and,…
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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: Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2, The Rolling Stones, Soundgarden, South African art heist, Kevin Clash
* It’s the end of a blood-sucking era – the stars of Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2, including Robert Pattinson in a “Peter Pan green tux” took to the red carpet of the LA premiere for the final installment in the series. * After performing on Live on Letterman last night, and helping to raise funds for those affected by Sandy, Soundgarden release King Animal today, the Seattle grunge-rock group’s first album in 16 years. * The Rolling Stones have added another show to their US roster – at Jay-Z’s Barclays Centre. This week sees the premiere of the 2-hour-or-so documentary Crossfire Hurricane in New York on Tuesday night…
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Entertainment Express: Rolling Stones, Nobel Literature Prize, Django Unchained, The Who
* In the year of their 50th anniversary, The Rolling Stones have released their first single in 6 years Doom and Gloom, ahead of November’s greatest hits album GRRR! * The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Chinese author Mo Yan, who has been cited for his “hallucinatory realism [that] merges folk tales, history and the contemporary.” * There’s a new trailer for Django Unchained as we edge closer to the film’s Christmas Day release. Nothing like blood-splattered cotton buds to start your Thursday. * Stan Lee Media, an Internet company that shut down more than a decade ago and has been mired in lawsuits ever since, is suing Disney for billions of dollars. * Pete…
