Roman Polanski's singular classic film adaptation of Ira Levin's novel Rosemary's Baby remains one of the greatest supernatural/horror films ever made. At it's core, it is also a bit of a women's liberation tale wearing a thriller costume, following the…
Because he was founding member, writer and lead vocalist of Roxy Music, one of the greatest bands in rock music history. Because he continued with a relevant solo career. Because he always looks fantastic. (Always.) Because I cannot find any…
Today on StoryCorps, Robert Griffo tells the story of his high life at a successful Wall Street investment firm. Money... cocaine... heroin... real "bright lights, big city." In the wake of the crash on Black Monday in 1987, he lost…
In terms of great style in the Bond canon, the latest extension of the franchise is a slam dunk. The work among the costume designers on Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall, along with suits from Tom Ford, has…
The brilliant stand-up comic Tig Notaro has cancer. She'd talk to her girlfriend about it, but they broke up. She'd call her mom to talk about it, but her mom just died. Not a drinker or drugger, she'd try some…
How to destroy angels_, Trent Reznor's project with his wife Mariqueen Maandig and longtime collaborators Rob Sheridan and Atticus Ross, will release their An omen_ EP on November 13th via Columbia Records. Here's the first single from the EP, "Keep…
Here it is, gang... "Skyfall," the theme for the forthcoming James Bond film of the same title. Performed by Adele, it was written by her and Paul Epworth. The video was directed by Nick Chappell. http://adele.tv
Based on the true story of the Baker Street robbery of Lloyds Bank in London in 1971, The Bank Job stars Jason Statham as the head of a band of petty thieves who get in over their heads when an…
It's the campiest, whitest, most saccharine and most wonderful album in holiday music history: The Andy Williams Christmas Album. That's obviously a subjective opinion, but I like to think it's a feeling worthy of conversion to fact and inclusion in…
It is arguably the most famous suit in motion picture history. It’s the blue/gray suit with notch lapels, three buttons and no vents on the jacket and inward pleats and cuffs on the trousers worn by Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller North by Northwest (1959).