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Film Review: Fading Gigolo
I never thought I’d see Woody Allen act again. He’s already replaced himself in his own movies with the likes of Owen Wilson and Jesse Eisenberg. What John Turturro did to lure Allen out in front of the camera again can only be imagined. Maybe it was the promise of filming in New York and …
Video: Le1f – Boom
Openly gay rappers are as rare as openly gay footballers and both fields are all the poorer for the forces that preserve their prejudices. New Yorker, Le1f, is one artist and producer trying to correct this imbalance, and making progress, judging from his recent appearance on Letterman two weeks ago. His most recent release (following the …
Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City
In the end this album didn’t quite do enough. There was a moment when I thought “Modern Vampires of the City” might be really brilliant. But it has ended up just being very good. I’m sure the band are going to be devastated when* they read that. It boils down to a case of a …