PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
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TIM WELLS looks forward to real music for real people at the London International Ska Festival
LEO BOIX applauds an audacious, self-questioning film about grief, friendship and film-making
MARY CONWAY admires a brave and topical study of Armageddon that is, unfortunately, unable to come to a conclusion
ANDY HEDGECOCK, JAMES WALSH and JAMIE BRITTON review Hanging by a Wire, I Want Your Sex, The Pout-Pout Fish, and Rise of the Foot Soldier: Retribution
Chris Searle speaks to US pianist RAN BLAKE
The Bard hands out medals for his Edinburgh campaign and urges us to support The Men They Couldn’t Hang
ONE of the things I love about Britain is our love of reggae music, which has never really been accepted by the radio or television. But the people love it. And I love us more for that.
Just about everyone can sing along to The Israelites, even though no-one knows the words, and Pressure Drop coming on the jukebox can get a whole pub shouting: “Oh yeeaahh eeah eeah.”
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