Shack

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Like Starting Over: An Interview with Shack

Patrick Clarke meets Peter Wilkinson and brothers Michael and John Head in Liverpool to discuss the surprise return of their much-adored band Shack, processing the death of their drummer, newfound sobriety, and why they've never paid much mind to the misfortune that's plagued their career thus far

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Why You Should Help Save The Social

With one of London's most vital venues, The Social, crowdfunding for its survival, Patrick Clarke gathers a selection of tales that prove just how much they deserve your support.

Alan Wills RIP

Liverpool musician and label boss dies after cycling incident

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Mann-erisms: The Films Of Michael Mann Reassessed

To mark Arrow Films' re-release of Thief on blu-ray, Tony McKiver looks back at the work of Michael Mann and highlights some of his lesser noted stylistic tendencies

Film

First Cut Is The Deepest: Thelma Schoonmaker Talks Scorsese And Silence

With Scorsese's Silence out in cinema's now, Ian Schultz interviews Thelma Schoonmaker, the great director's long-term editor and collaborator

Film

Road to Nowhere: How ‘Dancer In The Dark’ Spelled The End For Lars Von Trier

Twenty years ago, Lars von Trier made a turning point in his career with the Bjork-led Dancer in the Dark. But this is when the ego began to eclipse the art, finds Steve Erickson

Film

Talking A Load Of Rap: Jeanie Finlay Talks The Great Hip Hop Hoax

Documentary director Jeanie Finlay talks to Colm McAuliffe about her upcoming film The Great Hip Hop Hoax and discusses her choices of movies showing at Nottingham's Broadway Cinema in September

News

London Film Festival Preview: Sister

Val Phoenix watches Ursula Meier's snowy second feature, screening at the 56th London Film Festival ahead of its October 26 theatrical release

Television

Means & Ends: A Homeland Half-Term Report

Political conspiracy potboiler _Homeland_ is supposedly Barack Obama’s favourite TV show. Midway through its UK run, Simon Garner examines why it’s got the presidential seal of approval

Film

FrightFest The 13th: The Cigarette Burns Report

Josh Saco of Cigarette Burns enjoys the recent Film4 Frightfest, which took place at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square. Still from American Mary

Film

From Queercore To The Future: Miranda July Talks Independent Art

Ahead of the UK release of The Future on November 4, Val Phoenix met Miranda July at the London Film Festival

Film

Lars Von Trier’s Antichrist and Shocking Body Horror Films

_Antichrist_'s harrowing scenes of genital mutilation have the power to shock even today's desensitised viewers. Jeremy Allen wonders if the controversy is overshadowing this sophisticated drama. Plus The Quietus collect 10 similarly shocking scenes of body horror.

Film

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