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Friends and film-makers including Errol Morris, Laurie Anderson and Adam Curtis on the brilliance of Telluride’s Tom Luddy, who has died aged 79

The most eclectic regular record reviews in the known universe. By Thomas H Green.

The most eclectic regular record reviews in the universe. Reviews by Thomas H Green.

In 1982, the first Womad music festival was held in Shepton Mallet, UK. The organisation, which stands for World Of Music Arts And Dance, was set up in 1980 by English rock star Peter Gabriel (Genesis), Thomas Brooman, Bob Hooton, Mark Kidel, Stephen Pritchard, Martin Elbourne and Jonathan Arthur.

A weekend of fine music from all parts of the globe. Review by Guy Oddy and Peter Culshaw

The most extensive regular vinyl reviews on the planet. Review by Thomas H Green.

All the information about El verdadero Cary Grant at cines.com. Directors, Script, Music, Photography, Producers, Genre and actors who participate.

From the NS archive: Four-wheel drive 27 January 1978: Abba, carefree joy and the erosion of local culture. By Mark Kidel After winning the Eurovision Song Contest with “Waterloo” in 1974 – the first Swedish contestants to do so – Abba became famous almost overnight. But it wasn’t until a few years later that they became true superstars. By the time they released “The Album” in December 1977, Abba were fresh off a tour of Europe and Australia, with multiple number-one hits and a...

Region: All MSRP: $21.99 The Production: 3.5/5 If you’re looking for biographical accuracy, don’t look to Hollywood of the Golden Age especially if the subject is connected to the arts; its primary focus then was entertainment, not factual authenticity. Richard Thorpe’s The Great Caruso is a perfect example: a popular, celebrated artist whose real life story was fraught with legitimate drama but whose movie biography was reduced to a rags-to-riches-to-heartbreak trope: a story w...