The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” has been a left-field Christmas classic since Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl first sang it in 1987, but this year — three weeks after MacGowan’s death (and 23 years since MacColl’s) — the song feels more maudlin. The Libertines recently gave the song a couple of performances in tribute.
In the first, the group’s Pete Doherty and Carl Barât recorded a typically free-wheeling performance and posted it to Instagram, leaning deep into the tune’s natural sodden sentimentality. “Rip Shane, this one’s for you,...
In the first, the group’s Pete Doherty and Carl Barât recorded a typically free-wheeling performance and posted it to Instagram, leaning deep into the tune’s natural sodden sentimentality. “Rip Shane, this one’s for you,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The Libertines are back with “Night of the Hunter,” the latest single from their upcoming album, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade.
Arriving nearly two months after the band announced their comeback album, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (their first full-length release in nine years), “Night of the Hunter” is a story song partially inspired by the 1955 film of the same name starring Robert Mitchum as a preacher who has the words “Love” and “Hate” tattooed on his knuckles.
As The Libertines’ Peter Doherty explains: “The song’s about not staying ahead of the law. This fella doesn’t really know why his mate’s dead, but he’s got a feeling his mate had it coming to him. He fucked with the wrong people, and he stole something he shouldn’t have, and he got stabbed. So, he’s angry and hurt and he has to go and get revenge…...
Arriving nearly two months after the band announced their comeback album, All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (their first full-length release in nine years), “Night of the Hunter” is a story song partially inspired by the 1955 film of the same name starring Robert Mitchum as a preacher who has the words “Love” and “Hate” tattooed on his knuckles.
As The Libertines’ Peter Doherty explains: “The song’s about not staying ahead of the law. This fella doesn’t really know why his mate’s dead, but he’s got a feeling his mate had it coming to him. He fucked with the wrong people, and he stole something he shouldn’t have, and he got stabbed. So, he’s angry and hurt and he has to go and get revenge…...
- 12/6/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
The Libertines have released a new single, “Night of the Hunter,” along with a music video for the track. The song will appear on the band’s upcoming fourth studio LP, All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade, out March 8, 2024 via Casablanca/Republic Records.
The video was directed by Alex Brown and filmed in Cliftonville, Margate, and the Libertines’ hotel The Albion Rooms. It’s the second installment in a series of Margate-themed videos following single “Run, Run, Run,” which feature the characters from the songs on All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade.
The video was directed by Alex Brown and filmed in Cliftonville, Margate, and the Libertines’ hotel The Albion Rooms. It’s the second installment in a series of Margate-themed videos following single “Run, Run, Run,” which feature the characters from the songs on All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade.
- 12/6/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
The Libertines are officially back. The on-again, off-again British rockers have announced All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade, their first album in eight years, and shared its lead single, “Run, Run, Run.” Listen to the track below.
Spanning 11 tracks and produced by Dimitri Tikovoï, All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade arrives in full on March 8th. “Our first record was born out of panic, and disbelief that we were actually allowed to be in a studio; the second was born of total strife and misery; the third was born of complexity; this one feels like we were all actually in the same place, at the same speed, and we really connected,” said Carl Barât in a statement.
With rousing hand claps and a blown-out, singalong chorus, “Run, Run, Run” takes you straight back to The Libertines’ garage rock revival glory days. “Tonight we’re gonna bring tomorrow’s happiness/ Gonna...
Spanning 11 tracks and produced by Dimitri Tikovoï, All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade arrives in full on March 8th. “Our first record was born out of panic, and disbelief that we were actually allowed to be in a studio; the second was born of total strife and misery; the third was born of complexity; this one feels like we were all actually in the same place, at the same speed, and we really connected,” said Carl Barât in a statement.
With rousing hand claps and a blown-out, singalong chorus, “Run, Run, Run” takes you straight back to The Libertines’ garage rock revival glory days. “Tonight we’re gonna bring tomorrow’s happiness/ Gonna...
- 10/13/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Like the grand movie twist, the camera pulls back on 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino to reveal that it was never on the moon at all. It was a lunar-themed complex in the heart of old Vegas. Arctic Monkeys’ curveball sixth album, all cosmic cocktail lounge vibes and plush retro-futurist visions, wasn’t the one-off it sounded, the stepping-off point for a voyage into a great sonic unknown. Instead, it was the sound of the Monkeys docking at their intended destination, having raced from the sordid streets of Sheffield – via Turner’s similarly Sixties-obsessed side project The Last Shadow Puppets – to the Bellagio whiskey bar residency in just 16 years.
The Car, their seventh record, could be subtitled Weird But Soothing in Las Vegas. For much of the album, singer Alex Turner sounds as though he’s fronting a workaday lounge band in the Golden Nugget, reeling off interchangeable soul, funk...
The Car, their seventh record, could be subtitled Weird But Soothing in Las Vegas. For much of the album, singer Alex Turner sounds as though he’s fronting a workaday lounge band in the Golden Nugget, reeling off interchangeable soul, funk...
- 10/18/2022
- by Mark Beaumont
- The Independent - Music
It started with a blood-curdling scream: “Geeeettaaouttofit!” Pete Doherty’s visceral howl opens “Up The Bracket”, the lead single from The Libertines’ debut album of the same name. Released 20 years ago, on 21 October 2002, the record was an unruly, triumphant beast that revived British guitar music from its post-Britpop doldrums and gave the country an answer to the New Rock Revolution being led in the United States by The Strokes and The White Stripes. The accompanying music video made bright red military tunics an instant indie fashion staple, while a nondescript alleyway in Bethnal Green became a site of pilgrimage for dedicated fans. “That’s still going on now,” notes Carl Barât, whose volatile partnership with Doherty formed the nucleus of the band. “I think the council cover over [the graffiti] every year, but it keeps coming back. What a funny time that was. The video concept was, ‘We’ll bring the cameras...
- 10/12/2022
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - Music
‘As Dusk Falls’ Is a Choice-Based Game That Features One of the Best Musical Scores We’ve Ever Heard
Picture this: A family looking for a new start stops by an unassuming motel looking for a respite after an unfortunate car accident. A few moments later, three men, armed and masked, enter the premises. The tension is palpable, voices raised. It’s your choice that matters — your choice that decides the fate of two families whose trajectories fatefully collide in midwest Americana. This is the plot of Interior/Night’s latest video game, As Dusk Falls.
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- 8/23/2022
- by Nishka Dhawan
- Rollingstone.com
The Virgin Money Unity Arena in Newcastle, England, which bills itself as the world’s first socially distanced concert venue, on Tuesday kicked off the first of several concerts with a show by English indie-rock act Sam Fender, who played a set for a couple thousand fans spread out across the horse-track-turned-arena venue in their own socially distanced pods.
Regional promoter Ssd Concerts had begun planning for these socially distanced shows in April and finally announced the concept in July, when it became clear the promoter could pull off the event.
Regional promoter Ssd Concerts had begun planning for these socially distanced shows in April and finally announced the concept in July, when it became clear the promoter could pull off the event.
- 8/12/2020
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Following a months-long hiatus after wrapping up a European tour, beloved English rock band the Libertines are once again readying a live gig, but the environment couldn’t be more different. With band members sequestered in different countries since the pandemic started, the first time the Libertines will see one another again in person will be onstage in England for their first socially distanced concert.
“The lack of human connection has been hard, and we wanted to be at the forefront of finding ways to safely go around to let people do what they love,...
“The lack of human connection has been hard, and we wanted to be at the forefront of finding ways to safely go around to let people do what they love,...
- 7/17/2020
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Babylon Berlin firm Beta Film has invested in fledgling British drama producer RubyRock Pictures.
The German producer and distributor has taken a minority stake in the UK company, recently set up by Zoë Rocha, former TV boss at The Fyzz Facility. The two companies will look to create, develop, finance and produce English-language series for the international market.
The move is Beta Film’s first investment in British drama production company.
RubyRock Pictures has yet to win a commission but it is developing series including The Heartless, a music drama written by Spotless writer Lucie Barât, the sister of The Libertines frontman Carl Barât and feminist horror anthology Her Horror. Rocha previously produced Channel 5 comedy Borderline and Sky’s Chris O’Dowd-fronted Moone Boy.
Moritz von Kruedener, Managing Director Beta Film, said, “Ruby Rock is an essential addition to our portfolio and a great partner to create exceptional series for the international market.
The German producer and distributor has taken a minority stake in the UK company, recently set up by Zoë Rocha, former TV boss at The Fyzz Facility. The two companies will look to create, develop, finance and produce English-language series for the international market.
The move is Beta Film’s first investment in British drama production company.
RubyRock Pictures has yet to win a commission but it is developing series including The Heartless, a music drama written by Spotless writer Lucie Barât, the sister of The Libertines frontman Carl Barât and feminist horror anthology Her Horror. Rocha previously produced Channel 5 comedy Borderline and Sky’s Chris O’Dowd-fronted Moone Boy.
Moritz von Kruedener, Managing Director Beta Film, said, “Ruby Rock is an essential addition to our portfolio and a great partner to create exceptional series for the international market.
- 11/26/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Wild Bunch TV has joined “Her Horror,” the female-led anthology series from recently-minted drama shingle RubyRock Pictures and Clipper Media Capital. “Her Horror” is billed as a feminist anthology series that will examine the female experience through the prism of horror.
Zoë Rocha, former COO of Stephen Fry’s Sprout Pictures and a business affairs exec at Recorded Picture Company/HanWay Films, launched RubyRock in early Oct. Ahead of it being pitched at the drama series forum at Mia in Rome, Wild Bunch TV has gotten on board the project.
Rocha told Variety that “Her Horror” got off the ground after a meeting with Zara Symes who created the project. She said that the series will reclaim a genre in which women are often brutalized. Each episode will draw inspiration from specific aspects of the female experience such as puberty, childbearing, menopause, and ageing. The plan is to reference classic...
Zoë Rocha, former COO of Stephen Fry’s Sprout Pictures and a business affairs exec at Recorded Picture Company/HanWay Films, launched RubyRock in early Oct. Ahead of it being pitched at the drama series forum at Mia in Rome, Wild Bunch TV has gotten on board the project.
Rocha told Variety that “Her Horror” got off the ground after a meeting with Zara Symes who created the project. She said that the series will reclaim a genre in which women are often brutalized. Each episode will draw inspiration from specific aspects of the female experience such as puberty, childbearing, menopause, and ageing. The plan is to reference classic...
- 10/14/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Zoë Rocha, former TV boss at The Fyzz Facility, has set up her own scripted production company and has set her first development slate including a drama exec produced by The Libertines frontman Carl Barât.
Rocha, who previously produced Channel 5 comedy Borderline and Sky’s Chris O’Dowd-fronted Moone Boy has launched RubyRock Pictures and has brought on former Fyzz Facility exec Catherine Freeman as Development Executive.
The pair are already working on The Heartless, a music drama written by Spotless writer Lucie Barât, the sister of Carl Barât and feminist horror anthology Her Horror.
The Heartless is a semi-autobiographical snapshot of the British indie scene in early noughties London, inspired by creator Lucie Barât’s own experience of that time, and the journey of her brother’s band. With a soundtrack written by both Barâts, the series follows Sally, who returns to the UK after a year in...
Rocha, who previously produced Channel 5 comedy Borderline and Sky’s Chris O’Dowd-fronted Moone Boy has launched RubyRock Pictures and has brought on former Fyzz Facility exec Catherine Freeman as Development Executive.
The pair are already working on The Heartless, a music drama written by Spotless writer Lucie Barât, the sister of Carl Barât and feminist horror anthology Her Horror.
The Heartless is a semi-autobiographical snapshot of the British indie scene in early noughties London, inspired by creator Lucie Barât’s own experience of that time, and the journey of her brother’s band. With a soundtrack written by both Barâts, the series follows Sally, who returns to the UK after a year in...
- 10/7/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Charli Xcx dropped an instant summer smash on Wednesday with her “Boys” music video, which features a whole host of the songstress’ most swoonworthy musical crushes.
Directed by Charli herself and Sarah McColgan, the video is a pastel-pink dreamscape of boys of all flavors showing off for the camera, from Joe Jonas eating pancakes to Khalid cuddling neon-painted puppies to a soaking-wet Tom Daley, and back again.
Watch: Charli Xcx's Star-Studded 'Boys' Video Features Joe Jonas, will.i.am and So Many More Male Stars Being Cute
"They're doing all the sexy things that girls usually do in music videos,” Charli recently told BBC Radio. “I just kind of want to flip the male gaze on its head."
And in case you missed anyone while flipping through this video yearbook of your biggest 2017 crushes, check out our list below for the who’s who of “Boys.”
1. Joe Jonas trades his “Cake by the Ocean” in for...
Directed by Charli herself and Sarah McColgan, the video is a pastel-pink dreamscape of boys of all flavors showing off for the camera, from Joe Jonas eating pancakes to Khalid cuddling neon-painted puppies to a soaking-wet Tom Daley, and back again.
Watch: Charli Xcx's Star-Studded 'Boys' Video Features Joe Jonas, will.i.am and So Many More Male Stars Being Cute
"They're doing all the sexy things that girls usually do in music videos,” Charli recently told BBC Radio. “I just kind of want to flip the male gaze on its head."
And in case you missed anyone while flipping through this video yearbook of your biggest 2017 crushes, check out our list below for the who’s who of “Boys.”
1. Joe Jonas trades his “Cake by the Ocean” in for...
- 7/27/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The Libertines released their third album, Anthems for Doomed Youth, on Friday, news that has been greeted with breathless coverage in the U.K. press, and a resounding "Who?" on this side of the Atlantic. The band's relative lack of a following in the U.S. has always been the biggest joke about them among American fans — as this very site asked in 2010, "Does Anyone in America Care About a Libertines Reunion?" Even among the brief lifespans that defined '00s indie rock, the Libertines' discography is notably sparse; the new album increases their number of original LPs by 50 percent. (More fun stats: When the band's greatest-hits album was released in 2007, it contained almost one third of their official recorded output.) The question "Who were the Libertines?" has two equally correct answers. The first, more objectively true answer is four names: Pete Doherty, Carl Barât, John Hassall, and Gary Powell.
- 9/14/2015
- by Nate Jones
- Vulture
The lads' highly anticipated third album, Anthem for Doomed Youth, will be released in September. Until then, you have this infectious indie headbanger (those opening guitar riffs! Lots of "oh la la la"s!) and "Gunga Din" to get your Pete Doherty and Carl Barât fix. We have a feeling Alex Turner is sitting in a lightless room somewhere, slowly calculating his next move.
- 8/21/2015
- by Devon Ivie
- Vulture
Looking forward to SXSW 2015 already? Here's your first taste of the musical lineup. Jessie Ware (watch her "Say You Love Me" video below), The Dodos and Ben Kweller are just a few of the better-known artists who have been announced for the festival, which will take place in Austin, Texas from March 13-22 (the music portion is slated for March 17-22). Check out the full preliminary list of artists below, and stay tuned for updates as more names are announced. Agoraphobia (Boiro Spain) Agosto (Buenos Aires Argentina) Alvvays (Toronto Canada) Angus & Julia Stone (Sydney Australia) Babes (New Orleans La) Baby In Vain (Copenhagen Denmark) Lee Bains III & the Glory Fires (Birmingham Al) Ballet School (Berlin Germany) Ball Park Music (Sydney Australia) The Barberettes (Seoul South Korea) Courtney Barnett (Melbourne Australia) James Bay (Hitchin UK-england) Be Forest (Pesaro Italy) Big Phony (Seoul South Korea) Bishop Nehru (New York NY) Blacklist Royals...
- 10/22/2014
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
A cameo-packed tale of a music fan who dreams of being a rock manager is good-natured but hardly revolutionary
In this lo-fi music-biz comedy, which began life as an online series, scriptwriter Jonny Owen plays a naive music fan who dreams of being a rock manager. With sparky prestige support (Martin Freeman, Maxine Peake, Matt Berry) and cameos from Alan McGee and Carl Barât, Svengali ought to be sharper, but this good-natured, clunky labour of love feels about as fresh as a 2002 copy of the NME. It's curiously timeless, though, and with its Soho locations, could almost have been made in the British pop boom of the late 50s – like Expresso Bongo for Libertines nostalgists.
Rating: 1/5
ComedyJonathan Romney
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In this lo-fi music-biz comedy, which began life as an online series, scriptwriter Jonny Owen plays a naive music fan who dreams of being a rock manager. With sparky prestige support (Martin Freeman, Maxine Peake, Matt Berry) and cameos from Alan McGee and Carl Barât, Svengali ought to be sharper, but this good-natured, clunky labour of love feels about as fresh as a 2002 copy of the NME. It's curiously timeless, though, and with its Soho locations, could almost have been made in the British pop boom of the late 50s – like Expresso Bongo for Libertines nostalgists.
Rating: 1/5
ComedyJonathan Romney
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- 3/23/2014
- by Jonathan Romney
- The Guardian - Film News
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Release date: Monday 25th February 2013
Each year the British music press gather to collectively invoke the spirit of Orpheus, most beloved of all musicians, in their efforts to discern which up-and-coming band should be anointed this year’s ‘saviour’ of rock and roll. Such a label simultaneously serves as a curse and blessing, for messianic crowns are spiked with thorns and chalices emblazoned with the inscription Next Big Thing are inevitably tainted with poison: previous custodians of the title have imploded under the weight of expectation or failed to further bottle the magic of their first few hit singles. Sometimes mediocre bands get handed the chalice and attain unwarranted levels popularity, which goes to show that consulting with Orpheus is an erroneous task: there can there be no one saviour of rock and roll, nor indeed does indie-rock as a genre currently need saving.
Enter band of the moment Palma Violets,...
Release date: Monday 25th February 2013
Each year the British music press gather to collectively invoke the spirit of Orpheus, most beloved of all musicians, in their efforts to discern which up-and-coming band should be anointed this year’s ‘saviour’ of rock and roll. Such a label simultaneously serves as a curse and blessing, for messianic crowns are spiked with thorns and chalices emblazoned with the inscription Next Big Thing are inevitably tainted with poison: previous custodians of the title have imploded under the weight of expectation or failed to further bottle the magic of their first few hit singles. Sometimes mediocre bands get handed the chalice and attain unwarranted levels popularity, which goes to show that consulting with Orpheus is an erroneous task: there can there be no one saviour of rock and roll, nor indeed does indie-rock as a genre currently need saving.
Enter band of the moment Palma Violets,...
- 2/19/2013
- by Benji Taylor
- Obsessed with Film
After enjoying four years as a cult hero in France, the former Libertine is still battling with addiction and unable – or unwilling – to escape his notorious past
In a Paris attic apartment decorated like a 19th-century dandy's den, a rottweiler snores on a velvet couch and dozens of candles give out a half-light. Pete Doherty kicks an apple core round the living room rug and chats in broken French to a friend on his cracked iPhone. Balzac novels are stacked high on the window ledge.
This is Paris Pete, the rocker who now sings solo as Peter Doherty, writes poetry, paints and has made his debut as a French arthouse-cinema actor. For years, the Libertines and Babyshambles frontman was London's most notorious rock-star addict. The baby-faced, sallow-skinned, tabloid whipping-boy was kicked out of his first band, served three stints in prison for drug possession and breaking into bandmate Carl Barat's home,...
In a Paris attic apartment decorated like a 19th-century dandy's den, a rottweiler snores on a velvet couch and dozens of candles give out a half-light. Pete Doherty kicks an apple core round the living room rug and chats in broken French to a friend on his cracked iPhone. Balzac novels are stacked high on the window ledge.
This is Paris Pete, the rocker who now sings solo as Peter Doherty, writes poetry, paints and has made his debut as a French arthouse-cinema actor. For years, the Libertines and Babyshambles frontman was London's most notorious rock-star addict. The baby-faced, sallow-skinned, tabloid whipping-boy was kicked out of his first band, served three stints in prison for drug possession and breaking into bandmate Carl Barat's home,...
- 12/3/2012
- by Angelique Chrisafis
- The Guardian - Film News
Carl Barat has been awarded an honorary degree by the University of Winchester. The 34-year-old is renowned as the frontman of Dirty Pretty Things, and a co-founder of The Libertines with Pete Doherty. This Is Fake Diy reports that the University of Winchester has now chosen to bestow an honorary degree on Barat in recognition of his contribution of the arts. Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Elizabeth Stuart said that the university was "delighted to honour such a creative and reflective performer", and added that Barat was an innovative contributor to contemporary British music. The singer and guitarist has family ties to the university, (more)...
- 11/10/2012
- by By Paul Martinovic
- Digital Spy
As fan fiction goes mainstream, isn't it time to recognise how important daydreaming about the stars has become in our day-to-day lives?
The line between fantasy and reality is, when discussing celebrities, as thin as a wet Rizla. We don't know these people. We have never met these people. We are surprised, when we see them trotting past us at Selfridges, at how tiny they are. How white their teeth. But it takes events like last week's to remind us just how loose our grasp on their lives is, even the ones we follow with cameras, whose dress size we know and whose hairdos we mimic.
Last week two news stories broke, both of which were discussed at length. Jennifer Aniston got engaged. That is fact. A thousand mazel tovs! Also fact: the day her fiancé, Justin Theroux, issued a statement confirming their engagement, at least two gossip magazines ran...
The line between fantasy and reality is, when discussing celebrities, as thin as a wet Rizla. We don't know these people. We have never met these people. We are surprised, when we see them trotting past us at Selfridges, at how tiny they are. How white their teeth. But it takes events like last week's to remind us just how loose our grasp on their lives is, even the ones we follow with cameras, whose dress size we know and whose hairdos we mimic.
Last week two news stories broke, both of which were discussed at length. Jennifer Aniston got engaged. That is fact. A thousand mazel tovs! Also fact: the day her fiancé, Justin Theroux, issued a statement confirming their engagement, at least two gossip magazines ran...
- 8/25/2012
- by Eva Wiseman
- The Guardian - Film News
Carl Barat has claimed that The Libertines were offered a slot at last night's Olympics closing ceremony (August 12). The musician tweeted that the band could have reunited for the event, but said that they "couldn't do it". "That was a closing party. Olympics. Libertines got asked, couldn't do it," he wrote. After receiving a negative reaction from fans for rejecting the chance to reunite, he added: "All this vexation for me? Cheers. (more)...
- 8/13/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Pete Doherty has confirmed that he is to reunite with Carl Barat. The singer-songwriter claimed that his former Libertines bandmate will join him in Thailand to write new material together. "I spoke to Carl yesterday and he's going to come out to Paris," Doherty told online show Hernu & Harris Unhinged. "Then maybe we'll go back out to Thailand together and do some writing." Doherty added that he has been "enjoying" (more)...
- 8/10/2012
- by By Tom Eames
- Digital Spy
Carl Barat has revealed that he has joined a new band. The Libertines star announced that he will play guitar with London four-piece Eyes On Film at London's Proud Galleries on August 16 and will continue performing with the group for the "foreseeable future". A statement from Barat's management on NME said: "Barat will inevitably add to the scuzzy, filthy electro rock sound the band have honed and made their own, giving it a truly commercial, 21st century edge." Last month, Barat (more)...
- 7/31/2012
- by By Robert Copsey
- Digital Spy
Carl Barat has teased the possibility of another reunion of The Libertines. The singer/guitarist last got back together with on-off bandmate Pete Doherty in 2010 for the Reading and Leeds Festivals. "Seriously, what band has taken The Libertines mantle (sic)?" Barat asked on Twitter. "I mean, it's been a few years, what is the difference between a stone roses re-union and a libertines re-union?" He added: "Well what can I say? Is another reunion pushin it? I'm (more)...
- 6/29/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
This is a reprint of our review from the Venice Film Festival.
There are certain cliches associated with European cinema -- they're not necessarily always accurate, but they do exist. Ask a layman -- a well educated, smart, nice person who might not be quite as subtitle-happy as you or I -- what they imagine they might see in, say, an average French film, and a number of things might come up. Characters who are constantly having extra-marital affairs, for instance. A vaguely homoerotic relationship between two friends. Unbroken four-to-five minute takes. Dialogue talking about 'the revolution.' An actress, perhaps Monica Bellucci, taking her clothes off within the first 45 seconds.
If you were to take this layman's thoughts and turn them into a screenplay, you'd end up with "A Burning Hot Summer," the latest from Venice Film Festival favorite Philippe Garrel. Ostensibly, it's a film about male friendship: Paul...
There are certain cliches associated with European cinema -- they're not necessarily always accurate, but they do exist. Ask a layman -- a well educated, smart, nice person who might not be quite as subtitle-happy as you or I -- what they imagine they might see in, say, an average French film, and a number of things might come up. Characters who are constantly having extra-marital affairs, for instance. A vaguely homoerotic relationship between two friends. Unbroken four-to-five minute takes. Dialogue talking about 'the revolution.' An actress, perhaps Monica Bellucci, taking her clothes off within the first 45 seconds.
If you were to take this layman's thoughts and turn them into a screenplay, you'd end up with "A Burning Hot Summer," the latest from Venice Film Festival favorite Philippe Garrel. Ostensibly, it's a film about male friendship: Paul...
- 6/28/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
★★☆☆☆ Roger Sargent's documentation of 2010's The Libertines reunion, There Are No Innocent Bystanders (2011) - following years of hostility and contempt between the band's dual frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty - will undoubtedly be a key piece of memorabilia for fans of the band. Yet aside from some nicely shot scenes of East London and the film's ability to capture the raw intensity of a band like The Libertines live, it is relatively unexceptional as music docs go.
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- 3/27/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
British star Martin Freeman is the latest addition to the comedy feature adaptation of YouTube UK cult hit web series Svengali. Production begins in London next week, Variety reports. Svengali features real life rock stars and music biz personalities who play themselves. British stars Vicky McClure and Michael Smiley join Freeman, known for his roles as Tim Canterbury from the BBC's The Office and Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit. "A friend of mine told me about Svengali after about the third episode," Freeman said. "When he’d described it I was actually annoyed that I hadn’t been asked to do it. I went home, watched the lot, and knew I was right to be annoyed. It was charming, sussed, and very funny." Other cast notables include Roger Evans, Alan Mcgee, Sally Phillips, Ciaran Griffith, Michelle Gomez, Sean Harris, Colin Tiernan, Jodie Whittaker, Boy George,...
- 2/23/2012
- by Drew Baldwin
- Tubefilter.com
The Libertines star Carl Barat has refuted reports that the band will reunite again in 2012. The 'Can't Stand Me Now' four-piece, which consists of guitarist Barat, singer Pete Doherty, bassist John Hassall and drummer Gary Powell, reformed briefly last year for the Reading and Leeds festivals. It was today alleged that the group were planning a full-scale tour next year. However, responding to the claims on Twitter, Barat wrote: "So that (more)...
- 8/22/2011
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
The Libertines are planning to reform in 2012, reports have suggested. The band - which consists of Carl Barat, Pete Doherty, Gary Powell and John Hassall - are said to be looking to plan a tour for next year following their reunion at last year's Reading and Leeds festivals. "Pete and Carl really enjoyed reforming the band last year for the Reading and Leeds festivals. Now Pete's out of prison and trying to stay clean, getting the band back together is his main priority," a source told The Mirror. "Fortunately Carl is open (more)...
- 8/22/2011
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
Kate Moss may be having the biggest day of her life but she has made some people angry with it. The supermodel married rocker Jamie Hince in Cotswolds village of Southrop, hiring police officers to block the roads to St Peter's parish church and the supermodel's property where the party was held.
Some locals who are used to quiet and smooth traffic were disgruntled when they had to make turns to reach their destination. "Why can't she have got married somewhere else? I only live up behind that big tree and I can't imagine ever actually getting there. And I'm sick of being told what to do by all these men," said Judy Millard as quoted by Guardian.
Another local who refused to be named said, "It's disgraceful. All this fuss for a model. We hardly ever see a copper down here and today you can't move for them. All...
Some locals who are used to quiet and smooth traffic were disgruntled when they had to make turns to reach their destination. "Why can't she have got married somewhere else? I only live up behind that big tree and I can't imagine ever actually getting there. And I'm sick of being told what to do by all these men," said Judy Millard as quoted by Guardian.
Another local who refused to be named said, "It's disgraceful. All this fuss for a model. We hardly ever see a copper down here and today you can't move for them. All...
- 7/1/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Kate Moss beamed this afternoon on her way to marry Jamie Hince at a church in Southrop, England! The happy couple posed outside St. Peter's last night after they finalized the details of their vow exchange, which happened at 3:30 p.m. (GMT). Kate was decked out in a veil and a John Galliano gown as she rode to the ceremony with family. Manolo Blahnik had the honor of designing her shoes, which featured a blue lining! Kate's maid of honor, pal Trish Simonon, will be by her side in a creation from Erdem. Jamie is also set to have a best woman, his bandmate from The Kills Alison Mosshart. Both Alison and Jamie were to be decked out in Yves St. Laurent. This is just the beginning of what's supposed to be a three-day bash for Jamie and Kate's family and friends. The tents are ready to go at Kate's place in the Cotswolds,...
- 7/1/2011
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
Carl Barat has previewed a number of new tracks at an intimate gig in London. The former Libertines frontman will release his new Ep Death Fires Come At Night on July 18, following on from his self-titled debut solo album which was released last October. "I like playing small venues. It's really to be up there and you can get an intimacy that you don't really get if you're playing a big gig. I find it as nerve-wracking as playing (more)...
- 6/30/2011
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
UK charity Bottletop is proud to announce the release of the new single from their star-studded musical collective The Bottletop Band. ‘One In a Million’ featuring Eliza Doolittle (June 27) is the second track to be released from their upcoming debut album Dream Service (August 8 2011).
The release follows 2010’s hugely successful free download ‘Fall of Rome’, featuring the talents of Carl Barat, Drew McConnell and Andy Nicholson.
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The release follows 2010’s hugely successful free download ‘Fall of Rome’, featuring the talents of Carl Barat, Drew McConnell and Andy Nicholson.
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- 6/16/2011
- Look to the Stars
Adam Ant and Carl Barât are among a handful of new acts added to this year's Latitude festival. The three-day event, which takes place between July 14 and 17 in Suffolk, has also added Cloud Control, Grouplove and The Walkmen to the lineup. Adam Ant will play across all the arenas on Saturday, with Carl Barât due to perform the Word Arena on Sunday. Previously confirmed acts for the event include (more)...
- 5/17/2011
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
Carl Barat has been confirmed for this year's Hop Farm music festival in Kent. The former Libertines frontman is expected to play tracks from his self-titled debut solo album, which was released last October. Other acts joining the bill include James Walsh, Clock Opera and Blind Pilot. The Eagles and Morrissey are already confirmed to headline the main stage over the two-day (more)...
- 4/20/2011
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
Carl Barat in concert at Koko in Camden. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Carl Barat in concert at Koko in Camden. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Carl Barat in concert at Koko in Camden. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Carl Barat in concert at Koko in Camden. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Carl Barat in concert at Koko in Camden. Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. 04/04/2011 - Carl Barat - Carl Barat in Concert at Koko in Camden - April 4, 2011 - Koko Nightclub - Camden, London, UK © Landmark / PR Photos 04/04/2011 - Carl Barat - Carl Barat in Concert at Koko in Camden - April...
- 4/9/2011
- by Michelle Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Alien invasion, wormholes and a remarkably nasty horror flick are on offer from the Brits at SXSW 2011
The Brits are coming at SXSW. Or is it the cliques? One type of limey dominates at the festival: the 40-year-old with a background in Channel 4 comedy, keen on alien invasion, now lucratively tapping a big screen Us geek sensibility. These are the crown princes here; better groomed, more successful versions of the lads lapping up their films.
That mirroring is part of the appeal: this audience has no hang-ups about whether the films are a disappointment after Spaced or The Adam and Joe Show. They're open and excitable; an irresistible sorbet after Britain's hard cheese.
Also glimpsed in the city: chancer music documentarians, who've cooked up lyrical UK curios on a shoestring. Remember: in Austin, Teesside counts as exotica.
Duncan Jones
The (slight) exception to the rule is also king Brit.
The Brits are coming at SXSW. Or is it the cliques? One type of limey dominates at the festival: the 40-year-old with a background in Channel 4 comedy, keen on alien invasion, now lucratively tapping a big screen Us geek sensibility. These are the crown princes here; better groomed, more successful versions of the lads lapping up their films.
That mirroring is part of the appeal: this audience has no hang-ups about whether the films are a disappointment after Spaced or The Adam and Joe Show. They're open and excitable; an irresistible sorbet after Britain's hard cheese.
Also glimpsed in the city: chancer music documentarians, who've cooked up lyrical UK curios on a shoestring. Remember: in Austin, Teesside counts as exotica.
Duncan Jones
The (slight) exception to the rule is also king Brit.
- 3/15/2011
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Carl Barat has said that he hopes he and Pete Doherty will one day write the third Libertines album. The singer/guitarist made the statement in an email to fans where he again rejected reports that the band would play any festival shows this year. "Just to quell any speculation, there will not be any Libertines shows this summer," he said. "As perfect as last year was, Peter and I have not written anything new together at this point. We are all busy doing very different things separately." He added: "Truly moving as it was (more)...
- 3/14/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Carl Barât and Anthony Rossomando on documentaries, disappearing London, and brushes with the law at SXSW
Watch a clip from The Rime of the Modern Mariner
Last time half the team behind the The Rime of the Modern Mariner were at South by Southwest, they got arrested. After a Dirty Pretty Things gig in a too-small bar went unwieldy, Austin's boys in blue hauled Carl Barât and Anthony Rossomando off-stage and down to the station.
Five years on, and their festival involvement is rather more mellow: Barât narrates and Rossomando scores a salty, evocative documentary about the slow death of docking (maritime, rather than computing). Yet something of that rock'n'roll spirit has survived in Mark Donne's movie: a stylish essay that combines chinwags with East End sea dogs with a gonzo two-week adventure on the high seas with the crew of a Maersk cargo boat.
The idea was hatched in the pub,...
Watch a clip from The Rime of the Modern Mariner
Last time half the team behind the The Rime of the Modern Mariner were at South by Southwest, they got arrested. After a Dirty Pretty Things gig in a too-small bar went unwieldy, Austin's boys in blue hauled Carl Barât and Anthony Rossomando off-stage and down to the station.
Five years on, and their festival involvement is rather more mellow: Barât narrates and Rossomando scores a salty, evocative documentary about the slow death of docking (maritime, rather than computing). Yet something of that rock'n'roll spirit has survived in Mark Donne's movie: a stylish essay that combines chinwags with East End sea dogs with a gonzo two-week adventure on the high seas with the crew of a Maersk cargo boat.
The idea was hatched in the pub,...
- 3/13/2011
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Worried about what might get lost in Austin? Fear not: we'll be riding into town to provide full coverage of the SXSW festival
The big story
This week we've been dusting down our 10-gallon hats and preparing to round up some cinematic treats from the SXSW festival over in Texas. A Guardian team has been dispatched to Austin to wrangle with the best of the fest. We got the ball rolling today with a clip from The Rime of the Modern Mariner, Mark Donne's fond portrait of London's docks and Britain's declining shipping industry, narrated by Carl Barât of Libertines fame. Other festival highlights include Duncan Jones's new movie Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier who must repeatedly relive the last eight minutes of a train passenger's life, and Jodie Foster's The Beaver, about a troubled hand puppet who finds himself on the end of Mel Gibson.
The big story
This week we've been dusting down our 10-gallon hats and preparing to round up some cinematic treats from the SXSW festival over in Texas. A Guardian team has been dispatched to Austin to wrangle with the best of the fest. We got the ball rolling today with a clip from The Rime of the Modern Mariner, Mark Donne's fond portrait of London's docks and Britain's declining shipping industry, narrated by Carl Barât of Libertines fame. Other festival highlights include Duncan Jones's new movie Source Code, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier who must repeatedly relive the last eight minutes of a train passenger's life, and Jodie Foster's The Beaver, about a troubled hand puppet who finds himself on the end of Mel Gibson.
- 3/10/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
...Or we should say "Cheat Sheets" since this year's SXSW Film Festival boasts over 140 films, requiring more than just one page to cover every single one of the narrative and documentary features that will be playing in Austin from March 11th through 19th. While the festival has already provided a very helpful schedule to flip through and Pdf of the screening grid online, consider this your quick hit guide to all the features at the festival - every title leads to its corresponding festival page in addition to links to trailers, official sites, filmmakers' Facebook pages and Twitter accounts so you can follow the action from the festival or from home.
Meanwhile, there will be plenty of action during these next two weeks on IFC.com where, in addition to our live video page, Matt Singer (@mattsinger) and I (@mfrushmore) will be filing reviews and interviews throughout the film festival.
Meanwhile, there will be plenty of action during these next two weeks on IFC.com where, in addition to our live video page, Matt Singer (@mattsinger) and I (@mfrushmore) will be filing reviews and interviews throughout the film festival.
- 3/9/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Carl Barat has announced that The Libertines will not be appearing at this year's Glastonbury Festival. After the band reunited to headline Reading and Leeds last year, it has been heavily rumoured that they would do the same for Glastonbury in 2011. "Getting back together at Reading and Leeds was more than I could ever imagine and made me understand and realise what an impact the band had on a generation," he told The Sun. "In time I would be keen to do it again but Pete Doherty and (more)...
- 3/3/2011
- by By Lewis Corner
- Digital Spy
A spokesperson for The Libertines has denied reports that the band are poised for a series of UK live shows. The band played a pair of reunion gigs at last year's Reading and Leeds festivals and have been tipped to perform together again at this year's Glastonbury. Meanwhile, co-frontman Carl Barat's recent deal with artist investment company PowerAmp Music is also said to have an impact on the band's future. However the band's (more)...
- 3/1/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
The South by Southwest Film Festival announced its feature film line-up Wednesday, piling heaps of cinematic goodness on an already stellar program that includes Jodie Foster’s The Beaver, Duncan Jones’ Source Code, Ti West’s The Innkeepers, Conan O’Brien’s tour documentary, and the latest Simon Pegg-Nick Frost comedy, Paul, with Seth Rogen.
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) returns to the festival with her latest film, Red Riding Hood starring Amanda Seyfried, after the writer-director spoke on a screenwriting panel in 2009.
Plus a few favorites from the Sundance Film Festival last month, like Tom McCarthy’s Win Win, Morgan Spurlock’s The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, and Max Winkler’s Ceremony.
I’m extremely excited, even if I’m already having flashbacks to intense sleep deprivation. Like the last two years, I’ll be on the ground covering as much of the festival as I can within the packed 9 days of screenings,...
- 2/3/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
‘Tapping into the cultural zeitgeist,’ at SXSW 2011
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
Austin, Texas – The SXSW 2011 Feature Film Lineup was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. The festival lineup will consist of 130 features, in nine full days of programming, promising to deliver a film-going experience unlike previous years.
With a reputation for taking chances on relatively unknown filmmakers, the SXSW panel of judges carefully picked 130 films from 1,792 feature-length film submissions, (1,323 U.S. and 469 international). The program consists of 60 World Premieres, 12 North American Premieres and 16 U.S. Premieres.
The main competition categories return with eight Narrative Features, and eight Documentary Features, both competing for their respective Grand Jury Prize. New for films in competition this year, are awards for screenplay, editing, cinematography, music, and acting.
(The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week.)
Here are a few of the Features to be screened, among many others.
Narratives:
The Beaver (World Premiere)
Dir.
- 2/3/2011
- by Albert Art
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Readers of Sound On Sight can be sure that we will indeed be covering the SXSW Film Festival once again. As previously reported, Duncan Jones’ latest film Source Code is opening the festival and there will also be premieres for the documentary Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, Greg Mottola’s Paul, and Jodie Foster’s The Beaver. Now the full line-up has been announced it is incredible.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
Hit the jump to check out the line-up, and be sure to visit our site during the event.
The 2011 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 11 – 19th in Austin, Texas.
SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup
Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers.
- 2/3/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival announced this year's features lineup. The festival takes place March 11-19 in Austin, Texas.
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
There are a total of 130 features screening this year including 60 world premieres, 12 North American premieres and 16 U.S. premieres! This year the a total of 1,792 feature-length films were submitted, which is the most ever.
There are going to be some amazing films shown this yea. Opening night kicks off with Duncan Jones' Source Code (Moon). The fest rolls on with Jodie Foster‘s The Beaver, Greg Mottola‘s Paul, Sundance Grand Prize doc winner How to Die in Oregon, Errol Morris‘ Tabloid, Victoria Mahoney‘s Yelling to the Sky, Azazel Jacob‘s Terri. There will also be a special screening of Catherine Hardwicke‘s Red Riding Hood.
The Midnight and SXFantastic sections will be announced with the shorts program next week.
See the complete lineup below via...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
The South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) just announced their entire 2011 feature film lineup, and there’s isn’t a lot of note, with regards to this blog’s focus.
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
Titles you should be aware of – all of which we’ve previously profiled on Shadow And Act – include, Victoria Mahoney’s feature film debut, Yelling To The Sky (which will actually make its world debut at the Berlin Film Festival later this month); plus Blacktino, the first feature film from writer/director Aaron Burns, a self-described “blacktino nerd from Austin, Texas,” who got his start at Robert Rodriguez’s Troublemaker Studios doing visual effects; Benda Bilili, a documentary about a band of homeless, disabled Congolese; and last, but not least, Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, a documentary about the black man that happens to be the man behind the puppet (which also played at Sundance).
There might be...
- 2/2/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
The South by Southwest Film Festival has announced their features lineup for the 2011’s Festival, which will take place March 11th to the 19th in Austin Texas. Read the full press release after the jump. SXSW Film Announces 2011 Features Lineup Austin, Texas – February 2, 2011 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce the features lineup for this year’s Festival, March 11 – 19, 2011 in Austin, Texas. The 2011 lineup continues the SXSW tradition of tapping into the cultural zeitgeist, highlighting emerging talent and breakthrough performances and supporting first-time filmmakers. The Midnighters and SXFantastic feature sections, along with the short film program, will be announced next week. “This is the most exciting moment for us. After a fantastic festival of discovery in 2010, we can finally unveil the line up for this year’s event,” says Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson. “SXSW prides itself on taking chances, sifting for...
- 2/2/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
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