Former Casiotone For The Painfully Alone mastermind Owen Ashworth is about to launch his latest tour under his current guise, Advance Base. In preparation for the outing, he’s shared two more of his signature “melancholic electronic story songs,” one of which features guest vocals from Moontype’s Margaret McCarthy. They’re called “Movie Theater Manager” and “Blue […]

Before Richard Rodgers revolutionized Broadway with songwriting partner Oscar Hammerstein, he and Lorenz Hart crafted some of the most indelible showtunes of the 1920s and 30s. The duo has again returned to the spotlight thanks to the new movie “Blue Moon,” starring Ethan Hawke as Lorenz Hart. We discuss the legacy of Rodgers and Hart […]

The iconic shower scene in Psycho was originally supposed to play out without music. Instead composer Bernard Herrmann created “The Murder”: as the killing transpires, violins shriek and scream along with the victim. The film’s director, Alfred Hitchcock, reportedly later said that “33 percent of the effect of Psycho was due to the music.” In […]

Zubeen Garg’s final film Roi Roi Binale released on October 31, 2025, to emotional crowds across Assam and beyond. Fans queued from 4.30 AM for a heartfelt farewell. New Delhi: Singer Zubeen Garg, best known for songs like Ya Ali and Dil Tu Hi Bataa, passed away on September 19, 2025, in Singapore. His final […]

We often observe movies for how well they were written, directed, and acted. These are the foundations that distinct bad movies from the good, and the good movies from great ones, but we can’t say that they’re the only moving parts in a massive production. For example, the one thing that could elevate a good […]

Alone, these three classic movies are incredible. Though could you imagine them without their iconic theme songs? We think not, as the creative collaboration between classic songs and classic movies only furthers their individual success. All that being so, here are three classic songs that became No. 1 hits thanks to these three classic movies. […]

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has looked almost unrecognisable in recent weeks – and it’s left fans wondering if his in-ring story is finally over. The 53-year-old appeared at the Venice Film Festival promoting The Smashing Machine, his long-awaited biopic of MMA legend Mark Kerr, revealing a strikingly leaner frame that’s fuelled talk of a permanent […]

It could be the perfect activity to end the half-term This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more A still from KPop Demon Hunters(Image: Netflix) It’s Halloween this weekend, and plenty of youngsters are sure to be taking costume inspiration from the hit animated […]

Debuting on Amazon Prime today is Hedda, the latest reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s stage play. The film stars Tessa Thompson in the lead role as Hedda Gabler, and premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival before a limited release in select theatre’s earlier this month. Thompson also produced the film, which was directed by […]

As far as famous songwriting duos go, John Lennon and Paul McCartney are arguably the most popular. If you go down the list, you’ll probably stumble on Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, who created some of the 20th century’s best musicals, like The King and I and The Sound of Music. But before Rodgers collaborated […]