Film Features

Why we never, ever need to see a Donald Trump biopic

Even after a tumultuous end to his presidency, Hollywood won't be able to help itself

Loved David Byrne’s ‘American Utopia’? Here are 10 more brilliantly unconventional concert films to watch right now

In Partnership with Dogwoof ‘Stop Making Sense’ (1984) What is it: Director Jonathan Demme captured David Byrne’s band Talking Heads over four nights at Hollywood's Pantages...

The NME debate: are we still living in Ma Rainey’s world?

In Partnership with Netflix  If you’ve watched Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, the brand new Netflix movie, you’ll know this: there is plenty to talk about:...

Windy City Sounds: the greatest music scenes born in Chicago, Illinois

In Partnership with Netflix  Urban blues Style: Mutated Delta Blues made for cabaret clubs, but born in the bayou Heyday: 1920s and 30s What is it: When African...

Ma Rainey and the unsung women who invented rock ‘n’ roll

In Partnership with Netflix  Ma Rainey (1886-1939) The songwriting, performing, venue-owning one-woman music industry The subject of landmark new movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, on Netflix now,...

Watch Hamzaa’s stunning reinterpretation of Ma Rainey’s ‘Deep Moaning Blues’

In Partnership with Netflix  One of the many things we see in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is that the passage of time doesn’t necessarily go...

Loved ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’? Here’s your essential further viewing

In Partnership with Netflix  Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, on Netflix on December 18, has won critical acclaim for its depiction of the formidable ‘Mother Of...

From blue to new – how the blues invented a century of music, in 20 songs and albums

In Partnership with Netflix  SONG: Robert Johnson – Crossroad Blues (1937) What it did: Popularised Johnson’s great creation myth – that his fame was the result...

Meet the real Gertrude ‘Ma’ Rainey – what you need to know about the ‘Mother Of The Blues’

In Partnership with Netflix  She didn’t get the name ‘Mother Of The Blues’ for nothing Ma Rainey was a pioneering artist who took a combination of...

Chadwick Boseman’s most iconic roles

In Partnership with Netflix  The late Chadwick Boseman, who died in August aged just 43, makes his final on-screen appearance this week (December 18) in...
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