The Radiohead song Thom York wrote when he couldn’t take it anymore: “Something snapped”
During a busy period in Radiohead's career, Thom Yorke said "something snapped" in him. In response, he wrote this track about wanting to escape it all.
When Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing turned down John Carpenter: “They didn’t want to do it”
Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing were horror icons, so John Carpenter wanted to have one of them star in his classic movie 'Halloween'.
Cillian Murphy names his acting idol: “It’s a career I’d very much like to emulate”
Cillian Murphy has played some of the most iconic characters of all time, and in all his years on screen, he has named the one actor he considers his idol.
Every song by The Beatles that didn’t feature on an album
The Beatles released several hit singles in the UK that weren't included on their albums as part of their strategy to keep singles and records separate.
Mike Rutherford’s favourite British albums
Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics hitmaker Mike Rutherford talks about the British albums that inspired him and his art from an early age.
The director terrified of Christian Bale’s method acting: “Weird, shocking, amazing, frightening”
David Ayer was terrified of Christian Bale's method acting on 'Harsh Times' because Bale stayed in character as a PTSD-suffering soldier at all times.
Who is the youngest director to make a Hollywood movie?
There have been many influential directors who made their feature debuts before the age of 30. But who is the youngest ...
‘Brothers’: Randy Newman’s comical insight into the Kennedys
President John F. Kennedy was the leader of the free world, but he was also just a family man. Randy Newman mulled over this ...
The icon who almost made Sigourney Weaver quit acting: “Of course, I went on anyway”
It’s hard to imagine Sigourney Weaver being envious of anybody. She pioneered the role of a female action hero in Alien, is a ...
“He was pissed off”: the argument that led to The Beatles becoming popular
The Beatles were on the cusp of something big in the early 1960s, but one of their big breaks came from a massive argument. Read more here.
The actor denied a bigger role in ‘Saving Private Ryan’ by Disney: “They wouldn’t let me out”
Saving Private Ryan' is one of the greatest movies ever made, and one famous actor missed out on a bigger role for a stupid reason.
The Story Behind The Song: Understanding Nine Inch Nails’ classic ‘Hurt’
The story of how the closing track on Nine Inch Nails' second album, 'The Downward Spiral', came to be one of their most famous songs.