DARK SECRETS: 13 | Vintage Vibes

Colin Cantwell: Concept artist behind the Death Star

Cantwell lent his talents to Star Wars and other juggernauts of the sci-fi world, including ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

Colin Cantwell, Star Wars designer behind the X-Wing and Death Star, dies aged 90

The creator behind several iconic Star Wars ships also worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey and assisted in broadcasting the 1969 moon landing

The Guardian - AU · May 23, 2022

‘Would you ask Gene Kelly that?’: defiant Tom Cruise dazzles Cannes

A hero’s welcome met the star of two Top Guns and countless Mission: Impossible movies as he took part in a toothless Q&A carried by that mega-watt grin

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022

‘Colour is in my blood!’: the vivid life of artist Sheila Hicks

She was taught by Josef Albers, bought rugs for Stanley Kubrick, and lives where Dr Guillotin experimented with his equipment. Yet, at 87, there’s only one person the great textile artist wants to impress

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

Bruce Willis's Razzies award rescinded following aphasia diagnosis

The founders of Razzies rescind the satirical award they created to poke fun at Bruce Willis for his body of work in 2021 following the actor's family revealing he is retiring due to a brain disorder.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2022

A warning about popular love songs aimed at young girls

The love and break-up songs that abound on the internet almost exclusively target young girls and teenagers, who play them over and over again, ensconced in the intimacy of their bedrooms.

The Conversation · Mar 31, 2022

Steven Spielberg is up for another Oscar: We ranked all 33 of his movies, from worst to No. 1 best

Forty-two years ago a little-known, 30-something actor named Steven Spielberg played a Cook County Assessor clerk in “The Blues Brothers.” He had a few lines, such as “Can I help you?” and “Here is your receipt.” His on-screen career came and went so fast you never noticed. But that filmmaking…

Chicago Tribune · Mar 24, 2022

You need to watch the most pivotal sci-fi movie on HBO Max ASAP

Endlessly debated, imitated, referenced, and parodied, few films have left a mark like the Stanley Kubrick classic, '2001: A Space Odyssey.'

Inverse · Mar 22, 2022

Ben Stiller in talks to play Jack Torrance in new West End adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining

‘Zoolander’ star would take on the role made famous by Jack Nicholson

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

21 of the wildest cons in history

These masterful swindlers really knew how to perfect their sly craft and bamboozle their unsuspecting victims

Salon · Mar 12, 2022