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Annette

Director – Leos Carax – 2021 – France, US – Cert. 15 – 141m ****1/2 Musical conceived and composed by Sparks plays out as a very dark opera ending in tragedy – on MUBI from Friday, November 26th Although billed as a musical, this may actually be closer to opera given that even though it […]

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The Sparks Brothers

Director – Edgar Wright – 2021 – UK – Cert. 15 – 140m **** The rollercoaster career of musical duo Sparks with its successful hits and intermittent lapses into obscurity – out in cinemas on Thursday, July 29th There’s a story about John Lennon phoning Ringo Starr to say, “you won’t believe what’s on television […]

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