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Writer, musician, and filmmaker Chris Wade explores the filmography of the acclaimed and controversial French filmmaker, Bertrand Blier. Hailed as a genius of the absurd and heavily awarded in Europe, Blier became known for his satirical tales of macho chauvinism and twisted love, often with French icon Gerard Depardieu as his leading man. Emerging as a serious force of European cinema with his landmark Going Places (1974), Blier went on to wi...

In a series of articles, Chris Wade looks at the first half of Martin Scorsese's film career, from the early student shorts of the mid sixties, through the visceral seventies with films like Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, on to undisputed classics such as Raging Bull and Goodfellas, and culminating with 1995's underrated masterpiece Casino. This remarkable run of movies is arguably unmatched to this day, films which helped reshape and redefine ...

In this edition of FILM CLOSE UP, Chris Wade celebrates the career of Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. One of the founders of the world renowned Studio Ghibli, Miyazaki has brought animated film into the realm of high art. With such masterpieces as Spirited Away, Ponyo, My Neighbour Totoro, and Kiki's Delivery Service, Miyazaki is one of Japan's most popular and acclaimed directors. Going from film to film, Wade affectionately explores the M...

Bob Rafelson was one of the most important and influential directors to emerge in the New Hollywood boom of the 1960s and 70s. In films like Five Easy Pieces, he captured the confused mood of the times, with his leading man Jack Nicholson embodying the dissatisfaction felt by many in the post-sixties cultural landscape. Rafelson, though, was always hard to pin down to a style, and his filmography is full of such unique gems as The King of Marv...

This book takes a look at Madonna's career during the 1990s, exploring her work on record, stage, and screen. It was the era of the Sex book, of the Erotica album, of films like Dick Tracy and Body of Evidence, and classic music videos for such songs as Vogue and Justify My Love. It was another golden period for the Queen of Pop, with landmark albums like Ray of Light and Bedtime Stories, and the triumph of the Evita film, which won her a Gol...

Chris Wade's third collection of poetry, THROUGH THE GAPS.

Chris Wade explores the film career of movie icon Bela Lugosi. From his silent films in Europe, his early American movies, the iconic roles in the likes of Dracula, The Black Cat, and White Zombie, through the low budget B movies of the 1940s, up to his final screen work for Ed Wood, Wade celebrates the great man's performances in a series of essays, examining the career of a man who never escaped the Dracula persona but whose films are now hi...

The Classic Film Series highlights movies from the past, forgotten, overlooked and cherished alike, selected for their influence, relevance and worth. Following on from the controversial success of If...., director Lindsay Anderson, writer David Sherwin and actor Malcolm McDowell teamed up again in 1973 for O Lucky Man! Epic, savage, sharp, wicked, satirical, and funny, O Lucky Man! wasn't quite as appreciated in its day as it perhaps should ...

A look at Steve Buscemi's film career, focusing on his finest work. Written by Chris Wade.

Four haunting tales by writer, musician and filmmaker Chris Wade. This collection includes: The Death of Arthur Kind The Rat Faced Man Roger's Place The Long Black Coat

Chris Wade explores 50 great songs by The Kinks, the hugely influential group who formed in the mid sixties and went on to become one of the most innovative and important bands of the decade. Led by songwriter and vocalist Ray Davies, The Kinks went through numerous line ups and a variety of genres over the years. Beginning their chart career with proto-metal singles like You Really Got Me and All Day and All of the Night, they recorded such s...

CONTENTS AN INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR JONATHAN LYNN On his 1985 comedy cult classic, Clue. Q AND A WITH ANDREW KLAVAN The acclaimed novelist talks about the Clint Eastwood adaptation of True Crime. LEONARD ROSSITER: THE ACTOR'S ACTOR Paying homage to a legendary British actor, with recollections from collaborators. CLASSIC MOVIE: BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967) Beatty, Dunaway and Hackman on the run... DRACULA: A LEGEND IS BORN Bela Lugosi's origin...

Chris Wade explores the career of actor and director David Hemmings, one of the most unfairly overlooked figures to emerge during the British cinema boom of the 1960s. Primarily known for his lead role in Michelangelo Antonioni's iconic masterpiece Blow Up (1966), Hemmings appeared in dozens of films and TV shows. He also worked prolifically as a director for both the cinema and the small screen. This colourful body of work, which includes rol...

Writer and musician Chris Wade looks at Lady Gaga's The Fame and The Fame Monster, two landmark albums originally released in 2008 and 2009. Though The Fame celebrated the idealistic appeal of desiring a life in the spotlight, The Fame Monster explored the naked truth of celebrity and its darkest aspects. Described by Gaga herself as the yin and yang of one another, a decade and a half since their release, both records remain vital, relevant, ...

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Writer, musician, and filmmaker Chris Wade explores the bibliography of his favourite author, Paul Auster. In a series of essays, Wade delves deep into such seminal novels as 4 3 2 1, The New York Trilogy, and The Book of Illusions, as well as Auster's non fiction work, including The Invention of Solitude and Winter Journal. This is a celebration and an affectionate homage to one of the greatest writers of our time.

Are you still there, Mr Spencer?" Smith's voice came out of the tiny phone speaker like a message from beyond the grave, a tinny, trebly, far away sound that didn't seem of this world. I felt a guilt so strong it was as if I had actually killed him already and he was sending me a threat from the afterlife, using my phone as a kind of portal into the land of the living. Three Days in the Rain is the story of a private detective named Chris Spe...

Writer and musician Chris Wade celebrates the debut album by Madonna. Released in 1983, and once again in 1985 under the name THE FIRST ALBUM, Madonna's premier outing is a perfect blend of pop and disco, signalling the arrival of perhaps the most important and influential artist of our time. Featuring recollections from her collaborators, this is the ultimate homage to a classic record. Chris Wade runs the acclaimed music project Dodson and ...

Chris Wade's second volume of poetry, a follow up to 2022's The Sea of the Night. All poems written in 2022.

Chris Wade takes a look at the films of Henry Jaglom, one of the most fiercely independent filmmakers in American history. Beginning with his earliest pictures, A Safe Place and Tracks, Wade delves deep into Jaglom's 80s period, charting his rise as an artist, before going on to the 90s and more recent work, when Henry's unique style cemented itself into popular culture. Often covering taboo issues and subjects few other male directors would c...