Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Back in the 1980s, Disney commissioned a sequel to The Wizard of Oz which was as scary as it was unconventional. It was a box office failure, but has since become a cult classic.The films we watch as children...
Getty ImagesForty-three years ago this week, the BBC reported on the death of Roberto Calvi, an Italian banker whose body was found in strange circumstances in the centre of London. His bank was linked to the Vatican, a masonic group...
Getty ImagesWith his famous wig and shades, Warhol cultivated a mysterious, enigmatic persona. Now a new exhibition with unprecedented access reveals the man behind the elaborate façade.Bob Adelman Estate/ Westwood Gallery NYCAndy Warhol, pictured here with his Flower paintings at...
AlamyBlending the style of The Rolling Stones with African beats and instruments, Zambian group Witch were revolutionary – then disappeared. No one could have predicted their amazing return.In the early 1970s, Zambia produced a unique music scene of its own...
National Trust Images, Matthew HollowViscountess Astor by John Singer Sargent, 1908 (Credit: National Trust Images, Matthew Hollow)The rich, glamorous, American women of the gilded age who married into the English aristocracy faced some challenges – but they were resilient, formidable...
SHK/ Hamburger Kunsthalle/ bpk. Photo: Elke WalfordFrom spending time by yourself to making the most of being single, flying solo can be fulfilling – a philosophy championed by a new wave of books.In Wim Wenders' recent film Perfect Days, the...
A24Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal make for a starry love triangle in this exquisite new film from director Celine Song, who previously made the Oscar-nominated Past Lives.If you've seen any of the trailers for Celine Song's Materialists, ignore...
Alamy(Credit: Alamy)In June 1993, Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel brought prehistoric monsters to life. Crichton spoke to the BBC about why dinosaurs continue to fascinate us.One of the most celebrated moments in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park has two...
Andrei Linde(Credit: Andrei Linde)A new episode of the BBC's History's Secret Heroes podcast focuses on the Night Witches, a group of Russian female pilots who bombed German forces under the cover of darkness.World War Two is filled with so many...
Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Darren Aronofsky's radical drug-addiction drama was highly acclaimed and angrily slated when it came out in 2000. Today, this Hubert Selby Jr adaptation is no less contentious.When Requiem for a Dream debuted 25 years ago in May 2000, it...
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