In 2011, Mahershala Ali auditioned for ‘Game of Thrones’. A lack of chairs and “power moves” cost him dearly

He was yet to win two Oscars as one of Hollywood's leading talents, and Mahershala Ali had a 'terrible' Game of Thrones ...

In 2006, Hugh Jackman made a movie he thought would do more for his career than Wolverine. He was wrong

Hugh Jackman believed a 2006 sci-fi epic would have done more for his career than playing Wolverine in X-Men, but he couldn't ...

In the 1950s, Frank Zappa urged a school friend to sing his own way. The world would know him as Captain Beefheart

In his teens, the legendary Frank Zappa urged this cult hero to start singing, eventually leading to some of the greatest records of the time.
Opinion

How Barack Obama inspired the defining song of 2009: “Impossible not to get swept up”

The Drums’ sun-soaked indie anthem was born on a very particular day in American history, when Obama became president, and everyone was riding the wave of hope.

The single greatest movie of the 1980s, according to Emily Blunt: “Everyone loves that”

Emily Blunt reflected on some of her favourite movies, choosing 'The Princess Bride' as one of her all-time favourites and ...

In 2008, Bruce Willis was set to make his directorial debut. A day later, he quit and got sued for $4 million

Bruce Willis was primed to add himself to the long list of actors-turned-directors, but instead, he didn't shoot a frame of footage and got sued for it.

The “ridiculous” 1976 movie masterpiece Clint Eastwood can’t stand: “It became satirical”

Clint Eastwood made one of his best movies in 1976, but another one of the year's finest features angered him for one major ...

Anya Taylor-Joy was relieved she didn’t have to work with a method actor playing a cannibal

Anya Taylor-Joy revealed she was "so grateful" when a notorious method actor dropped out of a 2017 thriller because she ...

Deep Purple cancel 2026 UK and Europe tour due to Ian Gillan’s “very serious” health risks

Deep Purple have cancelled their 2026 concerts in the UK and Europe due to Ian Gillan suffering a medical emergency in Leipzig, Germany, at the weekend.

John Fogerty made rock’s greatest records. But he believed another band’s grooves were impossible to top

John Fogerty never thought Creedence Clearwater Revival were the best musicians in the world. He thought they had something ...

In 1966, Darrell Banks had a number two hit. Four years later, he was dead

With a voice like his, Darrell Banks should have been a star. But his career was cut short by a bullet in the winter of 1970.

Neil Young wrote a classic in 1970. Years later, he couldn’t remember what he meant

Neil Young never took any of his lyrics for granted, and when he started to lose faith in his own song, he knew that he had to take it out of the set.