TV: Ripley, from 4th April, Netflix.
It's been a long road to get Andrew Scott's small-screen adaptation of The Talented Mr Ripley on the horizon. Having initially been set to release on Showtime, it's now been picked up by Netflix to launch in the spring. Since then, the streamer has been drip-feeding us with some first-look images and an ambiguous teaser. Not much is known about this iteration of Tom Ripley, but we can safely assume it will tread familiar ground as the Matt Damon and Jude Law-starring film based on the same book. Andrew Scott scheming his way through Italy? Count us in.
Film: Back To Black, dir. Sam Taylor-Johnson
from 12th April at Cinemas
Actor Marisa Abela transforms into the pioneering, ill-fated singer Amy Winehouse in this biographical drama. Winehouse's tragically curtailed life was distinguished by her meteoric success and singular vocal range before she was undermined by those closest to her.
Centred around the extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse's early rise to fame and the making of her groundbreaking album, Back to Black. Told from Amy's perspective and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics, the film follows the remarkable woman behind the phenomenon and the tumultuous relationship at the centre of one of the most legendary albums of all time.
Winehouse struggled with substance abuse, mental illness and addiction. She died of alcohol poisoning on 23 July 2011, at the age of 27. Her brother believed that bulimia was also to blame. After her death, Back to Black briefly became the UK's best-selling album of the 21st century. Music channel VH1 ranked Winehouse 26th on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music.
Music: Humble As The Sun, Bob Vylan
Full of fury and animosity, Bob Vylan's debut album ‘We Live Here’ combined the traditions of punk with the modern voice of British grime. In the spirit of both genres, it didn’t hold back with its messaging.
This new album ‘Humble As The Sun is for the underdogs, the ones who come out swinging and those who refuse to be defeated in the face of injustice, aims to remind listeners that anger is a fire that can be harnessed and put to use.
With tracks exploring themes such as masculinity to the cost of living crisis ‘Humble As The Sun’ makes for an often humorously empowering celebration of the peoples ability to endure, overcome and bring about change.
Stand out track: ‘He’s a Man’.
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